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News Game Plus

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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

  1. News Game Plus - Commies Versus Cultural Significance

    Dermie and Jason are joined by Australian videogame industry veteran Drew Taylor again for a deep dive into game franchises that fell from grace, Sony's new customer harassment policies, and who is the ghost of Don Mattrick haunting now?

  2. News Game Plus - Commies Versus Gaming Idiocracy

    Dermie and Jason are joined by Australian videogame industry veteran Drew Taylor for a dive into Trump's appropriation of videogame culture, what should we do with pervert glasses, girlfriends telling their men not to play GTA6, the Roblox apocalypse, and which videogame franchises still have...

  3. News Game Plus - GTA6 Netflix Extended Look Impressions

    Dermie and Jason analyse the GTA6 Netflix special - why you should be excited, and why you should be concerned about the biggest game release in history.

  4. News Game Plus - GTA6 Months In A Leeky Boat

    There is never a dull moment in the videogame industry. This week Dermie and Jason unpack the big leak and what it means, Xbox getting platinum trophies, why the 2XKO shutdown should be the standard for all publishers, some Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 news, and lots more.

  5. News Game Plus Commies vs The Future

    Another big episode of gaming news to unpack - PSN shows us the digital future by going down, EA boss gets a bonus for the work his sacked staff did, Xbox announces its new priorities which for some reason include TV, EA is now officially owned by Saudis and a member of the Trump family,...

  6. News Game Plus - Commies vs Private Equity

    Another week of videogame companies behaving badly - we identify the shareholder making Sony stop physical media, Nintendo decides to pocket tariff refunds, Microsoft wants a billion daily xbox players, Roblox now has 26 different Meccha Chameleon games, and GTA6 has already made a billion…

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  7. News Game Plus - You Will Own Nothing And You Will Be Happy

    Dermie and Jason get stuck into what was an awful week for gamers - the ESA reckons anybody who runs a game server is a criminal, Sony decides to stop physical media, the latest from Microsoft's descent into hell, and lots more.

  8. News Game Plus - We have to talk about GTA6 and Steam Machine prices

    Join Jason and Dermie for the latest gaming news about GTA6, the Steam Machine prices, Halo on PS5 wants your money, why the XBox head reckons gaming is too expensive.

  9. News Game Plus Commies vs The European Union

    Join Dermie and Jason for another big week of gaming news - the EU decides games can be killed after all, Gears of War cost the same as Concord to develop, Xbox is about to "reset" by sacking people, EA's new in-game advertising plans, Castlevania is the latest games to have a girl in it but why…

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  10. News Game Plus: Let's Talk Target Audiences

    The bear is back in Australia so it's time for some gaming news - new Sega hardware, Xbox 25, the insane journey of Amsterdam 1666, more Cuphead games are coming to terrorise game journos, Crazy Taxi World, the God of War is now a girl, Rayman Legends, Steam Deck pricing plus some Steam Machine...

  11. News Game Plus On Tour In Japan

    Join Jason and Crinji broadcasting from Japan as they bring you all the latestish gaming news - is Microsoft still a trainwreck, NVidia adds Instagram filters to every game, more layoffs in the gaming industry, social media algorithms, and who is actually buying a PS5 Pro.

  12. News Game Plus: Commies vs Predators

    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...

  13. News Game Plus Commies Vs AI

    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.

  14. News Game Plus - It's All Upside Down

    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.

  15. News Game Plus Hackers Vs Capitalism

    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...

  16. News game Plus Commies VS Mandatory Crunch

    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".

  17. News Game Plus Commies Vs Microsoft Round 3

    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.

  18. News Game Plus Commies vs Microsoft Round 2

    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?

  19. News Game Plus Commies vs Microsoft

    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?

  20. We Need To Talk About Censoring The Internet

    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.

  21. News Game Plus World Tour Special Limited Edition

    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.

  22. We Need To Talk About Superman

    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.

  23. We Need To Talk About The Dumpster Fire That Is Microsoft

    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.

  24. We Need To Talk About That Xbox Handheld

    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.

  25. We Need To Talk About The Switch 2 Anti Hacking Protections

    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...

  26. We Need To Talk About Xbox Games Dominating On Playstation

    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.

  27. We Need To Talk About That GTA6 Trailer

    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.

  28. We Need To Talk About Videogame Prices

    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.

  29. We Need To Talk About Oblivion And Remastering Things In Unreal

    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...

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

    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...

  31. We Need To Talk About Japan And The Switch 2

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

  32. We Need To Talk About The Scam That Is AI

    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...

  33. We Need To Talk About Microsoft Developer Direct

    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...

  34. Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Impressions

    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.

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

    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...

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

    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...

  37. We Need To Talk About Videogame Franchises In Online Casinos

    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.

  38. We Need To Talk About Roblox's Child Labour Problem

    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...

  39. We Need To Talk About Arcane

    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...

  40. We Need To Talk About The Game Awards

    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.

  41. We Need To Talk About Single Player Games

    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...

  42. We Need To Talk About Lazy Writing

    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,...

  43. We Need To Talk About The UN And Japan

    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…

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  44. We Need To Talk About The Theft Of Skyblock

    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...

  45. We Need To Talk About Microsoft

    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...

  46. We Need To Talk About AI

    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...

  47. We Need To Talk About Game Console Prices

    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.

  48. We Need To Talk About The Monkey Game

    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.

  49. We need to talk about Deadlock cutting Overwatch's lunch

    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.

  50. We need to talk about collecting cars

    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.

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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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