TGI 570 – Cozy MMOs and Dice Rolls
After a bit of a break for summer vacation and sick kids, we return with “Cozy MMO” Palia which is now in Open Beta. As promised, we’ve also been playing Baldur’s Gate III. Just first impressions for now, so expect more Baldur’s Gate III on future episodes this month! Over in the news, Netflix is testing games on TVs (and soon PC/Mac), THQ Nordic had a showcase, and Xbox highlights their new strike system to address bad behaviour.
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TGI 569 – A 3D Platformer Game Club
As Ryan and Jocelyn prepare for Baldur’s Gate III, they share why they’re excited for the massive RPG arriving this week. Jocelyn shares her thoughts on the latest Hearthstone expansion that is live now. While Ryan travels back in time with Tamagotchi and Psychonauts 2 (join our Game Club in the Discord). For video game news, Final Fantasy XIV is heading to Xbox (and possibly more), Nintendo may have a Switch successor ready for the second half of 2024, and Alien is coming to Dead by Daylight.
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TGI 568 – Thinking With Instant Photos
Thanks to a busy schedule, Ryan has a few quick mobile hits to share including GuessThe.Game on the web and Coffee Golf on iOS/Android. Also, Ryan dived into the latest first person puzzler Viewfinder. Jocelyn on the other hand has been surviving in the post-apocalypse atop a giant lizard in The Wandering Village, which is now on PC Game Pass. Over in the news Blizzard will be bringing their games to Steam, Xbox has created a pizza scented controller, Mortal Kombat 1 confirms their first guest characters, and a few updates on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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TGI 567 – Time Ghost Shenanigans
We’ve got some Netflix fun this week with the release of Oxenfree II. But before Ryan chats about that, he goes back and plays Oxenfree I. Both were played on an iPad with the Netflix subscription. There be some time travel discussions in this here segment! Moving to the news, we have a very Microsoft heavy list kicking things off with the change of Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Game Pass Core starting September 14th and Xbox will be launching a new voice reporting feature. And of course, all the latest news on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard, including it’s legal fight with the FTC, pausing legal battles with the CMA in the UK, and Sony finally signing a Call of Duty deal.
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TGI 566 – Dave is a Big Fan of Diving
Jocelyn returns and has a quick update on Tears of the Kingdom before discussing her early time with Final Fantasy XVI. Ryan on the other hand has been diving deep into the depths of Dave the Diver on his Steam Deck. Over in the news, EA has announced a single player Black Panther game, Baldur’s Gate 3 revealed some Druid specific romance scenes, and Square Enix is considering more remasters.
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TGI 565 – A Song of Shiva and Ifrit
Travis guests on the show this week to discuss his time with the new PlayStation 5 exclusive: Final Fantasy XVI. Ryan joins in on the chat thanks to his time with the demo. Moving into our next game, Elden Ring returns to the show thanks to the Patron Backlog Choice. In the news Nintendo fills us in on their Fall lineup, Meta reveals their VR subscription service, and the latest from the Activision Blizzard acquisition hearings.
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TGI 564 – Many Showcases, Handle It!
Ryan and Jocelyn catch up on all things video game showcases, with not one, not two… BUT FIVE video game showcases worth of news to discuss. And this doesn’t even include the Nintendo Direct taking place in time for our next episode… We kick things off with a promise to wrap up our Tears of the Kingdom chat soon, then move into the Summer Game Fest showcase. Afterwards we go over the Xbox + Starfield Showcase, where we are very much looking forward to Fable. Moving into the second part of our showcase discussion, we share our highlights from the PC Gaming Show, Ubisoft Forward, and the Capcom Showcase (we love you Capcom!).
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TGI 563 – Spoilers of the Kingdom
We have more Tears of the Kingdom thoughts to share, this time with some spoilers to work through. Please be sure to look at the time stamps in the notes to avoid story spoilers if you’re still making your way through the game. That being said, let’s dive into more Tears of the Kingdom (we promise we’ll have new games to chat about soon). Also in what we’re playing, Ryan checks in on the Cook Serve Delicious franchise with the latest offering in Early Access: Cook Serve Forever. Over in the news, as promised we discuss the announcement of the Meta Quest 3 alongside Apple’s new Vision Pro headset. Also from Apple and WWDC is a new Proton-like tool that will allow Mac users to run Windows games. Finally, we look forward to the upcoming video game announcements with Xbox committing to no CG trailers for their first party games.
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TGI 562 – Hanging Out With Gollum
More Tears of the Kingdom talk as we continue our time in Hyrule. We keep spoilers to a minimum, but plan to have a spoiler discussion on our next episode. Also, Jocelyn checks out the latest Lord of the Rings experience with Gollum. In video game news, we go over the PlayStation Showcase, Microsoft’s appeal has been filed with the CMA, and Redfall development detailed in a new Jason Schreier report.
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TGI 561 – Rocket Shield Puzzle Skip
Jocelyn has returned to The Gamers’ Inn to join Ryan in discussing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. We are still discovering a lot about this game, but it should be noted that we do discuss story, gameplay, and exploration that would be considered spoilers for those who have not progressed in the game. If you’re avoiding spoilers, best come back to this conversation. That being said, after Tears of the Kingdom we skydive into the news starting off with the ASUS ROG Ally arriving in June, plus three stories for Activision Blizzard including an EU approval, Overwatch 2 PVE mode has been scrapped, and BlizzCon is back on this year. Closing out the news, Amazon is working on a new Lord of the Rings MMO and Dead by Daylight is expanding thanks to Supermassive Games.
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