Controlled Interests Gamecast

This week Jerrad & Jordan come together after a long and unfortunate hiatus. They first talk about all of the games they've played over the last few weeks. Jerrad talks about starting up Pokémon: Ultra Moon and playing Sea of Thieves. Jordan also recaps his ongoing adventures in Far Cry 5. In news this week the guys cover God of War receiving fantastic review scores, Jason Schreier shutting down those PS5 rumors, Xbox adding more games to their Backwards Compatibility program, the Spryo Trilogy remaster, and end with all of the information coming out of Game Informer's exclusive coverage of Spider-Man PS4.

This week Jerrad and Dominic come together for a fireside chat. A ton of news this week which includes: Geralt appearing in Soul Calibur 6, Square Enix hiring people for the Final Fantasy VII remake, rumors of a the Spyro Trilogy remake announcement, Splinter Cell teased, Shadow of the Tomb Raider gets a release date, Days Gone gets delayed, and what Bluepoint's next game is. The big topic of the show revolves around Xbox's big E3 plans for 2018 and when their conference is happening. 

This week the panel is joined by Blessing from OKBeast to give an in-depth breakdown of Nintendo's surprise Direct. They discuss if the new Super Smash Bros. will be a port or a new game, Mario Tennis Aces hype, and whether or not the Nintendo 3DS still matters. When discussing what they've been playing lately the group dives into Celeste considering Jerrad recently completed the game. The panel also discuss Persona 4 Golden, Rainbow Six Siege, and more. Other news discussed on the show included the return of Inside Xbox, State of Decay 2 getting a release date, what Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 date means, and the announcement of The Division 2 from Ubisoft. 

This week the panel is joined by Alex Van Aken from OKBeast. We start by talking about what we've been playing recently which includes Persona 4 Golden, Monster Hunter: World, and Into The Breach. A recent rumor suggests that a sequel to Vanquish is being developed and will apparently be an Xbox exclusive. A new action-strategy game called Mutant: Road to Eden revealed itself via a cinematic trailer. Also, Battlefield V is taking the series back to WW2 and will release in 2018 according to rumors. PlayStation had a trio of news this week including Horizon Zero Dawns sales milestone, PlayStation Plus getting a huge change, and Detroit: Become Human finally gets a release date.

This week the panel is joined by the one and only Ian Hinck from Easy Allies. Monster Hunter: World, Janet Monae, and Annihilation are discussed at length. Some of the news covered this week includes the announcement of a partnership between Unity and IBM Watson, as well as covering the fantastic and transparent talk Phil Spencer gave about Microsoft and Xbox during DICE. The big topic of the show centers around the recently dated Burnout: Paradise Remaster and the announcement of EA Play 2018. What are EA's future plans with remasters, and what can we expect from Battlefield 2018?