Podcast Beyond - IGN's PlayStation Show

Jan 29 2025 763 ep. 68 mins 115.9k

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The world's #1 PlayStation show comes to you weekly with the most interesting and controversial news and opinions on games, entertainment, and all things relating to Sony's mega popular platforms. Hosted by Akeem Lawanson, Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Jada Griffin.

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Can Assassin's Creed Shadows Save Ubisoft? - Beyond 881

Jan 29 2025 59 mins

This week, we’re taking a minute to talk about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which has a lot going for it, but also a lot working against it. Between Ubisoft’s financial woes, two delays, a bunch of other big games including but not limited to Ghost of Yotei, plenty of backlash online, and the fact that it’s yet another big open-world Assassin’s Creed game, it might not stick

PlayStation's Live Service Gamble Keeps Losing - Beyond 880

Jan 22 2025 58 mins

This week Max is out on assignment and Akeem is filling in as host! We’re talking about Sony’s gamble on live-service games: with the cancellation of two unannounced titles, is it going well for them? Our review for Dynasty Warriors: Origins is in and we dive deep into the details with Jada. Plus the legendary Shuhei Yoshida’s thoughts on PlayStation’s live-service push. Be

With Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Like a Dragon Somehow Gets Even Crazier - Beyond 879

Jan 21 2025 57 mins

This week, we’re talking about Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which is about.. Well, you can kind of figure it out from the name alone. Nick Maillet had a chance to go hands on, and shares some of the crazy stuff he encountered. The mainline Like a Dragon/Yakuza games are wacky enough under normal circumstances, but it sounds like Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is basically Lik

10 Games Turning 10 in 2025: Where They Are Now? - Beyond 878

Jan 08 2025 58 mins

Happy New Year! 2025 kicks off with a bunch of news out of CES, and it seems like Sony announced basically everything except games, from feature film adaptations of Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2 to a Ghost of Tsushima anime series to an immersive and probably weird-smelling experience in The Last of Us. Meanwhile, in the interest of not having a ton of game news to discuss, we

Beyond’s 10 Favorite PlayStation Games, As Decided By Science and Democracy - Beyond 877

Dec 24 2024 60 mins

It’s the holidays, which means spending time with loved ones, and probably getting into an argument with them too. So, we’re deciding on Beyond’s Top 10 PlayStation Games Ever, but we’re doing it in a stupid, convoluted way that will result in a list that no one, including us, agrees with entirely. Spoiler alert: this was an excuse to talk about some games we love for an ho

Intergalactic: Naughty Dog’s First New IP In 11 Years Explores Uncharted Territory - Beyond 876

Dec 19 2024 61 mins

We sure do have a lot more games to look forward to than we did a week ago, huh? The Game Awards had quite a few big reveals, especially for PlayStation fans thanks to Naughty Dog finally letting the equally poorly behaved cat out of the bag and showing off Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, the first brand new IP since The Last of Us. Considering it’s been well over a decade si

Indiana Jones & Infinity Nikki Are Last-Minute GOTY Contenders for 2024 - Beyond 875

Dec 11 2024 59 mins

Some of the last big games of 2024 have finally dropped, including the open-world dress-up game Infinity Nikki, which is currently a PS5 console exclusive, and Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, which is currently Xbox console-exclusive, but which will be hitting PS5 next year. Both of these games are great in their own ways, and they’re each doing some new things that make them

What The Next PlayStation Handheld Can Learn From Switch and PS Vita - Beyond 874

Dec 04 2024 59 mins

Between Nintendo Switch’s impending successor, Valve’s Steam Deck and its ilk, and Phil Spencer casually announcing an Xbox handheld is in development, portable gaming is in the midst of a revival. If recent rumors are to be believed, Sony will soon be following suit. So, what can be learned not just from the success of current handheld devices, but also Sony’s previous ventu

How To Talk To Your Family About Video Games - Beyond 873

Nov 27 2024 64 mins

Have you ever been asked by your family during the holidays what a Kingdom Hearts is or why Solid Snake is in fact, not a snake? This week we answer those questions and many more in this very special holiday episode of Podcast Beyond. We also talk about why younger gamers aren't familiar with Metal Gear Solid anymore, why Brian is glad he bought a bad Unicorn video game, Max's emai

Elden Ring Rules, But Should DLC Be Game of the Year? - Beyond 872

Nov 21 2024 81 mins

Following the announcement of The Game Awards 2024 nominees for overall game of the year, the big debate right now is should Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion be eligible? Yes, it’s great, but Elden Ring won this award in 2022, and not only is Erdtree not playable without the base game, it requires a substantial amount of amount of legwork (and a big of eggwork) to e