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Video Game Tango Andrew Mayfield

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Video Game Tango is your main destination for gaming-related discussion, witty banter, and news!

    This is The End.

    This is The End.

    Vampire survival game V Rising sinks its teeth into a full-blooded 1.0 release this May - Article by Rock Paper Shotgun
    V Rising - Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living. - Stulock Studios (Steam available now, PS5 coming soon)
    Ex-PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says ‘Exclusivity Is Your Achilles’ Heel’ if Game Costs Exceed $200 Million - Article by IGN
    Video Game Industry Layoffs Are Worse Than Ever. How Did We Get Here? - Article by Gamespot
     

    • 1 hr 9 min
    AK's VS Full Plate VS Queue Times

    AK's VS Full Plate VS Queue Times

    Helldivers 2 - The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter. - Arrowhead Game Studios (Steam, PS5, Available now)
    Video game consoles are doomed… right? - Article by GamesIndustry.biz
    New Platforms, New Players: Four Fan-Favorite Xbox Games Coming to Nintendo Switch and Sony Platforms - Article by Xbox Wire
    Last Epoch - Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts. - Eleventh Hour Games (Steam, Available now)
    Kingmakers - Go back in time to a war-torn medieval era with a vast arsenal of modern weapons, change the course of history, and save the future in this epic action/strategy sandbox. Build your kingdom, grab a gun, and lead an army of thousands into massive, real-time simulated battles — solo or in co-op. - Redemption Road Games (Steam, TBA 2024)
    Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth - FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the highly anticipated new story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators. In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to “The Forgotten Capital” from the original FINAL FANTASY VII. - Square Enix (PS5, February 29th 2024)

    • 55 min
    Helldivers 2, and the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo #1

    Helldivers 2, and the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo #1

    This week we played Helldivers 2 and the first of two demos for one of the worst named video games of all time - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth! Then we dive into the unethical way the military is influencing your kids. Abiotic factor takes us back to the heyday of the Half-Life era, and Larian reminds us they made a great game and continue to make it greater. Lastly we discuss Millenia, a game that might give Civ a run for it’s money!
    Helldivers 2 - The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter. - Arrowhead Game Studios (Steam, PS5, available now)
    The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits - Article by The Guardian
    Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth - FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the highly anticipated new story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators. In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to “The Forgotten Capital” from the original FINAL FANTASY VII. - (PS5, Feb 29th 2024)
    Abiotic Factor - Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats. - Deep Field Games (Steam, May 2nd 2024)
    Everything We Know About Baldur’s Gate 3’s Sixth Big Patch - Article by Kotaku
    Millennia - Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures. - C Prompt Games (Steam, Coming Soon)

    • 1 hr 3 min
    WHAT ARE THESE GAMES!? STEAM NEXT FEST FEBRUARY 2024!

    WHAT ARE THESE GAMES!? STEAM NEXT FEST FEBRUARY 2024!

    Backrooms - The Backrooms is an Online Co-Op experience with friends, dynamic levels, and proximity voice chat. Every second week new level will be added! Or CREATE your own levels with the in-game level editor! Face the unknown together, communicating strategically in this immersive and chilling adventure. - Found Footage Studios (Steam, March 2024)
    Star Trucker - Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre. - Monster and Monster (Steam, TBA 2024)
    Dungeonborne - Dungeonborne is an immersive first-person PvPvE dungeon crawler. Venture solo or join forces with trusted companions to hunt for treasure, explore ominous dungeons, and battle terrifying monsters and cunning adversaries. Escape before succumbing to darkness and greed. - Mithril Interactive (Steam, TBA)
    Echo Point Nova - Grappling hook. Hoverboard. Guns. Featuring singleplayer and online co-op. By the creators of Severed Steel. - Greylock Studio (Steam, TBA 2024)
    Lightyear Frontier - Lightyear Frontier is a peaceful open-world farming adventure on a planet at the far edge of the galaxy. Climb into your versatile mech and start your new home on a distant planet with up to 3 friends as you farm alien crops, build your own homestead, and explore the untamed wilderness of the world. - FRAME BREAK, Amplifier Studios (Steam, March 19 2024)
    Rotwood - Rotwood is a 1-4 player hack-and-slash dungeon crawler by the makers of Don't Starve and Mark of the Ninja. Battle corrupted beasts, gather what remains, and forge a safe haven with your friends. - Klei Entertainment (Steam, TBA)
    Layoffs are sucking the joy out of video games | This week's gaming news - Article by Engadget
    The Console Wars Are Over. Some Influencers Won’t Let Them Go - Article by WIRED
    SAG-AFTRA expands its indie game performer contract - Article by GAMES hub

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Palworld and Caves of Qud

    Palworld and Caves of Qud

    Josh waxes whatever he wants and then talks about Riot layoffs. Nick waxes poetic under the high salt sun about caves of qud, then Doom enters the blockchain, and Palworld.
     
    Riot Games to lay off 530 workers amid broader gaming industry cuts - Article by Los Angeles Times
     
    Caves of Qud - Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. - Freehold Games (Steam, Early Access)
     
    Someone Just Put Legendary '90s Video Game Doom on Dogecoin - Article by CoinDesk
     
    Palworld Has Sold An Astonishing Number Of Copies In Five Days - Article by Kotaku

    Palworld - Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game! - Pocketpair (Steam, Xbox Gamepass, PC Game Pass)

    • 1 hr 1 min
    CES 2024, Pacific Drive, and AI vs Gamers

    CES 2024, Pacific Drive, and AI vs Gamers

    We’ve got new handhelds, new gpus, new broken records, and some broken hearts from those working in the gaming industry. On this episode of Video Game Tango a 13 year old has BEATEN Tetris for the first time! Then, an estimated 2400 people have been laid off in the gaming industry already this year including nearly 35% of Twitch staff. Another series of handheld announcements have been made including MSI’s “The Claw” and a new SteamOS-fueled Ayaneo Next-Lite! Then we discuss upcoming indie developed “Pacific Drive”, a game we have been keeping a close eye on for some time is getting early reviews, and seems like it might be quite a standout release title for Ironwood Studios! Sag-Aftra is making some hard decisions in the face of AI competition in the gaming space, and NVidia have announced a new lineup of 4000 series RTX graphics cards! Are they going to be worth your hard-earned dollar?
    Special thanks to @aGameScout for their coverage of Tetris being beaten by 13 year old “Blue Scuti” Willis, and @Splattercatgaming for his early footage of Pacific Drive!
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    11 Days Into 2024 And 2700+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced - Article by Kotaku
    MSI unveils new handheld PC device, the Claw - Article by GamesIndustry.biz
    Pacific Drive - Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive. - Ironwood Studios (Steam, PS5 releases Feb 22nd 2024)
    Ayaneo announces the Next Lite, the first non-Valve handheld PC with SteamOS preinstalled - Article by PCGamer
    SAG-AFTRA Signs Deal With Voiceover Studio for AI Use in Video Games - Article by Variety
    Why Video Game Voice Actors Don’t Love The New SAG-AFTRA Deal - Article by Kotaku
    Nvidia Announces RTX 40 Super Series At CES 2024 With The 80-Class Seeing A Price Drop - Article by MMORPG
    NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super, 4070 Ti Super, & 4070 Super Official Specs, Price, & Release Dates - Video by Gamers Nexus

    • 1 hr 1 min

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