Noob Talk Radio

After being on hiatus, the Boys return to your (somewhat) regularly scheduled programming for a look back on some highlights from this year’s Gamescom show, as well as a few titles from Sony’s September State of Play. Please be excited.

John Carpenter is working with Boss Team on a new Halloween game, a small indie developer figures out a cunning workaround to SAG-AFTRA’s voice actor strike, Borderlands bombs, rapid fire-while, Replaced and Terminator: Survivor delayed (teardrop tattoo), Chernobylite 2 announced, River City Girls Double Dragon DLC, and Armored Core reaches impressive sales numbers. Please be excited.

Your friendly neighborhood podcast hosts discuss Ubisoft’s statement regarding Assassin’s Creed Shadows, video game voice actors on strike over AI protections, unions at Blizzard and Bethesda, a new report regarding in-app purchases in freemium titles, Green Hell PS5, BioShock movie, Stalker 2 delayed (again!), Hunt: Showdown 1896, Gestalt Steam & Cinder released, and more! Please do enjoy.

The Boys have a meandering chat about the very intriguing recent Dune: Awakening Direct put out by Funcom for their upcoming survival MMO. In other news, Microsoft partners with Amazon for a no-console Xbox bundle while hiking GamePass prices, Capcom talks Dead Rising Remaster and teases Resident Evil 9, new medieval first-person Action-RPG Alkahest looks slammin’, Star Wars Outlaws goes gold, PS5...

Is Summer Games Fest too monumentally gargantuan to even have the most pathetically inadequate hope of covering every meaningfully tantalizing game announcement and showcase in one podcast episode? Yes. Yes, it is. That said, from the new and sometimes out-of-left-field like Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, Cuffbust, and Rogue Eclipse to the known yet hotly-anticipated like Mina The Hollower, Star W...

The Boys sit down for a whimsical fireside chat to discuss Josh’s recent overwhelmingly positive experiences with the System Shock Remake on console, Tieg’s enjoyment of the Halo TV show's Season 2, as well as some recent video game into TV adaptation news, including Yakuza: Like A Dragon live action, Shogun star in talks for Ghost of Tsushima movie, and the Tomb Raider anime. Please do enjoy.

The Boys have a meandering chat about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, IGN Entertainment acquires multiple news outlets, former XCOM director Jake Solomon making a next-gen “life-sim,” Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert making new game that is a cross of Diablo, Zelda, and Thimbleweed Park, China’s laws regarding youths and screen time bear fruit, V Rising release date announced, Redfall gets a final upda...

While musing over the implications Early Access may or may not have had on Miyazaki’s seminal hit Dark Souls, the Boys discuss Microsoft’s tumultuous course of studio closures (which we don’t like) and the recent strong performance of Xbox games on PlayStation (which we do like), as well Helldivers 2’s PSN account linking on PC controversy. Meanwhile, V Rising has risen to somewhat strong winds of...

The Boys discuss the vagaries of revisionist history via Lara Croft’s pin-up poster removals in Tomb Raider, while the voice actor behind Three Dog expresses enthusiasm in joining Fallout Season 2, Fallout 4 PS5 edition releases, and Little Devil Inside attempts to rise from the grave. Newswhile in the rapid fire, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 announced, Darkest Dungeon 2 comes to PlayStation, Killi...

While a disturbance in the force causes a wandering Fallout TV show to draw near, the Boys go over the Star Wars Outlaws almost too-soon-to-believe release date announcement, Hollow Knight Silksong Xbox Store listings indicating a release date around the corner, and Saber Interactive’s mildly passive-aggressive statement that the KOTOR Remake is alive and well. Meanwhile, Skald: The Black Priory g...

The Boys discuss a slice of gaming news covering the System Shock Remake console release date announcement (finally!), new Black Panther and Captain America game from Amy Hennig, Bungie’s Marathon Director shakeup, Star Wars: Jedi director announcing new studio, Dragon’s Dogma gets mixed reception but still looks awesome, PS5 Pro leaked, Dragon Is Dead looks dope, and Project Birdseye, a new actio...

Now that regularly scheduled programming has resumed, the Boys discuss the ever-so-tasty concrete details that have emerged regarding the upcoming Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC package. Newswhile, Dune: Awakening, the new survival MMO from Funcom, gets its first ever gameplay trailer. We discuss. No Rest For The Wicked gets new gameplay details and looks better than ever. Xbox games going...

As the Boys wrestle with the existential question of “What is Palworld and why should we care?”, an Elden Ring mobile game is in development, Xbox games are seemingly coming to PlayStation, Vampire: The Masquerade’s new gameplay trailer fails to impress, Elex II developer is struggling, Helldivers 2 rocks my socks, and Death Stranding 2’s in-depth trailer colors us curious. Please do enjoy.

In a very special Noob Talk Radio episode starring special guest co-host Mr. Michael Evans, we discuss recent duelling comments from Ubisoft and Larian Studios regarding the state of subscription services in our beloved industry, meanwhile layoffs occur at Eidos Montreal along with the new Deus Ex seemingly cancelled, Sony announces the first State of Play of 2024, Suicide Squad pulled one hour af...

The Boys are back from vacation and it's time for Noob Talk Radio to discuss the year to come. Is there any possible chance that the coming year will bring us as many delectable gaming goodies that are sure to titillate the sense as the previous one did? Who knows! We discuss. Please be excited.

In what may just be one of the greatest years in video gaming for at least the past decade, Josh and Tieg sit down to have a post-holiday fireside chat about the most stand-out games of 2023. We each made a secret list of our Top Three (along with a few runner-ups), and we discuss our choices as well as why any of these games deserves extra attention as potentially the best title of the past year....

The Boys sit down with a healthy dose of video game news to light your way through the holiday season. Embracer may be losing its grip, while E3 is finally dead, The Day Before implodes spectacularly, and Disney insists there is hope for our beleaguered Knights of the Old Republic remake. In other news, Genopanic reminds Josh of Xeodrifter, Valve gets into the holiday spirit, The Last of Us Multip...

As 2023 nears the finish line, the Boys sit down for a long and winding road through all the exciting new game announcements to come out of this year’s Video Game Awards, which we will be honest, were a pretty unique and fascinating slice of games. Please be excited.

Returnal director leaves Housemarque, GTA VI announces it’s being announced, and what the heck is going on with the new Call of Duty launcher? Meanwhile, the Boys discuss what they’ve been playing (Diablo IV & Star Wars RPG?), as well as Steam curioso Lethal Company, Astral Ascent’s very positive critical reception, Last of Us Part 2 Remaster announced, Ark: Survival Ascended doing numbers, Ja...

After regaling you with tales of their gaming exploits, the Boys discuss a recent recruitment drive at FromSoft, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 narrative details, and PS5 Slim disc drive’s necessity to handshake with online servers in order to work. Meanwhile in the rapid fire, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden releases to little fanfare, RoboCop: Rogue City receives surprisingly warm receptions...

As the spooky time draws near, the Boys discuss the intriguing offerings on display at Indie Horror Showcase 2023, then recent layoffs at Shadowrun Returns developer Harebrained Schemes, as well as Epic’s spicy new incentives to draw in developers to their ecosystem. Meanwhile in the rapid fire, Amazon’s Fallout TV Show, EA’s Iron Man game moving to Unreal Engine 5, Astral Ascent, ABK acquisition...

The Boys are back with an action-packed, missile salvo of news for you with the PS5 Slim here in time for the holidays, Silent Hill 2 Remake likely imminent, CD Projekt working on live action Cyberpunk show, and renewed concern circulating for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Remake. In other news, The Last Faith release date, Trepang 2 out on consoles, Callisto Protocol free with PS+, The Fr...

Unity brings division (but not that Division), while in other news, The Division 3 officially enters production, Callisto Protocol’s Striking Distance Studios isn’t doing so hot, FTC Court leaks lead to Fallout 3 Remaster plans, Sony’s State of Play offers Helldivers 2 release date, System Shock Remake gets an ESRB rating for consoles, and more! Please be excited.

The Boys are back with your regularly scheduled news! We discuss the PS+ price hike along with tasty September games, Starfield’s success, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2’s re-reveal under new developer The Chinese Room, and The MIX Showcase 2023 (Holy Indies, Batman!). Meanwhile in rapid fire, Gunbrella, Soulframe, Fear Fest 2023, Xbox’s Replaced delayed, Holstin, Super Mario Wonder, and mor...

The Boys are back with their Gamescom 2023 hot takes! We’re here to bring you our deepest ruminations on this year’s slew of offerings, including but not limited to Killing Floor 3, Stalker 2,#Blud, Nightingale, Mortal Kombat, Alan Wake, Lords of The Fallen, Off The Grid, and more! Also, spoilers, Josh likes Armored Core.