Video Game Purists

The day has come, it's officially E3 Press Conferences Day 1 of 3, completely focused on Electronic Arts (EA).  A panel with Fred, Heffe, Jam, and Normii get together to discuss what they saw and what they thought.  At the end they also speak of predictions going into Day 2 and Microsoft/Bethesda.

Fred flies solo to discuss Time's recent interview with Sony's Jim Ryan, what his statements truly meant about Sony, and what he hopes to see from the company at this year's E3.  In an interesting hybrid with both a modern and retro show, there's plenty of discussion about Sony's legacy, both in games and in business, and how many sites may have been more harsh on Ryan's comments than necessary.

This week the schedule is all messed up so it ends up being only Fred and Trees.  They do manage to have a great discussion including putting final comments on last week's That Dragon, Cancer debate, retro gaming at summer vacation spots, and next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).  Fred will be attending the show and bringing tons of podcast content next week, so stay tuned.

Fred and Trees are joined by Jesus of the Horrible Gamers Podcast to discuss a bunch of things going on right now that, quite frankly, bug us.  Instead of it being a whine fest the trio actually break down why these problems exist and how best to deal with them.  Additionally there's reader mail and a "Just Stop" for good measure.

The Wii U was Nintendo's follow-up to the widely successful Wii, but amidst an overall lack of interest to gamers it was met with mostly resistance.  The slogan "How U Will Play Next" was far from accurate and thanks to a lack of consumer understading of what the console on top of the scruitiny leveled against the library it was never much of a success.  Still, Fred has fond memories and he takes you through the journey of the Wii U from announcement to today.