Gaming The Industry

Cyberpunk 2077 receives a massive Patch 1.5 with tons of improvements. We discuss. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep303.mp3

Dying Light 2 is nuts on PC. And Amazon’s LOTR show shared more info. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep302.mp3

PlayStation acquires Bungie. Let’s talk. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep301.mp3

Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard. We discuss. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep300.mp3

It is 2022. What games are we looking forward to this year? http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep299.mp3

We unproudly present the Tawdry Awardz 2021. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep298.mp3

Activision and Bobby Kotick continue to prove there is no bottom. And we’ve played Halo Infinite. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep297.mp3

New World can’t get out its own way. But how much do these litany of issues stem from poor leadership? http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep296.mp3

God of War is coming to PC. New World review in progress continues. Dragon Age 4 will be current gen consoles and PC only. And Sony sold the most PS5 units and earned the most dollars in September. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep295.mp3

AMD’s RX 6600 is out in the wild. But should you buy it? http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep294.mp3

New World has launched and we give you impressions after a few days of play. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep293.mp3

We’ve got a gameplay-focused show this week as we discuss Kena Bridge of Spirits and Deathloop! http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep292.mp3

Sony backtracked on Horizon Forbidden West’s upgrade pricing from PS4 to PS5. We discuss the larger issue at hand. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep291.mp3

Intel recently unveiled XeSS, their AI/ML reconstruction technique response to DLSS. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep290.mp3

Shank got a PS5. Bradford called EA. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep289.mp3

AMD’s 6600 XT is out and targets 1080p. We give you our thoughts with special guest joined by MMORPG.com’s Hardware Editor, Chris Coke! http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep288.mp3

We give you a rundown of Activision Blizzard’s sexual harassment lawsuit. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep287.mp3

The New World beta is underway. Also, Valve announced the Steam Deck, and we discuss. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep286.mp3

E3 happened. Hear our thoughts and analysis! http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep285.mp3

Welcome to our annual PrE3 special where we give you our E3 predictions! http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep284.mp3

Blackwood is finally here. RTX 3080 Ti reviews are live. AMD reveals FidelityFX Super Resolution. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep283.mp3

Gerstmann x Phil Spencer is happening. Uncharted 4 may hit PC. And Blizzard continues to flounder. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep282.mp3

Hood: Outlaws and Legends recently released. And boy, there is a lot to discuss here. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep281.mp3

Blizzard is hemorrhaging players, but it doesn’t matter. And Stadia’s Product Head departs Google, once again kicking Stadia when it’s down. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep280.mp3

Sony reversed their decision on legacy store closures. And the GPU shortage seems to worsen, potentially continuing through Q2 2022. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep279.mp3

Sony seems listless with its decisions of late. We discuss the possible ramifications of their decisions. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep278.mp3

Rumors are heating up for 3080 Ti. But is it even appropriate to launch a graphics card right now? Also, ESO is receiving a proper port to Xbox Series X|S and PS5. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep277.mp3

With reports that a Nintendo Switch Pro may receive Nvidia DLSS, how can Bradford and Shank not discuss? Plus join the gents as they take a trip down memory lane talking about the GameCube, PS1, and more. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep276.mp3

Our AMD Radeon 6700 XT review is live! Hear our thoughts and analysis. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep275.mp3

AMD announced their latest graphics card, the 6700 XT. We give you the details, plus our thoughts. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep274.mp3

Valheim is blowing up on Steam. And we’ve been playing a TON of it. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep273.mp3

Google is shutting down Stadia’s internal development studios. Is the end of the service in sight? http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep272.mp3

Bethesda revealed the next chapter in Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood. And we’re here to tell you about it. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep271.mp3

Time for a more chill show as we look ahead to the games releasing in 2021. We also preview a new show, “LOTRO & Coffee!” http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep270.mp3

We’re back in our first show of 2021! CES is happening, along with some hardware announcements and news on graphics cards. CDPR’s Co-Founder apologized for the launch and laid out a ‘roadmap’. We discuss. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep269.mp3

This is it. The biggest award show of the entire year. We unproudly present The Tawdry Awardz 2020! http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep268.mp3

Cyberpunk continues to be in the news. We discuss two very different experiences, along with the entire fiasco that has been this release. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep267.mp3

Cyberpunk 2077 has launched. Hear our first impressions after a few hours of play! http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep266.mp3

We’re back from our Thanksgiving break, and a bunch of hardware has released. Let’s talk about graphics cards: AMD’s RX 6800 and 6800 XT, along with Nvidia’s RTX 3060 Ti. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep265.mp3

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has released. And we’re here to give you our thoughts so far. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep264.mp3

On tonight’s program — James throws a chair over a hedge, Bradford has a beef with LOTRO, and is 8 GB enough for the RTX 3070? http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep263.mp3

Cyberpunk 2077 is delayed again. AMD announced their new 6000 series graphics cards. And how does Watch Dogs Legion hold up on PC? http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep262.mp3  

A Creative Director at the Montreal Studio for Stadia Games and Entertainment says streamers should pay devs and publishers for streaming their games. We discuss this take. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep261.mp3

We’ve played a lot of Baldur’s Gate 3 since its Early Access release last week. Plus, hype for these next gen consoles is pretty high. Let’s strip it back and provide some context. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep260.mp3

CDPR reneged on comments made regarding crunch by mandating 6-day work weeks until Cyberpunk 2077’s release. And RTX 3080 issues plagued the launch, Nvidia is screwing themselves for completely avoidable reasons. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep259.mp3

A lot happened in the past week. RTX 3080 launch was mired by bots. Xbox Series X | S preorders were a mess. And Microsoft announced their acquisition of ZeniMax Media. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep258.mp3

RTX 3080 Founders Edition reviews went live, and yeah. The card is a beast. Also, Sony finally announced the price, release date, and preorder info for the PS5. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep257.mp3

Microsoft finally unveiled the Xbox Series S, including pricing, release date, and preorder dates for both the Xbox Series S and Series X. We discuss the specs, features, and much, much more. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep256.mp3

Nvidia announced their new Ampere generation of graphics cards. We’ll give you the specs on the RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090. Plus, we discuss what this means for AMD and the next gen Xbox Series X and PS5. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep255.mp3

Next gen consoles are now only two months away, and we still have no idea what they’ll cost to buy. On top of that, the ever-reliable Publisher Greed is nickel and diming console gamers for “next gen upgrades” of current gen games. We look to the PC pricing model for games to analyze this lunacy. […]

In tonight’s show, we discuss TERA publisher En Masse’s recent announcement of their imminent shuttering. Also, Flight Simulator has released on PC. We discuss why this game is so important, and how it’s built for PC hardware of tomorrow. http://gamingtheindustry.com/admin/audio/Ep253.mp3