Controlled Interests Gamecast

The trio is back in action and talking about what they've been playing in the weeks following E3 2018. They have a discussion about their early hours in Hollow Knight and veer off into superhero film talk. In the news the guys first chat about CD Projekt Red continuing the Witcher series, but discuss if Ciri will be the lead in the next entry, confirmed to not be titled Witcher 4. In some other news the crew talks about Nintendo's possible indie game problem on the eShop as well as the announcement that Ellie will have an NPC companion in The Last of Us Part 2. Amy Hennig recent discussed how she thinks the single-player game commercial model will need to evolve in order to be sustainable. We talk about our thoughts on the matter as our topic of the show.

The guys are a man down this week, but Jerrad and Dom cover news stories spanning a couple of slow gaming news weeks post-E3. Coming off the heels of episode 100 the crew is ready to chat about all the current news. The main topic of the show centers around Google apparent setting the stage to enter the gaming industry in a major way. Rumors suggest they're planning on taking on the Big 3 console kings in an attempt to gain a share in the market. Other news this week includes an update on Amy Hennig, Turtle Rock Studios working on a major franchise, and Todd Howard reassures fans Fallout 76 isn't the future of Bethesda Game Studios.

This week the guys discuss what it's been like doing the Controlled Interests Gamecast for the last 2 years. They talk about the early stages when Dom and Jordan were interviewed by Jerrad. At the end of the show, they close out by talking about the future of the podcast and what they expect.

The guys are a man down this week, but Jerrad and Jordan tackle the subtle drip of post-E3 video game news. The biggest news revolves around the NPD numbers for MAy 2018 wherein State of Decay 2 reigned supreme despite launching on Xbox Game Pass. This is the 2nd Xbox exclusive that launched on Xbox Game Pass and still came in at #1 on NPD the month it came out.  A number of classic PS4 titles are now being sold with the Greatest Hits banner at $20 a piece including: Uncharted 4, Doom, Bloodborne, Ratchet & Clank, Infamous Second Son, Yakuza 0, and many more. Microsoft’s chief marketing officer of gaming Mike Nichols said that “we don’t have any plans specific to Xbox consoles in virtual reality or mixed reality.” Nichols goes on to say that the PC is “probably the best platform” for virtual and mixed reality, and that for the Xbox, “our focus is primarily on experiences you would play on your TV.”

The guys begin by discussing their favorite things from each of the conferences. They run down awesome games from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, as well as 3rd party conferences. After some positive vibes the guys cover what they didn't like or understand in the new annual "Hot Takes" segment. They close out the show by giving their personal rankings for the 6 major conferences and elaborate on why they're ranked the way they are.

The normal panel is joined by Alex Van Aken of OkBeast.com to discuss Microsoft's upcoming E3 2018 press conference. They talk about what we can expect, the lingering questions, and give predictions for what they think or hope might happen.

The normal panel is joined by Logan Moore to discuss Bethesda's upcoming E3 2018 Conference. They talk about what we can expect, the lingering questions, and give predictions for what they think or hope might happen.

The normal panel is joined by Max Roberts to discuss Nintendo's upcoming E3 2018 Direct. They talk about what we can expect, the lingering questions, and give predictions for what they think or hope might happen.

The normal panel is joined by Chris Nunes to discuss Electronic Art's upcoming E3 2018 press conference. They talk about what we can expect, the lingering questions, and give predictions for what they think or hope might happen.

The normal panel is joined by Caleb Cajthaml to discuss Ubisoft's upcoming E3 2018 press conference. They talk about what we can expect, the lingering questions, and give predictions for what they think or hope might happen.