Controlled Interests Gamecast

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. With the Xbox Game Showcase right around the corner, plenty of rumors and articles related to Xbox's future and next-generation console have been popping up. On top of that PlayStation has just revealed box art for the PlayStation 5, and their parent company Sony has invested in Epic Games. Outside of that the guys also give their predictions for Ubisoft's upcoming E3 replacement, Ubisoft Forward.

This week Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are joined by Michael Ruiz, formerly of DualShockers, to talk about the latest news in the video game industry. At the top of the show they discuss the announcement of a new series from Amazon centered on the Fallout franchise. Can the creators of Westworld have another hit on their hands with one of Bethesda's most successful IP? The topic of the show centers on NBA 2K21 is muddy next-gen upgrade situation, and the realization that next-gen games may cost $70.

There was quite a bit that happened this week in the world of video games. The guys start the show discussing both the Marvel's Avengers War Table and Cyberpunk 2077's Night City Radio events. Both unveiled brand new details for two of the years most anticipated games. They end the news portion of the show talking about Phil Spencer's confidence in their upcoming July show as well as the eery Halo: Infinite tease. Lastly, both Jerrad and Dom give their early spoiler-free impressions of The Last of Us Part II.

This week host Jerrad Wyche is riding solo as he navigates the latest video game news in the industry. He starts by discussing the leaked box art for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, the fourth mainline game in the popular mascot platforming. Also in quickie news Nintendo revealed that a presentation spanning 35-minutes will cover the new ARMS character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The show ends with Jerrad recapping and reacting to all of the announcements, reveals, and updates that happened during Electronic Art's EA Play Live 2020.

This week Jerrad Wyche is joined by Max Roberts to discuss the PlayStation 5 reveal event, its announcements, and other gaming news in the industry. Towards the beginning of the show they have a lengthy discussion about the future of Destiny 2, as well as their hopes for Marvel's Avengers. During the recap of the PlayStation 5 reveal event, they talk about their reactions to all of the announcements, as well as providing an analysis about what all of it means for the launch of the console. They close out by discussing the reveal of the actual hardware and where they fall in terms of liking or disliking the box that is the PlayStation 5.

There's a lot going on in the world right now and this week the guys were fortunate enough to be joined by a black voice in the gaming community, Alissa James of DualShockers. She joins the show to talk about the weekly gaming news, but more importantly she offers her perspective on black issues in video games. The two topics covered are the lack of black representation in games as they talk about their favorite black characters in video games, as well as how black options in character customization menus are severely limited or optimized.

Another week in quarantine, and another week of video game news. This week Jerrad and Dom take a look at news surrounding both next generation consoles as well as rumors regarding teases and scoops. PlayStation is said to be holding an event at the beginning of June (already announced), and Xbox revealed new details on Xbox Series X's backwards compatibility and the benefits it brings to older games. In other news they also discuss the animated Kingdom Hearts show coming to Disney+ and several announced game-related events and streams.

This week was slow in terms of video game news, but that doesn't mean there wasn't anything to talk about. Logan Moore from DualShockers joins Jerrad and Dom to talk about Mafia Trilogy and Definitive Edition details, the announcement of the New Game+ Expo, and a ton of crazy sales news. They close out with the topic pertaining to whether or not 2021 will be lackluster for the video game industry. The question revolves around Head of Xbox Phil Spencer's concerns over how COVID-19 will affect games that are set to release in the next 12 to 18 months, as well as the Metacritic data that showcases that the lowest cumulative scores for entire years are both years that follow the release of a new generation of console hardware.

This week saw plenty of new game reveals as well as the introduction of Chris Nunes as a permanent co-host of the podcast. Everyone's on the edge of their seat waiting to see when the game reveals will happen in 2020 with the cancellation of E3. Ubisoft and the Guerrilla Collective announced dates this week for June and July individually, and everyone can't wait to see what they'll unveil. The big news this week centers on reveals and the crew gives their reactions to all of them. Those stories include the Ghost of Tsushima State of Play, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 getting announced, and the unveiling of the Unreal Engine 5 via a beautiful tech demo.

Expectations and mixed messaging resulted in a mixed bag for this week's Inside Xbox focused on third-party games coming to the Xbox Series X. The guys are once again joined by Chris Nunes to discuss the event itself, and the biggest disappointment of all, the lackluster and heavily edited gameplay trailer for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. They play a bit of catchup as well, discussing the announcement of EA's digital EA Play for 2020 as well as Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest collaborative event.