SCREENCHEATS

SCREENCHEATS veteran John joins us to break down the hardware, software, and game news from Nintendo's Switch 2 unveiling presentation. Music used: Loading Screen by Dyalla, News Theme 2 by Audionautix, and Next Steps by half.cool.

Sony dominated headlines with a lengthy PlayStation Network outage and a surprise State of Play presentation, Nosferatu enthralled with its mix of horror and social commentary, and Idris Elba tortured Cai's heart with a difficult decision. Note: Nosferatu spoilers are from 00:39:51 - 01:17:53. Music used: Loading Screen by Dyalla, News Theme 2 by Audionautix, and Next Steps by half.cool.

SCREENCHEATS returns with a rundown of Xbox's January Developer_Direct and Nintendo's Switch 2 "reveal" before delving into dystopian Mario fan fiction, Idris Elba appreciation, RetroArch experimentation, and more!

On SCREENCHEATS 008, longtime community member Scott Battye joins Cai and Abir to break down the winners, "world premieres", and trailers from The Game Awards 2024. Scott also shares his recent experience with Transport Fever 2, Cai gushes about Netflix's One Hundred Years of Solitude adaptation, and Abir discusses his initial thoughts about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

On SCREENCHEATS 007, Cai and Abir talk about their earlest PlayStation memories, unfortunate news about xDefiant, Worlds Untold, and Humanoid Origin; Shuhei Yoshida leaving Sony after 31 years, EA doing something good, as well as Banjo-Tooie, Tuca & Bertie, Heretic, and The VVitch.

On SCREENCHEATS 006, Cai and Abir talk about the catchy "new" DK Rap, the nominees for this year's The Game Awards, Sony's plans to acquire Kadokawa, Cai's early impressions of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (PS5) and Beastieball, as well as Abir's thoughts on Gladiator, Gladiator II, and Wicked: Part 1. Music used: Loading Screen by Dyalla, Next Steps by half.cool, and News Theme 2 by Audionautix.

On SCREENCHEATS 005, Cai and Abir talk about: Nintendo confirming Switch 2's backwards compatibility, Take-Two selling Private Division and shutting down Roll7 and Intercept Games, the first batch of PS5 Pro "enhanced" games, as well as their thoughts on Alan Wake 2: The Lake House, The Last of Us Part II, Venom: The Last Dance, Woman of the Hour, and Hard Quiz. Music used is Loading Screen by Dya...

On SCREENCHEATS 004, Cai and Abir talk about October's Xbox Partner Preview presentation, the Steam Deck's belated Australian release, Cai's PAX Australia experience, and their thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux, Smile, Smile 2, and Abbott Elementary. Music used is Loading Screen by Dyalla, Next Steps by half.cool, and News Theme 2 by Audionautix.

This week on SCREENCHEATS, Cai and Abir talk about September's State of Play, the Victorian government's GameChanger Academy, Cai's initial impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Abir's radical time with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, their thoughts on The Wild Robot, and more! Music used is Loading Screen by Dyalla, Next Steps by half.cool, and News Theme 2 by Au...

This week on SCREENCHEATS, Cai and Abir talk about the PS5 Pro, Annapurna Interactive's staff exodus, Microsoft Gaming's latest layoffs, Screen Australia's new funding, Astro Bot, Cult of the Lamb, Fallen London, JAWS, Beetlejuice, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Speak No Evil, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Music used is Loading Screen by Dyalla, Next Steps by half.cool, and News Theme...

After months of domain registration and business shenanigans, Doublejump Radio is back as the SCREENCHEATS podcast! This week, Cai and Abir dust off their microphones to discuss Peter Molyneux's surprise return at gamescom Opening Night Live, why Alien: Romulus is the best Alien film in decades, the terrifying theatrical threads of John Carpenter's The Thing, Only Murders in the Building's promisi...

For the first episode of the year, John, Cai, and Abir discuss: Layoffs at Riot Games, Unity, Twitch, CI Games, People Can Fly, and Versus Evil; News from Xbox's Developer_Direct ( Indiana Jones and the Great Circle , Avowed , Visions of Mana , Ara: History Untold , and Senua's Sage: Hellblade II ), Palworld 's meteoric launch, John refamiliarising himself with pastic instruments for C...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John and Cai discuss: The Game Awards 2023! E3 is dead dead; Epic Games finally wins a court case; Impressions on Fortnite's three new games; and John's quest for a second-hand Guitar Hero controller! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our community Discord server: ⁠ ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nC76AXBdPn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ . Become a member or buy some merch today: ⁠ ⁠⁠https://shop.doublejump.co⁠⁠...

This week on Doublejump Radio, Cai, John, and Abir discuss: Debut trailers for Grand Theft Auto VI and the Fallout TV show, Layoffs at New World Interactive, Codemasters, tinyBuild, and League of Geeks; Twitch leaving South Korea, Fortnite Chapter 5 's new game modes, Lethal Company , Red Dead Redemption II , and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our community Discord server: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nC76AXBdPn⁠⁠⁠...

This week on Doublejump Radio, Cai, John, and Abir discuss: ReedPop "investigating" selling Gamer Network publications, Free Radical closing down (again), Unity laying off Wētā Workshop employees, ByteDance shutting down its Nuverse gaming label, Aussie studio Samurai Punk shutting down, John's thoughts on the Dragon's Dogma 2 showcase, The Game Awards’ Future Class members calli...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John and Abir discuss: Our new member and merch hub, Aussie studio Samurai Punk shutting down, Digital Bros, Humble, and Amazon cutting staff; Atlus raising staff salaries, announcements from BlizzCon 2023, The Game Awards 2023 nominees, the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Valve snubbing ANZ... again, and David Fincher/Netflix's The Killer ! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John and Cai discuss: Announcements from BlizzCon 2023, Xbox wanting chatbots to make games, The Glory Society closing shop, Aftermath and Second Wind spawning from the muck, and The Legend of Zelda 's new live-action movie! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our community Discord server: https://discord.gg/nC76AXBdPn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Music: Cali by Wataboi

This week on Doublejump Radio, John, Cai, and Abir discuss: Atari acquiring Digital Eclipse, rumoured layoffs at Bungie, Remedy Entertainment updating its progress on several projects, Microsoft blocking unauthorised Xbox accessories, and Alan Wake II 's first few hours of brilliance. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our community Discord server: https://discord.gg/nC76AXBdPn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Music: Cali by Wataboi

This week on Doublejump Radio, Cai returns to regale John and Abir about his success with "wedding bingo" before they chat about: Microsoft successfully acquiring Activision Blizzard King, Epic Games being good to consumers and developers while shitting on Bandcamp's employees, Paradox and Harebrained Schemes parting ways, more dodgy Roblox news, Pete Hines leaving Bethesda after 24...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John and Abir celebrate 100 episodes by looking back at some notable podcast moments after discussing: The new PS5 Slim and PS5 game streaming announcements, John Ricciatello stepping down from Unity, Disney reportedly considering purchasing EA, Avalanche Studios Group employees unionising, Ubisoft indefinitely delaying XDefiant and claiming cultural change, and John...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John, Cai, and Abir chat about: Layoffs at Epic Games, Naughty Dog, The Creative Assembly, Twitch, Team17, and Puny Human; Screen Australia revamping its games funding programs, The arrests of dodgy ex-Ubisoft executives, Former employees suing BioWare, Nintendo shutting down the 3DS and Wii U eShops, Cai's quest for an Alan Wake thermos, John's love for Coco...

This week on Doublejump Radio, Cai and Abir chat about: The Australian government's strong stance against gambling in video games, SAG-AFTRA video game actors voting in favour of striking, Jim Ryan leaving Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hideki Kamiya leaving PlatinumGames Inc., Capcom's president questioning current game pricing, Valve's failed appeal against its EU fine, and Our impr...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John, Cai, and Abir chat about: Last week's Nintendo Direct and State of Play presentations, Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios laying off staff, Unity apologising for it "runtime fee", That huge Xbox leak, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty , Batman: The Animated Series , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem ! ---  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John and Abir chat about: Nintendo showing off Switch 2 demos at Gamescom, Embracer Group looking to sell Gearbox Software, AAA gaming on iPhone 15 Pro models, Donald Mustard leaving Epic Games, Stig Asmussen leaving Respawn Entertainment, More shady news coming out of Unity, and Some more of our thoughts on Starfield ! --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our new Discord server: https://...

This week on Doublejump Radio, John, Cai, and Abir chat about: Embracer Group shutting down 30-year-old studio Volition, SAG-AFTRA calling its video game members to action, brand new Super Mario Bros. Wonder details, Final Fantasy XVI coming to PC, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's rebooted development, John and Abir's initial Starfield impressions, and Abir's trip to Gotham in...