This and That Gaming Podcast
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Join Daz, Mark & Dave as they chat away about all things gaming.
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This & That Gaming Podcast Ep 39 - The Social Network
March 07, 2021 23:03 - 1 hour - 105 MBIt is time for episode 39 of the This & That Gaming Podcast and this one is a bumper episode! We have a ton of Nintendo news this time around including the recent Nintendo Direct, new Pokemon game announcements, more Switch upgrade rumours and a firmware update for the….Wii U?? Wait, what? We also have a round up from Sony’s recent ‘State of Play’, more PlayStation games coming to PC, Microsoft rolling out FPS boosts to older backwards compatible games and a ton more. We are joined in the s...
This and That Gaming Ep 38 - Better Late Than Never!
February 13, 2021 07:40 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBYes, we are finally back and raring to go with episode 38 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! On our first episode for 2021, we’ve got everything from Axiom Verge 2 coming the Epic Games Store, CD Projekt Red being hit with ransomware, Stadia shutting down their internal development studios, a plethora of retro news and…pigs playing video games with their snouts. Wait…what?? Tune in and join us for what will undoubtedly be an interesting year for video games! Show Notes: Axiom Verge com...
This and That Gaming Ep 37 - 'Tis The Season
December 18, 2020 23:25 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBWe are back for episode 37 and our final episode of 2020! As we get ready to see off this horrible year, we take a few minutes to discuss the disaster that has been the launch of one of the most anticipated games of all time: Cyberpunk 2077. Following on from that, we have our usual news round-up and as is the norm for this time of year, we discuss some of the games that let us down this year, but more importantly our most favourite games of 2020! Which game has Daz absolutely gushing at the...
This and That Gaming Ep 36 - A Fresh Start
November 29, 2020 03:46 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBWelcome to episode 36 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! With the new generation of consoles well and truly upon us, we share our early thoughts and experiences so far with both the Xbox Series & the PlayStation 5 and what we hope to see from both systems going forward. We also have our usual news round up and one topic in particular, Apple’s new M1 chip and it potential ramifications, has us all really excited! Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Mas...
This and That Gaming Ep 35 - End Game!
November 07, 2020 02:48 - 2 hours - 135 MBWe are back for episode 35 of the This & That Gaming Podcast and this is a bit of a bumper episode! For this week’s show, we are joined by Paul ‘Boost King’ Barbara from the Pixel Bros Podcast and BoostKingTV on Twitch! Apart from our usual news round up and with only a few short days before the next generation of consoles is upon us, we took the opportunity to have a virtual round-table discussion to list our top five exclusive or non-exclusive Xbox & PlayStation games from the current gene...
This and That Gaming Ep 34 - The User Experience
October 18, 2020 00:08 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBWelcome to episode 34 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! This week it is all about the user experience, as we get first glimpses of the user interfaces and features for both Sony and Microsoft’s upcoming consoles. We also have news about an upcoming retro system from Analogue, arcade1up cabinets coming to Australia, a further look at some of the games for the Intellivsion Amico, new character reveals for Guilty Gear Strive & Mortal Kombat 11 plus a ton more! Thank you for tuning in and we h...
This and That Gaming Ep 33 - Money Talks
October 03, 2020 01:17 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBIt is time for episode 33 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! We’ve got a ton of news to cover this fortnight including Microsoft’s shock purchase of Zenimax Media, xCloud coming to Australia in 2021, the rising cost of entry for next gen gaming and peripherals, a new publisher formed via ex-Blizzard greats, Amazon enters the cloud gaming market and Minecraft Steve causes a Twitter meltdown. All of this and a bunch more, so we thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the show! Show N...
This and That Gaming Ep 32 - Welcome to the Next Level!
September 19, 2020 00:57 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBWe are back for episode 32 of the This & That Gaming Podcast and we are ready for the next level! After months of waiting, we finally have release dates & pricing for the next generation of consoles from both camps as they ready up to go head to head once again. Plus, we also take a look at some recently announced games including not one, but two Monster Hunter games (yay!), Immortals: Fenyx Rising, the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake and more! As always, we thank you for tuning in a...
This and That Gaming Ep 31 - It's-a me, Mario!
September 05, 2020 06:27 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBIt’s time for episode 31 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! On this week’s episode, we take a look at Nintendo’s Mario’s 35th anniversary announcements, Nvidia’s newly announced 3000 series line of GPU’s, the ongoing Epic Games/Apple spat and more. We also take a look at some recent game announcements including the Wonder Boy: Asha In Monster World remake, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gotham Knights and the Black Myth: Wukong trailer that seemingly came out of nowhere and took the...
This and That Gaming Ep 30 - Multi-Platform Madness
August 18, 2020 01:49 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBWelcome back for episode 30 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! We’ve been gone for a little while, so we’ve got a backlog of news to cover including Fornite being on the receiving end of the banhammer from Apple & Google, a bunch of Xbox related news, new retro hardware releases for SNK and the ZX Spectrum, obscure Konami branded PC’s and Sonic being ported to the SNES….wait, what?? All of this and a whole lot more, so we hope you tune in and enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Fortnite bann...
This and That Gaming Ep 29 - X Marks the Spot
July 25, 2020 05:38 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBWe are back for episode 29 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! Microsoft and the Xbox Series X are very much front and centre of this week’s episode, as we get a look at a slew of first party titles thanks to the recent Xbox Games Showcase along with several other newsworthy items! Plus, we also have news about Nintendo and it’s awesome Lego kits, more video games receiving the Hollywood & Netflix treatment, Bloodborne being adapted to a 2D & more! Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enj...
This and That Gaming Ep 28 - Lights! Camera! Action!
July 11, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBWe are back for episode 28 This & That Gaming Podcast and our first live stream/podcast episode, so we hope you bear with us as we iron out the kinks! Some of the topics of this week’s show include Sony’s investment into Epic Games, Sega’s announcement of a new Astro City mini arcade cabinet (which has us very excited!), Donkey Kong Country finally making its Switch Online debut, Xbox keeping developers in check and of course…the Atari VCS. This and a whole lot more, so as always, we thank ...
This and That Gaming Ep 27 - Full of Surprises
June 27, 2020 00:55 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBWelcome to episode 27 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! On this weeks episode, we continue to make our way through all of the presentations and game demonstrations that have recently taken place and as we sure our thoughts on games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Pokemon Unite, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, Crash Bandicoot 4 and much, much more! As always, we thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Cyberpunk 2077 – Night City Wire Ep1 - https://www.youtube....
This and That Gaming Ep 26 - All Stations Go!
June 17, 2020 07:18 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBWe are back for episode 26 of the This & That Gaming Podcast. As you’d probably expect, our main focus for this weeks episode is the PS5. Yes, Sony has finally decided to take off the wraps. We share our thoughts on the console’s somewhat controversial design, the games that were shown and our personal highlights (and low lights!) of the presentation. That is just the tip of the iceberg though, so be sure to tune in and we hope you enjoy this episode! Show Notes: If you haven’t seen it ...
This and That Gaming Ep 25 - What Is Old Is New Again
May 29, 2020 12:01 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBWelcome to episode 25 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! We have big mixture of old and new again this week as we discuss the freshly announced Samurai Showdown Neo Geo Collection coming to various platforms, an upcoming Sega announcement that could potentially ‘rile up the industry’ according to a Japanese journalist who has the scoop, a sequel to the Sonic The Hedgehog move, yet even more remake rumors and more source code leaks, this time from Microsoft! Thank you for tuning in and we ho...
This and That Gaming Ep 24 - A New Chapter
May 16, 2020 12:36 - 1 hour - 66 MBWe are back for episode 24 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! We are excited to have a bit of next gen coverage on this week’s show, with Microsoft showcasing the Xbox Series X via the recent Inside Xbox presentation and Epic Games showing off its impressive Unreal 5 tech demo, running on the PS5. Nintendo also catches our eye with its Paper Mario: The Origami King reveal, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2 remaster gets us super excited! Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy this episo...
This and That Gaming Ep 23 - Goodbye
May 03, 2020 02:25 - 1 hour - 115 MBWe are back for episode 23 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! Joining us this week to chat all manner of video games is feared Dragonborn and podcast host of Retro Domination & Geekdom United fame, Mr. Tim Arnold! We also say goodbye (and good riddance) to a couple of ‘unofficial’ members of our little podcast team as they move on to greener pastures. Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy this episode! Show Notes: EVO 2020 cancelled & moving to an online tournament: https://www...
This and That Gaming Ep 22 - We Can Dream
April 18, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 100 MBWelcome to episode 22 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! Once again, we are joined another special guest as Peter Biu of Retro Domination & Console Domination, who joins us to talk about what has been keeping busy during isolation and shares his thoughts on some of this week’s news items! Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy this episode! Show Notes: Sony unveils the PS5 DualSense controller: https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/04/07/a-first-look-at-the-playstation-5-dualsense-c...
This and That Gaming Ep 21 - Keeping Occupied
April 04, 2020 01:14 - 1 hour - 116 MBWe are back for episode 21 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! This week we are joined by the effervescent Matt Cawley of Retro Domination fame, who joins us to chat about what we’ve been up to during this time of isolation, our games of choice and what games we would recommend during these uncertain times. Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy this episode! Show Notes: Everything announced during Nintendo’s ‘Mini Direct’: https://au.ign.com/articles/everything-in-todays-nintend...
This and That Gaming Ep 20 - Blast Processing
March 21, 2020 00:06 - 1 hour - 109 MBIt is time for episode 20 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! Yes, we are back for the 2nd week in a row! On this week’s show, Dave takes us through the official specs that dropped this week for both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X, lets us know what they mean and which console may have the performance edge in the upcoming console war. Some of the other topics covered in this week's show include rumours of Sony buying three much loved franchises from Konami, Nintendo’s latest Indie World, Over...
This and That Gaming Ep 19 - Uncertain Times
March 13, 2020 23:37 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBWe are back for episode 19 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! Some of the topics covered in this week’s show include the cancellation of E3 and the uncertainty surrounding it’s future, the new ‘Fortress Melbourne’ gaming centre, the upcoming ‘Rumble In The West’ event that is being held for a fantastic cause, Horizon: Zero Dawn coming to PC, Fix It Felix Jr. coming to the C64 and much more! Finally, which fan remake of an arcade classic left Daz feeling decidedly unimpressed? You will need t...
This and That Gaming Ep 18 - Grain Of Salt
February 24, 2020 09:04 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBWelcome to episode 18 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! On this week’s episode, we cover a mixture of new and retro news with everything from ‘leaked’ Xbox Series X and PS5 specs, some big name moves within the gaming industry, some new games on remasters on the Commodore 64 and Amstrad and the Nintendo PlayStation has been put up for auction! We hope you enjoy and we’ll see you next episode! Show Notes: You can read about the leaked Xbox & PS5 specs here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/...
This and That Gaming Ep 17 - Broken Promises
February 01, 2020 13:05 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBWelcome to episode 17 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! This week is all about the news with topics including the debacle that is Warcraft III: Reforged, EA’s $1Billion in micro transaction revenue...in one quarter, Nintendo confirming no new Switch model this year and more. We also delve into some of the rumours swirling around the PS5 and the Xbox Series X and their respective solid state drives, Mortal Kombat remasters and possible new 2D Metroid and Paper Mario games. Show Notes: ...
This and That Gaming Ep 16 - Delayed!
January 18, 2020 11:14 - 1 hour - 145 MBIt is the start of a new year and that means it is time for the first episode of the This & That Gaming Podcast for 2020! On this episode, we share what games we have been playing over the break, we do our usual news round up including the news that a trio of the years biggest games have now been delayed and much, much more. We also go over what games we are each looking forward to this year and share our predictions for what will no doubt be a bumper year in gaming! We hope you kick back a...
This and That Gaming Ep 15 - Chart Toppers!
December 21, 2019 11:54 - 1 hour - 108 MBWe are back for episode 15 of the This & That Gaming Podcast and it’s our final episode for 2019! We have our usual news roundup including Sony’s Dual Shock 4 add-on, all of the announcements from The Game Awards, the Australian government’s decision to review the current classification system and more. As we move towards a new decade of gaming, we decided that it is only fitting for us to list our top ten favourite games from the past decade, our honourable mentions and some of the games...
This and That Gaming Ep 14 - What Were They Thinking?
November 23, 2019 11:09 - 1 hour - 104 MBWelcome to episode 14 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! We have a bit to cover this episode include the X019 Xbox Fan Fest event that was recently held in London, Google Stadia’s abysmal launch woes, strange Sony patents and much more. We else delve into the games that their best to try and kill our interest in their series! Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the show! Show Notes: Find out more about CPC RetroDev 2019 here: http://cpcretrodev.byterealms.com/contest-en/cpc-r...
This and That Gaming Ep 13 - Stay Awhile and Listen
November 09, 2019 11:46 - 1 hour - 105 MBWe are back for episode 13 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! On this episode, Dave and Mark get super excited about the announcements out of BlizzCon, the hilarious WWE 2K20 bugs have us scratching our heads, and Daz finds his calling in Flipper Mechanic on the Switch. We also discuss China’s strict curfews for online gaming along with the effects that subscriptions such as Playstation Plus and Xbox Game Pass are having on the industry. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the sh...
This and That Gaming Ep 12 - It's PAX AUS time!
October 19, 2019 10:54 - 1 hour - 107 MBWelcome to episode 12 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! On this week’s show, we cover some of the headlines over the past fortnight including all of the announcements coming out Riot Games’ 10th anniversary stream, Blizzard getting itself into hot water yet again, Sony’s Playstation 5 release date and related details, Bethesda delays, the newly announced Analogue Pocket and much, much more! Daz & Dave also give us their impressions and let us know what they got up at this years PAX AUS gami...
This and That Gaming Ep 11 - Close Shave
October 03, 2019 22:06 - 1 hour - 123 MBThank you for joining us for episode 11 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! On this episode, we have a ton of news to cover including Sony finally embracing cross play for all games on the PS4, Joy Con drift on the Switch Lite, the Terminator T-800 coming to Mortal Kombat 11, KFC's Colonel Sanders...has a...finger lickin' good game....and much, much more. We also share our thoughts on the Link’s Awakening remake, Sega’s Mega Drive/Genesis Mini and Daz’s Switch Lite roller coaster journey keep...
This and That Gaming Ep 10 - Grind My Gears
September 14, 2019 08:38 - 1 hour - 141 MBWe are back for episode 10 of the This & That Gaming podcast! We are joined on this week’s show by our good friend Peter Biu (of Console/Retro Domination fame), as he and Dave gave us a rundown of the latest in the ‘Gears of War’ series, Gears 5! We also do our usual news round up, with some tasty details coming out of Nintendo’s latest ‘Direct’ presentations and the ongoing Tokyo Game Show 2019. We also pay tribute to Sega’s ill fated Dreamcast, on it’s 20th anniversary since release. Oh......
This and That Gaming Ep 09 - WOW What a Classic!
August 30, 2019 13:17 - 2 hours - 166 MBWelcome to episode 9 of the This & That Gaming podcast! On this week’s show, we chat about the LANdu gaming event that recently took place here in Melbourne, some the recent announcements that came out out of Gamescon and how we still don’t know what the hell is going in Death Stranding! Mark & Dave reminisce HARD about World of Warcraft and finally to wrap things up, we sound off on some of our favourite games from the 90’s era of PC gaming. Thank you for listening and we hope you don’t mi...
This and That Gaming Ep 08 - The Blame Game
August 17, 2019 02:20 - 1 hour - 112 MBIt’s episode 8 of the This & That Gaming podcast! On this week’s show, we chat about violence in video games, Gung Ho’s new Teppen card battle game based on Capcom IP, DayZ being banned by the OFLC, No Man’s Sky new lease on life, ION Fury and more. We also bid farewell to the PlayStation Vita and sound off on some of our favourite games for the system. Thank you for listening and we hope you the enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Read up on ‘Teppen’ here: https://teppenthegame.com/en/ Cu...
This and That Gaming Ep 07 - Social Influencers
August 02, 2019 12:07 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe are back for episode 7 of the This & That Gaming podcast! On this week’s show, we discuss (or possibly rant) about the impact that ‘Influencers’ have on gaming, we have our usual news round up, Dave brings us the happenings from QuakeCon, Mark laments over Capcom’s handling of Street Fighter V, Daz fawns over Launchbox and much, much more! Thank you for listening and we hope you the enjoy the episode! Show Notes: You found out more about LaunchBox here: https://www.launchbox-app.com/ ...
This and That Gaming Ep 06 - Missing Sparky
July 21, 2019 09:48 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBDaz is joined by new member of the team Dave and special guest and great mate Matt Cawley. They talk about what they've been playing, all the latest news and a nice little rant on Kickstarter. Hope you enjoy the show.
This and That Gaming Ep 05 - Madness
June 19, 2019 07:19 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBOur good friend Dave joins us for this month’s episode, as we take a look back at the MADNESS that was E3! Which games caught our attention and had us gushing and which ones had us shaking our heads in disbelief? Tune in to find out!
This and That Gaming Ep 04 - Cream Of The Crop
May 04, 2019 11:31 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBThis month on the This & That Gaming Podcast, we cover everything from Sekiro being beaten with Donkey Konga bongos, Epic Games buying Rocket League, Sega’s financial woes and much more. We also have a special interview with Darren Doyle, creator of the Atari Visual History compendium!
This and That Gaming Ep 03 - Boost
April 05, 2019 06:36 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBWe’re back for Ep.3 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! This month we are joined by Paul ‘Boost King’ Barbara from The Daily Joystick Podcast as we discuss Google Stadia, the Nintendo/Microsoft bromance, Borderlands 3 and more. We hope you enjoy!
This and That Gaming Ep 02 - Electric Boogaloo
March 09, 2019 11:21 - 1 hour - 87 MBWe are back for episode 2 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! This month, we cover everything from Apex Legends, Xbox Live on the Switch (say what?!), Reggie retiring from Nintendo and much, much more! Daz also gives us a review of Trials Rising and we do a quick Q&A. Thank you for listening & we’ll see you next month!
This and That Gaming Ep 01 - Press Start
February 02, 2019 11:17 - 42 minutes - 42.9 MBIt's the very first episode of the This & That Gaming Podcast!On this episode, we share our thoughts on some of the amazing games that we currently playing through as well as what games we’re looking forward to for the remainder of 2019. We also take a look at our Classic Game of The Month Crimson SkiesThank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the show. Thanks to Erek Ladd from Retro Game Remix for our opening theme music. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJaUtGYLqRuTOeetURoCrA/