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Making The Most of PAX Aus: A Guide

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · 2d

Going to @paxaus.bsky.social this week, and need some tips for how to make the most out of the three days? We've got a handy little guide to help you out:

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PAX Australia is genuinely one of my favourite times of the year. Not just because it’s a way to catch up with people I see once or maybe twice a year, and occasionally play some pretty cool vid......

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🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · 22d

With @paxaus.bsky.social coming up, here's some of the exhibitors showing off their wares this year! Lots of returning faves and a few new ones to boot: t.co/jC9AJIGO7u

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · 28d

We're incredibly excited that New Game Plus On Tour has been nominated for Program of the Year at
Channel 31's 2025 Antenna Awards! Not to be outdone, our pals at Five or Eight have also been nominated for Best Special Interest Program!

New Game Plus (on Tour) nominated for Program of the Year

Five or Eight nominated for Best Special Interest Program

PAX AUS 24: Jamie's TCG Adventure

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · Aug 11

@paxaus.bsky.social isn't just a great place to play video games, but also to play card games, as @jamiegalea.bsky.social discovers with Liam from Five or Eight!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sCM...

YouTube video by Five or Eight

On Death Stranding 2 & The Art of Recap

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · Jul 21

Can you get much out of Death Stranding 2 if you haven't finished the first game? @jamiegalea.bsky.social was curious about this, and wrote about his experiences and how games could do better with recaps.

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Video games aren’t just an investment financially, but also a major investment of your time. With every major game feeling like it has to be the most bang for your buck to justifying their ever ......

Mortal Kombat II | Official Red Band Trailer

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · Jul 18

Mortal Kombat II is a movie that is happening and has uncaged it's biggest change in the cast.

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YouTube video by Mortal Kombat

We Need To Talk About The Dumpster Fire That Is Microsoft

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · Jul 15

News Game Plus is back, join us as we discuss the dumpster fire that is Microsoft and more! Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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This week Dermie and Jason ask what the hell is going on at Microsoft, politely discuss Neil Druckman's impact on Naughty Dog, the Switch 2 is getting AFL Evolution but without the AFL part, and Jason...

We Need To Talk About That Xbox Handheld

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · Jun 16

Xbox is making a handheld? Aussies continue to make some awesome looking games? Find out more in our latest News Game Plus, available wherever you get your podcasts! www.newgameplus.tv/podcasts/we-...

This week Dermie and Jason talk Switch 2 sales, the ROG Xbox handheld, a bunch of Xbox franchises are getting new entries, Sonic Racing is getting new characters, and some great looking Australian dev...

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · Jun 3

It's a big week for games - a whole new console with a whole new Mario Kart, plus all the announcements to sate you for a while. What are you most keen for this week?

We Need To Talk About Xbox Games Dominating On Playstation

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · May 27

Xbox games are dominating on Playstation, Bungie's done another plagiarism, and more GTA 6? All this, plus more, on the latest News Game Plus. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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This week Jason and Dermie look at Bungie stealing art for Marathon, Andrew Tate hates GTA6, what everybody is playing on their consoles, and how Microsoft is dominating the Playstation sales charts.....

We Need To Talk About That GTA6 Trailer

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · May 19

What do the Australian Election, Nintendo and GTA6 have to do with each other? They're just some of our featured topics on the latest edition of the News Game Plus podcast.

YouTube version here, audio version available wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r4y...

YouTube video by New Game Plus TV

Hideo Kojima and George Miller in conversation – Sydney Film Festival

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · May 15

If you're in Sydney next month, or looking for a reason to head up, this conversation between George Miller & Hideo Kojima at the Sydney Film Festival sounds like a great place to be!

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An unmissable, world exclusive in-conversation between Hideo Kojima and George Miller. This unique event will be a highlight stop during the DEATH STRANDING WOR

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🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · May 6

Looking to play Gears of War on a Playstation console, or just need another excuse to play Gears of War? A new re-release, Gears of War Reloaded, is coming this August!

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · May 5

It's been another eventful week in the world of video games, and if you need to catch up, the latest episode of News Game Plus does just that!

YouTube version here, but audio version available wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLm3...

We Need To Talk About Videogame Prices

YouTube video by New Game Plus TV

We Need To Talk About Oblivion And Remastering Things In Unreal

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · May 1

The latest and greatest in News Game Plus is ready for your listening pleasure. We chat the Oblivion remaster, the experience of playing Unreal Engine 5 remasters and much more. YouTube link here, and audio version available wherever you get your podcasts!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oX6...

YouTube video by New Game Plus TV

PAX Australia 2024 – The Salve We Needed

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · Apr 13

With @paxaus.bsky.social happening later this year, @jamiegalea.bsky.social belatedly looks back at last years PAX Aus and how it was the salve he needed after a year of the games industry in turmoil.

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The continued success of PAX Australia, the only PAX in the 20 year history of the event to still held outside of the US, continues to surprise and baffle me. You’d think after 11 years of this,......