The PowerSwitch

Early impressions of Mass Effect: Andromeda, the facial animation glitches that have dominated the game's conversation online, falsely attacking a former EA employee based on fake information, more fallout from last week's communication drama, a loss of love for Nintendo, possible future iterations of Switch's Joy-Con controllers, the challenge of emulating games with control gimmicks, and Peter's wife Rachel joins the show in the podcast's shift to Twitch broadcasting in full video - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(2:32) - Main Topic: Animation and Atrocity in Andromeda

(21:11) - Caller: Tony (Kentucky)

(43:39) - Caller: Exelev (Texas)

(54:13) - What It Means to Me: Mass Effect

(1:02:23) - Outro

Conflicts reach the game industry which highlight how poorly we communicate with those we disagree with, Colin Moriarty leaves Kinda Funny, Zelda fans can't handle Jim Sterling's 7/10 review of Breath of the Wild, JonTron sides with alt-right perspectives on Twitter, whether or not some classic games are untouchable, the mob mentality of hating certain game franchises, attaching self-esteem to one's favorite games, taking criticism as a personal attack, and how the Kinda Funny community has changed - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(1:28) - Main Topic: A Failure to Communicate in Games Media

(17:16) - Caller: Doba (Kansas)

(26:50) - Caller: Samson (Indiana)

(32:47) - Caller: Exelev (Texas)

(41:33) - Caller: Scott (Michigan)

(52:17) - Caller: Logan (Indiana)

(1:09:03) - What I Am Playing

(1:13:32) - Outro

First-week impressions of the Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, if it's possible to call Breath of the Wild the best game in The Legend of Zelda series, Breath of the Wild's few flaws, where Zelda goes from here, what Breath of the Wild's DLC story may include, what it's like to beat Breath of the Wild, and Peter's personal history with The Legend of Zelda - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(:53) - Main Topic: The Best Zelda Game of All Time

(16:25) - Caller: Scott (Michigan)

(33:54) - Caller: Ken (New York)

(46:29) - What It Means to Me: The Legend of Zelda

(57:55) - Outro

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service shows a new commitment to a game distribution model with potentially huge industry ramifications, over sixty indie games announced during the Nintendo Switch Indie Showcase, new virtual reality pricing models show further competitiveness between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and Nintendo Switch is taking up the mantle of the PlayStation Vita - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(1:05) - Main Topic: Xbox and the Netflix for Games

(12:17) - Caller: Videogameguru64 (Illinois)

(22:59) - Caller: Matt (New Jersey)

(35:00) - Top Five Takeaways: Nintendo Switch Indie Showcase

(46:40) - Outro

Alex O'Neill from Irrational Passions joins the show as its inaugural guest co-host to discuss the adventures of podcasting about games, the hype that is building with less than a week until the Nintendo Switch launch, the next move that the Xbox brand must make, what makes the 'Tales of' series so good, and the games he has been playing recently - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(2:55) - Meet Alex O'Neill

(17:30) - Main Topic: Countdown to Nintendo Switch

(34:08) - Caller: Ivan (Illinois)

(48:52) - Caller: Scott (Michigan)

(1:07:53) - Caller: Videogameguru64 (Illinois)

(1:18:01) - What Our Guest Is Playing

Horizon Zero Dawn vs. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in a battle for the attention of players who wish to avoid genre burnout, Sony's exclusive advantage at the start of a historic 2017, a Switch-like patent appears from Sony, the Nintendo Switch user interface leaks from a stolen system, managing digital game file sizes, playing games in the same franchise vs. in the same genre, Johto adventures with Pokémon GO, and Peter has been playing Gears of War 4 - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(2:07) - Main Topic: The Battle of Horizon vs. Zelda

(11:42) - Caller: Scott (Michigan)

(19:51) - Caller: Videogameguru64 (Illinois)

(28:52) - Caller: DQP (Alaska)

(39:32) - Caller: Ken (New York)

(50:33) - What Am I Playing?

A season pass has been announced for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before its release, the outrage over Nintendo's future DLC plans, Super Smash Bros. competitive drama over the Smash Summit invitational tournament, Steam Greenlight will be phased out in the spring, PS4 Pro will enhance game performance with Boost Mode, Microsoft's E3 conference will be on a Sunday this year, Pokémon GO shifts to Johto, the "famous" animated gaming TV show will be based on Castlevania, Maker Studios parts ways with Pewdiepie, and Konami reports surprising profits - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(1:48) - Main Topic: The Hysteria of a Zelda Season Pass

(15:40) - Caller: Seth (Pennsylvania)

(32:50) - Headline Roundup

E3 2017 will be open to the public for the first time in the history of the expo, advice for first-time attendees that will be buying tickets, what E3 can do to make the press conferences more special, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 wins the Evo 2017 fan voting contest, and Peter's tweets from when he attended E3 2010 - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(1:51) - Main Topic: E3 2017 Goes Public

(12:28) - Caller: Seth (Pennsylvania)

(30:12) - The Wayback Gameback Time Machine

How video games presented themselves in commercial breaks during Super Bowl LI, the early intrigue of Fire Emblem Heroes, Conan Exiles pushes character customization boundaries, being sold on 1-2-Switch, hacks vs. glitches in the competitive Pokémon metagame, GameStop's "Circle of Life" methodology, the result of the Oculus vs. Zenimax legal case, possible Nintendo Network annual pricing, Tony Hawk's contender for gaming tweet of the year, and the last episode of Hot Pepper Gaming - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(1:35) - Main Topic: Advertising Games in Super Bowl LI

(15:07) - Caller: Varshol (New Jersey)

(27:53) - Caller: Videogameguru64 (Illinois)

(37:52) - Headline Roundup

The list of 30 gaming questions that is being traded on social media in exchange for likes, fake news raiding game journalism with rumors of Fallout New Vegas 2, Bioware's new IP confirmed for Q1 2018, Nintendo delays the Animal Crossing mobile game, and the video game industry takes a stand against the Trump immigration ban - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

(1:58) - Main Topic: 30 Gaming Questions for Likes

(13:17) - Caller: Rita (California)

(28:05) - Caller: David (Arizona)

(36:59) - Things to Think About