Not Without Merit: A Gaming Podcast

No technical difficulties will stop this ship! We are back with games, Mike played lots of the Blackout beta and a little bit of NHL 19, which Ben has spent all his time with. Jake has finished up Spiderman, continues on with Yakuza Kiwami 2 and explores the newest season of Dead By Daylight. In news we have the announcement of the PlayStation Classic, lots of stuff from the recent Nintendo Direct, the reveal of Red Dead Online, new Hot Wheels-themed Rocket League DLC, the delay of the Sega Genesis Mini, the closure of CAPCOM's Vancouver studio, and the potential leak of Symphony of the Night on PS4! For our Top 5, we pick five games we want on the PlayStation Classic! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it!

Not the best week for playing games, Mike quits on Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Jake finished Mafia 3 but didn't enjoy the overall experience, but at least Ben is enjoying Fallout 4 again! News gives us a delay of Battlefield V, new info on Fallout 76 thanks to Game Informer, the casting on Geralt in the Netflix Witcher series, and the release of Nuka Dark Rum. For our Top 5, we pick our favorite games released in the month of September! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

Jake is resting up this week, which leaves Mike to talk about his completion of Guacamelee 2 and re-entrance into Diablo 3, along with Ben and his continued quest of potentially enjoying Madden '19. For news we have the PS+ games for September, the announcement of Streets of Rage 4, new content and re-balancing coming to Dead by Daylight, the remaster of Onimusha: Warlords for PS4, and 2K Sports publishing The Golf Club 2019. Our Top 5 this week is choosing our favorite TV season finales! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

Dead Cells dominates this week as both Mike and Jake have spent a lot of time playing through it. Mike has started Guacamelee 2 with positive remarks, Jake started Mafia 3 with mixed results, and Ben is staying with Madden 19...for now. News this week is a recap of everything from Gamescom 2018, from announcements, delays, reveals, release dates, and more! For our Top 5, we pick our favorite announcements from Gamescom! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

Dead By Daylight has hit PS+ and we have been playing it a lot! Also on this week's plate is a lot of Dead Cells, some sides of Windjammers, Attack on Titan 2, Grand Kingdom, a spattering of Dark Souls Remastered and Madden 19, finishing up with some Fallout Shelter and Mega Man X Legacy Collection. In news we have a lot more info on Fallout 76, a new limited edition PS4 Pro, a release date for Dark Souls Remastered on Switch, and the revival of the Timesplitters franchise! Our Top 5 this week is our five favorite Mel Brooks movies! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

The heat is still on, but so are the games! Mike has had his plate full with Dead Cells, Attack on Titan 2, The Division, and Enter the Gungeon. Jake is just as busy with Dead by Daylight, The Division, Grand Kingdom, Mega Man X Legacy Collection, and the Black Ops 4 beta. Ben bought a house, but managed to get some time with Fallout Shelter and Yakuza 0! News is light yet again, with only the announcement of a Season 2 in Tekken 7, details on the Fallout 76 beta, Season 3 in Rainbow Six Siege, and NG+ in God of War! In our Top 5 this week, we make five predictions for the upcoming NFL season! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

Lots of games have been played, including ones such as No Man's Sky, Dead by Daylight, Enter the Gungeon, NHL '19 Beta, Attack on Titan 2, and more! News is very slow this week, as we only have the August PS+ games, along with the announcement of H1Z1 going to 1.0 on PS4. In our Top 5, we pick our favorite games released in the month of August! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

We've finished games! Mike completed Hollow Knight, got back into The Division, and started the Octopath Traveler demo. Jake beat Prey, put a lot of time into Dead by Daylight, and just picked up the Mega Man X Legacy Collection. Ben returned to No Man's Sky, and is continuing on with both Fallout Shelter and Fortnite. News brings us a rumor about Microsoft's next-gen console, a window for the Fallout 76 beta, signups for the PS4 6.0 and Realm Royale betas, NBA Playgrounds 2 being published by 2K Games, a release date for Guacamelee! 2, and the $5 purchase minimum on PSN is no more! For the Top 5, we make predictions about the next generation of consoles! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

It may be hot, but the games won't stop! Mike has played a lot on the Switch, including Yoku's Island Express, 20XX, and Hollow Knight. Ben has been keeping with Fallout Shelter and Fortnite. Jake is nearing the end of Prey, but still spending a lot of time with Dead by Daylight. News gives us details on the upcoming No Man's Sky update, a free Summer Pack for Hitman, release dates for the Black Ops 4 beta, Dead Cells, and Darksiders 3, and the unfortunate delay of Code Vein. Our Top 5 has us picking fictional video game locations we want to visit! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)

In a very, very special, and totally pre-recorded a week in advance because Mike is on vacation, we take a look back at all the games we played so far in 2018, then take a look forward to everything releasing for the rest of the year and what we are excited for! For our Top 5, we pick the games we are most anticipating for the rest of 2018! Follow us on Twitter at @NWMPod, visit our website at nwmpod.com, and leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music, we greatly appreciate it! (Intro courtesy of bensound.com)