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With all the modern warfare and future warfare going on, it’s been a long time since we got back to our Call of Duty roots in World War II. And with wonderful reviews pouring in, we figured it was time to bring WWII back into the lounge. Join reviewer Marion Constante and host John Breeden as they discuss their favorite moments liberating Europe in the fascinating new game. Everything old is new again with CoD: WWII in The GiN Lounge. You can also listen to it locally below, but without all the fancy YouTube screenshots. Publishers: Activision Developers: Sledgehammer Games Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Steam OS, Xbox One The post CoD: WWII Invades The GiN Lounge appeared first on Game Industry News.

This week the GiN Lounge gang head out to a galaxy far, far away. No, not that one, the one from Mass Effect: Andromeda. After waking up from a 600-year sleep, we dive into one of the largest open-world space games this side of the Milky Way. There are mixed feelings about this one, but we get to the bottom of it all, and a few pints of space ale, in the Lounge this week. And, please check out our review of the game too. Does your galaxy look and feel like ours? Publishers: EA Games Developers: Bioware Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One The post Lounging in Mass Effect: Andromeda appeared first on Game Industry News.

Marion Constante from The GiN Lounge gang was hanging out with thousands of other Star Wars fans in Orlando this week at Star Wars Celebration 2017, one of the coolest places in the galaxy. She brought back movie, comic book, Rebels and videogame news for us about all things Star Wars. Join us in the cantina this week as we celebrate that amazing galaxy far, far away. Find all of our Star Wars Celebration 2017 coverage right here. The post The GiN Lounge at Star Wars Celebration 2017 appeared first on Game Industry News.

It’s all said and done, and we are left to sweep up the confetti after an amazing Game of the Year party. Thousands of you cast your votes and painstakingly choose the best games that 2016 had to offer. Join us in the lounge for the after-party as we celebrate the winners this week! The post GiN Lounge: About those GOTY Winners… appeared first on Game Industry News.

May the force be with you all this week as the GiN Lounge Gang talks about great Star Wars videogames over the years. From TIE Fighter to Star Wars Galaxies to Battlefront and beyond, its all Star Wars, all the time. What is your favorite Star Wars-based game? Publishers: Lucas Learning, LucasArts The post Great Star Wars Gaming Through the Years appeared first on Game Industry News.

The end of the year is almost upon us, but before we start talking about game of the year candidates, there are a few games sneaking in under the wire that deserve mention. So check out some of the best videogames that are closing out 2016. The post The GiN Lounge: Great Videogames Closing Out 2016 appeared first on Game Industry News.

GiN’s own Chella Ramanan moderated a panel on diversity in videogames at the European Women in Games Conference this year. We chat with her in the lounge this week about how well the industry is doing, and where we can improve. Events: European Women in Games Conference 2016 The post The GiN Lounge Talks Diversity in Games appeared first on Game Industry News.

GiN Reporter Marion Constante has been out at the Call of Duty XP 2016 event all week, having a heck of a nice time and learning all about Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare remastered, Zombies in Spaceland and the pending Black Ops III DLC. She’s also been covering the Call of Duty World League Championships that featured a finale between the USA and Europe for the first time in history. We caught up with her between events to find out everything we could about Call of Duty, and the tournament’s biggest winners.   Publishers: Activision Developers: Treyarch Invention Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Events: Call of Duty XP 2016 The post Lounge Live: Call of Duty XP 2016 appeared first on Game Industry News.

Can you believe that 2016 is more than halfway over already? Luckily for gamers, we have experienced some really great games already this year, though not all of them were expected. We dive into which games gave our reviewers a surprise this week in the GiN Lounge. And we welcome to new GiN reviewer Marion Constante! Let’s see what games gave us a swift kick in the gut this year so far, but in a good way! The post Surprising Games of 2016 so Far appeared first on Game Industry News.

This week Chella and John head over to the local mead hall, also known as the GiN Lounge, load up their tankards and talk about their experiences playing the Banner Saga 2. Everyone seems to fall in love with this deeply beautiful game and its mix of combat, role-playing and storytelling. And be sure to check out Chella’s Let’s Play of the first full hour of Banner Saga 2. It’s quite a ride. And, also take a look at our review, where we award Banner Saga 2 4 ½ GiN Gems. Developers: Stoic Platforms: PC The post Marching with the Banner Saga 2 appeared first on Game Industry News.

With more votes cast than ever before, it probably means some really good choices for the 2015 GiN Game of the Year winners, right? Probably so, but lets take a look at everything that ended up winning top honors, and what was chosen as the overall game of the year. So what did you think? Did the best games actually win? Let us know. http://www.gameindustry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/GOTY-2015-Winners.mp3 Related articles Breaking down the Game of the Year Nominations Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One The post GiN Game of the Year Winners appeared first on Game Industry News.

If you are lucky enough to be a gamer, then hopefully you will have run into at least one videogame, and hopefully more, that really demonstrated the magic that games can contain. We try to come up with a few for your gamer bucket list this week in the GiN Lounge. How did we do? Granted, everyone will likely have a slightly different list. Everyone has their own tastes after all. But a few games really rise to greatness and bring everyone together. I guess you will know one when you see it. Good luck finding many in your long gaming career! http://www.gameindustry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Games-Everyone-Should-Play.mp3 The post What Games Should Everyone Play at Least Once? appeared first on Game Industry News.

Achieving nearly impossible perfect scores with three different reviewers on three different platforms is setting up Fallout 4 for a serious Game of the Year run. As the final GiN Lounge podcast of the year, we jump in and talk about all the great Fallout 4 goodness. http://www.gameindustry.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Fallout-4-Podcast.mp3 Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Developers: Bethesda Game Studios Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One The post Fallout 4: The Nuclear Podcast appeared first on Game Industry News.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt seems to have everything going for it. Not only does it offer a deeply engaging story based on a rich history of novels, but it hits all the normal videogame high points like stellar graphics for both consoles and the PC, intense combat, a unique character building system and a huge Easter-egg-laden open world (a true one this time around) to explore for hours and hours and hours on end. What magical formula could developer CD Projekt RED use to capture hours and hours from gamers with The Witcher 3? GiN Loungers Todd Hargosh and Billy White join host John Breeden to try to find out this week in the lounge. http://www.gameindustry.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Witcher-3.mp3 Publishers: Warner Bros Interactive Developers: CD Projekt RED Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One The post Wild Podcasting With The Witcher 3 appeared first on Game Industry News.