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Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Time to get frosty with the release of Frostpunk on Xbox!
This episode is a special test - we had Producer Paul join Kyle in the studio while slacker Lee Skyped in. All thanks to Producer Paul's new shiny audio equipment! Let us know how it sounds as we'll be looking to do more of this for our Conversation With episodes.
In the news Xbox and Spotify become best buds, Star Wars: Battlefront II finally allows you to get all the achievements you're missing, Untitled Goose Game might come to Xbox soon and Microsoft has an aneurysm and decided to remove Mixer streaming from Windows 10... Find out why we think is a terrible idea.
For the new games, Tropico 6 allows you to dictate your way - and we all think this game is worth your time. Atlas looks like a great MMO to check out, and we all struggle to pronounce AeternoBlade II... Oh and feel cool with Frostpunk Console Edition!
Be sure to join us for #terrorTober this month and tell us what games you're playing using the hashtag!
Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header!
All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews!
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer
Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Have you heard? We have kicked off #terrorTober...
Not sure what that is? Check out #GameFace! to hear all about it!
NuNews takes a less creepy tone considering we're in the Halloween month, and actually brings you some interesting and (maybe) factually correct news this week! I think thats the real horror story here. Destiny 3 is not coming any time soon, Modern Warfare sees a massive boycott and pre-order cancellation and Google Assistant now talks to Alexa to talk to Cortana to get your Xbox to turn on... Oh, and beta invites for this little thing called Project XCloud are starting to roll out. So make sure you get on that!
As for the new games, the underwhelming Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Ultimate Edition arrives, Destiny 2 goes back to the moon in Shadowkeep (moons haunted), We Were Here Too has us very interested and what every calls Ghostbusters 3 comes at us in the form of Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered.
Be sure to join us for #terrorTober this month and tell us what games you're playing using the hashtag!
Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header!
All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews!
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer
Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Welcome ghouls and ghosts to #terrorTober...
We kick things off with naming our very cute, but he's also totally scary, mascot for #terrorTober. Introducing Unemployed Gary! He's going to stick with us while we play our scary, spooky and creepy games over the month of October. Thanks Unemployed Gary! And then we end up getting really nervous and sweaty telling you guys what games we're going to try and play during the most stressful event ever taken part in.
I'm not scared, YOU'RE SCARED!
No idea what happened there...
Tacoma, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Gears 5, Pro Evolution Soccer and Creature in the Well all feature in this episode as we slowly get back to normal. What do we think of Gears 5? How did Lee find Ghost Recon - Breakpoint? And what are Simone's thoughts on Creature in the Well? You'll just have to listen to find out!
So tell us, what game (or games) are you tackling for #terrorTober?
Remember, use the hashtag so we can track you all over the internoodles!
Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header!
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer
Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Prepare to Surge with excitement as this week's #NuNews comes at your face!
Black Ops 4 begins to wrap up, Batman Arkham writers are on board the Fable reboot and Afterparty becomes officially official! All while Obsidian is Obsidian is hiring for a new RPG, which might even be The Outer Worlds 2! And on a sad note - Sony now owns Sunset Overdrive... Shed a tear for a missed opportunity.
And as for releases - we have the potential game of the year right here! Mining Rail 2! You heard it hear first guys, this is GotY for certain! Along with the sport themed FIFA 20 and Doug Flutie's Maximum Football we have The Surge 2, Rage 2's expansion - Rise of the Ghosts and Constructor Plus.
And we are all gearing up for our #terrorTober challenge this October. So join us on Discord and Patreon to be a part of the fun!
All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews!
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Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
With Kyle still suffering a broken thumb, its up to Lee and Simone to have a game off!
Lee is building his house in Minecraft, and getting distracted with the mining part. Simone is becoming a city planner in Cities: Skylines. It seems this is the week for building!
But thats not all - Lee has jumped into the Ghost Recon: Breakpoint beta and has an interesting review of it while Simone has discovered the awesome Creature in the Wall, thanks to Game Pass. And Kyle even has some thoughts on it.
And now we're gearing up for #terrorTober. Not sure what that is? Check out our Patreon...
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Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
After a week off, Lee has his husky voice on. We hope you like it.
Since we missed the last week's episode, we have a lot to update you guys on. From watching the Game Play charts jump around - thanks to the monster that is Gears 5 - to testing out the latest update of the Xbox dashboard. Then we have realistic fishing sims creeping up on us to boot. What a wild ride.
Speaking of rides, two new games to keep an eye on is Truck Driver and Bus Simulator. You'll be piloting your very own big rigs in no time. Along with helping folks get around a city. So really - win win!
Be sure to join us on Patreon and Discord as we gear up for #terrorTober...
All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews!
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Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
It official - August's #back2YourBacklog challenge has wrapped up!
And just in time too with Kyle breaking his hand so he can't play anyways.
To celebrate the completion of the challenge, we asked each other some questions. And you can play along too!
What game did you play? What was your goal?How far did you get? How long do you think it will take to finish / How long did it take for you to finish? What would have you done differently? What game would you have chosen instead?Will you continue this game?
Let us know your answers on Facebook or Twitter!
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Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Saturday Sep 07, 2019
Saturday Sep 07, 2019
Gears POP! has exploded onto the scene with over a million players in just a week.
But already the servers are experiencing some issues...
Welcome to this week's episode of #NuNews. And we kick off with seeing one of our own fallen in battle... Kyle has broken his thumb and had his Xbox One X succumb to the RMA gods... But now onto the real news!
Telltale is back, sorta. Forza 6 is driving into the sunset. Capcom has a new Resident Evil game coming. And Forza Horizon 4 celebrates 12 million players!
For the new games, we have Gears 5 leading the charge in big names (and have you seen those review scores!), Final Fantasy VIII Remastered is a blast from the past, Monster Hunter: World goes frosty in Iceborne, NBA 2K20 shoots some hoops and Creature in the Well pinballs its way on your Xbox and into our hearts.
All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews!
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Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Saturday Aug 31, 2019
Saturday Aug 31, 2019
Do you like new games? Because we have new games!
This past week was an absolute cracker of a week for new game releases, with something for everyone! Want to get the pants scared off you? Try Blair Witch. Want to go back to the good ole days of Alan Wake and Quantum Break? Well Control has you covered. And thats only 2. So many more came out this week, we cant keep track of everything!
Australia is banning We Happy Few (again). It seems like they have a problem over there. Gears Tactics coming to Xbox confirmed! Game Pass might be coming to all platforms. And prepare to jump into the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne beta.
All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews!
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer
Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer