News Game Plus

News Game Plus: Commies vs Predators

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:43:13 +1100

Dermie and Jason are back with a deep dive into the recent upper management changes at Xbox, Bobby Kotick's poor choice of friends, how PC gaming is being destroyed, Discord's ID plans, Clair Obscure devs got knighthoods, and why Dermie still reckons the supposed AI RAM shortage was always about Valve.

News Game Plus Commies Vs AI

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:13:35 +1100

Dermie and Jason dig into the Ubisoft restructure, Gamepass getting a free version with ads, Meta closing VR studios, Sonic's 35th anniversary plans, PS5's lack of exclusives is not hurting its sales, and the wild new Microsoft CoPilot hack.

News Game Plus - It's All Upside Down

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:01:24 +1100

This week on News Game Plus Dermie and Jason dive into the console that pushed Xbox to fourth place on Black Friday, Gamestop stores shutting down, Steam machine pricing, and Discord quietly files for an IPO.

News Game Plus Hackers Vs Capitalism

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:10:18 +1100

In this episode Dermie and Jason dig some more into the Ubisoft hack, what the leak of PlayStation 5's root keys means, why Minecraft's new Head of Vanilla Minecraft is a bad sign, Deus Ex is run by psychos, the latest way NVidia hates the gamers who made them successful, and why Dermie thinks there is a conspiracy to bring down Steam.

News game Plus Commies VS Mandatory Crunch

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:23:19 +1100

Dermie and Jason discuss the massive Ubisoft hack, Clare Obscure losing awards due to AI, GoG now owned by the richest man in Poland, and Dermie loses it over Naughty Dog making their devs do "Mandatory Crunch".

News Game Plus Commies Vs Microsoft Round 3

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:07:12 +1100

This week we need to talk about the Halo MMO that got cancelled by everybody's favourite Microsoft exec, Arrowhead Studios goes against the grain, Dan Houser thinks AI is like Mad Cow Disease, Tim Sweeney and Gabe are fighting, and Roblox's latest insane plan to harm your kids.

News Game Plus Commies vs Microsoft Round 2

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:03:27 +1100

Did Valve just end the XBox family line, that Halo ICE ad, GTA6 vs unions, Mojang says they would not make a creeper any more, and what animals do Jason think he could take in a fight?

News Game Plus Commies vs Microsoft

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:40:06 +1100

We need to talk about the on-going disaster that is Microsoft, the identity of the new Bobby Kotick, why all those websites and games went offline when AWS had a glitch, how Australia's social media laws will usher in a new golden age of 4chan, and why does Dermie wish he was Chinese?

We Need To Talk About Censoring The Internet

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:12:44 +1000

Dermie and Jason deep dive into Australia's under 16 social media ban, onlyfans, internet porn, Collective Shout, Steam, itch.io, Roblox pedos, and what is really going on.

News Game Plus World Tour Special Limited Edition

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:25:14 +1000

Jason is back to tell us about the Masters of Steel: Age of Empires Tournament in Denmark, the Intel Extreme Masters in Cologne, and Gamescom.

We Need To Talk About Superman

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:48:20 +1000

Dermie and Jason discuss the new Superman movie, Stop Killing Games, and Dermie has some advice for publishers about how they can make free money.

We Need To Talk About The Dumpster Fire That Is Microsoft

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:19:09 +1000

This week Dermie and Jason ask what the hell is going on at Microsoft, politely discuss Neil Druckman's impact on Naughty Dog, the Switch 2 is getting AFL Evolution but without the AFL part, and Jason has an excuse to buy Helldivers again.

We Need To Talk About That Xbox Handheld

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:27:42 +1000

This week Dermie and Jason talk Switch 2 sales, the ROG Xbox handheld, a bunch of Xbox franchises are getting new entries, Sonic Racing is getting new characters, and some great looking Australian developed games.

We Need To Talk About The Switch 2 Anti Hacking Protections

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:05:40 +1000

Jason and Dermie bring you another week of gaming news with Bungie claiming it was a former employee who did all the stealing for Marathon, the Witcher 4 reveal is another one too good to be true, what use is AI in games really, EA shuts down a studio before it even finishes a game, Gwent gets real, and find out the insane things Nintendo has done to protect the Switch 2 from hackers.

We Need To Talk About Xbox Games Dominating On Playstation

Tue, 27 May 2025 11:39:09 +1000

This week Jason and Dermie look at Bungie stealing art for Marathon, Andrew Tate hates GTA6, what everybody is playing on their consoles, and how Microsoft is dominating the Playstation sales charts.

We Need To Talk About That GTA6 Trailer

Mon, 19 May 2025 13:55:56 +1000

This week Dermie and Jason discuss the recent Australian election, the problem with the Last Of Us 2 TV series, Russia banning anime figurines, Nintendo can brick your shiny new expensive Switch 2, and why Dermie reckons the GTA6 trailer video is fake.

We Need To Talk About Videogame Prices

Mon, 05 May 2025 14:56:29 +1000

Another big week of news with Dermie and Jason - GTA6 "delayed", EA cancels a Titanfall game, Splitgate 2 news, 3 big tips for enjoying the Oblivion Remake (including how to get an unbreakable lockpick), and Dermie thinks Microsoft is setting a trap for Sony by announcing price rises.

We Need To Talk About Oblivion And Remastering Things In Unreal

Thu, 01 May 2025 13:01:00 +1000

Another big week of gaming (and other) news with Jason and Dermie - what does the Oblivion remaster mean for game development, what big Bethesda title is next, Star Wars and XCom together at last, 4chan got hacked in the funniest way ever, Sony goes on another round of price increases, some Nintendo updates, and Dermie just wants a friend.

We Need To Talk About Why Any Minecraft Movie Sequel Will Fail

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:51:22 +1000

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.

We Need To Talk About Japan And The Switch 2

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:02:38 +1000

Jason is finally back from Japan to talk about all the latest Switch 2 news.

We Need To Talk About The Scam That Is AI

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:15:38 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Microsoft Developer Direct

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:10:26 +1100

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.

Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Impressions

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:09:03 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About the News Game Plus Game Of The Year

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:48:50 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Balatro And The Latest Switch 2 Leaks

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 14:56:21 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Videogame Franchises In Online Casinos

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:40:20 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Roblox's Child Labour Problem

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:14:59 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Arcane

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:58:30 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About The Game Awards

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:30:14 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Single Player Games

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:05:34 +1100

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!

We Need To Talk About Lazy Writing

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 07:59:44 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About The UN And Japan

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:25:17 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About The Theft Of Skyblock

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:47:10 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Microsoft

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:14:40 +1100

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.]

We Need To Talk About AI

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:39:37 +1100

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.

We Need To Talk About Game Console Prices

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:30:11 +1000

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.

We Need To Talk About The Monkey Game

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:47:35 +1000

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.

We need to talk about Deadlock cutting Overwatch's lunch

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:14:09 +1000

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.

We need to talk about collecting cars

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:06:56 +1000

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.

We need to talk about AAA games failing on mobile

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:30:28 +1000

In this week's gaming news Dermie and Jason look at some AAA games that failed miserably on mobile and ask why.

We need to talk about Gamepass

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 19:38:22 +1000

Dermie and Jason cover the big gaming news of the week including Gamepass, Helldivers, the new Sword Art Online game, and Evercade retro consoles.

We Need To Talk About Dr Disrespect And Streaming

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:01:39 +1000

In this episode Dermie and Jason continue their quest to get cancelled by discussing the Dr Disrespect situation.

Back in the saddle

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:56:33 +1000

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.

News Game Plus Rebirth

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:30:53 +1000

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.

News Game Plus Podcast 83 - How Do Numbers Even Work?

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:01:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcsast 81 - Bad Sony Edition

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 80

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:57:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 79 - the mostly Sony edition

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:07:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus Podcast 78

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:20:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus Podcast 77

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:05:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus Podcast 76

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:05:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus Podcast 75 - Mario In Charge Edition

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:42:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus Podcast 74 - People Behaving Badly Edition

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:05:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 73 - The Last Of Pedro Edition

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:12:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 72 - Stonks Edition

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:03:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 71 - Sleep Deprived Edition

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:20:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 70 - 2020 Rewind Part 2

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:12:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 69 Dude - 2020 Rewind Part 1

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:25:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 68 - Cyberpunk Edition

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:20:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 66

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:12:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 65

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:36:00 +1100

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

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 26 2020

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 22:29:00 +1100

Don reviews Destiny 2 Beyond Light, Meg reviews Bugsnax, Jason reviews Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity and Em reviews Spider-Man Miles Morales!

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 19 2020

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 22:14:00 +1100

Jason reviews Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Kart reviews Demon Souls, and Meg interviews Jarrod Farquhar-Nicol! #newgameplustv

News Game Plus Podcast 64 - Schadenfreude Edition

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:59:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus Podcast 63 - No Pants Edition

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:35:00 +1100

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

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 12 2020

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:47:00 +1100

Don reviews Dirt 5, Kart reviews Pikmin 3 Deluxe and Meg reviews Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope! #newgameplustv

News Game Plus Podcast 62

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:33:00 +1100

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

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Nov 05 2020

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 23:17:00 +1100

We review Spiritfarer and Watch Dogs Legion! #newgameplustv

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 29 2020

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 23:11:00 +1100

We review Among Us, Genshin Impact and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time! #newgameplustv

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 22 2020

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:19:00 +1100

Jason revisits Monster Hunter World now the team have finished all the late game content, and Kart reviews Going Under! #newgameplustv

News Game Plus #61 - Monsters and Military

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:11:00 +1100

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

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 15 2020

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:31:00 +1100

We discuss the gaming news of the week, Don reviews Star Wars Squadron and Jason reviews Rebel Galaxy Outlaw! #newgameplustv

News Game Plus #60 - Aaahaha that’s hot

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:33:00 +1100

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

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 08 2020

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:41:00 +1100

Kart reviews Moon & discusses cult followings in games, and Jason reviews Not Tonight! #newgameplustv

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Oct 01 2020

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:41:00 +1100

Jamie & Jason review 13 Sentinels, Crinj chats with Tina about Quantum Suicide and Don reviews Hades! #newgameplustv

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 17 2020

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:20:00 +1100

Don, Jamie and Kart review Project Cars 3, and Meg chats with Alex Blaikie from ESL Australia! #newgameplustv

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 24 2020

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:19:00 +1100

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

News Game Plus #59 - No More Console Generations

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:18:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #58 - Everybody Gets An App Store

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:40:00 +1000

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

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 10 2020

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 10:56:00 +1000

We discuss the gaming news of the week, Meg & Don review Marvels Avengers, and Kart reviews Captain Tsubasa!

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Sep 03 2020

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 10:51:00 +1000

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!

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Aug 27 2020

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:16:00 +1000

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.

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Aug 20 2020

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:33:00 +1000

Don reviews F1 2020, Kart reviews Microsoft Flight Simulator and Jason joins us to discuss the gaming news of the week! #newgameplustv

The New Game Plus TV Podcast - Aug 13 2020

Sat, 15 Aug 2020 13:24:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #57 - Downers

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:39:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #56 - Karens

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 13:55:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #55 - Jason Loses It

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 13:07:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #54

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 07:25:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #53

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 06:37:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #52

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:27:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #51

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:57:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #50

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:19:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #49

Thu, 28 May 2020 11:11:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #48

Fri, 22 May 2020 12:23:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #47

Sat, 16 May 2020 12:32:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #46

Thu, 07 May 2020 18:37:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus #45

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:18:00 +1000

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

News Game Plus Podcast Episode #44

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:20:00 +1000

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

Playing The Movies 001 - Pokémon:The First Movie (with Ben Kosmina!)

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:40:00 +1000

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!

News Game Plus Podcast Episode #43

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:09:00 +1000

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