The Game Overcast

The Game Overcast – Season 2, Episode 1 (Episode 9)We’re back! After more than a year away, The Game Overcast returns for Season 2 with a brand new episode!We catch you up on why it’s been so long since our last recording, before diving into some of the biggest topics in gaming right now. From the latest buzz around the Nintendo Switch 2, to the steady decline of physical game sales, and speculation about an upcoming Nintendo Direct, we’ve got plenty to cover. We also share the games we’re most excited to get our hands on and give you a peek at what’s coming up in future episodes of the podcast.Follow our socials!Join our Discord community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kbXyazxuJ3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X aka Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠Music Credits:The Game Overcast ThemeWritten and recorded by Mike and Ben Gatward

Welcome to Episode 8, bit of a different episode this one! This Episode: We have a bit of a catch up, its been 3 months (!!) since our last episode. The start of "Season 2" of the pod, whats been going on in our lives, a little bit of a chin wag and what our plans are for the new season. After life was giving the boys a quick 1-2 suckerpunch, we are back, and are going to have some exciting content coming up for you lot! As promised, as discussed in the pod, here are some cool places to visit: MissGemboJones (Stocker's GF) has started Twitch, go say Hi! - https://www.twitch.tv/missgembojones Nerd Base, a epic shop run by some of the coolest people - https://nerdbase.co.uk/ The Retro Hunter, a haven of retro games and collectibles, and the owner is awesome to boot! - https://theretrohunter.co.uk/ Arcade Games, a really cool game and collectible shop in the Isle of Wight (UK) - https://www.facebook.com/arcadegamesiow Follow our socials! Join our Discord community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kbXyazxuJ3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X aka Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠ Music Credits: The Game Overcast Theme Written and recorded by Mike and Ben Gatward

Welcome to Episode 7, 100% officially our longest episode yet! Thanks for tuning back in, here's what we have for you this time! This Episode: Epic host an Unreal event, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra game footage shown off. Watch the Tech demo (seriously, you really should!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suhNtnlMvTU&pp=ygUaTWFydmVsIDE5NDM6IFJpc2Ugb2YgSHlkcmE%3D PS5 Pro specs are leaked, we have a few words to say about this. As always, take leaks with a grain of salt! We continue our trip down memory lane, part 2 of our gaming history! TURBO BUTTON - Quick tidbits of news from your boys at The Game Overcast! Saber Interactive splits from Embracer taking 38 Video Game Projects with it. With at least 38 ongoing game development projects among the divested assets and over 3,000 staff moving across. A number of key studios remain at Embracer including Tripwire, Aspyr and Beamdog. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Sounds a long way away the former boss of Embracer has suggested. As part of the announcement that KOTOR remake developer Saber Interactive had split from Embracer in a deal worth $500 million, Embracer said it was still publishing a number of Saber Games, including “a previously announced AAA game based on a major licence”. This is assumed to be the KOTOR remake. Final Fantasy 16 Rising Tide DLC has a release date of 18th April 2024. New trailer revealed showing off some of the story content to expand upon Clive’s journey. Will be available to purchase as a separate DLC or part of the FF 16 Expansion Pass. Spider-Man 2’s Fast Travel system was almost cut because it “totally broke our game”. Insomniac were going to cut the feature as wanted players to explore the map. Made it so players would have to level up a district in order to fast travel. Follow our socials! Join our Discord community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kbXyazxuJ3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X aka Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠ Music Credits: The Game Overcast Theme Written and recorded by Mike and Ben Gatward Pookatori and Friends Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Shades of Spring Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome to Episode 6, definitely our longest episode yet! This Episode: Nintendo annouces Pokemon Z-A, intersting! Yuzu the Switch emulator gets sued, and Stocker gets upset Epic games potentially hacked?! Story time of the gaming history of the boys.. Part 1 :D TURBO BUTTON - Quick tidbits of news from your boys at The Game Overcast! Japanese FF7 Rebirth disks have a print issue. Dragon Ball FighterZ is getting a next gen update. Yay! Playstation Plus games for March 2024 are Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Sifu, Hello Neighbor 2 and EA Sports F1 23 Switch 2 delays... boo! Follow our socials! Join our Discord community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kbXyazxuJ3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X aka Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠ Music Credits: The Game Overcast Theme Written and recorded by Mike and Ben Gatward Pookatori and Friends Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Shades of Spring Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome to Episode 5, possibly our longest episode yet! This Episode: A nice recap on the Xbox Developer event that took place on 18th Jan 2024. Watch the event (you really should!) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELFSdlFmDNI Talking about the damage that gaming can cause to your ears, be careful gang, you don't want to wreck them! An Apex Legends team is closing down, UK based Vexed Gaming shuts it's doors. GAME to stop selling pre-owned titles entirely, is it the beginning of the end? Ubisoft adds new subscription deal and manages to upset everyone with their comments. Nice! Max Gooddeals returns! Acer Nitro N50-640 Gaming PC - (Intel Core i5-12400F, 16GB, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 25% off, £749.99 down from £999.99 - Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Nitro-N50-640-Gaming-i5-12400F  (Switch) Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - £39.85 down from £49.99 - ShopTo Scarlet - https://www.shopto.net/en/swpo37-pokemon-scarlet-p1166272/ Violet - https://www.shopto.net/en/swpo36-pokemon-violet-p1166268/ (PS5) Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - PSN Deal of the Week - 33% £46.89 down from £69.99 - Ends on 24th Jan, so be quick! https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP0001-PPSA01575_00-AVATAR2GAME00001 (Xbox) EA Sports FC 24 - £27.99 down from too much https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/store/ea-sports-fc-24-standard-edition-xbox-one-xbox-series-x-s/9pjhkhwqq3nb Also on Steam for £17.99! (PS5) FF 7 Rebirth Deluxe £92.06 down from £99.99 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Fantasy-VII-Rebirth-PlayStation/dp/B0CJ52G2H1 TURBO BUTTON - Quick tidbits of news from your boys at The Game Overcast! Check out Benmue_Retro on YouTube for all of your longplay demo disk needs! https://www.youtube.com/@benmue_retro Follow our socials! Join our Discord community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kbXyazxuJ3⁠⁠⁠⁠ X aka Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/thegameovercast⁠⁠ Music Credits: Pookatori and Friends Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Shades of Spring Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/