Noob Talk Radio

It would appear Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 developer Games Workshop is both highly-profitable and nice to its employees? We discuss. Newswhile, Sony is struggling to get its fledgling live-service forays to come to fruition with Marathon's marketing allegedly canceled alongside art theft fiasco, and Jade Raymond abandons ship at Fairgames. In other news, revisionism in the Stalker ports, Anatine is a dope new indie where you play as a duck, Atomfall is doing fantastically well, and Elden Ring Nightreign is upon us. Please do enjoy.

Doom: The Dark Ages is out and with new inside baseball details emerging regarding Elden Ring: Nightreign's character development, the boys sit down for a nice fireside chat. In other news, new information regarding Microsoft's dominance of the PlayStation world, Sony announces new studio teamLFG, Gears of War Reloaded has an actual PS5 release date, and GTA VI has been delayed. Meanwhile, Ecco the Dolphin returns, and is Neverway the best-looking new indie of the year? We discuss.

After taking a sick day, Noob Talk circles back to you for a conversation on the recently released Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, as well as titles we are eagerly anticipating such as Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, and indie weirdness Labyrinth of The Demon King. Newswhile, Sony does a Borderlands 4 focused State of Play, privacy firm sues Ubisoft over data collection and forced-online in single-player games, Ghost of Yōtei gets a solidified release date, and what we're playing as always. Please do enjoy.

Monster Hunter Wilds does numbers while Ubisoft seems to be on the verge of change by securing its most valuable IP behind a new subsidiary funded largely by Tencent. Newswhile, two tantalizing Nintendo Directs have brought new information to light regarding Switch 2 and Miyazaki's next magnum opus in the form of Switch 2 exclusive Duskbloods. Also new Dune Awakening release details, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 delayed until October, and a fireside discussion of some of the most exciting titles from one of the best showcases we've seen in a long time, Future Games Show's Spring Showcase 2025. Please be excited.

While having a chat about recent events in the video game world, the Boys discuss Dragon Age: The Veilguard going free on PS+, the release of AC Shadows, and Atomfall on the horizon. Newswhile, Star Wars Hunters plug is pulled, Indiana Jones imminent on PS5, Death Stranding 2 gets a proper banana pancakes release date trailer, Ark: Survival Ascended receives an expansion, Sony rebooting Starship Troopers, Starfield rumours on PS5, and Hell Is Us continues to impress at Nacon Connect 2025. Please be excited.

Multimedia giant Warner Brothers gets cold feet, cancelling in-development Wonder Woman property and closing three studios, including storied Shadow of Mordor developer Monolith Productions and MultiVersus developer Player First Games. In other news, Bloober Team signs another deal with Konami after successful Silent Hill 2 collaboration, Monster Hunter Wilds is out, Terminator 2D: No Fate turns heads, Dune: Awakening gets an official release date trailer, Mouthwashing is heading to consoles, and more! Please do enjoy.

In a minor deviation from our usual routine, Noob Talk is very happy to bring you some hands-on impressions from the recent Elden Ring Nightreign Network Test. In other news, the Boys discuss Sony's February State of Play, whether or not the largest PSN outage since 2011 really matters, Marvel Rivals experiencing dev layoffs, System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition release date details, Sony removing low-effort PlayStation games from storefronts, and Legacy of Kain: Nosgoth Encyclopedia & Scourge of the Sarafan RPG announced. Please be excited.

As recent financial reports emerge, what exactly will 64% of Microsoft's total December game sales occurring on PlayStation mean for the future? We discuss. Otherwise, Warhammer Space Marine 2 publisher prepares for tomorrow, Sony back-pedals again on required PSN account linking on PC, more details for Dune Awakening emerge, Capcom Spotlight, Momodora looks neat, Baldur's Gate 3 patch troubles, and Darkest Dungeon II. Please do enjoy.

Sony is cancelling live-service projects like it's going out of style, meanwhile more Xbox games appear to be on their way to PlayStation, the Marvel Rivals bot controversy, and Nintendo Switch 2 is finally revealed (for real!). In other news, Beyond the Ice Palace is the 27-years-later sequel you've never heard of, Dragon Age: The Veilguard's creator jumps ship, Forest Reigns looks like Stalker in Paris, Blood of The Dawnwalker intrigues, and more! Please be excited. 

The Boys ring in the new year with a delightful discussion about what is sure to be another fantastic year in the world of video games. Please do enjoy a sure-to-be riveting amalgamation of Noob Talk Radio's ten most anticipated games of 2025.

In this Super Special Holiday Bonus Episode, the Boys go through their respective lists of the Top Five Games of This Year That We Wish We Could Play But Can't. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and please do enjoy. We'll see you in 2025.

The Boys discuss Ubisoft's uncertain future with a buyout from Tencent under consideration, while Diablo IV competitor Path of Exile 2 launches into Early Access with alarmingly high player counts, Sony's foray into the portable space rumored to be a PS5 console on-the-go, Cyberpunk still getting updates, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches, Chained Echoes DLC incoming, Baby's First Gran Turismo, and more! Please do enjoy.

As Sony contemplates an acquisition of FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa, the boys discuss the potential implications of such a deal on our beloved and dare I say favorite studio. In other news, we speculate on what a PlayStation Portal cloud streaming update could mean for the portable gaming space, Stalker 2 has finally released (Josh is excited), huge Baldur's Gate 3 patch to add 12 new subclasses in 2025, Chrono Sword looks like an interesting game, Witcher 4 enters full-scale production, Cyberpunk sales numbers impress, and a massive Star Wars Outlaws overhaul hopes to bring new players to the game. Please be excited.

What the heck is going on with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? No one seems to be able to agree! We discuss. Newswhile, Last of Us Season 2 release date solidified, GTA VI release window confirmed, Private Division gets sold, Switch 2 is backwards compatible, Stalker 2 approaches, Death Stranding spreads its wings, and Primal Planet looks like an excellent indie game. Please do enjoy.

Kamala Harris's campaign advertises to Fortnite while juicy details immediately emerged regarding Nintendo's mysterious online playtest that the company very politely asked everyone not to discuss. In other news, The Day Before attempts a comeback, Call of Duty adds “Pay to Hear” to its latest magnus opus, and many games were shown at this year's Indie Horror Showcase and Xbox Partner Preview, some of which we discuss. Please be excited.

A wandering news episode draws near! After US court ruling, Microsoft boldly goes directly on to Google's Android store, Nintendo asks players to please not discuss their super secret online playtest, Alien: Isolation 2 in development, Six Days In Fallujah releases its first documentary story missions, your regularly scheduled Star Wars KOTOR “still in development” update, and more! Please do enjoy.

After being on hiatus, the Boys return to your (somewhat) regularly scheduled programming for a look back on some highlights from this year's Gamescom show, as well as a few titles from Sony's September State of Play. Please be excited.

John Carpenter is working with Boss Team on a new Halloween game, a small indie developer figures out a cunning workaround to SAG-AFTRA's voice actor strike, Borderlands bombs, rapid fire-while, Replaced and Terminator: Survivor delayed (teardrop tattoo), Chernobylite 2 announced, River City Girls Double Dragon DLC, and Armored Core reaches impressive sales numbers. Please be excited.

Your friendly neighborhood podcast hosts discuss Ubisoft's statement regarding Assassin's Creed Shadows, video game voice actors on strike over AI protections, unions at Blizzard and Bethesda, a new report regarding in-app purchases in freemium titles, Green Hell PS5, BioShock movie, Stalker 2 delayed (again!), Hunt: Showdown 1896, Gestalt Steam & Cinder released, and more! Please do enjoy.

The Boys have a meandering chat about the very intriguing recent Dune: Awakening Direct put out by Funcom for their upcoming survival MMO. In other news, Microsoft partners with Amazon for a no-console Xbox bundle while hiking GamePass prices, Capcom talks Dead Rising Remaster and teases Resident Evil 9, new medieval first-person Action-RPG Alkahest looks slammin', Star Wars Outlaws goes gold, PS5 gets new and improved Discord integration, and more! Please be excited.

Is Summer Games Fest too monumentally gargantuan to even have the most pathetically inadequate hope of covering every meaningfully tantalizing game announcement and showcase in one podcast episode? Yes. Yes, it is. That said, from the new and sometimes out-of-left-field like Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Cuffbust, and Rogue Eclipse to the known yet hotly-anticipated like Mina The Hollower, Star Wars: Outlaws, and Metroid Prime 4, we will certainly do our best! Please be excited.

The Boys sit down for a whimsical fireside chat to discuss Josh's recent overwhelmingly positive experiences with the System Shock Remake on console, Tieg's enjoyment of the Halo TV show's Season 2, as well as some recent video game into TV adaptation news, including Yakuza: Like A Dragon live action, Shogun star in talks for Ghost of Tsushima movie, and the Tomb Raider anime. Please do enjoy.

The Boys have a meandering chat about Assassin's Creed Shadows, IGN Entertainment acquires multiple news outlets, former XCOM director Jake Solomon making a next-gen “life-sim,” Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert making new game that is a cross of Diablo, Zelda, and Thimbleweed Park, China's laws regarding youths and screen time bear fruit, V Rising release date announced, Redfall gets a final update, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder delayed but not for long, Crow Country released, and more!

While musing over the implications Early Access may or may not have had on Miyazaki's seminal hit Dark Souls, the Boys discuss Microsoft's tumultuous course of studio closures (which we don't like) and the recent strong performance of Xbox games on PlayStation (which we do like), as well Helldivers 2's PSN account linking on PC controversy. Meanwhile, V Rising has risen to somewhat strong winds of praise on PC, Nintendo officially confirms new Switch model, PS+ adds Tunic for free (go try it!), Loop Hero gets a mobile version, and Diablo IV announces Loot Reborn! Please be excited.

The Boys discuss the vagaries of revisionist history via Lara Croft's pin-up poster removals in Tomb Raider, while the voice actor behind Three Dog expresses enthusiasm in joining Fallout Season 2, Fallout 4 PS5 edition releases, and Little Devil Inside attempts to rise from the grave. Newswhile in the rapid fire, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 announced, Darkest Dungeon 2 comes to PlayStation, Killing Floor 3 still in development, Animal Well gets a tantalizing, oh-so-soon release date, and many Indies, much excite out of the Triple-I Initiative Showcase 2024, including Wizard of Legend 2. What a week. 

While a disturbance in the force causes a wandering Fallout TV show to draw near, the Boys go over the Star Wars Outlaws almost too-soon-to-believe release date announcement, Hollow Knight Silksong Xbox Store listings indicating a release date around the corner, and Saber Interactive's mildly passive-aggressive statement that the KOTOR Remake is alive and well. Meanwhile, Skald: The Black Priory gets a release date, Conan Exiles: Age of War Chapter 4, Once Human, and Enshrouded sounds like it bit off more than it could chew, but still tastes delicious. Please do enjoy.

The Boys discuss a slice of gaming news covering the System Shock Remake console release date announcement (finally!), new Black Panther and Captain America game from Amy Hennig, Bungie's Marathon Director shakeup, Star Wars: Jedi director announcing new studio, Dragon's Dogma gets mixed reception but still looks awesome, PS5 Pro leaked, Dragon Is Dead looks dope, and Project Birdseye, a new action RPG from the makers of The Callisto Protocol. Please be excited!

Now that regularly scheduled programming has resumed, the Boys discuss the ever-so-tasty concrete details that have emerged regarding the upcoming Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC package. Newswhile, Dune: Awakening, the new survival MMO from Funcom, gets its first ever gameplay trailer. We discuss. No Rest For The Wicked gets new gameplay details and looks better than ever. Xbox games going multi-platform, Sony gets Forever Skies as an exclusive, the Stalker console ports finally release, Terminator: Survivors details emerge, Primal Planet, caveman-metroidvania announced, and more! Please be excited.

As the Boys wrestle with the existential question of “What is Palworld and why should we care?”, an Elden Ring mobile game is in development, Xbox games are seemingly coming to PlayStation, Vampire: The Masquerade's new gameplay trailer fails to impress, Elex II developer is struggling, Helldivers 2 rocks my socks, and Death Stranding 2's in-depth trailer colors us curious. Please do enjoy.

In a very special Noob Talk Radio episode starring special guest co-host Mr. Michael Evans, we discuss recent duelling comments from Ubisoft and Larian Studios regarding the state of subscription services in our beloved industry, meanwhile layoffs occur at Eidos Montreal along with the new Deus Ex seemingly cancelled, Sony announces the first State of Play of 2024, Suicide Squad pulled one hour after early access launch due to bug, massive Indiana Jones gameplay reveal out of Xbox, and Capcom decides to add DRM to 11-year old Resident Evil Revelations. Please do enjoy. 

The Boys are back from vacation and it's time for Noob Talk Radio to discuss the year to come. Is there any possible chance that the coming year will bring us as many delectable gaming goodies that are sure to titillate the sense as the previous one did? Who knows! We discuss. Please be excited.

In what may just be one of the greatest years in video gaming for at least the past decade, Josh and Tieg sit down to have a post-holiday fireside chat about the most stand-out games of 2023. We each made a secret list of our Top Three (along with a few runner-ups), and we discuss our choices as well as why any of these games deserves extra attention as potentially the best title of the past year. Please do enjoy.

The Boys sit down with a healthy dose of video game news to light your way through the holiday season. Embracer may be losing its grip, while E3 is finally dead, The Day Before implodes spectacularly, and Disney insists there is hope for our beleaguered Knights of the Old Republic remake. In other news, Genopanic reminds Josh of Xeodrifter, Valve gets into the holiday spirit, The Last of Us Multiplayer officially canceled, Fallout TV show teasers delight us all, Sony bans some users but says nothing, and Capcom confirms more Resident Evil remakes are on the way!

As 2023 nears the finish line, the Boys sit down for a long and winding road through all the exciting new game announcements to come out of this year's Video Game Awards, which we will be honest, were a pretty unique and fascinating slice of games. Please be excited.

Returnal director leaves Housemarque, GTA VI announces it's being announced, and what the heck is going on with the new Call of Duty launcher? Meanwhile, the Boys discuss what they've been playing (Diablo IV & Star Wars RPG?), as well as Steam curioso Lethal Company, Astral Ascent's very positive critical reception, Last of Us Part 2 Remaster announced, Ark: Survival Ascended doing numbers, Jagged Alliance 3 coming to consoles, and more!

After regaling you with tales of their gaming exploits, the Boys discuss a recent recruitment drive at FromSoft, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 narrative details, and PS5 Slim disc drive's necessity to handshake with online servers in order to work. Meanwhile in the rapid fire, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden releases to little fanfare, RoboCop: Rogue City receives surprisingly warm receptions, The Day Before gets another delay update (shocker), There Is No Light coming to a Nintendo Switch near you, and Dragon Quest X potentially coming to the West. Please do enjoy.

As the spooky time draws near, the Boys discuss the intriguing offerings on display at Indie Horror Showcase 2023, then recent layoffs at Shadowrun Returns developer Harebrained Schemes, as well as Epic's spicy new incentives to draw in developers to their ecosystem. Meanwhile in the rapid fire, Amazon's Fallout TV Show, EA's Iron Man game moving to Unreal Engine 5, Astral Ascent, ABK acquisition finally over, and a couple Realms Deep 2023 Showcase stand-outs. Please be excited.

The Boys are back with an action-packed, missile salvo of news for you with the PS5 Slim here in time for the holidays, Silent Hill 2 Remake likely imminent, CD Projekt working on live action Cyberpunk show, and renewed concern circulating for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Remake. In other news, The Last Faith release date, Trepang 2 out on consoles, Callisto Protocol free with PS+, The Front is pure chaos, and Phasmophobia should be here soon! Please be excited.

Unity brings division (but not that Division), while in other news, The Division 3 officially enters production, Callisto Protocol's Striking Distance Studios isn't doing so hot, FTC Court leaks lead to Fallout 3 Remaster plans, Sony's State of Play offers Helldivers 2 release date, System Shock Remake gets an ESRB rating for consoles, and more! Please be excited.

The Boys are back with your regularly scheduled news! We discuss the PS+ price hike along with tasty September games, Starfield's success, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2's re-reveal under new developer The Chinese Room, and The MIX Showcase 2023 (Holy Indies, Batman!). Meanwhile in rapid fire, Gunbrella, Soulframe, Fear Fest 2023, Xbox's Replaced delayed, Holstin, Super Mario Wonder, and more! Please be excited.

The Boys are back with their Gamescom 2023 hot takes! We're here to bring you our deepest ruminations on this year's slew of offerings, including but not limited to Killing Floor 3, Stalker 2,#Blud, Nightingale, Mortal Kombat, Alan Wake, Lords of The Fallen, Off The Grid, and more! Also, spoilers, Josh likes Armored Core.

The Boys take a meandering route through the world of video-game-to-TV adaptations, then move on to discussing Rockstar's quizzical choices with their Red Dead Redemption port for PS4 and Switch. In recent news, THQ Nordic Showcase, the new iteration of Nintendo Switch, Everspace 2 launches, Baldur's Gate is doing great, Remnant 2 sells copies, Sea of Stars for PS+, the Mandalorian game we wish we had, and There Is No Light. Stay tuned. 

The Boys sit down to discuss some tasty new Helldivers co-op and combat details from the developers on PlayStation Blog, while in other news, were happy about new EU regulations regarding replaceable batteries, more Star Wars: Outlaws details, Baldur's Gate sex scenes take the internet by storm, Naughty Dog's co-president retires, Limited Run Games does more excellent porting work, and more! Please be excited.

Annapurna announces new development arm to make the first Blade Runner game in over 25 years, while Diablo 4's seasons have players concerned, Reddit's hostile API policies trigger backlash, and insane new cowboy-cyberpunk video game ExeKiller has us very excited. In other news, Ark remaster gets delayed, Silent Hill 2's Bloober Team seems more promising than we thought, Ubisoft is remaking AC 4: Black Flag, DayZ 2 in development, Super Mario RPG remake is coming, and more! Please stand by.

In a charmingly well-intentioned yet inevitably incomplete fashion, we try to wrap our heads around the cornucopia of announcements out of this year's Summer Games Fest. From indie curiosities like World of Horror, Everdeep Aurora, and Altered Alma to triple-A releases like Starfield, Star Wars: Outlaws, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the Boys discuss which titles have piqued our interest. Please be excited.

The Boys dive deep into May's 2023 PlayStation Showcase and fly into a listener inquiry regarding our thoughts on cozy games. Newswhile, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 rises from the grave, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake isn't as gone as we thought it was, Arc Raiders takes a 180 in a direction nobody likes, RoboCop gets a preview, System Shock Remake looks surprisingly good, and Hunt: Showdown might be adding AI bots? Please do enjoy.

The Boys sit down for a heartwarming fireside chat to discuss the ins and outs of their two favorite zombie franchises, contrasting the originals vs. their follow-ups, how Dambuster's surprisingly-good sequel Dead Island 2 stacks up, as well as a look back on why OG Techland's Dying Light 2 made such a splash. Please do enjoy.

Microsoft's acquisition of ABK may actually be in jeopardy as the CMA declares it's blocking the deal. Of course, Microsoft will retort, and does so with the aid of an EU-beating lawyer. In other news, reporters use Counter-Strike to deliver Ukraine war news to Russians, the bugs are back with Starship Troopers: Extermination and Silica, Pokemon's Game Freak is working on an 'ambitious' new samurai game, and Horizon Zero Dawn developer's horizons are looking good!

Josh gives his Dead Island 2 initial impressions and reminisces about finally achieving the Elden Ring platinum with Tieg's help. Newswhile, Armored Core VI details finally drop with a release date imminent, along with a brand spanking new trailer and producer interview courtesy of IGN, Sony acquires collaborator Firewalk Studios, former Bungie director Joseph Staten makes a bold move to Netflix Games, Sunkenland tickles both our fancies, and more! Please be excited.

It's been a slow news week, so the Boys have a chat about when exactly is the right time to get excited about new game announcements. Newswhile, E3 has been cancelled, Ark 2's highly-controversial next-gen update plans, Cyberpunk garners CD Pro its 2nd best revenue year ever, Bloober clarifies Silent Hill 2 Remake, Resident Evil 4 Remake is selling like hotcakes, and where exactly did Hunt the Night come from? Please do enjoy.

The Boys settle into their armchairs for this week's dose of gaming news. TMNT gets serious with a Last Ronin game, while Atari acquires Night Dive, Ubisoft reveals AI Ghostwriter tool, Molasses Flood's Witcher game is no more, new trademark hints at Castlevania comeback, Bloober talks Silent Hill 2 Remake, Aliens: Dark Descent gets gameplay and release date, the unfortunate passing of Lance Reddick, and more. Please do enjoy.