Platinum Explosion: A PlayStation Podcast

E3 2018 is fast approaching! It's prediction time.Before any major leaks or hints of what's going to be shown or announced at the show this year leak, let's get our predictions out on the record.Hosts:Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant : https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoDylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilMusic:Dylan BlightAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/platinum-explosion-podcastPlatinum Explosion Youtube Series:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9NK7fPbLloQHAayjHa-tgZzBqOciBOfTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunesRSS

Shadow of the Tomb Raider leaked about a million times before being officially announced. But we now know (officially) that Lara is returning later this year. Dylan, Ash and Ciaran break down their thoughts on the whole event and their opinions on the rebooted franchise.Then it's Battle Royale time as Dylan poses the question: what needs to be done to innovate in the battle royale mode? And what franchise could actually benefit from having a battle royale mode added into it?Hosts:Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant : https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoDylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilMusic:Dylan BlightAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/platinum-explosion-podcastPlatinum Explosion Youtube Series:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9NK7fPbLloQHAayjHa-tgZzBqOciBOfTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunesRSS

God of War is pretty much all anyone would want to talk about this week, so
Dylan and Ash do indeed talk about it, but fret not! There are no spoilers
in here as they primarily discuss why this God of War game has grabbed them
where the previous entries had not.

With God Of War looming just over the horizon, Dylan, Ash and Ciaran are patiently waiting in front of their consoles.To pass the time they discuss the fanboy response to the God of War’s reviews, and what review scores even mean. They also break down Jason Schreier’s uncovering of the PS5 and discuss the next Bioshock game.Hosts:Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant : https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoDylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilMusic:Dylan BlightAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/platinum-explosion-podcastPlatinum Explosion Youtube Series:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9NK7fPbLloQHAayjHa-tgZzBqOciBOfTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunesRSS

#VitaIsland is still standing! Dylan and Tom go over two brand new PS Vita titles. Ranbite’s Reverie has Tom explaining the New Zealand humour and references in the Zelda inspired adventure game. Then, Dylan explains why he had so much hope for Behind the Stones Sir Eats A Lot, but was left majorly frustrated and disappointed. The guys run down upcoming PSVR games. Nick explains why he has recently become disappointed with Ace Combat and what VR games he is looking forward too. Dylan gushes about WipeOut VR and the idea of Podracing in VR.#everytrophycountsDylan recently picked up a lot of bad platinums and peaks Tom’s interests several times with sentences like, “31 second plat.” Nick also overachieved his Platinum goal of 2018 already and we throw a party for him.Enjoy the longest (thus far) episode of Platinum Explosion.Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilNicholas Prior: https://twitter.com/LordNPriorThomas Marshall: https://twitter.com/tomdabom89Platinum Explosion Podcast Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9NK7fPbLloQHAayjHa-tgZzBqOciBOfMusic:Dylan BlightAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/platinum-explosion-podcastTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunes

Ashley has stepped into the hosting position this week to discuss with Ciaran the upcoming PSVR price drop and this year's gaming April Fools. Ciaran give his thoughts on Far Cry 5 and the upcoming Walking Dead Final Season, Ash asks what Lego games they should do next and #EveryTrophyCounts occurs.Hosts:Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant : https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoMusic:Dylan BlightAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/platinum-explosion-podcastPlatinum Explosion Youtube Series:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9NK7fPbLloQHAayjHa-tgZzBqOciBOfTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunesRSS

Two great games were released last week in Ni No Kuni 2 and A Way Out. Dylan, Ciaran and Ash break down the good and the bad of both of them. From Ni No Kuni's voice acting issues to A Way Out's weird breaking of the fourth wall through gameplay.Far Cry 5 is also out this week and the boys discuss why none of them care to play it at all.Battlefront 2 makes it back on the show with EA and Dice recently revealing the new and update system for microtransactions.In #everytrophycounts it looks like A Way Out is a very easy platinum and Dylan breaks down the two plats he achieved this past week.

Ciaran & Nick take the reigns to walk you through the PlayStation world as Dylan takes a week off.Somehow, without much planning, they go through gaming soundtracks; the busy end of march gaming; and ponder the question: which gaming troupe would you delete from history?Hosts:Ciaran Marchant : https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoNicholas Prior: https://twitter.com/LordNPriorPlatinum Explosion Podcast Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9NK7fPbLloQHAayjHa-tgZzBqOciBOfMusic:Dylan BlightAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/platinum-explosion-podcastTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunes

It’s revenge of the nerds this week as Dylan, Ciaran and Nick fight back against President Trump and his attempts to swing the gun debate to video games.Also crashing into the news was more eSports being crapped on by typical Australian news programs, God of War getting a limited edition console and Nintendo stealing the bandicoot.Hosts:Ciaran Marchant : https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoDylan Blight : https://twitter.com/vivaladilNicholas Prior: https://twitter.com/LordNPriorPlatinum Explosion Podcast Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9NK7fPbLloQHAayjHa-tgZzBqOciBOfMusic:Dylan BlightAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/platinum-explosion-podcastTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunes

For the special 50th episode of Platinum Explosion, Dylan and Ciaran have taken a well deserved week off. Ashley, Nick and Tom take over to discuss the big changes coming to PS Plus, the Detroit: Become Human release date and PSVR game Moss.Email: explosionnetwork.com/contactThis week's cast:Ashley Hobley @ashleyhobleyNicholas Prior @LordNPriorThomas Marshall @TomDaBom89Twitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunes

Hear Dylan tell stories to Ciaran about himself as a young lad. A time when Dylan Macgyvered gameplay videos together and made dvds for some of his favourite games, including Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X.Email: explosionnetwork.com/contactThis week's cast:Ciaran Marchant @YaBoyRingoDylan Blight @vivaladilTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunes

Mafia 3 developer Hanger 13 has let go some of its staff -- does this bode well for 2K and the future of the Mafia franchise? Dylan discusses the franchise with Ciaran and Ashley this week on an episode that, admittedly, is not as professional as last week.The biggest news of the week is, of course, the PSA necessary about those PlayStation (or so we thought) figure. Plus a little game called Spyro The Dragon could be making a fiery entrance back into homes later this year.Email: explosionnetwork.com/contactThis week's cast:Ashley Hobley @ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant @YaBoyRingoDylan Blight @vivaladilTwitter - Explosion NetworkTwitter - Platinum PodcastiTunes