News Game Plus
New Game Plus is a new look take on gaming TV. Incorporating a strong gaming focus, with a healthy dose of related subcultures, NG+ aims to bring you thoughtful reviews, exclusive interviews and event coverage, and the best videos from a range of specialist contributors.
S3 E2 · Tue, April 15, 2025
We Need To Talk About Why Any Minecraft Movie Sequel Will Fail
In another week of News Game Plus with Jason and Dermie we talk Playstation Plus price rises, Ubisoft being Ubisofts again, AFL 26, Amazon making a live action Tomb Raider with Sansa in it, Marathon, how much PC gamers actually spend on microtransactions (spoiler: it's a lot), and why the planned Minecraft Movie sequel will be a disaster.
S3 E1 · Tue, April 08, 2025
We Need To Talk About Japan And The Switch 2
Jason is finally back from Japan to talk about all the latest Switch 2 news.
S2 E25 · Fri, January 31, 2025
We Need To Talk About The Scam That Is AI
This week on News Game Plus Dermie and Jason dive into Sony "incentivising" PC players to get PSN, the latest console sales numbers, evidence that nobody is really buying their console for exclusives, why Sean Murray is the hero the gaming industry needs, mods are coming to Hogwarts Legacy, and Dermie unveils ChatNGP.
S2 E24 · Sat, January 25, 2025
We Need To Talk About Microsoft Developer Direct
More gaming news from Dermie and Jason The Giant Bear - Microsoft's Developer Direct just dropped and it is amazing, is the Live Service gold rush over at Sony, Tencent owns everything and soon also Ubisoft, Bioware's days are numbered, which Switch games will not run on Switch 2, and a little of science fiction talk for the nerds.
S2 E23 · Fri, January 17, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Impressions
Dermie and Jason dissect the Switch 2 reveal video and deep dive into the big rumours about what to inspect from Nintendo's new console.
S2 E22 · Fri, January 10, 2025
We Need To Talk About the News Game Plus Game Of The Year
Jason and Dermie reveal who the New Game Plus crew voted for 2024 Game Of The Year, Trump is/was in Marvel Rivals, what can we expect from a Helldivers movie, what can we expect from The Last Of Us seasons 2 and 3, Dermie on buying crypto, SteamOS and the return of the Steam Box, is Half-Life 3 finally confirmed, we reveal what the mysterious "C" button on Switch 2 will do, Sonic movies have made a billion dollarydoos, and we ask if Notch still has the hunger to actually make Minecraft 2.
S2 E21 · Sun, December 22, 2024
We Need To Talk About Balatro And The Latest Switch 2 Leaks
Dermie and Jason bring you another big week of gaming news - more Switch 2 leaks, Witcher 4 won't run on current gen, what we think of the Game Awards winners, did the Wukong director cry, new game announcements, Microsoft has no idea what they are doing, and the outrageous PEGI rating handed to Balatro.
S2 E20 · Fri, December 13, 2024
We Need To Talk About Videogame Franchises In Online Casinos
Dermie and Jason are back with news about a new Steam console, how videogame franchises are being used in online casinos, Japan, retro game news, the latest live service game to die, what can you buy with dollarydoos in Marvel Rivals, and possibly the ultimate question about politics and games.
S2 E19 · Tue, December 10, 2024
We Need To Talk About Roblox's Child Labour Problem
Get ready for another big week of gaming news with Dermie and Jason - Ubisoft takes another expensive L, we look at why the gaming industry is making so many bad decisions, Elon Musk and his new AI studio, platforms like Roblox are using children as child labour, and we have a new idea for a game based on recent events.
S2 E18 · Thu, November 28, 2024
We Need To Talk About Arcane
Dermie and Jason deep dive into the week's big gaming news - what makes Arcane such a masterpiece (and how did it avoid the usual on-line dramas), Naughty Dog is finally making a new IP, big CD Project Red news, the latest Sonic movie preview, Dermie gives his take on the Australian government's misinformation laws and social media ban, and lots more. Now go watch Arcane.
S2 E17 · Fri, November 22, 2024
We Need To Talk About The Game Awards
In News Game Plus this week we take a close look at what is missing from The Game Awards nominations, Steam is under attack from the usual idiots who hate fun, and the hand-held console wars are about to heat up.
S2 E16 · Fri, November 15, 2024
We Need To Talk About Single Player Games
Dermie and Jason are back for another massive week of gaming news - Adam Jensen wants more, GoG is preserving old games, Sony commits to single player games, Warner Bros keeps burning money trying to make a live service game happen, No Man's Sky gets a massive update (and a second chance to add Mass Effect's Normandy to your fleet), Dermie doesn't understand how visual gags on audio podcasts work, and more!
S2 E15 · Thu, November 07, 2024
We Need To Talk About Lazy Writing
To celebrate the US election, high value males Jake Dermie and Logan Jason try brocasting with deep dives into lazy writing, videogame preservation, Switch 2 backward compatibility, a new study suggests that women might prefer sexualised characters in games, what's your bodycount, buy our crypto, we used to like Coffeezilla before he exposed our rug pulls, buy our lead-based food product, and more high value bro content.
S2 E14 · Thu, October 31, 2024
We Need To Talk About The UN And Japan
In this spooky Halloween edition of News Game Plus Jason and Dermie discuss the Nintendo Music app, conservative US commentator Glenn Beck banned his daughters from dating gamers, the Vatican has released an anime mascot, Trip Hawkins on the current state of game development, and the United Nations is very concerned about the impact of Japanese media on gender violence and women.
S2 E13 · Sun, October 27, 2024
We Need To Talk About The Theft Of Skyblock
More gaming news with Dermie and Jason - is Microsoft stealing Skyblock from its creator, Halo dev hates guns, why nerds love science fiction, more modern retro games coming to Evercade, Analog's new 4K HDMI FPGA N64 console is a beauty, and we deep dive into ex-Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Shawn Layden's comments about the current state of gaming.
S2 E12 · Thu, October 17, 2024
We Need To Talk About Microsoft
This week Dermie and Jason analyse the week's big gaming news including why you should be watching CrackerMilk, PAX Aus, the modern retro game scene, the current Palworld situation, Nintendo making alarm clocks, Steam Deck officially coming to Australia, videogame media being racist against Black Myth Wukong again, the AAA industry's jump to Unreal Engine, a new Halo studio, and Dermie asks what the hell Microsoft is actually doing these days. [Please note that when talking about the lengths of contracts at Microsoft, Dermie thought he was a high profile streamer and got the numbers 10 and 18 mixed up.]
Sun, October 13, 2024
We Need To Talk About AI
In this episode Dermie and Jason look into the latest Helldivers update, the reason Nintendo has finally sued Palworld, Steam's new Family sharing system, the return of Flappy Bird, Google's AI powered Doom, and discuss EA's investor presentation about how they are using AI to power their game development.
S2 E10 · Thu, September 26, 2024
We Need To Talk About Game Console Prices
In this episode Dermie and Jason look console prices and the PS5 Pro, the developers of Stray all quit, Dr Disrespect might be a dickhead, Nikocado Avocado's dramatic weight loss, and CD Project Red is making more new TV shows. And same gaming news.
S2 E9 · Tue, September 17, 2024
We Need To Talk About The Monkey Game
In this episode Dermie and Jason discuss the Minecraft Movie trailer, Concord's cancellation, why Denuvo is a terrible idea for Civ 7, ads on Netflix, better movie endings, some up-coming remasters, and the racist treatment of Black Myth: Wukong in videogame media.
S2 E8 · Tue, August 27, 2024
We need to talk about Deadlock cutting Overwatch's lunch
In this episode Dermie and Jason talk about the potential of Valve's new game, big changes to Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, expensive DLC, Civilisation 7, remastered Sonic Generations with Shadow, why young people did not understand Duke Nukem, and Nintendo's new Museum in Japan.
S2 E7 · Tue, August 20, 2024
We need to talk about collecting cars
This week Dermie and Jason discuss all the recent videogame news including breakdancing, the Borderlands movie, the new Minecraft Bedrock modding system, Microsoft buying Valve, and the real reason why so many developers are being sacked.
S2 E5 · Thu, July 18, 2024
We need to talk about AAA games failing on mobile
In this week's gaming news Dermie and Jason look at some AAA games that failed miserably on mobile and ask why.
S2 E4 · Sun, July 14, 2024
We need to talk about Gamepass
Dermie and Jason cover the big gaming news of the week including Gamepass, Helldivers, the new Sword Art Online game, and Evercade retro consoles.
S2 E3 · Tue, July 09, 2024
We Need To Talk About Dr Disrespect And Streaming
In this episode Dermie and Jason continue their quest to get cancelled by discussing the Dr Disrespect situation.
S2 E2 · Fri, June 28, 2024
Back in the saddle
Dermie and Jason discuss Nintendo's latest direct, the influence of WB on the re-release of Multiversus and more as we shake the rust off after the break.
S2 E1 · Mon, June 17, 2024
News Game Plus Rebirth
Dermie and Jason reunite to discuss the former E3 window and what it's become, as well as gaming IP TV shows and what becomes of Steam after GabeN.
Sun, November 28, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 83 - How Do Numbers Even Work?
Dermie and Jason pull apart another big week in gaming news: - Why Gamepass is a parent's best friend - Why in-game chat is dead - Results of the IGEA report about gaming during lockdown - Minecraft is coming to Gamepass (but Caves and Cliffs is still in limbo) - We tried Xcloud and game streaming on Australian internet and it was not awful - FarCry and fighting chickens #newsgameplus more
Thu, November 18, 2021
News Game Plus Podcsast 81 - Bad Sony Edition
More game news with Dermie and Jason: - Dermie loves his reconditioned Gameboy Advance with backlit screen - Will Sportsball Fans and Esports ever get along? - Why you should get your child a Switch instead of letting them play iPad games - The dirty tricks that social media platforms are using to protecting their turf - MSM finally did a (half) decent story about videogames - Epic lawsuit reveals Sony's cross-play shenanigans - Sony got an awful Esports gambling-related patent - Seriously it is awful - Bad Sony - Stop it #newsgameplus more
Tue, November 16, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 80
Catch up on all the videogame news with Dermie and Jason: - Titanfall trolls Polygon and gets popular again - A Chinese man was arrested for threatening to kill the Genshin Impact devs because they removed his favourite bunny costumes - Sega selling NFTs - Sony Playstation sales numbers - Fortnite makes almost half its money from Playstation players - Esports and gambling ads shows the continual lack of imagination in tech and gaming spaces - Epic refusing to put Fornite on xCloud because it's a competitor #newsgameplus more
Mon, June 21, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 79 - the mostly Sony edition
Dermie and Jason are back for another dose of videogame news: - Industry personal moves - XBox Live Gold no longer required to play rubbish games like Fortnite - PS3 and Vita stores no longer being closed - Sony patents A.I. that will finish hard levels for you - Knuckles will be in the Sonic 2 movie probably because Sega no longer makes the third episode of Sonic things any more - Sony is paying devs to keep their games off GamePass - Sony is also paying devs to not allow cross-play - Sonic games are coming back and life is good (for Dermie at least) - Is Sony going to add movies to PS+ ? - Should you buy games at full price if you want more of them? - After all the Cyberpunk backlash how did it actually affect sales? #newsgameplus more
Fri, June 04, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 78
Dermie and Jason are back with the an in-depth take on the big gaming news: - Minecraft Cave and Cliffs update is now coming in 2 parts and Dermie thinks Microsoft has a problem - Square Enix says it is not for sale - Oxenfree 2 announced (play the first one now if you haven't) - PS5 can now save games to USB but as usual because it is Sony there is a big catch - More games get FPS boosts including Crysis because your console isn't hot enough - Ubisoft is shutting down some game servers - Avengers is adding something but who even cares - People are buying lots of PS5's for some reason - Latest US consumer videogame spending numbers say gamers actually like being locked indoors - Sony is investing big money into Epic. Why? #newsgameplus more
Fri, April 30, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 77
Dermie and Jason look at another big week of videogame news: - Peter Dutton is blaming Grand Theft Auto for sexism - Ghost of Tsushima is getting a movie - Among Us is coming to GamePass - Cancel Culture is after Six Days in Fallujah, but Dermie reckons everybody is looking in the wrong direction - EA Play now part of GamePass PC - Which games got an FPS boost on Xbox Series S & X ? - Will Pikmin AR succeed where Minecraft AR failed? - One day in the future when your PS4 battery dies your games will die as well (forever) - BAFTA Game Award winners #newsgameplus lots more
Mon, April 26, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 76
Another massive week of gaming news gets pulled apart and mocked by Dermie and Jason: - Will Halo Infinite be open world? - Dermie explains how Elite Dangerous destroyed itself and became no fun - How political will Six Days In Fallujah actually be? - Denuvo DRM is being used in PS5 games for some reason - Take 2 CEO reckons gamers want to pay more money for games #newsgameplus lots more
Thu, April 08, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 75 - Mario In Charge Edition
Another big week of gaming news means another big podcast. Dermie and Jason deep dive into: - anti-union ads on Twitch - are videogame controversies looking in the wrong place for things to get upset about? - Harry Potter - Cyberpunk 2077 can not be played in 4K on any existing GPU - Diablo save files - Sony is dead in Japan; Nintendo is in charge now - Switch 4K rumours #newsgameplus more
Wed, March 10, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 74 - People Behaving Badly Edition
Dermie and Jason update you on another massive week in gaming news: - Lots of Pokemon announcements - Is the PS5's speedy new hard drive too speedy for its own good? - A Division movie is coming - Harry Potter game shenanigans - Anthem is dead but will anybody notice? - Epic settles a class action in V-Bucks as if that is real money now - Apple demands all Steam's sales info and Steam says GTFO fite me IRL #newsgameplus more
Wed, February 24, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 73 - The Last Of Pedro Edition
We're back after being grounded again. This week Dermie and Jason catch up on 2 big weeks of gaming news: - Xbox Series X backward compatibility gets even better - Splatoon 3 is coming to Switch - Fall Guys is coming to Switch and Xbox - Bungie has a new IP coming in 2025 - Diablo 2 is being remastered - Last year's Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 announcements were exactly what we thought they were at the time - The Last Of Us TV show gets its 2 main actors - Sony's PS5 game pricing is suicidal - The Sonic 2 movie is official #newsgameplus more
Thu, February 11, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 72 - Stonks Edition
Everybody was talking stonks this week so Dermie and Jason got their Trading Places vibe on and joined in: - we have the latest stats about employment in the Australia videogame industry - AMD says PS5 and Xbox Series X shortages will continue for the first half of this year - Gamestonk #newsgameplus more
Mon, February 01, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 71 - Sleep Deprived Edition
Dermie and Jason get stuck into the latest 2021 videogame news and there is a lot to cover: - Resident Evil Village will set a world record for going Rule 34 - You don't need Xbox Gold to play Fortnite but you should because it is a bad game - Vicarious Visions merges into Blizzard - Melbourne dev Big Ant purchased by Nacom - An open world Star Wars game is coming from the team that made The Division - Minecraft Earth getting shut down because we were all grounded - Optus and Telstra have one job but they want game streaming services to do it for them #newsgameplus and more
Mon, January 25, 2021
News Game Plus Podcast 70 - 2020 Rewind Part 2
In the second part of our 2020 Rewind, Dermie and Jason revisit all the big videogame stories from the post-apocalyptic, locked-down version of 2020, and look at how everything actually turned out. #newsgameplus
Tue, December 29, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 69 Dude - 2020 Rewind Part 1
In the first part of our 2020 Rewind, Dermie and Jason revisit all the big videogame stories from before the world was grounded. Remember the carefree days when we had announcements like Pax Aus dates or when E3 was still a thing? Good times. #newsgameplus
Wed, December 23, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 68 - Cyberpunk Edition
Another week of massive gaming news with Dermie and Jason: - What the hell is going on with Cyberpunk 2077? - Fortnite is stealing ideas again - it's only a matter of time before they start a podcast called News Game Plus - EA wins the auction for Codemasters on Ebay - Telstra reckons they can make your games go faster - We need to talk about Devotion and China #newsgameplus
Fri, December 11, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 66
Dermie and Jason are back with the week's big gaming news. All your favourite segments are here - Pants Watch, Twitter Is Full Of Dickheads, and Jason Has Bad Taste In Movies. Now guaranteed to have at least 20% videogame related content!! #newsgameplus
Fri, December 04, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 65
Dermie and Jason are back for another irreverent take on the latest news in videogames... - Avengers is yet to turn a profit for Square Enix - xCloud streaming could be coming to smart TVs as an app - Cyberpunk 2077 is now only delaying DLC announcements - Fortnite has a monthly subscription - Tim Sweeney does it again #newsgameplus
Sun, November 29, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 26 2020
Don reviews Destiny 2 Beyond Light, Meg reviews Bugsnax, Jason reviews Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity and Em reviews Spider-Man Miles Morales!
Sun, November 29, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 19 2020
Jason reviews Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Kart reviews Demon Souls, and Meg interviews Jarrod Farquhar-Nicol! #newgameplustv
Mon, November 23, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 64 - Schadenfreude Edition
Dermie and Jason take another irreverent look at the week's big gaming news: - Is Square Enix selling its IPs to Ubisoft after their Avengers disaster? - More PS5 Bugs - Cyberpunk 2077 - The best and worst videogame movies - Activision Blizzard casualising staff - Esports and The Game Awards #newsgameplus
Thu, November 19, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 63 - No Pants Edition
Dermie and Jason take another irreverent look at the week's big gaming news: - Fake News and smoking Xboxes - PS5 Bugs - Take 2 buying Codemasters - No 1440 mode in PS5 unless you ask nice - Twitch DMCA shenanigans #newsgameplus
Fri, November 13, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 12 2020
Don reviews Dirt 5, Kart reviews Pikmin 3 Deluxe and Meg reviews Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope! #newgameplustv
Tue, November 10, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 62
We're back to recording live in person. Dermie and Jason take an irreverent look at the week's big gaming news: - Mass Effect is getting a Legendary Edition and a new game - Sony shuts down a company making replacement wings for the PS5 - Kinect is even deaderer now - Tom Holland as Nathan Drake - A Stadia creative director is trying to get himself fired - Streaming services on the new consoles - Jason answers viewer questions about his new Xbox Series X - Baby Yoda makes a guest appearance but this is a podcast so you can't see him #newsgameplus
Sat, November 07, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 05 2020
We review Spiritfarer and Watch Dogs Legion! #newgameplustv
Sat, November 07, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 29 2020
We review Among Us, Genshin Impact and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time! #newgameplustv
Sun, October 25, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 22 2020
Jason revisits Monster Hunter World now the team have finished all the late game content, and Kart reviews Going Under! #newgameplustv
Mon, October 19, 2020
News Game Plus #61 - Monsters and Military
Dermie and Jason talk about something sportsball TV coverage gets away with that videogames wouldn't, the new Monster Hunter movie, Sega's 60th anniversary giveaways, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series backward compatibility, changing history in games to make us feel better, and the disturbing ramifications of requiring a Facebook login to use an Oculus headset. #newsgameplus
Thu, October 15, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 15 2020
We discuss the gaming news of the week, Don reviews Star Wars Squadron and Jason reviews Rebel Galaxy Outlaw! #newgameplustv
Sun, October 11, 2020
News Game Plus #60 - Aaahaha that’s hot
This week in News Game Plus Dermie and Jason analyse the PlayStation 5 tear-down video, cloud gaming, Sony's sales plans, plus heaps more Sony and Microsoft console news. #newsgameplus
Thu, October 08, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 01 2020
Jamie & Jason review 13 Sentinels, Crinj chats with Tina about Quantum Suicide and Don reviews Hades! #newgameplustv
Thu, October 08, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 08 2020
Kart reviews Moon & discusses cult followings in games, and Jason reviews Not Tonight! #newgameplustv
Thu, October 08, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 17 2020
Don, Jamie and Kart review Project Cars 3, and Meg chats with Alex Blaikie from ESL Australia! #newgameplustv
Thu, October 08, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 24 2020
Meg & Jason review Tony Hawk's Pro Skate 1+2, Em checks out Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and Meg reviews Tell Me Why! #newgameplustv
Tue, September 29, 2020
News Game Plus #59 - No More Console Generations
Dermie and Jason analyse the week's big gaming news: What is behind the push for higher videogame prices? And who will really pay? Why did Microsoft pay 7.5 BILLION dollars for Bethesda? Is the PS5 launch line-up really the "best ever"? What is Sony's strategy to dwarf Microsoft? And why might it work? Plus a wrap-up of all the other big videogame news. #newsgameplus
Thu, September 17, 2020
News Game Plus #58 - Everybody Gets An App Store
On News Game Plus this week Dermie and Jason discuss PS5 and Xbox pricing, why the old console generations concept is over, and the epic battle of greedy corporations against other greedy corporations. #newsgameplus
Sun, September 13, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 10 2020
We discuss the gaming news of the week, Meg & Don review Marvels Avengers, and Kart reviews Captain Tsubasa!
Sun, September 13, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 03 2020
We discuss the gaming news of the week, Adrian reviews Crystal Chronicles Remastered, Milly reviews Beyond Blue, and Jason reviews Fairy Tail & Destroy All Humans!
Sun, August 30, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Aug 27 2020
Don tests our knowledge of the gaming news headlines in Quiz Time Event, Meg chats with journalist Steph Panecasio and Jamie kicks off a discussion on the 3D platformer renaissance.
Sat, August 22, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Aug 20 2020
Don reviews F1 2020, Kart reviews Microsoft Flight Simulator and Jason joins us to discuss the gaming news of the week! #newgameplustv
Sat, August 15, 2020
The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Aug 13 2020
We discuss the gaming news of the week, including the latest Xbox and Halo announcements, Em reviews Ghost of Tsushima, Jason reviews Fall Guys and Crinj gets a rundown on what to check out on Xbox Game Pass! #newgameplustv
Sun, August 09, 2020
News Game Plus #57 - Downers
Dermie and Jason bring you the big gaming news: - Blizzard, tech and unionising - Spider man and the Avengers - PS4 controllers will not work with PS5 games - Halo Infinite - Sharing save games might be possible on the PS5 - News, games plus more #newsgameplus
Thu, July 30, 2020
News Game Plus #56 - Karens
Dermie and Jason talk Karens, Gaben chooses Xbox over PS5, the Playstation 5 sides can be removed, a white Xbox Series something controller has been photographed in the wild, Dermie misses his Amiga, the Analog Pocket retro handheld, the Xbox games presentation, Halo Infinite and lots more. Big thanks to Luke for this week's thumbnail. #newsgameplus
Thu, July 23, 2020
News Game Plus #55 - Jason Loses It
The most controversial News Game Plus podcast so far! Wearing masks, Sony Playstation 5 production numbers, Dermie reckons "review bombing" is a made up problem, playing as girls in games, and lots more. #newsgameplus
Sun, July 12, 2020
News Game Plus #54
Dermie and Jason recap the big gaming news of the week: - Microsoft is buying game studios - get ready for an exclusives war - Why do Nintendo's new legal agreements have smaller videogame reviewers worried? - A Fallout TV series is coming - will every episode be about a settlement that needs your help? - Sega's new Astro City Mini has Dermie excited at the thought that retro consoles will finally break through the 16 bit barrier - The UK House Of Lords Select Committee wants loot-boxes classified as gambling - What is going on with Plants Versus Zombies Battle For Neighborville and why is that kind of game so important for the industry? #newsgameplus
Sun, July 05, 2020
News Game Plus #53
What is going on with Twitch? Cyberpunk Anime is coming Lots of big games are getting updates IGN did Fake News Seriously, what the hell is going on over at Twitch? #newsgameplus
Sun, June 21, 2020
News Game Plus #52
News Game Plus takes another irreverent dive into the latest gaming news: - We give our thoughts on the PlayStation 5 design - What games are coming to the PS5 and will they live up to the hype? - New Pokemon Direct news - IGEA released Australian videogame sales numbers - how do they compare to movies and DVDs? #newsgameplus
Thu, June 11, 2020
News Game Plus #51
It's been a big week for the world with Black Lives Matter protests everywhere, so this week's podcast gets serious: start to 16:38 - With one eye on the NDA, Jason talks about The Last of Us II. 16:39 to 46:39 - This week's gaming news. 46:40 to 59:20 - Videogame companies want to stop racism but what are the challenges and is it realistic? 59:21 to end - What can the Australian videogame industry do to help our indigenous community? #newsgameplus
Fri, June 05, 2020
News Game Plus #50
News Game Plus turns 50. Join Jason and Dermie for an irreverent deep dive into gaming news. This week: - PlayStation 5 backwards compatibility news - Xbox One Series X backwards compatibility news - Is Sega serious? WTF was that? - Sony patched "backdoor" that allowed Chinese gamers to play unapproved games - Take 2 screws Kerbal Space Program 2 developer #newsgameplus
Thu, May 28, 2020
News Game Plus #49
Deep dive into this week's gaming news with Dermie and Jason: - Are gaming events over? - Is Metroid Prime Trilogy coming to Switch? - Why are we hearing so much about the PlayStation 5 Hard Drive? - Why is Dermie ditching Elite Dangerous for No Man's Sky? - Tencent's videogame industry buying spree continues #newsgameplus
Fri, May 22, 2020
News Game Plus #48
Deep dive into this week News, Games, Plus more with Dermie and New Game Plus Executive Producer Jason... - Why the difference between Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers and PSN subscriber numbers means Sony is in serious trouble - Dermie explains the real reason Ubisoft is suing Apple and Google over a game that Alibaba copied - Epic Game Store did something good no really - Get ready for the Halo Infinite Box Series X - Tencent continues its buying spree - Jason reveals what kind of animal is our federal treasurer - Start a podcast and make ABC celebrities cry #newsgameplus
Sat, May 16, 2020
News Game Plus #47
Deep dive into this week's big gaming news: - Why do Dermie and Jason think Sony is back in top form? - Microsoft and Sony are playing chicken with their next console pricing - Playstation store suspended in China - Civ 6 is showing how DLC can be done properly - Naughty Dog hates dogs - Cyberpunk will allow you to customise your genitals what even does that mean? - What is Nintendo quietly doing that everybody had a big bar fight over? - All the latest new, games, plus more! #newsgameplus
Thu, May 07, 2020
News Game Plus #46
This week's big gaming news: - Boobs or violence - Cyberpunk 2077 and Last of Us show how immature our ratings system and attitudes are - Why did YouTube sign an exclusive streaming deal with PewDiePie? - Why don't we have an Assassin's Creed game with ninjas yet? - EA is returning to Nintendo but does Nintendo need them? - Where are Xbox GamePass and Xbox Live Gold going in the future? - We look at the player ratings in the new AFL videogame #newsgameplus
Thu, April 23, 2020
News Game Plus #45
Jamie's back to host as he and Jason discuss this week's gaming news: - Next-Gen reveals might be sooner than you think? - Nintendo release BIG updates to Super Mario Maker 2 & Animal Crossing New Horizons. - GeForce NOW loses more publishers. #newsgameplus
Fri, April 17, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast Episode #44
Crinji joins Jason to cover this week's gaming news... - To help you stay at home, Sony is giving away Uncharted - V10 of Switch firmware lets you customise controller layout - Switch shipments in Japan have been suspended - Some of the best old Mario games are coming to Switch - The ESRB will now specify if a game has in-game purchases - Where is VR at now? - Where is Google Stadia at now? - Sonic is now available to purchase on-line - Steam Game Festival - Murasaki Gemu, our dedicated brand for Japan news and culture, has launched #newsgameplus
Tue, April 14, 2020
Playing The Movies 001 - Pokémon:The First Movie (with Ben Kosmina!)
Welcome to the first episode of Playing The Movies, a podcast all about exploring the world of video game related movies. For our first episode, why not dive into a movie with "first" literally in the title? Join Jamie and guest Ben Kosmina as they discuss the rise of Pokémon, anime in the 90's, 4kids and the films 2019 remake!
Thu, April 09, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast Episode #43
It's a very sleepy edition of News Game Plus as Jamie & Jason discuss: - DualSense, the Playstation 5 controller! - Saints Row The Third is getting remastered? - E3 2020 is super, super dead. - Capcom want to remake more Resident Evil games. - LEGO Super Mario is coming way sooner than expected! #newsgameplus
Sat, April 04, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast #42
With Dermie out of action temporarily, Jamie takes over for this once-off edition of News Game Plus. Join us as we discuss: - Sony delaying The Last of Us Part II & Iron Man VR. - Nier Replicant getting remastered, - Nintendo has PLANS for Super Mario Bros' 35th Anniversary - Epic Games are getting into publishing. - Randy Pitchford continues to be Randy Pitchford. - EB Games breaking street date on a lot of games. #newsgameplus
Thu, March 19, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 41
On News Game Plus this week: - Self isolating has finally become mainstream - Xbox Series X backward compatibility is getting even better - Call of Duty Warzone battle royale - Should games (and movies/streaming/TV) start paying attention to the worlds they build instead of the characters in them? - Dermie has a hot rumour about Sony buying some MASSIVE IPs that will completely change the console wars if true - Lego Mario is confusing - and MORE! #newsgameplus
Thu, March 12, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast #40
On News Game Plus this week: - Dermie and Jason say how and why The Last of Us can work as a TV show - E3 2020 is now dead so you don't have to be - Call of Duty is getting a free to play battle royale - A new study finds no link between videogames and violence (again) but will the Karens care? - Command & Conquer and Red Alert remasters are coming - Anime cures coronavirus - and MORE! #newsgameplus
Wed, March 04, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast #39
On News Games Plus this week: - Collective Karen is joining Stirling Griff's war on anime and manga - Division 2 is getting cross play and cross save between PC and ... Stadia - Some big games coming to PC - Bethesda is not on the same page as their customers (again) - Developers and publishers say why they don't want to make Stadia titles - Spain sets the standard for how to deal with lootbox games and we are big fans #newsgameplus
Wed, February 26, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast 38
South Australian Senator Stirling Griff wants anime and manga banned because he claims it is child abuse material, how Coronavirus is starting to impact videogames, lots of XBox Series X details including cross-buy, now you've seen the Sonic movie what games should you play, and lots more as Dermie and Jason dive deep into this week's gaming news. #newsgameplus
Mon, February 24, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast #37
Dermie reviews the Sonic movie. Overwatch and Diablo anime style cartoons are coming. Witcher 3 Switch gets cross save with PC. Sony's Playstation 5 will cost 670 AUD just in parts. If games are art then does anybody have the right to alter the artist's (developer's) work? #newsgameplus
Fri, February 14, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast #36
Seasons, DLC and gambling in games. Dermie and Jason deep dive into the latest gaming news. #newsgameplus
Fri, February 07, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast #35
Dermie and Jason break down all the latest gaming news: - Dermie gets controversial with why he thinks The Last Of Us 2 will be a disaster. - Lots of Switch news with big games announced and we throw in some sales figures for the console and Pokemon Sword and Shield. - E3 has a new format and it is awful. - Dermie has the synopsis of the Monster Hunter movie that is coming later this year and Jason is not happy with what he hears. #newsgameplus
Thu, January 30, 2020
News Game Plus Podcast #34
Our podcasts are back for 2020 with Dermie and Jason discussing all the big gaming news: - Joe Biden wants to regulate videogames because they teach Americans (and only Americans for some reason) how to murder - Pax Aus dates announced - High framefrates are better than high resolutions and you can fight XBox head Phil Spencer irl if you disagree - what does the "strategic partnership" between Activision and Google really mean? - Dermie is worried that videogames being delayed means he'll be dead before he gets to play them #newsgameplus
Thu, December 19, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #33
In this week's podcast Dermie and Jason talk Xbox Series X, Australia reviewing its videogame classification system, what are PewDiePie's real plans, the new Playstation controller add-on, and our Game Of The Year. #newsgameplus
Thu, December 12, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #32
Dermie and Jason bring you all the gaming news for the week: - Forza now has a Battle Royale mode because all games will eventually have one - Untitled Goose Game is coming to Game Pass - Minecraft is finally cross play on PS4 - Rebellion aquires the rights to Bitmap Brothers games - will we finally see Speedball Online? - Which console is being used to watch porn on and what are its users searching for? The answers may disturb you - Dermie wants to know why YouTube is being turned into TV to keep advertisers happy instead of the other way round #newsgameplus
Thu, December 05, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #31
This week's gaming news with Dermie and Jason: - Sony says it will never make a handheld console again - Riot Games will pay out 10 million dollars because of their ridiculous culture and Dermie compares those allegations to his history in corporate I.T. and consulting - The Australian videogame industry only has 1,275 full-time employees. Canada's has 48,000 and generates 4 billion dollarydoos. We have a look at some of the numbers #newsgameplus
Wed, November 27, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #30
On this week's gaming news podcast Dermie and Jason occasionally talk about gaming news: - Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer will be monetised so start saving for costumes - Battleborn servers will be shut down in January and that has big ramifications for future retro gamers - Amazon is launching a game streaming service next year - Half Life Alyx looks great but does VR have a future? - You can cook eggs on a Google Stadia while watching your bandwidth fly out the window - Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries is coming and it looks incredible - Can and should games be political? #newsgameplus
Wed, November 20, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #29
On this week's podcast Dermie and Jason rant about: - Command & Conquer and Red Alert are being resomethinged for PC - Half Life Alyx VR sadly does not have a 3 in the title - The best Halo game is coming to Masterchief Collection and PC - Project Xcloud is coming to "Other Devices" - 3 Yakuza games are coming to Xbox Game Pass - What do we think of the Dorito Pope Game Awards nominees? - Yu Suzuki may the best game developer many people don't know about #newsgameplus
Wed, November 13, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #28
Dermie and Jason pick apart this week's news in videogames: - Sonic got redesigned for the Sonic Movie and he looks fantastic - Death Stranding is coming to Steam and Epic - Minecraft Earth is in early access in Australia - Tencent wants to partner with Nintendo - Naughty Dog is hiring for a multiplayer game - China has introduced gaming curfews and spending caps - The Switch has sold 10 million units in Japan so we look at how that compares with other consoles #newsgameplus
Wed, November 06, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #27
Dermie and Jason bring you the week's gaming news: - Fortnite pro banned for using an aimbot - Kojima wants to make movies - Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 were announced so that everybody forgets why they were angry at Blizzard - Fallout 76 customers in Australia will get refunds - Boulderdash 30th anniversary is coming to Switch and Dermie is excited - Horizon Zero Dawn 2 is coming - Epic Games Store will soon be getting some actual store functionality - Angry Birds isn't what it used to be #newsgameplus
Thu, October 31, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #26
This week's gaming news: - Ancestor The Humankind Odyssey creator calls out reviewers who didn't play the game - Kotaku staff reprimanded for calling out their owners - Telstra wants you to buy lots of 5G to play Xbox Cloud games - EA is back on Steam - Sony trademarks PS1 through PS10 brand names - Sonic has had a redesign for his movie - Call of Duty tries to claim Russians did what USA did - Fallout 1st subscribers are getting pre-used servers - NBA2K20 has unskippable ads - Star Citizen is free to play until November 3rd and Derek Smart is excited #newsgameplus
Thu, October 24, 2019
News Game Plus Podcast #25
All the latest gaming news with Dermie and the Social Jason Warrior: - You can get a Fallout 76 subscription for the bargain price of only $180 per year! - Stadia pre-orders will be delivered 2 weeks after Stadia hits retail - An Oxford University study finds there is not "sufficient evidence" to conclude that gaming disorders are a thing - Game Pass subscribers play 40% more games - Outer Worlds has a 38GB day one patch on Xbox One but Jason still wants it - The Panzer Dragoon remake will be available as a physical version - EA may be returning to Steam - CouchWarriors has expanded into South Australia and New South Wales #newsgameplus
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