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Catch up on the gaming news with SIFTER's weekly news show in around fifteen minutes or less. All the biggest news, new release dates and explainers of the biggest video game stories every Sunday. Take look at the week ahead with Release Radar, highlighting the coolest games out this week. Produced by award winning radio journalists and hosted by Kyle Pauletto and Fiona Bartholomaeus.
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The eCommerce Minute is your weekly dose of eCommerce, tech and retail news, with your hosts John Suder, Bart Mroz, and Brittany Blackman. The show is a production of SUMO Heavy, an eCommerce consulting firm with offices in Brooklyn, NY, and Philadelphia. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecommerceminute/support
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NEWS THIS WEEK Apex Legends e-sports delayed after hackers enable cheats on player clients Overwatch 2's redemption arc begins with free heroes for all as Blizzard lays out its plans to 'give the game a regular heartbeat' this year Blizzard secretly made a battle royale game inside World of Warcraft to 'break the rules' it's had for 20 years Sony's…
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NEWS THIS WEEK The Trailer For Insomniac's Cancelled Spider-Man Multiplayer Game Has Leaked Warner Bros. leave developers feeling "sick and dizzy" as more Adult Swim games are being delisted MultiVersus is officially returning with some big upgrades Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Gets New Story DLC, Modes, Trials, And More This Year Star Wars: Ba…
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The second entry in the ambitious modernisation of Final Fantasy VII series feels like it finally captures that wonder and fun of the original game. With plenty of fun silly moments and tight compelling combat that encourages variety, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the game you’ve been waiting for. Leah Williams (GamesHub) joins Chris Button on the l…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Everything announced at the March 2024 Xbox Partner Preview Poker-themed deckbuilder Balatro gets delisted from some stores after its PEGI rating absurdly jumps from 3 to 18+ over 'gambling imagery' Switch emulator Yuzu reaches $2.4 million settlement with Nintendo 20th BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations RELEASE RADAR HIGHWATER - 14…
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Did you grow up blasting through Green Hill Zone or Casino Night Zone? Maybe you spent hours defeating the nefarious schemes of Dr Wily. These colourful platformers hold a fond place in the hearts of many including Zu Ehtisham solo developer of the new BERSERK BOY where you blast through levels switching elemental powers as you go. Learn how Zu bui…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Beware fake Helldivers 2 pages on Steam promising steep discounts Some Helldivers 2 players are inexplicably killing each other for resources, despite a dozen different UI elements telling you they're shared Everything announced during Pokémon Day 2024’s Pokémon Presents Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Players Rise 200% Upon Skull and…
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Queensland based Halfbrick have been making games for almost 25 years, and chances are if you’ve picked up a phone in the last decade you’ve played one of their games. Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, Age of Zombies or maybe you’re a bit more oldschool and played one of their Gameboy Advance games or PlayStation or Wii titles. In an industry that s…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: Everything we know about the DLC Everything announced at the February 2024 Nintendo Direct Partner showcase Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Is Planned For June 2024, It’s Claimed Baldur’s Gate 3 will get official mod support, says Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3 Devs Finally Got To Talk On Stage, And They D…
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Yordles are fae-like creatures from Bandle City, a magical land where wondrous events occur. If you’re not careful, you may fall into one of the portals leading to the home of the Yordles. BANDLE TALE: A LEAGUE OF LEGENDS STORY captures the magic and whimsy of the lore behind one of League of Legends’ cutest and most mysterious races. You’ll craft,…
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The first time is an accident, one of your fellow soldiers stands just a little bit too close to the blast zone as you call down artillery from outer space. HELLDIVERS 2 actually makes it a little bit too fun to explode your allies. Whoops. It's all part of the shtick which really amps up the forever war jingoistic world of Super Earth as you blast…
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NEWS THIS WEEK 4 Xbox exclusives coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch The first Activision Blizzard game on Game Pass will be Diablo 4 Helldivers 2 starts recruiting more devs for the war effort after its galactic success, aims to 'accelerate and beef up [its] content plans' Helldivers 2 studio boss says it will 'never' add PvP, and for anyone looking…
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Like someone made a joke then just massively committed to the bit, LIKE A DRAGON INFINITE WEALTH has just so much in it you can spend ages just chasing what you find fun. Charlie Kelly (Checkpoint Gaming) and Jam Walker (Kotaku Australia, GamesHub) join Chris as they visit Yokohama and Hawaii in search of madcap adventures. You can support SIFTER's…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Indiana Jones, Starfield PS5 Reports Suggest A Major Xbox Pivot Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play – News Roundup Disney Will Develop A 'New Persistent Universe' With Epic Games Tencent working on mobile version of hit console game 'Elden Ring', sources say Helldivers 2 Dev in ‘A Bit of Crisis Mode’ Amid Matchmaking Issues and Cra…
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The groundbreaking STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL is pretty unique and the very first Australian made game to be nominated for a Grammy Award, which will be awarded today. Composers Austin Wintory (JOURNEY, ASSASSIN'S CREED SYNDICATE) Scott Edgar and Simon Hall from musical comedy group Tripod, singer-songwritter Montaigne aka Jess Cerro join …
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NEWS THIS WEEK Everything revealed in the January 2024 State of Play Indie Classic Celeste Just Got A Surprise (Kinda) Sequel Bloodborne Kart will "scrub the branding off" after being contacted by Sony's lawyers Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad game launches and is quickly taken down Deus Ex game canceled as nearly 100 Eidos-Montreal staff laid off RELEA…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Palworld Has Sold An Astonishing Number Of Copies In Five Days Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees Immortality developer Sam Barlow has announced two new horror games Lightmap Why IMMORTALITY's Sam Barlow loves real acting performances in his games Overwatch 2 esports is back and ditching the Overwatch Lea…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Xbox Developer Direct 2024: Everything Announced Rockstar Games’ owner is fighting Remedy Entertainment over its new ‘R’ logo EA is finally launching Plants vs. Zombies 3 Dave the Diver Developer’s Next Game Is a MOBA Called Wakerunners A speedrunning dog named Peanut Butter just beat an obscure 1985 NES game live for charity, is the…
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It's hard to match the combat and minute to minute gameplay in the THE LAST OF US PART II and the new PlayStation 5 version offers more of the excellent nailbiting gameplay and deeper insights into the developer's creative process. If you treat this new version as premium DLC for the game you already own, the cut content, commentary and new rogueli…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Microsoft Criticised for Xbox Auto-Upload Stance Following Baldur’s Gate 3 Nudity Bans MSI’s Claw is an Intel-powered Windows competitor to Valve’s Steam Deck Ayaneo’s Next Lite is a US$299 Steam Deck competitor with unofficial SteamOS Capcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over mods A fan-made, 7-hour Portal 2 prequel …
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It's been a massive year for video games, with some of the very best games ever made packed into 2023. In our annual special we've collected the entire SIFTER team like Pokémon into one massive end of year episode. We've got massive titles and smaller indies plus our honourable mentions. What ever you choose to play next from this list you'll have …
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NEWS THIS WEEK It's official: E3 is dead Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight John Romero marks Doom’s 30th birthday by putting out Sigil 2 - aka episode 6 - for free DOOM's 30th Anniversary Stream with John Romero, John Carmack, and David L. Craddock Just 4 days after The Day Before's disastrous launch, the studio …
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We listen back through this incredible year of games with our friend Meena Shamaly, musician, composer and host of ABC Classic's The Game Show. It's Shamaly Selects 2023 and boy are there some incredible pieces to listen to. Here is what delighted and made the top eight this year. STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL - Adrift & Challenging a Queen (…
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NEWS THIS WEEK The Game Awards 2023 results: All the winners Every trailer and announcement from The Game Awards 2023 League of Geeks games studio lays off half its workforce, 'indefinitely pauses' production on Jumplight Odyssey Grand Theft Auto 6 is only coming to PS5 & Xbox Series X|S at launch Fortnite’s next chapter adds boss battles, Lego, So…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Geoff Keighley explains why Dave the Diver has been nominated as an indie game Open Letter to The Game Awards A Half-Life bug introduced by Windows 2000 just got fixed at last Left 4 Dead prototype accidentally released in Counter-Strike update Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Trailer 1 Release Date The 25 Most Wanted games, as revealed in PC…
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Mario has been jumping on platforms now for a really long time, and SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER takes everything you know and mixes it up, with some incredible design that'll challenge and thrill you in equal measure. Ruby Innes (Pocket Buds) and Adam Christou (SIFTER) join Chris for a big discussion about finding representation in Daisy, why elephant…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Harley Quinn Trailer & Closed Alpha Revealed Warner Bros says Wonder Woman won't be a live-service game Nier will continue 'as long as Yoko Taro lives', producer says, but don’t expect an Automata follow-up soon Fortnite Planning to Disable Age-Gated Cosmetic, Reveals v28.00 Update Release Date …
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If you grew up playing the Gameboy Advance and the Nintendo DS, you might have missed the aesthetic those games created at the time, but you'd definitely remember the vibes. Those vibes are what Andy Brophy and Olivia Haines are trying to recapture in their weird and wonderful roleplaying game KNUCKLE SANDWICH. With some kicking tunes and fun turn …
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NEWS THIS WEEK Nintendo Indie World: All the news, trailers, and announcements The Game Awards 2023: Complete list of nominees Stray Gods, God of War: Ragnarok composers among 2024 Grammy nominees The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered has been officially revealed including a special edition and an upgrade path Fortnite Community Slams 'Worst Update' Ove…
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Remedy has had a great run lately, the Finnish studio have build their wild and somewhat spooky games into a shared universe which reaches it's apex in ALAN WAKE 2. If you're a fan of genre television like Twin Peaks or the metanarratives in games like IMMORTALITY you'll get a kick out of this sequel. James O'Connor (Kotaku, Gameshub) and Fergus Ha…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Nintendo has officially announced a live action Legend of Zelda movie The improved Steam Deck OLED has been announced by Australia still misses out Aussie-Made Post-Apocalyptic RPG Broken Roads Delayed To 2024 That's The End Of Activision Blizzard's $120 Million Overwatch League Fortnite just had its biggest day ever, 6 years in Nigh…
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NEWS THIS WEEK BlizzCon 2023: Everything Announced and Revealed Xbox Is Seemingly Blocking Unauthorized Third-Party Accessories And Controllers Atari buys Digital Eclipse, creators of Atari 50 and The Making of Karateka Games For Gaza Of course Lies of P is getting a sequel after selling a million copies Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk's Secret Spide…
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SLAY THE PRINCESS is a horror narrative visual novel where you've got one task. You're here to slay a princess, but if you do is actually up to you. This game brings branching narratives and a style of roguelite gameplay to the visual novel genre where all your choices can lead to an ending. Developers Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias join Lightma…
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Can MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 up the ante once again? Now both Spideys are back for some dual arachnid action in this PlayStation 5 exclusive. Have Insomniac been able to mix up the gameplay for this third game? Fiona Bartholomaeus (SIFTER, RTRFM) joins Chris Button in an ultimate team up as they take on their experiences with webslinger. You can suppo…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Bethesda Thought It Was 'Infallible' Before Fallout 76 Launch, Says Former Design Director Skyrim’s Lead Designer On Starfield’s Origins And Bethesda’s Evolution - MinnMax Interview Amazon’s Fallout TV series gets a 2024 release date Dino shooter Second Extinction pulled from sale before even making it out of early access: 'It regret…
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You'd be hard pressed to find someone who cares as much about the Forza series as Alice Clarke. This diehard racing sim fan joins Chris for a discussion of the new entry in the more serious technical half of the franchise with FORZA MOTORSPORT, a game where there is a little bit more fog on the road ahead. Find out if the track is full of potholes,…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Harebrained Schemes is independent again Microsoft is making its Series 2 pad like a mini Adaptive Controller with a new wave of PC gaming accessibility updates Netflix Games Streaming Beta Rolling Out in the US New King Kong Game Is Very, Very Bad Analogue’s next project is an accurate, hardware-emulated Nintendo 64 replica ‍RELEASE…
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THE PLUCKY SQUIRE feels like a world of pure imagination. Jonathan Biddle and James Turner head up All Possible Futures a completely remote studio working on the gorgeous game that acts as a love letter to some of your favourite genres and games of the last 30 years. Gianni sat down with Jonathon Biddle at PAX Australia to explore how this collabor…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Welcoming the Legendary Teams at Activision Blizzard King to Team Xbox Carbon emissions from indie video game development revealed by Australian researcher Microsoft Is Getting Dinged for a Cool $29 Billion in Back Taxes League a 'Big Disappointment' for Paradox as It Confirms $22 Million Write-Down Sony Raising Price Of All-Digital …
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ASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE is explicitly for those players wanting the simpler stealth action game play of the original games. Originally a DLC chapter for ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA, Basim's adventures through Baghdad are a simpler, tighter experience with lots of the great improvements from 15 years of history. Read our review of the game, then liste…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Last Of Us Studio Naughty Dog Is Cutting Developers Significant job losses likely at Worms publisher Team17 Canada's first ever unionised game staff, working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, have all been fired Telltale Games Has Allegedly Laid Off 'Most of' Its Workers Counter-Strike 2 Players Express Disappointment as Many of CS:GO's Key …
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If you want to play a video game you have to plug something in, that power comes from somewhere and Dr Ben Abraham, has completed the second annual Net Zero Snapshot for the games industry. Ubisoft is leading the charge dropping their emissions, despite being one of the world's biggest studios, but for many other Triple A game developers they just …
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NEWS THIS WEEK SAG-AFTRA video game actors vote in favor of strike action over wages and AI ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Is Cutting About 16% of Staff Epic Games Sells Bandcamp Amid Layoffs Sega abruptly scraps extraction FPS Hyenas inches from the finish line Cal Kestis actor confirms Star Wars Jedi 3 during Comic Con panel Counter-Strike 2 is offi…
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When you first hear the soundtrack for CULT OF THE LAMB it's immediately clear how much of a part it is to the experience of the game. Narayana Johnson who performs under River Boy made his first soundtrack when working on Massive Monster's smash hit, and it will be rearranged and performed this Melbourne International Games Week with Orchestra Vic…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator All the Major Revelations From the FTC vs. Xbox Court Document Leaks Report: Unity considering revenue-based fee caps, self-reported install numbers Unity: An open letter to our community Terraria devs donate $200k to open-source engines after Unity snaf…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Unity just pissed off a ton of game developers with new royalty fees PlayStation State of Play September 2023 – All the Trailers and Announcements Everything from the massive September 2023 Nintendo Direct A New Bill Has Just Passed To Modernise The Aussie Classification Scheme Only Up dev yanks Twitch hit from Steam after saying it …
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We've got some brand new episodes of Lightmap on the way, featuring some very cool guests but to get you there here is the latest episode of Drop Rate featuring Chris Button, SIFTER EP Gianni Di Giovanni and Player2.net.au writer Jess Zammit talking all about STARFIELD Bethesda's huge spacefaring roleplaying game. Follow Drop Rate on your favourite…
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It's a massive universe to explore in STARFIELD a game that builds on many of the gameplay systems you've come to enjoy in Bethesda's roleplaying games. Does it live up to the hype after years of development and delays? Well it depends on what type of player you are, but there is lots of fun to be had here. Jess Zammit (Player2.net.au) joins SIFTER…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Video Game Actors In The Us Could Be Considering Their Own Strike Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is back and now under development by Dear Esther studio Starfield breaks 1 million concurrent players across all platforms: a 'great milestone,' Phil Spencer says Stray, That Cute Cat Game From Last Year, Is Getting An Animated Mo…
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It's one of the most accessible entries in the From Software's library with ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON showing a clear lineage of game design skill acquired in the ten years since the last entry. The mech combat genre isn't for everyone, but if you're an ELDEN RING fan wanting to branch out into some of the best feeling combat yet, this migh…
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NEWS THIS WEEK Saints Row developer Volition has been closed ‘effective immediately’ The Lenovo Legion Go Has Been Officially Revealed The Playstation Portal’s Release Date Has Been Revealed Phasmophobia Delayed on Console Following 'Fire Incident' in Developer's Office Building 2007 run-and-gun classic Alien Hominid HD is coming to most modern pla…
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