In Episode 16, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming stories. This week, the super duo tries to format the show in a bit more of a professional manner, as well as to make some announcements about new segments coming up beginning next week. Then for Quick Scope, we focus on the return of the Sea of Thieves beta, Youtube TV acquiring Turner channels (TNT, TBS, etc), Spyro The Dragon getting remastered, and more.

Then for our main segment we focus on five stories. The first a compilation of Overwatch related stories, including a free play weekend, PTR updates, Character 27, & OWL Stage 2 Playoff Changes. Then we discuss Sony giving PSN network data to the FBI, Twitch hitting peak concurrent numbers rivaling the biggest cable channels, the Loot Box issue doesn't seem to be going away and the & ESRB's conflict of interest becomes more obvious. And lastly, Xbox's free weekend and the introduction of party chat to iOs & Android.

In Episode 14, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week in gaming news. Including the dire state of Destiny 2 online play, how the upcoming OWL Stage 1 is structured, Year of the Dog legendary skins, the ability to change skins before games, & Geguri, the first female in the Overwatch league. Then we get into Activision-Blizzard's fourth quarter earnings, and how the company made more revenue on microtransactions than games. As well as on how Fortnite has surpassed PUBG as the most popular Battle Royale genre game.

In episode 18, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For Friday, February 23, they get into FACEIT hosting the next CS:GO major, the return of the Overwatch League, Nintendo's massive revenue earner in Fire Emblem's mobile game, new PUBG matchmaking system, a little bit of Twitch's vagueness problems, Burnout Paradise Remake's release, and wrap up with Rocket League DC DLC packs featuring two new batmobiles, as Solo properly teaches Lilo the two best versions of the vehicle in franchise history.

Then for our main segment we touch on Apple's potential interest in gaming following recent patent applications, NRGSports decision to partner with Enjin and launch its own cryptocurrency token, how Fortnite learned to monetize effectively with Season passes, and lastly, how Discord and Twitch stack up against each other, and how Discord has found its own niche in B2B while Twitch's seems to be streaming content.

In episode 17, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's toping gaming stories. Including the collapse of H1Z1's player base, LG entering the PC monitor market, Atari launching two cryptocurrencies, the launch of Twitch Community Rooms, The Super Mario Encyclopedia, MLB's place in the growing esports industry, what role Kickstarter plays in indie game funding, and an upcoming Supreme Court decision's effect on esports betting, & more.

(48:24) For PT. Two, Lilo had the chance to speak with Matt Leacock, board game designer and creator of Forbidden Desert, Forbidden Island, and the Pandemic Series, considered arguably the greatest board game of all time. They discuss, obviously board games, but also passions, favorite video games, creative methods, and historical figures, and more.

In episode 16, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming stories. This week, the super duo tries to format the show in a bit more of a professional manner, as well as to make some announcements about new segments coming up beginning next week. Then for Quick Scope, we focus on the return of the Sea of Thieves beta, Youtube TV acquiring Turner channels (TNT, TBS, etc), Spyro The Dragon getting remastered, and more.

Then for our main segment we focus on five stories. The first a compilation of Overwatch related stories, including a free play weekend, PTR updates, Character 27, & OWL Stage 2 Playoff Changes. Then we discuss Sony giving PSN network data to the FBI, Twitch hitting peak concurrent numbers rivaling the biggest cable channels, the Loot Box issue doesn't seem to be going away and the & ESRB's conflict of interest becomes more obvious. And lastly, Xbox's free weekend and the introduction of party chat to iOs & Android.

In episode 15, Solo & Lillo discuss the week's top gaming stories. Including the London Spitfire winning Stage 1 of the Overwatch League, Fortnite getting backlash for wanting to implement skill-based matchmaking, Mario Kart Tour and the potential mobile gaming revolution its release will herald. Then, we jump into the D23 Expo release of Kingdom Hearts 3 teaser footage, Hawaii's state legislature's pending legislation on loot boxes, , GTA V's 90 million sales, the lifespan of the Nintendo Switch, & RAWG, the IMDB of Gaming.

In episode 14, solo and lilo take a look at the week in gaming news. Including the dire state of Destiny 2 online play, how the upcoming OWL Stage 1 is structured, Year of the Dog legendary skins, the ability to change skins before games, & Geguri, the first female in the Overwatch league. Then we get into Activision-Blizzard's fourth quarter earnings, and how the company made more revenue on microtransactions than games. As well as on how Fortnite has surpassed PUBG as the most popular Battle Royale genre game.

In episode 13, solo and lilo take a look at the week in gaming news. Including Billy Mitchell losing his Donkey Kong high-score, Fortnite implements a patch to add in new physics to bullets, whether Epic's decision will lead to a precedent of publisher's closing down smaller, but beloved games (as with Paragon), the release of the 4K trailer for One Piece:World Seeker, Dr. Disrespect returns to Twitch and subsequently crashes the service, & Germany gaming commission mulls banning loot boxes in the country. Then, to round things up, we discuss some of the potential leaked Pokemon Switch rumors, & Utomik, the PC gaming rental service, leaves beta & becomes open to the public as the race to become the Netflix of games begins.

In episode 12, Lilo returns from his prolonged absence & thus makes Solo more interesting. But, as to the actual show, it was an interesting week in the gaming world. We focus on the overwatch league and patch updates to the game, & London taking care of Seoul. More importantly, we focus on EA and their recent announcements on their stock value being its highest ever, as well as their plan to reintroduce microtransactions to Battlefront 2 in March. We then focus a bit on the independent retail backlash to the Microsoft Gaming Pass, Red Dead Redemption getting an official release date,

takes retakes the mantle to deliver.. on a relatively slow week in the news. But, cover some interesting and ongoing topics, which'll include: DBFZ review, Microsoft may be looking to acquire Valve or EA, Valve appeals a lawsuit in Australia, ESPN and Disney XD to air Madden League, E-League Major in Boston sets concurrent Twitch viewership record, Overwatch patch update review & reflect on some sudden

In episode 12, Lilo returns from his prolonged absence & thus makes Solo more interesting. But, as to the actual show, it was an interesting week in the gaming world. We focus on the overwatch league and patch updates to the game, & London taking care of Seoul. More importantly, we focus on EA and their recent announcements on their stock value being its highest ever, as well as their plan to reintroduce microtransactions to Battlefront 2 in March. We then focus a bit on the independent retail backlash to the Microsoft Gaming Pass, Red Dead Redemption getting an official release date,

takes retakes the mantle to deliver.. on a relatively slow week in the news. But, cover some interesting and ongoing topics, which'll include: DBFZ review, Microsoft may be looking to acquire Valve or EA, Valve appeals a lawsuit in Australia, ESPN and Disney XD to air Madden League, E-League Major in Boston sets concurrent Twitch viewership record, Overwatch patch update review & reflect on some sudden parity in the OWL and the upcoming match between NY & Seoul. Then, we touch a little on the upcoming One Piece: Bounty Rush mobile game and how online coop is the future in both console and pc gaming as well as mobile gaming. And then to wrap things up we review Facebook's decision to launch a Game Creator Program and whether it'll be possible for the social media giant to pivot from news to the gaming industry without currently having a major hold on the necessary demographics of users. Lastly we touch on the announcement of Caffeine a new Twitch competitor that has received some major VC funding in Silicon Valley.