The Ramblepack Podcast

Xbox/Bethesda's Developer Direct debuted with an fun and exciting shadow drop of Hi-Fi Rush! Lots of discussion surrounding Forspoken's dialogue VS Hi-Fi Rush's dialogue and when "campy" fits or stands out, Disney Dreamlight valley dropped their early 2023 roadmap, Dead Space remake is doing well by the numbers, and E3 is back this year, with some caveats. 

Another rough week in terms of stories. Stadia has ended service, Amored Core VI is getting a small showcase. Marvel's Avengers game is ending support, and Microsoft is set to lay off 10k employees by March.

Microsoft and Bethesda have confirmed their own "Developer Direct" set for Jan. 25th showcasing games, leaving out Starfield for it's own showcase. Ubisoft also axes games in development and delays others, while Callisto Protocol's studio forgot to add in devs to its credits. Games done quick raised $2.6mil this round and changes are coming to D&D's Open Gaming License.

We're back for the new year! Awesome Games Done Quick has started, Redfall is said to be closer to Far Cry in gameplay that Left 4 Dead, and Destiny 2 dataminers apologize for "trolling". Konami and Atlas announce games will be coming this year but no titles yet and Sony hit a sales milestone in December.

As this year winds down, Adam and Mike take a look back at the games that came out this year and pick their Game of the Year. They also look ahead to 2023 and see what titles are set to be released and discuss which ones their excited for most.

Microsoft attempts to sweeten the deal with Sony over Call of Duty, Game Awards viewership hit a new livestream high, and Epic was hit with a $520 million fine by the FTC.

The Game Awards went on this week with a look at some new and upcoming titles, Yuji Naka was arrested again, the FTC is suing Microsoft to block the Activision/Blizzard acquisition, "Day's Gone" creator blames "woke reviewers" for poor sales, and should Next-Gen upgrades be free?

After some technical hiccups, we're back! We look forward to the Game Awards Thursday, touch on Bethesda's rebuttal to Mick Gordon's statement, and talk about how 'Sonic' creator Yuji Naka was arrested for insider trading. We also briefly talk about the Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer and get excited for game updates of the week.

The old man episode; we discuss Nintendo's newest showcase, reminisce on Kevin Conroy's time as batman, say goodbye to G4 (again), and discuss the Mick Gordon and id Software dilemma.

Xbox missed their Game Pass subscription estimates 2 years in a row, Bayonetta 3 voice actor allegations and commentary on voice acting, as well as covering the Resident Evil and Silent Hill showcases from the past week. 

Google has finally killed off Google Stadia, Jim Ryan of Sony is upset about the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the dawn of $70 video games is here, and we cover the Nintendo Direct and all the goodies that were shown off.

Special interview episode! Mike and Adam sit down with their wives to get their impressions on Disney's Dreamlight Valley. They discuss their likes, dislikes, preferences, and hopeful changes to the game itself, as well as some tips and tricks for playing.

Gamescom was this week and shared a whole slew of games, release dates, and gameplay trailers! Phil Spencer expects less console exclusivity in the future, and there’s a new Mafia game on the horizon. Also the PS5 is increasing its costs in certain markets around the world.

No Man’s Sky turned 6 this week! Activision Blizzard is pulling in millions with Diablo Immortal, and Nintendo disagrees with Sony’s stance on there being a gaming industry slump. We also discuss some interesting discoveries this week and a few game releases.

Kazuki Takahashi passed away this week, Skull and Bones got a new gameplay and release date trailer, and we finally got a release date for God of War: Ragnarok!

Cuphead DLC came out this week (and it’s great!), Summer Games Done Quick started and ended this week raising just over $3 million for Doctors Without Borders, Ubisoft is turning off services for older titles, and Skate 4 is still in development!

Surprise; TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is great! Activision Blizzard can't admit fault, and no one seems to have enjoyed Sonic Frontiers' demo. As well as a couple of game releases and some EA news.

Video game violence is in the news again. Sony talks about a few games during their State of Play, and we take a look at some upcoming showcases from developers.

Phil Spencer recognizes Raven Software's union as legitimate, Take-two and Zynga announce a merger, and Sony unveils some PC port sales numbers this week!

Nintendo had their big Indie Showcase showing off a bunch of new and previously known games, Starfield and Redfall hit with minor delays, Take-Two and Zynga merging, and EA shopping around for a buyer.

Mike and Adam sit down to talk about the games we grew up playing and helped to shape our tastes and preferences in games today.

This week, Mike and Adam talk about industry acquisitions, Embracer Group's beginnings, a surprise IP that was renewed, and a bit about Nintendo coming under fire for their "treatment of contractors."

Mike and Adam sit down this week to discuss everything post PAX East, the new Disney Dreamlight Valley game, Avatar 2, and what showcases will be put on in place of E3 this year.

This week we start of with Digimon Survive's release date, the Sonic Origins reveal, and start gearing up for PAX East.

This week we discuss the new Unreal Engine 5, the new Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer, a little bit about Game Pass vs PS Plus Subscriptions, and ads possibly being inserted into games in the future.