Seen On Screen Podcast

It's Saturday morning, 2021. You wake up early and run downstairs before your parents are awake. Finally you can game in peace on your brand new, Super Nintendo Switch! Join Sean and David this week as they discuss one of the longest running, and maybe soon to be true rumors coming from Nintendo. With some big retailers leaking pages for an updated Nintendo Switch console, the guys talk about their hopes and dreams and who knows, maybe this time they'll be right. Later on David has to calm Sean down as he's pretty upset with Epic Games final free game of May. And lastly the guys dissect Sony's IR presentation and question some of their data. The only way to find out if Sean and David's predictions are right is to listen to this weeks episode!

This week is all about the rules of the game. Join Sean, David and Owen as they discuss rule books and some of the ways they go about learning a game in order to teach it. They analyze what makes a rule book good or bad and then finish off with giving their thoughts on the challenges of teaching people a new game.

Netflix is hungry for a slice of video game pie. This week Sean and David discuss the rumors or Netflix's desire to have video games as part of their streaming service. And Amazon has expanded their movie assets. Buying MGM for over $9 billion, the guys wonder how this will affect the future of both companies. And it wouldn't be a complete show without some gaming news. The latest Pokémon games coming out for Nintendo Switch finally have a release date, and Sean and David are going to share their hopes for the series. All that, and more on this episode of the Seen on Screen Podcast.

This week Sean and David are at it with a little bit of everything. Sean's been having the worst of luck with package deliveries. From a new table to a dozen bananas. It seems like nothing will show up at his door. To take his mind off things the guys talk about this current generation and if it actually feels like a new era of gaming. From the Xbox Series consoles to the PS5, are games giving us the same amazement as they did generations ago? And since social gatherings are still banned, the guys have to use different methods to game together. Giving a quick overview of Tabletop Simulator, David and Sean talk about this great way to play board games with your friends from a distance. Lastly, both Sean and David have played New Pokemon Snap. They have their opinions on the game and they can't wait to share them with you.

This week Sean, Owen and David discuss party games vs board games and what makes them different. And now that you've introduced your friends to some new games, how do you get them to play something more in depth? With a huge selection of games to play, the guys give a basic rundown of a few different game genres and some suggestions on some more advanced games to bring to the table.

Everything's a mess and Sean and David don't really know what's going on. The Epic Games vs Apple battle continues and the guys try to make sense out of the entire fiasco. Watching big companies squabble like children on the playground Sony and Microsoft have been pulled into the mix. But now Sony has a lawsuit it can call its own. Accused of price fixing, David breaks down some some pricing of games on the PlayStation store. (Maybe we'll all get a free theme or avatar when Sony has to pay out). And lastly, Nintendo Switch users finally have access to what might quite possibly be the best game ever released and it's exclusively on the eShop for only $10! All that and more on this weeks episode!

May is in full force and there's a lot of fighting going on. This week Sean and David discuss the new Mortal Kombat movie and how movie rating aren't to be trusted. And speaking massive fights for our entertainment, the battle between Epic Games and Apple continue, but Microsoft seems to have been pulled into the ring. Some leaked documents have surfaced and it's making Microsoft look real good. (No seriously, it's not even that bad). And while the battle rages on in the courtroom, the fight isn't over for Clone Force 99. The Bad Batch released this week and Sean and David have both watched the first (75min!) episode and give their thoughts about how this new Star Wars series started and what they think about it so far.

Three Men and a Meeple is a new show brought to you by The Seen on Screen Podcast. This bi-weekly show will discuss all things board games and tabletop. This week Sean, David and Owen discuss how to introduce your friends and family to the growing world of board games. There's more than Monopoly, Clue, and Risk and the guys give some suggestions on great games to play with your friends who might be new to the hobby. It's all about Gateway Games this episode!

There are some major updates on the horizon and Sean and David couldn't be more excited. Nintendo has graces us with an update to Mario Party which adds long desired features to the game and Sean no longer has to wait for Pokemon Snap.The reviews are out and it seems that IGN still doesn't know how game reviews work. David has started playing It Takes Two and Sean finds out about Stardew Valley. Falcon and The Winter Solder have concluded and the guys give their final thoughts on the series. Finishing off with May game releases and a very special announcement. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

This week it's all in the cloud. xCloud that is! Join Sean and David as they discuss Microsoft's latest feature update to Gamepass Ultimate, and how it compares to the likes of PlayStation Now and Google Stadia. And Sony has once again backtracked on what they said they would do. This time to the delight of many gamers, they've decided to not shutdown the PS3 and PS Vita digital stores. But that's not all they're doing. Rumors have it they want to add Movies and TV Shows to your PlayStation Plus membership. Does this mean that the only way to catch the new Spider-Man movie will be on PlayStation?

And speaking of PlayStation, Sean is super exited to finally get to play MLB The Show 21 on his Xbox. This is a major turning point in Baseball history and finally Microsoft is at bat.