Geeking with the Moms

BlizzCon took place last weekend and there was a ton of news about Blizzard games, including Overwatch, Hearthstone, Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft. We talk about all of it! EA has released a brand new trailer for Mass Effect Andromeda and it has us salivating. And they've got some cool related features up on the game's official website. If you're tired of waiting for Pokemon Sun and Moon, you can just take a look online because lots and lots of details have been leaked. Also we talk about some upcoming Black Friday deals and Stephen starts us off with his experience playing Star Stable for Extra Life.

We were off last week, which means there's a lot to talk about. Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch! What do we think about it? Well, we already know what Stephen thinks about it. But what does Nicole think? The voice actor strike is still going and the actors have been picketing southern California studios. Are their demands reasonable? And what are the implications for the larger development community if they are? There's a big new update for Animal Crossing New Leaf. Valve is saying "no-no" to developers who doctor their screenshots. ThatGameCompany has given some teasers for their new game that tell us next to nothing. And GameStop hasn't been selling as many games as they would like.

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been confirmed and we talk about the technicalities of whether or not it's the second game or third game in the series. The new Plants vs. Zombies card game is out. Will it be able to steal some audience from Hearthstone? And speaking of Hearthstone, Blizzard has announced a new Heroic Tavern Brawl. We'll give you the details. Voice actors are getting ready to strike because they can't reach an acceptable deal with game publisher. Plus the head of World of Warcraft is working on another project. What could it be? There's something about Smite that's hilarious, and finally there's going to be a tv show based on Candy Crush. We'll tell you what's up with that?

Nicole went to Geekgirlcon and it was awesome. We've got some new details on Mass Effect Andromeda, thanks to a leak on Amazon. The coolest-looking game ever, Cuphead, has been delayed. and a new study tells us the impact Pokemon GO has had on the health of Americans. Overwatch is celebrating Halloween in a big way. And it now has 20 million players, BTW. The first trailer for Skylanders Academy was released. Burly Men at Sea and Castles are both games worth trying. And 1979 Revolution: Black Friday has the potential of blowing up the educational gaming scene.

People are continuing to be upset about No Man's Sky. Now an organization in the U.K. is actually investigating the game for false advertising. Nicole shares her thought on that. Twitch Prime is a thing now and you might already have access to it. The new ad-free Twitch experience is part of Amazon Prime and you can get some cool swag for simply linking your account. It's another week, so it's another round of Pokemon Sun and Moon news. Plus Skylanders Imaginators is quickly approaching. Are you and your kids ready? And speaking of quickly approaching, the Extra Life marathon is coming up soon and thanks to a bad bet, Stephen will be playing Star Stable for 24 hours.

The Pokemon company says they're making games for the Nintendo NX. No one's suprised, but does that tell us anything about what the next Nintendo console might be like? Details for the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are trickling out from the official Zelda Facebook page, most recently a video of Link cooking - yes cooking. The Skylanders TV show will be launching on Netflix next month. What's the deal with Activision Blizzard branching out from games? Finally, there's a League of Legends board game that looks super cool. It's coming out next month and Stephen says it's a steal.