Join Andy and Josh for weekly gaming news, reviews and recommendations as they try to beat every single game in Xbox Game Pass. Each week we: - Play and give thoughts on every new game that comes to Xbox Game Pass. - Review the games set to leave Game Pass in the next 2 weeks. - Run down all the biggest news from the world of gaming. Find us at: Twitter: Twitter.com/BeatTheSheet Facebook: Facebook.com/beatthesheet YouTube: Youtube.com/channel/UCzT_TM_dSqTrZoHw7vOiUeA Contact: beatthesheetpodcast@gmail.com
Well this is it, the final episode of Beat The Sheet and our biggest episode ever! This week we've gone through every game that has come to Xbox Game Pass since 'The Sheet' began in January 2020 to create a countdown of the 50 best Game Pass games we've played during the challenge. Along the way we'll also be breaking away to give out our final ever Beat The Sheet 'Sheety' awards to some deserving winners, and we have a special Icon Award to hand out too. Thanks for listening to the show and come along to our new show, Pixel Mix, for more games news, reviews and features each and every Friday! Listen / Subscribe at: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listen Follow us on twitter: @PixelMixPod Or catch new episodes on our YouTube Channel at: bit.ly/3b6GD4o TimeStamps The Beat The Sheet Top 50 & The Final Sheeties [02:10] - The Top 50 Explained [04:37] - #50-41 and the 1st Sheety [28:44] - #40-31 and the 2nd Sheety [01:07:53] - #30-21 and the 3rd Sheety [01:49:07] - #20-16 and the 4th Sheety [02:12:46] - #15-11 and the 5th Sheety [02:36:37] - #10-6 and the 6th Sheety [03:01:51] - #5-2 and the Final Sheety Award [03:23:10] - #1 and the Beat the Sheet Icon Award [03:29:43] - Outro and Goodbye.
On this week's show Microsoft finally catches up to our Bethesda special, we break down all of E3 in our most ridiculously huge Lightning Round ever, and we all must destroy Chaos! Note: Check out episode #41 for our Big Bethesda Special to hear more on this weeks Xbox Game Pass New Additions! Coming soon: Pixel Mix - The Pick 'n' Mix Gaming Podcast, our new show launching June 25th! Subscribe here: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listen Follow us on twitter: @PixelMixPod Timestamps Xbox Game Pass New Additions [02:30] - New Additions Overview [03:15] - Bethesda Additions Overview [10:54] - Yakuza Like a Dragon Overview Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [13:30] - Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon Overview [14:31] - Battle Chasers Nightwar [16:58] - Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite [21:59] - The Messenger [23:35] - Monster Hunter World [27:22] - Outer Wilds [30:25] - Soul Calibur VI The E3 2021 Lightning Round [34:40] - What is the Lightning Round? [35:57] - The Gearbox Showcase [42:04] - Capcom E3 Showcase [45:04] - Namco Bandai E3 Live [47:04] - Devolver Digital MaxPass+ Showcase [56:04] - Ubisoft Forward [01:04:04] - Square Enix Presents [1:12:04] - Microsoft & Bethesda Games Showcase [1:42:04] - Nintendo Direct
It's the long awaited Beat The Sheet World Cup special this week as 32 Games representing 32 (kind of) countries battle it out to determine who takes home the championship. Plus, news from the opening days of E3 week, including thoughts on the Battlefield 2042 reveal, Geoff Keighleys Summer Games Fest and the disastrous Koch Media Primetime event. Coming soon: Pixel Mix - The Pick 'n' Mix Gaming Podcast, our new show launching June 25th! Subscribe here: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listen Follow us on twitter: @PixelMixPod Timestamps [02:22] - Xbox Game Pass New Additions Overview [05:51] - Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon Overview [07:17] - The Beat the Sheet World Cup Tournament [01:53:35] - Battlefield 2042 reveal [01:55:07] - Summer Games Fest Kickoff Show Highlights [02:10:51] - Koch Media Primetime highlights(?)
A quick preview episode to take you through all the great content coming to Pixel Mix, our new weekly gaming podcast, in it's first month, with the first episode launching Friday 25th June 2021: June 25th - The Pixel Mix Games Club, featuring Killer 7 July 2nd - The Games of the Month Special, featuring Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade and more! July 9th - Retro Corner, featuring Strider (1990), available on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Mini. July 16th - The Monthly Rankings Special, ranking every Nintendo franchise! In each episode we'll be breaking down the latest gaming news alongside the main feature of the week. Each month will have a new episode of each type (Games Club, Games of the Month, Retro Corner, Rankings Special) so there should be something for everyone to enjoy. If you have thoughts on our first Games Club and Retro Corner games (Killer 7 & Strider) we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with the show via email at PixelMixPod@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter (@PixelMixPod) Find links to Pixel Mix on Podcast Platforms here: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listen
On this week's show we battle for honor in... For Honor, Pearlman takes one final pounding as West of Dead returns, we take a final pounding of our own in Wizard of Legend and Balan Wonderworld has claimed it's final victim. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow! Coming soon: Pixel Mix - The Pick 'n' Mix Gaming Podcast, launching June 25th! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass New Additions [01:56] - New Additions Overview Reviews [03:11] - For Honor Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [09:34] - Leaving Soon Overview Review Recaps [09:50] - West of Dead (Original Review in Episode 3) [15:12] - Night Call (Original Review in Episode 4) [22:21] - Observation (Original Review in Episode 5) Reviews [26:52] - Ace Combat 7 Review [32:52] - Wizard of Legend Review News [42:06] - The full E3 schedule reveal [55:43] - PlayStation continues to bring games to PS4 [01:02:41] - Yuji Naka leaves Square Enix
On this week's show we're going to need a bigger podcast as we sink our teeth into Maneater, we try our best to cover approximately 5000 kingdom hearts games, the Sonic Central 30th Anniversary show reminds us of our favourite video on the internet. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow! The Sonic 25th Anniversary Train wreck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NL50_W_mgU Timestamps [00:00] - Introduction & A Big Announcement Xbox Game Pass New Additions [07:29] - New Additions Overview Impressions [08:59] - Conan Exiles [14:51] - MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Reviews [21:31] - Maneater Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [35:02] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [36:13] - Surviving Mars [45:19] - Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 HD ReMix Review [01:08:56] - Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Review News [01:27:48] - Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Celebration Announcements [01:32:35] - Sonic Central 30th Anniversary Showcase [01:44:09] - Horizon Forbidden West State of Play [01:46:51] - Far Cry 6 Gameplay reveal thoughts [01:49:31] - Nintendo Switch Pro announcement expected before E3
On this week's show we drop into Knockout City as the new leaving soon titles deliver us a knockout blow, somehow Pikmin has found its way onto the service and we've beat so much game pass that it's now just repeating itself. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [02:13] - New Additions Overview Impressions [03:48] - The Wild at Heart [08:26] - Knockout City Reviews [14:39] - The Catch: Carp & Coarse Fishing [21:01] - SnowRunner Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [31:18] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [34:08] - Assetto Corsa [40:06] - Void Bastards News [48:03] - Nintendo locks fast travel behind an Amiibo [56:20] - Timesplitters and Free Radical are back [01:00:23] - Overwatch 2 goes 5v5, blindsides eSports teams
On this week's show we join the So Solis Crew in Just Cause 4, we buckle up for another trip to the wild west in Red Dead Online, Koei Tecmo comes up with an idea so stupid it might be genius, and has Psychonauts made us suddenly not care about Psychonauts 2? Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [05:41] - New Additions Overview Impressions [07:44] - Final Fantasy X | X-2 [09:35] - Red Dead Online Reviews [16:34] - Just Cause 4: Reloaded [28:05] - Psychonauts Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [42:05] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [42:37] - Final Fantasy IX News [01:02:04] - Ubisoft moves towards more Free to Play titles [01:07:32] - Sega are making a "Super Game" [01:11:08] - EA Play event set for July [01:13:58] - Koei Tecmo wants to make a Mario game [01:17:09] - Sony reveals number of games in development for PS5 [01:22:54] - The Nintendo Switch calculator
On this week's show FIFA is back and so is Volta for some reason, Game Pass trolls us with an expertly timed miserable horror adventure, Ubisoft tries their best to turn extreme sports into a bland open world experience and can Dragon Quest Builders fix the miserable torrid existence that is the wreckage of our stupid lives. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [05:40] - New Additions Overview Impressions [08:33] - Dragon Quest Builders 2 [17:30] - Outlast 2 Impressions Reviews [28:17] - Fifa 21 Review [32:27] - Steep Review Coming Soon [47:18] - Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [51:11] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [53:09] - Dungeon of the Endless News [01:03:59] - 74 new FPS boost titles added for Xbox Series consoles [01:07:19] - S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 to be a 3 month Xbox exclusive [01:11:30] - Square Enix, Bandai Namco and Sega are coming to E3 2021
On this week's show we ask the probing questions like “Who was asking for a Destroy all Humans remake?”, we've got a Dino Crisis on our hands in Second Extinction, Game Pass sets us up for tough DayZ ahead with a rough set of Leaving Soon titles, and Konami hates you and they want to make sure you know it. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [04:41] - New Additions Overview Impressions [07:01] - Second Extinction Reviews [15:16] - Destroy All Humans! Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [29:54] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [33:33] - Alan Wake What are we Playing? Reviews [38:56] - Descenders [51:24] - Max: The Curse of Brotherhood News [01:03:17] - Konami withdraws from E3 2021 [01:07:02] - Toys for Bob demoted to a Call of Duty support studio [01:11:25] - PlayStation State of Play thoughts
On this week's show it's the return of gaming's second most popular Cloud in Final Fantasy 7, we go to bat for big rounders in MLB The Show, and Sony run a grift that would make even 2K Games jealous. For every review of our podcast during April Podchaser & Captivate Audio will be donating to Meals on Wheels to help fight against senior hunger and isolation across the USA! Please leave us a review here to help a good cause: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/beat-the-sheet-an-xbox-game-pa-1254087 Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [04:01] - New Additions Overview [06:29] - MLB The Show 21 Review [22:58] - Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [26:13] - Leaving Soon Overview [27:12] - For The King Review What are we Playing? [44:36] - Plants Vs Zombies Review [56:27] - Final Fantasy 7 Review News 01:19:46 Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to PC and iOS 01:24:28 Ubisoft's E3 conference date revealed 01:29:50 Sony reverses decision to close PS3 and PS Vita stores.
On this weeks show it's time for a different kind of Xbox Cloud Gaming in Rain on your Parade, we try to stay level-headed in the worlds longest tutorial and we run down all the games highlighted in Nintendo's Indie World Showcase event. For every review of our podcast during April Podchaser & Captivate Audio will be donating to Meals on Wheels to help fight against senior hunger and isolation across the USA! Please leave us a review here to help a good cause: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/beat-the-sheet-an-xbox-game-pa-1254087 Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [04:40] - New Additions Overview Reviews [06:23] - NHL 21 [18:32] - Rain on your Parade Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [29:49] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [31:55] - Fractured Minds [38:58] - Levelhead [55:13] - Moving Out News [01:04:06] - Nintendo Indie World Showcase impressions [01:35:30] - Resident Evil Showcase news
On this weeks show the biggest franchise in gaming returns to Xbox Game Pass with GTA V, we get into the groove with Wargroove and in this weeks What are we (EA) Playing we finally get tangled up in Unravel 1 & 2. For every review of our podcast during April Podchaser & Captivate Audio will be donating to Meals on Wheels to help fight against senior hunger and isolation across the USA! Please leave us a review here to help a good cause: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/beat-the-sheet-an-xbox-game-pa-1254087 Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow! Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [04:35] - New Additions Overview Impressions [06:45] - Zombie Army 4: Dead War Reviews [17:21] - Grand Theft Auto V Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [31:14] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [32:54] - Wargroove What are we (EA) playing? Reviews [50:13] - Unravel [01:02:53] - Unravel 2 News [01:16:19] - E3 Returns for 2021 [01:20:33] - The Last of Us remake & Issues at PlayStation development studios
It's a wild week in the world of Xbox Game Pass as this weeks new additions see us taking on god damned electro freaks in Outriders, travel back to the 80's in Narita Boy and a Sony developed game is revealed to be launching straight in to Game Pass later in the month. After that we have animals in mechs and moon deliveries in our leaving soon titles, we take you through all the Original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles now available to play on mobile with Xbox Cloud Gaming and we discuss the disappointing end of digital game purchases on older PlayStation consoles. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow! Chat about this weeks episode with us on the YouTube version of the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHoQwRGNpdo Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [03:18] - New Additions Overview Impressions [04:22] - Outriders Reviews [21:10] - Narita Boy Coming Soon [35:43] Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [41:06] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [43:02] - Deliver us the Moon [56:31] - Gato Roboto Feature of the Week [01:03:29] - Original Xbox & Xbox 360 Cloud Gaming Impressions News [01:36:24] - Sony Confirms shutdown for PS3, PSP and PS Vita stores.
On this week's show we create the universe in Genesis Noir and try to follow 8 stories at once in Octopath Traveller. Then we go for a day out to the theme park in our feature of the week before taking you through all 22 of the Indie games announced for Xbox Game Pass during this weeks ID@Xbox Event. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or Subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow! Find this weeks episode on our YouTube Channel to come and chat with us about the show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzT_TM_dSqTrZoHw7vOiUeA Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [03:31] New Additions Overview Impressions [04:51] - Octopath Traveller [15:36] - Yakuza Series Reviews [20:28] - Genesis Noir Review Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [33:01] - Leaving Soon Recap Feature of the Week - A Day at the Theme Park [34:22] - Overview Reviews [35:05] - Train Sim World 2020 [47:07] - Planet Coaster [01:02:37] - Two Point Hospital News [01:09:26] - ID@Xbox Indie Games Showcase Overview [01:15:30] - Impressions on the 22 games revealed for Xbox Game Pass
On this weeks show we take over 1920's Chicago in Empire of Sin, it's X-Wing vs Tie Fighter in Star Wars Squadrons, and Josh's favourite game of the last console generation finally comes to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass. Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [01:54] - Overview Reviews [04:04] - Empire of Sin [23:54] - Star Wars Squadrons [37:44] - Undertale Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [01:02:22] - Overview Reviews [01:03:36] - Hyperdot [01:10:11] - Journey to the Savage Planet News [01:20:29] - EA Play comes to Xbox Game Pass for PC [01:24:21] - Xbox Series S is finally staying in stock [01:26:02] - Square Enix Presents event recap. [01:33:20] - Upcoming ID@Xbox Twitch Event
It's our biggest show ever this week as we toss a coin to our Witcher in the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Microsoft finally welcomes Bethesda to the Xbox family with a huge set of Xbox Game Pass additions, and we celebrate with a definitive ranking of every Bethesda game available on Game Pass (and some which will be available soon!) Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [02:34] - Overview Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [05:10] - Overview Reviews [05:45] - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Feature - Ranking Every Bethesda Game on Xbox [45:15] - Overview [46:22] - Doom (1993) [58:47] - Doom II (1994) [01:06:25] - Doom 64 (1997) [01:13:03] - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002) [01:19:21] - Doom 3 (2004) [01:25:40] - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) [01:31:04] - Fallout 3 (2008) [01:36:55] - Fallout New Vegas (2010) [01:41:25] - Rage (2011) [01:45:22] - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [01:50:03] - Dishonored (2012) [01:56:00] - Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) [02:01:43] - The Evil Within (2014) [02:06:27] - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015) [02:08:24] - The Elder Scrolls Online (2015) [02:12:14] - Fallout 4 (2015) [02:17:28] - DOOM (2016) [02:21:54] - Dishonored 2 (2016) [02:29:14] - Prey (2017) [02:34:23] - Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017) [02:38:52] - The Evil Within 2 (2017) [02:42:25] - Wolfenstein II: The New Collosus (2017) [02:48:18] - Fallout 76 (2018) [02:52:39] - Rage 2 (2019) [02:56:17] - Wolfenstein: Youngblood (2019) [02:59:30] - Doom Eternal (2020) [03:03:26] - The Final Rankings News [03:10:35] - Phil Spencer speaks out on Bethesda Xbox exclusivity [3:15:26] - Square Enix event coming this week [3:16:16] - Outro
On this weeks show Xbox Game Pass thanks us for last weeks sports special by adding even more sports to the service. In our leaving soon titles we battle monsters & demons in Castlevania spiritual successor Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and sibling love goes too far in Alvastia Chronicles. Finally we talk through the latest rumours on the Nintendo Switch Pro and Sony's bananas new controller plans. Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [02:49] - Overview Reviews [05:29] - Football Manager 21: Xbox Edition [25:01] - Madden NFL 21 [34:39] - NBA 2K21 Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [48:15] - Overview Reviews [51:15] - Alvastia Chronicles [01:05:44] - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night [01:19:48] - Kona News [01:33:23] - Potential Nintendo Switch Pro details [01:41:46] - Microsoft shoot down game reveal rumours [1:50:26] - PlayStation's bananas new controller patent
In a rare bonus episode we rank the sports of Xbox Game Pass with rankings based on not only the games but also what we think of the sport itself. Note: This feature was recorded before the announcement that NBA 2K21 was coming to the service, this means that the sport of Basketball has instead been represented by NBA Live 19. We're sorry, Basketball. TimeStamps [02:20] - Cricket 19 & Cricket [08:00] - F1 2019 & Formula 1 [15:05] - Fifa 20 & Football [22:32] - Fight Night: Champion & Boxing [29:36] - Madden NFL 20 & American Football [39:21] - Moto GP 20 & Moto GP [42:00] - NBA Live 19 & Basketball [50:45] - NHL 20 & Ice Hockey [58:52] - Rory McIlroy's PGA Tour & Golf [01:09:21] - Skate 3 & Skateboarding [01:15:05] - SSX & Snowboarding [01:22:42] - UFC 3 & Mixed Martial Arts [01:31:11] - The Final Rankings
On this week's show Xbox Game Pass once again puts us in the mud in Dirt 5, we go for the Snail Victory in Killer Queen Black, and we drop our shining pearls of wisdom about this weeks Pokémon Direct and PlayStation State of Play events. Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [03:19] - Overview Impressions [06:00] - Elite Dangerous Impressions Reviews [09:44] - Dirt 5 Review [25:44] - Killer Queen Black Review Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [33:35] - Overview News [34:50] - EA pulls the plug on Anthem [38:03] - Sony's Japan Studio is being shut down [42:30] - PlayStation State of Play reveals [01:07:11] - New Final Fantasy 7 mobile games announced [01:11:38] - Pokémon Anniversary event reveals
On this weeks show we become destruction all-stars in Wreckfest and prepare for an eternity of Pillars of Eternity 2, we take you through all 4 of the games now set to leave Xbox Game Pass including spooky walky talker Oxenfree and whatever Vambrace: Cold Soul actually is, and finally we break down every single reveal from this weeks Nintendo Direct in the return of The Lightning Round! Xbox Game Pass New Additions [05:12] - New Additions Overview Impressions [07:21] - Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire [10:50] - Wreckfest Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [21:03] - Leaving Soon Overview [23:40] - Jackbox Party Pack 4 Overview [24:50] - Oxenfree Review Recap Reviews [28:15] - Momadora: Reverie Under the Moonlight Review [40:12] - Vambrace: Cold Soul Review News [59:17] - Blizzcon 2021 Highlights [01:03:35] - Nintendo Direct - Previously Announced Titles [01:08:37] - Nintendo Direct - DLC Reveals [1:16:09] - The Lightning Round: Nintendo Direct
On this week's show a lot of people lose a lot of limbs and we try to keep our heads in Ninja Gaiden 2. We try to keep control of our dino's in Jurassic Park: Evolution. Game Pass plays dirty by sneaking another game onto the current list of leaving soon titles, and Square Enix brings another huge Final Fantasy title to the service. Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [05:48] - Overview Impressions [07:34] - Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age [17:49] - Jurassic World: Evolution [32:41] - Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [43:24] - Overview Reviews [45:08] - DiRT 4 [58:12] - Ninja Gaiden II News [01:17:00] - CD Projekt Red Hacked. [01:20:03] - DualSense Controller issues. [01:25:04] - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart gets a release date. [01:27:21] - Josef Fares doesn't get Game Pass
On this weeks show there's blizzards and betrayal as Project Winter joins Xbox Game Pass alongside Xbox Series launch title The Falconeer. In our leaving soon titles we paint the town red in De Blob and take our Boner to the underworld in Suda51 & Shinji Mikami's Shadows of the Damned, and finally there's a PlayStation game coming to Xbox and a whole lot of remaster-based stories to cover in this weeks news. Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [05:49] - Overview Impressions [07:33] - Project Winter Reviews [13:10] - The Falconeer Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [21:54] - Overview Reviews [23:37] - De Blob [36:25] - Shadows of the Damned News [48:13] - A PlayStation Studios title is coming to Xbox. [53:56] - Warner Bros. Patents the Nemesis System. [57:47] - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition details. [01:06:07] - Activision announce new remaster collections coming this year. [01:10:30] - Prince of Persia remaster gets delayed indefinitely. [01:13:13] - Silent Hill composer teases a new game in the series.
On this week show we review the first ever Xbox Series exclusive title, The Medium, 3 whole months after the consoles actually launched. The Yakuza continue their takeover of Xbox Game Pass as Yakuza 3,4 and 5 join the service. Josh continues his quest to beat all of EA Play in 2021 in Zuma and Zuma's revenge and finally we try our best to make some sense of the demo for Balan Wonderworld. Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [04:08] - Overview Impressions [06:00] - Cyber Shadow Reviews [11:49] - Yakuza 3 [18:39] - The Medium Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [38:20] - Overview Reviews [40:04] Indivisible What are we (EA) Playing? [58:19] - Zuma & Zuma's Revenge Reviews News [01:09:21] - Xbox Game Pass reaches 18 million subscribers. [01:12:11] - Balan Wonderworld Demo Impressions [01:24:43] - Sony Patents New VR Tech. [01:30:09] - Cancelled Goldeneye (N64) HD Release leaked online.
On this week's show we're ordering donuts and falling in holes in Donut County. We only get 12 days notice to race through 5 games leaving game pass including JRPG behemoth Final Fantasy XV and an early contender for Andy's most hated game of the year, and in the news this week there's a major Xbox 180 and the entire internet wants a ludicrously tall vampire lady to step on them. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [03:08] - Overview Impressions [04:05] - Desperados 3 Reviews [08:37] - Donut County Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [14:18] - Overview Reviews [17:23] Death Squared [29:27] Sea Salt [38:51] Fishing Sim World [44:01] Final Fantasy XV Impressions [01:05:51] - Indivisible News [01:08:54] - Xbox double the price of Xbox Live Gold and then immediately backtrack [01:15:47] - Resident Evil Showcase & The Tall Vampire Lady [01:24:04] - Vicarious Visions merged into Blizzard [01:27:32] - Updates on Ninja Theory's Project Mara
On this week's show we shine a light on Torchlight 3, battle our way through a whole lot of Battlefield and, in a packed news section, we have a galaxy of possibilities as EA's exclusive rights to Star Wars games is over, Bethesda are whipping up a new Indiana Jones adventure and there's some big hot Bowser action in Super Mario 3D World: Bowser's Fury. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [03:52] - Overview Reviews [04:53] - Torchlight 3 Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [24:32] - Overview What are we Playing: Battlefield Edition [26:28] - Overview Reviews [28:09] - Battlefield 3 [35:36] - Battlefield V [43:29] - Battlefield 4 News [55:29] - EA's Star Wars Exclusivity Deal Ends & Ubisoft Announce a Star Wars Game [01:04:40] - Indiana Jones game announced from Bethesda & Machine Games [01:11:56] - Super Mario 3D World: Bowser's Fury details revealed [01:15:15] - New Pokemon Snap gets a release date [01:18:12] - Series S, X, Mex and Next with Josef Fares.
On this week's show Superman breaks Super bad in Injustice 2 and Diego Maradona's Middlesbrough get another run out in Pro Evolution Soccer 2021. We play some Gun Gale Online in Sword Art Online which is pretty much as confusing as it sounds, and we run down some of the quickest and easiest games to earn achievements in in Xbox Game Pass. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [03:45] - Overview Reviews [05:22] - eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2021 Season Update [15:30] - Injustice 2 [24:40] - The Little Acre Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [32:36] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [33:06] - Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Feature of the Week - The Fastest Achievements in Game Pass [51:39] - Fastest completions in Game Pass [01:04:34] - Game Pass Games with Easy Unmissable Achievements News [01:10:37] - Nintendo Acquires Next Level Games [01:13:24] - Details on InXile's next project Note: A guide to get achievements instantly in Surviving Mars can be found here: https://www.trueachievements.com/game/Surviving-Mars/walkthrough/2 If you can't find the mods mentioned check this page for the updated mod names: https://www.trueachievements.com/forum/viewthread.aspx?tid=1183320
On this weeks show we go bananas in My Friend Pedro and become the King of Iron Fist in Tekken 7. We talk through all the games we've been playing over the holidays including Yakuza & Kingdom Hearts, and we close out the show by breaking down everything confirmed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2021 and beyond. TimeStamps [01:40] - What is Beat The Sheet? Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [04:11] - New Additions Overview Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon [04:59] - Leaving Soon Overview Reviews [07:29] - My Friend Pedro [16:56] - Tekken 7 What Are We Playing - Festive Break Edition [25:00] - Overview Game Pass Games [26:11] - Yakuza 0 [30:11] - Kingdom Hearts & Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories [33:10] - Black [39:07] - Sea of Solitude [44:08] - Morkredd Other Games [49:26] - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Nintendo Switch) [52:49] - Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun (Nintendo Switch) [56:26] - Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS4/PS5) [01:00:25] - Ghost of Tsushima (PS4/PS5) Feature of the Week - Game Pass in 2021 and Beyond [01:05:00] - Overview & Games Previously Announced for 2020 [01:09:18] - Q1 2021 [01:12:37] - Q2-4 2021 [01:15:56] - Undated 2021 Releases [01:21:05] - 2022 Releases and Beyond
On this week's show we break down the year in Xbox Game Pass. It's the most important awards show in the games industry, the 1st annual Beat The Sheet Game Pass Awards (The Sheeties), and it wouldn't be 2020 without throwing an online quiz into the mix. The Quiz Round [01:49] - The Change a Letter Game Pass Quiz (Andy's Quiz) [11:38] - Guess the Game Pass Game (Josh's Quiz) The Year in Game Pass [20:47] - The Year in Numbers [26:04] - The History of The Sheet The 1st Annual Beat The Sheet Game Pass Awards (The Sheeties) [30:59] - Introduction [31:50] - Hardest Y of the Year [35:52] - Easiest Y of the Year [38:41] - 'Game Pass Month I Most Wanted To Die In' Award [43:29] - Game Pass Surprise of the Year [48:23] - Game Pass Disappointment of the Year [52:32] - The ‘New Addition I Absolutely Won't Be Playing Until I Have To' Award [55:00] - The “Game we're most scared of becoming a Leaving Soon Title in 2021” Award [57:43] - The "Please stop putting these games in Game Pass" Award [59:36] - Game Pass Worst Game of the Year [01:02:18] - Game Pass Game of the Year [01:07:20] - The Sheet's Honourable Contribution to Misery Award
On this weeks show we meet the one man in the world who has not played Skyrim. We get in some anime Dark Souls action in Code Vein. It's time for farms, fishing and fatalities in our latest batch of reviews for games leaving Xbox Game Pass and we talk about Cyberpunk being removed from the PlayStation Store. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [02:10] - Overview Impressions [04:41] - Beholder [11:38] - Code Vein [17:09] - MotoGP Reviews [22:37] - Skyrim [29:28] - Wilmot's Warehouse [36:37] - Neoverse & Monster Train Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [45:13] - Overview Reviews [46:30] - Farming Simulator 2017 [56:46] - Mortal Kombat X [01:01:50] - Fishing Sim World News [01:06:10] - The Cyberpunk train wreck: Week 2
We run very long this week as we take you through all 8 of the new games to hit Xbox Game Pass this week, including Call of the Sea, SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. We wrap up a brutal set of games leaving Game Pass by getting stuck in the mud in MudRunner and living the plague life in the unbearable Pathologic 2. Finally, Andy gets real grumpy about CD Projekt Red hiding an unplayable console version of Cyberpunk 2077 from players until they've already bought it, and we close out the show by breaking down all of the big reveals from The Game Awards. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [02:30] - Overview Impressions [04:58] - Assetto Corsa [13:55] - GreedFall [17:16] - Monster Sanctuary [19:28] - SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE Reviews [25:53] - Call of the Sea [31:55] - Morkredd [37:47] - Unto the End [49:07] - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [53:35] - Overview Impressions [54:44] - Age of Wonders: Planetfall Reviews [56:30] - MudRunner [01:05:11] - Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker [01:10:25] - Pathologic 2 News [01:29:26] - Cyberpunk 2077 launch issues [01:39:00] - Reveals from The Game Awards
It's a huge week as Control and Dragon Quest XI join Xbox Game Pass alongside some great indie titles launching straight into the service, Andy continues his quest to reclaim his lost Xbox Gamerpic and we begin the battle against what is easily the most challenging set of games leaving Game Pass yet! TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [05:07] - Overview Impressions [07:28] - Control [11:24] - Slime Rancher [14:15] - Yes, Your Grace [16:22] - Dragon Quest XI S [20:32] - Haven [25:48] - Phogs Reviews [33:02] - NHL '94 Rewind Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [41:17] - Overview Reviews [45:51] - eFootball PES 2020 [58:54] - Ticket to Ride [01:03:51] - The Turing Test [01:10:27] - Untitled Goose Game News [01:18:01] - Xbox November Dashboard Update
The team is back together this week as we break down the latest batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, we get Josh's thoughts on his next-gen experience so far and his hatred of one of Andy's favourite games, and finally we close out the show with some big Uri Geller news. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [05:07] - Overview Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [06:16] - Overview Reviews [09:35] - Dead Island: Definitive Edition [16:25] - The Escapists 2 [25:44] - Wandersong Feature of the Week - Catching up with Josh [33:13] - Overview [33:44] - Xbox Series S Impressions [47:28] - PlayStation 5 Impressions [58:14] - Super Mario Bros Game & Watch (Nintendo Clock 'N' Ball) News [01:02:23] - An Xbox TV app should be coming in 2021 [01:05:14] - Deathloop DualSense controller functionality [01:10:14] - Red Dead Online is going standalone [01:11:56] - The 20 year ban on Kadabra Pokemon cards ends.
Andy's back for another solo show this week as a retro classic makes a comeback in our new additions to Xbox Game Pass, we have a Beat The Sheet origin story hidden amongst our leaving soon titles and we close out the show with some hands-on impressions for the PlayStation 5 and some of it's biggest launch games. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [00:54] - Overview Impressions [01:53] - Star Renegades [03:16] - River City Girls Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [07:13] - Overview Reviews [09:04] - Absolver [13:32] - Demon's Tilt [16:36] - Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Feature of the Week - PlayStation 5 Console Review [24:39] - Overview [25:01] - Console Design & UI [28:07] - Astro's Playroom & the DualSense Controller [35:50] - Spider-Man: Miles Morales [43:05] - Loading Times and Activity Cards [46:10] - Xbox Series X vs PlayStation 5
It's a rare solo show this week as we continue trying to complete all of Xbox Game Pass even though 91 new games have been added, we are officially all puzzled out from The Talos Principle, we pick out some hidden gems from EA Play and we'll be going into some hands on impressions of the Xbox Series X. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [00:47] - Overview Impressions [03:31] - Gears Tactics [07:28] - Planet Coaster: Console Edition Reviews [10:30] - Tetris Effect: Connected [13:33] - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [22:29] - Overview Reviews [22:59] - The Talos Principle Feature of the Week [29:24] - EA Play Hidden Gems News [39:32] Xbox Series X Console Review
This week we've got one of the best games of the current generation coming to Xbox Game Pass, we unleash our fury on Darksiders III, we run down some of our top suggestions for games to play on mobile with Xbox Cloud Streaming and finally we break down all the key points from this weeks Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 review coverage. TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [02:23] - Overview Impressions [03:28] - Deep Rock Galactic [05:30] - Eastshade [08:34] - Knights & Bikes Review Recap [12:14] - Celeste Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [15:18] - Overview Reviews [18:20] - Munchkin: Quacked Quest [23:04] - Tracks: The Train Set Game [27:33] - Darksiders III Feature of the Week [44:11] - Xbox Game Streaming Recommendations News [53:40] - Next-gen console review coverage [55:20] - Xbox Series S|X review impressions [01:07:03] - PlayStation 5 review impressions
This week we point and click our way through some LucasArts classics, we map out a journey through indie newcomer Carto and it's time for the main event of our month of Generation Wrap Up features as we count down our favourite games of the entire console generation. Timestamps Game Pass New Additions [05:19] - Overview Impressions [07:53] - Unruly Heroes & Five Nights at Freddy's 1-4 Reviews [14:53] - Carto [19:15] - Day of the Tentacle Remastered / Grim Fandango Remastered Generation Wrap Up Week 4 - The Best Games of the Generation [24:13] - Overview and Honourable Mentions [46:22] - The Main Countdown News [01:52:50] - PS5 Controller and Astro's Playroom details. [01:54:23] - Destruction All-Stars Delayed, Coming to PS Plus [01:58:35] - PSVR to be used for PS4 games only on PS5 [02:01:30] - Ubisoft adds cross-saving to upcoming titles between Xbox and PlayStation.
It's an almost offensively massive episode of BTS this week as we break down 5 new additions to Xbox Game Pass including Rainbow Six Siege and the delightful Supraland, we review 3 more games leaving the service and we give a clumsy but definitive ranking of every Xbox Game Studios title released in this console generation (which can all be found on Game Pass). TimeStamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [05:33] - Overview Impressions [07:35] - Supraland [09:31] - Gonner2 [13:14] - Rainbow Six Siege Reviews [16:28] - Cricket 19 [26:58] - Scourgebringer Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon [33:32] - Overview Reviews [34:11] - Tacoma [38:40] - Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars [44:39] - Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game Generation Wrap up [55:19] - Week 3: Ranking every Xbox Game Studios Game of the Generation News [02:02:08] - Atari take the fight to Xbox and Playstation this November.
On this weeks show we follow the way of the Samurai in Katana Zero, we have an afterparty for our previous AfterParty review, there's even more good news for backwards compatibility fans on Xbox and PS5 and finally we count down our 12 biggest failures and disappointments of the entire console generation. Timestamps Game Pass New Additions [01:27] - Overview (Tales of Vesperia, Katana Zero) [03:38] - Katana Zero Review Games Leaving Game Pass [13:13] - Overview [16:16] - Afterparty Review Recap [20:12] - Rise & Shine Review Generation Wrap Up [26:39] - Week 2 - Top 12 Disappointments/Failures of the Generation News [01:27:51] - Even more Xbox backwards compatibility news [01:30:29] - Xbox Series X overheating rumours [01:33:08] - PS5 UI revealed [01:34:36] - Games added to PS5 backwards compatibility list
On this weeks show we rock out to Brutal Legend and finally finish our back-to-front journey through the Metro series, in our first Generation Wrap Up feature we take a look back at the Xbox 360 games we'd most like to see come to Xbox Game Pass, and finally we close out the show with all the big Playstation 5 details and there's some heart-breaking news for a very specific batch of backwards compatibility fans. Timestamps [03:42] - Game Pass New Additions (Forza Motorsport 7, Brutal Legend, Ikenfell) [16:03] - Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass (Felix the Reaper, Minit, Metro 2033) Reviews [16:24] - Metro 2033 Generation Wrap Up [25:10] - Week 1: Xbox 360 Games we'd like to see in Game Pass News [01:03:35] - Playstation 5 Teardown [01:10:17] - Playstation 5 Backwards compatibility details revealed [01:20:05] - Astro's Playroom: length and level names [01:22:31] - PS5 games coming to the UK before the PS5
On this weeks show we have thoughts on Doom Eternal as it hits Xbox Game Pass, there's new games leaving the service to discuss including indie gem Minit, Josh has a run in with a gyrating reaper in Felix the Reaper, and we wrap up the show with fresh new details on the Series X and the twitter-breaking announcement that the world of Minecraft is coming to Smash Bros. Timestamps [03:53] - Game Pass New Additions & Doom Eternal Thoughts [10:06] - Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass Reviews [12:50] - Felix the Reaper [22:04] - Minit News [29:14] - Minecraft Steve joins Smash Bros [36:43] - Xbox Series X Updates (Backwards Compatibility, Loading Times) [48:27] - Xbox Series S|X 1TB storage drive price revealed [51:46] - Sony's lack of news and updates
This week we run down Microsoft's gigantic $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda and what it could mean for the future of gaming on both Xbox and Playstation, we talk through some big new titles and DLC content coming to Game Pass for the first time, Josh has a run in with an angry Scotsman in Dirt Rally 2.0 and finally we close out the show reminiscing about our favourite games and memories from the Nintendo 3DS following the news that it has been officially discontinued. Timestamps [05:21] - Xbox Game Pass New Additions [10:30] - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 impressions [16:38] - Games leaving (and not leaving) Xbox Game Pass Reviews [18:18] - Bad North [25:11] - Dirt Rally 2.0 News [34:59] - Microsoft acquires Zenimax Media (Bethesda) for $7.5b [48:21] - Nintendo Discontinues the 3DS & Our favourite 3DS games and memories.
It's a huge show this week as we run down all the big news from the PlayStation 5 Showcase, review some of our latest batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass and we take an extended vacation to the Mushroom Kingdom (and Isle Delfino) with Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Timestamps [2:01] - Xbox Game Pass New Additions [04:30] - Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass Reviews [05:35] - Panzer Dragoon Orta [12:38] - Westerado: Double Barreled [23:02] - Yooka-Laylee [31:27] - Super Mario 3D All-Stars News [57:50] - Sony's PS5 Showcase Event
On this weeks show there are actual prices for next-gen games consoles, Ubisoft has ants in the their pants and Jump Force makes us want to jump off a cliff. Timestamps [2:39] - Resident Evil 7 final thoughts [6:05] - Game Pass New Additions (Hotshot Racing, Stranger Things 3: The Game, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics) [21:34] - Games Leaving Game Pass (September 15th - 30th) Reviews [24:53] - Gonner [32:01] - Jump Force News [44:29] - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity announced. [46:32] - Ubisoft Forward [51:44] - Xbox Series S/X Pricing & Release Dates announced!
This week meet the parents takes a sickening turn in Resident Evil 7, we try to work out how to say Touhou while talking Touhou Luna Nights, it's high noon as we review Red Dead Redemption 2 and finally we break down all the big reveals and announcements from Nintendo's Super Mario 35th Anniversary event.
On this weeks show too many games have been added to Game Pass and we are not happy about it, we continue our journey into playing the Metro series in completely the wrong order, we have reviews on all-time classics Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 and finally against all odds one of the next-gen consoles actually seems to have a good launch lineup! Timestamps [2:40] - Game Pass New Additions [16:18] - Games Leaving Game Pass Reviews [16:58] - Metro: Last Light Redux [29:15] - NBA2K20 [40:42] - Metal Gear Solid 2 [58:19] - Metal Gear Solid 3 News [01:09:01] - Sony's PS5 pre-order scheme. [01:15:14] - Rachet & Clank is releasing sooner than we thought. [01:18:24] - A veteran Halo writer returns to get Halo Infinite back on track.
On this week's show it's Toads in the hole in the long awaited return of the Battletoads, Red Dead Redemption 2 is already getting put out to pasture in Xbox Game Pass and it's been a gruelling Fortnite in the battle between Epic Games and Apple.
On this week's show we've got a very thirsty Josh as Final Fantasy VII joins game pass, Kingdom Come Deliverance goes medieval on our ass and it's trouble in next-gen land as we get a release date but lose a flagship launch title for the Xbox Series X.
On this week's show we've got a bunch of new games added to Game Pass, including Darksiders Genesis and some spooky g-g-g-ghost ship shenanigans in Man of Medan, the scores are in for Devil May Cry V and Yoku's Island Express ahead of both games leaving Xbox Game Pass later this week then finally there's bad news for Apple users hoping to get into streaming Xbox games with Project xCloud and Al Gore's secret evil twin shows up when we talk about the shady exclusive content practices seen in the upcoming Marvel Avengers game.
On this week's show we've got a bunch of new games added to Game Pass, including surprise indie gem The Touryst, and some big games are leaving the service alongside a rogue title that sent us straight to the pits. Then we tear into the batch of "hilarious" physics platformer games found in game pass before finishing up with some news on Halo and Battletoads.
In this weeks packed show we've got reviews for reverse-horror adventure Carrion which launched straight into Xbox Game Pass this week, we'll be wrapping up the latest games leaving Game Pass with a look back at the Banner Saga series and we go over all the huge news and reveals from the Xbox Series X showcase event with the return of the lightning round!