GamerChat Podcast – Gaming News, Remake Wishlists & Jailbroken PS5s!

Welcome back to the GamerChat Podcast! This week, we're discussing the latest gaming news from PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and beyond, sharing what we've been playing, and diving into our ultimate remake wishlists.

From Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen to The Witcher 3 and Gears of War: E-Day, we've plenty to talk about. We're also discussing the growing controversy around physical games, a homebrew app reportedly bringing 1,669 games to jailbroken PS5s, and the future of PlayStation VR.

• Dave: Pokémon LeafGreen, Gears of War: E-Day and Star Wars: Galactic Racer.

• Joe: The Witcher 3 (32 hours in) and Pokémon FireRed.

Which classics deserve a modern remake?

Dave's Wishlist

• Chrono Trigger

• The Legend of Dragoon

• The Simpsons: Hit & Run

• The Warriors

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

• SSX

Joe's Wishlist

• Future Cop: LAPD

• The Elder Scrolls II & III

• Pokémon Red & Blue

• Harry Potter games in the style of the original PS1 games

• Phantasy Star Online: Episodes I & II

• Star Wars Battlefront II with its original Galactic Conquest

• Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

• Snowboard Kids

• Bully

Third-Party News

• Star Wars: Zero Company reportedly reaches one million units sold.

• A live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film is in development at Paramount Pictures, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached as producer.

• Final Fantasy VII Remake characters are coming to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

• Charlie Cox reveals he has recorded 40 hours of dialogue for an unannounced Sega game.

Nintendo

• Nintendo's Latin America president says the company has no plans to abandon physical games, reaffirming its commitment to both physical and digital releases.

PlayStation

• Overdrive, a homebrew app for jailbroken PS5 consoles, reportedly offers access to a library of 1,669 games.

• Sony is reportedly transferring 419 global VR-related patents to Meta, raising questions about the future of PlayStation VR.

• Forza Horizon 6's PS5 version is reportedly delayed until January 2027, launching alongside a new expansion.

• A Jak and Daxter movie reportedly brings on the writers behind Minecraft.

• PlayStation Japan announces a Midnight Black, digital-only PS5 edition exclusive to Japan, launching November 19.

• God of War's Laufey gets a collector's box that reportedly doesn't include the game.

Xbox

• Join us as we discuss the latest Xbox developments and what they could mean for the future of gaming.

Which game from our remake wishlists would you bring back first? Are physical games becoming a thing of the past, and what do you think about the latest developments surrounding jailbroken PS5s?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to like, subscribe and join the GamerChat community for more gaming news, discussions and nostalgia.

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HOWDY Everyone Joe and I Talk about THE GAMES THAT MADE US we go 1 by 1 Tell us what made you the gamer you are today?

GAMERCHAT PODCAST

Welcome back to another episode of GamerChat Podcast!

This week, Dave and Joe dive into the latest gaming news across Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation and the wider industry, alongside what we’ve been playing and the latest from the world of sport.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intros & Housekeeping
00:00 – Health Is Wealth
00:00 – Sport: Premier League, International Football, F1 & NFL
00:00 – What Have We Been Playing?

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

Dave

• Mario Kart World

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land

• Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Joe

• The Witcher 3 – 20 hours in and starting to feel OP

3RD PARTY NEWS

• Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR announced by Capcom

• Resident Evil Requiem continues to be a massive success, reportedly passing $500 million

• ARC Raiders will beta-test a PvE matchmaking toggle from October 13–20

NINTENDO

• Metroid Dread sees renewed demand following the announcement of Metroid Prime: Ravenous

• Metroid Prime Remastered and Metroid Prime 4 also see increased eShop activity

• How Ubisoft and Nintendo's partnership ended with a cancelled Zelda title

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave launches at #1 in Japan with 127,131 physical copies sold

XBOX

• Rare reportedly working on projects alongside Sea of Thieves

• Activision could have a say in the future of Rare's other projects

• Call of Duty: Warzone introduces an Operator Skin toggle

• Minecraft Dungeons 2 introduces a brand-new dimension

PLAYSTATION

• God of War: Laufey pre-orders begin September 29 at 10am local time

• Physical and digital editions confirmed

• Standard and Deluxe Editions announced

• No Collector's Edition announced at this time

• New details on Faye/Laufey's serpent bow and combat

• Bungie reveals its plans for Destiny, Marathon and the future of the studio

LINKS

Ubisoft & Nintendo's Cancelled Zelda Project:
https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-nintendo-canceled-zelda-title/

The Game Business – Xbox & Rare:
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-xbox-making-the-right-decisions

Bungie – The Next Chapter:
https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/nextchapterofbungie

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Microsoft continues ruthless restructure of Xbox and its gaming division with closures and layoffs. But do they make sense?

GAMER CHAT PODCAST

Welcome back to another episode of the GamerChat Podcast!

This week, Dave and Joe sit down to talk about what they’ve been playing, the biggest gaming news of the week, Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation, and their latest Game of the Year predictions.

DAVE

• Marvel's Wolverine

• The Blood of Dawnwalker

JOE

• The Witcher 3

• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo announced for October 1st on Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series, with save data carrying over to the full game.

• Ace Attorney 7 could reportedly be announced on October 12th.

• Pragmata has reportedly sold over 2.5 million copies.

• Original plans for the Fight Night reboot have reportedly been shelved.

• Jason Schreier reports that The Blood of Dawnwalker cost around $40 million to produce.

• Final Fantasy VII Revelation is reportedly going to be around 200GB.

• Valor Mortis will launch at $39.99.

• GTA VI: The Album is reportedly coming November 19th with 34 original tracks.

• Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is coming March 4th, 2027.

• Injustice 3 may be the mysterious fighting game currently hosting playtests in California.

• Kojima Productions responds to reports surrounding the cancellation of PHYSINT.

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave reviews:

  • Metacritic: 89

  • OpenCritic: 90

• New Mario renders and artwork revealed.

• Xbox's answer to the Platinum Trophy could reportedly be called the Mythic Achievement.

• Fallout 76 receives native Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 support.

• Gears of War: E-Day has officially gone Gold.

• Mads Mikkelsen is set to appear in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

• Bill Skarsgård has reportedly been cast in Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT.

• Wolverine has reportedly sold through 1.9 million copies, including 1 million pre-launch digital pre-orders.

• Alan Ritchson is reportedly in talks to star in the Sony Helldivers movie.

• New details emerge on Media Molecule's next game, reportedly planned for reveal and release next year.

• The game is described as a social-simulation experience inspired by Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing.

• Media Molecule's next project is reportedly not a games-as-a-service title.

• Marathon Season 3: Symbiosis has been delayed to December 8th.

• Marathon's October 6th reset will refresh progression, the in-game economy and rewards.

We finish the episode with our latest GOTY predictions and discuss which games could make the final shortlist.

JOE'S PICKS

• Pragmata

• Resident Evil Requiem

• Crimson Desert

• Paralives

• 007 First Light

• Mina the Hollower

• Forza Horizon 6

• The Big Walk

• The Blood of Dawnwalker

• Onimusha

• Wardogs

• Star Wars: Galactic Racer

• Final Fantasy VII Re...

• Phantom Blade

• GTA VI

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

DAVE'S PICKS

• GTA VI

• Pragmata

• The Blood of Dawnwalker

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

• Mina the Hollower

• Ocarina of Time

Which games are making your Game of the Year list?

Let us know in the comments!

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WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING3RD PARTY NEWSNINTENDOXBOXPLAYSTATIONGAME OF THE YEAR PREDICTIONS

What we are playingIn the news of 3RD partyNintendo Direct DiscussionPlaystation Discussion Xbox Is going all in on TV

GAMERCHAT PODCAST – THIS WEEK’S EPISODE

Welcome back to another episode of GamerChat Podcast!

This week, Dave & Joe sit down to talk about what they've been playing, the latest gaming news, and our predictions for Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation.

HEALTH IS WEALTH

We kick things off with a personal check-in:

• Gym updates
• Mental health check-in – things are getting better
• Balancing gaming and real life

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN PLAYING?

This week we're talking about:

Blood of the Dawnwalker

THE GAMING NEWS

IN THE WORLD OF THIRD PARTY

Blood of the Dawnwalker & Onimusha
Both games reportedly reach 1 million sales in their first week of release.

Metal Gear Collection Vol. 3
Reports from Jordan Miller of VGC suggest that Metal Gear Collection Vol. 3 could include Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Metal Gear Solid V.

Revengeance could potentially receive a modern port, while Metal Gear Solid V could receive 60 FPS current-generation console versions alongside other improvements.

NINTENDO

NINTENDO DIRECT PREDICTIONS

Joe's predictions:

• New Smash Bros. – potentially a party-style game
• New Super Mario game
• New Pokémon remakes
• More Donkey Kong
• Third-party exclusives such as Haunted Chocolatier or Devil May Cry

ZELDA DIRECT PREDICTIONS

• Ocarina of Time release date
• Zelda movie trailer and release information
• New Zelda merchandise reveal

Dave also gives his own Nintendo Direct predictions.

XBOX

StarCraft Tease?

The StarCraft franchise page has reportedly added intentional glitching effects, leading to speculation that Blizzard could be teasing something ahead of BlizzCon on September 12.

Could we be about to see a major StarCraft announcement?

PLAYSTATION

New Killzone?

Reports from MP1st suggest that a new Killzone game could be in development.

Venom

More Venom news has surfaced, with the movie reportedly targeting a 2027 release.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

Neil Druckmann has discussed how his experience working in television has influenced his approach to game production.

With Naughty Dog developing Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, those lessons could have a major influence on the studio's next big sci-fi adventure.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What are your Nintendo Direct predictions?

Do you think we're getting a new Smash Bros., Zelda news, or a surprise third-party announcement?

And what do you think about the potential return of Killzone?

Let us know in the comments.

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