Old Guys Playing Games

In this latest episode the Old Guys express their varied excitement for Season 2 of Call of Duty Vanguard.  In addition to a whole lot of new content, weapons, maps, killstreaks, operators and a whole lot more there is supposed to be a ton of stability fixes promised by the developer and outlined in the following letter to gamers - https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2022/02/call-of-duty-warzone-special-briefing-community-update

There was also some updates about the next version of Warzone that is set as the 2022 Modern Warfare Sequel slated for the Fall. 

A few of the Old Guys are playing some new games to see if there is life beyond CoD.  CrossfireX , Anucrusis, Warface, War Thunder are just a few of the games they test.  Find out how they compare to their favorite franchise.

We also get an update on Ken's arcade build - Do you think he has made progress?  

All this and much more on another episode of Old Guys Playing Games!

We discuss the current culture of gaming in the younger generation, Ken and Jason reflect on their recent Rainbow Six: Extraction experiences, Josh gets all emotional about our gameplay recently and Ken shares some details on his secret project with our listeners.  We also take a stop on the Wordle tour which Stuart just loves and much much more.

In this episode the guys discuss what may be one of the biggest video game industry news in decades - the Microsoft bid to purchase Activision/Blizzard -wowza!  This week the new #RainbowSix Extraction game was released which gets the guys into a raging debate on whether or not #zombies have a place in these kinds of FPS games. They also dive into what each of the guys has in terms of hopes and dreams for the future of gaming and so much more! #Activision #Blizzard #Microsoft #Xbox

On this last episode of Season 1 and 2021, the Old Guy Ken takes a trip down South (Tampa that is) to visit the rest of the Old Guys as they check out the Replay Museum in Tarpon Springs.  Learn which games they spent all their time playing and which ones were the biggest let-downs after not playing them for decades.  Also, they talk about how they have been faring on the Halo Infinite campaign and also delve into the world of Oculus VR gaming with the latest release of Golf+.

In this episode the guys discuss the Sports legend, John Madden and his football game dynasty.  They also talk about the CoD weapons and killstreaks that have gotten a bit out of hand leading to them being nerfed.  They also dive into the latest Spider Man movie and share their thoughts **spoiler alert once this section begins**

In this episode the guys (well some of them) talk about their homework assignment - to download and try the Halo Infinite Campaign and report back to the rest of the old guys about it.  You can guess who didn't follow the instructions and was the only one that didn't play it yet.  The guys also do a quick non-spoiler review of the new Spider-Man movie that opened to record opening weekend numbers this past weekend.  This takes them down a spider hole as they discuss the Spider-Man game franchise on the Playstation platform.  Lastly, the guys talk about the much anticipated visit by Ken as he heads to Tampa Bay for a few days before Christmas.  All this and much more on this episode of Old Guys Playing Games.

The newest season of Call of Duty Warzone has launched and Verdansk is no more. Now the guys check out the latest Warzone map in the Pacific region as Caldera launched this week.  They share their thoughts and reactions.  They also talk a bit more about Halo which launched officially this week and also dive into some food related gaming topics.  All this and much more more!

On this episode the guys do one last catch up on the Halo Infinite Beta before the 1st season begins in a matter of days.  How do they like it?  What do you think?  The guys also discuss COD Vanguard again, of course.  And finally, the old guys discuss the rumors of an Xbox handheld device that was announced this week.  All this and a whole lot more on Old Guys Playing Games!

On this episode the Old Guys discuss how the perception of gamers have evolved over the years.  From early days of group board gaming like D&D to current group gaming in VR, the guys discuss how the world has viewed the life of a gamer.  Stu finds the new #MicrosoftXbox Museum on xbox.com and of course Ken goes deep into exploration mode to find all the hidden things we new he would.  Go check it out for yourself at xbox.com/museum   Lastly the guys discuss the latest challenges on Vanguard (Secrets of the Pacific) and how buggy the updates were on launch day, which Stu and Jason experienced first hand. All this and much more on another edition of #OldGuysPlayingGames

On this week's episode we celebrate 2 full decades of Xbox Gaming as Microsoft celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Xbox on November 15th, 2021.  We share some key anniversary week details, launches and announcements and of course we talk about Call of Duty Vanguard, Halo Infinite and Forza5.  We also talk about what it means that you can now do cloud gaming to your Xbox.