A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 130 - December 9, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Bethesda makes good on canvas bags

Quick Hits

• THQ Nordic acquires another IP
• Kareem Hunt cut from Madden '19
• Daybreak Games announces more layoffs

5 Top Stories

1. Epic Games in the news

• Epic Games Store
• 2 Milly files suit against Epic Games
• Unreal Tournament development has been shuttered

2. Bethesda leaks customer info

3. SFV getting in game ads

4. CS:GO gets battle royale - goes F2P

5. 2018 Game Awards Quickcap

• Winners
• Announcements

This Week in Loot Boxes

• Quake Champions trades loot boxes for battle passes

Long Form - Is there a new war brewing on PC? (The Marketplace Wars)

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 129 - December 2, 2018

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Icebreaker

• What game are you most looking forward to in the next 90 days?

Quick Hits

• Valve shuffles revenue sharing on Steam
• Fortnite Cross platform merges delayed until 2019
• Red Dead Redemption II online is live
• Bethesda delays mobile Elder Scrolls title.

5 Top Stories

1. Games with Gold for December

2. PS+ Games for December

3. Twitch Prime games for December are available

4. Fallout 76 News (Mess)

• Canvas, NO,you get nylon
• Toxicity in Fallout 76 doesn't go unnoticed

5. Nintendo News

• SSMBU Leaks
• Switch dominance on Black Friday
• Nintendo does an about face on game content

This Week in Loot Boxes

• FTC asked to investigate loot boxes

Long Form - Can/are gaming marketplaces and platforms squeezing out mid to small game developers?

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 129 - December 2, 2018

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Icebreaker

• What game are you most looking forward to in the next 90 days?

Quick Hits

• Valve shuffles revenue sharing on Steam
• Fortnite Cross platform merges delayed until 2019
• Red Dead Redemption II online is live
• Bethesda delays mobile Elder Scrolls title.

5 Top Stories

1. Games with Gold for December

2. PS+ Games for December

3. Twitch Prime games for December are available

4. Fallout 76 News (Mess)

• Canvas, NO,you get nylon
• Toxicity in Fallout 76 doesn't go unnoticed

5. Nintendo News

• SSMBU Leaks
• Switch dominance on Black Friday
• Nintendo does an about face on game content

This Week in Loot Boxes

• FTC asked to investigate loot boxes

Long Form - Can/are gaming marketplaces and platforms squeezing out mid to small game developers?

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 128 - November 25, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Final season of TellTale's TWD back in development

Quick Hits

• Fortnite kicks off Winter Royale tournament
• Another new studio
• Steam Link has been discontinued

5 Top Stories

1. Trouble in Activision Blizzard marriage
2. FIFA eSports league expands
3. A new XBL gamerscore milestone
4. Cliffy B swears off game making
5. GameStop sells mobile division

This Week in Loot Boxes

• The UK concludes loot box study

Long Form - Microtransactions "borrowing" from pop culture

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 127 - November 18, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Tyler Barriss pleads guilty
• TellTale starts shutting its doors

Quick Hits

• Command and Conquer getting remastered
• Discord store now supports early access games
• US Army launches eSports team
• Former Activision Blizzard devs open studio
• Report: MS working on driveless XB1

5 Top Stories

1. No Sony at E3 2019
2. THQ Nordic continues their shopping spree
3. H1Z1 Pro League folds.
4. Nintendo wins $12 million from LoveRoms and Love Retro owners
5. 2018 Game Awards GOTY Nominees

Long Form - 3rd Annual AWGNS Black Friday Primer

Black Friday Ad Links One Two Three

Cheap Ass Gamer Spreadsheet

Top Deals

• $199 PS4/Spiderman Bundle
• $199 Xbox One S/Minecraft Bundle
• $100 off PSVR Bundles
• $20 off PS+
• $10 off XBL Gold 1 year memberships
• $100 off Xbox One X
• Any 2 Labo Kits for $99.99 at Best Buy
• Mario Party/Joycon Bundle for $99.99

TV Recommendations

Best Budget Model - TCL 55S617 - $629.99 - 55" 4K with HDR (Dolby Vision and HD10) - Built in Roku

Best Bang For Your Buck - Vizio- P Series - $649.99 - 55" with HDR (DV and HD10) - Built in Chromecast|Integration with Google Home/Amazon Echo

Money is No Object - LG E8 Series OLED - $2,296.99 - 55" with HDR (DV and HD10) - Built in Chromecast, Built in Google Assistant Amazon Echo Intergration, supports HD gaming at 120fps

Honorable Mention for Gamers - Samsung NU8000 - $747.99 - 55' with HDR (DV & HDR10) - Supports AMD freesync, 120fps gaming in HD and frame rate compensation to match frame rates changes in gaming.

Display Lag Database

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 126 - November 11, 2018

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Updates/Corrections - YouTube is now on The Nintendo Switch

Quick Hits

• All signs point to PS4 PUBG this December
• Unable to get it right, AC:Odyssey Mercenary live events on hold
• How to play Pokémon GO!
• Chicagoans to pay 9% more for Playstation subscriptions

5 Top Stories

1. Riot Games gets sued by former employees
2. Shake up at Square Enix has ramifications for FFXV
3. Former EA designer opens studio.
4. Blizzard has more mobile versions of their IPs in the works
   • Microsoft buys Obsidian and InXile
   • Crackdown 3 may not be vaporware.
   • Xbox Game Pass gets some love.
   • Keyboard and Mouse support for Fortnite and Warframe coming soon.
   • The rest, real quick
5. What was at X018

This Week in Loot Boxes

• Square Enix removes 3 mobile games over loot boxes in Belgium
• Forza removes their version of loot boxes

Long Form - Microtransactions added after launch: Is this the new norm?

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 125 - November 4, 2018

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Weekly Icebreaker - Is there a big name console/PC IP you would like to see on mobile?

Quick Hits

• Runescape is OSR on mobile
• RDR2 is popular
• YouTube on Nintendo Switch?
• R6S getting censored for China

5 Top Stories

1. Microsoft News
2. • November Xbox Games With Gold
   • Microsoft updates Mixer
   • Prototype mobile Xbox controllers surface
   • PSOne classic games lineup announced
   • Lenovo agrees to VR licensing deal with Sony
   • PS+ free games in November
3. Sony News
4. Twitch Prime games for November
5. Blizzcon opens up
6. SSBU Direct recap

This Week in Loot Boxes

• COD:BO4 gets microtransactions
• BFV not launching with microtransactions

Long Form - New iPad Pro positioned as a console competitor...do you believe it?

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 124 - October 28, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Sony's name change feature comes with side effects
• Nikhil "Forsaken" Kumawat gets 5 year ban

Weekly Icebreaker - What horror game IP would you like to see rebooted/remastered.

Quick Hits

• Jade Raymond leaves EA
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider gets review bombed
• Epic Games opens new office in NZ and Australia
• Alan Wake returns to digital stores
• Wii-Mote prototype surfaces

5 Top Stories

1. Swatter hit with 46 new charges
2. Nintendo looking to bring Labo to school
3. Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass coming to PC
4. Trion Worlds hit by massive layoffs
5. Intellivision announces new console

Long Form - The State of the Horror Genre

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 123 - October 21, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Sony fixes PS4 messaging bug

Quick Hits

• Cancelled Shenmue remaster surfaces
• Ubisoft picks new CFO
• Sixsense give refunds to Kickstarter backers
• Microsoft continues to add development talent
• Chinese made cellphone challenging Nintendo Switch

5 Top Stories

1. Sega gets a premium retro console
2. Discord storefront gets wider release
3. Ubisoft cancels Assassin's Creed Odyssey live event
4. CS:GO pro caught cheating - Live
5. Rockstar/RDR2  "crunch" controversy

Long Form - The Crunch

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 122 - October 14, 2018

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Weekly Icebreaker:  What currently is your favorite gaming related accessory - can be for for playing, recording streaming or anything else game related.

Quick Hits

• Borderlands 2 gets the VR treatment
• Epic Games buys Kamu
• Epic Games files suit against cheat peddler
• Carmack and Zenimax settle their legal dispute
• EA to remaster Command and Conquer on PC

5 Top Stories

1. Microsoft News

• Microsoft announces xCloud
• Microsoft in talks to buy Obsidian Entertainment
• October XB1 update is out
• Get a free echo dot with Xbox One on Amazon

2. Sony News

• Sony confirms what we already knew
• Sony to allow PSN ID name changes
• Sony files lawsuit against jailbreaker
• PS4 owners complaining of malicious message

3. Lucasfilm shuts down remake of Knights of the Old Republic

4. Valve under investigation in Brazil

5. Bungie to bundle year 1 expansions with newest addition

Long Form - Do you get upset when a game or hardware maker makes features free that you previously paid for?