Gaming Culture Radio

This week, we dive into the announcement that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare from Activision will have PlayStation exclusivity in one of its modes for almost a year. With so many fans calling out the industry for microtransactions, why do some publishers get a pass on these kinds of exclusivity deals? Sony held a State of Play this week and we got some The Last of Us 2 news - including a release date. We also got an update on whether multiplayer will be part of Sony's upcoming exclusive, and discuss whether multiplayer is really needed. Xbox held an Inside Xbox episode this week, and we got some updates on The Outer Worlds and Project XCloud. Finally, the Medal of Honor series is making a comeback with Respawn developing a new game - and it's going to be entirely in VR! Will a full length shooter campaign in VR help grow VR in gaming? Finally, we get into what cool things are on the horizon in the next week or two, for both game releases and in our community Join our amazing community to never miss

Gears 5 has released, and it's actually really good! We talk about how important it was for Xbox to score a win with a first party game this fall, and we talk about the campaign and multiplayer modes in Gears 5 - which are awesome and which are not? Borderlands 3 has released, as well as NHL 20. We talk about our experiences with both, and (surprise!) how at least one of us likes one of them a lot more than they thought they would. Why is each game worth your time and money? Listen to find out! E3 2020 is still almost nine months away, but news surfaced this week about some potentially big changes in how E3 might look next year compared to years past. We discuss the rumored changes, as well as which ones we like a lot and which ones we absolutely hate. Finally, we get into what cool things are on the horizon in the next week or two, for both game releases and in our community Join our amazing community to never miss a thing! Links: Website: https://thegaminghub.tv/ Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Faceboo

We all got a chance to play the new Blair Witch game from Bloober Team, and we're happy to share our thoughts on it in this week's episode. We discuss how the development team built on the elements used in Layers of Fear to tell a story that is true to the Blair Witch world and provides a creepy experience for players. Gears 5 is out now for those with Game Pass Ultimate, and the reviews so far have been very good for the campaign. We get into what we've seen in terms of reactions to the game, and what we're most looking forward to with the new installment. Finally, we cover all the high points from the latest Nintendo Direct, including every new game announcement! We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take part in our awesome and growing community, use the links below: Links: Website: https://thegaminghub.tv/ Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/72

This week, we discuss the new release from Remedy, Control. Does it live up to expectations? What are the strengths of the game? How does it measure up to Remedy's predecessors, Alan Wake and Quantum Break? In other news, D23 took place recently and we can't help but discuss some of the trailers and announcements regarding Star Wars and Marvel on the Disney Plus platform. There's multiple things we're excited for! Spider-Man on PS4 got a Game of the Year edition this week, and Astral Chain is being released this week to great reviews. We discuss both of these, as well as look ahead to what we're most excited to play in September! We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take part in our awesome and growing community, use the links below: Links: Website: https://thegaminghub.tv/ Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/725468307840683/ Mixer: https://mixer.

Join us as we discuss the biggest news from Gamescom 2019, including the announcements from Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo!

Gamesom 2019 is here, and we discuss what we expect to see at the show this year. Will we get any major new announcements? We also discuss where you can get the announcements, and when the biggest shows of Gamescom are. A new Need For Speed was announced, and we're a little bit split on it. We talk the new aesthetic of Need For Speed: Heat, and whether the revamped modes in the game can help revive the franchise after a lackluster few years. We also cover news on Dead Island 2, Saints Row, and Timesplitters. We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take part in our awesome and growing community, use the links below: Links: Website: https://thegaminghub.tv/ Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/725468307840683/ Mixer: https://mixer.com/The_Gaming_Hub Twitter: https://twitter.com/TXHGamingHub Discord: https://discord.gg/TgjEmdf Patreon: https://www.patreo

This week, we discuss Ninja moving to Mixer, along with what we like about the Mixer platform. Could we see more content creators moving over to Mixer in the near future? Also, the Outer Worlds will have perma death in their most difficult mode, and we're really excited to see other people try that out. What games have we played that have perma death? 343 had some news about Halo Infinite this week, as they talked about how the new game will perform on the Xbox One X vs the new Scarlett console. Should the game look and play the same on both? GTA has hit yet another milestone, this time almost six years into the life of the game. We discuss the success of one of the biggest games ever. We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take part in our awesome and growing community, use the links below: Links: Website: https://thegaminghub.tv/ Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.f

This week, we discuss the newly revealed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reactions - what did we think of the gameplay, maps, and look of the mode? Also, what are our thoughts on score streaks going away in favor of kill streaks once again?  We talk about our favorite gaming memories from high school and college in honor of the back to school season kicking off. How many times did we miss an assignment or blow an exam because we were playing games? Need for Speed is making a return again this year, as is Plants vs Zombies. What should the Need for Speed series do to regain its former glory? We discuss our favorite Need for Speed games, favorite racing games overall, and what we're hoping to see from a new racing game in 2019. We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take part in our awesome and growing community, use the links below: Links: Website: https://thegaminghub.tv/ Email: thegaminghubpod

This week, we discuss the games coming out in August and September of this year. Which ones are instant pre-orders? Which should you wait on? We talk the biggest games from the first part of the fall season and make our recommendations.  Do your gaming habits change during the summer? Ours do, and we discuss what types of games we play during the summer months when there aren't as many releases as the other parts of the year. We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take part in our awesome and growing community, use the links below: Links: Website: https://thegaminghub.tv/ Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/725468307840683/ Mixer: https://mixer.com/The_Gaming_Hub Twitter: https://twitter.com/TXHGamingHub Discord: https://discord.gg/TgjEmdf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gaminghub

This week, the host of the Xone Bros podcast joins us for an interview. We discuss the origins of their show, how they play a positive role in the world of video games, and their experience at E3 this year. The interview starts at the 31:30 mark. Nintendo dominates the news of the week, as they will be introducing an updated version with a longer battery life. Also, we learned when Luigi's Mansion 3 is releasing this fall, and some very lucky Southwest Airlines passengers were surprised with a new Nintendo Switch on their flight from Dallas to San Diego this week. We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take part in our awesome and growing community, use the links below: Links: Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/725468307840683/ Mixer: https://mixer.com/The_Gaming_Hub Twitter: https://twitter.com/TXHGamingHub Discord: https://discord.gg/TgjEmdf Patr

This week, we discuss the announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite, coming this September day and date with Link's Awakening. How will this console that is handheld only perform when it is launched? Will it still be successful in a year? Sean Murray from Hello Games spoke this week about how developers and publishers like Microsoft, Bethesda, and Electronic Arts should handle rocky launches of online focused games. He draws upon his own experiences with the launch of No Man's Sky, but is he right in saying that publishers and developers should engage with the fanbase less? Amazon Games is developing a free-to-play Lord of the Rings MMO - are we excited for it? Also, Xbox Germany may have accidentally revealed that the Final Fantasy VII remake is coming to Xbox too, and everyone everywhere is denying it. Does that mean it's more likely to be true? We also detail the biggest releases coming next week, conduct our weekly Patreon giveaway, and answer questions from the community in our fan mail segment! To take p

This week, we return from a short break to discuss Xbox's next-gen plans. While they had previously said that they planned on releasing two consoles at different price points at the start of the next console generation, they seem to have backed off of that assertion lately. Is just one SKU for the next Xbox a good idea? We debate the pros and cons of multiple price points at launch. Also, Electronic Arts is at it again, as they just don't seem to understand why some fans see them as the bad guy. They think it comes down to the games they make and publish, and we disagree. We get into the reasons some gamers don't like EA, and what they can do to fix it. PlayStation responded to fan feedback last week and changed their PS+ offerings for July? Was this a good example of fans voicing concerns in a good way and a company being receptive? Finally, we discuss the success of cross-promotional campaigns in Fortnite and whether other game franchises might be able to follow suit.  To become part of our awesome communit

In this special bonus episode, we discuss some of our favorite games that we saw demos of at E3 and also bring the interviews we had with the makers of those games to the audio show for the first time. We discuss LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Cris Tales, and Ary and the Secret of Seasons! To become part of our awesome community, just use the links below: Links: Email: thegaminghubpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/725468307840683/ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/txhgaminghub Twitter: https://twitter.com/TXHGamingHub Discord: https://discord.gg/TgjEmdf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gaminghub Website: www.thexboxhub.com  

This week, we give one final look back at E3 after we've had time to sleep and process everything we saw and experienced in the six days we spent covering it in Los Angeles. Also, we spend some time comparing the somewhat negative tone to some of the gaming commentary during E3 versus our own experience from actually being there. But now that E3 is over, the star of the week is Electronic Arts. In a hearing in the UK Parliament, an EA representative stated that loot boxes are not loot boxes; instead, they are surprise mechanics that players love to experience. We discuss the latest way that EA has proven to be completely tone deaf, and their utter refusal to acknowledge what gamers want. Finally, we briefly touch on the rumors that the PlayStation 5 will be more powerful that the Scarlett from Xbox. Are the rumors true? If they are, do we care? Should gamers care, and at what point? We have many giveaways this week (7 in total!) including our E3 Grand Prize giveaway! Listen to the end to hear if your name is

Join us as we share our thoughts from our final day at E3 2019!

Join us to hear our reactions to the Nintendo Direct at E3 2019!

E3 is here! Join us for reactions to the Ubisoft and Square Enix conferences!

Join us as we recap Day 2 of E3 2019 by giving our reactions to both the Microsoft and Bethesda conferences!

Join us for our continuing coverage of E3 2019 as we discuss EA Play, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game play, and look ahead to Sunday's Xbox and Bethesda conferences!

Join us as we discuss what we're excited for at E3 2019 and hear our predictions for the biggest gaming show of the year!