On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry holds a funeral for the many tragedies in the gaming industry. The delay and second trailer of Grand Theft Auto VI, the apparent death of Polygon and Giant Bomb, and the increase of Xbox's consoles and games. Are gamer's tears warranted or are they unnecessarily overblown as many gamer problems often are?

Impressions this week cover Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, the new hottness and what many are considering the sure to be game of the year. But is it really? Or are people glazing it prematurely?

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

9:43 - Grand Theft Auto VI delay and second trailer

21:04 - The death of Polygon and Giant Bomb

41:30 - Layoffs and game cancellations at EA

48:43 - Sony acquires new studio

52:28 - Microsoft increase Xbox console and game prices

Impressions:

1:25:08 - Clair Obscure: Expedition 33

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry entered the Switch 2 pre-order battlefield with only a hope and a prayer. Was he able to secure the bag or did he fall victim to the bloodshed? Discussions around Bungie's new extraction shooter, Marathon, and if it will live or die by the price tag, and also some brief retelling of fond memories with the announcement of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remaster.

Impressions this week cover some of the new hotness and even some new not so hotness. The new fast paced indie game Haste, the critically loved puzzler Blue Prince and one of Microsoft's studios newest games, South of Midnight. You'll be surprised which ones made the cut and which ones under performed. Subjectively of course.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:30 - The Last of Us Season 2 impressions

11:26 - Bungie's Marathon announcement and price discussion

35:38 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remaster announcement

47:05 - Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-order bloodbath

Impressions:

1:33:15 - Haste

1:44:05 - Blue Prince

2:01:35 - South of Midnight

Nintendo Switch 2! Join Henry on this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast as we go through the official reveal of everything involving the Nintendo Switch 2 in this jam packed episode! The hardware, the games, the reveals, and the misinformation! There's a lot to cover so jump on in!

Impressions this week cover the controversial Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Silent Hill 2 Remake! Did Suicide Squad deserve the hate or maybe a better fate? And does Silent Hill 2 retain it's title as one of the best video games ever made? Tune in to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:46 - Nintendo Switch 2 - The Chaos of the Direct

7:46 - Nintendo Switch 2 - Price/Preorder chaos

24:14 - Nintendo Switch 2 - C-Button

36:24 - Nintendo Switch 2 - Hardware

59:24 - Nintendo Switch 2 - Third Party Support

1:09:04 - Nintendo Switch 2 - GameCube games

1:14:10 - Nintendo Switch 2 - New Game Announcements

1:30:05 - Nintendo Switch 2 - New Game Prices

1:35:46 - Nintendo Switch 2 - Switch 1 Upgrade Games

1:43:36 - Nintendo Switch 2 - Final Verdict

Impressions:

1:53:59 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

2:19:39 - Silent Hill 2 Remake

Join the new and improved Plug N Play Podcast as Henry dives deep into the news this week with the resurrection of Game Informer, Ubisoft finally admitting defeat with their new subsidiary announcement and a review of absolutely everything that was shown in this week's Nintendo Direct!

Impressions this week include the new hotness, Split Fiction, and a long-time coming comparison of Cyberpunk 2077. Henry played the game at release and has now played the game in 2.0 as well as the expansion. Has the game gone on a redemption arc or is it still just as unplayable as ever? Tune in to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

18:01 - Game Informer has been resurrected

28:15 - Ubisoft creates new subsidiary containing Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six

39:49 - Nintendo Direct

Impressions:

1:34:39 - Split Fiction

1:49:12 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

News may be slow, but that don't stop the video games from coming on this episode of the Pug N Play Podcast! News this week touches on how people won't ever be satisfied with the cancelled Twisted Metal game and Niantic selling off Pokemon GO to the creators of Monopoly GO in an interesting business move that Henry dives deep into the weeds of!

Impressions abound this week with the retro inspired duo of platformers: Pizza Tower and Corn Kidz 64. And the main draw this week is the long pent up conversation around Master Detective Archive: RAIN CODE from the creator of the hit visual novel series Danganronpa! Tune in to hear Henry's thoughts and the thought of the creator himself!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

7:10 - Cancelled Twisted Metal game was battle royale with third person, outside car combat

21:00 - Niantic sells Pokemon GO for $3.5 billion

Impressions:

48:34 - Pizza Tower

1:00:50 - Corn Kidz 64

1:10:00 - Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE

On another layoff heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, join Henry as he goes through all the closures Warner Brothers Games has made this week, in particular Monolith and the Wonder Woman game. How will Marvel Rivals survive losing a director and their entire team? The answer may surprise you. Also some discussion on Ubisoft, Dragon Age: The Veilguard coming up short and live service takeovers!

Impressions this week hone in on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Can the titular princess carry a game all on her own? Tune in to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:47 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard is on PS+ shortly after launch

8:52 - 40% of all playtime was on just 10 live service games last month

17:13 - Ubisoft will continue to focus on live service and open world games "year after year"

24:29 - Marvel Rivals layoffs

36:03 - Warner Brothers Gaming shuts down three studios and cancels Wonder Woman game

Impressions:

1:13:23 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

On this jam packed episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, join Henry as he goes through the massive State of Play, the PSN outage, Multiversus shutting down and delisting, and much more!

Impressions this week are all about the story, since we have three narrative driven games to talk about with Mouthwashing, Thank Goodness You're Here, and 1000xResist! One of which will cement it's place as Narrative of the Year for 2024! Will Henry's voice finally give out on this journey of a podcast? Listen to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:58 - PSN goes down for 20 hours

13:09 - ESA launches iicon (the new E3)

20:27 - Multiversus will shut down and be delisted

44:44 - Sony's February State of Play

Impressions:

2:04:29 - Mouthwashing

2:14:10 - Thank Goodness You're Here

2:22:43 - 1000xResist

Welcome to the first regular episode of the Plug N Play Podcast of 2025! Join Henry in catching up with all the big news of the year so far including the Switch 2 reveal, the Microsoft Developer Direct, Playstation's canceled live service games and much more!

And the impressions gets spicy with the long awaited Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Was Bioware able to deliver after so long or did it's reliance on it's political themes hurt it in the end? Tun in to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:40 - Switch 2 reveal

15:40 - Microsoft's Developer Direct

41:54 - Ubisoft continues to flounder

55:59 - Sony's canceled live service games

1:06:55 - Sony leadership changes

1:12:51 - GTA VI could cost $100

1:14:33 - Physical game sales have halved since 2021

1:17:19 - Dragon Age and FC 25 miss expectations for EA

Impressions:

1:34:15 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard