Reggie Fils-Aime is stepping down at Nintendo and the Anthem reviews are heating up the internet. I guess we have a lot to talk about on this show.

What a week of news. From the highs (Nintendo Direct surprising us with a good lineup for 2019) to the lows (Activision laying off 800 people despite record sales), we’ve got a lot to cover in this latest episode.

Respawn kicked off the week announcing AND releasing Apex Legends on the same day. The new battle royale shooter is making waves already - but what does that mean for Titanfall 3? And I finally give my review for Spider-Man on the PS4!

Some bold moves have been made lately with Nintendo putting Metroid Prime back in the hands of Retro and Metro Exodus abandoning Steam for the world of Epic Games. We discuss the fallout of those decisions and if they will pan out for the better.

EA can’t seem to get a Star Wars game out beyond their Battlefront games as was indicated by their cancellation of the EA Vancouver project picked up from Visceral Games. What is going on at EA and more than that - what could be going on elsewhere that we’re not getting more Star Wars content?

Bungie is on its own now - free from the tumultuous partnership with Activision over its Destiny franchise. A lot of excitement at what Bungie will do next, but there is cautious optimism to keep in mind on this independence. Plus - Alien Blackout is here....and it’s on mobile. Yay?

We’ve arrived to 2019! And I have thoughts about video games and what are some of the things we should be thinking about to make them better than they already are.

On this last episode of the year, we reveal the Game of the Year for 2018 and reflect on the state of the industry as we move forward into 2019!

We continue our discussion of games of the year with the #2 game. I had a rough time debating between Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Spider-Man but as a comic book fan and lover of Arkham games, it was becoming more obvious what I’d go with next.

The time has come to get those games of the Year discusses and narrowed down! We start that countdown today with talking about Celeste and its challenging and rewarding platforming and its messages on mental health topics.