The Game Overcast

The Mike Game Cast – Season 2, Episode 4 (Episode 12)Episode 12 of The Game Overcast is here! And we have our first special guest!This week we talk about:Disney & Epic Games. Rumours are swirling that Disney could be eyeing up a purchase of Fortnite maker Epic Games, with new CEO Josh D'Amaro reportedly keen on the deal. What would this mean for gaming?Nintendo Patent Rejected. The USPTO has thrown out Nintendo's "Summon and Battle" patent for being too obvious. Could this protect monster-battling games from Nintendo's legal reach?Take-Two Ditches AI Team. While other studios race to embrace AI, Take-Two has laid off its entire AI division. CEO Strauss Zelnick remains a sceptic. Is he onto something?PEAK Dev Claps Back. The developer behind PEAK has fired back at "lazy dev cycle" accusations, arguing that any update is a bonus, not a right. Do paying customers deserve more?Sony PS6 Handheld Rumours. Leaks suggest Sony may be returning to the handheld market with a PS6 portable, reportedly packing more power than an Xbox Series S. Could this take on the Switch?$1000 PS6?!. Industry consultants are warning that next-gen console pricing could hit four figures. Is console gaming on its way to becoming a luxury hobby?Plus much more!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 Mike Gaming Cast ThemeWritten and recorded by Mike and Ben GatwardThe Game Overcast ThemeWritten and recorded by Mike and Ben Gatward

The Game Overcast – Season 2, Episode 3 (Episode 11)Episode 11 of The Game Overcast is finally here. We had a lot of issues getting this one out so apologies for the lateness!This week we talk about Switch 2 not doing as well as Nintendo had hoped outside of Japan. The pricing of consoles is getting out of hand.You can now rent a console?!Dynamic pricingEpic Games in trouble?Resident Evil 9 is the fastest selling game in the series.Plus much more!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

The Game Overcast – Season 2, Episode 2 (Episode 10)Episode 10 of The Game Overcast is here, and this time we are chatting about the podcast officially becoming part of Save Slot Studios, what that means for the show, and what Save Slot Studios is all about.We also get into the reaction to NVIDIA and DLSS 5, and why so many people seem fed up with it. On top of that, we talk about how hard it is to actually find time to game and stream these days, especially when life seems to get busier the older you get.We also have a look at the Spring Steam Sale and the sort of games and deals we are hoping to grab, before moving on to the big SteamOS update and whether a new Steam Machine could actually have a chance, or if it is already doomed because of hardware shortages.And of course, we had to talk about Pokémon. With older games getting re-released, some people are really happy, while others are left disappointed. We chat about why the reaction has been so mixed, and which older games we would love to see brought back next.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

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/

Welcome to the real Episode 4 and the first of 2024! Lets get going! This Episode: Nintendo Switch 2 rumours are starting to pop up, lets talk about them. Is Twitch starting its downward decline? They have just let go of 500 people, you bet we have words on this! Preorders up for Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi 4 (Sparking Zero) and it has made Stocker sad. Deal watch with Max Gooddeals: (PS5) EA Sports FC 24 - £34.99 down from £69.99 - Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/SPORTS-Standard-PS5-VideoGame-English/dp/B0CB6SZKDS (XSX) Modern Warfare 3 - £49.99 down from £69.99 - Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Duty%C2%AE-Cross-Gen-Exclusive-Amazon-co-uk/dp/B0CFQWWQ6J (PS5/XSX) Hogwarts Legacy - £34.99 on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B9YQB919 (PS5) Street Fighter 6 Collector’s Edition - £67.85 down from £249.99 on ShopTo https://www.shopto.net/en/ps5st17-street-fighter-6-collector-s-edition-p1180462/ (XSX/PS5) Mortal Kombat 1 - Standard Edition - £27.85 down from £64.99 on ShopTo https://www.shopto.net/en/ps5mo07-mortal-kombat-1-standard-edition-p1178538/ Policy changes from Valve regarding AI usage and disclosure. TURBO BUTTON - Quick tidbits of news from your boys at The Game Overcast! 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/

Welcome to what should of been Episode 4, but is in fact Episode 3, we've beaten the 3 episode curse! This Episode: This episode we recap on 2023 and pick our top games of the year. We also discuss a potential flash cart for the switch that is due to arrive shortly! From there we move onto the latest addition to Fortnite, which looks interesting! As always, the latest additions to PSN and Game Pass, as well as talking about some deals. Finally, we have a little chat about what we are looking forward to in 2024. Oh, and if someone knows how to stop a chair from squaking, please let Stocker know! :) 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

Welcome to the first Game Overcast Solo Series Episode! This Episode: Whilst recording the full Episode 3 (its coming soon! honest!) Stocker managed to contract COVID, so whilst he is on the mend, Ben has done a bonus episode taking you through the gang's recent visit to MCM Comic Con in London. Is this something you would like to see in the future? We are all ears! Big MASSIVE shout out to Sirs Mike and Ben Gatward for the new music, it absolutely SLAPS! 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

We are back for Episode 2! Sorry about the delays for this one, various technical issues kept chipping away at our sanity, but we got through it! This Episode: This episode we talk about the layoffs that Epic Games has recently announced. Jim Ryan is to leave Sony/PlayStation after 30 years. We also go over the latest Game Pass additions/removals and discuss the PlayStation Plus side too! Then we move onto some discussion regarding the Tokyo Game Show, with some talk about games that took our interest, as well as a couple more. Then we have a quick chat about the KOTOR Remake seemingly disappearing from the internet. Then finally, its having a chat about the Foamstars beta that we took part in, and our views! 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

Welcome to our new show! Two lads from the UK get together and talk about gaming, latest news and other topics from the beautiful world of gaming! This Episode: This episode we chat about the Microsoft Xbox leaks that were recently made public, talking about a possible Series S and Series X refresh as well as a new controller. Also talking about some of our choice games from the September 2023 PlayStation State of Play. Follow our socials! Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/kbXyazxuJ3https://discord.gg/kbXyazxuJ3 X aka Twitter: https://www.x.com/thegameovercast Instagram: https://www.twitter.com/thegameovercast Music used in this episode: Local Forecast – Elevator by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/