Not Enough Resources

Hold on to your hype it is time for the latest episode of Not Enough Resources! We have a lot of cool things in the work, so keep an eye on Rogues Portal and follow us on Twitter @NERPodcast! As always send us your comments and suggestions! You can subscribe to Not Enough Resources on iTunes or Google Play. In celebration of our 50th Episode, we have something awesome: Merch. We always sign off every episode with the same closing, and decided to turn that into something more.

These icons in both Red and Blue are available on a variety of things, like mugs and shirts via Redbubble.

With that being said, lets get to some games!

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Dylan goes through the woes of playing an online game with a non-existent community, on a console two generations old. Pokémon Battle Revolution was a good first attempt at online play, but now the software is basically just a husk of former greatness. Ryan has some beef to grind with J-RPG's, specifically Kingdom Hearts 1, and the need to keep the ending of the game behind a constant pattern of 8 minute cut scene, boss, 8 minute cut scene, 2nd form of boss, 10 minute cut scene, final form of boss.

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Google is looking to enter the gaming space, with a really weird controller and a brand new VP to head up the initiative. Will this be a good bet, or is this another Steambox trying to enter the marketplace. In what seems like an announcement years in the making Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to PC! What will this mean for the future of the Halo Championship Series, and the future of the franchise? Does this signal Microsoft's plans to step out of the hardware space? All we know is more Halo is great!

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Call of Duty wants to enter the esports scene in a big way, but with a $25 million buy in will it actually be successful? The EVO line up is leaving Super Smash Brothers Melee behind in favor of Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. Is this a good idea or a bad idea?

Hold on to your hype it is time for the latest episode of Not Enough Resources! We have a lot of cool things in the work, so keep an eye on Rogues Portal and follow us on Twitter @NERPodcast! As always send us your comments and suggestions! You can subscribe to Not Enough Resources on iTunes or Google Play. This was our first episode recorded live, and we are looking into streaming our future episodes live as well. Follow me on twitch.tv for updates.

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On his quest to replay GameCube greats, Dylan grabs a buddy and revisits X-Men Legends on the hardest difficulty. Ryan continues his quest to understand Kingdom Hearts, finishing Birth by Sleep.

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How hype are we for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield? We discuss what it means for the future of the traditionally handheld series, and what we hope will come with the jump to a sort of console environment. Also rumored to come to the Nintendo Switch is... Xbox Live? Will this move from Microsoft mean future consoles might have an Xbox style Operating System? Only time will tell.

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Two internet titans, Comcast and SK Telecom are looking to partner to bring their wallets to esports world wide. This is gonna be awesome, and something we are very excited about. Team Liquid is finally popping off in League of Legends. And finally... the Shanghai Dragons get their first win ever.

Hold on to your hype it is time for the latest episode of Not Enough Resources! We have a lot of cool things in the work, so keep an eye on Rogues Portal and follow us on Twitter @NERPodcast! As always send us your comments and suggestions! You can subscribe to Not Enough Resources on iTunes or Google Play. This was our first episode recorded live, and we are looking into streaming our future episodes live as well. Follow me on twitch.tv for updates.

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Dylan is going on a journey through his past. He started by wiping his old Gamecube memory card and is replaying all the games he has, starting with The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Ryan explores the brilliance that is Tetris 99. Who would have thought Tetris and Battle Royal games would go together so well?

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Activision  Blizzard reported their best year ever, but that didn't stop them form laying off 8% of their workforce. While most of these layoff's have come from 'non-development' positions, there are still disastrous effects from letting all of these people go. What does this mean for community relationships and esports?

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Overwatch League Season 2 has started! There are a lot of fun changes, including better viewing options for All-Access Pass holders, 8 brand new teams and a brand new Meta. But there are still some blemishes to be worked out, such as long match days and readability for new comers.

Hold on to your hype it is time for the latest episode of Not Enough Resources! We have a lot of cool things in the work, so keep an eye on Rogues Portal and follow us on Twitter @NERPodcast! As always send us your comments and suggestions! You can subscribe to Not Enough Resources on iTunes or Google Play. This was our first episode recorded live, and we are looking into streaming our future episodes live as well.

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Dylan is back into Hearthstone with a brand new focus: Single player puzzle modes. They itch his challenge without the frustration of multiplayer. Ryan finished Resident Evil 2, but has been itching to keep playing BioWare's latest, Anthem. With only an hour and a half of playtime in the demo, he is ready to make the jump to a full purchase.

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Converging markets might force GameStop to close their doors, while Epic and Steam face off in the digital space for your hard earned dollars. The real winner in all of this news though? Developers. Also, Metroid Prime 4 restarts development, so when are we actually going to see the game?

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Overwatch goes to Paris! The new map is beautiful and fun, and Ryan gives a potential helpful strategy to taking to the first point. Nintendo shows it's support for the competitive Super Smash Brothers Ultimate scene by providing some of the most in-depth patch notes imaginable, and Piranha Plant enters the battle. Finally, we talk about AlphaStar, the Google Deepmind StarCraft II AI, and what it means for the future of competitive play and developing metas.

Hold on to your hype it is time for the latest episode of Not Enough Resources! We have a lot of cool things in the work, so keep an eye on Rogues Portal and follow us on Twitter @NERPodcast! As always send us your comments and suggestions! You can subscribe to Not Enough Resources on iTunes or Google Play.

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Dylan is getting lost in dice thanks to plenty of Dungeons and Dragons and explores Divinity: Original Sin in hopes to find a digital scratch for his role playing itch. Meanwhile, Ryan has been exploring the hack n slash nature of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors - Definitive Edition.

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Mortal Kombat 11 looks promising, but will loot boxes and loot hold the game back? Do gearing and unlockable abilities belong in a fighting game? Oh, and EA continues to cancel Star Wars games. Is having one developer tied to such a mega franchise a good thing?

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Preseason is starting for League of Legends, leading Dylan to dip his toes back into the game a bit, but from a more casual stance. And finally, after two major tournaments, Epic Games promises that they won't be adding any new items to Fortnite at the last minute during tournament play.

Hold on to your hype it is time for the latest episode of Not Enough Resources! We have a lot of cool things in the work, so keep an eye on Rogues Portal and follow us on Twitter @NERPodcast! As always send us your comments and suggestions! You can subscribe to Not Enough Resources on iTunes or Google Play.

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Ryan gushes about the finale for Spider-Man's final DLC and Dylan talks about his time with Counter Strike - Global Offensive.

The thing we both 'played' and wanted to digest Black Mirror Bandersnatch a little more. Is it a game? A movie? Is this a new form of media for the future? There is a lot to discuss here.

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We dive into the Overwatch Contenders drama surrounding a smurf account and a bunch of bad actors, leading Ryan to get very heated about a very important issue: How women are treated in gaming spaces and how games can support marginalized voices.

Hold on to your hype it is time for the latest episode of Not Enough Resources! We have a lot of cool things in the work, so keep an eye on Rogues Portal and follow us on Twitter @NERPodcast! As always send us your comments and suggestions! You can subscribe to Not Enough Resources on iTunes or Google Play.

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Dylan goes deep into Magic the Gathering Arena and discusses the differences between the physical version of the game and the digital. Both of us have been playing Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, and it is super fun when playing together in the same room, but not so much when playing online.

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Everyone who has ever danced ever is suing Fortnite creator Epic games for copyright infringement. We discuss the legalities of the three biggest claims, and how replications of public performances are copyrighted. We will definitely be watching these cases going forward.

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Earlier this month Blizzard took the axe to the competitive Heroes of the Storm scene, killing the Heroes Global Championship and the Heroes of the Dorm collegiate tournament. Blizzard handled the situation very poorly, and now an entire subsection of the industry is left without jobs and career prospects.