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We're back with all the hot goss from the past couple of weeks, starting off with Nintendo teasing Mario's new voice actor, Stray getting the animated film treatment due to its immense popularity, and Sony finally reveals the PlayStation Portal handheld device. Concerns arise as Rockstar's Steam version of Midnight Club 2 contains a crack, massive Xbox plans leak during Microsoft's legal battle with the FTC, revealing confidential hardware and game release details, and Megan Fox faces criticism for her voice acting in Mortal Kombat 1, sparking debates on hiring big-name actors for video game roles.

Phew... what a week.

Jenz and Raammo cover all things Gamescom, as well as discussing the recent Charles Martinet news.

We're back with an audio only episode this week (thanks tech issues), and we have got some juicy leaks, some crazy fans, and pizza scented goodness for you.

WHY ARE YOU READING THIS THERE IS NO TIME WE HAVE TOO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN 5 DAYS CAUSE ALL I'VE BEEN SEEING IS GAMING STUFF I AM LOSING MY MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND

This week Jenz and Raammo discuss the recent headline-making news about Microsoft facing a hefty fine of 30 million AUD for breaching COPPA, Ubisoft accidentally leaking their own game. Yep, you read that right... In addition, we tackle the ever-evolving landscape of online advertising as we explore Twitch's recent changes to their advertising rules. We break down the new guidelines, analyse their potential impact on content creators and advertisers, and examine the broader implications for the streaming platform. Last but certainly not least, we can't resist sharing our thoughts on the latest Spider-Verse movie. Both spoiler free and spoiler takes.

WHAT A WEEK OF NEWS WOW

This week Jenz and Raammo cover all the events that are coming up for the E3 but not E3 period, as well as ALLLL THE NEWS AND ALLLL THE TRAILERS that came out for the PlayStation Showcase from earlier in the week.

We're back and we've got a LOT of news to catch up on!
Starting us off this week, Jenz goes over the latest entry to The Legend of Zelda franchise, Tears of the Kingdom, as well as highlighting a lovely game that on its way where Winnie the Pooh tries to kill you.
Raammo goes over the updates in the Xbox/Blizzard/Activision acquisitions, as well as Metacritic announcing they're starting to finally crack down on review bombs.
To wrap up the episode, Jenz and Raammo discuss if games are becoming too realistic, and what impact that could have on gamers, as well as Black Mirror making its triumphant return!

This week Jenz and Raammo discuss the latest controversies surrounding the upcoming Lord of the Rings: Gollum game, and how Sonic is getting some new friends over at Sega.

Victoria is dumping some heavy funds into the video game and creative industry, and we learn not to mess with Nintendo...

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This week Jenz and Raammo cover some of the news they've missed out on, like how E3 has finally met its maker, Nintendo continues to surprise with live events, Sonic dies, as well as a bunch of other fun topics.

Where did we go? What did we do? What is going on? What day is it? All will be answered in this monster episode, where Jenz and Raammo finally catch back up and go over EVERYTHING (yes everything) they've missed over the past couple of weeks!
They've also got a monster break down of the last couple of Last of Us episodes, so you've definitely had enough time to catch up? Right??

A LOT OF NEWS THIS WEEK SO BUCKLE UP! First up this week Raammo and Jenz cover go over the recent rumours that the big three console manufacturers are skipping this years E3. This is just going to make it trickier to watch all the E3 announcements isn't it?
They also go over the latest speculations that a new Uncharted entry is on the way, but with a slightly different spin on it this time... James Gunn and his pals over at DC did an announcement this week as well, which finally outlined their plans for the upcoming re-jig of the DC Universe (finally!).
Finally, we hope you brought your tissues because Jenz and Raammo go over this weeks heart-breaking episode of The Last of Us. Will we ever recover? Probably not.

A cute little short one for you all this week, as Jenz and Raammo cover the Xbox Developers Direct and give their thoughts on the Last of Us Episode 2 (don't worry, there is a non-spoiler section as well!).

We're back with the second episode of the year, and WOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST OF US A LOT! We also go over the news for the week, including the strange Rainbow Six movie, and Porsche stepping into the gaming realm.

IT'S 2023 AND WE'RE BACKKKK!
We're starting off the year with a good old fashioned news dump, and what better way to start it off than with Steam Decks hitting Aussie shelves... kinda...
PS5s are also reportedly becoming easier to get your hands on (we'll believe it when we see it), and Sony are also making accessible controllers now, GREAT NEWS!
Xbox are also reportedly having a game presentation early this year, and Jenz and Raammo talk about the excitement revolving around the new Last of Us TV show hitting HBO this weekend!

Itsssssssss the final episode of the year, and what better way to celebrate the year thats been, by remanicing about all of our favourite games of 2022. We have each been tasked with picking our top 5 games of the year, and we go over why we chose each of them.
We also look forward into the future, to see what 2023 will hold, and what we're bot excited for.

Thankyou all for listening and tuning in throughout the year, I know it's been a bit of a rough one but we made it through! Here is to 2023, and to more hello hello!

Who else sat through almost the entire work day watching an award show about games? Well so did we, and we're here to tell you all about our favourite parts of it!
We also go over the fact that Hogwarts Legacy is being delayed once again, but who knows why?!

Welp, that was an unexpected break...
But the good news, is we're back to bring you all the news for the tail end of the year!
This week we cover the latest Need for Speed, and man its been getting some good reviews. We also go over how damn good Fortnite looks now, and how they've gotten The Witcher 3 to look so good as well. Jenz also covers the latest Rainbow Six Siege update, and we also go over our predictions for The Game Awards (happening TODAY so go watch that after this!)

Metal Gear Solid is BACK, Call of Duty is BACK, God of War has been leaked. OMG what a week.
Jenz and Raammo have been playing the latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and they give their thoughts on what they've played, along with some incredible stats from last weekends release.
Raammo also covers some crazy stats coming from the latest Sony quarterly review, and it seems like Sony's latest decision with the changes to PlayStation+ might not have been the best decision overall.
Someone decided to leak God of War over in the states and the internet took to that like wildfire, SO BE PREPARED THERE ARE LEAKS LIVE ON THE INTERNET! You have been warned.
And to wrap up this weeks episode we go on a little bit of an investigation, to try to uncover some rumours surrounding Metal Gear Solid 3's supposed revival...

We're back after our unexpected sickness break, and we return to a... slow news week? Oh man c'monnn.
Well, we make the most of a small feed, and catch you guys up on all the things we did whilst down with the sickness, but we also cover the very exciting Silent Hills news, as well talk about The Sims team shaking in their boots (or at least thats what we think they're doing).

hello hello again everyone, its another week, which means another... no wait hang on a second. This wasn't supposed to happen? BOTH Nintendo and Sony events on the SAME DAY!? THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS WE CAN HANDLE PLEASE!
Anyways, we cover all the exciting announcements from the Nintendo Direct, as well as Sony's State of Play event, and man were there some bangers!