The Games Bunker

Disaster has hit the Bunker as Punk is nowhere to be found, has he finally had enough of his co-hosts and ventured into the wasteland and left the Bunker behind? Who could blame him?This fortnight you are in the safe hands of Bunker Hunk Grumpy Gamer Ben as he babysits Bunker Drunk through an episode full of Lay-Offs, Outrageous boxes of Tat, QSSR, AI Mash-ups, Gabe Fluffing and a general bewilderment towards the Golden Joystick Awards.The Bunker has been busy playing Gears of War: E-Day, Blood of Dawnwalker, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Football Manager 26 and the brand new Witcher remake… remaster… restored?

Yes, once again we have just missed some massive news between recording and uploading. However there was still enough to go around for this episode. Sony’s Killer Combo of a day that saw them dump Kojima only to have him get picked up by Xbox on the Rebound. Wolverine got the sort of Metacritic score you would expect from Game Pass Slop and Fairgame$ leaked out and the crowd went mild. Showcases galore as Nintendo milked our nostalgia gland with The Ocarina of Time remake, followed by a packed Direct, Blizzcon and Tokyo Game Show.Not just content with the onslaught of upcoming titles, your Bunker Boys have been busy playing games since our last recording, Punk has finished Blood of the Dawnwalker as Hunk and Drunk drag their heels, Hunk has jumped into Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave as he slowly becomes rebranded as our Tactical Hunk, Bunker Drunk has continued his efforts in WARDOGS and iRacing. We have also dabbled in the Dragon Quest Monsters: Withered World Demo, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Runescape: Dragonwilds.

Another Broadcast from the Bunker and I wish we had windows to waft out the latest State of play; that one stuck to our hazmat suits. Thankfully we have the promise of upcoming Directs to freshen up the room. We have more Physical Media News, Cloud Streaming News, Comically Bad Kickstarter News. Lads, we’re up to our pits in News.We have jumped into the busy part of the year for new releases and after scoffing at Dawn of the Bloodwalker . . . Blood of the Dawnwalker? Eh, Not Witcher with a Vampire Geralt that found the Just for Men. The Entire Team has been playing Rebel Wolves debut title. Punk and Hunk are still hooked on Splatoon Raiders, while we also sampled Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Star Wars Zero Company and WARDOGS.

Fresh out of a live stream of Geoff’s Opening Night Live and Sanbone had enough time to grab Pizza and urinate. Possibly at the same time. Bunker Punk, Drunk & Hunk break down the event and try to remember some of the games from mere moments earlier. Some of us paid more attention to shiny suits rather than co-op free to play titles.Of course we talk about the GTA VI leaks, the reactions to Insomniac’s Wolverine online and of course, due to listener demand, continue to chronicle the demise of physical media. Halo: Campaign Evolved, Splatoon Raiders, Fields of Mistria and Restory: Chill Electronic Repairs continue to be played while Sanbone snuck out of The Bunker to go to an Arcade.

Bunker Punk went deep diving through the catacombs of Wikipedia to patch together the EA acquisitions story. He also may or may not have a 2 TB Galaxy Black Special Edition Series X for sale at recently hiked prices. Bunker Hunk is floored by the Arctic promise in this age of True Value Rollback. We are still banging on about Physical media and salivating over possible Switch 2 ports. Bunker Drunk may also be braving Facebook Marketplace in hopes of finding a Switch 2 to call his own.Punk and Hunk haven’t been able to kick their Splatoon Raiders habit, Drunk has been playing through Halo: Campaign Evolved. Mistfall Hunter, Beast of Reincarnation, Fields of Mistria, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs and of course Gear of War: E-Day’s Beta have all been played and we did chat some nonsense about all of them. Although we have recorded together before across The Grumpy Gamers Podcast, WTFDYW?! And Pure Dead Xbox, however we still need your feedback on how to improve the show or just some nasty comments to cause us to bicker on recording.

Glad to be locked inside our little sweaty Bunker lately, the gaming landscape is on fire and nobody wants to grab their hose. That is not a masturbation joke. Sony created their all digital Berlin Walled Garden by taking away physical media in two years’ time. Kinda. Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. Microsoft has a massacre in their offices, yet all studios and games survive to tell the tale, Confused and caked in the blood of others. Gaming Journalism tries to brand THE RED LIGHT OF DEATH onto the Steam Machine only for Valve to shrug it off. We personify the “Leave the Multibillion Dollar Company Alone” meme accidentally at points.There is a curse. They say: may you live in interesting times.Bunker Punk finally got to play Pragmata, so Bunker Drunk and Bunker Hunk await the contrarian’s opinion with bated breath. Ben has decided to become a pirate despite his undying love for corporate overlords in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag: Resynced. Sanbone has returned to DOOM: The Dark Ages and its DLC Revelations. The Bunker Drunk also managed to smuggle a three monitor gaming set-up into the Bunker somehow. So he’s been playing ultra-widescreen Assetto Corsa EVO and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.Although we have recorded together before across The Grumpy Gamers Podcast, WTFDYW?! And Pure Dead Xbox, however we still need your feedback on how to improve the show or just some nasty comments to cause us to bicker on recording.

We convene in the Games Bunker once again to speak of the latest happening in the videogame apocalypse locked safely outside our little slice of fortitude. Plane Crashes, GTA VI shows off its . . . Artwork, Steam Machine prices cause a stir, PlayStation Gut Bungie in real time and it looks like XBOX may show them how it's really done. Nintendo has been having a grand old time as long as you're not a shareholder. There was also an excuse to mock David Cage and we can never resist the urge to do that.Been a weird couple of weeks for games as the Bunker Punks were all embracing a shadow drop that never happened over the Not-E3 period. Bunker Punk has fallen back into the warm embrace of Hades 2, Bunker Drunk has relapsed into Minecraft with a dash of Meccha Chameleon and Bunker Hunk has been playing an N64 with a lick of paint. Star Fox on the Switch 2. The quiet time has given us an excuse to visit the Steam Next Fest for some demos; namely Tanuki: Pon's Summer, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, Wild Blue Skies, Screenbound and Hollow Home.Although we have recorded together before across The Grumpy Gamers Podcast, WTFDYW?! And Pure Dead Xbox, we do still need your feedback on how to improve the show or just some nasty comments to cause us to bicker on recording.

You may notice some news missing from this episode. We recorded on Sunday and missed the XBOX revelations. Worry not, we shall cover all that business in our next recording. Especially since Sanbone and Punk are probably the only two UK based Podcasters that played and enjoyed South of Midnight. But we did go over the Not-E3 period and our personal picks from Nerd Christmas.007 First Light has been completed by Ben and hopefully this will be the last time we hear about it. Until Punk starts playing it. SanboneSolo has become a Forza Horizon 6 Legend. Punk got to relive his mispent youth in the incredibly creative new release Junkster. The Bunker Punks also played Crimson Desert, DOOM: The Dark Ages and a smattering of Demos . . . everybody go play Slayblade,Although we have recorded together before across The Grumpy Gamers Podcast, WTFDYW?! And Pure Dead Xbox, however we still need your feedback on how to improve the show or just some nasty comments to cause us to bicker on recording.