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A weekly podcast where Ubisoft concept artist Vin Hill and indie game dev Chris Jarvis discuss videogames and videogame news
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Chris and Vin the indie game devs have moved again. They discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 Leaks and rumours. Baldur's Gate 3 is out and people are losing their minds over the number of genital options. The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum has had a massive patch, but why? Also Twitch has finally stopped Counterstrike gambling sites from being able to stream. Chris and Vin are also making games Long Gone and Focus Find.
Chris and Vin discuss the rebranding of Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Gamepass Core, spoiler alert it's better. How the WGA writers strike could affect the video game industry and rumours of a PS5 Slim or pro that could be out next year?
Chris and Vin discuss the tweet from Phil Spencer about working with Sony on keeping Call of Duty on PlayStation so the Activition Blizzard King deal will go through the red tape. They also discuss their indie games Focus Find and Long Gone. Also some stuff about Steam not publishing games with AI content.
Chris and Vin Discuss the games seen in the 2023 Xbox Showcase and Starfield direct.
Chris and Vin discuss Redfalls poor performance and Phil Spencer talks about this and own it on the Kinda Funny Xbox Podcast.
In this episode Chris and Vin discuss the CMA blocking the Microsoft and Activation merger deal. Is this the end of the road or just a blip? Rovio is bought by SEGA, will there be a Sonic and Red mash up? Will SEGA learn the secret to mobile success? Jedi: Survivor is critically well received but the PC version of the game is a mess. Chris and Vin discuss how difficult it is to make a game for PC. They also discuss their own games Long Gone and Focus Find.
Chris and Vin discuss Buff Ganondorf in the new tears of the kingdom trailer. Vin and Sam went to the Norfolk OLL game convention, The Super Mario Brothers Movie is actually good. Ubisoft Plus is actually a good deal if you want to play Assassin's Creed Mirage. Chris reads a Bithell book about game dev and plays Tron Identity.
In this episode Chris and Vin talk about: Farming Simulator Selling Tractors. Farm equipment companies now launch products based on the game. Microsoft Blizzard Update, the CAM say Microsoft buying Blizzard won't make a monopoly and No More Robots Mike Rose does a GDC talk about releasing games on Xbox Gamepass. A bit about Hogwarts Legacy too.
Chris and Vin are both now working for JumpButton Studio. Chris is working on Focus Find and Vin is working on an unannounced game. They also discuss Luminous Productions folding into Square Enix after the Forsaken flop. The Last of Us TV show was brilliant. Lance Reddick sadly passes away age 60.
Also discussed: Indie game dev, indie game marketing, working in indie games, Focus Find.
Chris and Vin discuss The Last of Us TV show, how Nick Offerman who plays Bill doesn't play video game but loved Banjo Kazooie. E3 is dead as Playstation, Microsoft and Nintendo pull out. Ubisoft is the only big company who is still in. A Plague Tale: Requiem is brilliant and Long Gone has surpassed 10,000 wishlist's on Steam.
Chris is becoming a full time game developer and will be working on Focus Find full time! Vin is leaving Ubisoft as a concept artist mainly due to the direction the company is going in with service games. The guys also discuss the Golden Eye, Dead Space and The Last of Us Part 1 remakes. Are they remakes, HD upgrades or remasters?
In this weeks episode Chris and Vin talk about the AI art debate where concept artists are removing work from Artstation. But mostly they watch the Gamespot video of video game trailers, react and discuss. Death Stranding 2, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Hades II, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Official Batman Reveal, Tekken 8, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Final Fantasy XVI, Judas, Diablo IV, Earthblade, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Dune Awakening, Remnant II, The Lords of the Fallen, Bayonetta Origins Cereza and the Lost Demon, Destiny 2 Lightfall , Street Fighter 6, Hellboy Web Of Wyrd, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania DLC
I this week's episode Chris and Vin talk about using Chat GPT to help with indie game development. They talk about the recent announcement of cancelled Ubisoft games and the future of the company. They also discuss Neil Druckman's interview where he seems to link game announcement schedules with development crunch.
In this Episode, Chris and Vin discuss their reactions to the 2022 game awards. They go over winners, nominations, controversies, Al Pacino, "Flue Guy" Pedro Eustache, the 15 year old stage invader named Matan and much more.
This week Chris and Vin go over Sonic Frontiers design choices, the late great Kevin Conroy is one of a kind, Ash Ketchum has finally won a world championship after 25 years and other bits and bobs like God of War Ragnarok being very good
This week Vin is back! Chris and Vin discuss weather the PSVR 2 is too expensive or if it fits a specific demographic very well. Could the loss of 2 million PS Plus subscribers be trouble for Sony? It isn't all it seems.
Chris and Sam discuss voice actor Hellena Taylor and the voice acting payment debacle for Bayonetta 3, they discuss the latest known money that was offered to the voice actor to replay the iconic character for the 3rd time, God of War Ragnarok director Cory Barlog slams spoilers appearing online after a retailer sold copies 2 weeks earlier than release date and Steam reaches over 30 million concurrent players.
In this weeks episode Chris and Sam discuss Gotham Knights only coming on next gen consoles in 30 FPS, Twitch-con injuries and Overwatch 1 still having digital copies sold despite the server being stopped.
In this week's episode Chris and Vin talk about the missed opportunity with VR, what games they would like to see in VR and Valve releasing an advert showing the Nintendo Switch emulation app Yuzu.
In this weeks episode Chris and Vin talk about the Crystal Dynamics Legend of Kain survey, Jim Ryan flying to Brussels to complain about Microsoft acquiring Activation Blizzard and what is Stadia? And why is it shutting down?
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