The Girls on Games Podcast

We have a chill episode of the GoGCast for you this week. We check out the games announced during the latest PlayStation State of Play, do a shocked Pikachu face as we learn that the Microsoft acquisition spawned some insider trading at ActiVision-Blizzard and vibe to our favourite Square Enix game soundtrack thanks to the new official YouTube account. What is Everyone Playing? (00:19:40) This Week’s News (00:40:07) PlayStation State of Play (00:40:07) ActiVision-Blizzard share-holders being

It’s here, Elden Ring is finally here! Simon gives his first impressions and tell us if Elden Ring lives up to the hype and glowing reviews. Plus, we chat about all the major announcements from the latest Pokémon Direct, why Valve avoids NFTs and Cryptocurrencies and how Epic Games just bought music platform BandCamp. What is Everyone Playing? (00:28:03) Elden Ring (00:32:20) This Week’s News (00:43:27) Pokemon Day Direct (00:43:27) Gabe Newell on NFTs and Cryptocurrencies (00:51:52) Epic Games

Simon is back from his vacation and he’s played a lot of Pokémon Legends: Arceus while traveling. Leah shares her first impressions of Horizon Forbidden West and spoiler alert, it’s good. Plus we chat about Call of Duty skipping a release year, Nintendo closing the WiiU and 3DS eShops, and more. What is Everyone Playing? (00:15:05) Horizon Forbidden West first impressions (00:37:45) This Week’s News (00:47:23) Call Of Duty will skip a year for the first time in 2004 (00:47:23) Nintendo closing WiiU

Kirby, is that a whole car in your mouth? 😳 Special guest Naomi Kyle joins us on this week’s GoGCast to chat about the latest Nintendo Direct which teased Mouthful Mode in the next Kirby game and more. Plus we discuss the latest news regarding Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto 6. What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:57) This Week’s News (00:36:39) Nintendo Direct on 2022 Switch Releases  (00:36:39) Activision Blizzard Call of Duty updates  (01:03:14) Rockstar GTA6 is confirmed in development

The acquisition train is still chugging along, gamers! On this week’s GoGCast, we discuss Bungie’s $3.6b deal with Sony and The New York Times buys viral free word game Wordle. Meanwhile, Stadia is officially no longer a priority at Google. What is Everyone Playing? (00:24:00) This Week’s News (00:43:26) Stadia reportedly "deprioritised" as Google focuses on selling streaming tech to third-parties (00:43:26) Sony buying Bungie for 3.6b (00:52:30) New York Times buys Wordle (01:00:00) Toto’s

We’re snapping photos of cute dogs, catching Pokémon and saving Hell from the angels on this week’s GoGCast! Cat reviews Pupperazzi, an adorable game where you have to take photos of cute dogs. Simon discovers a love for deck building rogue-like games thanks to Monster Train. Leah yet again goes on a quest to be the very best and catch them all in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Plus, we chat about how a market study about the gaming habits of 2021, how EA is working on three Star Wars games and more. What

This week, we saw the biggest acquisition in video game history as Microsoft announced it was acquiring Activision-Blizzard for a whopping $67.8 billion USD. We chat about what it means for the industry, the current on-going lawsuits and the future of Activision-Blizzard games. Plus, Leah and Simon share their first impressions of Rainbow Six: Extraction, the PVE co-op shooter spin-off game. What is Everyone Playing? (00:16:08) Rainbow Six: Extraction Review (00:19:25) The article Simon mentioned: