June 10, 2018

Episode 104, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Weekly Icebreaker - Early E3 impressions

Quick Hits

• Crackdown 3 delayed until 2019
• Sony gets bit by bad editing...again

Top 5 News Stories

1. Valve taking a hands off approach on Steam
2. J.J. Abrams launches Bad Robot game division
3. Next Destiny 2 expansion announced - now with Season Pass   - Bungie secures $100 million investment
4. Niantic drops the ban hammer on Pokemon GO!
5. Game Releases Before E3

• Hitman 2 Announced
• Paladins releasing on Nintendo Switch June 12th
• Dead Or Alive 6 Announced
• Just Cause 4 leaked

Long Form - Week before E3 - Predictions...Wants

Show Notes: June 3, 2018

Episode 103, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Updates and Corrections

• 3 charged in Wichita swatting incident
• 2nd Switch not to be released outside of Japan

Weekly Icebreaker - What has been your favorite console?

Quick Hits

• Atari VCS has a successful pre-order campaign
• EA loses/bows out of PGA Tour License
• Fallout 76 has been announced
• A new Intellivision coming
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey leaked/announced

Top 5 News Stories

1. June Games with Gold announced
2. PS+ Games for June
3. Twitch Prime games for June
4. How do we know Fortnite is winning - PUBG files suit
5. New Pokemons for Switch

This Week in Loot Boxes

• $27,000 DLC for Star Citizen

Long Form - The myth of the Console War(s)

Show Notes: May 20, 2018

Episode 101, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Download our show on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In Radio or in your favorite podcasting appWeekly Icebreaker - What you playing - Summer edition

Quick Hits

• 2nd Switch to be sold in Japan
• Best Buy ending Gamer's Club Unlocked
• Paladins uses Overwatch art in ad campaign
• EA acquires cloud gaming service

Top 5 News Stories

1. Battlefield 5 announced
2. Epic contributes $100 million to first Fortnite season
3. NPD Sales for April
4. Kansas Swatter charged in FCC bomb threat
5. Sony News

• Sony partners with Scuff for an "Elite" controller
• PS4 heading to end of lifecycle
• Next Playstation at least 3 years away

Long Form - Gaming's continued struggles with inclusion.

Show Notes: May 20, 2018

Episode 101, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Download our show on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In Radio or in your favorite podcasting appWeekly Icebreaker - What current gaming fad (excluding loot boxes) would you like to see go bust?

Quick Hits

• Sony to stop producing physical PS Vita games
• GTA V closing in on 100 million copies sold
• Wolfenstein II 23GB on Nintendo Switch

Top 5 News Stories

1. Boss Key Productions shuts down
2. 1. Cliffy B showing off scrapped Boss Key projects
3. Microsoft announces accessible controller
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 announced - A lot to unpack
5. New Halo game coming exclusively to Dave and Busters
6. Delays Delays Delays

• Ubisoft's Skull and Bones delayed
• NBA Playgrounds 2 delayed
• Metro Exodus delayed
• Shemue 3 delayed to 2019
• Unannounced Take Two game delayed a year

Long Form - What should be done to bring creativity back to AAA titles?

Episode 100, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Download our show on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In Radio or in your favorite podcasting appWeekly Icebreaker - E3 is close, are you avoiding rumors or soaking them all in

Quick Hits

• Destiny 2 puzzle leads to real life loot
• Cross platform parties coming to Rocket League this summer
• Gamestop CEO steps down after 3 months
• Microsoft game gifting has been expanded

Top 5 News Stories

1. Man sentenced to prison for DDOS attack
2. Sony & Nintendo announce changes to warranties
3. PaRappa the Rappa Remastered?
4. Pokémon GO! Fest returns
5. Nintendo News

• Nintendo details Switch online service
• Confirms no VC on Switch
• Monster Hunter heading to Switch
• Releases new charge stand
• Nintendo shuts down MiiTomo

This Week in Loot Boxes

• EA will continue with loot boxes

Long Form - Remaster vs Re-releases (and collection re-releases)

Episode 100, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Download our show on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In Radio or in your favorite podcasting appWeekly Icebreaker - E3 is close, are you avoiding rumors or soaking them all in

Quick Hits

• Destiny 2 puzzle leads to real life loot
• Cross platform parties coming to Rocket League this summer
• Gamestop CEO steps down after 3 months
• Microsoft game gifting has been expanded

Top 5 News Stories

1. Man sentenced to prison for DDOS attack
2. Sony & Nintendo announce changes to warranties
3. PaRappa the Rappa Remastered?
4. Pokémon GO! Fest returns
5. Nintendo News

• Nintendo details Switch online service
• Confirms no VC on Switch
• Monster Hunter heading to Switch
• Releases new charge stand
• Nintendo shuts down MiiTomo

This Week in Loot Boxes

• EA will continue with loot boxes

Long Form - Remaster vs Re-releases (and collection re-releases)

Show Notes: May 6, 2018

Episode 99, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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Download our show on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In Radio or in your favorite podcasting appWeekly Icebreaker - If you could put a game/series in the Hall of Fame, what would it be?

• Trenell - Riverside Ransom - Double Dragon
• Todd - Call of Duty

Quick Hits

• Paladins leaves beta
• Capcom releasing Mega Man 2 and Mega Man X on cartridges
• Steam adds support for Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

Top 5 News Stories

1. Free games with Twitch Prime for May
2. Oculus Go! Released
3. Atari VCS pre-orders going live soon
4. Madden creative director moves on
5. New games heading to the Hall of Fame List of Games Currently in The Hall of Fame Donkey Kong Doom Grand Theft Auto III Halo: Combat Evolved The Legend of Zelda The Oregon Trail Pac-Man Pokemon Red and Green Pong The Sims Sonic the Hedgehog Space Invaders Street Fighter II Super Mario Bros. Tetris World of Warcraft Spacewar! - New  John Madden Football - New Tomb Raider - New Final Fantasy VII - New

This Week in Loot Boxes

• PUBG turns off outside trading

Questions

• #AskAWGNS: do you think Nintendo labo Will gain some popularity or will it flop
• #AskAWGNS: with the new call of duty worldwide release coming up do you think with the current trend of battle  Royale Will the new cod follow that trend
• #AskAWGNS: and with the slow decline in cod popularity do you think this new one will make or break the Franchise

Long Form - Scams in gaming - who they effect and how to avoid them

Show Notes: April 29, 2018

Episode 98, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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

• The demise of Steamspy is greatly exaggeratedWeekly Icebreaker - With God of 4 just released, what is the next major release you are looking forward to?

Quick Hits

• Sonic Mania Plus dated
• Fortnite headed to China
• Valve acquires Campo Santo

Top 5 News Stories

1. PS+ Games for May announced
2. Microsoft's Busy Week

• Microsoft shutting down Halo PC mod
• XBL to interface with Discord
• Xbox marketing chief steps down
• New games to Game Pass

1. Nintendo News

• Nintendo Switch has an unpatchable exploit
• Nintendo president retired
• New mobile game

1. Arrests in PUBG anti-cheat efforts
2. H1Z1 coming to PS4

This Week in Loot Boxes

• Robotech squashing loot boxes
• Loot boxes are illegal in Belgium

Long Form - Publisher's Spotlight - Konami

Show Notes: April 22, 2018

Episode 97, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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

• Billy Mitchell releases a statementWeekly Icebreaker - Favorite video game based movie.

Quick Hits

• New Castlevania game announced
• Falke arrives in SFV on April 24th
• An Amazon Echo skill to help you get better at COD

Top 5 News Stories

1. May Games with Gold announced
2. Sega Classics coming to The Nintendo Switch
3. Get ready for eSports at you local High School
4. Twitch to live stream NBA2K League games
5. Fortnite is a mobile hit & money maker

This Week in Loot Boxes

• Nintendo adds loot boxes to Animal Crossing:Pocket Camp
• Netherlands declares some forms of loot boxes as gambling

Questions

• #AskAWGNS boogie why do you drink so much hater aid man always hating on everything

Long Form - Video Games in schools. Back then VS Now

Show Notes: April 15, 2018

Episode 96, A Weekly Gaming News Show

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

• Boss Key Productions releases next game, Radical Heights, to early accessWeekly Icebreaker - "What esports have you watched or heard the most about lately?" (Mountlover)

Quick Hits

• Shenmue 1 & 2 get remastered treatment
• Destiny 2 second DLC dated and named
• GDQ releases 2018 game list and speedrunners

Top 5 News Stories

OWL Pro fired over sexual misconduct allegations

Void warranty stickers are void

AMC sponsoring PUBG tournament

• Desert map coming to XB1

More OG Xbox games coming to XB1 - More 360 games get XB1X Treatment

• New release debuts on Game Pass

Billy Mitchell is no longer the King of Kong

This Week in Loot Boxes

• South Korean game companies fined over deceptive loot box odds

Questions

• Mori_Jin: How long do you think these battle Royale games will be in the lime light before they die down and ppl find a new game

Long Form - With the growth of eSports, how much of gaming culture's dirty laundry will be aired