GamesBeat Decides

After crushing the game to get the review out, Mike Minotti sits down to talk about Devil May Cry 5.

The video game industry is closing up shop after another wild week, and now it’s time to read books and speak to our families. But first, you know we gotta wrap up everything that happened with the GamesBeat Decides podcast.

On this week’s episode, co-host and PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb talks about Trials Rising and Ape Out. Meanwhile, fellow co-host and reviews editor Mike Minotti goes deep into Anthem and a discussion about BioWare and Electronic Arts. The crew also played some Apex Legends and that new ToeJam and Earl.

In the news, GamesBeat Decides discusses why it’s messed up that THQ Nordic held an AMA on 8Chan. And Mike reveals that he is able to see into the future when he has a fever and no sleep.

Here’s everything we talk about:

Games

Mike:

Apex Legends

Anthem

ToeJame and Earl: Back in the Groove

Jeff:

Trials Rising

Ape Out

NEWS

THQ Nordic does an AMA on 8Chan

Pokemon Sword and Shield

Mike is a witch

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order reveal coming in April

Cyberpunk 2077 will be at E3

Devotion removed from Steam

Anthem’s physical sales

We are back! The GamesBeat Decides podcast took two weeks off because co-host Jeffrey Grubb had another kid. What was he thinking? But he has returned from parental leave, and co-host Mike Minotti and GamesBeat PC guest post editor Rowan Kaiser joins him. 

On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides team talks about Apex Legends, and how it is dominating the world. Jeff has also played Far Cry: New Dawn and explains why you may or may not want to skip it. 

In the news, the team breaks down the Nintendo Direct announcements, which includes a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. And then the crew laments Activision leadership laying off 800 people following record revenues. 

Join us, won't you?

Here’s everything we talk about:

Games

Mike: 

Tetris 99

Eco

Jeff:

Far Cry: New Dawn

Tetris 99

Eco

Rowan:

Civilization VI

Apex Legends

NEWS

Nintendo Direct

Activision Blizzard layoffs

US Copyright and Trademark Office refuses Carlton dance copyright

The Division 2 has more PC preorders than The Division 1 despite not being on Steam

The news was still slow this past week, but we have plenty to talk about. On this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about their reviews for Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts III. The crew also gets into some details about the first 24 hours in The Big Eco Game that is happening now.

In the news, Mike and Jeff break down the monthly NPD report as well as the annual results for 2018. It was a big year for game sales and Nintendo in particular.

Here’s everything we talk about:

Games

Mike: 

Kingdom Hearts III

Eco

Jeff:

Resident Evil 2

Eco

NEWS

NPD 2018 results

The news has calmed down after last week, and the GamesBeat staff is playing a lot of games for review. That means it's time for a quick episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast. 

On this half-hour of power, GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about playing Tales of Vesperia on Switch. PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb, meanwhile, is playing Resident Evil 2 and Eco. 

In the news, the co-hosts discuss Electronic Arts rebooting the Star Wars game it just rebooted. And we got some more info about why no one is talking about Artifact. 

Here’s everything we talk about:

Games

Mike: 

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

Jeff:

Resident Evil 2

Eco

NEWS

EA reboots its Star Wars game again

BioWare has tried to get Knights of the Old Republic 3 going multiple times

Artifact has lost most of its players

Netflix is competing with Fortnite not HBO or Hulu

Nintendo president said Smash Ultimate sold 5 million copies in a week

We're two weeks into 2019, and the year finally decided to wake up. On this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, we look back at several big stories that all broke in the last couple of days. 

Co-hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk Activision and Bungie splitting up. That includes the future of Destiny, Blizzard, and more. They also dive into the beef between Unity and Improbable. Finally, Epic Games continues to splash around its money and influence across the industry. 

Join us, won't you?

Here’s everything we talk about:

Games

Mike: 

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Red Dead Redemption II

Jeff:

PUBG Vikendi

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

The big topic:

Bungie splits with Activision

Unity and Improbable beef

Ubisoft takes The Division 2 to Epic Games Store but not Steam

Gearbox lawyer sues Randy Pitchford

PS4 sales surpass 91.6 million

AMD Radeon VII

Linux gamers are bad, and they should feel bad

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen comes to Switch

We've had enough of looking backward at 2018. That year was stinky. Forget about it. We've got a fresh 2019 ahead of us, so we're going to talk about it on the GamesBeat Decides podcast.

On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides crew runs down the big list of upcoming games. They talk about Anthem, Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, and more. 

Join us and learn about the future.

Here’s everything we talk about:

Games

Mike: 

Phantasy Star IV

Jeff:

Into the Breach

Return of the Obra Dinn

Jason:

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Pillars of Eternity

Dean: 

The Last of Us

The big topic:

The games of 2019

Our most anticipated games of the year

The GamesBeat talks about 30 games on their way to selecting the top 10 best of the year.

We invent some awards to give to the best and worst moments of the year.

This is the Best Star Fox Game in Forever

Nostalgia is real

Horizontal Platforming is Cool

Best night out with a friend award

The John Maynard Keynes Memorial Award for Video Game Economics

The "Oh, there are good people in games" Award

Solving deaths in Obra Dinn

Getting through any section in Celeste

The black, gay, furry esports player moment of the year

VR gets its killer app

Everyone is here

Microsoft buys everyone

Sony's E3 funhouse

2018 was the year of fan mobs

We invest some bad awards for some of the worst games of the year.

02:00 The Award For Loving Your Own Farts/Sticking Your Head Up Your Ass

07:17 Ain't No Roach

11:28 The "100 Hour Work Week Challenge" Award

19:25 Riot Games sexual harassment

26:16 The "Why Is This OK in Video Games" Award

31:17 The "Hey, why I am playing the baby version when I can play the real thing"

33:01 Worst "Let's Build a Castle" Midgame of the Year

34:17 I'm a bad Tolkein fan Award

35:57 The Best Game At Saving Me Time By Being Bad

38:13 This is Sparta? This is boring

44:34 The John McAfee Award For Destroying Wealth and Wasting Time

52:52 Caving into Japanese shareholders Award

56:34 "MUSHROOOM POWERRRRR"

57:32 Sick of mobile timers

01:01:39 The "I guess that was a bad idea after all" Award

01:03:15 The He-Man's Manly Game for Men Award

01:05:27 Detroit's back of the bus mistake

01:08:44 Best Argument for a Union Award

01:14:28 "I hate Spiders" award

01:17:12 The Game I Should have Like But Didn't Award