Plug N Play Podcast - Video Game News and Reviews

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry tries his best not to succumb to horrific depression based on the recent happenings here in the gaming industry. Bungie layoffs, Steam Machine prices, GTA6 with no disc, Xbox layoff, and the death of physical games!? Sheesh... Come along and see if my sanity remains. Impressions this week are light since news is so heavy. Brief impressions of Xenob...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through EVERY game that was shown at the most recent Nintendo Direct, and discusses the recent news on Microsoft shutting down several beloved studios? Is this the end for XBOX again?... again?.... again? How many times has it been over for them? Impressions this week touch on tiny bits of Steam Next Fest demos that Henry has been trying out o...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, we go through EVERY game shown at the new PlayStation State of Play, Summer Games Fest and Xbox Partner Showcase! This is truly the new E3 and we will revel in this bounty and analyze all the gaming goodies for the year to come! Feel free to send us a question at plugnplaypodcast1@gmail.com for a chance to have it read out on the show! X/Twitter: https:/...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry discusses how Nintendo finally caught up to everyone else with the new price increase for the Switch 2, Sega cancelling its incredibly vague, incredibly overstated "Super Game", Saros reported underselling, Xbox is now XBOX, and Embracer splitting up once again. Its a good time to be a video game podcast! Impressions this week touch on th...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry discusses the nothing burger that was Playstation's DRM scare, GameStop offering to buy Ebay for $56 billion, the new Star Fox reveal, Xbox axing Copilot Companion, GTA needing to cost more money, and more! Phew! That's allota news... Impressions this week are focusing on Sonic Superstars and Metal Gear Solid Delta. Can not doing enough mak...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry discusses Xbox's plans to turn the ship around, but is it too late? He also reviews the GTA Online leaked info from hackers and discusses Shuhei Yoshida's recent statements on leaving PlayStation. Impressions this week are featuring Mr. Sleepy Man! Does this wacky 3D platformer do enough to stay in our dreams? And a throw back to the past i...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry dives deep into the recent leaks of Nintendo's entire 2026 plans! As well as Shift Up buying Unbound, Disney thinking about acquiring Epic Games and the deal's potential, Asha Sharma saying that Game Pass prices will likely have to change, and more! Impressions this week are all about Sonic x Shadow Generations! Can the black hedgehog with...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry does his due diligence on the recent DLSS 5 yassification controversy, goes through EVERY game in the recent Xbox Partner Showcase, discusses Nintendo's cut to Switch 2 production, Sony's new studio closure, and more! Impressions this week are all about the titillating Stellar Blade! Does the game do enough to stand out from the advertised...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry takes on the news of Highguard's inevitable and official shut down, Sony announces they're pulling back from PC ports, Xbox announcing their next generation console (Project Helix), NetEase puts Gang of the Dragon in peril by pulling funding, and Fortnite apparently can't pay the bills with their current v-buck structure. Can't hurt...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry dives into the dumpster fire of gaming news that includes Bluepoint Games being shut down seemingly out of nowhere. As well as the massive shakeup in Xbox leadership over at Microsoft. What is the world coming to?! Listen in to make sense of the madness. Impressions this week consist of a smathering of games found across the Steam Next Fest offerin...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through EVERY game at the Nintendo Partner Direct, EVERY game at the Sony State of Play, Overwatch dropping to 2 to massive applause, and Highguard signaling the end with massive layoffs at the studio. The news is treacherous, but can he overcome? Impressions this week are focusing on the newest Silent Hill game: Silent Hill f. As one of the h...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through the upheaval at Ubisoft after their announced restructuring and cancellation of several upcoming games. We go through every game from this week's Xbox Developer Direct, and discuss the massive negative reception to the release of Highguard. Is it really as bad as everyone thinks? Impressions this week are focusing on the narrative darl...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry debates AI usage once again with Larian addressing their AI backlash. Did the Switch 2 truly suffer over the holidays? Is VR truly dead? And is anyone surprised Ubisoft did something else slightly unethical? The answers await... Impressions this week are an in depth look at Death Stranding 2! Does the sequel live up to the Kojima branding or does i...

The time has finally come! Join us for the Plug N Play Podcast's second ever Game of the Year Award Show! Biggest news story of the year, best narrative, best soundtrack, guilty please and more! And of course, the Top 5 Best Games of the Year! Who will win? Who will lose? Only one way to find out as we dive back into this good and sometimes even great year for gaming! Feel free to send us a qu...

On this merry episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry reviews ALL the game announcements and winners/losers of The Game Awards! Brain Flemmings steps down from Sucker Punch, and is it wrong to use AI in game development? Regardless, all of your favorite studios already are... Impressions this week are focused around Despelote! A unique indie game with a divisive user and critic score and an endi...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry dives into the potential impact of the Netflix acquisition of Warner Brothers and their games division, if Mina the Hollower will be the end of Yacht Club Games, Embracer makes a surprise cameo for the show, and will AI be the end of us all? Tune in to find out! Impressions this week are discovering how bad I am at fighting games with Mortal Kombat...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through EVERY game covered in the recent Sony Japan and Xbox presentations! As well as his thoughts on the new Valve hardware, the price and who is it even for!? And of course, all the hubbub around The Game Award Nominees. Who got snubbed, who will win, and is Megabonk a Debut Indie Game?! Tune in to find out. Impressions this week are all bi...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry discusses the recent GTA VI delay yet again along with their accompanying union busting allegations, Halo coming to Xbox and officially signalling the end of the console war, Amazon ditching their MMO development, Remedy's CEO stepping down, and Assassin's Creed head refuting claims by Ubisoft management. Lots to cover over the time off! Im...

On this special episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through the past decade of Game of the Year Nominees and Winners! Who was snubbed? What wins were well deserved? Why was Hollow Knight not even nominated the year it came out? And most importantly: who will be the nominees for THIS year!?! Tune in to find out the answers to all these burning questions and more! Feel free to send us a q...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry decides if Xbox has completely given up by raising Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions by a whopping 50%, EA's public buyout at the hands of Saudi Arabia, Ubisoft cancelling a controversial Assassin's Creed set in the Civil War, and more! Impressions this week touch on the initial several hours of Ghost of Yotei. Is it a worthy successor or ju...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry delves into the weebish world of Tokyo Game Show. We go through every game shown at Sony's State of Play and determine if the hype is warranted. We also go into The King of Crashout's (Randy Pitchford) thoughts on Borderlands 4's poor performance, Xbox raising prices on consoles AGAIN, and Doug Bowser stepping down at Nintendo of America president....

Silksong! Nintendo Direct! What a time to be a gamer! Join Henry on this episode as we delve into the recent controversial relase of Hollow Knight: Silksong and we delve into EVERY game from the recent Nintendo Direct. We also briefly go over Perfect Dark's failed saving throw, IO Interactive stepping away from publishing after Mindseye's failure, and Roblox requiring age verification. Imp...

On this Gamescom heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes over ALL the major, and several not so major, announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live. We also talk about the PS5 console price hikes and Atari buying out some older Ubisoft IP to round out the news. Impressions this week include the Trails of the Sky 1st Chapter demo and the new arrival of Sword of the Sea from the Art Dir...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry scrapes the bottom of the barrel for news as we talk about the Bioshock 4 development turmoil, Dragon Age Remasters are never going to happen, and even some Twisted Metal Season 2 impressions to help round things out. Impressions this week are all about the betas! Battlefield 6 beta impressions are hot, Drag x Drive impressions are not, and Adventu...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, we go through every game in the disappointing July Nintendo Partner Direct, talk about tariff's impact on Switch price, discuss why Outer Worlds 2 price got slashed and delve deep into why NSFW games are getting removed from services. Very spicy this week! Impressions this week are all the big ape: Donkey Kong: Bananza! The newest, hottest Nintendo game...