Big Week in Gaming - Australian PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch Podcast
As always, it's been a Big Week in Gaming - so join integot, Mike and Swinny (three Aussie blokes who just won't shut up) for all the video game news, industry headlines, awesome deals, classic gaming retrospectives and special features you can handle. Covering PS5, Xbox Series X, PC gaming and Nintendo Switch, we shill to all!
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 131 minutes
- Episodes
- 120
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
020: Shortlist, The Ultimate (Cyberpunk 2077, The World Ends With You Sequel, GreedFall, The Last of Us HBO TV, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Review, Game of Some Other Year 2011 Shortlist)
It's been massive, utterly gigantic Big Week in Gaming for 29 Nov 2020. Don't let a certain co-host tell you otherwise - it's against brand. This week the 2011 Game of Some Other Year delegations beg…
019: Goose of Tsushima (xCloud in Australia, New Bond Game, Epic vs Apple, Game Awards Nominations, Animal Crossing Updates, Slippi Shutdown, Sunshine Update, Game & Watch, and Valhalla)
Streuth mate - it's really been a Big Week in Gaming for 22 Nov 2020 hasn't it? Join us for a very Aussie-centric episode as we get our grubby mitts on xCloud's Australian preview, Epic takes Apple t…
018: Who's Next Genny? (PlayStation 5 Launch, Xbox Series X Launch, Alan Wake, Demon's Souls)
One week into next gen, and it's already a Big Week in Gaming for 15 Nov 2020. This week Mike joins us for a deep dive on the PlayStation 5 and Demon's Souls, we debate the intention and ethics of EA…
017: Animal Crossing Warriors? (Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation 5, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, The Medium, Celeste, Wolfenstein 3D, Crime Killer, Terranigma, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Diddy Kong Racing, Resonance of Fate)
With a new console generation on the horizon, it really was a Big Week in Gaming for 8 Nov 2020. This week we chat about the lead-up and line-up of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X, take a look …
016: Making Babies With Strangers (Cyberpunk 2077, Nintendo Direct Mini, Control, Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, Halo Infinite, Ori and the Blind Forest)
It truly was a Big Week in Gaming for Sun 1 Nov 2020. Why, you ask? Because this week we talk about Cyberpunk 2077 getting yet another delay, Facebook throwing it's hat into the cloud gaming arena, a…
015: Sometimes Things Suck (Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon And The Blade Of Light, Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle, NBA 2K21, Control Ultimate Edition, The Solitaire Conspiracy)
Oh - what's this? Another Big Week in Gaming for Sun 25 Oct 2020, that's what! This week, Nintendo drops a blistering Fire Emblem anniversary bombshell, 2K sneaks in unskippable ads post-launch (agai…
014: Three Pixels To The Left (Analogue Duo, PlayStation 5 UI, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)
With Swinny back in the saddle, it's a been a Big Week In Gaming for Sun 18 Oct 2020. This big week, we give our reactions to the Oscar-worthy Monster Hunter trailer, talk about the snappy new PS5 UI…
013: I Have The Power To End It All (Xbox Series X hands-on, PlayStation 5 Teardown, Rambo joins Mortal Kombat 11, MSI, Hades Review)
Welcome to Big Week in PC Gaming, I mean, Big Week in Gaming for Episode 13 on Sun 11 Oct 2020. With our Hall of Famer, Swinny, out of action this week, we've had to grab a ringer in, Mike, to carry …
012: Wait, it's all Smash? Always has been. (Minecraft Steve in Smash, Cyberpunk crunch, Our Top 10 smash reveals)
With some block-busting news to sink our teeth into, it's been a Big Week in Gaming for Episode 12 on Sun 4 Sep 2020. This week we dig into the latest Smash Bros DLC character, debate the ethics of C…
011: A Counterfeit Amiibo Card Divorce (Microsoft buys Bethesda, Amazon Luna Announced, NieR: Replicant Update, Tokyo Game Show 2020, Xbox Series S|X Pre-Orders Sell Out Admist Chaos)
With big bucks changing hands across the industry, it's truly been a Big Week In Gaming for Episode 11 on Sun 27 Sep 2020. Join integot and Swinny as they break down Xbox's ZeniMax/Bethesda buy out, …
010: Miles Rick Moranis (PlayStation 5, Pricing, Pre-orders, Release Date, PlayStation Plus, Hogwarts Legacy, Final Fantasy XVI, Demon's Souls, God of War Ragnarok, Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Amiibo, Hyrule Warriors, Tell Me Why)
Oh, look at that - another Big Week in Gaming for Episode 10 on Sun 20 Sep 2020! This week Sony dumped a whole load of launch info over us, Nintendo announced sixty billion Monster Hunter games, Swin…
009: Getting DACced (Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity, Kingdom of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, Analogue DAC)
It was truly a Big Week in Gaming for Episode 9 on Sun 13 Sep 2020, with the official reveal of the Xbox Series S and Microsoft's big launch plans for November 2020. In addition to the big news bante…
008: One Win for the Swin (Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct, Rocket League and Wonder Boy - Asha In Monster World)
It was a very Mario-themed Big Week in Gaming for Episode 8 on Sun 6 Sep 2020. Alongside all the awesome news from the 35th Mario Anniversary Direct, integot and Swinny discuss the horrible first tra…
007: Ubisoft is Discless (Gamescom 2020 Opening Night Live, Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Spiritfarer)
My, my, my, what a Big Week in Gaming. Join integot and Swinny for Episode 6 where we cover:
- Gamescom Opening Night Live
- Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
- and Swinny gives his Swinpressions o…
006: Melbourne Monolith (Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gotham Knights, Nintendo Indie World, Battletoads)
Another week and what was that you said... a Big Week in Gaming. Yes, indeed, it has been. Join integot and Swinny for Episode 6 where we cover:
- DC's FanDome announcements
- Nintendo's Indie World sh…
005: Losing Control (Epic Games vs Apple, Halo Infinite Delayed, Donkey Kong Country Review)
Join integot and Swinny on, yes, another Big Week in Gaming for Episode 5 on Sun 16 Aug 2020. Expecting another short episode, we spend three hours discussing and debating the major weekly news (new …
004: Cybertruck Is Essential Shopping (State of Play, xCloud, Analogue Pocket, and Game of Some-other-year)
This week we talk about the PlayStation State of Play, announcement of xCloud's Release Date, the Analogue Pocket Pre-orders being sold out and we decide which year we'll pick for the Game of Some-ot…
003: Monopoly, the Battletoads of Board Games (Analogue Pocket pre-order, Nintendo Gigaleak, and Swinny's impressions on CrossCode)
This week integot and Swinny discuss the announcement for the pre-order of the Analogue Pocket, further Nintendo leaks and Swinny's thoughts on CrossCode and Konami.
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Intro.
(00:0…
002: So Deep on Analogue (Xbox Games Showcase, gameplay footage of Halo Infinite, and Nintendo Direct Mini)
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:05) Xbox Games Showcase, Overview
(00:01:30) Xbox Games Showcase, Halo Infinite
(00:14:50) Xbox Games Showcase, Forza
(00:17:20) Xbox Games Showcase, Fable
(00:24:20) Xbo…
001: Controllers are Gender-Neutral (Far Cry 6 announcement, the next big Xbox event and our retrospective on Bonk's Adventure)
Swinny and integot go deep on the Ubisoft Forward event (00:04:00) and share their retrospective on TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine classic, Bonk's Adventure (1989) (02:35:20).
Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:…