Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, Michael and Nathan talk about the death of a highly underrated piece of gaming hardware -- the PlayStation Vita -- as well as gaming reviews, early access games, and even Final Fantasy themed weddings! You don't want to miss a single part of this episode, ladies and gents! ^_^

As always, feel free to join the conversation or ask us questions at: [email protected]

Thanks for listening, and we look forward to podcasting for you all again next week!

Time-codes:

00:53 - Housekeeping/Corrections

02:37 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

22:54 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

23:27 - #1: Media Molecule launching Dreams in paid Early Access this spring (Matthew Handrahan on GamesIndustry.biz)

39:00 - #2: Starbreeze studios applies for extension on reconstruction period (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz)

50:42 - #3: PS Vita ending production in Japan (Oscar Dayus on GameSpot)

1:03:43 - #4: Are game reviews an antiquated way to judge games?

1:19:07 - #5: Google unveiling new gaming venture at GDC in March (Michael McWhertor on Polygon)

1:24:12 - #6: Reggie Fils-Aime retiring from Nintendo America (Michael McWhertor on Polygon)

1:28:17 - #7: Xbox Game Pass rumored to be coming to Nintendo Switch (Imran Khan on Game Informer)

1:31:51 - #8: Final Fantasy XIV weddings in Japan (Julia Lee on Polygon)

1:38:00 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend!

2:04:37 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks

2:17:31 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Fimbul, by Zaxis, coming to PS4, Xbox 1, Nintendo Switch, and PC on 2/28)

2:21:20 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute

See you all again next week!

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, where Michael and Nathan sit back and gush about video games they love, interesting topics in gaming news, and more! This week, the hot topic is the Nintendo Direct which aired on Wednesday the 13th, and brought Nathan back into the folds of Nintendo fandom with some great surprise showings! There was also a great deal of Sony talk, but honestly, when is there not on this podcast? ;)

If listeners have any burning questions, comments or feedback for the show, be sure to write in to: [email protected]

We appreciate all the support, and look forward to podcasting for you all again next week!

Time-codes:

02:44 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

34:36 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

35:22 - #1: Wednesday's Nintendo Direct

53:42 - #2: The DICE Awards, and God of War's massive sweep

1:02:45 - #3: Sony shuffles PlayStation execs to increase focus on the PSN (Michael McWhertor on Polygon)

1:06:07 - #4: Activision Blizzard cuts 800 jobs despite 'record revenue' year (Allegra Frank on Polygon)

1:14:23 - #5: Shawn Layden predicts 'post-console' world (Eddie Makuch on GameSpot)

1:39:39 - #6: 'Carlton Dance' can't be copyrighted, says the government (Owen S. Good on Polygon)

1:44:08 - #7: Apex Legends & Chappie (Owen S. Good on Polygon)

1:47:25 - #8: Games leaving Xbox Game Pass in March (Owen S. Good on Polygon)

1:49:22 - #9: 'The Happy Hob' attempts 'The God Run' of Soulsbourne games (Michael McWhertor on Polygon)

1:56:33 - #10: Ultra rare Super Mario Bros cartridge sold for $100K+ (Sam Clayborn on IGN)

2:01:24 - #11: 5 biggest gaming trends colliding on same day (Chris Plante on Polygon)

2:06:30 - #12: New study on violent video games and aggression (Ollie Bardar on Forbes)

2:08:30 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend!

2:19:29 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks!

2:29:49 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Praey for the Gods, by No Matter Studios, coming to PS4, Xbox 1, and PC in Q1 2019)

2:33:56 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute

For more updates on the Bros and Consoles Podcast, you can find Nathan on twitter as @LightningHatNH, or find Michael on Instagram as @Theactualmagicmike.

See you all next week!

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week's episode brings to you our raving thoughts on Kingdom Hearts 2, Apex Legends, and news involving a few interesting announcements and even a little bit of political discussion! (For those of you who get worried reading that, don't worry, it's not the norm, haha.)

As always, feel free to send any questions, comments or feedback to: [email protected]

Time-codes:

03:03 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

06:24 - Housekeeping

29:36 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

30:12 - #1: Machinima closes (Owen S. Good on Polygon)

42:05 - #2: Gaming "Sin Tax" in Pennsylvania (Stefanie Fogel on Variety)

54:36 - #3: Xbox Live is coming to the Switch! (Oscar Dayus on GameSpot)

1:01:38 - #4: Amazon's questionable MMO, "New World" (Colin Campbell on Polygon)

1:11:00 - #5: Deals! PS Humble Bundle (Chris Reed on IGN)

1:16:54 - #6: Terminal illness faker (Ethan Gach on Kotaku)

1:24:10 - #7: Death Stranding playable? (Eddie Makuch on GameSpot)

1:33:05 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend!

1:58:51 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks!

2:08:20 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (The King's Bird, by Serenity Forge, releasing on 2/12/19 to PS4, Switch, and maybe Xbox One?)

2:12:16 - Seg. 5: Shadow's (Gasp!) Super-fast Minute

Thanks for listening, and hope to see everyone again next week!

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, we're excited to talk about our time with the Anthem demo, PS5 game development rumors, GameStop news, and even things as outlandish as Shaggy from Scooby Doo being tied with Mortal Kombat 11! Get ready for an interesting show, everybody!

As always, if you want to make your voice heard and be part of the conversation, or just provide us with some comments or feedback, feel free to drop us an email at: [email protected]

Time-codes:

01:12 - Housekeeping/Corrections

02:00 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

16:36 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

16:53 - #1: Sony 1st party devs moving to PS5 games! (Gerald Lynch on Tech Radar, and Joe Skrebels on IGN)

23:13 - #2: GameStop gives up on selling the company (Brendan Sinclair on GamesIndustry.biz)

34:46 - #3: EA backs down over loot boxes in Belgium (Haydn Taylor on GamesIndustry.biz)

41:20 - #4: Valve calls Metro Exodus deal with Epic Games "unfair" (Michael McWhertor on Polygon)

49:06 - #5: Fans want Shaggy in Mortal Kombat 11 (Jessie Wade on IGN)

56:22 - #6: Fortnite staged an entire Marshmello concert in-game (Adam Rosenberg on Mashable)

1:03:22 - #7: Resident Evil 2 board game (Charlie Hall on Polygon)

1:10:02 - #8: Fallout 76 down after patch brings back old bugs (Jordan Sirani on IGN)

1:15:01 - #9: Free-to-play battle royale Titanfall game leaked (Jason Schreier on Kotaku)

1:18:47 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend!

1:32:02 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks!

1:41:08 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. ("Project Awakening", by Cygames, PS4 exclusive at a tba date)

1:45:12 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute

As always, thank you for the support, and we look forward to podcasting for you all again next week!

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, Michael and I talk about a wide variety of news stories, ranging from new and exciting evolutions in the developer space to sad and somewhat shocking news around some games coming out in the future. Also, this coming week looks pretty dope in terms of new releases, so tune in to find out about all of those as well!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Time-codes:

01:50 - Housekeeping/Corrections

03:24 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

18:05 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

18:37 - #1: Kingdom Hearts 3 director may hold back future worldwide game releases (Riley Little on Screen Rant)

28:14 - #2: Epic Games won't allow Fortnite on Soulja Boy's PS Vita rip-off console (Tom Chapman on Screen Rant)

36:57 - #3: Square Enix Trademarks "HD-2D" (Steve Watts on Gamespot)

42:23 - #4: Bioware to add Social Hub to Anthem (Ethan Gach on Kotaku)

48:18 - #5: Competitive Virtual Farming getting own E-sports League (Ethan Gach on Kotaku)

54:06 - #6: Sea of Thieves hits the big-time on Twitch (Nathan Grayson on Kotaku)

1:03:41 - #7: Metroid Prime 4 development restarts (Tamoor Hussain on Gamespot)

1:13:08 - #8: Gamedev.world Conference debuts in June! (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz)

1:22:39 - #9: Gamestop cancels Kingdom Hearts 3 PS4 Pro pre-orders (Gita Jackson on Kotaku)

1:29:31 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games coming to the PlayStation Network, as listed by Tim Turi, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend!

1:45:45 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks!

2:02:51 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Inmost, by Hidden Layer Games, coming to Nintendo Switch first in 2019)

2:06:00 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute

Thanks for listening, and see everyone next weekend!

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, we unwittingly managed to pump out a juicy yet relatively compact, (compared to our last couple episodes), show. Apparently, it is possible for us to make them shorter! ^_^"

However, whether you enjoy the long-form or shorter episodes, feel free to let us know at our email: [email protected]

We welcome listener questions, comments, and feedback, so write in anytime!

Today's episode goes through a variety of topics, with some bigger ones being the ongoing Fortnite lawsuit, Ubisoft's apology, and Electronic Arts cancelling a Star Wars game. Hope everyone enjoys the episode, and we'll see you all again next week!

Time-codes:

01:58 - Housekeeping/Corrections

04:31 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

21:39 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

22:28 - #1: Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 will not get Kiwami-style remakes (Alleef Ashaari on Game Revolution)

25:50 - #2: Fortnite lawsuits continue w/ "Orange Justice" (Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz)

33:15 - #3: Ubisoft apologizes for DLC content (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz)

42:07 - #4: EA cancels open-world Star Wars game (Jason Schreier on Kotaku)

53:10 - #5: Destiny 2's hardest puzzle took 81 hours to solve (Ryan Gilliam on Polygon)

1:05:30 - #6: Anthem has matchmaking for everything (Ryan Gilliam on Polygon)

1:12:13 - #7: Dreams beta is finally happening (Owen S. Good on Polygon)

1:19:31 - #8: New Seattle-based studio, Winterborn, is open! (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz)

1:21:55 - #9: What do you think of gore in video games? (Nathan Grayson on Kotaku)

1:30:28 - #10: Thoughts on video game mods (Owen S. Good on Polygon)

1:36:51 - #11: Video game pet peeves (Game Central magazine, Metro.co.uk)

1:47:27 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend!

1:59:13 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks

2:05:18 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Katana Zero, by Askiisoft, coming March 2019 to PC and unannounced console[s?])

2:11:36 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, your weekly source of video game discussions and overall nerdiness! You guys and gals are in for a meaty episode this week, so strap in and get ready for talk about everything from a 2nd Kinda Funny Games Showcase in the works, to the Bungie/Activision split, and even a budding lawsuit against Gearbox's own CEO, Randy Pitchford. There's a lot to talk about, and so little time to do it in! Hope you enjoy the episode!

Feel free to email us comments, feedback, and questions at: [email protected]

Or you can keep up with updates on the episodes by subscribing on your podcasting medium of choice, following Michael on InstaGram (theactualmagicmike), or Nathan on twitter (LightningHatNH)!

Time-codes:

01:41 - Housekeeping/Corrections

08:00 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

30:46 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

31:34 - #1: Game Delays (Wesley Yin-Poole on Eurogamer, and Sammy Barker on Push Square)

36:26 - #2: New Mad Box concept pics and slogan contest! (Phil Hornshaw on Gamespot)

42:01 - #3: Second Wind apologizes for mistake (Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz)

49:56 - #4: Kinda Funny Games Showcase, E3 edition!

1:02:20 - #5: Nintendo Switch & 3DS games now on Humble Store (Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz)

1:07:31 - #6: Which old game would we love to get an HD-treatment for current gen consoles? (Vincent Bystry on Nintendo Enthusiast)

1:17:54 - #7: What games will we buy Day 1 in 2019?

1:29:59 - #8: Bungie keeps Destiny after splitting from Activision (Jason Schreier on Kotaku)

1:37:04 - #9: Amazon Gaming Service (Hamza Shaban on The Washington Post)

1:41:35 - #10: Facebook rejects Gris ad (Allegra Frank on Polygon)

** Warning ** Some graphic content involved in #11's lawsuit details **

1:47:26 - #11: Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox, being sued (Charlie Hall on Polygon, and Jason Schreier on Kotaku)

2:03:47 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend

2:17:57 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks

2:27:43 - Seg. 3c: Leftover list of PSN releases for past 2 weeks

2:49:36 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Vane, by Friend & Foe, coming to PS4 on 1/15/19)

2:53:14 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! The first episode of the year is full of all kinds of discussions, casting a wide range in their depth and complexity, but we hope you enjoy it all just the same! Looking farther into midway special segment, things seem like they're going to get pretty exciting in 2019!

Time-codes: 

01:32 - Housekeeping/Corrections

05:16 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?

23:16 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

23:50 - #1: A New Gaming Console?! (Jordan Ramee on Gamespot)

32:33 - #2: The digital revolution in the U.K. (Wesley Yin-Poole on Eurogamer)

42:30 - #3: Overwatch contender steps down (Emily Gera on Variety)

53:12 - #4: Yoko Taro and his thoughts on games being reflective of human nature (Alessio Palumbo on WCCF Tech)

1:07:55 - #5: Kingdom Hearts 3 engine change was decided by "higher-ups" (Alessio Palumbo on WCCF Tech)

1:16:00 - #6: History with PC gaming (Jason Schreier on Kotaku)

1:22:46 - #7: Losing interest in gaming with age (Theo Karasavvas on ArsTechnica)

1:39:52 - Special Segment: Games on games, 2019 edition (With help from Jordan Sirani on IGN)

2:25:55 - Seg. 3: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks (No PSN drop this week!)

2:41:03 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Atomic Heart, by Mundfish, coming ~2019)

2:44:13 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles Podcast! There have been so many amazing, incredible games in 2018 that it was tough to make a list of our top 5 favorite games from this year, but we managed to do it! Even harder though was figuring out our top 10 games of all-time... If you love rankings and lists, this episode is for you! If not, hopefully our love of all things gaming will still satisfy you this week!

Time-codes:

02:15 - Housekeeping (email: [email protected])

03:09 - Seg. 1: What're ya buyin'?)

08:18 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'?)

31:09 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

32:22 - #1: Top 5 games of 2018

49:21 - #2: Top 5 most anticipated titles of 2019, by console

1:16:38 - #3: Top 10 favorite games of all-time & Honorable mentions

2:22:48 - #4: New Year's gaming resolutions

2:29:41 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks! (No PSN drop this week!)

2:35:40 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Virgo Vs the Zodiac, by Moonana)

2:42:26 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute!

Don't forget to write in with any questions, comments, or feedback on this week's episode to [email protected], and we look forward to podcasting for everyone in the coming year! Happy holidays!

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, we go over a cornucopia of topics from the end of the game approval freeze in China to our favorite years in video games! Spoilers: games are awesome.

Time-codes: 

02:15 - Housekeeping

05:26 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? (And what're ya buyin'?)

36:32 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report

36:49 - #1: China's freeze on game approval ends (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz)

48:58 - #2: Upcoming PS Plus change in March 2019 (Samit Sarkar on Polygon, and James Laird on Trusted Reviews)

1:02:17 - #3: Xbox All-Access ending 12/31, returning 2019-ish (Charlie Hall on Polygon)

1:08:03 - #4: What games do you regret buying? (Julia Lee on Polygon)

1:32:46 - #5: What is your favorite year in video game history?

2:08:39 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks! (No PSN drop this week!)

2:18:50 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Furi, by The Game Bakers, available now on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch)

2:27:45 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute!