Growin' Up Gaming

Welcome to episode 37 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! In this episode, we are celebrating the greatness that was the Sony Summer Showcase! On top of the showcase, we are giving our official review for the indie darling, Axiom Verge 2. So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected]  ------------------------------------- Link | Notes | Videos: PlayStation Summer Conference ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Cuddles & Catch Up In The News: [30:49] - New Twisted Metal On The Horizon? [34:320] - Sony Welcomes Spiritfire To The PlayStation Family [38:31] - Matrix Resurrections Trailer Is Out! [45:18] - PlayStation Summer Showcase Rundown Today In Video Game History - September 11th [1:58:45] - Games of September 11th Indie Love: [2:04:52] - Axiom Verge 2 Review Outro: [2:15:04] - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 36 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Thursday, you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. On this week's episode, we chat: Hades Gamescom Announcements M. Night Shyamalan’s Old Horizon Forbidden West Fast & the Furious & more! So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Link | Notes | Videos: Game Makers Toolkit - Nemesis System ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro - Brandon finally plays Hades! In The News: [26:43] - Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live! Announcements & Reactions [46:18] - Gamescom Xbox Conference [59:19] - No More Heroes 3 Changes Embargo Date Today In Video Game History - [1:06:08] -  Tekken 2| 25 Years Ago | PlayStation [1:07:53] - GoldenEye | 24 Years Ago | N64 [1:10:34] - Super Monkey Ball 2 | 19 Years Ago | GameCube [1:11:30] - Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow | 16 Years Ago | DS [1:12:43] - Super Mario Sluggers | 13 Years Ago | Wii [1:13:20] - Batman Arkham Asylum | 12 Years Ago | Console [1:16:41] - Scott Pilgrim Vs The World| 11 Years Ago | X360 [1:17:52] - Gears of War Ultimate Edition | 6 Years Ago | XB1 [1:19:49] - Until Dawn | 6 Years Ago | PlayStation4 Top 5 - Fast and the Furious Cars [1:23:14] - Mike & Brandon’s Top 5 cars of the Fast and the Furious franchise --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 35 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. After a month-long hiatus, we kick this episode off with a big huge catch up. From Ted Lasso and Suicide Squad, to Yakuza 0 and Mike finally beating Returnal we go down a deep dive of everything we have been watching in playing over the last month. So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 34 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. We kick this week's episode kicks off with the Nintendo Switch OLED announcement. Then we chat with Sony facing backlash from indie devs and wrap up in the news with the news of games as a service Assasins Creed! Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on July 24th. Games like: Mario Paint, Mario All-Stars, WWF War Zone & God of War 3 Remastered. After Brandon's Random Review of the Under Armours Project Rock Sandles, we chat Fear Street Part 1 and 2! So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro [7:30] - Brandon Finally Loves Mass Effect 3 In The News: [19:20] - Switch OLED - From Switch Pro to Switch ‘No’ [31:55] - Sony Hard To Work With? Some Indie Devs Think So [44:26] - Games As A Service Assassin's Creed? [56:43] - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl LOOKS HYPE Today In Video Game History - [1:01:06] - Mario Paint | 29 Years Ago | SNES [1:05:30] - Super Mario All-Stars | 28 Years Ago | SNES [1:07:15] - WWF Warzone | 23 Years Ago | PlayStation 1 [1:12:45] - God Of War 3 Remastered | 6 Years Ago | PlayStation 4 [1:14:27] - Death Stranding | 1 Years Ago | PC Brandon’s Random Review: [1:18:16] - Under Armour Project Rock Sandals Review: [1:27:37] - Fear Street Part 1 & 2! Outro: [1:39:06] - Fear Street Part 1 & 2! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 33 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. We kick this week's episode kicks off with Sony's stance of acquisitions and how acquiring studios like Housemarque games will impact them in the battle against Microsoft.  Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on July 2nd. Games like: Guacamelee - Super Turbo Championship Edition, Catherine: Full Body Edition, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, and more. We wrap up the show with Brandon's review of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for the PlayStation 5! So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro In The News: [12:55] - Sony’s Views on Acquisitions [19:00] - Sony Acquires Housemarque Games [24:30] - PlayStation Acquires BluePoint Games?? [37:31] - Microsoft Releases XCloud for iOS, iPad & PC Browsers Today In Video Game History - July 2nd [44:05] - Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition | 7 Years Ago | Wii-U, X360, XB1 [56:03] - Ico/Shadow of the Colossus/Journey Artistic Pack | 7 Years Ago | PlayStation 3 [1:02:33] - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers  | 2 Years Ago | PlayStation 4 [1:05:35] - Catherine: Full Body Edition | 1 Year Ago | Switch Brandon’s Random Review - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [1:07:33] - Peacock Fun Facts [1:13:24] - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Review Outro [1:29:48] - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 32 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. We kick this week's episode kicks off with the top 10 pre-orders of E3. From there we chat about Disneys new video game strategy and Sony finally supporting Cross-Play! Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on June 24th. Games like: Mortal Kombat 4, Advance Wars 2, Mega Man Battle Network 3 & Final Fantasy Tactics. Wrapping up the show, Brandon gives his review on Amazon Prime's new hit series, Panic. So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Link | Notes | Videos: Sonic Symphony Mega Man Battle Network 3 ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro In The News: [20:34] - Top 10 Pre-Ordered Games of E3 [28:03] - Disney’s New Gaming Strategy [48:59] - Sony finally catches up with their stance on cross-play Today In Video Game History - June 24th [54:16] - Mortal Kombat 4 | 23 Years Ago | PlayStation [57:25] - Advance Wars 2 | 18 Years Ago | GBA [59:26] - Megaman Battle Network 3 | 18 Years Ago | GBA [1:03:25] - Final Fantasy Tactics A2 | 13 Years Ago | DS Brandon’s Random Review [1:06:56] - Amazon Prime’s Brilliant ‘Panic’. Outro: [1:19:35] - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 31 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. This week's episode is a special one. It's E3 BABY! We go through all the press conferences and chat about the games announced. From Ubisoft to Square Enix we are here to let you know what went down at this year's E3. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Link | Notes | Videos: Elden Ring Tina's Wonderland Far Cry 6 Avatar Riders Republic Starfield Party Animal Somerville Halo Infinite ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro E3 2021: Summer Game Fest: [06:54] - Eldon Ring [17:40] - Death Stranding: Directors Cut [20:31] - Metal Slug: Tactics [20:59] - Jurassic Park Evolution 2 [22:00] - The Rest Of The Best of Summer Game Fest Ubisoft: [25:58] - Rainbow 6: Extraction [29:49] - Far Cry 6 [36:49] - Mario + Rabbids: Spark Of Hope [39:51] - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora [45:25] - Riders Republic [48:45] - The Rest Of The Best Of Ubisoft Microsoft + Bethesda [51:57] - Starfield [59:02] - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 [59:52] - Back4Blood [1:01:25] - Contraband [1:04:08] - Yakuza Coming To GamePass [1:06:26] - Battlefield 2042 [1:08:21] - Psychonauts 2 [1:08:54] - 10 Bethesda Games Coming To GamePass [1:10:59] - Party Animals [1:12:13] - HADES [1:15:30] - Halo Multiplayer [1:29:32] - Shredders [1:27:07] - The Ascent [1:30:18] - Flight Simulator Coming To Xbox [1:32:58] - Forza Horizons 5 [1:34:24] - Redfall Square Enix: [1:46:42] - Guardians of the Galaxy Game [1:05:21] - Marvel's Avengers [1:54:14] - Life Is Strange [1:56:12] - Final Fantasy Origins Nintendo: [2:01:56] - Metroid Dread [2:06:44] - Breath of the Wild 2 [2:09:57] - WarioWare: Get It Together! [2:12:53] - Mario Golf [2:16:24] - Mario Party Superstar [2:18:00] - The Rest Of The Best Of Nintendo [2:23:31] - Let’s Rate The Conference Outro [2:26:21] - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 30 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. This week's episode is a special one, it is time for E3 2021!!!! We go through all of the big conferences and give our predictions and our hopes and dreams. Will we see a new Conkers game? Will Final Fantasy 10 be remade? That is the beauty of E3. So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro E3 Predictions [10:50] - XBox + Bethesda Predictions & Hopes/Dreams [42:41] - Nintendo Predictions & Hopes/Dreams [55:56] - Ubisoft Predictions & Hopes/Dreams [1:07:41] - Square Enix Predictions [1:14:26] - Take-Two [1:19:21] - Summer Game Fest [1:23:44] - Rundown of times and dates for everything E3+Summer Game Fest Outro [1:33:35] - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 29 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. We kick this week's episode kicks off with Dark Horse Comics, the publisher behind Frank Miller's 300 & Sin City, Hell Boy, and Umbrella Acadamy are creating a games division. Next, we gotta go fast as we cruise through all of the announcements at Sonics 30th Anniversary live stream and we wrap up this week's news with April's NPD numbers. Can you guess how much Americans spent on video games in April? Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on June 4th. Games like: Rock N' Roll Racing, Space Channel 5, Vampyr & Timespinner Brandon then grabs the mic and gives us his review on Disneys Cruella before we wrap up the show with a question from our audience all around NFTs, Blockchain, and the future of video games. So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Link | Notes | Videos: Timespinner | Trailer Graham Invests | Youtube Channel Gala Games | Blockchain Video Game Breakdown ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro In The News: [16:02] - Dark Horse Comics, publisher of 300, Sin City, and Hellboy opens a gaming studio [30:03] - Sonic Turns 30! [40:24] - $4.1B spent on video games in April 2021 Today In Video Game History - June 4th [54:30] - Rock N’ Roll Racing | 28 Years Ago | SNES [56:23] - Space Channel 5 | 21 Years Ago | Sega Dreamcast [1:02:09] - Vampyr | 3 Years Ago | PC [1:04:32] - Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr | 2 Years Ago | XB1 [1:05:28] - Timespinner | 2 Years Ago | Switch Brandon’s Random Review: [1:07:49] -  Cruella Review! Community Shoutout: [1:15:00] - NFT’s Coming To GameStop Indie Love: [1:36:43] - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message

Welcome to episode 28 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies. We kick off this week's episode with Steam's new portable console?! From there we rapid-fire through the announcement of the Overwatch 2 live stream & then chat about the new Final Fantasy x Souls x Team Ninja game in the works called FF Origins. Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on May 28th. Games like: Dark Cloud, Aggressive Inline, Mass Effect & Shantae. Then, the much-anticipated review of Resident Evil Village! You do not want to miss this. Wrapping up the show, we give our top 3 episodes of Season 2 of Love, Death + Robots! So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out. ------------------------------------- Social: Follow us on Instagram Have an iPhone? Leave us a review on Apple Podcast! Email us your favorite video game moments: [email protected] ------------------------------------- Link | Notes | Videos: The King’s Bird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D3-Pf0_osE ------------------------------------- Time Stamps: Intro: [00:00] - Intro In The News: [17:50] - Steam Vs. Switch - New race in the handheld space? [27:01] - Overwatch 2 - Rapid fire of all the announcements [34:56] - Final Fantasy x Team Ninja x Demon Souls = 🤯 [39:18] - PlayStation Plus free Games of June > Games with Gold Today In Video Game History - May 29th [47:14] - Bomberman 64: The Second Attack | 21 Years Ago | N64 [48:48] - Dark Cloud | 20 Years Ago | PS2 [49 :28] - Aggressive Inline | 19 Years Ago | PS2 [51 :34] - Hyper Street Fighter 2 - Anniversary Collection | 17 Years Ago | Console [52 :43] - Mass Effect | 13 Years Ago | PC [58:04] - Shantae and the Seven Sirens | 1 Year Ago | Switch GuG Reviews: Resident Evil: Village [59:45] - Resident Evil Village Review - Best Reviewed Game on GuG? Top 5: Love, Death + Robots - Season 2 [1:33:24] - Our Top 3 Episodes of Season 2 Outro: [1:42:04] - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growinupgaming/message