Controlled Interests Gamecast

The normal panel is joined by Blessing Jr. of OkBeast.com to discuss PlayStation'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.

This week the show focuses on Shawn Layden's messaging regarding Sony's E3 2018 Conference and Pokemon Switch rumors. The crew is finally all back together talking about God of War and all of the games they've played this past week. There was a ton of other news the guys covered this week as well. Cliff Bleszinski announced the closing of BossKey via Twitter. Rage 2 had a gameplay reveal this week showcases it's punk-apocalyptic nature. Lastly, there was the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal as well as Xbox announcing a ton of things including their Xbox Adaptive controller for disabled gamers.

This week Jerrad and Jordan talk about a ton of Nintendo news as well as what we can expect from Square Enix's E3 2018 presentation. Blake Jorgenson, EA CFO, revealed in an earnings call that Anthem will release in March 2019. Darrell Gallagher who was recently hired at Xbox on the leadership team was working in Santa Monica at Activision before being hired at Xbox and we are supposed to hear about what his role is at Xbox’s E3 2018 presentation. Square Enix announced their doing an E3 presentation on Monday, June 11th at 11am PST. It's set to be a prerecorded video conference (Nintendo Direct-style). This will be Square Enix's first E3 presentation in 2 years. They go over the crazy E3 potential leaks via a retailer listing by Walmart Canada. Lastly, they go over the new details Nintendo has revealed about their paid online service launching in September of 2018. Also, they react to Nintendo's comments regarding virtual console on the Nintendo Switch.

This week Jerrad is joined solely by Logan Moore from DualShockers in a rare 1-on-1 Controlled Interests Gamecast. God of War sold 3.1 million units in 3 days globally and became the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive. Remedy and CD Projekt had their attendance at E3 2018 confirmed and are both looking to showcase their games which will be a 3rd person action/adventure from Remedy and Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red. Phil Spencer went to Twitter to let fans know JRPGs will be on Xbox’s E3 2018 stage, and Xbox revealed a ton of awesome hardware and system numbers via their blog. The new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer featured younger John Marston with cuts on face and plenty more details emerged via an IGN.com exclusive including new horse mechanics, outlaw camp introduction, and much more.

This week the guys discuss Nintendo's sales, 3 new game announcements, and Valve buying Campo Santo. Among the 3 game announcements the guys talk about Stormdivers from Housemarque, a new World War 1 game from a Valiant Hearts developer, and Eastward. When discussing Nintendo the guys cover the Switch hitting 17 million units sold and Super Mario Odyssey eclipsing 10 million units sold. Lastly, the panel talks at length about what Valve purchasing Campo Santo means for the future of Valve as a publisher and Campo Santo's upcoming game In The Valley of the Gods.

This week the guys tackle a bevy of different news stories alongside first time guest Chris Nunes. After going through what they've played this week, which included Far Cry 5, Pokémon Ultra Moon, Fortnite, and more, they go over the latest gaming news. First up the guys chat about David Leitch taking over to direct The Division movie based on the game by Ubisoft. Phil Spencer gave his thoughts and plans on how Xbox is going to deliver the first party quality PlayStation is and we converse about how they'll do this effectively. Lastly, the crew dives into what Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's lack of single-player means for the future of the Call of Duty franchise and the industry at large. There's also a debate about what Call of Duty's rumored Battle Royale mode could bring to the table.