The Xbox Series X Reveal!

Chris Berrow - Now let’s go through the big Xbox Series X announcements which took place on July 23rd, thus delaying the release of this episode of the Naked Gaming Podcast… thanks a lot...

We covered the PS5 last month so it’s only fair…

We start with the most important thing - the games!

There was a lot of excitement, with big releases like Fable 4…

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A slightly more divisive trailer for Halo Infinite, because the graphics looked a bit disappointing…

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State of Decay 3, which I’m excited for because I love zombies…

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And… er Stalker 2 I suppose…

Not that many other games that got me excited.

How much is it going to cost? We don’t know, but it’s likely to be around £450-£500

It’s not the best looking console, I reckon it looks like a fan?

It’s going to have backwards compatibility, and it should be out by Winter 2020.

What is the latest samurai game like? Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner take a look...

Chris - You have lots of different stances. So you can stand there and you can sort of adjust your posture. So you can stand with your sword above your head. And then that will counter a certain bad guy. And then you stand with your sword to the side, and then you counter the other one. So it's quite innovative in its combat. It's a bit like the Batman game that a lot of people would have played. Arkham city, Arkham asylum, all that kind of thing. In terms of the combat. When I first saw this though, I really wasn't bothered. I just didn't like the look of it at all, but it plays super smooth. And everyone's going crazy about the graphics.

Leigh - Well, I was just about to say it. The graphics look amazing.

Chris - The camera mode, especially it's like people are taking awesome photos, but they're just from the end game engine. If you want to spend your money on a big game, it's worth going for,

Ghosts of Tsushima is a seven to an eight out of 10, depending on if you'd like the whole vibe of it. It's 50 quid. I would say get it.

Rhiannon Bevan from gameluster.com reviews the latest SpongeBob remaster...

When you do a remake, there's many ways you can take it. You can use the original as a template to tell a bigger and better story than ever before. We've completely different gameplay or you can stick to the original like scripture and simply up the graphics and modernize it for a new generation, While not alienating their originals fans. SpongeBob is very much the latter. This remake of a PS2 era classic is absolutely faithful to its roots, meaning it takes all of the good and all of the bad, but first we need to go through some background on the game about for Bikini Bottom which was released back in 2003. The reason that this unassuming platformer even had demand for a remake was likely because this sort of game is very rare, a licensed game that was actually good... and not to mention, retains the same humor and charm of the show.

Each character has their own advantages such as Sandy being able to make bigger jumps and Patrick being able to throw items and enemies. These skills are used to access different parts of the world. And the game is at its best when you're left to figure out how to use the characters abilities, to explore all corners of the map, the gameplay is incredibly well done. And for all characters, you always feel like you're in complete control. There's enough difference in how they will fight to keep combat interesting.

Despite the repetitive enemies, boss battles are surprisingly solid too. Every boss makes creative use of the character's abilities and even have phases in battle. Considering this is an area where most platforms fail and just make their boss battles pretty boring. This is impressive. One of the few changes to the game is the inclusion of a new boss, Robo Squidward, which is a very welcome addition, when the bosses were already a highlight. Another change is the art style, which is much brighter to match the cartoon.