Best Circle Game Inc Podcasts (2025)

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1. Hayden Kessinger & Evelyn Wallace -- Overcoming (capital-R) Resistance 1:06:43

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5d ago1:06:43

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Welcome to the pilot episode of Bulk Beans & Bicycles! If you are sustainability-minded and need a reminder you're not alone, this podcast is for you. If you are sustainability-curious and are looking for a good point of entry, this podcast is for you. If sustainability isn't on your top five high-value priorities, this podcast is especially for yo…

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Gamescom 2025, Donkey Kong Bananza, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Sword of the Sea, The Rogue Prince of Persia & more! 1:25:41

1M ago1:25:41

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Apologies for our time away from the airwaves, but we've had a pretty hectic summer to contend with, and that's not even including the carnage caused by Mr Donkey Kong in his debut Switch 2 offering: Donkey Kong Bananza. We've also had summer sales dropping the price of Ubisoft's latest Assassination adventure, Assassin's Creed Shadows, to an accep…

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Summer of Games 2025 inc. 007 First Light, Outer Worlds 2, Nintendo Switch 2 & more! 1:05:46

4M ago1:05:46

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It's all kicking off this week on the #NOTplaying Podcast, with not just the unholy avalanche of game announcements we usually brace for this time of year, but a whole new console launch too! So quite apart from the usual duking it out between Xbox Showcases and Sony State of Plays, and the barrel-scrapping nonsense of the Summer Game Fest and PC G…

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Nintendo Switch 2, Atomfall, Blue Prince, South of Midnight & more! 1:17:45

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There's only really one big story this week and that was the grand reveal and pre-order drama of Nintendo's highly anticipated new console. Suffice it to say, Rob & Will managed to get their pre-orders in, so expect a whole bunch of Switch 2 related coverage later this year. Meanwhile, the gamepass tsunami rages on, Will was looking forward to Atom…

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Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed & more! 1:21:55

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We had all the news from Microsoft last episode, so we figured Sony might have dropped some by the time we reconvened and sure enough we've not only a fairly jam-packed State of Play, but an equally lengthy Death Stranding 2 panel from SXSW featuring Kojima himself! Our main event this week though is the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds, which Marcus…

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Nintendo Switch 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, Citizen Sleeper 2 & more! 1:29:07

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Here we are at last with our first proper episode of 2025, but it's far from business as usual with the first official reveal of Nintendo's imaginatively titled Switch 2, which means it can't be long now until Rob get's all his games back - and this time in glorious 4K! There's also been another Xbox Developer Direct to reassure us that 2025 won't …

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Our favourite games of 2024 inc. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, The Game Awards & more! 1:30:05

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Happy New Year all! We hope you got all the videogames you wanted and most importantly some well earned time to enjoy them! We certainly did, in the gift of Machine Games' remarkable Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which really didn't need to be anywhere near as good as it turned out in the end. So good in fact to receive full honours from at l…

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Monster Hunter Wilds, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl & more! 1:17:20

10M ago1:17:20

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After that disaster-piece of an episode last time around, we thought we'd try super hard to make this one a success, it could be argued even, that we overcompensated. Rob even took one for the team and shelled out an exorbitant sum for a PS5 Pro just to make up for it. He's even had to play Star: Wars: Outlaws in it's newly patched 60FPS + DLC glor…

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The Plucky Squire, UFO 50, Ghost of Yōtei & more! 1:03:10

11M ago1:03:10

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We can only apologise for this one. If it wasn't connections dropping or random things banging around, it was furiously typing to look things up. It's all a bit of a mess this week sadly :( Amidst the Chaos however, we were able to lay down our highlights from the most recent online presentations from Microsoft & Sony, as well our thoughts on a cou…

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Star Wars Outlaws, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, Thank Goodness You're Here & more! 1:06:27

1y ago1:06:27

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We're back! After an extended summer break in which Rob actually succumbed to the great videogame staff cull of 2024 and therefore played the most disgusting amount of actual videogames possible. And who can blame him the summer took so long to actually begin, but begin it finally did and off went Marcus and Will a frolicking... So yeah - it's most…

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II & the Summer of Games 2024 1:22:33

1+ y ago1:22:33

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E3 might be dead, but we still got a boat load of trailers last weekend and as usual we're here to talk all about it. We all loved the look of Ubisoft's imminent Star Wars Outlaws, which got two enormous gameplay reveals at their conference, while Monster Hunter Wilds cut through with it's unique beasts and intense weather conditions. Not to mentio…

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Fallout on Prime Video, Dragon's Dogma 2 & more! 1:06:20

1+ y ago1:06:20

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We don't normally bang on about TV shows (We'd be a man down if we did), but while we have been playing some new stuff, the biggest single event in videogames for the past month or so would have to be the miraculous conversion of Bethesda's beloved videogame series into passive televisual entertainment and who are we to argue with the alleged 65 mi…

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden & more! 1:16:34

1+ y ago1:16:34

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So much for a fallow year, for here we are with a brand new potential GOTY contender EACH! And so early in the year we are too! As was very well signposted in our last episode, Marcus has finally polished off 2020's FFVII Remake just in time for it's follow-up, Rebirth, which he has so far been sacrificing sleep for, Will has been diving into hell,…

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, FFVII Rebirth, God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla & more! 1:24:03

1+ y ago1:24:03

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2024 is off to quite a start with extensive showcases from both Microsoft and Sony within the first few weeks of the year as well as a genuine GOTY contender in Ubisoft's latest refresh of the Prince of Persia franchise, which goes back to it's roots in a supremely slick take on the classic 2D 'metroidvania' action platforming genre. Will's also ha…

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Our favourite games of 2023 inc. Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora & more! 1:32:21

1+ y ago1:32:21

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We were all a bit too busy and/or poorly to get this done over the Xmas break, but we're back in the game now to deliver Rob's Games of 2024, Will's annual Quiz & a special report on the Skull & Bones beta from Marcus. It's that time again, for our review of 2023 and our thoughts on the year to come! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.…

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Spider-Man 2, Diablo IV, Alan Wake 2 & more! 1:23:56

2y ago1:23:56

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The games are coming thick and fast as we approach the end of another year in gaming. And it only feels right that such an incredible 12 months should come to such a crescendo, with Rob having already completed Spider-Man 2 since last episode and moving straight on to Alan Wake 2. On the other hand, Will still hasn't settled on his 'perfect charact…

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Starfield, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Armored Core VI & more! 1:19:43

2y ago1:19:43

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We're emerging from underneath a gigantic pile of gaming rubble this week to share our thoughts on just a handful of titles amidst the current tidal wave of autumn releases. First up is the almost podcast shattering paradox of Starfield, then we've got the latest (albeit significantly paired back) installment of Assassin's Creed and even Marcus has…

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Baldur's Gate 3, Gamescom 2023 & more! 53:03

2y ago53:03

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On this week's show we're catching the last rays of summer from the comfort of Rob's sofa once again as we meet up in person for a change to discuss our usual winning combo of recent gaming news and the games what we have recently been playing. And this time around we're talking Baldur's Gate 3, which recently exited it's state of early access to e…

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Final Fantasy XVI, Sniper Elite 5 & more! 39:14

2y ago39:14

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Rob was going utterly insane at Marcus for buying a copy of Final Fantasy XVI without anything to play it on, but it turned out to be an elaborate hilarious joke! For Marcus has actually joined the PS5 space race after all! Listen on for our thoughts on Square's latest entry in their long running franchise! Meanwhile, Will has been performing open …

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#NOTe3 2023 inc. Starfield, Star Wars Outlaws, Alan Wake 2 & more! 44:06

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E3 may not have happened again in 2023, but it's still that time of year again where we are inundated with showcases and trailers. All the main platform holders more than delivered, with Microsoft devoting almost half of their 90+ minute event to the monolithic Starfield and Sony showing off a good 15 minutes of the imminent full sequel to Spider-m…

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars - Jedi Survivor, Street Fighter 6 & more! 1:17:01

2+ y ago1:17:01

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Games games and more GAMES. That's all we're talking about this week simply because that's all we have time for, aside from perhaps a quick update on the whole Microsoft Activision saga, which likely will continue to rage on for the rest of 2023. Like I just said though, there's no time for that though on a episode that features likely more than on…

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Dredge, Starfield, Final Fantasy XVI & more! 1:23:31

2+ y ago1:23:31

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E3 might not be happening this year, but we still have plenty to discuss this month, including release dates for Starfield and the much delayed Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League. We've also all been going a bit gooey over Sony's recent Final Fantasy focussed State of Play, so expect much more on that game when it releases in just a couple of sh…

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Hi-fi Rush, Atomic Heart, Baldur's Gate 3 & more! 1:22:13

2+ y ago1:22:13

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After a few understandably slow years it's quite refreshing to have not 1 but 2 significant game releases this early in the year, not to mention some timely updates from the main players in our delightful hobby. These haven't been without controversy though, with the games media understandably frustrated by Microsoft's shadowdrop release of Bethesd…

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Our favourite games of 2022 inc. Marvel's Midnight Suns, A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok & more! 1:03:55

2+ y ago1:03:55

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The moratorium on saying 'Happy New Year' may be up, but we're still only in January so there's time for us to finally share our favourite games of 2022. Well, Rob did anyway. The others have their excuses, but you can wait for them to explain themselves. We're also forecasting the year ahead as is usual for this time in the calendar and also shari…

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The Game Awards 2022 inc. Judas, Jedi Survivor, Streetfighter 6, Death Stranding 2 & more! 39:44

3y ago39:44

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In this most festive and final episode of 2022 we pick out some of our highlights from Geoff Keighley's annual advert (and also awards show) extravaganza, catch up on the latest from Microsoft's epic buyout of Activision & weigh in with our opinions on the divisive Forspoken Demo that recently hit PSN. And following on from last year's success, Wil…

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God of War Ragnarök, A Plague Tale Requiem, Marvel Snap & more! 1:04:23

3y ago1:04:23

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It's not often we all find ourselves in the same room these days, especially given recent events, but as luck would have it, Will happened to be in town around the time our latest episode was due, so we were able to sit round a mike round Rob's and shoot the shit in person. We were also joined by long term friend of the show and #NOTlistening colla…

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Return to Monkey Island, Immortality, Stadia RIP & more! 1:40:20

3y ago1:40:20

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Bit of a news-heavy episode this month as we chronicle the inevitable demise of Google Stadia, a slew of announcements from the far-east via Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo Direct & Sony's recent State of Play, while in the west Disney un-delay Midnight Suns and Ubisoft let rip with a absolute cavalcade of information regarding the future of the Assassin…

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Stray, PSVR 2, GTA VI, Gamescom & more! 56:31

3y ago56:31

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We didn't think we had a lot to get into this week, but in a moment of supreme scheduling cock-ups we found ourselves recording actually during Geoff Keighley's Gamescom opening night extravaganza, so the miniscule amount of news we did have was ultimately interrupted by a number of unexcepted megatons, including a release date for Return to Monkey…

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Summer of Games 2022 inc. Starfield, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Trek to Yomi & more! 1:07:07

3y ago1:07:07

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Sorry for the delay on this episode, but we've all been a bit in the wars lately with various bouts of lingering covid and it's been so hot this week that we plain forgot to put the episode out despite it being in the can for a few days... And it took a while for us to get round to recording our thoughts on what used to consitute E3 in years past, …

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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Weird West, Tunic & more! 1:05:32

3+ y ago1:05:32

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While the last few weeks has seemed a bit quiet on the game release front compared to the bloodbath in February, we've let rather a lot of news stack up this time. Leading the charge is Sony, with the recently restructured digital membership offerings and a couple of State of Play's covering Hogwarts Legacy and the imminent side-scrolling cousin to…

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Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Dying Light 2 & more! 1:35:01

3+ y ago1:35:01

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There's no getting around it, February was a lot. Not 1, not 2, but 3 massive open world games, more multi-billion dollar studio acquisitions and - of course - more delays. In this week's episode we analyse the fallout only to discover that all three of us are playing the same thing, although that may not be for very long given that one that it is!…

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2022 Preview inc. God of War Ragnarok, Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring & more! 1:33:25

3+ y ago1:33:25

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Quite a bumper episode this week, since we thought it would be enough to go through which games we are looking forward to in 2022 should they actually come out, but then Microsoft thought they would kick the year off with the absolute megaton of them deciding to purchase the troubled Activision/Blizzard. What ramifications will this have on the ind…

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Our Favourite Games of 2021 inc. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Inscryption, Monster Hunter Rise & more! 1:26:16

4y ago1:26:16

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Sorry you've had to wait until 2022 for our end of 2021 wrap-up, but this festive period was double festive given the completely unfestive nature of the last one. So while Rob's been battling his backlog to offer up the most comprehensive top 3 possible, Will's been creating a brainteasing quiz for us all to suffer through and Marcus... well, Marcu…

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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Forza Horizon 5 & more! 1:07:28

4y ago1:07:28

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So this week's show was very much teased last time around because of the awkwardness of a certain game's release date falling on the same day we recorded. So here - finally - is our in-depth opinion on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as well as Will's thoughts on the closing moments of Far Cry 6, some recounting of our efforts to all finally group…

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Far Cry 6, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Back 4 Blood & more! 1:18:46

4y ago1:18:46

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In what might be the worst bit of scheduling in this podcast's almost decade long history, we ended up recording this episode about 1 hour after the release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. So you'll have to wait a few weeks for our opinion on that. There have been quite a few other releases though since we last spoke, so listen on for our thou…

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Deathloop, 12 Minutes, The Artful Escape & more! 1:28:36

4y ago1:28:36

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Even though new games are finally coming out again, Sony's latest console is still fairly bereft of them so this holiday season, we're getting some massive announcements instead so you can at least buy a PS5 in the knowledge that there will some day be a reason for it. Entitled cynicism aside, the announcement of not one but two Marvel-based Insomn…

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Steam Deck, Wildermyth, The Forgotten City, The Ascent & more! 1:28:36

4y ago1:28:36

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We're back from a bit of summer break finally getting to enjoy the great outdoors, yet despite our galavanting we've still managed to play some games. There's also been a bit of news going on, which you will likely be well acquainted with by now, but you haven't heard what we think about it yet have you! So listen on... :) Contact us on Email at: n…

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Horizon Forbidden West, Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart, Before Your Eyes & More! 53:54

4y ago53:54

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It's been fairly slim pickings on the new game front so far this year, but Sony at least had one card to play in the latest installment of Ratchet & Clank, which sees the lovable lombax and his mechanised pal span multiple realities in an adventure that truly harnesses the power of PS5. And as if that wasn't enough, they drop a State of Play on us …

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E3 2021 inc. Starfield, Elden Ring, Avatar & more! 1:19:58

4+ y ago1:19:58

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It's that time again, so buckle up babies as we go through our highlights of this year's slightly-more-organised-than-2020's-summer-of-games E3! While this year's event may still have been virtual, fairly light on release dates and once again a sony-free zone, there were still some notable glimpses into our gaming future. Microsoft once again claim…

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Monster Hunter Rise, Loop Hero, Deathloop & more! 1:20:43

4+ y ago1:20:43

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As our last episode may have hinted there's a fair amount of Monster Hunter talk on this one. Rob even managed to squeeze a bit of time in with the demo so it's not a complete monologue from Marcus. There's also been some news, mostly about inevitable covid/anti-crunch related delays, but also this years videogaming BAFTAs which for the second year…

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Next-gen VR on PS5, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2, Guilty Gear Strive & more! 1:33:35

4+ y ago1:33:35

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Will might be in the midst of a between game slump, but his ears certainly pricked up upon news of Sony's next wave of VR tech, which we begrudgingly have to concede has been his call for the last 2 years or so of predictions we've run on this show. Meanwhile Rob is utterly dismayed by the firing of Bloodlines 2 developer, Hardsuit Labs, spelling a…

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Immortals Fenyx Rising, The Medium, FFVII and more! 1:00:58

4+ y ago1:00:58

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On this week's show we're talking about Ubisoft's OTHER open world game loosely based around Greek Mythology, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Bloober Team's impressively creepy looking The Medium and Marcus is now comfortably back in the arms of Final Fantasy VII after realising that he could have spent 2020 playing that instead of stressing about what a s…

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Indiana Jones & the Fate of Stadia, Star Wars, Bond & more! 45:54

4+ y ago45:54

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We ended up ranting so much on our last recording that we thought we might as well break this more news-orientated chat into it's own thing. Hardly surprising considering these very early game announcements all concern IP dating back to our childhoods: IO interactive making a Bond game? Machine games making a Indiana Jones game? And Ubisoft making …

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2021(?) Preview inc. Deathloop, Back 4 Blood, Far Cry 6 & more! 50:41

4+ y ago50:41

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If this year goes to plan hopefully some of the games mentioned in this episode will come out before the end of it, as we once again cast our beady eyes over some of our most anticipated games to be released in the near future. Obviously, with things being as they are, take all of this with an enormous dollop of salt. Some of our picks are fanciful…

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Our Favourite Games of 2020 inc. Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII remake & more! 1:30:58

4+ y ago1:30:58

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It's been a rough year for most forms of media, but despite a few high profile delays and famously botched launches, for the most part videogames have thrived, with lockdown restrictions and increased free time due to homeworking, we've more time than ever before to escape into digital worlds while the real one burns around us. So it's that time of…

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Playstation 5, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion & more! 1:10:59

5y ago1:10:59

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While the world might be at a standstill, that hasn't made any difference to videogames, especially in a year that sees the launch of a new generation of consoles. One of which, we've finally got our sticky paws on. Well, Rob has at least. Not to be outdone however, Will's been holding up the ubisoft fort, having played a signifant amount of both A…

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Star Wars Squadrons and our highlights of the generation! 1:10:25

5y ago1:10:25

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With the next generation of videogame consoles imminent, we thought we'd take some time to reflect on some of the more notable events of the past 7ish years. The highs, the lows and the outright weird. In other news, Rob remembered that Star Wars Squadrons is the game he's been waiting for forever... Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.…

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#NOTe3 Part 4: PS5 & Xbox Series X Launch Details, Wasteland 3, Among Us, Carrion & more! 1:06:54

5y ago1:06:54

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Sorry for our tardiness this month, but we were dearly holding on for some more information on the next gen console launches before we recorded and Sony weren't that forthcoming until last week! On this episode we're finally talking prices, release dates and which platform might have the brightest future. Last minute plot-twists ahoy! Also Will & R…

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The Last of Us Part II - Spoiler Special 33:33

5y ago33:33

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We've been holding this one back a bit to give everyone a proper chance to play it, because naughty dog's long awaited follow up isn't exactly something you can marathon through. It's relentlessly bleak, torturously long-winded, but also probably the best game anyone will play this year, or decade even. So here's Will & Rob spoiling the absolute sh…

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#NOTe3 Part 3: Ghost of Tsushima, Watch Dogs: Legion, Far Cry 6 & more! 1:01:23

5y ago1:01:23

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There weren't any dancing pandas at this year's Ubisoft 'Forward' online event the other week, but they made up for it with some 'actual' gameplay (finally) of the imminent Assassin's Creed Valhalla and the surprise reveal of a new Far Cry game! And since we've all been stuck at home for the most part, both Rob & Will have been charging through Suc…