Welcome to episode nine of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam and I are joined by Jack as we saddle up for the Red Dead Redemption 2 Online beta, discuss the change in achievement requirements for Sea of Thieves, take a look at the latest rumours ahead of next week's Game Awards, and prepare for the upcoming Twelve Days of Christmas community challenge. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

Links:

• Introducing The Twelve Days of Christmas 2018 Community Challenge
• Games with Gold Titles Revealed for December 2018
• PlayStation Plus Free Games for December: Onrush and Soma
• Strange Brigade Coming to Game Pass Next Week
• The Gardens Between Now Available in Xbox Game Pass
• Aliens vs. Predator and More Now Backward Compatible
• Sea of Thieves Update Drastically Improves Achievement Requirements
• Ubisoft Reveal Release Date For First Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC
• Rumour: A New Alien Game Could Be Announced at The Game Awards
• The Game Awards: More Than 10 New Games To Be Announced During The Show

Welcome to episode eight of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam is back, and he joins Ollie and I as we debate if 2018 has been a better year for Xbox or PlayStation. We also talk about the Fallout 76 release, the possibilities of a disc-less Xbox One, someone completed Sea of Thieves, Stallion83 hitting two million Gamerscore, the latest Black Friday deals, and a contender for the worst game on the Xbox One so far in Scalextric. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

Links:

• Discless Xbox One Rumored for 2019
• PlayStation 5 Rumours - Patents for Touchscreen Controller and Emulated Remasters
• Someone Has Finally Earned Every Sea of Thieves Achievement
• Stallion83 Hits Two Million Gamerscore
• Telltale Games Delistings Begin
• Five Nights at Freddy’s Revealed for Consoles
• New Batman: Arkham Collection Releasing Next Week with Xbox One X Enhancements?
• Xbox One Black Friday Sale 2018 Now Available for All
• Save $10 on 3-Month and 6-Month Xbox Live Gold Memberships

Welcome to episode five of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, I was joined by Ollie and Sam as we discuss the staggering amount of money that Red Dead Redemption 2 made from three days of sales, we chat about Mixer Season 2 and spending Sparks, Ollie shares his best and worst games to stream so far, Sam explains the new trophies in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and I talk to Rich to find out some inside knowledge on Von Coins and how you can win cool prizes by unlocking achievements. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

Links:

• Red Dead Redemption 2 Bug Produces Unlimited Gold Bars
• Red Dead Redemption 2: A Nasty Bug Is Causing Camp Members To Vanish
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Has the Biggest Opening Weekend in Entertainment History
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Update Introduces New Story Content
• Games with Gold Titles Revealed for November 2018
• PS Plus Revealed: Yakuza Kiwami & Bulletstorm
• November 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: Sniper Elite 4, GRIP, and More to Come
• Fallout 4 Leaving Xbox Game Pass Soon
• Just Cause and Three Castlevania Titles Now Backwards Compatible
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy Will Not Be Entirely On Disc

Welcome to episode four of the TGN podcast, where Rich, Sam and I take an in-depth and spoiler-free look at one of this generation's most eagerly anticipated releases, Red Dead Redemption 2. From the game's snowy introduction to the upcoming Red Dead Online and everything in-between, we share our opinions and answer your questions about Arthur Morgan's adventures in the Wild West. 

Links:

• Red Dead Redemption 2 Trophy List
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Review
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Is The Third Biggest Entertainment Launch In History

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Links:

• Red Dead: 100 Hour Work Week, Employees Talk About Conditions
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Launch Trailer Released
• Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. Release Date and Info
• Kill Sean Bean in HITMAN 2
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review
• Spider-Man Getting 2 New Trophies in NG+ Update
• PS4Share Forum
• [UPDATE] Five Titles Leaving Xbox Game Pass at the End of October 2018
• September 2018 Delistings: Forza Horizon 2, Telltale, NBA, and Some Relistings
• Crysis, Crysi

Welcome to episode two of the TGN podcast, where this week I was joined by Ollie and Sam as we discussed the Red Dead Redemption 2 trophy/achievement list leak, rumours of a sequel to Bully: Scholarship Edition, game streaming on the go with xCloud, Microsoft's reported interest in acquiring Obsidian, and Skybound stepping into the save The Walking Dead: The Final Season. We also, give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

Links:

• Robert Kirkman's Skybound Label Set to Finish Telltale's The Walking Dead
• Stranded Deep Delayed Until Further Notice
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Trophy List Leaked
• Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Exclusive Content Revealed
• Is Bully 2 Finally Happening? Casting Call Has Some Fans Wondering
• Microsoft Wants Gamers to Play Anywhere, Anytime with Project xCloud
• Sony Chief Confirms Development of Next-Gen Hardware
• PSN ID Changes Officially Coming, Entering Preview Soon
• Report: Microsoft Closing in on Acquiring Famed RPG Developer Obsidian
• Xbox's October 2018 Update Rolls Out With New Avatars and More
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider Patch Fixes Dr Croft and Completionist Achievements
• Improvements To Gamer Blocking Controls

In last week's podcast notes, I mentioned that we had been tossing around the idea of switching from a solely TA focussed podcast to a TGN podcast, where we can discuss and debate all of the latest news and games from both Xbox and PlayStation. Thankfully, the feedback was positive, and so this week, we'd like to introduce you to the very first episode of the TGN podcast!

Joining me on this week's show are Ollie and Sam, as we share out thoughts on the newly released Assassin's Creed Odyssey and discuss what could be next for Ubisoft's long-running franchise, discuss the leaked Harry Potter RPG footage, marvel at the latest Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay trailer, and look at what's now available for free in October's Games with Gold and PS Plus offerings. We also, give you the chance to win an Xbox One came code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

Links:

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Review
• Harry Potter Open World RPG Leaked in Focus Test Video
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Dead Eye and Train Robberies
• Overcooked and Stuntman: Ignition Now Free with Games with Gold
• October's PS Plus Games Now Available: Laser League, Friday the 13th and More
• TA Playlist for October 2018 is Live with Metro 2033
• TT 5th Birthday Challenge

We're back, though this episode is a little bit dated now. Who wants to talk about Netflix and gaming!? These guys do! Other mainstays also make an appearance throughout, however, so there will be some comforting news.

Final Fantasy XV will be getting a Royal Edition with several enhancements, including a boat you can pilot and new areas to explore, but base game owners will have to pay for these upgrades. Destiny 2 has been lying to you again, this time about what you can expect from the Faction Rally rewards, which have been stripped back since last season. The release date for God of War is finally here, and it promises to be pretty trippy.

That's just the peasant version of your Dragon Age "Living", not-amiibo-but-totally-amiibo-ing, Games Pass impact discussing Trophy Talk Podcast! 

This week, we didn't have a lot to work with... or did we? In place of news, we discussed the upcoming games for 2018! What are you excited for?

So what is there for news? Sony sold a fair number of consoles for the Holidays, and reached more than 73 million units lifetime. PSVR also sold pretty well this year, bringing that above 2 million units. But what about the games, you ask? Well, Sony has also revealed the best selling games on PSN for 2017.

Those are just the LYs for this forward facing, KINGDOM HEARTS III doubting, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch skipping (bad gamer!) Trophy Talk Podcast!

This week, there's a lot of award talk to be had. The Video Game Awards have come and gone, as has PSX, and that's only the beginning of the news.

Bungie has messed up several things over the past couple of weeks; they are setting out to fix these issues, but is it enough? Capcom is winning on the other end of the spectrum by revealing that Mega Man 11 is in development as is a Mega Man X collection. Shawn Layden has finally spilled the beans about some progress being made towards PSN name changes with the hope that by this time next year, we'll be having a different conversation.

That's just the pre-show showcase to this episode of your invisible people fearing, history staging, twice dying TrophyTalk Podcast.

We've about had it with these video game companies, what with the loot boxes and the disingenuous experience reporting. What about you?

The time has finally come for Demon's Souls to die its last death, of a sort, as servers will soon be taken down for the online components of the game. Governments are finally coming down on the various shenanigans in loot boxes with the UK government putting its foot down that loot boxes are NOT gambling (surprise, surprise). It seems Bungie may not have been entirely on the up-and-up with how XP was being shown in Destiny 2, and while they are taking steps to fix this, they also seem to have changed how much XP is needed to earn Bright Engrams.

That's just the filibuster of this edition of your poorly regulated, invisible mathing, Sanic goofing Trophy Talk Podcast!

Links

• Gwent's Single Player Campaign Thronebreaker Delayed Until Next Year
• 12 Days Of Christmas Challenge 3
• Destiny 2 Developer Response to XP Cooldown, Alexa Ghost Skill Launched
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