Polygon Forest Podcast

Chris and Vin the indie game devs have moved again. They discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 Leaks and rumours. Baldur's Gate 3 is out and people are losing their minds over the number of genital options. The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum has had a massive patch, but why? Also Twitch has finally stopped Counterstrike gambling sites from being able to stream. Chris and Vin are also making games Long Gone and Focus Find.

Chris and Vin discuss the rebranding of Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Gamepass Core, spoiler alert it's better. How the WGA writers strike could affect the video game industry and rumours of a PS5 Slim or pro that could be out next year?

Chris and Vin discuss the tweet from Phil Spencer about working with Sony on keeping Call of Duty on PlayStation so the Activition Blizzard King deal will go through the red tape. They also discuss their indie games Focus Find and Long Gone. Also some stuff about Steam not publishing games with AI content.

Chris and Vin Discuss the games seen in the 2023 Xbox Showcase and Starfield direct.

Chris and Vin discuss Redfalls poor performance and Phil Spencer talks about this and own it on the Kinda Funny Xbox Podcast.

In this episode Chris and Vin discuss the CMA blocking the Microsoft and Activation merger deal. Is this the end of the road or just a blip? Rovio is bought by SEGA, will there be a Sonic and Red mash up? Will SEGA learn the secret to mobile success? Jedi: Survivor is critically well received but the PC version of the game is a mess. Chris and Vin discuss how difficult it is to make a game for PC. They also discuss their own games Long Gone and Focus Find.

Chris and Vin discuss Buff Ganondorf in the new tears of the kingdom trailer. Vin and Sam went to the Norfolk OLL game convention, The Super Mario Brothers Movie is actually good. Ubisoft Plus is actually a good deal if you want to play Assassin's Creed Mirage. Chris reads a Bithell book about game dev and plays Tron Identity.

In this episode Chris and Vin talk about: Farming Simulator Selling Tractors. Farm equipment companies now launch products based on the game. Microsoft Blizzard Update, the CAM say Microsoft buying Blizzard won't make a monopoly and No More Robots Mike Rose does a GDC talk about releasing games on Xbox Gamepass. A bit about Hogwarts Legacy too.

Chris and Vin are both now working for JumpButton Studio. Chris is working on Focus Find and Vin is working on an unannounced game. They also discuss Luminous Productions folding into Square Enix after the Forsaken flop. The Last of Us TV show was brilliant. Lance Reddick sadly passes away age 60. Also discussed: Indie game dev, indie game marketing, working in indie games, Focus Find.

Chris and Vin discuss The Last of Us TV show, how Nick Offerman who plays Bill doesn't play video game but loved Banjo Kazooie. E3 is dead as Playstation, Microsoft and Nintendo pull out. Ubisoft is the only big company who is still in. A  Plague Tale: Requiem is brilliant and Long Gone has surpassed 10,000 wishlist's on Steam.