On this bonus, introductory episode of Newshub's Free to Play, hosts Finn and Jordan are joined by Newshub Vertical's Editor Daniel Rutledge to dive into the sci-fi hellscape of Returnal. 

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Free to Play is a podcast about the people who make, play and love video games, coming to you from inside the Newshub newsroom. Every fortnight we’ll be chatting through the latest news and reviews while unpacking issues in the wider gaming industry. 

Hosted By Newshub’s Finn Hogan and the Internet’s Xenojay

On this bonus, introductory episode of Newshub's Free to Play, hosts Finn and Jordan are joined by Newshub Vertical's Editor Daniel Rutledge to dive into the sci-fi hellscape of Returnal.&nbsp; ------------------------
Free to Play is a podcast about the people who make, play and love video games, coming to you from inside the Newshub newsroom. Every fortnight we&rsquo;ll be chatting through the latest news and reviews while unpacking issues in the wider gaming industry.&nbsp;
Hosted By Newshub&rsquo;s Finn Hogan and the Internet&rsquo;s Xenojay

Welcome to Free to Play, a podcast about the people who make, play and love video games. Hosted By Newshub’s Finn Hogan and the Internet’s Xenojay, every fortnight we’ll be chatting through the latest news and reviews as well as unpacking an issue in the wider gamer community. 

Get in touch at freetoplay@newshub.co.nz

For more, visit newshub.co.nz/podcasts

 

 

Welcome to Free to Play, a podcast about the people who make, play and love video games. Hosted By Newshub&rsquo;s Finn Hogan and the Internet&rsquo;s Xenojay, every fortnight we&rsquo;ll be chatting through the latest news and reviews as well as unpacking an issue in the wider gamer community.&nbsp;
Get in touch at freetoplay@newshub.co.nz
For more, visit newshub.co.nz/podcasts
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We're back, ish! 

Time has lost all meaning over the past three months but with the light at the end of the traffic tunnel fast approaching, Free to Play will soon return. To whet your appetite, here's 30 minutes of Finn being TOTALLY FINE with the fact he hasn't played Elden Ring yet.

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Welcome to Free to Play - Newshub’s latest podcast about the people who make, play and love video games.

Hosted by Newshub’s Finn Hogan and the internet's Xenojay, every fortnight the pair unpack the latest, most exciting announcements and news from the world of gaming with the help of specialist guests with expertise in game design, Esports and beyond. 

We're back, ish!&nbsp; Time has lost all meaning over the past three months but with the light at the end of the traffic tunnel fast approaching, Free to Play will soon return. To whet your appetite, here's 30 minutes of Finn being TOTALLY FINE with the fact he hasn't played Elden Ring yet.
Subscribe to the Free To Play podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/010P3hGXO9N3ZLfjqWkBNX">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-to-play-podcast/id1565031001">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/search/free%20to%20play%20newshub">Google</a>&nbsp;and all major podcast apps
Welcome to Free to Play - Newshub&rsquo;s latest podcast about the people who make, play and love video games.
Hosted by Newshub&rsquo;s Finn Hogan and the internet's Xenojay, every fortnight the pair unpack the latest, most exciting announcements and news from the world of gaming with the help of specialist guests with expertise in game design, Esports and beyond.&nbsp;

Pandemic arc time skip!

We are well into the era of remakes and remasters and love them or hate them, they're an increasingly essential part of the industry. 

This week Newshub Verticals Editor Daniel Rutledge joins Finn Hogan to discuss whether remakes are stifling creativity, whether the Last of Us really needs one and where to draw the line between updating a classic and tarnishing its legacy.  

Then in the second half of the show, an in-depth interview with Rob Gallerani, Lead Designer on Diablo 2: Resurrected on how he is shouldering the responsibility of restoring Blizzard's 'Crown Jewel'. 

Subscribe to the Free To Play podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and all major podcast apps

Welcome to Free to Play - Newshub’s latest podcast about the people who make, play and love video games.

Hosted by Newshub’s Finn Hogan and the internet's Xenojay, every fortnight the pair unpack the latest, most exciting announcements and news from the world of gaming with the help of specialist guests with expertise in game design, Esports and beyond. 

We are well into the era of remakes and remasters and love them or hate them, they're an increasingly essential part of the industry.&nbsp; This week Newshub Verticals Editor Daniel Rutledge joins Finn Hogan to discuss whether remakes are stifling creativity, whether the Last of Us really needs one and where to draw the line between updating a classic and tarnishing its legacy.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then in the second half of the show, an in-depth interview with Rob Gallerani, Lead Designer on Diablo 2: Resurrected on how he is shouldering the responsibility of restoring Blizzard's 'Crown Jewel'.&nbsp;
Subscribe to the Free To Play podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/010P3hGXO9N3ZLfjqWkBNX">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-to-play-podcast/id1565031001">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/search/free%20to%20play%20newshub">Google</a>&nbsp;and all major podcast apps
Welcome to Free to Play - Newshub&rsquo;s latest podcast about the people who make, play and love video games.
Hosted by Newshub&rsquo;s Finn Hogan and the internet's Xenojay, every fortnight the pair unpack the latest, most exciting announcements and news from the world of gaming with the help of specialist guests with expertise in game design, Esports and beyond.&nbsp;

When are remakes worthwhile? Ft Diablo 2: Resurrected Design Lead Rob Gallerani

From the simply lackluster to the bafflingly bad, film adaptations of video games have a long and often fraught history in Hollywood.

However with Disney's 'Free Guy' managing to please gamers and critics alike, this week on the podcast Finn and Xenojay are joined by Newshub Vertical's Editor Daniel Rutledge, along with cameo appearances from some of the world's biggest streamers, to dig into where Hollywood has gone wrong before and what Free Guy gets right.  

Featuring interviews with DanTDM, jacksepticeye and the one and Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins. 

Subscribe to the Free To Play podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and all major podcast apps

Welcome to Free to Play - Newshub’s latest podcast about the people who make, play and love video games.

Hosted by Newshub’s Finn Hogan and the internet's Xenojay, every fortnight the pair unpack the latest, most exciting announcements and news from the world of gaming with the help of specialist guests with expertise in game design, Esports and beyond. 

From the simply lackluster to the bafflingly bad, film adaptations of video games have a long and often fraught history in Hollywood.
However with Disney's 'Free Guy' managing to please gamers and critics alike, this week on the podcast Finn and Xenojay are joined by Newshub Vertical's Editor Daniel Rutledge, along with cameo appearances from some of the world's biggest streamers, to dig into where Hollywood has gone wrong before and what Free Guy gets right.&nbsp;&nbsp; Featuring interviews with DanTDM, jacksepticeye and the one and Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins.&nbsp;
Subscribe to the Free To Play podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/010P3hGXO9N3ZLfjqWkBNX">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-to-play-podcast/id1565031001">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/search/free%20to%20play%20newshub">Google</a>&nbsp;and all major podcast apps
Welcome to Free to Play - Newshub&rsquo;s latest podcast about the people who make, play and love video games.
Hosted by Newshub&rsquo;s Finn Hogan and the internet's Xenojay, every fortnight the pair unpack the latest, most exciting announcements and news from the world of gaming with the help of specialist guests with expertise in game design, Esports and beyond.&nbsp;

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