Busch League Gaming

Xbox buys Activision Blizzard. PlayStation buys Bungie. Who's next?  

On this week's episode Jacob, Ryan, Alex, and George discuss how the video game industry is being consolidated and what that could mean for the future of gaming.  

Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG. You can email us at [email protected]. You can also watch this episode on YouTube.  If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. BuschLeagueGaming.com   

Thanks for watching! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.  

Timecodes: 

0:00 Intro 

2:52 Tencent Acquires Turtle Rock Studios 

9:39 Take-Two Acquires Zynga 

18:00 Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard 

52:07 Sony Acquires Bungie 

56:19 Who is getting bought next? 

1:19:19 What have you been playing? 

1:24:37 Housekeeping

Forza Horizon 5 Review 

On this week's episode Jacob, Adam, George and Alex review Playground Games' Forza Horizon 5. Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG. You can email us at [email protected]. You can also listen to this episode on all podcast platforms. You can watch this episode on YouTube at YouTube.com/BuschLeagueGaming 

If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. BuschLeagueGaming.com  Thanks for watching! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.  

Timecodes: 

0:00 Intro 

2:00 Overview 

3:42 Opening of Game 

6:29 Our History with the Forza Series 

8:50 Mexico Setting 

13:06 Track Design and Biomes 

20:12 Graphics and Sound 

25:36 Radio Stations and Music 

28:53 Stroking Your Ego 

31:59 Story and Progression  

40:51 Spanglish  

47:39 Race Type 

48:31 Favorite Class 

49:17 Difficulty  

1:00:28 Online Racing 

1:04:23 Verdict  

1:08:50 Housekeeping

Important Video Game News of 2021 

On this week's episode Jacob and Ryan discuss the biggest gaming stories that came out in 2021. Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG and @BuschLeagueRyan. You can email us at [email protected]. You can also watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/cCZcMDbvYV0 

If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. BuschLeagueGaming.com  Thanks for watching! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.  

Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:04 Overview

2:34 Gamestop Saved by the Internet

4:25 Star Wars Exclusivity Ends

13:13 Stadia Shuts Down Development Studios

17:05 Bethesda Acquired by Microsoft

22:58 Epic v. Apple

26:03 2021 E3

29:23 Steam Deck

32:01 Amazon's New World Launches

35:09 N64 Expansion Pack

37:01 Final Sakurai Smash Character

38:30 Valve Bans Crypto and NFT Games

40:32 Battlefield 2042 Flop

42:48 Activision Blizzard Lawsuit

45:31 Halo Infinite MP Launch

48:09 2021 Game Awards

50:52 NFTs in Games

52:06 Verdict

54:17 What have we been playing?

55:57 Housekeeping

2021 Game of the Year 

This episode is best consumed in video format. You can find it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/zAgbRpKIJ6o

On this week's episode Jacob, Ryan, Nick, and George discuss the official Busch League Gaming game of the year for 2021. Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG, @NickABeaird, and @BuschLeagueRyan. You can email us at [email protected]. You can also. If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. BuschLeagueGaming.com  

Thanks for watching! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.

Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

3:26 Overview

7:21 Top 6-10

19:34 Honorable Mentions

36:54 Games We Wish We Did Play in 2021

46:41 Games We Wish We Didn't Play in 2021

1:01:46 Friends of the Show Games of the Year

1:10:37 Wardrobe Change

1:12:02 Top 1-5

1:32:58 Final Game of the Year List 1-10

1:33:50 Housekeeping

Most Anticipated Games of 2022

We recommend you watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rrzeg9Hjtss as we have included trailers for all the games we talk about.   

On this week's episode Nick, Jacob, George, and Adam discuss their most anticipated games of 2022. Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG and @NickABeaird. You can also email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. Thanks for listening! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday. 

Timecodes: 

0:00 Intro 

2:28 Overview 

3:00 God of War PC (2018) 

3:47 Pokémon Legends: Arceus 

4:44 Sea of Stars 

5:57 Sifu 

7:05 Dying Light 

7:54 Elden Ring 

10:35 Horizon Forbidden West 

11:26 Total War: Warhammer III 

14:50 Triangle Strategy  

16:22 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl 

18:05 Gran Turismo 7 

19:50 Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown 

24:57 Starfield 

27:20 Gotham Knights 

29:32 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II 

30:20 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel 

33:33 Kerbal Space Program 2 

34:52 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 

35:50 Cyberpunk 2077 

38:08 God of War Ragnarök 

39:15 Company of Heroes 3 

40:00 Redfall 

41:50 Hogwarts Legacy 

43:40 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 

45:05 Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp 

46:36 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 

48:43 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 

49:52 Marvel's Midnight Suns 

51:05 MultiVersus 

54:01 Steam Deck 

55:58 Nvidia 40 Series 

59:18 Intel CPUs 

1:00:00 Housekeeping

NFT News and More 

On this week's episode Jacob, Nick, George, and Alex break down recent video game news. Gaming news covered in this episode include the new PS5 colored plates, NFTs in the context of Ubisoft and Stalker 2, Splinter Cell Reboot, and new BOTW 2 patents.   

Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG and @NickABeaird. You can also email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website.  Thanks for listening! 

Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.   

Timecodes:  

0:00 Intro 

2:03 New Colors for PS5 Plates and Controllers 

7:34 NFTs in Games are Here! 

26:33 Splinter Cell Remake Announcement  

33:11 Zelda BOTW 2 New Patents 

36:46 What have we been playing? 

45:18 Housekeeping

Eastward Review 

On this week's episode Jacob, Nick, Ryan, and Hari review Pixpil's Eastward. Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG, @NickABeaird, and @BuschLeagueRyan. You can also email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. BuschLeagueGaming.com Thanks for watching! 

Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.  

Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction

4:09 Overview

6:46 Story

13:17 Puzzles

16:07 Art and Music

23:01 Combat

27:48 Spoilers

37:54 Verdict

41:55 Housekeeping

Kena: Bridge of Spirits Review On this week's episode Jacob, Nick, Ryan, and Hari review Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG, @NickABeaird, and @BuschLeagueRyan. You can also email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website.  Thanks for watching! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.  

Timecodes: 

0:00 Introduction  

3:45 Overview 

7:13 Story 

11:06 Art and Music 

15:04 Platforming 

16:37 Collectables 

20:30 Rots 

21:07 Difficulty  

29:26 Boss Battles 

32:17 Spoilers 

40:00 End of Spoilers 

40:03 Zelda Parallel  

43:24 Verdict 

46:14 Housekeeping

2021 Game Awards Discussion  

On this week's episode Nick, Jacob, and Ryan discuss the 2021 Game Awards. Games and awards covered in this episode include best indie game, Hellblade II, Star Wars: Eclipse, Wonder Woman, Horizon Forbbidden West, Nightingale, Sonic Frontiers, best art direction, player voice award, best multiplayer game, best mobile game, best narrative game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, best action adventure game, Dune: Spice Wars, Rocket League: Side Swipe, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Fortnite Chapter 3, Imagine Dragons featuring Supergiant Games, innovation in accessibility, Halo (TV Show), best game direction, best family game, best sim strategy game, Elden Ring, Game Awards Orchestra, and game of the year.   

Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG, @NickABeaird, and @BuschLeagueRyan. You can also email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. Thanks for listening! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.   

Timecodes: 

0:00 Intro 

5:34 Best indie game 

6:29 Hellblade II Senua's Saga 

8:09 Star Wars: Eclipse 

13:35 Wonder Woman 

15:14 Horizon Forbbidden West 

18:13 Nightingale 

20:55 Sonic Frontiers 

25:07 Best art direction 

26:28 Player voice award 

27:24 Best multiplayer game 

27:39 Best mobile game 

28:33 Best narrative game 

29:43 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 

33:42 Best action adventure game 

34:31 Dune: Spice Wars 

38:08 Rocket League: Side Swipe 

39:09 A Plague Tale: Requiem 

41:18 Fortnite Chapter 3 

42:08 Imagine Dragons featuring Supergiant Games 

43:53 Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 

46:30 Innovation in accessibility 

48:21 Halo (TV Show) 

51:51 Best game direction 

53:02 Best family game 

54:04 Best sim strategy game 

55:14 Elden Ring 

58:50 Matrix Awakens 

59:52 Game Awards Orchestra 

1:00:52 Game of the year 

1:00:14 Housekeeping 

12 Minutes Review 

Spoilers start at 22:29 and end at 32:50

On this week's episode Jacob, Emilee, and Ryan review 12Minutes. Visit BuschLeagueGaming.com for blog posts or to read our written reviews. Let us know what you think of our review on twitter @BuschLeagueGMNG and @BuschLeagueRyan. You can also email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear you can financially support the show at patreon.com/BuschLeagueGaming or you can buy some merch on our website. Thanks for watching! Busch League Gaming produces a weekly gaming podcast every Monday.  

Timecodes: 

0:00 Introduction  

3:37 Overview 

7:27 Story & Gameplay 

22:29 Spoilers 

32:50 Verdict 

34:55 Housekeeping