Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games

This week we discuss initial impressions for Tunic, a new Zelda/Souls-like game, and the information revealed during the Hogwarts Legacy State of Play, and we talk about the Starfield information given during Bethesda's latest video. And as usual, we get sidetracked talking more about Elden Ring, which we continue to not be able to get enough of. [News of the Week] Bioware hires YouTuber to work o...

We may never be done talking about Elden Ring. We're definitely turning a corner on our first real experience with a souls/borne game. But before we get back to talking about it, we go over some recent news and talk about Sony's most recent State of Play! [News of the Week] F-Zero X coming to switch online Amazon working on a God of War live action series by creators of The Expanse show Forespoken...

On this week's episode we dive deeper into Elden Ring! But first we discuss the latest news. [News of the Week] Pokémon Scarlet And Pokémon Violet Revealed Alongside First Look At Starters, Releasing Late 2022 Pokémon Legends: Arceus Daybreak Update Announced, Available Later Today Young Souls (former Stadia exclusive) releasing on PC and console this month Young Souls, Guardians of the Galaxy, an...

This is a big episode, because both the Steam Deck and Elden Ring are now out in the wild. Well, sort of in the case of the Steam Deck. The reviews and unboxing videos are out there. And Zach has put in more time with Horizon Forbidden West, and Aaron has finished Hollow Knight and started Elden Ring. We talk about it all on this week's episode of Starside Chat! NOTE: As of this recording, Pokémon...

On this week's episode of Starside Chat, we briefly touch on our interest level in the new Uncharted movie (now that it's out) and talk about how much we love the classic Sci-Fi TV show Farscape. But then we get into the latest gaming news before diving into the big new patch 1.5 for Cyberpunk 2077 and the latest trailers Nintendo showed off in its latest Direct. As of this recording, Zach has onl...

We're back with a long list of very intriguing video games industry news items to talk about this week, along with a few games we've been playing!  [News of the Week]  Sony news: Sony buys Bungie  PlayStation to launch more than 10 live service games by 2026  Sony cuts PS5 sales forecast by millions of units due to ongoing supply shortages  Nintendo earnings call:  Ni...

We were excited to talk about our top 5 most anticipated games of 2022 this week, but then Microsoft dropped a bombshell piece of news we couldn't ignore. So, we talk about Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard, and then we go through our most anticipated games of the year. But first we talk about what we've been playing and that includes the game everyone is talking about - "Nobody Saves the World...

We're back for our first episode of 2022! This week we have a little bit of news to get to, and then we're counting down our top 10 games of 2021! [News of the Week] Sounds like E3 is dead New Mario Kart, new twist Stadia Makers Program confirmed to be “still active,” with the company working on new ways to offer developers “unique value” from the program. New Kirby and the Forgotten Land gameplay...

This week we're recapping the Game Awards and going over all the big reveals.  We did get sidetracked at one point talking about a bizarre Bloodborne-style game featuring Pinocchio, called "Lies of P." Watch the trailer along with us. [News of the Week] Tunic gets March 16 release date Destiny 2’s The Dawning holiday event is now live Animal Royale is now on Stadia, season 2 begins Inscryptio...

On this week's Episode of Starside Chat, we talk about Sony's rumored game service to rival Microsoft's Game Pass. We discuss a few other little news items and then we talk about our early impressions of Solar Ash (the new game from the developer of Hyper Light Drifter). Then we talk about what we expect to see revealed at the Game Awards! [News of the Week] PlayStation Plans New Service to Take O...

On this week's episode of Starside Chat, we talk about our early experiences with the Halo Infinite multiplayer. Zach gives his early impressions with Battlefield 2042, and a brief review of the new Stadia, timed-exclusive Wavetale. And we run down the list of nominations for this year's Game Awards, with our predictions for which games will win!

Lots of news this week, including the Elden Ring gameplay trailer. Plus we talk more Metroid Dread and other games we've been playing! [News of the Week] Uncharted Trailer Haunted Chocolatier GTA trilogy coming in November Death's Door coming to Switch and PlayStation November 23 Elden Ring Gameplay preview Metaverse - John Carmac - Oculus PlayStation State of Play [What We’re Playing/Watching] Me...

We're back! The Fall games season is upon us and there's so many games to talk about! So we're keeping the news section short and spending the majority of the episode talking about the games we've been playing! We've both put in some time on Metroid Dread and Eastward, and Zach talks about his early experiences playing New World (political intrigue is afoot).  [News of the Week] Animal Crossi...

In this episode, we talk about the recent Nintendo Direct and Sony PlayStation Showcase! We also talk about some of the hot new releases in Deathloop and Eastward! Write in to the show at starsidecafe@gmail.com!

Starside Chat Episode 051 Aaron is out this week, so Zach tries his hand at a solo podcast. In this episode, Zach gives a brief review of Psychonauts 2, and talks about the metroidvania-style game, Grime! Then, he runs down the fairly lengthy list of games coming out in September! There's a lot to be excited about this month! Plus, he looks ahead to games coming the rest of this year! Send us a qu...

Gamesom 2021 happened this last week, and a lot of games announced official release dates. So we talked about those games. Plus, a crazy looking new game called DokeV got announced, and Bethesda released a few videos covering locations you'll be able to explore in their upcoming spacefaring RPG, Starfield!  Oh, and we have been busy playing games, making videos about them, and watching a few...

[News of the Week] Stadia now works on new Chromecast with Google TV and other Android TV set-top boxes Google holds Stadia keynote about how it plans to attract games and publishers to the platform Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service now available on iOS and PC for Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Stadia vs Xbox Cloud Gaming Netflix to add game streaming to service Sony buys Housemarque Ghost wire...

Starside Chat Episode 048 In this week's episode, we recap the big news from the shows at E3/Summer Games Fest 2021! This one's a long episode because there's lots to cover. Tell us what got you the most excited at E3 2021. Send us an email at starsidecafe@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter @starsidecafe And subscribe to our YouTube channel !

Starside Chat Episode 047 On this week's episode we talk what we've been playing (including Biomutant, Scarlet Nexus Demo, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order), and then we deep dive the schedule for E3 and the Summer Games Fest to speculate on what we might see and what we hope to see. It's a long episode this week because there's lots to cover! For more, including E3 show recaps once things kickoff, fo...

Starside Chat - Episode 046 We're back again! And it's very exciting because one of us now has a PS5. So we get to talk about the new console, give some early impressions, and talk games... lots of game. Also, we give some brief, belated thoughts on the Mortal Kombat movie. Head to our website starsidecafe.com And check out our YouTube channel !

Starside Chat Episode 045 [News of the Week] Niantic partners with Nintendo on a new AR game in the Pikmin franchise Xbox adds 20 Bethesda games to Game Pass Xbox confirms it will have a summer event and Bethesda is “heavily involved.” Starfield may come out in 2021 The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos CD Projekt Red announces Patch 1.2 to address major issues Fallout 76 unveils update plans throu...

Starside Chat Episode 044 Wouldn't you know it? As soon as we recorded this episode an announcement dropped that Watchdogs Legion was delaying its cooperative mode indefinitely. So we didn't reference that news while discussing the upcoming cooperative mode. [News of the Week] Watch dogs Legion cooperative mode unveiled (now delayed indefinitely) Vampire the Masquerade delayed Nintendo Switch turn...

Starside Chat Episode 043 We recorded this episode over the weekend but release got delayed a bit, so when we reference Outrider's demo releasing "next week," we mean this week. Otherwise, we discuss some of the recent news in gaming and entertainment. We give some thoughts on the announcements during last week's Nintendo Direct. And finally we get into what we've been playing. [News of the Week]...

This week we're finally listing our top 10 games of 2020. We're also looking ahead and briefly talking about what games we're anticipating in 2021. We don't discuss any gaming-related news this week because there are too many games to talk about!   Give us a rating, and let us know what your top games of 2020 are!

We're finally back! 2020 has been a year huh?  Cyberpunk 2077 is out and there's plenty of good and bad to say about it, so this week we're diving in with initial impressions! After that we get into some of the other things we've been playing this year including Watchdogs Legion, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Hades. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Don't ask why the episode number jumpe...