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PlayStation buys Haven Studios. Plus, Jim Ryan says that the studio buying spree is far from over. Capcom next? Maybe Sega? Maybe Konami? PlayStation Plus Premium won't be available in Australia. Instead we will get PS Plus "Deluxe". The original Doom from 1993 gets a ray tracing mod. It looks pretty awesome. The Witcher 4 has been announced. CD Projekt Red also says they'll be dropping RED Engine and opting for Unreal Engine 5, plus they'll be working with Epic Games for the next entry in the series. E3 2022 is cancelled again. The Halo TV Series receives a lot of criticism... gamers are furious. Activision Blizzard drops vax mandates for employees. Good news! Plus the latest drama with old mate Bobby. Potential payout of $400 million? Bad news!

We share some Elden Ring group passwords to help with getting more runes (in-game currency). These passwords will give you access to several multiplayer groups, usually with thousands of other players, and you'll get cool stuff every time someone beats a boss. Also, we discuss the latest Elden Ring update and go over what was fixed or changed. The makers of Until Dawn, Supermassive Games, have announced a new horror game called The Quarry. They have also said they'll be remaking Until Dawn eventually. The Quarry won't be tied into the "Dark Pictures Anthology" series of games. Another Super Nintendo World will opening in The USA sometime soon, making it the 3rd one to be built over there. We daydream about visiting. Grand Theft Auto V (Next Gen) flops pretty hard. Fans are mad and have been saying "nothing has changed and it's simply a cash grab". Sniper Elite 5 announced / new trailer out. Russian gamers fight back against the banning of gaming products in their country. Hogwarts Legacy... finally.

Elden Ring Stories - As the weeks go by, more strange stories are coming out about Elden Ring. Last week it was people selling in-game items on eBay, this week... well, you need to listen. There won't be a Call of Duty game in 2023. We cover the March State of Play Stream, which showed one particular game that got both of us pretty excited. Bobby Kotick up to his old tricks again. Gran Turismo microtransactions go from around $5 per car, up to $40 in the newest game. Forspoken gets delayed. A man destroys his life over a Pokemon card. 3 years of prison, $100,000 in fines and more... just for a rare Charizard card. The Rarest Pokemon card has recently sold in auction - fetching $900,000. Phil Spencer says something a little silly we don't agree with. A YouTube channel has discovered that the newest PS5 DualSense controllers (the blue, pink and purple), have upgraded, stronger internal components. A recent torture test on a Switch OLED Model has shown that the updated screen is of really high quality and extremely resistant to screen burn-in/ghosting. Amazon in talks with Sony to develop a God of War TV Series. Uncharted (the movie) cracks over $100 million at the box office. Sony announces there will be more movies to come.

Rest in Peace to Mr. Shane Warne - An Aussie National Treasure. Gran Turismo 7 released last week and has been met with praise. So much so, it is the highest rated GT game since the good old PS1 and PS2 days. PlayStation Plus "Spartacus" looks like it will be released very soon, Adam explains why. Cry babies demand that Elden Ring be updated with an Easy Mode. Also, people are selling 1 million of the Elden Ring in-game currency for $50 on eBay. A disgusting man kidnaps a young girl after grooming her on the popular kids game Roblox. Get caught. Goes to jail. Grand Theft Auto 5 (next gen upgrade) price gets leaked and people are pissed. Adam and Chris have a good old rant. Returnal gets nominated for 8 awards at BAFTA. Twisted Metal (TV Show) will begin filming soon. NBC confirms which streaming service it will be on. It's not good. A bunch of Sony dev kits and prototypes get sent out around the world and people start to speculate what they might be. Adam goes into full fantasy dream land. Back 4 Blood announces next DLC. The war in Ukraine. Some companies donate (like Sony), some companies virtue signal (like CD Projekt Red and EA). Adam rants. What we're playing + more Elden Ring chats.

Elden Ring is finally out and we have a lot to say. Good things, bad things, happy things, sad things... this game has it all. But do we love it? PlayStation Stuff: Sony reveals the PlayStation VR2 and controllers - and it looks really awesome. PlayStation Australia is giving away 126 PS5 consoles. Martha is Dead is being censored on PS4 and PS5 - we know what is being cut and altered. Horizon Forbidden West gets review bombed by Xbox fanboys. Aloy (from Horizon) has been feature in and on the front cover of Vanity Fair Italy. PS5 software update. Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have been officially announced. The Capcom countdown disaster and Street Fighter 6 gets announced... but people are pissed. More NFTs. And more!

Sony is censoring games again, this time it's a game called Martha is Dead. The boys have a rant about censorship and discuss where in the company this censoring is coming from. Nintendo eShop is closing on the 3DS and Wii U soon - gamers are furious. The active player count on the 3DS is still very high and people are expressing their concerns. Capcom has a timer on their website - it's counting down and apparently when it's finished, a game will be revealed. Adam shares his prediction. Cough Street Fighter Cough. EA have officially come out and explained why Battlefield 2042 is so crap. Their reason will make you sick and angry (rant warning). Sony increases the prices for games in second and third world countries due to people using VPNs to gain access to cheaper prices. Cyberpunk 2077 Next-Gen Update: Adam gives his initial thoughts and opinion on the update. Be warned, another rant lies ahead. Paramount Pictures and Sega announce more Sonic the Hedgehog movies and spin-off TV shows. Keep your eye out for our official Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie review (coming early April 2022). Mario Kart 9 rumours. Horizon Forbidden West news: the game is out now, but some people got their hands on it sooner, including a streamer who thought it would be a good idea to stream it on Twitch. As you'd expect, it ended badly for him. Lego has announced a Horizon Forbidden West Lego set. Which will stand almost 14 inches tall and have over 1000 pieces. Rebel Wolves - a new development studio has been created by an ex-CDPR dev who we've spoken about in a past episode (E49). They're already working on a "Triple A, Epic Dark Fantasy RPG". We'll be keeping a close eye on this. Food Truck Simulator: The ultimate sim game. The peak of sim gaming. What we're playing / Elden Ring hype.

Grand Theft Auto VI is officially official... it's really real! Rockstar Games have finally announced that GTA6 is in development. The wait begins. A new mod is available for both the DualShock 4 (PS4) and DualSense (PS5) controllers which will allow people to play their favourite games with one hand. This will be especially handy for those with disabilities - whether they're missing limbs, digits or even paralyzed. Very impressive. A new system software update for the PS5 is rolling out for Beta Testers, which will have a whole bunch of fancy features. Something us normies will need to wait for. Dying Light 2: Stay Human - We give our honest opinions and concerns. Class action lawsuit has been filed against EA for their disaster of a game Battlefield 2042. Update on Gary Bowser (the man that Nintendo took to court over piracy). He's in very hot water. Nintendo Switch breaks some sales records. Adam gives his predictions and also demands to know why Mario Kart 9 hasn't been released yet. Nintendo Direct for February, 2022 - we go over all of the announcements. America's Army - an active game utilized by the US Army since 2002 finally gets shut down. Ghost of Tsushima / Horizon Forbidden West: A cool little collaboration. Ubisoft piss of their employees even more with NFTs... again. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - we give our final thoughts and rating.

Welcome to the Classic Consoles series! Where we pick one of our favourite retro consoles and go over it's history, accessories, our top games, our favourite memories and its legacy. Tonight's Classic Console is the Nintendo Game Boy (Family of Handheld Consoles - Featuring the Original GB 'Brick', GB Pocket, GB Color & GB Advance/SP) Some of the games we mention in this episode are Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, Donkey Kong Land, Tetris, Super Mario Land, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Pokemon Blue, Donkey Kong Land 2, The Castlevania Adventure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan, Dr. Mario, Star Wars, Pokemon Yellow, Shadowgate, Alone in the Dark, Pokemon Gold, Super Mario Bros Deluxe, Pokemon Crystal, Tetris DX, Wario Land II, Resident Evil: Gaiden, Mortal Kombat 4, Zelda Link’s Awakening DX and many, many more! If there's a Classic Console you'd like us to tackle in a future episode, hit us up on our Discord Server or on our Facebook page, by searching 'Graveyard Shift Gaming Podcast'. Give us like to stay up to date with future episodes, news and competitions! (Details on our Facebook page for joining our Discord Server) Enjoy!

Pokemon Arceus - the open world Pokemon game.. with a little twist: we give our initial thoughts of the and go over what we love and hate about the game. Mortal Kombat gets leaked via Twitter by an employee at NetherRealm. The post was quickly deleted, but we tend to think it was leaked on purpose. The UK government investigates auto-renew subscription services (like PS Plus, Game Pass, etc) in a bid to save people money who don't use the service - but still get charged, whether they know it or not. Drama with Raven Software (Activision Blizzard) and Bobby Kotick is up to his old tricks. Oh Naughty Bobby, it's time to go. EA might be making certain missions in Battlefield 2042 free in a bid to get players back playing the game. A little too late we say. SEGA sells the last of its shares in the arcade world. Basically... the end of an era. 50 years of being in the arcade business - now over. Death Stranding Director's Cut comes to PC in March. What we're playing.

Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for a cool $70 million. Is this the change the company needs? Bobby Kotick has been caught trying to hide some numbers. The numbers of staff who made complaints of assault, and the number of staff who were dismissed or disciplined. Plus, will the Microsoft deal finally get this guy out of the company? PlayStation Spartacus: PS3 games have appeared on the PS Store, which has made people think that Sony's answer to Game Pass is only around the corner. Plus, Phil Spencer (of Xbox) has thrown his support behind the service. Microsoft goes proper woke with their Office 356 range of products. It's enough to make your skin crawl. A popular podcaster has said that Hogwarts Legacy is in trouble and will be delayed until 2023, at the same time, a developer from the company has claimed that nothing is wrong and the game is on track for a Q3 2022 release. More NFTs stuff (Non-Fungible Tokens). Sony file a new patent which shows off a new type of joy/thumbstick. Adam speculates that perhaps they have plans for an updated DualSense... or maybe a DualSense Pro to rival the Xbox Elite line of Pro Controllers.

We chat about an interesting gamer known as KingQuad49er. He's paralyzed... and plays COD with his mouth! SCUF Reflex Pro keeps selling out, company releases more colours and scalpers go crazy. The Hitman trilogy will be available on Xbox Game Pass soon. Sony are going to build an extra 1 million PS4 consoles to keep up with demand. Yes, PS4. Steam start issuing refunds to unhappy Battlefield 2042 players. No one is playing this game anymore. Pokimane and several other Twitch streamers have been getting banned. G4 is back,,, and is causing drama. Logan Paul spends $3.5 million on fake Pokemon cards. Silent Hill remake using Unreal Engine 5. Game release predictions Dying Light 2: Stay Human will take 500 hours to complete?

Episode 69 - The Thunderstorm Edition... The release date for God of War Ragnarok has been leaked. From what we can tell, it's pretty legit. Drama surrounding a game called Ready or Not, after their publisher decides to part ways over a certain level in the game. The PlayStation VR2 headset has been officially announced, along with some of the specs and the controller. Adam's wishes/demands have come true. John Madden dies. Russell Lees dies. Some more drama with J.K. Rowling and Hogwarts Legacy. Seems to be pretty constant. Jim Ryan announces PS Tournaments will be added to the PS5. A whole bunch of news and drama in regards to The Witcher & Henry Cavill. What We're Playing. And more!

Merry Christmas from the Graveyard Shift Gaming Boys! This episode is full of all sorts of Christmas cheer and joy, plus the usual gaming news. Tencent Holdings acquires Slamfire Inc, the makers of Back 4 Blood. Good or bad? Ubisoft’s NFT scheme, which was dubbed “Quartz”, has failed to make any sales since its launch. The Internet has been mocking them ever since. GSC Game World announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl would feature NFTs. This was met with huge backlash. The company has since made a big decision. Nintendo warns new users of Christmas Chaos on their servers while signing up for a new account. Adam flips out. “The Great Exodus” at Ubisoft. Staff are leaving in droves due to poor pay, heavy crunch, the recent allegations and the rollout of NFTs. Another drama for that company. The next company to be accused of a toxic work environment; bro culture, sexual harassment/assault and bullying is Bungie - the makers of Destiny. The senior employee relations manager, Gayle d’Hondt, steps down from her position. Cyberpunk 2077 designer makes a fool of himself in an interview. Explains why the game lacked police car chases and compares the game to “the new open-world Sonic game and Elden Ring”. PlayStation Plus free games for January have been rumoured again. The install sizes for Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring have leaked online. Tesla is under investigation after a “Karen” lodged a complaint about passengers being able to play games on the car’s main screen. Some real Christmas Joy, as a scammer in New Jersey, who was named “The Grinch” by local media, gets what she deserves. PlayStation Christmas Holiday Sale goes live. We talk about some of the massive bargains. ADIDAS released Xbox themed shoes for the Xbox 20th birthday. PS5 and Xbox restocks at Target USA (for our American listeners). Microsoft had to supply Xbox Series X Dev Kits to an eSports comp, as they couldn’t find extra consoles in time. Our thanks to our listeners and some Christmas Cheer. What We’re Playing. Join our Discord Server! It's a fantastic time. We'd love to interact with more of our listeners. It's simple; download the app, create an account and click this link: Graveyard Shift Gaming Discord! If for some reason you need help with joining, just email us!

Keanu Reeves was recently interviewed and exposed a dirty rotten lie told by CD Projekt Red. Just add it to the ever-growing list. Nintendo Switch news. A 16 year old Scalper in the UK has made over $2 million since the PlayStation 5's release. Ubisoft starts rolling out NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). Employees and fans aren't impressed. Disturbing ROBLOX news. Are children in danger? Sony launch their plates for the PS5, which they're calling "console covers". A whole variety of colours with matching DualSense controllers. The pricing will make you vomit. Henry Cavill was asked about his cryptic Mass Effect Instagram post, and shared that he is indeed interested in being apart of the TV series - on one condition... We go over a really bad article from Tech Radar and then have a good laugh about it. Forspoken drama - the devs have been accused of stereotyping. We go on another rant. Dying Light 2: Stay Human rating gets dropped in Australia, which indicates something might have been cut from the game. We speculate. The Matrix Unreal 5 Experience - general chat. What We're Playing and more!

PlayStation of North America Vice President has been fired. PlayStation Plus subscribers are angry... again. Mortal Shell & Uncharted 4 upgrades. SCUF PS5 controllers pre-sale sold out instantly. Sony show off new VR tech. PlayStation to take on Game Pass. Xbox releasing 35 unreleased demos. The Game Awards 2021: winners, announcements, trailers, teasers and our thoughts. Activision drama continues on. And so does the CD Projekt Red drama. What we're playing / Adam shares initial thoughts on Halo Infinite (campaign).

In episode 65 we have good news, bad news, updates and/or drama for the following games: Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Pokemon Shining Pearl, Generation Zero, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Oddworld Soulstorm, Hogwarts Legacy, Wronged Us (new horror IP with Silent Hill elements), Halo Infinite, Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: Definitive Edition and Forza Horizon 5. New patent from Sony shows a potential handheld system. The Golden Joystick Award winners (highlights + our opinion). Game Pass Ultimate bonuses and rewards. The Witcher season 2. Nintendo Switch XL - a new attachment which doubles the size of your Switch's screen. QualComm Snapdragon G3x chip / Razer dev kit. The USA is the next country to wage war against scalpers / resellers. PlayStation Plus free games for December - our thoughts. What We're Playing + more. Join our Discord Server now!

Sony files patents for custom PS5 plates. Japanese retailers are fighting back against PS5 scalping. Halo Infinite goes Gold, while the online multi-player receives huge praise. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl apparently glitching out for some players. Phil Spencer supports legal emulation of games. A game preservation group known as PSONE have emulated PS3's online servers, bringing back online play for some PS3 games which have lone been dead. Motorstorm being one. Forza Horizon 5 is smashing records for Xbox. Amazon Games updates. Mass Effect TV series apparently in the works, to be funded by Amazon Studios. Ex-employees of CD Projekt Red are releasing a game called The Invincible, and Adam is excited. Bobby Kotick agrees the step down... but will he? Jim Ryan criticizes Bobby Kotick not long after a lawsuit was filed against Sony's California branch for gender discrimination. PS Plus games for December rumours and sources. Xbox Games with Gold for December. Chorus releases soon. Street Fighter 6 hinted at. DICE head of design leaves following the release of Battlefield 2042. Mortal Kombat 12. Chris cries about Ed Sheeran. New South Park movie review. Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City rates low. Ghostbusters Afterlife gets praise from general public, blasted by the critics - this means it will be good. What we're playing... and more.

Drama surrounds Forza Horizon 5 with the Trans community boycotting the game. Also, Logitech steering wheels are having an issue with staying connected. Initial impressions of Pokemon Shining Pearl & Brilliant Diamond. The two main 'war themed' first person shooters, Call of Duty & Battlefield, are both a disgraceful mess and we're confused about why people still buy these games. The Grant Theft Auto Collection drama continues. The Elder Scrolls VI is 100% confirmed to be an Xbox exclusive. Gamers cry. Activision and cheaters - update. PlayStation Black Friday sales. Another rumour with Hogwarts Legacy. Xbox news; 360 games get quality of life updates for Series X. Halo online servers get switched off soon. Gucci releases a special edition Series X console for Xbox's 20th birthday. The Game Awards 2021: Game of the Year nominations. A developer threatens to sue a YouTuber for his review of their shitty game. Activision Blizzard shareholders demand that board members step down. The drama is getting intense. Back 4 Blood is too hard and the developers finally admit it. Fixes coming soon. Nintendo finally acknowledge the Switch Online Expansion Pack's shocking launch. Make fools of themselves in the process. Henry Cavill / The Witcher. Elden Ring scalpers take things to the next level. This is really getting out of hand. Halo Infinite Multiplayer gets released. Adam shares his thoughts. Halo TV Series. What We're Playing and more! It's an epic episode!

Elden Ring! Adam and Chris give their thoughts and share their excitement for the new gameplay trailer. They sound like a pair of giggling schoolgirls. Forza Horizon 5 is the highest rated game of 2021 and is on track for Game of the Year. Adam also shares his initial thoughts on the game. Sega is joining forces with Microsoft and is planning on spending one billion dollars in the next few years. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the tragic Modpocalypse. Back 4 Blood epic updates coming soon. China's insane gaming laws for people under the age of 18. Sony files a new patent for upscaling technology. PlayStation CMOS battery "CBOMB" updates and drama. The release date for Hogwarts Legacy has been rumoured. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) heading for gaming. It sounds very grim. Xbox Game Pass - November updates and epic games being added. Adam shares his thoughts on Game Pass. Adam praises The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Our new gear + much more! Join our Discord!

Nintendo's new 'Expansion Pack' upsets fans, both hardcore and casual alike. Adam has a major rant about it and gives his true feelings on the matter. Mega rant. Mega rage. Sony's latest State of Play stream disappoints fans. God of War Ragnarok might be coming to PC sooner rather than later. Returnal 2.0 Update - fans were finally treated with a new update, which fixed an issue they've been complaining about for months. Adam goes into detail on what he'd like to see next. Activision Blizzard drama. PlayStation Plus free games for October. PlayStation's new "Seize the Throne" competition. Ubisoft harass players to keep playing Far Cry 6 (and ultimately spend more money). Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake finally gets a release window. Apple Music comes to PS5. Tomb Raider games launching on the Nintendo Switch. Our thoughts on the 'Halo Infinite Campaign Overview ' trailer. What We're Playing And more.