A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 121 - October 7, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• More Updates out of TellTale Games

Weekly Icebreaker: What would you like to see on new Switch hardware

Quick Hits

• Could Shenmue make it to The Nintendo Switch?
• Abandoned Acclaim IPs snapped up
• Leaked Harry Potter game confirmed as real
• Blizzard co-founder steps down
• November PS+ games for PS4 leaked

5 Top Stories

1. October's Free Prime games
2. Witcher author demands more royalty payments
3. New Switch hardware launching in 2019?
4. Seattle launches anti-swatting registration
5. Capcom Confirms Live Action Monster Hunter Movie

Long Form - Let's Talk Hardware Revisions

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 121 - October 7, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• More Updates out of TellTale Games

Weekly Icebreaker: What would you like to see on new Switch hardware

Quick Hits

• Could Shenmue make it to The Nintendo Switch?
• Abandoned Acclaim IPs snapped up
• Leaked Harry Potter game confirmed as real
• Blizzard co-founder steps down
• November PS+ games for PS4 leaked

5 Top Stories

1. October's Free Prime games
2. Witcher author demands more royalty payments
3. New Switch hardware launching in 2019?
4. Seattle launches anti-swatting registration
5. Capcom Confirms Live Action Monster Hunter Movie

Long Form - Let's Talk Hardware Revisions

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 121 - October 7, 2018

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Twitter - @AWGamingNS        

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Updates/Corrections

• More Updates out of TellTale Games

Weekly Icebreaker: What would you like to see on new Switch hardware

Quick Hits

• Could Shenmue make it to The Nintendo Switch?
• Abandoned Acclaim IPs snapped up
• Leaked Harry Potter game confirmed as real
• Blizzard co-founder steps down
• November PS+ games for PS4 leaked

5 Top Stories

1. October's Free Prime games
2. Witcher author demands more royalty payments
3. New Switch hardware launching in 2019?
4. Seattle launches anti-swatting registration
5. Capcom Confirms Live Action Monster Hunter Movie

Long Form - Let's Talk Hardware Revisions

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 121 - October 7, 2018

Twitch - https://www.twitch.com/AWGNSPodcast   

Twitter - @AWGamingNS        

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/

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Download our show on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In Radio or in your favorite podcasting app

Updates/Corrections

• More Updates out of TellTale Games

Weekly Icebreaker: What would you like to see on new Switch hardware

Quick Hits

• Could Shenmue make it to The Nintendo Switch?
• Abandoned Acclaim IPs snapped up
• Leaked Harry Potter game confirmed as real
• Blizzard co-founder steps down
• November PS+ games for PS4 leaked

5 Top Stories

1. October's Free Prime games
2. Witcher author demands more royalty payments
3. New Switch hardware launching in 2019?
4. Seattle launches anti-swatting registration
5. Capcom Confirms Live Action Monster Hunter Movie

Long Form - Let's Talk Hardware Revisions

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 121 - October 7, 2018

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Twitter - @AWGamingNS        

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AWGNS/

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Updates/Corrections

• More Updates out of TellTale Games

Weekly Icebreaker: What would you like to see on new Switch hardware

Quick Hits

• Could Shenmue make it to The Nintendo Switch?
• Abandoned Acclaim IPs snapped up
• Leaked Harry Potter game confirmed as real
• Blizzard co-founder steps down
• November PS+ games for PS4 leaked

5 Top Stories

1. October's Free Prime games
2. Witcher author demands more royalty payments
3. New Switch hardware launching in 2019?
4. Seattle launches anti-swatting registration
5. Capcom Confirms Live Action Monster Hunter Movie

Long Form - Let's Talk Hardware Revisions

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 120 - September 30, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Nintendo Online will keep game saves for 6 months
• Updates out of TellTale Games

Weekly Icebreaker:  What game(s) would you like to see taken cross platform immediately?

Quick Hits

• Misogynist Steam users rear their ugly heads; Review Bombs Total War: Rome 2
• KBM support on XB1 incoming
• Steam reveals what controllers we are playing with
• Discords'No Playstation Experience this year

5 Top Stories

1. October XBL Gold games revealed
2. PSN + Games for October announced
3. Oculus announces true wireless VR headset - Out Spring 2019
4. Discord announces first 7 exclusive games
5. Sony to allow cross platform play on Fortnite

• Bethesda states cross play on Fallout 76 is not on the radar.

This Week in Loot Boxes

• NCSoft removing paid in game currency from Guild Wars 2 in Belgium
• EA lists FUT odds - It's as bad as you would think

Long Form - Sony cracked - Who benefits most from cross platform play?

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 119 September 23, 2018 

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Updates/Corrections

• NES styled Switch controllers only work with NES games

Weekly Icebreaker:  The Eternals has been announced by Marvel to be made into a movie in the MCU...what Marvel character or team, that has not been on TV or in theaters in the past 20 years would you like to see.

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Quick Hits

• Interplay co-founder looking to buy back company
• Valve and Ubisoft fined for violating french consumer laws
• THQ acquires more IPs - Alone in the Dark and Act of War
• Valve to start moderating forum comments

5 Top Stories

1. Struggling Developers

• TellTale games lays off most of staff
• Capcom Vancouver shuttered

2. Sony News

• Sony set to release PS1 Classic
• PS Vita production to be halted in 2019
• PS Now to start offering downloads for some PS2 and PS4 games
• Another sales record for PS4 exclusive
• PUBG rated for PS4

3. Switch online emulator hacked in 2 days to play other NES titles

4. NBA 2K19 is having trouble

5. Tokyo Game Show Quickcap

• DMC 5 recap
• More Death Stranding

This Week in Loot Boxes

• 15 countries come together to tackle loot boxes
• No real money loot boxes in Halo: Infinite

Long Form - What do you think can be done to bring back the popularity of gaming conferences?

A Weekly Gaming News Show 

Episode 118 -  September 9, 2018

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Weekly Icebreaker:  What game would you rename and what name would you give it? (have fun with this one, doesn't have to be serious)

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Quick Hits

• SNK dusting off Samurai Shodown
• AMD teases new Playstation/Xbox chips
• Former Riot Games developers start new studio

5 Top Stories

1. German consumer association targets Sony's ToS
2. The Last Wish has been completed
3. Alan Wake show in the works
4. Kingdoms of Amalur remaster may need EA's permission
5. Nintendo Direct and more

This Week in Loot Boxes

• EA going to court to keep loot boxes

Long Form - With Nintendo Online Launching in a few days, let's revisit the console online service offerings

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 117-  September 9, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Microsoft responds to Sony's Kenichiro Yoshida

Weekly Icebreaker:  Whacha Playing Vol. 10?

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Quick Hits

• Nintendo Direct cancelled due to Japanese Earthquake
• Amazon' DA (Alexa) can control XB1 via Cortana
• Carbine Studios shutting down
• Overwatch League adding 8 new teams

Top 5

1. EA will not be charging for Anthem DLC
2. THQ Nordic acquires rights to Kingdoms of Amalur
3. CCP Games acquired by Pearl Abyss
4. Civilization VI coming to Nintendo Switch
5. Valve working to clean up storefront

• Steam adds more filter options
• Valve to require devs to write content warnings

Long Form - Can cross platform play or lack thereof be weaponized? Should it be?

A Weekly Gaming News Show

Episode 116 - September 2, 2018

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Updates/Corrections

• Microsoft All Access is out and detailed
• Jacksonville shooting

Weekly Icebreaker: Are Game Prices fair or would you like to change it? By Omorede of Infinite Inventory

Quick Hits

• Streets of Rage 4 is coming
• Onimusha being released on all platforms
• Riot Games releases statement on studio culture
• xQc permabanned from League of Legends
• Another Nindies Summer Showcase

Top 5

1. September free PS+ games
2. Free XBL Gold games for September - MW2 now backwards compatible
3. Free Twitch Prime games for September
4. Sony still refusing crossplay
5. Nintendo shuts down tool fans used to make Pokemon games

This Week in Loot Boxes

• Blizzard disable Overwatch/Heroes of the Storm loot boxes in Belgium

Long Form - What video game standards from the past would you like to see return?