News Game Plus
New Game Plus is a new look take on gaming TV. Incorporating a strong gaming focus, with a healthy dose of related subcultures, NG+ aims to bring you thoughtful reviews, exclusive interviews and event coverage, and the best videos from a range of specialist contributors.
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Episodes
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
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!
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
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
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Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
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.
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
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
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Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
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!
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
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!
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Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
With Dermie out of action temporarily, Jamie takes over for this once-off edition of News Game Plus. Join us as we discuss:
- Sony delaying The Last of Us Part II & Iron Man VR.
- Nier Replicant getting remastered,
- Nintendo has PLANS for Super Mario Bros' 35th Anniversary
- Epic Games are getting into publishing.
- Randy Pitchford continues to be Randy Pitchford.
- EB Games breaking street date on a lot of games.
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Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
On News Game Plus this week:
- Self isolating has finally become mainstream
- Xbox Series X backward compatibility is getting even better
- Call of Duty Warzone battle royale
- Should games (and movies/streaming/TV) start paying attention to the worlds they build instead of the characters in them?
- Dermie has a hot rumour about Sony buying some MASSIVE IPs that will completely change the console wars if true
- Lego Mario is confusing
- and MORE!
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Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
On News Game Plus this week:
- Dermie and Jason say how and why The Last of Us can work as a TV show
- E3 2020 is now dead so you don't have to be
- Call of Duty is getting a free to play battle royale
- A new study finds no link between videogames and violence (again) but will the Karens care?
- Command & Conquer and Red Alert remasters are coming
- Anime cures coronavirus
- and MORE!
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
On News Games Plus this week:
- Collective Karen is joining Stirling Griff's war on anime and manga
- Division 2 is getting cross play and cross save between PC and ... Stadia
- Some big games coming to PC
- Bethesda is not on the same page as their customers (again)
- Developers and publishers say why they don't want to make Stadia titles
- Spain sets the standard for how to deal with lootbox games and we are big fans
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