Plug N Play Podcast - Video Game News and Reviews

On this drama heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, the news covers the ongoing cat fight between the publisher, Krafton, and the developer behind Subnautica, Unknown Worlds. Who is in the right and who gave the most savage clapback? We also delve into the newco-CRO of the Ubisoft subsidary and whether or not his daddy gave him the job. The answers may surprise you! Impressions this week are a...

On this layoff heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, the news is all about Microsoft, baby. You want layoffs and cancellations? We got 'em. What does it mean for Xbox and the gamers at large? Tune in to find out in our no holds barred, super serious conversation the cost 9000+ people their jobs. Impressions this week focus on the hot, new indie 3D puzzle platformer: Ruffy and the Riverside! Th...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, we have several news topis of note including: Marathon's delay, MindsEye's disastrous launch, PS+ prices increasing, Switch 2 third party sales disappointing and the Split Gate 2 boss apologizing for his hat. Impressions this week focus on the weird and wacky with emphasis on the Katamary Damaci director's newest creation: To a T. And hot off the heels o...

On this jam packed and extra long episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry reviews EVERY game shown at this year's Gamer Christmas, E3, Summer Game Fest! We review everything in Sony's State of Play, Geoff's Summer Game Fest and Microsoft's Xbox Partner Showcase. Do we have an incredible year of games to come or did Santa Keighley leave us a lump of coal? Impressions this week are on the highly a...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry delves into the ongoing and never ending tragedy that is Playstation's live service game initiative! Jade Raymon leaves Fairgames after negative play tests and Bungie's Marathon has blood in the water after admissions of plagiarism are abound. Also Borderlands 4's Randy Pitchford's comments on fans needing to find a way to buy $80 g...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry holds a funeral for the many tragedies in the gaming industry. The delay and second trailer of Grand Theft Auto VI, the apparent death of Polygon and Giant Bomb, and the increase of Xbox's consoles and games. Are gamer's tears warranted or are they unnecessarily overblown as many gamer problems often are? Impressions this week cover Clair O...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry entered the Switch 2 pre-order battlefield with only a hope and a prayer. Was he able to secure the bag or did he fall victim to the bloodshed? Discussions around Bungie's new extraction shooter, Marathon, and if it will live or die by the price tag, and also some brief retelling of fond memories with the announcement of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion...

Nintendo Switch 2! Join Henry on this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast as we go through the official reveal of everything involving the Nintendo Switch 2 in this jam packed episode! The hardware, the games, the reveals, and the misinformation! There's a lot to cover so jump on in! Impressions this week cover the controversial Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Silent Hill 2 Remake! D...

Join the new and improved Plug N Play Podcast as Henry dives deep into the news this week with the resurrection of Game Informer, Ubisoft finally admitting defeat with their new subsidiary announcement and a review of absolutely everything that was shown in this week's Nintendo Direct! Impressions this week include the new hotness, Split Fiction, and a long-time coming comparison of Cyberpunk...

News may be slow, but that don't stop the video games from coming on this episode of the Pug N Play Podcast! News this week touches on how people won't ever be satisfied with the cancelled Twisted Metal game and Niantic selling off Pokemon GO to the creators of Monopoly GO in an interesting business move that Henry dives deep into the weeds of! Impressions abound this week with the retro inspired...

On another layoff heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, join Henry as he goes through all the closures Warner Brothers Games has made this week, in particular Monolith and the Wonder Woman game. How will Marvel Rivals survive losing a director and their entire team? The answer may surprise you. Also some discussion on Ubisoft, Dragon Age: The Veilguard coming up short and live service takeover...

On this jam packed episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, join Henry as he goes through the massive State of Play, the PSN outage, Multiversus shutting down and delisting, and much more! Impressions this week are all about the story, since we have three narrative driven games to talk about with Mouthwashing, Thank Goodness You're Here, and 1000xResist! One of which will cement it's place as Narrative...

Welcome to the first regular episode of the Plug N Play Podcast of 2025! Join Henry in catching up with all the big news of the year so far including the Switch 2 reveal, the Microsoft Developer Direct, Playstation's canceled live service games and much more! And the impressions gets spicy with the long awaited Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Was Bioware able to deliver after so long or did it'...

The Plug N Play Podcast welcomes you to the new year with the exciting and highly anticipated Fantasy Critic League results! Find out the winners and losers as we go through a detailed examination of all the moves made throughout the year and crown a winner! Impressions are also back with Indiana Jones: The Great Circle! Find out if this highly reviewed title is worthy of the praise and if Xbox fi...

Happy holidays to you and yours from the Plug N Play Podcast! On this Christmasy episode of the podcast, Henry gives thanks for all the presents that The Game Awards provided! Join him as he unwraps all the awards and announcements as you light your menorah or sing another carol by the fire. Feel free to send us a question at plugnplaypodcast1@gmail.com for a chance to have it read out on the show...

The holiday season begins for the Plug N Play Podcast in earnest with many video gamey things to discuss and ponder upon. This week's main focus is on the ongoing collapse of one of the biggest publishers in games: Ubisoft. Will big daddy Tencent finally get them in their clutches? Also play along in trying to predict the winners of all the categories in the upcoming Game Awards! Can you out predi...

Henry returns from his trip to Japan on this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast. With the news piling up, he discusses Concord's studio offically being shut down, the future of Xbox, Wolverine's Creative Director moving over to Perfect Dark, The Game Award's GOTY nominees and more! Impressions also abound with discussions on Death Note, Dead Island 2, Road 96, Alan Wake 2: The Lakehouse DLC and Pr...

On this overly spooky episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry revives the spookiest news of the evening including Pokemon leaks at GameFreak, layoffs at Bandai Namco, the death of LittleBigPlanet and Netflix's AAA studio, and the Xbox Partner Showcase. And even spookier impressions of this month's spookiest horror games. Featuring Dead Space Remake and The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in M...

On this impressions heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through the new Sony State of Play including the Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster and Ghost of Yotei announcements! He also continues to point out the death spiral the Ubisoft seems to be in recently with their recent delay of Asssassin's Creed Shadows. The impressions are on fire this week with The Plucky Squire, Doki Doki Literat...

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast Henry dives deep into the recent and controversial announcement of the PS5 Pro! Is is the worst thing since my parent's divorce or is it completely overblown? We also get into Nintendo suing Palworld, Annapurna Interactive's staff all resigning, more details on Concord's demise and impressions on this year's highest reviewed game: Astro Bo...

On the first ever solo episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry delves into all the latest and greatest in news and impressions in the video game industry. Scandals abound at Bungie, more layoffs including the Visions of Mana studio, Black Myth: Wukong doesn't want people talking about feminism, and the big news of the day, Concord has been shut down after just two weeks of release! Stick aro...

Gamescom is in full swing this week and Alexis and Henry go through ALL of the games covered in the opening showcase. We also rejoice in the resurrection of Tango Gameworks and marvel at the massive and unexpected success of Black Myth: Wukong. Impressions this week include Valorant, Kingdom Hearts 2, El Paso Elsewhere and Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom! Drop on in to one of the best video game podcasts o...

The duo of Alexis and Henry return in this drama and suspense filled episode of the Plug N Play Podcast! We dive into the juicy news of the restructuring of Bungie within Sony and all it entails, as well as Game Informer shutting down, Jonathan Blow's thoughts on Braid: Anniversary's less than stellar performance and impressions, per usual, for Valorant, Kingdom Hearts 2 and Dave the Diver...

On this impression heavy episode of the Plug N Play podcast, the boys discuss their love for Kingdom Hearts and Valkyria Chronicles and their concern over the recent Concord beta, along with other impressions for Dredge, Tunic, and The Dark Pictures Anthology! The latest news includes the FTC hounding Microsoft over their recent updates to Game Pass, Resident Evil 7 being a massive flop on iOS, an...

The full crew is back to discuss all the latest and greatest in the video game world! On this episode we dive into the news of Xbox Game Pass price increases, Palworld's new company, Nintendo's new horror teaser, and the ongoing conversation on games-as-a-service nickle-and-diming everyone in Apex Legend's battlepass updates. We also give the latest updates on gaming impressions includ...