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This Week's News:

The Game Awards may be done, but it continues making headlines with over 26 million people tuning in live to watch! Epic Games also recently released the Epic Games Store, offering more money to developers in hopes to draw people away from Steam. They also plan to release their Cross-Play tech to developers to use for free to integrate it into future games. All that and more on this week's episode!

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The Game Awards was a massive success this year, bringing together the biggest names in the industry with some incredible surprises! My guests Matt Jeffray and Adrian Espinoza join me this week to discuss the award winners as well as chat about our favorite moments from the show, including the biggest game announcements and more!

Time Stamps:

0:21 Intro/What We've Been Playing

25:02 The Game Awards Breaks Records

31:06 Epic Games Store Launches

34:18 Epic Shares Cross-Play Tech With Developers

45:15 The Game Awards Recap & Discussion

1:22:18 Closing/Outro Music

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This Week's News:

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is releasing tomorrow, and the initial reviews are extremely positive! This might end up being the best Super Smash Bros. game yet! Rockstar has adjusted the economy in Red Dead Online after getting many complaints about it being too grindy. The Game Awards are tonight (12/6 at 5:30pm PST), make sure to tune in to catch all the awards and new game announcements! Fortnite's Snowy Season 7 is now live with a handful of exciting new changes. Lastly, Nintendo is adding three more games to it's NES catalog next week. All that, and more, on this week's episode!

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This week I'll be discussing my top PlayStation VR experiences of 2018, including Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Beat Saber, Tetris Effect and Moss! I'll be giving a mini review of each game, as well as some compelling reasons why you should give them a shot! Oh, and if you don't have a PSVR yet, what are you waiting for?! There's no better time than now to dive into these amazing experiences!

Time Stamps:

1:32 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is reviewing well!

3:04 Rockstar is adjusting Red Dead Online's economy

4:08 The Game Awards, Fortnite Season 7 & New NES Games

5:33 Featured Discussion, PlayStation VR

6:44 Astro Bot: Rescue Mission

8:35 Beat Saber

10:28 Tetris Effect

12:33 Moss

14:15 Closing/Outro Music

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This Week's News:

Rockstar is finally releasing Red Dead Redemption II's Online service into the wild, starting with a beta period this week. Also, Geoff Keighley says there are big announcements to come at The Game Awards, premiering next week. Lastly, Pokémon GO is having its biggest Community Day yet! All that, and more!

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Journey back to Kanto with In Your Element this week as my guest Eric Manning and I will be giving our full spoiler-free review of Nintendo's holiday blockbuster, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! We will be chatting about our overall impressions, gameplay, graphics and more and let you know if this one is a must-buy, wait for sale, rent or skip!

Time Stamps:

3:12 Red Dead Online has begun rolling out

8:59 Big announcements coming to The Game Awards

11:00 Pokémon GO's BIGGEST Community Day, yet!

13:23 Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! Review

58:28 Final Verdict

1:01:45 Closing/Outro Music

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This Week's News:

Sony dropped a bomb on the industry this week by announcing they will not be attending E3 in 2019. PUBG is also coming to PS4, as is the second Spider-Man DLC. Lastly, Black Friday is almost upon us, and there are some crazy deals to be had!

Featured Topic:

The Game Awards nominees are now live for all categories, and I've selected six specific categories to discuss this week with returning guests Adrian Espinoza and Eric Manning. We give our takes on Best Ongoing Game, Best Art Direction, Best Performance, Best Independent Game, Best Multiplayer Game and of course, Game of the Year. Also, don't miss The Game Awards live on December 6th at 8:30pm EST/5:30pm PST!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction/What we've been playing

7:39 Sony is not attending E3 2019

30:39 PUBG coming to PS4

30:52 Spider-Man DLC #2/Stan Lee Tribute

38:11 Black Friday 2018 Deals

39:37 The Game Awards nominees discussions

1:44:45 Closing

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This Week's News:

Red Dead Redemption II is still selling like crazy, eclipsing the sales of the first game in just eight days! Nintendo also held their final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct late last week, revealing the final characters of the massive roster, the much-anticipated single player mode, and much more!

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Hey there, pardner! Join us 'round the campfire this week as my guest, Matt Jeffray and I as we discuss our spoiler-free impressions of Rockstar's massive title, Red Dead Redemption II. We chat about overall feelings of the game, intricate details, reveal some very helpful tips for beginners and more! Don't miss this one!

Time Stamps:

2:38 Red Dead Redemption II has shipped 17 million copies!

8:28 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate final Direct recap/thoughts

20:55 Red Dead Redemption II Impressions (Spoiler-Free!)

1:11:15 Closing/Outro Music

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Welcome Back to In Your Element!

This Week's News:

Red Dead Redemption II is off to a blazing start, becoming the largest opening weekend EVER for any entertainment product in history! Sony revealed the remaining games coming to the PlayStation Classic this December, and Nintendo announced a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct coming November 1st. Will the Grinch Leak hold up? All that, and more this week on In Your Element!

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Join us for our first-ever Reviewcast where we Review a recent or upcoming release and give our full spoiler-free impressions of gameplay, story, graphics and more! This week, we are chatting about Diablo III: Eternal Collection heading to Nintendo Switch this Friday, November 2nd! Join myself, Eric & Josiah as we venture deep into Sanctuary and give our definitive review of Blizzard's latest title!

Time Stamps:

2:28 Red Dead Redemption II's huge opening weekend

11:23 PlayStation Classic gets full game list detailed

21:47 Super Smash Bros Ultimate Direct announced

28:22 Diablo III: Eternal Collection Discussion

1:04:51 Overall Review

1:09:25 Closing/Outro Music

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This Week's News:

Retro gaming is back in full effect, baby! Intellivision Entertainment officially unveiled the Intellivision Amico at Portland Retro Gaming Expo this past week. Could this shake up the gaming market and fill a "void" that they anticipate? Also, Spider-Man is swinging to some record sales for PlayStation. All that, and more!

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This week my guest is Ryan Burger, Publisher of Old School Gamer Magazine. We chat with him about his extensive gaming history and background, dating back to the earliest days of gaming. He enlightens us on some of the Retro Gaming greats and discusses his vision for Old School Gamer Magazine going forward. Don't forget to visit the link at the bottom of the show notes to receive the digital version of the magazine, delivered to your inbox completely free! If you love Retro Gaming, you owe it to yourself to check this out!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction

2:12 Intellivision Amico unveiled!

7:20 Spider-Man swings to the top of the gaming charts for September

10:00 Interview with Ryan Burger

39:47 Social Media/Outro Music

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This Week's News:

Rockstar Games has been heavily-discussed this week around the topic of developer crunch, and the implications this has on the Gaming industry--as well as others. Blizzard seems to confirm Diablo III will be receiving cross-play, then walks that statement back. Oh, and there's yet ANOTHER new Switch bundle coming this holiday season! All that and more!

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This week join my guest Josiah and I as we chat about our favorite JRPGs of this current console generation. We go into detail about what makes up a JRPG, as well as some things on the horizon we are looking forward to. So strap in, equip your best armor, make sure you're stocked up on potions, and let's go!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro/What We've Been Playing

5:56 Rockstart Games Developer Crunch

18:07 Diablo III Cross-Play Coming?

24:33 Another Switch bundle announced!

25:26 Featured Discussion/What is a JRPG?

29:35 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)

40:41 Octopath Traveler (Switch)

42:53 Final Fantasy XV (PS4/Xbox One/PC)

58:25 Persona 5 (PS4)

1:00:41 Tales Series (Various Platforms)

1:06:22 Kingdom Hearts 3 (PS4/Xbox One)

1:15:59 Other Notable JRPGs

1:26:20 Outro/Closing Music

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This Week's News:

Sony has FINALLY confirmed PSN name changes will be coming to beta testers in the next few weeks, and available to all in Early 2019. There are also a handful of new titles that have gotten the Editor's Choice from the folks over at the Official PlayStation Blog, and Spider-Man has won the Player's Choice for the month of September. Pokémon GO is getting new monsters added from the Sinnoh region, amongst other significant balance changes to the game. Lastly, Stardew Valley gets an officially-announced port for iOS coming in the next couple weeks.

Featured Topic:

My guest this week is none other than Matt Jeffray, hailing all the way from the United Kingdom. He joins me to talk about next-gen console hardware that has been confirmed and seemingly on the horizon. We chat about a possible new Switch from Nintendo, as well as the future of "cloud-based" gaming. Check it out!

Time Stamps:

3:47 Sony announces PSN name changes are coming!

5:29 Spider-Man receives Player's Choice for September

5:53 PlayStation Editor's Choice games selections

12:45 Pokémon GO Gen IV announcement

17:37 Stardew Valley coming to iOS this month!

24:30 New Nintendo Switch rumors

33:03 Microsoft announces Project xCloud

43:22 New PlayStation hardware confirmed

52:50 Release window speculations

55:12 Is the future of gaming cloud-based?

58:10 Wrap-up/Outro Music

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Welcome Back to In Your Element!

This Week's News:

Is there a new Triple-A Harry Potter game secretly being developed? Is Sony finally going to let us change our PSN names? Is Assassin's Creed Odyssey worth picking up? What about Super Mario Party on Switch? All that, and more, on this week's In Your Element!

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This week, I’m debuting a new segment to the show called “Indie Chat.” My guest this week, Eric Manning and I, will be chatting about recent Indie Games we have played. We will give a general synopsis of the game as well as our initial or final impressions, and a recommendation on whether it’s worth checking out or not. This is a recurring segment I hope to continue, so give me your feedback on Twitter @IYEPodcast or email me at [email protected] and let me know if you enjoy this!

Time Stamps:

1:10 What have we been playing lately?

6:32 A new Harry Potter open-world RPG in development?

13:45 PSN Username changes imminent?

17:48 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Launches

25:24 Super Mario Party online fiasco

34:20 Indie Chat: Undertale

43:37 Indie Chat: Dead Cells

51:02 Indie Chat: Bastion

58:26 Indie Chat: Figment

1:03:24 Indie Chat: Into The Breach

1:06:46 Closing/Outro

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