Show Notes: January 28, 2018

Episode 85, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Weekly Icebreaker - Is there a new game out of your normal comfort zone that you are looking to try this year?

Updates/Corrections

• Update on Wichita swatting incident

Quick Hits

• PS4s hacked to play PS2 games
• Twitch gets $1.3 million judgement against view bot makers
• Madden '18 eSports events to air on ESPN and Disney XD
• For Honor launching season 5 with dedicated servers

Top 5 News Stories

1. Microsoft news

• February Games with Gold announced
• MS making Mixer more desirable for streamers
• MS GamePass to include new releases from MS Studios

2. Rainbow Six Siege gets price hike and a walkback

3. Anthem has been delayed to 2019

4. Epic shutting down MOBA Paragon

• PS4 Player Refund Link
• PC Player Refund Link

5. Atari wants a Switch version of Roller Coaster Tycoon, crowdfunded

This week in loot boxes

• Ghost Recon: Wildlands set to add loot boxes
• Washington State Senator introduces loot box bill

Who has a question?

@xelAppaR

can you guys discuss developer supporter packs next podcast. packs that are like 60+ dollars to support developer content that gives you tons of cosmetic gear along with a pile of (points/currency) for microtransactions?

@Moir_jin

#askAWGNS have you picked up Monster hunter world and how do you like it

@thatdoodstreams

#ASKAWGNS So, Migos dropped their new album 'Culture II' what are your opinions of it and do you think it would be a good soundtrack for a game?

Long Form - Are we moving closer to games as a service?

Episode 83, A Weekly Gaming News Show

January 21, 2018

Site - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - Are you ready for a gaming system that uses no physical media?

Todd - Yes, for games - keep physical for movies

Trenell  - Yes, as long as I can keep an online

Quick Hits

• FoxNext Games buys studio to work on new Alien game
• Activision CEO  Eric Hirshberg is set to step down in March
• Microsoft promotes Matt Booty to head of MS Studios

Top 5 News Stories

1. Nintendo unveils Labo Kits
2. Games Done Quick raises more than $2 million for charity
3. 2017 NPD round-up - Top selling Games - Consoles
4. OWL boasts 10 million viewers in it's debut
5. Microsoft Rumor Mill is churning

• An updated Elite controller?
• The return of Fable?

Long Form - The decline of physical media in gaming.

Music - Funky West Side Beat 2 Hip Hop 2010 John David Thomas - Royalty Free Music - Amazon ID 215543882

Show Notes: January 14, 2018

Episode 83, A Weekly Gaming News ShowSite - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - What you playing Vol. 6

Trenell - Smash Brothers, AC: Syndicate, Dragonball FighterZ Beta

Todd - Destiny 2, PUBG, Assassin's Creed Origins

Updates/Corrections

• PUBG hit 3 million XB1 players before the end of 2017
• Assassin's Creed Rogue 4K Remaster is real
• Involuntary Manslaughter charges filed in Swatting incident

Quick Hits

• Sea of Thieves gets closed beta Jan. 24-29
• Fans remake original Kid Icarus
• The Notorious Tyler1 makes his return to LOL

Top 5 News Stories

1. Microsoft news

• New "Pro" gamescore system may be coming
• New features released for Xbox Insiders

2. Twitch lands 2 year deal to broadcast OWL

3. EA filed a patent for an online matchmaking system

4. Nintendo Direct Mini Recap

5. CES Roundup

• HTC Vive gets an update
• HTC Vive gets wireless adapter
• Hyperkin planning Gameboy Classic
• NVidia unveils 4K BFGDs with G-Sync
• The OG Xbox Duke gets dated
• Hori releasing a PS4 controller for Xbox players
• Linksys announces router that prioritizes Xbox traffic

This week in loot boxes

• PUBG lists loot box odds
• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will have half of roster as DLC

Who has a question?

Garchomp - #askawgns will spider man or kh3 be a nominee to win any awards?

Yoni  - When will you play Dragon's Dogma or Shadow of War?

What do Y'all think the best upcoming RPG is?

Long Form - What's the Difference Between a Remake & a Remaster?

Show Notes: January 7, 2018

Episode 82, A Weekly Gaming News ShowSite - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - What is the next "fad" in gaming to go away?

Quick Hits

• Nintendo Switch becomes fastest ever selling console in NA
• ESA disagrees with WHO classification
• Paladins adds another notch to it's rip-off belt

Top 5 News Stories

1. Microsoft pulls the plug on Kinect
2. Mad Catz gets resurrected
3. Super Mario Odyssey climbing speedrun ranks
4. Valve pulls support of Philippines DOTA tournament
5. Second annual Steam Awards results are in

Who has a question?

Questions from the viewers

Long Form - What do you want to see from the big 3 in 2018?

Show Notes: January 2, 2018

Episode 81, A Weekly Gaming News ShowSite - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - What 2018 release are you most looking forward to?

Todd - RDR2, Spiderman and Anthem

Trenell - Spiderman, RDR2 and Anthem

Quick Hits

• Microsoft in Ad Spat over PUBG spot
• Red Dead Redemption 2 release date leaked
• Kodi finds a home on Xbox 1
• Nintendo Switch 4.0 update removes FLOG
• PUBG hits 3 million concurrent players on Steam

Top 5 News Stories

1. Father of 2 killed in Swatting incident
2. January free PS+ Games announced
3. 64GB Switch Carts delayed
4. The WHO may label video games addictive
5. Some mobile games track what you watch on TV

Long Form - AWGNS Year in Review

Favorite Game you played this year

• Todd - Horizon Zero Dawn
• Trenell - Assassin's Creed Origins
• O - NioH
• Mountlover - NieR: Automata

    Most Disappointing Game You played this year

• Todd - For Honor
• Trenell - Sonic Forces
• O - Gundam Versus
• Mountlover - Valkyria Revolution

    Surprise Game You Enjoyed

• Todd - PUBG
• Trenell - Divinity Original Sin 2
• O - Cuphead
• Mountlover - Doki Doki Literature Club

Biggest Story of 2017

• Todd - EA Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Box Debacle
• Trenell - Disney's purchase of 21 Century Fox

2017 Gaming Prediction Recap

• Todd - Nintendo Switch will have success, but will not be a runaway hit. Sales to reach 6-8 million by end of 2017.
• Todd - Microsoft's project Scorpio will be compatible with Windows based VR systems (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift), BUT also be compatible with their own HoloLens, which will launch alongside or near the same time as Project Scorpio.
• Trenell - Nintendo Switch will have a good year, meeting or exceeding Nintendo's expected 10 million units sold.

2018 Gaming Predictions

• Todd - Microsoft will buy a major studio or publisher
• Trenell - Microsoft will come hard with the games this year. Many announcements for games that will have people excited for 2019

Show Notes: December 26, 2017

Episode 80, A Weekly Gaming News ShowSite - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - Do you see yourself paying full price for iOS or Android games

Quick Hits

• Pokemon GO! Gets iOS ARKit update
• Activision removes Transformers and more from PSN and Steam stores

Top 5 News Stories

1. This first free Xbox Live Games with Gold for 2018
2. Full price Civ VI comes to iOS
3. Psyconauts 2 delayed by Double Fine
4. Team versus mode is coming SFV
5. PUBG reaches 1 million XB1 Players in 48 hours

This week in loot boxes

• Bungie's seasonal events abuses community with "seasonal" loot boxes.
• Apple to require odds for loot boxes

Who has a question?

Questions from the viewers

Long Form - How worried should the big 3 be about iOS/Android invading full price game market

Show Notes: December 17, 2017

Episode 79, A Weekly Gaming News ShowSite - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - Gaming wise, what would you like to see from Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox

Updates/Corrections

• Disney acquires 21st Century Fox

Quick Hits

• SFV Season 3 fighters unveiled
• Atari Box pre-orders to begin and delayed
• CryTek suing Star Citizen developer for breach of contract
• Partychat coming  to Xbox mobile app

Top 5 News Stories

1. UbiSoft putting in work
   • Nearly a year later, UbiSoft working on dedicated servers in For Honor
   • Odd crossover that makes sense - Predator invades Ghost Recon Wildlands
   • Assassin's Creed Origins gets a harder difficulty and Horde Mode
   • Announces some 2018 delays
2. Bungie unlocks Destiny 2 day 1 content that was moved behind DLC paywall
3. Nintendo Switch broke 10 million units sold in 9 months
4. November NPD Numbers
5. Take Two opens an Indie publishing label

This week in loot boxes

• Rift tried to sell a loot box for $100 each. Then removed it

Long Form - Thursday's FCC Net Neutrality vote and the potential effect on gaming

Music: Funky West Side Beat 2 Hip Hop 2010 John David Thomas - Royalty Free Music - Amazon ID 215543882

Show Notes: December 10, 2017

Episode 78, A Weekly Gaming News ShowSite - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - Favorite Game in the last 2 years.

Updates/Corrections

• Assassin's Creed Rogue remake gets rated in Korea
• Epic Games settles with a Fortnite cheater

Quick Hits

• Sony announces 70 million PS4s sold - 2 Million PSVRs
• Get a free PC copy of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag ending 12.11
• Square Enix announces new Tomb Raider game

Top 5 News Stories

1. Overwatch's Winter Wonderland event incoming

• OWL team skins detailed

1. MegaMan 11 announced for 2018
2. Nintendo bringing HD versions of GC & Wii games to nVidia Shield...in China
3. Streets of Rage available for mobile w/cross platform multiplayer
4. Playstation Experience 2017

• Day One
• Day Two

This week in loot boxes

• EA Talks SWBF2 Loot Box uproar
• Hawaiian Congressman lays out plan for Loot Box Legislation

Who has a question?

Questions from the viewers

Long Form - Game Awards Recap

• Winners
• Announcements

Show Notes: December 3, 2017

Episode 77, A Weekly Gaming News ShowSite - http://aweeklygamingnewsshow.libsyn.com/podcast    Twitter - @AWGamingNS        Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/YouTube - https://www.tinyurl.com/AWGamingNS

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Weekly Icebreaker - What Genre have you not played in a while? And why?

Updates/Corrections

Quick Hits

• Kellogg's and Nintendo team up for a breakfast cereal
• Rumor: Assassin's Creed Rogue getting PS4 & XB1 treatment
• Playground Games working on AAA open-world RPG

Top 5 News Stories

1. Remember the Fortnite lawsuit - It's getting interesting
2. December's free games for Playstation Plus revealed
3. Nintendo's Switch dominates holiday sales
4. Bungie cancelled livestream reveal - addresses community concerns
   • Bungie continues their hostility towards the community
5. Results from the official 2017 Playstation Awards

Users' choice Award - The top ten games as voted on by Asian and Japanese gamers - Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Nioh, NieR: Automata, Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Ys VIII, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

Indie Game and Developer's Award - Mystery Gensokyo TOD, 3on3 Freestyle and Undertale

PSVR Award - Resident Evil 7:Biohazard, Farpoint and Summer Lesson: Allison Snow

PSN Award - Given to games with the highest network content sales - Phantasy Star Online 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and FIFA 17

Gold Prize - Games that sold over 500,000 copies - Battlefield 1, Call of Duty:Infinite Warfare, FIFA 17, FIFA 18, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR:Automata, Nioh, Rainbow Six:Siege, Resident Evil 7:Biohazard, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.

Platinum Winners - Games that sold over 1 million copies - Dragon Quest XI:Echoes of an Elusive Age, Final Fantasy XV and Grand Theft Auto V

Double platinum winner - Games that sold greater than 2 million copies - Minecraft

Long Form -

This Week in Loot Boxes

• Take Two's President Kal Slatoff "Loot boxes Aren't Gambling" Claims there statment is the same as the ESA's Statement. "Game Makers can't force consumers to do anything"
• EA does not want to violate the Star Wars Canon.
• • Blake Jorgensen doesn't want a pink Vader
  • Hidden character customization options found in Battlefront 2
  • EA loses 3.1 Billion in stock value
• EA's UFC 3 is riddled with microtransactions
• • Player progression determined by Loot boxes
  • Fighters, techniques, and stats come from loot boxes