This is a slightly different episode of The Weekspot. We had to record a little earlier because of the Easter weekend in the UK, and Matthew wasn’t able to come on because of prior commitments.   So, instead of talking to himself for an hour and a half, Colm drafted in two lovely guests: Josh Wise of VideoGamer and Rich Walker of Xbox Achievements.   It’s good he was able to call on some old pals, too, because a surprising number of things happened between last week’s episode and...

Dr. Hakim gives books a bad name, and the story is quite muddled in places, but It Takes Two is easily one of the best co-op games of the last few years. Probably the last ever years, really.   We owe a great deal of thanks to Hazelight Studios for launching their latest co-op adventure on Friday, because we wouldn't have much to talk about, without it. While our Headlines & Hot Takes are lacking a bit of oomph this week, we did still find some cool-looking indie games that were...

Warner Bros haven’t specified why they’ve decided to delay their co-op Arkham-like, Gotham Knights, but I’m sure a global pandemic didn’t help development. With this in mind, a chunk of Headlines & Hot Takes is dedicated to discussing some games that have suffered COVID delays, and there’s some speculation on what games may see their launch dates moved into next year and beyond. Also, we recap a relatively mediocre Square Enix Presents that gave us a look at Life Is Strange: True...

I knew Loop Hero was going to click with a decent number of people, I just didn’t expect that I’d be one of those people talking about builds with high vampirism and what cards combo best. While we dedicate a fair bit of time to the game of the moment in this week’s episode, we do go through some of the bigger news stories of the last fortnight first. Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on Microsoft and Bethesda making their relationship official, as well as what Square Enix might...

Warzone Audio Bang is your new favourite Call Of Duty: Warzone podcast from the fine folks at PC gaming website Rock Paper Shotgun.    Every fortnight, James and Ed will take you through all the news and rumours surrounding Activision's online juggernaut, they'll regale you with their own stories from the battlefield, and they'll tell you about some of the interesting people they meet along the way.   From our gun barrels directly into your earholes, get some Warzone Audio Bang down ya! ...

There comes a point, regardless of your interest in a particular video game, where you can't ignore the popular one. Valheim has been dominating the charts since it came out last month, so I recently decided to jump in and see what all the fuss was about. And, after a couple of hours, it seems the fuss relates to that sense of accomplishment after you've constructed a terrible house. At least that's my experience with it.   But, before we chat about the viking game on this episode of The PC...

Like a lot of people, Colm saw that announcement trailer for Knockout City last week and thought, "that seems like a game I will never play, but I hope the people that do end up getting it have a lovely time with it." Then he ended up playing this past weekend's beta for about three hours.   But, before we get onto the topic of EA's play for the Rocket League crowd, Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on all the Silent Hill rumours that have been floating around. Some folks seem to...

Developers and publishers adapted last year. Instead of announcing their games on a big stage, they turned to Zoom calls. In lieu of an all-encompassing mega event, some decided to highlight their wares on their own special livestreams. So, is E3 pointless in 2021?   Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on the ESA's rumoured plans for E3 2021. EA, Microsoft and everyone in between were able to peddle whatever they needed to last summer, so we discuss whether E3 serves a purpose while...

All BioWare had to do to garner some love from their dejected fanbase was partially remake the first Mass Effect, and also remaster its two sequels. Stick with what works.   Obviously, Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on all the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition news that's come out in the last week, like the DLC they've included (and omitted), the fact Mass Effect 3 won't have multiplayer, and the questionable framing shots that they've worked on sorting out. On top of that, we discuss...

Bloober Team’s latest seemed to split reviewers when the embargo lifted last week. Some hailed it as a game of the year contender, whilst others claimed it was the drizzling poos. The name of the game perfectly sums up Colm’s feelings on The Medium.   But, before we turn our attention to The Medium, there’s the little matter of newsy-news. Now, because our knowledge of the stock market stops and ends with things like The Big Short and Billions, we’ve decided to focus on things that we can...

The Tetris-style inventory system is coming back; you’re able to craft items, as well as buy and sell them; and you can block attacks from those nasty sword-wielding zombie lads. I almost forgot to mention the giant vampire woman that everyone is super horny for. She’s here too.   Headlines and Hot Takes is dominated by Resi, as Capcom dropped a ton of Resident Evil Village info on us last week. Also, slightly less exciting than that — and a bit perplexing — we got the announcement of RE:...

After an extended Christmas break, video games are most definitely back. All it took was for The Mouse to remember that there's money in these here hills.   How could Indiana motherflipping Jones not lead this week's Headlines and Hot Takes? It's been a long time since we've had a video game featuring a wisecracking treasure hunter not called Nathan, so this is very exciting. We go back and forth on what MachineGames' Indy game might actually turn out to be. Lucasfilm Games didn't stop...

The tree is in the attic, there isn’t a scrap of chocolate left in the house, and those that took annual leave at the start of the year — the people we were all jealous of — are now back. 2021 is well and truly underway. Well... sort of.   Video game news is still warming up, so Headlines and Hot Takes isn’t packed with massive stories or anything, but we do have a few things to talk about. Deus Ex lead designer Harvey Smith is working on a new game, so we discuss whether that could be a...

Often your recap of the last seven days in PC video gaming, this week's show is a little different as you'll hear us mainly chatting about all of the lovely video games we'll be getting our hands on over the course of the next twelve months.   While not necessarily news, we've decided to lump our chat on our most anticipated games of 2021 in the Headlines and Hot Takes bit. Everyone's been off for the last two weeks, so there hasn't been much in the way of newsy news. So, from Far Cry 6 to...

We're pretty confident that all developers that released a game in 2020 would see that as their proudest moment. Just launching a video game during a pandemic is an incredible achievement.   However, the second proudest moment for them, of course, is being recognised at the most flash and prestigious video games awards ceremony of the year: The Spotty Awards!   No expense has been spared for this year’s awards show, which celebrates the best that video games had to offer, and only very...

On this week's show, we recap The Game Awards 2020 and review Cyberpunk 2077. It's time for your recap of the last seven days in PC video gaming.   In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss all of the news coming out of Geoff Keighley’s Night Of Trailers And Announcements, like the official reveal of the new Perfect Dark, we chat about the very Dead Space-y The Callisto Protocol, and we wonder what's in store for us after watching the new Mass Effect trailer. But, even with The Game Awards...

On this week's show, we discuss Oscar Isaac in the Metal Gear Solid movie, the departures at BioWare, we've got a Twin Mirror review for you and loads more. It's time for your recap of the last seven days in PC video gaming.   In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac being cast as Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie (and we cast the rest of the film ourselves), there's some chat on what the recent departures at BioWare could mean (the answer is maybe...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly recap on the last seven days in PC video games. In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss the recently announced Hitman 3 location, Chongqing, and what that the future might hold for Ian Hitman. As well as that, CD Projekt Red’s CEO has said that Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer will be a standalone thing, so there’s some speculation on that. Plus, some chatter on Marvel’s Avengers sales and a Microsoft Flight Simulator update that...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly recap on the last seven days in PC video games. In Headlines and Hot Takes, there’s plenty of speculation on what Hitman developer IO Interactive might do with the recently announced Project 007, we wonder what audience is The Game Awards serving, and we wonder what dead celebrities almost showed up in Cyberpunk 2077. In Show And Tell, Matthew talks about his time with the PS5 controller, the DualSense, and what it could...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly recap on the last seven days in PC video games. In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss the Elden Ring mention in the big Phil Spencer interview, Yakuza producer Daisuke Sato saying that he’d like to get involved with a Sonic The Hedgehog game, streamers suffering from DMCA takedowns, and we’ve got an important Tech Corner for you that revolves around vaping into electronics. In Show And Tell, Colm’s overjoyed to be discussing a...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly recap on the last seven days in PC video games. In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss the Mass Effect 4 (?) announcement from BioWare, EA saying that Battlefield is coming back next year, and we discuss what the launches of the PS5 and Xbox Series X could mean for PC. In Show And Tell, Matthew going in on his time with one of 2020’s most anticipated viking simulators, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Castle has been a busy boy this...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly recap on the last seven days in PC video games. In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss the Cyberpunk 2077 delay (and everything that happened around CD Projekt Red in the last week), Ubisoft delaying Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine, the Final Fantasy 16 protagonist being called Clive and we have an in-depth report on the Radeon RX 600 graphics cards. In Show And Tell, Colm and Matthew discuss their time playing Ubisoft’s...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly podcast about the last seven days in PC video games. In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss Kojima Productions’ next game (and whether it might be Death Stranding 2), the former StarCraft 2 devs at Frost Giant Studios and their mission to bring RTS to the masses, Alex Hutchinson arguing that streamers should pay developers, Gears 5 DLC and we go in-depth  on Intel and their 7nm CPUs! In Show And Tell, Matthew chats about his...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly recap on the last seven days in PC video gaming. In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss Rockstar Games snapping up Crackdown developer Ruffian Games, Phil Spencer’s had some thoughts on the Bethesda purchase and the whereabouts of Banjo-Kazooie and Conker, and we enter tech corner to discuss -- in-depth -- AMD's Ryzen 5000 CPUs… again. Following on from last week’s Yakuza: Like A Dragon chat, Colm’s played Streets of Kamurocho...

Welcome to The PC Gaming Weekspot, Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly recap on the last seven days in PC video gaming. In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss xCloud on PC, Crystal Dynamics’ promise to pull back Marvel's Avengers players, Her Story developer Sam Barlow on a Silent Hill: Shattered Memories-like game, and we enter tech corner to discuss -- in-depth -- AMD's Ryzen 5000 CPUs. Colm’s spent a few hours in Yokohama, in Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and has come with opinions on the new RPG...