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GAMERCHAT PODCAST

Welcome back to another episode of GamerChat Podcast!

This week, Dave and Joe dive into the latest gaming news across Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation and the wider industry, alongside what we’ve been playing and the latest from the world of sport.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intros & Housekeeping
00:00 – Health Is Wealth
00:00 – Sport: Premier League, International Football, F1 & NFL
00:00 – What Have We Been Playing?

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

Dave

• Mario Kart World

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land

• Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Joe

• The Witcher 3 – 20 hours in and starting to feel OP

3RD PARTY NEWS

• Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR announced by Capcom

• Resident Evil Requiem continues to be a massive success, reportedly passing $500 million

• ARC Raiders will beta-test a PvE matchmaking toggle from October 13–20

NINTENDO

• Metroid Dread sees renewed demand following the announcement of Metroid Prime: Ravenous

• Metroid Prime Remastered and Metroid Prime 4 also see increased eShop activity

• How Ubisoft and Nintendo's partnership ended with a cancelled Zelda title

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave launches at #1 in Japan with 127,131 physical copies sold

XBOX

• Rare reportedly working on projects alongside Sea of Thieves

• Activision could have a say in the future of Rare's other projects

• Call of Duty: Warzone introduces an Operator Skin toggle

• Minecraft Dungeons 2 introduces a brand-new dimension

PLAYSTATION

• God of War: Laufey pre-orders begin September 29 at 10am local time

• Physical and digital editions confirmed

• Standard and Deluxe Editions announced

• No Collector's Edition announced at this time

• New details on Faye/Laufey's serpent bow and combat

• Bungie reveals its plans for Destiny, Marathon and the future of the studio

LINKS

Ubisoft & Nintendo's Cancelled Zelda Project:
https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-nintendo-canceled-zelda-title/

The Game Business – Xbox & Rare:
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-xbox-making-the-right-decisions

Bungie – The Next Chapter:
https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/nextchapterofbungie

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GAMER CHAT PODCAST

Welcome back to another episode of the GamerChat Podcast!

This week, Dave and Joe sit down to talk about what they’ve been playing, the biggest gaming news of the week, Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation, and their latest Game of the Year predictions.

DAVE

• Marvel's Wolverine

• The Blood of Dawnwalker

JOE

• The Witcher 3

• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo announced for October 1st on Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series, with save data carrying over to the full game.

• Ace Attorney 7 could reportedly be announced on October 12th.

• Pragmata has reportedly sold over 2.5 million copies.

• Original plans for the Fight Night reboot have reportedly been shelved.

• Jason Schreier reports that The Blood of Dawnwalker cost around $40 million to produce.

• Final Fantasy VII Revelation is reportedly going to be around 200GB.

• Valor Mortis will launch at $39.99.

• GTA VI: The Album is reportedly coming November 19th with 34 original tracks.

• Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is coming March 4th, 2027.

• Injustice 3 may be the mysterious fighting game currently hosting playtests in California.

• Kojima Productions responds to reports surrounding the cancellation of PHYSINT.

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave reviews:

  • Metacritic: 89

  • OpenCritic: 90

• New Mario renders and artwork revealed.

• Xbox's answer to the Platinum Trophy could reportedly be called the Mythic Achievement.

• Fallout 76 receives native Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 support.

• Gears of War: E-Day has officially gone Gold.

• Mads Mikkelsen is set to appear in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

• Bill Skarsgård has reportedly been cast in Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT.

• Wolverine has reportedly sold through 1.9 million copies, including 1 million pre-launch digital pre-orders.

• Alan Ritchson is reportedly in talks to star in the Sony Helldivers movie.

• New details emerge on Media Molecule's next game, reportedly planned for reveal and release next year.

• The game is described as a social-simulation experience inspired by Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing.

• Media Molecule's next project is reportedly not a games-as-a-service title.

• Marathon Season 3: Symbiosis has been delayed to December 8th.

• Marathon's October 6th reset will refresh progression, the in-game economy and rewards.

We finish the episode with our latest GOTY predictions and discuss which games could make the final shortlist.

JOE'S PICKS

• Pragmata

• Resident Evil Requiem

• Crimson Desert

• Paralives

• 007 First Light

• Mina the Hollower

• Forza Horizon 6

• The Big Walk

• The Blood of Dawnwalker

• Onimusha

• Wardogs

• Star Wars: Galactic Racer

• Final Fantasy VII Re...

• Phantom Blade

• GTA VI

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

DAVE'S PICKS

• GTA VI

• Pragmata

• The Blood of Dawnwalker

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

• Mina the Hollower

• Ocarina of Time

Which games are making your Game of the Year list?

Let us know in the comments!

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GAMERCHAT PODCAST – THIS WEEK’S EPISODE

Welcome back to another episode of GamerChat Podcast!

This week, Dave & Joe sit down to talk about what they've been playing, the latest gaming news, and our predictions for Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation.

HEALTH IS WEALTH

We kick things off with a personal check-in:

• Gym updates
• Mental health check-in – things are getting better
• Balancing gaming and real life

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN PLAYING?

This week we're talking about:

Blood of the Dawnwalker

THE GAMING NEWS

IN THE WORLD OF THIRD PARTY

Blood of the Dawnwalker & Onimusha
Both games reportedly reach 1 million sales in their first week of release.

Metal Gear Collection Vol. 3
Reports from Jordan Miller of VGC suggest that Metal Gear Collection Vol. 3 could include Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Metal Gear Solid V.

Revengeance could potentially receive a modern port, while Metal Gear Solid V could receive 60 FPS current-generation console versions alongside other improvements.

NINTENDO

NINTENDO DIRECT PREDICTIONS

Joe's predictions:

• New Smash Bros. – potentially a party-style game
• New Super Mario game
• New Pokémon remakes
• More Donkey Kong
• Third-party exclusives such as Haunted Chocolatier or Devil May Cry

ZELDA DIRECT PREDICTIONS

• Ocarina of Time release date
• Zelda movie trailer and release information
• New Zelda merchandise reveal

Dave also gives his own Nintendo Direct predictions.

XBOX

StarCraft Tease?

The StarCraft franchise page has reportedly added intentional glitching effects, leading to speculation that Blizzard could be teasing something ahead of BlizzCon on September 12.

Could we be about to see a major StarCraft announcement?

PLAYSTATION

New Killzone?

Reports from MP1st suggest that a new Killzone game could be in development.

Venom

More Venom news has surfaced, with the movie reportedly targeting a 2027 release.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

Neil Druckmann has discussed how his experience working in television has influenced his approach to game production.

With Naughty Dog developing Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, those lessons could have a major influence on the studio's next big sci-fi adventure.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What are your Nintendo Direct predictions?

Do you think we're getting a new Smash Bros., Zelda news, or a surprise third-party announcement?

And what do you think about the potential return of Killzone?

Let us know in the comments.

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Welcome back to GamerChat Podcast! 🎙️

This week, we’re talking gaming, life, health, and all the biggest stories from across the gaming world.

💪 HEALTH IS WEALTH

• 🏋️ Gym updates

• 🧠 Mental health check-in

• 🎮 Balancing gaming & real life

🎮 WHAT HAVE WE BEEN PLAYING?
This week we're diving into Kingdom Hearts — and trying to make sense of one of gaming's most complicated stories! 😂

📰 THE GAMING NEWS

• ⚔️ No Rest for the Wicked has been delayed, with the 1.0 release now scheduled for March 2027.

• 🤖 Iron Man — Following the recent leak, the team posted: “Well, that didn't go as planned.” They've confirmed there's plenty more to show when they're ready.

• ❤️ Kingdom Hearts has become so complicated that keeping track of the story feels like a full-time job!

• 🏙️ The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park — Get ready to explore Central Park for the first time and uncover its mysteries. Tune in September 24th for more information.

• 🖥️ Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB — SteamDB's creator is stepping away after years of running the site. SteamDB will remain SteamDB for now, with Nexus Mods planning a gradual integration over time.

🍄 NINTENDO

• 🏎️ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets a Switch 2 update!

  • Support for Switch 2 displays and high-resolution TVs

  • Shorter loading times

  • Multiplayer expanded to 5–8 players

  • CameraPlay support

• 📅 Rumoured Nintendo Direct reportedly planned for September 10th

🟢 XBOX

• 🧟 State of Decay 3 reconfirmed for 2027, including a Day One launch with Xbox Game Pass.

• ⚔️ Fable promo information suggests 60 FPS support on Xbox Series X|S.

• 💿 Xbox Disc-to-Digital — Physical copies of previously delisted games can reportedly be converted to digital versions, including titles such as Deadpool, Minecraft: Story Mode, Rock Band 4 and Titanfall.

• 🦇 Castlevania could potentially be coming to Game Pass following a hint from the Xbox TikTok account after Gamescom.

• 🪖 Halo — Reports suggest a Halo 2 remake, a new multiplayer project, and Halo 7 are all in development or early pre-production.

🔵 PLAYSTATION

• 🎙️ Two PlayStation State of Play presentations?

• 🌌 Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has reportedly completed motion capture.

• ⚖️ Sony settles $7.85 million lawsuit concerning the pricing of digital games. Millions of players in the United States may be eligible for a payout if they purchased qualifying games between 2019 and 2023.

💬 WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Which gaming story are you most interested in this week?

Are you excited for Halo, Fable, Kingdom Hearts, The Division 2 or the next wave of PlayStation and Nintendo announcements?

Let us know in the comments! 👇

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