Game Scoop! Episode 523: New Nintendo Switch Models, Sony's State of Play, Apple Arcade, and More

New Nintendo Switch models, Sony's State of Play, Apple Arcade, Lord of the Rings: Golem, and more. This week's song is "Vectorbeam" off Daemon's album Beyond the Darkness.

[@boobear2046]

Daemon’s shirt game on point as always. Scoop!

[@LordOfJazz]

😂

[@Xarmulous]

I wouldnt know. Cant fucking see it.

[@Remembering0never]

@@Xarmulous have some faith in daemon

[@ivanm-ch]

Guys I love u - but we dont have video anymore, could we at least get those timestamps? Would be much appreciated as a long time listener. Keep being awesome!

[@Mucrush]

Provide us with those timestamps already man! It can't be that hard, the other podcasts do it!

[@MakeGamingGreatAgainMGGA]

Please tell me the video is coming back soon

[@RicJoJo]

Your math was wrong: 100 + 2 x 3 ÷ 10 would be 100.6. Multiplication and division are done before addition or subtraction.

[@aGuizarM]

nope

[@bansheeash6794]

I was wondering if anybody else picked up on the bad math in this episode. I think you won this weeks 20 question 👍👍

[@CharmCityRob]

Please back the video. I don't like the audio only format

[@sean198722]

Yea perfect world

[@apnwu369]

Just bring a basic webcam in with you guys, it doesn't have to be professional quality

[@msg360]

thats what i'm saying I know video takes time to edit and all and expensive cams but a simple go-pro game or a cheap camera hell a dam iphone would be good enough even if it was from some type of simple view doesn't need cuts or angle changes just a straight on shoot

[@luisvasquez8634]

Yes exactly.. Please!

[@chariotgoblin8060]

A webcam? That's not how podcasts work.

[@jonathanparnes8959]

#BRINGBACKVIDEO

[@SandF3DPrinting]

Can you guys go back to doing pictures for the thumbnails at least? Makes it easier to know what episodes I haven't heard yet. Love the show but miss the video desperately

[@gamescoop]

Yes, and I think we'll bring back the videos, too.

[@SandF3DPrinting]

@@gamescoop Wish I could believe that my friends... But it is April 1st after all...

[@gregcord3886]

What has happened to the Friday slot?! Can you please agree on a time and date and stick to it!

[@thejustinconnell]

Please just add a single camera on the IGN podcasts. Just something very easy so we can watch these podcasts. It’s like looking at the American Idol logo while you listen to American Idol, it works, but we want to watch! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!

[@myname14567]

No vid was meant to make things easier for you but you've grown lazier with titles, descriptions and still no time stamps lol Daemon is the ign goat and I know this is from the higher ups but still lol

[@WorkGameTravel]

38:36: 'Gollum doesn't do much but survive'. Actually, Gollum serves as a constant reminder to Frodo of what he may become if corrupted by the Ring. Maybe having that in front of him all the time helps Frodo in not letting the influence of The Ring corrupt him. In that sense, Gollum plays a crucial role in the entire scheme of things.

[@SAYONARAAAAAAA]

@Gamescoop! Great show as always but 2 suggestions. 1) have some gameplay atleast.....staring at a still screen is boring. 2) Please put time stamps! With the no video I'm only listening to 20 questions.

[@s.m.1981]

There absolutely is a milk bag clipper! Usually with a magnet so it stays on your fridge! Also there is friction between the bag and the jug that keeps in from falling out (known as lesser form of canadian magic)

[@iPerryL]

please bring video back soon !!!

[@sporwal98]

Honestly with so many comments about bringing video back do I even need to? Apparently yes.

[@Muz__27]

I thought the No Mans Sky in VR announcement was pretty amazing. No one in the Gamescoop crew into VR whatsoever it seems. Oh wells.

[@zara9127]

The like/dislike ratio in the past 3 videos speaks for itself. Bring video back! Even if it isn´t a studio-grade production, we the people who have watched the show for years, feel left aside and unsatisfied with audio-only shows.

[@crini413]

I know people like to think they have power by clicking that dislike button, but you don't. Just stop lol. Most people listen to the podcast, you are shouting into the void

[@in0lasc0]

@@crini413 Exactly. It's getting ridiculous how every IGN podcast is now littered with these sort of comments. Like/Dislike ratio means nothing, Views/Dislike is a more relevant ratio, although that's still assuming a KZbin "dislike" means anything. Views are all that matter.

[@dannyboi7877]

CJ is low key saying that Canadians think Americans are generally poorly educated. This is true, we generally do think this. Especially certain regions of America.

[@bigbacon3243]

I don’t think it. I know it.

[@MR-gold-VR-b6j]

This show video or not was genius!

[@martinaee]

So........ can we ever get official time stamps on these videos? I legitimately want that consistently every time over actual video of the podcast.

[@blakehenderson8828]

The fun is going on with these popping up out of no where, still want video but can't hate on more scoops!

[@jdotco23]

Great discussions, guys. I don't care that there isn't video to watch. I think the conversations have better flows, and I'm loving the fun rabbit trails/tangents (seriously, that milk discussion made my morning, and I'm interested in this California NES game you guys mentioned). Too bad Justin wasn't around for this week's 20 questions, but good job getting there, fellas. I love the boss battle music as the questions ramped. Also really loved the trivia question that the end, lol. Keep going with the good times, guys.

[@matthewsan78]

As much as I miss the video, I love hearing the old intro music with Sinistar's "BEWARE, I LIVE" in it. :P

[@tobiasfunke]

I remember watching that Scrape video so many times back in the 90's. It was awesome.

[@fettmatic2362]

The music from the end of each episode is awesome.

[@devinforman8213]

I be wanting to know the names.

[@USMCbrantley]

Scoop! 2nd time listening to this podcast and wanna say can we get a shot out to Daemon for that amazing track, Vectorbeam off his album! Also, I still can't believe how long it took to get to FF VII, I mean it did just came out on a Nintendo console lol. There's a reason why I'm trying to emphasize on the Nintendo part of that sentence, and I swear it's not for IGN's NVC Podcast. See what I did there? In all seriousness though, it is kinda of a big deal, in away ,for FF VII to be coming out on a Nintendo system in my opinion.

[@spd419]

Sam looks really nice in this one!!

[@vitaspieler469]

I disagree. I preferred him with the mustache.

[@johnnyathey3824]

Toronto is hours away from Detroit. Windsor is what's right by Detroit. You can see it across the Detroit River. :)

[@panamanian911]

I hope you guys are not getting discouraged by the amount of negativity that you're getting from the comments. My personal preference is actually audio-only podcasts as long as the time can be spent making the content better (and I think you guys are still figuring that out). I like GS and will continue to listen to it. Sorry you have to deal with all this entitlement from people who have never had to deal with a budget.

[@vector7938]

Poor Cricket Jiminy. They keep grilling him about milk :D

[@wryonion]

Bring back video so CJ can demo the milk bag for us. Game Scoop milk unbox...um.....unbagging

[@dcon1891]

People complaining about time stamps: do it yourself if it's so important lol. Make yourself the hero. Make a separate channel called something like GameScoopTimeCop. You will be a legend!

[@remakeyourself]

I don't even understand why people want the timestamps so bad...You get one hour of these guys a week, and the podcast is great because of who they are and how they vamp off each other...Even if they talk about a game I don't care about (which is a lot, anything multiplayer/looter-shooter I don't care about), I still want to hear the discussion, and that's why I've listened for 10 years.

[@gamescoop]

This.

[@midgetninjapenguin]

I live in Wisconsin and we have milk in bags. The gas stations that sell it provide the jugs for free. It's not as weird as it sounds. The edge of the jug has a slit the you pinch the edge of the bag in to seal it. The price for a half gallon bag of milk is $1.00. Its cost effective.

[@dannyboi7877]

no video is really bumming me out. I don't know if ill continue to tune in to this show. Its just not the same.

[@theredshadow401]

Scooooooooooooop! Lorehound here, thanks for citing the song in the description. I must seek out this album by that Daemon guy.

[@DanielPenland]

Listening on Google Podcasts & Spotify (subscribed through both). Thought it would take me longer to adapt to audio only, but still digging the show! Dropping by to give you folks a Like. :)

[@charliemilroy6497]

I really hated the format of the state of play. The thing I love about watching that kind of stuff is guessing what the game is. Saying next up is... really ruins the fun

[@dirtylizardneck3890]

We learn most of we know about Canada from South Park

[@kevinmercier9904]

"That's what I said about the milk!" Lmfao

[@forchyforchy5456]

most Canadians don't use milk bags!!! maybe years ago, and the milk jugs had lids.... in the 80s yea, im from Alberta, which is literally above montana & no one gets it right

[@brianandries5655]

I listen to hear if Hims changes its game reference

[@ornamentalpotato]

Sam's math is wrong. The answer would be 100.6 based on the order of operations. CJ would not get the prize in Canada.

[@JamesZeroSix]

When spoken, its generally understood operations are separated in parenthesis in order of iteration.

[@ornamentalpotato]

@@JamesZeroSix I did not know that.

[@cjgibsononline]

Ha... true! I was actually saying this after. I was doing the math on the fly cause he was just saying numbers... but yes written down it would normally have brackets. So it is true that I would have not got the prize .

[@mistrdevine]

I always love a good Gollum quote. My favorite is “What’s taters... precious?!”

[@borismuller86]

Just FYI you already can connect an Ethernet adapter to a Switch. It’s a USB peripheral. Speed increase is noticeable.

[@CommanderAusbo]

I wish there was a normal day this comes out. It's all over the place.

[@JohnnyS709]

In Canada we have milk in cartons too guys

[@glennthomasstudio]

still the best, and it's not even close

[@smoothslide]

Can we get a Kickstarter or a petition started for these mythical videos??

[@leoschuehle1170]

The last few Scoops have been on point👌🏻! Keep up the great work Omega Cops!

[@nintendad8168]

I might get a switch pro but I am content with my standard switch it’s great I’ve had no issues since launch . I also have my standard PS4 still and all my games look and run perfectly .

[@shadowmane55]

@sam soulsborne games dont punish you for dying, they punish you for not adjusting to their deliberately unique style of gameplay. take the time to learn and understand the combat and what the game wants from you and the experience is phenomenal. However as with any game, the style is not for everyone so not everyone will want to take the time out to adjust to what the game wants from you as a player.

[@manu19lt]

The next time you can think about your Mexican listeners! :) Not just the Canadians

[@miguelibr3634]

Mmmm... How can they includ us

[@gamescoop]

What liquids you got in bags?

[@danielp763]

100 + 2 x 3 / 10 isn't 30.6. You're forgetting your order of operations, PEMDAS. The answer is actually 100.6

[@meldrew69]

Funniest intro ever. Love you guys. Milk in bag, hilarious!

[@shaneos2727]

Miss your beautiful faces boys

[@e.v.g.e.n.y]

It's like listening to the movie - you can understand what's going on but experience is incomplete. Just film podcast on mobile phone like some suggested if budget is tight.

[@fillinthevideogameblanks914]

I love the shoot out to alienation , an underrated sci fi diablo style game made by housemarque.

[@Matt-gh2zm]

"I just watched a movie filmed entirely on an Iphone, I forget what it was." WAT?

[@magicemperor2420]

The only iPhone-shot movie I’ve watched is Tangerine.

[@goras234]

Come on guys bring back the video! Everybody wants it!

[@skandral]

I liked state of play, but then I own and love my PSVR so I was happy with all that's coming for it.

[@charliemilroy6497]

It was great for VR, it almost nudged me to get it, but I'm assuming that there will be a new major upgrade for vr when PS5 release and that will be backward compatible

[@TheScottSummers]

Notice how the views are really down since they stopped doing videos. But they could care less they made it clear us “video viewers” aren’t the fans there worried about. It’s unfortunate I’ve loved watching them every week while I smoked a little bit of weed before a night of gaming. It was a ritual

[@Degrees_Below]

The PS state of play, was underwhelming because we all expected a hour long e3 esk thing. Instead it's the same as the Nintendo indie direct, it's for a niche of people. I could care less for undies, but be I like, if a direct for Mario came out I could care less. But a pokemon came I out I'd be hyped. PS just needs to preface what each state of play will be about

[@johnhansen8140]

If you focus on the logo you can almost see the stars moving...

[@jakenash7420]

Love the song at the end Damon

[@TheVik7u]

Albertan here, milk comes in cartons here, I think bagged milk is a east coast thing.

[@JohnnyS709]

I live in Nova Scotia we have cartons too.

[@cjgibsononline]

Jonathan Squires I have family in The Valley in Nova Scotia that still use milk bags. Miss the east coast!

[@JohnnyS709]

No way I lived in the Valley for a few years! Yeah we do have the bags but I've only ever used the cartons.

[@andrewquiroz4335]

This outro music got me feeling like Mr. Cheezle

[@Awesome_Force]

For a new model Switch I'd like a Switch XL with a bigger screen and the online should be Xbox Live.

[@neilcockburn126]

Were there bracket​s in the math that didn't come through in audio? Shouldn't it have been 100.6? Order of operations is key to winning Canadian prizes

[@tatenaibenbusi]

Closing track reminds me of Boards of Canada :)

[@AcornElectron]

Absolutely shocking maths skills. 1:05:25

[@Thehybridgirl]

heh none of them know order of operations

[@markvicferrer]

C down + R is in the manual, but people don't read the manual. 😞

[@nintendad8168]

Kingdom rush just released a new game I think . I don’t like phone games either and kingdom rush is the one game that hooked me . I also like card games but that’s about it

[@Kmaitland89]

Since when does GameScoop come out on Tuesdays?

[@clockworkmansion1855]

Sad to say I still can't get behind this decision. I miss watching Scoop and NVC.

[@laurierhebert-jodoin5716]

Milk bags really fell out of popularity in quebec in the last 20 years. I rarely ever see them around anymore.

[@BiggTonyStyle]

Scoop! I thought it was just going to be a PAX episode this week!

[@fedwyn]

Bagged milk is also pretty common in South America. And something weird that I have only seen in the US is lawyer and drug advertising, how is that a thing?

[@gaatsuguts4447]

So glad Super Mario 64 is getting some love. Super Mario 64 > Super Mario Odyssey time will prove me right.

[@charliemilroy6497]

No-one thinks super Mario odyssey is better than 64

[@gaatsuguts4447]

@@charliemilroy6497 I wish that was true, but its not. Greg Miller and Tim Gettys for instance liked it better.

[@charliemilroy6497]

@@gaatsuguts4447 no one can trust what those jokers say. Some people let themselves get carried away with the new hotness. After the dust settles, we can see what it the greatest. There will never be an opportunity to redefine 3d exploration. New Donc city is also very disturbing

[@princekev45]

Bring back the videos, please IGN!

[@MrDexterSr]

This podcast is not as good without video. I hope they decide to bring it back

[@IckyStickyIcky]

So, been out of the loop for a while... what happened to the video???

[@HPATDH715]

Icky they stopped video and went audio on all podcasts to save time and resources for new shows

[@vinninanci]

Bring back the video! And the order of operations would make it 100.6

[@Gusanito1886]

Damn so much negativity aboute State of Play. Sounds like you guys had way to high expectactions. I thought the trailers for Days Gone en MK11 were really strong. I think it's fantastic Sony is supporting Indie & VR games this way and not only focussing on the AAA titles. The guys at Kindafunny really liked the presentation and I did to to be honest. It never went through my mind that they would show Last of Us or Ghost, that's just not realistic. State of Play replacing E3, even less realistic.

[@HPATDH715]

Daan Pijnappels I liked the presentation on the state of play just wasn’t interested in the games they announced and I was shocked that the last game they talked about was mk11 and not a Sony exclusive game, I am though going to give them the benefit of the doubt because it’s there first 1

[@USMCbrantley]

Talk about spill milk! Great show I haven't laugh out loud in real life in awhile and this episode did it. Sony see's that Nintendo sales goes up when Nintendo does direct so why not copy. Nintendo left E3 to do treehouse which is yes Nintendo employees talking and showing off gameplay which makes your brain go oh they having fun playing that. Nintendo know's how to hit you with those mind games to make you buy games. Sony see's all this and says crap we gotta copy or we go down like Sega did. I'm not an Apple person therefore I can't put 2 cents in cause it's always going to be Negative towards Apple. Lord of the Rings: Golem... what, why? Nintendo Switch models I'm still keeping my launch day Switch but more then likely will pick up the "mini" switch. I'm just wondering that if the "mini" Switch is to replace the 3DS does that mean my Nintendo Account be tie to both a "Regular" Switch and the "Mini" Switch?

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Great stuff as usual....also time stamps?

[@rmoulster]

I will still listen because Game Scoop but the video version was far superior.

[@gamescoop]

I think it'll be back soon.

[@rmoulster]

@@gamescoop Great news!

[@danwong2191]

I'll just repeat what I said a couple weeks back. The actual content is better and rapport is better now its audio only for some reason. Anyway keep it up!

[@johnbrown7689]

I want video again :(

[@enbonj5842]

Adverts breakin' up the podcast and no video, c'mon IGN...

[@dannyboi7877]

Most of Canada doesn't have milk in bags, for the most part that's just the province of Ontario, maybe Quebec but Im not sure. BC and the prairie provinces use cartons.

[@bigbacon3243]

Danny Boi this is true. Bagged stay fresh longest though. I miss Ontario for that reason. The Albertans don’t get it much like the Americans... it’s a low iq thing.

[@guthriehartsfield9499]

They got that math problem at the end wrong. Order of operations! Multiple and divide first, then add.

[@RichardHannay]

Are people still harping about the video... that is so two weeks ago.

[@jasonmacewen7258]

There actually are milk bag clippers

[@joab757]

The punishment for dying in Sekiro isnt that punishing really. Like Souls, it is time that you lose. Honestly Daemon, the combat is phenomenal and while I know that every game is not for everyone, I really think that you should play it until you overcome something. Trust me!

[@pacellichapa]

We get it CJ...you're canadian.

[@cjgibsononline]

... but did you know there are milk bags in Canada?!?

[@johnpolishimpossible2say191]

It's so good without video now...please bring back Target soon in Canada!

[@TheLawMorris]

PEMDAS the answer is 100.6 Sam you would have lost the contest as well.

[@nikdamore]

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