LBR Podcast Network

This week on Final Encounter Cast, the crew discusses Sony’s latest console announcement for the PS4 Pro and asks the question: is console hardware going to even be relevant moving forward? Between platform connectivity, device consolidation and developers making games for multiple platforms does gaming exclusive hardware even make practical sense? Plus, the latest in gaming news and headlines including one of the coolest WoW bosses the crew has ever heard of, Sony falling short on the promise to allow user mods for Bethesda titles and Pokemon Go coming to Apple Watches.

Classic LBR is BACK! For this week we take the focus off of Final Fantasy XIV as we get ready for Fan Fest 2016 in just 5 weeks and spend the entire show reminiscing about Final Fantasy XI and the "classic" version of Limit Break Radio. Aniero and Viki (aka Nika) are on hosting duties as we welcome two special guests Eskalia host of Voices of Vana'diel and Poppa our secondary guest that doesn't know the topic and is there for no discernible reason. This also serves as Episode 65 of the original Limit Break Radio and we sign off Final Fantasy XI for good. Thanks for the memories Vana'diel, we will miss you.

Today on Final Encounter Cast the crew discusses EVE Online’s move away from a strict subscription model toward a hybrid model that most other online games have already adopted. This leaves 5 games that still have strict subscription only business models, what does this mean for the future of MMO’s? Plus, we give everyone a taste of a new program developed by the minds here at Final Encounter Cast so we’re excited to debut one of our segments: The E-sports Gaming Update! Stay tuned for more details about this all new show!

Limit Break Radio breaks down all the information given by Yoshi-P on Patch 3.4 from Live Letter 31 from the 3 year anniversary broadcast. Will 3.4 give Final Fantasy XIV anything different? Are there any surprises? LBR sorts out everything we know right now. Plus, the crew discusses statements by Yoshi-P in a Famitsu interview about the future of the FFXIV raiding scene. It's a jam packed Limit Break Radio!

This week on Final Encounter Cast tempers flare! Nate and Robbie question the integrity of Final Fantasy XV and Square Enix as a developer, but Nika remains steadfast in her support. Mass Effect gets brought into the ring, the FF7 Trigger card is used and much more. Tune in now for the salt and brimstone

The discussion from episode 76 continues as the community reacts to the conversation. Did Final Fantasy XI have some good core gameplay ideas? What, if anything, can Final Fantasy XIV learn from its predecessor and are old MMO styles of play even viable in this day and age? Was JoeNever right? The crew reads your emails and takes your calls for the duration of the show to let you, the Final Fantasy XIV community, have your say! Plus, we check in with the Final Fantasy Feast League and tell you a little bit about an upcoming project from the Let's Be Real Network.

Today on Final Encounter Cast the crew talks about Nate's recent attention as the warden of Pokemon Go's Safari Zone as well as some of the strangest Pokemon Go news we've ever heard. Plus, Nate and Nika react to the new Metal Gear Survive trailer dropped out a Gamescom 2016.

On this weeks show Aniero, Kallo and Juxta throw back to the days of yore. They start by discussing this Kotaku article and interviewing its author Cecelia D’Anastasio They talk about whats unique to FFXI and FFXIV and what similarities, if any they share. What makes them different and how does that effect each game? In addition, several stories and anecdotes from each of their MMO career’s come to light. The crews pessimism is challenged by friend of the show JoeNeverFails in an epic clash of FFXIV’s most vocal personalities.

Final Encounter Cast brings you the latest gaming news you need to know! With a recent Pokemon Go patch fixing the biggest problem to plague the game, the crew talk about how these changes are affecting players. They also discuss what kinds of things they'd like to see in Pokemon Go and then spend some time analyzing the new pokemon and Alolan forms coming out in Sun and Moon.

Limit Break Radio spends the first portion of the show dissecting this rant on the Final Fantasy XIV community and the attitude of its players and community and, in a shocking twist, the creator calls the show! Also, the crew examines the best and worst additions to Final Fantasy XIV over the years and the events that sounded good on paper, but were ultimately just plain ugly. Settle in for this epic episode of Limit Break Radio!