3G Collective Podcast: Recent Episodes
3G Collective
We are collective that talk about the Gaming news once a month! We do a mini-series called BackTrack to help fill out between the episodes, where we just talk about anything gaming related we want to talk about
Jose and Gerado talk about the ESA and the recent State of play.
ESA and E3 2020
https://www.destructoid.com/leaked-esa-communications-outline-plans-to-morph-e3-from-a-trade-show-to-a-festival--567142.phtml
https://gamedaily.biz/article/1215/e3-2020-planning-document-proposes-overhaul-with-queuetainment-new-floor-plan-industry-only-day
State of Play September 2019
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/09/24/state-of-play-september-2019-the-complete-recap/
Jose ask Gerardo about his experience with the new Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
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This Month of course we getting to the hearth of a story with blizzard, PS5 and more.
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00:00:38:10 -Trailers:
Medievil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWH9-iaas7s
Marvel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEMQnjLZrcU
CTR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VvxUFrJR1A
Rabbids - https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/08/rabbids-coding-teaches-programming-concepts/
Harvest Moon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE4yAvAwBrQ
Brain Age - https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/11/20909827/nintendo-switch-brain-age-training-release-date-europe
Yakuza 9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADvQSltYAM
Crossroad Inn - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-07-crossroads-inn-a-fantasy-pub-sim-comes-out-in-a-couple-of-weeks
00:09:04:16 - Blizzard Hearthstone
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20906110/blizzard-hearthstone-ban-hong-kong-china-epic-games-fortnite-blitzchung
https://twitter.com/GameOverGreggy/status/1182399181811417088
https://www.destructoid.com/here-are-some-alternatives-to-hearthstone-569145.phtml
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-11-overwatchs-mei-has-reached-hong-kong-protests
https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtestBlizzcon/comments/dg95gc/facebook_event_set_up_to_organize_the_blizzcon/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/11/20910127/riot-games-hong-kong-protests-statement
00:30:32:15 - Playstation 5
https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-playstation-5/
00:43:32:23 - Quick Fire News
Last of Us 2 Multiplayer - https://www.destructoid.com/the-last-of-us-part-ii-is-skipping-multiplayer-568047.phtml
EA Leak - https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/351721/EA_leaks_personal_information_of_approximately_1600_FIFA_20_players.php
Mixer Co-founder leaving - https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/352088/Mixer_cofounder_Matt_Salsamendi_departs_Microsoft.php
Doom Eternal Push back - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/08/doom-eternal-delayed-to-2020
PS system update - https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/06/ps4-system-software-update-7-00-launches-this-week/
Borderlands 3 characters - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-3-director-says-more-characters-arent-/1100-6469987/
Luigi Mansion 3 DLC - https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/09/20/luigis-mansion-3-is-getting-paid-multiplayer-dlc
Bioware Anthem Update - http://blog.bioware.com/2019/09/17/what-is-next-for-anthem/
Jose and Gerardo revisit Crash Team Racing Nitro Fuel that leads into a discussion about micro-transactions and review scores
Jose and Gerado talk about some gamescom, telltale, and the new One Punch Man game
00:01:05 - Games you may have missed 00:08:40 - TellTale Revival 00:17:25 - Stadia and Cyperpunk 2077 00:20:00 - Insomnaic games acquire by Sony 00:27:00 - Avengers 19 minute gameplay trailer 00:31:00 Quickfire News
Games you may have missed 00:58 - Stone Story RPG https://www.pcgamer.com/stone-story-rpg-finds-a-new-way-to-craft-a-world-out-of-ascii-art/ 01:10 - Cat Lady https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/07/24/cat-lady-an-adorable-indie-dungeon-crawler-announced-by-viz-media 01:40 - Kingdoms of the Dump Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingdomsofthedump/kingdoms-of-the-dump 02:35 - Plants Vs Zombies 3 https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/18/20699249/plants-vs-zombies-3-pre-alpha-android 02:42 - Sonic's Cartoon Cameo https://www.gameinformer.com/gamer-culture/2019/07/19/sonic-the-hedgehog-joins-ok-ko-lets-be-heroes-in-an-upcoming-episode-to 02:48 - Netflix Witcher Series https://www.gameinformer.com/gamer-culture/2019/07/20/netflixs-witcher-series-wont-adapt-the-games-storylines 03:40 - Fishing Sim World Pro Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh5WU7pmYgg
Big Stories 07:00 Stadia Talk Reddit Ama - https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/ceuy4w/hi_im_andrey_doronichev_and_im_the_director_of/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-19-stadia-pro-isnt-netflix-for-games-google-insists-its-more-like-xbox-live-gold-or-playstation-plus Tools to managa data usage - https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/347019/Tools_to_manage_Stadias_data_usage_are_in_the_works_says_Google.php 14:26 Switch Lite Announcement - https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-switch-lite-is-200-and-colorful-but-doesnt-connect-to-tv/ Base Model changes - https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-improved-base-switch-model-561058.phtml Console Comparisions - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-comparison-switch-lite-new-battery/1100-6468336/
23:18 Quick Fire News 23:34 Gamestop Redesigning Stores - https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/346721/GameStop_taps_design_firm_RGA_to_help_keep_its_stores_relevant.php 23:33 Dragon Ball Z Playable characters - https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/07/17/dragon-ball-z-kakarot-includes-piccolo-gohan-and-vegeta-as-playable-characters 28:49 What do Mortal Kombat and Space Invaders have in common? Film writers - https://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-movie-writer-signs-on-for-space-invaders-adaptation-560894.phtml https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-line-is-working-on-a-space-invaders-movie-and-noth-1836338982 30:25 Monster Rancher with digital port - https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/07/24/the-original-monster-rancher-is-getting-a-re-release-in-japan 30:32 Home Consoles and Tariffs -https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-26-microsoft-sony-and-nintendo-25-percent-tariff-on-consoles-would-cause-disproportionate-harm 35:31 Dreams content creators wanted -https://www.mediamolecule.com/jobs/content_creator_contractors 35:49 Nintendo switch Joycon Drift fix - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzzva/internal-nintendo-memo-instructs-customer-service-to-fix-joy-con-drift-for-free 36:10 Pokemon Sword and Shield and there models - https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2019/7/13/20693069/pokemon-sword-shield-pokedex-limited-game-freak-statement-nintendo-switch https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-14-game-freak-isnt-recycling-3ds-models-in-pokemon-sword-and-shield-after-all https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/14/pokemon-sword-and-shield-arent-recycling-3d-models-game-freak-confirms
E3 may have overshadow some news stories, Jose and Adrian brings this to the front along with some games you may have missed Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/3G_Collective
Time Codes and sources
2:00 - Game Announcements
3:20 - Discussing the playdate and some games https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/22/18636485/playdate-release-games-handheld-panic
8:46 - Industry News Starts
8:51 - Ouya store shut down https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/22/the-ouyas-store-closes-next-month
12:23 Nippon Ichi developer news https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/21/report-disgaea-developer-nippon-ichi-can-no-longer-pay-employees
15:10 - gamestop woes https://gamedaily.biz/article/925/gamestop-shares-nosedive-after-quarterly-earnings-miss-analyst-expectations-by-90-million https://www.thinkgeek.com/help/
23:22 - Epic Games exclusive updates https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/343358/The_Epic_Games_Store_exceeded_THQ_Nordics_expectations_says_CEO.php
30:51 - Riot Walk outs and riot response https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/5108/riot-games-says-lawsuit-plaintiffs-waived-rights-to-sue https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/6/18069714/league-of-legends-riot-games-sued-gender-discrimination https://kotaku.com/current-and-former-employees-sue-riot-games-for-gender-1830262786 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gy4qv7/league-of-legends-studio-faces-employee-walkout-promises-changes https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/29/18522895/riot-games-employees-walkout-protest-company-culture https://kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198 https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18534477/riot-employees-walkout-forced-arbitration-workplace-culture https://www.cbsnews.com/news/riot-games-walkout-league-of-legends-employees-protest-forced-arbitration-sexual-harassment-claims/ https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/commitments-on-arbitration-and-cultural-transformation https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/342904/Riot_ignores_calls_to_scrap_mandatory_arbitration_for_all_employees.php https://www.epi.org/publication/the-arbitration-epidemic/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/dispute_resolution/resources/DisputeResolutionProcesses/arbitration/
Weeks later, does E3 2019 hold up? Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/3G_Collective
Time Codes and sources
1:48 - Google Stadia Event Recap 3:39 - Discuss: Google Stadia
10:27 - EA News 11:23 - Discuss: Volta Football Talk 12:51 - Discuss: EA News
13:56 - Microsoft E3 Recap 16:26 - Microsoft Discussion Starts 16:45 - Discuss: Microsoft Game Pass 19:47 - Discuss: Xbox Wireless Elite Version 2 22:53 - Discuss: Specs of Xbox 28:06 - Discuss: Cyberpunk 2077 30:49 - Discuss: Elden Ring
32:33 - Bethesda Press Conference Recap 34:11 - Discuss: Orion 36:22 - Discuss: Overall Bethesda Feelings
44:59 - Devolver Digital Recap 46:30 - Devolver Discussion Discussion Starts 48:03 - Discuss: My Friend Pedro 48:38 - Lite Discuss: Carrion
50:02 - Ubisoft Rundown 51:32 - Discuss: Watch Dogs Legion 55:30 - Discuss: Overall Thoughts of Ubisoft
58:31 - Square Enix Press Conferece Recap 01:00:28 - Discuss: Marvel Avengers 01:06:01 - Discuss: Final Fantasy VIII 01:08:45 - Discuss: FFVII Remake 01:13:25 - Discuss: Overall Thoughts of Square Enix
01:14:37 - Jose doesn't know Music
01:15:40 - Nintedo Direct Recap 01:18:59 - Discuss: Doug Bowser Introduction 01:20:17 - Discuss: Dragon Quest Smash 01:23:24 - Discuss: Luigi Mansion 3 01:25:48 - Discuss: Trials of mana 01:28:26 - Dicuss: The Feelings of E3 Trailer's 01:30:09 - Dicuss: Overall Thoughts of Nintedo
01:30:46 - Dicuss: Who did E3 best
01:34:33 - Goodbyes
A lot of big announcement just in last month got us talking of some epic, google, news
Our Sources:
Blizzard Jobs Cut https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-01-activision-blizzard-800-job-cuts-could-negatively-impact-our-business https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-12-activision-blizzard-sees-record-year-plans-to-decrease-net-headcount-by-8-percent
Pokemon Sword and Shield https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-enters-generation-8-with-pokemon-sword-and-shield--544408.phtml
Latest Nintendo Direct https://www.destructoid.com/after-four-long-years-bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-finally-has-a-release-window-542867.phtml https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/1095959255377539072 https://gematsu.com/2019/02/square-enix-undecided-on-whether-vanilla-dragon-quest-xi-will-receive-definitive-edition-content https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/14/all-of-the-news-trailers-and-gameplay-from-february-13s-nintendo-direct
Google Stadia https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/20/18273098/google-stadia-games-release-platform-controller-gdc-2019 https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/19/18272976/google-stadia-gdc-2019-crowd-play-youtube-streamers https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/20/google-stadia-recommends-a-25-megabit-internet-connection
Epic Games Exclusive https://www.destructoid.com/epic-just-keeps-getting-exciting-new-exclusives-for-its-store-547078.phtml
Quick Fire Razer Games https://www.razer.com/gamestore/closure https://www.razer.com/gamestore/closure#faqs
THQ https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/4/18249988/thq-nordic-8chan-ama-apology https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/03/04/thq-nordics-parent-company-issues-official-apology-for-8chan-ama-incident https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-04-thq-nordic-parent-company-apologizes-for-8chan-ama https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-04-thq-nordic-parent-company-apologizes-for-8chan-ama http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/337907/THQ_Nordic_group_CEO_apologizes_for_perturbing_8chan_AMA.php
System Shock 3 Trailer https://kotaku.com/system-shock-3s-first-trailer-is-here-1833420641
Xbox Live coming to switch https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/03/20/gdc-evolving-idxbox-program-for-developers/
Halo Master Chief Collection to PC https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/03/12/halo-mcc-coming-to-pc/
Sega pulls Judgement http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/338552/Sega_pulls_Judgment_from_sale_in_Japan_following_drug_arrest.php
Back 4 Blood https://talk.turtlerockstudios.com/t/back-4-blood-announce-faq/112400 https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/14/18265430/back-4-blood-turtle-rock-left-4-dead
Netflix Dragon's Dogma Anime https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/anime-production-line-deal
Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/03/04/kingdom-hearts-director-says-marvel-and-star-wars-would-be-tricky-to-add
Sony Ends vita http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/337844/Sony_ends_PlayStation_Vita_production_in_Japan.php
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Movies, Battles, and Achievements!? Oh my! February's podcast got us delve into to all the past news of month and early this month
Jose’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/_AStrayJose Adrian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/A_Mykahl Group Twitter: https://twitter.com/3G_Collective
Our Sources Monster Hunter Movie Release Date https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-07-paul-w-s-andersons-monster-hunter-movie-gets-a-release-date
Resident Evil TV Series https://deadline.com/2019/01/resident-evil-tv-series-in-works-netflix-1202541277/
Generation Zero Release Date & Trailer https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/24/generation-zero-now-has-a-release-date https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtvVuF3dE1c&feature=youtu.be
Metro Exodus Exclusivity https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/28/18200610/metro-exodus-epic-games-store-exclusive-pc https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/28/metro-exodus-digital-pc-distribution-will-be-an-epic-store-exclusive https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/28/18201004/valve-metro-exodus-epic-games-store
EA Subscription Service http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/336095/EA_has_a_subscription_service_for_another_major_platform_in_the_works.php
EA Battlefield V Poor Sales http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/336203/EA_CEO_claims_poor_marketing_delays_and_battle_royale_woes_hurt_Battlefield_V.php
Apex Legends https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/07/apex-legends-drew-in-over-1-million-players-in-less-than-8-hours
ScrewAttack Name Change https://gamerant.com/screwattack-death-battle/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZryExfZ9wdQ&t=1s
Machinima Channel Problems https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/01/16/machinima-creators-joining-fullscreen/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/19/18189611/machinima-youtube-fullscreen-warner-bros-multi-channel-network
Xbox Live coming to Nintendo Switch? https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/4/18210199/microsoft-xbox-live-ios-android-switch-cross-platform
QUICKFIRE ROUNDS (In order as talked) https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/02/07/the-witchers-geralt-lands-in-monster-hunter-world-today
https://kotaku.com/epic-games-store-release-crashes-without-files-called-1832443612
https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/02/07/classic-bioware-and-black-isle-rpgs-are-coming-to-consoles-this-year
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/25/bethesda-details-fallout-76-pvp-mode
https://www.destructoid.com/kingdom-hearts-leaks-cause-director-to-reconsider-simultaneous-worldwide-launches-540126.phtml
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-30-sony-sends-off-ps3-plus-games-with-metal-gear-solid-4
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/07/devil-may-cry-5-director-considered-dragons-dogma-2
https://www.destructoid.com/take-two-isn-t-interested-in-creating-its-own-digital-platform-541972.phtml