Rated G for Gamers: Recent Episodes
Dave Rottino and Dan Robinson
Dave and Dan are Rated G for Gamers. A podcast filled with news, rumors, in-depth discussions, and all around interesting banter about video games. Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, PC, et al. New shows every Tuesday.
After a long hiatus, Rated G is back! This episode is bittersweet because it's Dave's last show. He'll be stepping down from hosting duties and the show will be going through some changes. But they still have a great show for you. Xbox has their first showcase of 2024 and the year looks to be strong for the green machine and the 2023 Game of the Year nominees and winners. All that and more on episode 379 of Rated G.
Sony and Nintendo drop new showcases, the FTC blames Microsoft for devastating Xbox court document leak, and the latest iPhone lean in on AAA gaming. All that and more on episode 378 of Rated G.
Switch 2 rumors are on the rise as the internet claims it's been shown behind closed doors. Is it time? Does 7 years mark the end of the reign of the original Switch? Dan and Dave discuss. Also in the news, E3 as we know it may be dead, and GameStop's CEO Ryan Cohen throws support for physical media. All that and Dan gives his thoughts on Starfield on episode 377.
Sony gets a little greedy with their recent PlayStation Plus price increases. Dan and Dave get critical on this change and ponder whether people will bother paying for the service now. Also in the news, Nintendo goes deep on the new Super Mario Bros. Wonder in their latest direct and a new Atari 2600 console hits the market. All that and Dan's got some wrestling takes on episode 376.
Sony finally drops it's price and system specifics on their new handheld, the PlayStation Portal. The internet certainly had thoughts and so does Dan and Dave. Also in the news, Gamescom has come and gone and we get some announcements and gameplay trailers, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 gets a release date, and Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario is stepping down on episode 375.
The all digital future is here as Microsoft winds down the Xbox 360 store. Dan and Dave discuss what this means for the gaming space. Also in the news, Xbox rolls out a new enforcement strike system for unruly players, leaked photos of Lenovo's new handheld appear online and Sega now officially owns Angry Birds. All that and new Hayden Christensen content comes to every game ever on episode 374.
This episode is spicy like a habanero pepper as Strauss Zelnick doubles down on the Red Dead Redemption port pricing, the Video Game History Foundation puts out a troubling report on classic video games and THQ Nordic puts out a showcase of upcoming games. All that and Dan and Dave's takes on the Twisted Metal tv series and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 on episode 373.
With the launch of Wrestlequest, we have returning to the show Patrick Hickey Jr. to talk about his involvement with the game, voice acting, and his favorite wrestlers and matches of all time. In the news, rumors of a new Nintendo console continue to grow, Final Fantasy XIV heads to consoles and EA is porting Star Wars - Jedi Survivor to previous generation consoles. All that and more on episode 372.
2023 is certainly shaping up to be a big year. Since it's a new month, we've got the new releases for August and boy is this month stacked. In the news, Microsoft brings down the hammer on gamers using their Xboxes for emulation, Dying Light developer Techland acquired by Tencent and a rare insurance ad referencing Super Mario World from New Mexico is unearthed. All that and more on episode 371 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Pro Wrestling for the NES and Fable for the original Xbox and in Our Top 3 segment, our top 3 Marvel games.
We may be close to the end of the Microsoft court battle as Activision Blizzard extends deadline to Microsoft in acquisition as to work out streaming rights in Europe and Sony signs 10-year agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation platforms. Also in the news, as the SAG-AFTRA strike heats up, we find out that video game and commercial work are allowed as they fall under a different union, Xbox Live Gold is being sunset and NetherRealm Studios confirms Homelander, Peacemaker and more for MK 1. All that and more on episode 370.
Microsoft in a stunning victory has hopped all hurdles standing in it's way to acquire Activision Blizzard. It's all but complete with the exception of some streaming rights in Europe. Also in the news, Limited Run has their summer showcase and the content and execution were super rad, EA confirms Black Panther game in development and Larry Hyrb is stepping down as Major Nelson from Xbox. All that and more on episode 369.
On this week's episode, a rare 272 page PDF gets leaked from Sega detailing their confidence in the Sega Saturn, composer Grant Kirkhope thinks there's not enough fandom for a Banjo Kazooie sequel, Yuji Naka faces a 1.2 million dollar fine for insider trading and ol' Peter Molyneux is back with another Fable like project. All that and Dan's opinions on the Witcher and Marvel's Secret Invasion on episode 368.
We may be finally coming to the end of the Activision Blizzard acquisition court case! At the end of this month, a court ruling will decide whether or not Microsoft can move forward with the acquisition. If they get denied, Microsoft claims they will walk away. Very interesting times indeed. Also in the news, Red Dead Redemption and Assassin's Creed 4 - Black Flag may be getting remakes and the Gulf War Gameboy moves from it's Nintendo World Store location in New York. All that and the games coming out this month and Dan and Dave's game of the half year. What a jam packed episode!
Seriously! We thought E3 summer showcase time was over but Nintendo comes out of the left field and surprises us wth a summer direct. And boy did they deliver. New games, new remakes and so much more. So join Dan and Dave on episode 366 where they get into all of it.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about NCIS 3D for the 3DS and WCW Mayhem for the PS1 and in our Triple R segment, Mortal Kombat Special Forces for the PS1, and Twisted Metal 2 for the PS1.
We've finally come to a close of the pseudo E3 season with a bevy of showcases. Dan and Dave discuss Ubisoft Forward, the Devolver Digital showcase, Day of the Devs and the Capcom showcase. Who came to play and who didn't even show up. Join us on episode 365 as they break it all down.
Microsoft comes out swinging during their showcase in the Summer Game Fest. Lots of games on display, 11 from their own studios. Check out this episode for all the details and Dan and Daves hot takes.
it's all about Jeff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2023 on this episode. Tons of games, premieres and and an in depth look of Mortal Kombat 1 with Ed Boon all on episode 363 of Rated G.
On this weeks episode, Dan and Dave talk to streamer GGGorgeous. She talks about gaming as a parent, her love of RPGs, the 1990 classic the Wizard and her thoughts on the greatest game of all time. In the news, Activision Blizzard may have a backup buyer if the Microsoft acquisition fails, the Meta Quest 3 gets announced and THQ wants to put out a physical edition of Alan Wake 2 on episode 362.
It's all about Sony's press conference on episode 361. New trailers from Sony's latest acquisitions, a surprise remake from Konami and a new handheld?! All that and more on episode 361 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Darkstalkers for the PS1 and Joe and Mac 2 - Lost in the Tropics for the SNES and in Our Top 3 segment, in honor of Tears of the Kingdom releasing, our top 3 Zelda games.
Controversy over the new Mortal Kombat reboot price for the Switch ignites the internet as the inevitable seventy dollar price tag is coming. Dan and Dave discuss. Also in the news, PlayStation announces their 2023 showcase and they also throw their hat in the hardware accessibility ring, PS exclusive Stray is coming to Xbox and we say goodbye to Brendan O'Brien, the voice of Crash Bandicoot on episode 360.
This is it! Tears of the Kingdom has finally dropped! Dan and Dave spent the day at the Nintendo World Store too celebrate and pick up a copy. They're only a few hours in but does the game live up to the hype? Also, a speedrunner has already beaten the game in less than 2 hours and the game has been out less than a day. Crazy indeed. So check out our latest episode where it's all things Zelda... well mostly.
The trailer for the Gran Turismo movie drops and boy do Dan and Dave have differing opinions. But that's not the biggest news this week. Phil Spencer makes an appearance on the Kinda Funny podcast and takes responsibility for Xbox's recent misteps, Activision stands to get 3 billion if Microsoft deal falls through and a new Double Dragon game is in the works on episode 358.
The CMA this week in a shocking turn of events blocks the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft, the Twisted Metal TV show trailer drops, Sony gets Japan exclusive FFXVI accessories and good news for gamers who want a PSVR 2. All that and Dan confuses Dave on this episode with some new lingo that Dan swears is in with the kids on Tiktok on episode 357.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Kirby 64 for the N64 and The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages for the GBC and in our Triple R segment, NBA Jam and Saturday Night Slammasters.
Lots of drama this week as Gary Bowser, the hacker who was part of Team Xecuter who made mod chips to bypass copy protection, was released from jail but a 14.5 million fine owed to Nintendo still on the books. Joseph Staten, ex-Halo boss moves onto work for Netflix Gaming, Sega acquires Rovio Entertainment and Atari regains the rights to a ton of game IP all on episode 356 of Rated G for Gamers.
The final Tears of the Kingdom trailer and an in depth Final Fantasy XVI State of Play both dropped this week. Dave has dubbed this time of 2023 as Christmas 3 because of how good these presentations look. They break down all the juicy details. Also, Redfall will only have 30fps quality mode on launch, Suicide Squad delayed again and a rare Sonic Adventure competition disc resurfaces all on episode 355.
We're back with our regularly scheduled programming and a lot happened in the past two weeks. The ESA officially cancels E3 this year. Dan and Dave discuss the future of the show and if it will even return next year. Also in the news, Gamestop copes with low sales numbers, Sony may be working on a new portable device and a new PlayStation patent suggests temperature changing controllers all on episode 354.
Dan and Dave made it back home and boy are they tired. PAX East 2023 was an amazing experience and they're here to breakdown the rest of the stuff they saw. Games in this show: Dead Island 2, Toxic Crusaders, Gravity Circuit, Smile for Me, Turbo Overkill, Another Space Opera, Moonlight Pulse, Die by the Blade, Planet Cube - Edge, Mythic Protocol: Riftstorm. So join them for all the best moments of this year's con.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Pikmin 3 for the Wii U and Kid Icarus - Uprising for the 3DS and in Our Top 3 segment, our top 3 console launch games.
PAX East 2023 has come to a close and Dan and Dave are exhausted in a good way. This episode highlights some of the best of the show. They cover 30XX, Nocturnal, Elsie, Strayed Lights, Wrestlequest and more. Also in the news, The Last Ronin comic is being adapted into a videogame, Valve announces Counter-Strike 2 and Atari buys Nightdive Studios all on episode 352.
It's their last episode before heading to PAX East! Dan and Dave share what they're looking forward to at the top of the show. Also they go over the notable games coming out next month. In the news, Microsoft partners with cloud streaming service Ubitus, beat 'em up Toxic Crusaders coming for current and previous gen consoles and PC, and the 3DS and Wii U eShops are finally closing down. All that and some Twitter drama over game accessibility on episode 351.
At the top of the show, we get a little lesson on pronunciation and Loch Ness monsters. In the news, Starfield finally gets a concrete release date, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is making a comeback, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed again and an Xbox Series S toaster? All that and more on episode 350 of Rated G.
The Activision Blizzard saga marches on as Sony is forced to reveal private documents to Microsoft after making monopolistic claims if the acquisition goes through. What ultimately will this do to Sony and Microsoft? Also in the news, NSO adds Metroid Fusion to it's game roster, Forspoken Dev Luminous Productions is being folded into Square-Enix and the Wolf Among Us 2 is delayed til next year. All that and more on episode 349 of Rated G.
Sony has their first State of Play of the year and it's quite the snoozefest. Konami claims big plans if E3 is happening, Microsoft doubles down on Call of Duty support for Nintendo consoles, an earnings call lets slip Mortal Kombat 12 production and John Romero gets a lifetime achievement award. All that and Dave's troubles finding a copy of Metroid Prime Remastered on episode 348 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins for the original Gameboy and Doom for the SNES and in our Triple R segment, Mario Hoops 3 on 3 for the Nintendo DS and Labryinth for the Famicom.
At the top of the show, Dave gives his spoiler free review of the new Ant-Man movie and Dan reminisces over the Super Bowl. In the news, with the ongoing Activision Blizzard court precedings, Microsoft agrees that Xbox Game Pass cannibalizes game sales despite previous claims, Nintendo and Sega are giving their employees raises and Ubisoft plans on being at E3 if there even is one on episode 347.
Nintendo gives us a jam packed direct and Dan and Dave are here to break it all down on episode 346 of Rated G for Gamers.
GoldenEye on modern consoles are finally here but is it the port we've been waiting for? Dan and Dave discuss the good, the bad and the differences between them. In the news, Knockout City, the live service dodgeball game is closing down only after a year of being up, all three major console manufacturers bow out of E3 and in Dubai, a giant PS5 is installed as a promotional stunt. All that and plans for the new DCU on episode 345 of Rated G for Gamers.
Xbox's latest developer direct, GoldenEye 007 Xbox and Switch remakes drop and boy do they have issues, The Last of Us Part 1 sees huge spike in game sales following HBO show and Metal Gear Solid 2 player beats the game using a dance pad. All on episode 344 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Tork for the original Xbox and Vanquish for the Xbox 360 and in our Triple R segment, Thor for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and Comix Zone for the Genesis.
The tech industry is a pretty bad state at the moment amid employee cuts. Microsoft reports over ten thousand including 343, Xbox, and Bethesda. Also in the news, the EU is reportedly objecting to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard purchase, Xbox and Platinum rumored to be reviving Scalebound and devs protest Indian government categorizing videogames as gambling. All that and Dan and Dave fawn over HBO's The Last of Us on episode 343.
WATA just can't do anything right. It gets into hot water again after it incorrectly graded a Castlevania - Rondo of Blood which went up on eBay for 4k. Also in the news, Xbox Bethesda developer direct officially announced and it won't include Starfield, Ubisoft's stock price plummets and Prince Harry misremembers a holiday gift from his mom all on episode 342 of Rated G for Gamers.
They've been away for a bit but Dan and Dave back and better than ever. It's their 2022 recap episode and Game of the Year conversation. 10 games enter and one winner emerges.
On this weeks episode, Sony goes all in on videogame adaptations, Hideo Kojima is working on a Death Stranding movie and an extremely rare Michael Jackson game gets found at a flea market. All this and Dan and Dave look back at their Nintendo Switch gaming stats for the last year on episode 340 of Rated G.
Al Pacino, Final Fantasy XVI, Christopher Judge's long acceptance speech and a shout to Bill Clinton. All these things happened at the 2022 Game Awards. It was a wild night and Dan and Dave spend the episode breaking it all down.
Dan gets heated at the top of the show making bold claims about Batman videogames and Dave has to come in a set the record straight. In the news, a new Super Mario Movie trailer drops and we get a load of new stuff to talk about, Nintendo causes some controversy after shutting down long running Smash Bros tournament, the PlayStation store finally gets a demo section and IGNs results for best PlayStation character all on episode 338.
It's that time of year again... the Game Awards have announced their nominees for this year's awards. Dan and Dave run through all the awards and give their picks with some colorful commentary. Also in the news, Microsoft cancels the Keystone streaming console and Black Friday deals are here. All that and a stunning loss for Giants against the Lions on episode 337 of Rated G.
Some sad news at the top of show, Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy has passed away. We remember arguably the best Batman from the Animated Series to the Rocksteady Arkham games. In the news, new Twitter boss Elon Musk is causing quite a mess with pay for verified accounts and the internet goes on a parody spree with fake accounts from Nintendo to Valve, EA cancels Project Cars and Dirt franchises and a new John Wick may be in the works. All that and our spirited takes on the new God of War Ragnarok.
Sony announces the PSVR2 price and the internet has a mini heart attack. Xbox Series X could be getting a price increase, the Callisto Protocol won't be coming to Japan, Atari Jaguar games coming to modern platforms and Jordan Peele is interested in making video games on episode 355 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Luigi's Mansion for the Gamecube and Zombies Ate My Neighbors for the Super Nintendo. Also, in our "Our Top 3" segment, our top 3 Super Mario games.
Wild news this week as Hellena Taylor, voice actress for Bayonetta calling for boycott of new game over allegations of lack of proper compensation. Platinum Games provides a different story and the drama hasn't stopped. Also in the news, Konami has a Silent Hill showcase, Capcom has a Resident Evil showcase and since November is coming up soon, all the upcoming game releases. All that and more on episode 334.
On this weeks episode, Dan and Dave discuss the controversial move by Activision Blizzard to mandate cellphone numbers for all new Overwatch 2 and Call of Duty accounts. And not just any cellphone numbers either. Also in the news, the Meta Quest Pro headset is revealed with an outrageous price tag, a new Xbox Console is spotted on Phil Spencer's shelf, Deathloop has been officially confirmed by Arkane to be part of the Dishonored universe, and Microsoft reveals a new version of the Xbox Series X mini fridge all on episode 333.
At the top of the show, Dan AND Dave both have gamer griefs, Steam Decks are now available with no reservation and Sony launches it's PlayStation Stars program. In the news, they discect the Super Mario Bros. movie teaser, a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster reportedly coming to PS5, CD Projekt Red goes ham on new projects and Blizzard can't catch a break with Overwatch 2. All that and more on Episode 322.
On this episode, Google Stadia is finally closing it's doors in early 2023 and Dan and Dave are not surprised. Also in the news, a big GTA VI leak from a hacker, EA announces a new Iron Man game and all the stuff from TGS 2022. All that and Dan gives you October's game releases on episode 331.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Jak and Daxter for the PS2 and most excellent Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Eye of the Beholder trilogy and in our Triple R segment, the seventh generation reboot of Prince of Persia for the Xbox 360 and RC Pro-AM for the NES.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Jak and Daxter for the PS2 and most excellent Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Eye of the Beholder trilogy and in our Triple R segment, the seventh generation reboot of Prince of Persia for the Xbox 360 and RC Pro-AM for the NES.
Would you think Dan and Dave would ever speak about Billy Mitchell and the hippocratic oath on this podcast? Well it definitely happened in a wild story this week. Also in the news, Ubisoft Forward 2022, the Disney and Marvel games showcase 2022 and Halo co-creater Marcus Letho moves to the competition to work on the Battlefield series. All that and more on episode 330.
Would you think Dan and Dave would ever speak about Billy Mitchell and the hippocratic oath on this podcast? Well it definitely happened in a wild story this week. Also in the news, Ubisoft Forward 2022, the Disney and Marvel games showcase 2022 and Halo co-creater Marcus Letho moves to the competition to work on the Battlefield series. All that and more on episode 330.
A new Assassin's Creed game is leaked and Ubisoft officially acknowledges it. Tencent and Sony acquire more shares of FromSoftware, Facebook is shutting down their streaming platform and a new TMNT game is in the works. All that and we find out that Dan actually invented the iPhone on episode 329.
A new Assassin's Creed game is leaked and Ubisoft officially acknowledges it. Tencent and Sony acquire more shares of FromSoftware, Facebook is shutting down their streaming platform and a new TMNT game is in the works. All that and we find out that Dan actually invented the iPhone on episode 329.
After a summer break for a few weeks, Dan and Dave are back at it with all your gaming news. At the top of the show, they celebrate 7 years of Rated G. In the news, they break down all the stuff from Gamescom 2022 all on episode 328.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Jak X Combat Racing for the PS2 and Populous for the Super Nintendo. Also, in our "Our Top 3" segment, our top 3 overrated systems.
At the top of the show, Ben Affleck is set to return as Batman which sparks a serious debate about Batman and his form fitting suits. In the news, the Meta Quest 2 VR gets a surprising price hike, Google reaffirms that Stadia is not going anywhere and EA is reportedly working on an open world Black Panther game. All that and more on episode 327 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Guardian Heroes for the Saturn and Blood for the PC and in our Triple R segment, the arcade classic X-men - Children of the Atom and Final Fantasy VI for the Super Nintendo.
We got some hot news this week. Nintendo announces closing date for Wii U and 3DS eShops, Ubisoft delays its Avatar game and Doom Eternal on Switch is getting a limited edition physical release from Limited Run Games. And because August is right around the corner, the notable games coming out next month all on episode 326.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave discuss the new Resident Evil show on Netflix, Only Murders in the Building, and why Dan would pack up and leave if he lived in the Arconia. In the news, Nintendo finally drops the Bayonetta 3 release date, Sony introduces new loyalty program and Dave has some words for Ubisoft as it continues it's game delisting march with Assassin's Creed being taken off Steam this fall. All that and more on episode 325.
Oh boy do Dan and Dave get a little heated on this latest episode. Some controversy over the God of War special editions triggers a lively debate over sets with no physical game inside. Also in the news, Ubisoft drops an in-depth Skull and Bones presentation, E3 is coming back in 2023 with help from Reed Pop and a new Robocop game trailer drops. All that and more on episode 324.
Nintendo may have had the best Partner Direct ever debuting some games and announcing others coming to the Switch. Also in the news, EA is reportedly working on a new Marvel fighting game, EA puts foot in mouth over tweet, new Atari collection launching with over 90 games and study shows majority of adults think video games should be taught in schools on episode 323.
It's gonna be wild next year as the organizers of E3 and Summer Game Fest are gearing up for a head-on clash. Also in the news, Sega announces new multiplayer shooter game Hyenas from Alien: Isolation Studio, Microsoft is dealing with an Xbox Series X controller shortage, Skull and Bones re-reveal, gameplay, and release date and not to be outdone by last week, the most popular game franchises by state on episode 322.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, it's a fighting game showdown. Dan and Dave talk about Mighty Bomb Jack for the NES and Tetris for the Gameboy. Also, in our "Our Top 3" segment, our top 3 gaming franchises that need to come back.
Dan and Dave can't believe how long it's been since Final Fantasy VII graced the PlayStation 1. They go over all the news from the Square-Enix FF themed event. Also in the news, the Grammys will finally recognize video game music in their next awards show, Xbox reportedly turned down a PGR reboot and the most popular consoles by state on episode 321
E3 may have been cancelled this year but we still got all the presentations and showcases that we could ask for. Xbox and Bethesda, Limited Run, Capcom, Devolver Digital and Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. We go over all the news and announcements. All that and Dan gets a little salty over Microsoft's medicore showing.
Dan is back from vacation and boy did a lot happen in a week. Sony kicks off what would be known as E3 season and they come out swinging. Lots of good news unpack there and Dan and Dave break it all down. Also in the news, Tekken 7 tops the charts as the highest selling game in the series, Konami announces a new Frogger game and Sega announces a new mini console.
On the show this week, special guest Patrick Hickey Jr. Author of The Minds Behind the Games series and the Condrey comic series, voice actor for the upcoming Wrestlequest and Championship Boxing Manager II games and so much more. Dan and Dave get into all of that and more. In the news, Summer Game Fest, Sony's next State of Play and Microsoft could of had the Spiderman series on episode 318 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Chaos Legion and Genji - Dawn of the Samurai for the PS2. Also, in our Triple R segment, Streets of Rage for the Genesis and Tekken 3 for the PS1.
Oh it's been spicy on the internet this week as LeBron James weighs in on the Nintendo 64 vs GameCube debate. Some PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games confirmed, Square Enix to make a big announcement about Final Fantasy VII at the 25th anniversary presentation and Death Stranding may be getting a sequel. All that and Dan and Dave's vacation plans on episode 317.
At the top of the show, Dan fill us in on his thoughts on the Uncharted Movie, Dave talks Moon Knight and Dr. Strange. In the news, Starfield and Redfall are delayed, Limited Run opens their first physical store and EA loses it's FIFA license in 2023. All that and Dave gushes over Elden Ring's Ranni the Witch.
Back on the podcast this week, Retro Wolf 88 to talk about his wild ride with his complete Gamecube collection. In the news, more about the Embracer Group deal with Square-Enix, AEW and Yuke’s butt heads over the new wrestling game, Mafia 4 in development using Unreal Engine 5 and Stone Cold Steve Austin is a big fan of Zelda games. All that and more on episode 315 of Rated G.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, it's a fighting game showdown. Dan and Dave talk about Mortal Kombat - Armageddon for the PS2 and Fighters Megamix for the Saturn. Also, in our "Our Top 3" segment, the top 3 consoles of all time.
Sonic creator Yuji Naka goes off on Square-Enix, right before they sell off the studios behind Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Thief. Embracer is in the process of buying them for 300 million. Also in the news, Xbox and Bethesda Games showcase announced for June, Sega will delist old Sonic games from digital stores and it's leaked that Sony is working on a game preservation initiative. All that and more in episode 314.
At the top of the show, Dave returns from PAX East with a whole lot to talk about; the games, the devs, the crowds, all of it. And Dan is donning his hard hat for some home repairs. In the news, Amy Hennig is back penning another Star Wars game and the purchase options for the new Sonic Origins confuses the internet. All that and more on episode 313.
A big win for consumers this week as PS Plus and Nintendo Switch Online are making subscription changes that will prevent auto renewing and zombie accounts. Also in the news, Lego and Sony pump 2 million in investments into Epic Games,
Hideo Kojima says Kojima Productions will remain independent and Square-Enix officially announces Kingdom Hearts IV. All that and more on episode 312 of Rated G.
Epic launches Unreal Engine 5 for developers, the Wii U is getting a new game, WrestleMania 38 included an Ocarina of Time reference and Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes are on the way. All that and an Xbox One console gets infested with bugs on episode 311 of Rated G.
April Fools day has come and gone and you Rated G loves all the goofs and gags. Dan and Dave talk about their favorites. In the news, Sony revamps its gaming service into a three tiered system to compete with Microsoft's Gamepass offering, Xbox Gamepass is reportedly adding a family plan option, E3 2022 is canceled, and someone made a real Mario Kart out of cardboard and it's pretty awesome. All that and more on episode 310 of Rated G.
At the top of the show, another sad week in celebrity news as we say goodbye to the drummer for the Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins. In brighter news, all of the Netflix Marvel shows are now on Disney Plus. Also in the news, PlayStation acquires Jade Raymond's Haven Studios, the NFL is making an annual VR football game, a new Witcher game confirmed to be in development on Unreal Engine 5 and someone gets Doom to run on a text-based terminal. All that and Dave talks about Vampire Survivor in the Indie Game Spotlight.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about The Guardian Legend for the NES and game that started it all, Yakuza for the PS2. Also, in our "Our Top 3" segment, Dan and Dave talk about the top 3 NES sports titles.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave say goodbye to wrestling legend Scott Hall, they welcome back Tom Brady to football and talk about the worsening state of Gran Turismo 7 gameplay grind. In the news, the Xbox Indie Showcase and Sony's second State of Play drop, Nintendo's Online Expansion Pack gets better, EA cancels it's summer Play showcase and Xbox outsells Playstation. All this and more on episode 308 of Rated G.
At the top of the show, Dan saw The Batman, the EVO 2022 lineup and Dave talks about Gran Turismo and some shady business practices. In the news, PlayStation's February state of Play, E3 may actually be happening this year and Super Nintendo World in California is opening next year. All that and more on episode 307.
On episode 306, Dan and Dave get a little political with all the gaming companies banning sales and services in Russia. In the news, Nintendo celebrates 5 years of the Switch, Netflix gets into gaming for real and Super Smash Bros. gets pulled from EVO 2022.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave discuss Peacemaker, the Cuphead cartoon and Dave's new statue. In the news, the Steam Deck reviews are here and scores are mixed, Capcom is making waves for it's divisive Street Fighter 6 logo and Elon Musk wants to bring Steam to Tesla cars. All that and more on episode 305 of Rated G for Gamers.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave discuss Peacemaker, the Cuphead cartoon and Dave's new statue. In the news, the Steam Deck reviews are here and scores are mixed, Capcom is making waves for it's divisive Street Fighter 6 logo and Elon Musk wants to bring Steam to Tesla cars. All that and more on episode 305 of Rated G for Gamers.
Saturday Morning Retro is back and the most important episode ever is here. Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES and Super Mario World for the SNES. Dan discusses SMB3 and Dave discusses SMW. Also, in a new segment "Our Top 3", Dan and Dave talk about 3 games that defined the N64.
On today's show, Dan runs down the games coming out next month, Dave talks about the game he made and his upgrades to his outdoor deck. In the news, Netflix is making a Bioshock movie, Capcom's countdown timer and EA blames Halo Infinite for Battlefield 2042's poor reception all on episode 304 of Rated G.
Dan and Dave took a bit of a hiatus they're back with all the news of the past few weeks. Sony makes a move on Bungie and it's now a part of the PlayStation family. What does this mean for Destiny and future projects? Also in the news, Nintendo has a killer Direct showcase and it's great for all the RPG fans out there, The Wolf Among Us 2 gets revealed and reportedly the Days Gone director had some ideas for an Uncharted prequel starring Sully all on episode 303.
You thought the Zynga acquisition was big? Microsoft said hold my beer. They acquire Activision Blizzard for $69B making them one of the largest game publishing companies in the world. Also in the news, E3 may be cancelled this year, Nintendo to stop credit card payments on the 3DS and Wii U eShop and Zotac releases a peanut butter for gamers. Also on the show, we talk to Leroy Patterson, the Human Tackboard on wrestling, game testing and having the largest collection of the Sneak King games in the world.
Video Game companies have been going through an acquisition frenzy and this week Take 2 buys mobile giant Zynga. What does this mean for gaming as a whole and what does this mean for Take 2 properties in the mobile space. Also in the news, Sony is ramping up PS4 production amid chip shortages, Twisted Metal may be coming back and Namco could be making a new Killer Instinct game on episode 301.
We've done it folks, EPISODE 300 is here!!! 6 and a half years of doing this podcast and we're not stopping anytime soon. On this special episode, Dan and Dave announce their game of the year, Sony drops more info on the PSVR2 and E3 goes digital for a third year in a row. It's the first episode of the year and it's looks like it's gonna be a good one.
As 2021 comes to a close, Dan and Dave look back at the stories that made 2021. And since this is the last episode of the year, they also go over their game of the year nominations. Who will get nominated and more importantly, who do you think will win?
Oh we got a good one today folks! Joe Chagan returns to the show to talk all things Halo. Dan, Dave and Joe discuss the good and the bad parts of the new open world Halo, multiplayer and which entry in the series is the best. Also, the Game Awards happened last Thursday and we got the winners and all the new announcements all on episode 298 of Rated G for Gamers.
In sad news this week, a PS5 in person sale goes awry as a would-be criminal pulls a gun and tried to steal a console from a seller. Thankfully, no one was fatally injured. Dan and Dave discuss the story and ways that you can be safe when dealing with strangers online. Also in the news, It Takes Two hit by trademark claim by Take-Two Interactive, PlayStation reportedly planning Xbox Gamepass competitor and Sony gets into the restaurant biz with their PlayStation to Plate food offerings. All that and Dave takes one step closer to Skynet on episode 297.
Halo Infinite's multiplayer progression comes under fire by fans for egregious practices, the Golden Joystick 2021 winners announced, Cyberpunk 2077 players are flooding the game's steam page with positive reviews and the new Bioshock may feature two cities, one above, one below. All that and Dan and Dave's thanksgiving weekend on episode 296.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave celebrate their memories of the original Xbox and the Gamecube for it's 20 year anniversaries. In the news, the Game Awards 2021 nominations are officially revealed, MultiVersus fighting game from WB officially announced, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick back in the news for harassment and abuse claims as well as ignoring company issues for years and in some lighter news, Sega Reveals Sonic the Hedgehog, Yakuza, and Shenmue Colognes.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Little Nightmares for the Xbox One and Friday the 13th for the Commodore 64 and in our Triple R segment, the Splatterhouse series and Halloween for the Atari 2600.
Not to be outdone by Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. is rumored to be making a Smash style fighting game as a roster leaks online. Dan and Dave discuss if this is even a good idea. Also in the news, Nintendo falters out the gate launching its Expansion Pak addition to it's online membership, we get some Halo Infinite single player footage from 343 Studios and in bittersweet news, the PAX South convention is closing due to waning attendance. All that and Dave's thoughts on the new Mario Party Superstars on episode 294 of Rated G for Gamers.
Best Buy rolls out a controversial membership option to its Total Tech program and the internet is divided. Dan and Dave get a little heated and discuss the ins and outs and the sad truth of why it may be the best thing we have to stop scalping at the moment. Also in the news, a new Splinter Cell game may be in development, FIFA is shopping its license around to other game studios and the PS5 breaks the 33 month Switch sales streak. All that and more on episode 293 of Rated G for Gamers.
FIFA and EA are rumored to be ending their partnership as reportedly FIFA wants $1 Billion from EA every four years for the license. Also in the news, Sony may be working on a customizable controller with a screen and Nintendo Switch Online expansion pack price and release date revealed. And finally, the Xbox Series X mini fridge price has been revealed and it's very affordable.
At the top of our show Dan and Dave talk the new James Bond Movie, the new Scream trailer and our new Nintendo Switch OLED consoles. In our review round up, Metroid Dread in on the block. In the news, the final Smash Bros DLC character is revealed, Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy: Definitive Edition officially gets announced and in some some may say surprising news, Apple reportedly made more money from games than all three console manufacturers combined in 2019. All that and Dan has some opinions on Lost Judgement on episode 291 of Rated G for Gamers.
News came out surrounding the delay to God of War Ragnarok. Sony Santa Monica didn't say why but Christopher Judge who plays Kratos says his surgery caused game’s delay. Also in the news, Nintendo has an incredible fall direct, Sony acquires Bluepoint Games, Hasbro opens a brand new AAA game division and Sony quietly fixes the PS4 CBOMB issue.
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Nintendo delivers on the one big feature everyone has been asking for, Bluetooth audio. We thought it was a hardware problem but they made it happen. Also not to be outdone, Sony drops a new PlayStation 5 update with some much sought after quality of life features. And accessory company Razer is now selling finger sleeves for mobile gaming on episode 289 of Rated G for Gamers.
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It's 9/11 when this episode was recorded. At the top of the show Dan and Dave share their thoughts and experiences from that day on the 20th anniversary of the attack. In gaming news, Sony has a killer showcase with a ton of surprises and great looking trailers. Also, Sony acquires developer Firespite which is made up of old Studio Liverpool employees who used to be under Sony's umbrella and we get a first look at the Matrix Resurrections trailer all on episode 288 of Rated G.
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Accusations of foul play surface around record-breaking graded game auctions between Wata Games and Heritage Auction House. YouTuber, Karl Jobst broke the alleged scandal recently and even more news has come to light. Dan and Dave break all the details down and what this means for game collectors everywhere. Also in the news, Sony has a PlayStation showcase coming up, THQ Nordic announces 10th anniversary showcase and you can get a free teeth cleaning if you beat this Dentist at Smash Bros.
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Gamescom and come and gone and Dan and Dave have your wrap-up right here. Also it's the end of the month so we got your September game releases at the top of the show, Dave gets a PS5 and Dan has a gamer grief with Microsoft on episode 286 of Rated G for Gamers.
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On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Tron Evolution for the PS3 and Donkey Kong '94 for the Gameboy and in our Triple R segment, Syndicate for the PC and Voodoo Vince for the original Xbox.
Oh boy, our favorite rapper turned game console developer Souja Boy claims he's CEO of Atari. Could this be true? Also in the news, Halo Infinite delays co-op and forge mode, EA issues statement about delisting some of their classic games and a leak claims Sly Cooper 5 is in Development. All that and some spicy game of the year discussion on episode 285 of Rated G for Gamers.
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Nintendo's gets a big win for a solid Indie World Showcase. Metal Slug Tactics, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Axiom Verge 2 just to name a few! Also in the news, an Amiga 500 mini console is coming early 2022, Dr. Disrespect is starting his own videogame studio and a new Wipeout game could be coming for the PSVR 2. All that and more on episode 284 of Rated G for Gamers.
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It's been a big week of news as Activision Blizzard continues to experience fallout from their lawsuit, leaks come out from secret PSVR 2 press conference, Metroid franchise celebrates its 35th anniversary and a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sets new record at auction. All that and Dan has trouble finding a Loftwing Amiibo on episode 283 of Rated G for Gamers.
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Activision Blizzard in very hot water after the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing files lawsuit against company for discrimination and sexual harassment against women in the workplace, employees stage a walkout in protest and J. Allen Brack, head of Blizzard Entertainment steps down during all of this. It's big news that's still unveiling itself and Rated G is here bring you all the coverage and expose why the games industry is a terrible place that needs some much needed reform.
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On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Infamous for the PS3 and Halo - Combat Evolved for the original Xbox and in our Triple R segment, Fallout 2 and Mortal Kombat Mythologies - Sub Zero.
EA finally comes to the party and has it's EA Play 2021 which to us signals the end of the E3 2021 season. Did they show anything good? Did Madden 22 steal the show? Also in the news, Ed Boon talks Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter crossover, Tencent acquires Sackboy developer Sumo Digital and a mint condition NES collection fetches 30k at Goodwill auction. All that and more on episode 281.
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Big news this week as Valve reveals switch-like handheld gaming PC the Steam Deck, Netflix and PlayStation could be teaming up for a game streaming service and Nickelodeon squares off against Nintendo with their own Super Smash Bros. style game. All that and Super Mario 64 breaks records as the most expensive game sale of all time on episode 280 of Rated G for Gamers.
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Nintendo finally debuts the new version of their successful handheld/home console hybrid, the Nintendo Switch OLED. Does it stack up to the rumors? Listen in to find out. Also in the news, Sony drops their State of Play, Kojima and Microsoft moving forward with exclusive game and Netflix Ceases Services on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. All that and more on episode 279 of Rated G for Gamers.
EA makes the news this week with rumors of a Dead Space revival and they try and revamp their loot box mechanics in FIFA 21 FUT mode. Have they learned their lessons and made things fair and transparent? Listen to find out all the dizzying details. Also in the news, Katsuhiro Harada says Tekken X Street Fighter isn't cancelled, Konami reveals a new game and Dan and Dave go over their game of the half year.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Wipeout for the PS1 and Call of Duty Black Ops II for the WiiU and in our Triple R segment, Advance Wars and SSX Tricky.
E3 has come and gone and Dan and Dave are here to recap it all. They give their highlights and run through what predictions they got right and wrong thus far.
E3 is winding down and Dan and Dave have all the coverage on the final presentations. Both Nintendo and Limited Run Games are on this episode. So join us as we break down all the info and give these two conferences a grade.
According to Dan E3 starts when Microsoft gets on stage. They break down Day 2 with the Xbox and Square-Enix presentations. Listen as they discuss all the highs, lows and surprises.
E3 2021 has finally begun and we've got some presentations to break down for you. On this episode, Dan and Dave talk about the Summer Game Fest 2021, Day of the Devs Showcase 2021, Devolver Digital's E3 2021 presentation and Ubisoft Forward 2021. So take a listen as they break down what was big, what was surprising and what they are excited about.
E3 is back baby and Dan and Dave can't wait for the big show. They do their annual predictions and boy are there some good picks. Listen as they break down what they think is gonna go down and what they're most looking forward to.
On this episode, Amazon Buys James Bond Studio MGM for $9 Billion, Virtua Fighter returns with a new PS4 exclusive, a new Nintendo Switch Pro listing briefly appears on Amazon Mexico and our lead story, the Sonic anniversary showcase. All that and more on episode 272 Rated G for Gamers.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Peace Keepers for the SNES and Ratchet and Clank for the PS2 and Dan poses the question, "Do you need to finish a game to properly review it?".
Recent news comes out about Sony getting into esports betting and it sheds some light on the acquisition of the EVO fighting game tournament. Also in the news, Geoff Keighley reveals details about Summer Game Fest, the internet scoffs at the Skyward Sword price tag take issue with the new Loftwing amiibo and one of the rarest Mega Man titles is getting a physical reprint. All that and Dave's living that deck life on episode 271 of Rated G.
Capcom gets in some hot water when movie director says Resident Evil Village copied his monster designs, God of War Ragnarok release date reportedly delayed and PS5 has more than 25 exclusive games in active development. Dan and Dave wax poetic over It Takes Two and Dan has a gamer grief with Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade. All that and more on episode 270 of Rated G for Gamers.
Limited Run Games is partnering with Xbox, Sony registers trademark for Sunset Overdrive and a leak from the Apple vs. Discord legal battle shows Walmart is entering the video game streaming business. All that and Dan signs the Days Gone 2 petition on episode 269 of Rated G.
At the top of the show, Dan's got some retro shopping pro tips and Dave discusses the Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In the news, the PS5 State of Play for April drops and Ratchet and Clank looks sufficiently next gen, a golden Wii created for Queen Elizabeth II is being sold and Konami Won't Be Attending E3 2021. All that and more on episode 268 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Def Jam Vendetta for the PS2 and Chrono Cross for the PS1, the 1 year anniversary of Saturday Morning Retro and their favorite retro consoles.
Capcom reveals all the new Resident Evil content coming out soon and boy is the demo release schedule unnecessarily complex. Also in the news, the PS4 clock battery could cause issues for users, Sony allegedly passed On Hideo Kojima’s next game and Bioshock goes open world. All that and revelations that aliens are real on episode 266 of Rated G for Gamers.
Big news this week as we get word of the plans for E3 2021. Who will be presenting and how the show will run in a general sense. Some big names like Sony and Square-Enix won't be attending, will they do their own thing? Also, in the news, Dan's cousin grabs a spot on AEW, Sony is shifting away from smaller games in favor of blockbuster hits and the Dreamcast prototype for the cancelled Castlevania surfaces. All that and we mourn the loss of DMX on episode 265 of Rated G.
April Fool's just passed as of this recording and we've got all your pranks right here! In the news, Sony's has it's sights on Crunchyroll for $1.1 Billion, Bungie has a new IP Looking to Launch in 2025 and scalpers list Super Mario 3D All-Stars for insane prices. All that and Dan and Dave commiserate the cancellation of a live PAX East on this episode of Rated G for Gamers.
Microsoft is not done acquiring all the things as they throw their hat into the Discord bidding war for a cool $10 billion. Also in the news, we say goodbye to Mario 35th and Mario 3D Allstars, Sony reportedly shutting down PS3, PSP, and PS Vita PlayStation Stores, Amazon Games opening new AAA studio and they run down the games coming out next month. All that and more on episode 263 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game for the PS1 and Metroid for the NES.
On this episode, Square-Enix gets in on the presentation action, a Switch pro console may launch this year and 2K Signs Exclusive Deal With Tiger Woods for PGA Tour Games. All that and Ace Ventura 3 is in development with the Sonic movie writers on episode 262 of Rated G for Gamers.
It's an momentous occasion, Bethesda joins the Microsoft family. They discuss future plans in new roundtable livestream. Also in the news, Capcom requires it's employees in office amidst cyberattack, Perfect Dark reboot team adds God of War producer to it's team and YouTube personality and modder Bob Wulff turns Christopher Nolan's Tenet into a Game Boy Advance movie and a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat 'em up from the creators of Scott Pilgrim and Streets of Rage 4 gets a new trailer and it looks awesome.
On this episode of Rated G, No More Heroes 1 & 2 physical releases get announced for the Switch, a new actiony Aliens game gets announced, Nintendo is reportedly announcing a new Switch model later this year and the Wii U Receives Its First System Firmware Update Since 2018. All that and Dan and Dave reminisce about PAX East.
Not to be outdone from Nintendo, Sony drops their first State of Play for 2021, BlizzCon 2021 announced the Diablo II remake and Soulja Boy is making yet another gaming console. All that and the Nintendo 3DS turns 10 this year all on episode 259 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about the Fantastic Four for the PS2, Fez for the Xbox 360, X-Men Mutant Academy for the PS1 and Flipnic for the PS2.
Nintendo drops their first big Direct of the year and there's some good stuff in there. Dan and Dave break it all down for you. Bloodstained - Curse of the Moon 2 gets a physical edition and Reggie has some thoughts on this years E3 on episode 258 of Rated G for Gamers.
CD Project Red gets hit with a malicious attack and hackers grab the source code for Cyberpunk and the Witcher 3 and sell it to the highest bidder. Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer gets locked out of his Google accounts, Axiom Verge 2 will launch on PC as an Epic Games Store exclusive and the ESA confirms details about E3 2021. All that and the Gardens Between in the Indie Game Spotlight on episode 257 of Rated G.
It's not so rosy for Amazon and Google this week. Stadia is shutting down their internal game studios, Jade Raymond is leaving the Stadia team and Amazon’s new CEO says it’s not done making video games, despite problems with their internal studios. Also in a surprising move, the Xbox 360 version of Goldeneye gets leaked online. All that and Dan and Dave's take a look at their PlayStation Wrap-Up 2020.
Dan's new PS5 arrives during our recording and man is he excited. Besides the new addition to his gaming family, they talk about IO Interactive developing a new James Bond game, Microsoft making another Bethesda-level acquisition this year and the return of the X-Play and Attack of the Show on the G4 Network. All that and more on episode 255 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Crystalis for the NES, Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn, Battle Arena Toshinden for the PS1 and Ninja Gaiden 3 - Razor's Edge for the WiiU.
Let's not bury the lead, Dan secured a PS5. Dave gets the Mario Kart Home Circuit and they go over the upcoming releases for February all at the top of the show. In the news, Capcom holds it's Resident Evil showcase with Village gameplay, Microsoft reverses it's decision to double the price of Xbox Live and former EA and Xbox exec Peter Moore joins the Unity team. All that and GameStop is burning up the stock charts on episode 254 of Rated G for Gamers.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave discuss the future of the MCU and the new round of Arcade 1Up machines. In the news, Lucasfilm Games has big plans for the Star Wars franchise, a new Indiana Jones teaser gets released and Bungie finally shuts down their Halo online stat servers on episode 253 of Rated G for Gamers.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave get Hype for Scott Pilgrim and wax fondly on the latest season of Cobra Kai. In the news, Peter Moore former head of Xbox and EA had some words to say regarding lootboxes, the Switch surpasses the 3DS in sales and Sony discontinues PS4 Pro in Japan. All that and we pay respects to Tetris Champion Jonas Neubauer on episode 252 of Rated G for Gamers.
As 2021 arrives and a new generation of consoles are in our hands, Dan and Dave take a look at the 8th generation of gaming, the highs and the lows. Also, they make some predictions for this upcoming year for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. All that and the return of Dr. Love on episode 251 of Rated G for Gamers.
As we say goodbye to 2020, Dan and Dave take a look back at the year that was. As terrible as things were, we still got some good gaming news, releases and a two new console releases to usher in the 9th gaming generation. And finally, as is tradition, the nominees for game of the year are announced. We'll be announcing them on the first show of the new year. So join us as we close another year on the Rated G for Gamers podcast.
As everyone is winding down from the holiday festivities and enjoying the break, Dan and Dave are here to entertain you with our retro games. Final Fantasy IX, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Maximo and Law of the West are all featured on this episode. So get comfy, grab a pair of headphones and enjoy this months episode of Saturday Morning Retro.
One of our last shows of the year, Dan and Dave talk about their holiday plans, the Monster Hunter movie and the Cyberpunk 2077 debacle. In the news, Nintendo drops their Indie World Showcase, SNK confirms a new Neo Geo console is on the way and EA is set to acquire Codemasters for $1.2 Billion. All that and more on the last episode before Christmas on Rated G for Gamers. Happy Holidays!
We got a big show this week. At the top of the show, they discuss all the games they've been playing including Cold War and Cyberpunk 2077. Dan and Dave break down the Game Awards. All the winners, losers, trailers and performances and appearances. And Dan goes a bit ham on all the new Marvel announcements on episode 248 of Rated G.
Big news as scalpers get their come-uppance. Thouands of console orders get canceled, that's one good thing to happen this year. In the news, Oscar Isaac is penned to play Solid Snake, Kratos is coming to Fortnite and the Penny Arcade Expo releases tentative convention dates. All that and Dan makes a passioned plea to get a PS5 on episode 247 of Rated G for Gamers.
Scalpers and gamers stand off over a massive amount, over 3,500, of PS5s and Xboxes selling at almost double or over double the price. Dan and Dave give their thoughts on the matter. Kojima is rumored to be working on a new Silent Hill game with Sony possibly being the linchpin, a Metal Gear Solid remake may be in the works by Bluepoint and Xbox may be coming to your tv in app form. All that and more on episode 246 of Rated G.
On this post Thanksgiving episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk Mad Max and Splatterhouse for the Remake, Remaster or Recycle and they deep dive into the original Final Fantasy for the NES and God of War for the PSVita. So check out all that and more on episode 7 of Saturday Morning Retro.
In our last episode before Thanksgiving, Dan and Dave waste no time getting into it and compare dinner at the Rottino and Robinson households. Talk guaranteed to make you hungry. In the gaming news, the Game Awards nominees get released, Sony hints at competitor to Xbox Game Pass and Capcom is victim of an internal leak. All that and Dave puts up his Christmas tree early and critics be damned on episode 245 of Rated G!
At the top of the show, Dave talks about his next gen experience with the Series X and Dan and Dave get snubbed on PS5 orders. In the news, Ubisoft Montreal has a potential hostage scare, Take-Two agrees to deal to purchase Codemasters and EA adds tools to FIFA 21 to help curb spending and playing time and Dave has some strong thoughts. All that and more on episode 244 of Rated G for Gamers.
This is our final episode of the 8th generation of consoles. We get into the IGN console reviews, Sony's refusal to do in store purchases and customer who ordered a Series X and got a One X instead. Also, they have a great interview with Retro Wolf 88 and they get into retro collecting in Appalachia and some stories on the set of the Game Chasers Movie.
It's election day in America and you probably need a distraction from the election results. Well we got a good episode of Rated G for you to keep you busy. Nintendo drops a mini Direct, goes hard into streaming and shows some No More Heroes 3 footage. Also in the news Ubisoft Responds to Watch Dogs Legion Xbox overheating and Microsoft leans into the meme and sends influencers Xbox branded fridges. All that and more on episode 242 of Rated G for Games.
On episode 6 of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk Section Z and Solstice for the Remake, Remaster or Recycle and they deep dive into Nightmare on Elm Street for the NES and Demon's Crest for the SNES. Listen in for all that and some talk about a forgotten Elm Street classic.
We got a jam packed show this week! Bethesda gets sued for $100 million of alleged sabotage of Rune 2, 2K Games adds unskippable ads into NBA 2K21, analyst Michael Pachter says Nintendo should scrap the hybrid Switch console and a Google Stadia director for saying streamers should pay devs for playing their games on stream. All that and more on episode 241 of Rated G. And if you live in America, early voting has opened in some states. Get out there an exercise your right to vote.
Sony finally drops a presentation of the PS5 UI and it looks... good! Dan and Dave discuss all the cool new features. Also in the news, NBA 2K21 tries to heighten the immersion with haptic feedback, Microsoft's the Initiative hires two former Naughty Dog staff members and GameStop will reportedly get a cut of Xbox games, even if you’re not buying them from GameStop.
Sony finally gets in on the teardown game and gives us how the system all comes together. Dan and Dave get into all the CPU, GPU, I/O and cooling goodness. Also, it clocks in as the biggest game console ever. In the news, Doctor Strange is confirmed to be in the new Spider-man movie, Microsoft partners up with Gamestop and John Rambo steps up as a Mortal Kombat fighter.
Despite two new consoles on the horizon, the biggest news this week is Sakurai's announcement of Minecraft Steve for Smash Bros. Billy Mitchell drops in on AEW Wrestling, Spider-Man Remastered gets a new Peter Parker, Google's new Chromecast with Google TV won’t officially support Stadia at launch and the Tokyo Game Show gives Animal Crossing: New Horizons game of the year. All that and more on episode 238 of Rated G.
On this weeks episode, we are joined by special guest Lily Zaldivar to talk about her time with Viz Media, IGN and the Nintendo Voice Chat. In the news, Microsoft buys Bethesda, the Tokyo Games Show kicks off and Amazon starts their own streaming service. All that and more on episode 237 of Rated G.
On episode 5 of Saturday Morning Retro, Dave talks about Kid Icarus for the NES, Dan finally plays the original Legend of Zelda and Archon and Super Mario Sunshine are up for discussion in the Remake, Remaster, Recycle segment.
Not to be outdone, Sony steps up and announces launch date and prices for the PS5 and surprise, they are very reasonable. They open the conference with a Final Fantasy XVI trailer and Dave goes a little nuts. They end it with a teaser for a new God of War and Dave and Dan go a little nuts. Sony confirm no PS3, PS2 and PS1 disc support on the PS5 and Nintendo stops production of the 3DS after 9 years. All that and more on episode 236 of Rated G.
Microsoft, in an effort to get ahead of the leak, drop the price of the Series X and announce the Series S and price. Sony then races to announce a presentation soon after. Hopefully we'll get the price. Also in the news, Ninja returns to Twitch in the biggest set of moves from Twitch to Mixer and back to Twitch and we get some next gen game release dates. All that and Dave tells his harrowing weekend river adventure.
We finally get the Mario celebration we were all waiting for. The Mario 35th Anniversary Nintendo Direct came out last week and it was a big one. Dan and Dave go over all the exclusive and limited content. Also in the news, AT&T is no longer looking to sell their WB Gaming division and Hello Games is working on a huge, ambitious' new game. All that and pilots reported a mysterious jetpack man in commercial airspace on episode 234 of Rated G for Gamers.
At the top of the show, a somber moment as we remember Chadwick Boseman. In the news, Gamescom kicks off their online show, Geoff Kieghley confirms the Game Awards for this December and Nintendo is now Japan's richest company. All that and Dan and Dave find out you can remap your X and O buttons if you own a Japanese PS4 on episode 233 of Rated G for Gamers.
We've got another good episode of the Saturday Morning Retro Podcast. We have Lemmings and Kirby's Tilt 'N Tumble on the Remake, Remaster, Recycle block. Dan deep dives into playthrough of Watchdogs for the Wii U and Dave plays one of his top 10 games of all time Ogre Battle for the SNES.
DC Comics' FanDome has come and gone and boy did we get some news. A new Batman trailer shows off Pattinson's acting chops, Ben Affleck confirmed to return as the Batman in the Flash movie and we get two new games with the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Gotham Knights. Call of Duty's next game is set during the cold war and Nintendo has a killer Indie Showcase and Dave rants about bad UI/UX in gaming on episode 232 of Rated G for Gamers.
At the top of the show, Dan talks about his new mixology skills and Dave's taking a trip to see the family. In the news, Apple and Google remove Fortnite from their app stores, Epic sues Apple over anticompetitive behavior, Halo Infinite is delayed till 2021 and Remedy's Control gets an ultimate edition with exclusive graphical updates for next gen consoles. All that and the last Blockbuster on earth is renting it's custom den on Airbnb on episode 231 of Rated G for Gamers.
Sony drops their August State of Play and there's some good surprises in there. We get gameplay of Godfall, Hitman VR gets announced and a Braid remaster is coming. Also in the news, Rocksteady is working on a Suicide Squad game and Microsoft's xCloud is launching in September amid Sony and Apple rejecting their app. All that and Dave recounts his brief flirtation with game development oh so many years ago.
After a polarizing gameplay demo during the Xbox Games Showcase, 343 Studios addresses the graphics in Halo Infinite and clarifies it's take on multiplayer and microtransactions. Also in the news, a big Nintendo leak reveals Luigi was going to be in Super Mario 64 and 2K's upcoming football game will have actual player names and likenesses. And at the end of the show, Dan quizzes Dave on his Mario knowledge.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave discuss the ending of the Last of Us and what they've been playing. In the news, Microsoft shows us some Xbox Series X gameplay in their latest presentation, Sony shuts down rumors of Xbox Game Pass on Playstation and G4TV will return to your televison. All that and Dan learns why 98 Degrees is called 98 Degrees.
We're back with your monthly Saturday Morning Retro show. This month Dan and Dave discuss Twisted Metal for the PS1, Tetris Battle Gaiden for the Super Famicom, Little Big Planet for the PS3 and Enslaved - Odyssey to the West for the Xbox 360. Also this month in history, arguably the most influential console of all time got release in 1983 and Dan and Dave realize another famous console got released in the same year, same month and even the same day! So check out episode 3 of the Saturday Morning Retro Podcast.
We got a special one today folks. Beau and Kelly from the Precisely Podcast join us to on the mics to talk about their podcast, next gen consoles and retro gaming in the pandemic. In the news, the Uncharted movie kicks off filming, Sony commits to 10 million PS5s available at launch and Microsoft cancels the 12 month Xbox Live subscription option.
Ubisoft has their first of two E3 content presentations, Ubisoft Forward. Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Farcry 6, Watch Dogs Legion and more were on display. Dan and Dave discuss their thoughts. Also in the news, Xbox Reportedly interested in Acquiring WB Interactive, Sony Considers bid for SNK and PS5 and Series X get box art reveals all on episode 226 of Rated G for Gamers.
Happy 4th of Jul everyone! We get whiff of a price hike for next games from a NBA 2K21 listing, EVO Online cancelled due to scandal with CEO, IGN's Summer of Games brings over 60 game demos to Xbox One this month and Sony pushes their indie games initiative. Dan shares his 4th of July plans and Dave laments the heat on episode 225 of Rated G for Gamers.
Dan and Dave kick off the show talking about their unique weekends. They get into IGN's 5th Day of the Summer of Gaming, Smash Bros gets a new fighter at the time of this recording and Microsoft shuts down Mixer and partners with Facebook Gaming. All and more on episode 224 of Rated G for Gamers.
In our second Saturday Morning Retro podcast, we have returning guest Matt Adler on the show. Dan, Dave and Matt talk about how they're all coping during the pandemic and what they've been playing. Also on this month in history, Sonic the Hedgehog launched in North America.
Our games on the block - Amazing Spider-Man 2 (WiiU), Theatrythym Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS), Jet Set Radio (DC), Super Ghouls and Ghosts (SNES) and Golden Sun (GBA).
Valve stays silent amidst the protests and calls to action throughout the world. Some indie developers are taking a stand and removing their games. The PS5 could be, physically, the biggest console ever, Retro gaming pariah Billy Mitchell has Guinness records reinstated and Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again to November all on episode 223 of Rated G for Gamers.
Sony finally unveils the PS5... with two models no less! Disc and discless. Dan and Dave take a deep dive on the whole presentation. Also in the news, Sega debuts some very very very small Sega Game Gear portables for their 60th anniversary, Fog Gaming (tm) comes to arcades and Riot Games executive gets into some hot water over a critical statement made of the BLM movement.
In the wake of current incidents in the past few weeks, Dan and Dave are taking a detour from gaming to talk about race, the police, our life experiences and our general feelings on the current American climate. Links to support below:
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As of this recording, Sony is set for a big presentation on June 4th? Will they show the console? What games will be on display? Will Dan get a Vita 2? Only time will tell. Also in the news, Sonic gets the greenlight for a movie sequel, Sony declares that all PS4 games need to be PS5 compatible and Sega is doing something "big" for its 60th anniversary. All that and more on episode of Rated G for Gamers.
Bethesda gets into some hot water with their anti-cheat update to Doom, the New Game+ Expo debuts with a showcase of 40 games from Sega, Atlus, and more, and Pac-Man celebrates his 40th birthday. All that and Dan surprises Dave with a with a Legend of Zelda trivia test on episode 220 of Rated G for Gamers.
Finally we get some show stopping next gen footage. Epic debuts the Unreal 5 engine on PS5 hardware and wows the internet. Rated G discusses what this means for next gen. Also in the news, Ghosts of Tsushima takes center stage in Sony's latest State of Play, Tony Hawk 1 & 2 get the HD remake treatment and a new Paper Mario is coming in July.
We've gone and done it folks. A brand new podcast for the fans. Saturday Morning Retro is a podcast about celebrating all things retro. We’re gonna go deeper on our pickups, highlight moments in gaming history and play and talk about retro games and give ’em a rating on the patented Dave Scale. This new podcast will appear in the same Rated G feed you’re subscribed to so nothing needed to do on your part. You get more content from us for free.
On this show - TMNT: Hyperstone Heist, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Uncharted 3
Microsoft's been making all the first moves. Console reveal, system teardown, now the first next gen gaming showcase for the Series X. Dan and Dave weigh with their thoughts on the whole quarantine style presentation. Also in the news, more confirmed cancelled conventions, Mortal Kombat 11 gets all friendly and Nic Cage may just be playing the Tiger King!
The day has come folks! Our resident RPG hater has come around and seen the light. Dan loves the FFVII Remake, both of your hosts do. It's an amazing remake, perhaps the best and they discuss at the top of the show. In the news, Ubisoft announces a viking themed Assassin's Creed game, Geoff Keighley has a massive game fest planned for the summer and the summer GDC is now going all digital.
We're getting dangerously close to what would be E3 time and the rumors keep swirling. Sony is rumored to reveal more on the PS5 come may, Metroid Prime Trilogy remake gets leaked and Google Stadia plans to have a presentation as this episode drops. All that and Reggie swoops in to fix Gamestop and get them back on track.
At the top of the show, some said news last week. Voice actors from Resident Evil and Star Fox franchises pass. Also, Microsoft is possibly planning 2 events to display the Series X games and system and get fans hype, a Crysis remaster announced and Resident Evil 4 may get yet another remake for current or next gen consoles. All that and Dave completes more games in his collection.
Microsoft drops a new Inside Xbox, PS5 drops it's new controller complete with features, E3 2020 is officially cancelled and in our review round up, Final Fantasy VII Remake. All that and more on episode 214 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this episode of Rated G, returning guest Steven Li joins us to talk PAX East, Animal Crossing and what he's been playing during the quarantine. In the news, more doom on the horizon for E3 2020, the ESA looking to the future for E3 2021 and Randy Pitchford plays fast and loose with employee's bonuses. All that and more on Episode 213 of Rated G for Gamers.
In the wake of the current pandemic, Dan and Dave tell stories of how they are learning to cope when staying indoors. Dave's got some grief toward Doom Eternal and Dan recovers from being under the weather. In the News, we get a new Nintendo Direct, some Mario remakes get teased upon the 35th anniversary of the iconic plumber, and Gamestop finally shutters it's locations.
Both Microsoft and Sony drop us some numbers on their next generation consoles. Rated G compares the numbers side by side and see how they stack up. Also, Microsoft gives some YouTubers some hands on time with the new console and we get to see some of the new features like ray tracing and automatic HDR support for current gen and older games! And in our last segment, we have a returning guest Derek Lieu on the show to talk about his recent move, what he's been playing and his work on the Half-Life Alyx trailer.
American sporting events, cancelled. GDC, cancelled. E3, cancelled. Everything, cancelled. More and more the coronavirus is shutting down the world. In efforts to curtail the virus from spreading, the US is tightening up measures like preventing large gatherings like E3 from happening. Dan and Dave discusses what will be of this years showcase and what it means for the future of E3. Also in the news, Reggie Fils-Amie is hired to Gamestop's board of directors, a new Tony Hawk game is in the works and 2K looks to be bringing it's football franchise back but with a twist.
Alright folks, you know they gotta talk about it. Right after returning from PAX East, Square-Enix drops the demo for the remake of the one of the most influential games of all time. Final Fantasy VII. Dan and Dave give their opinions and break it all down. Also in the news, more conference cancellations, Google Stadia nabs another star director and the Nintendo Playstation sells for an underwhelming price.
This is it folks! The PAX East 2020 recap episode. We break down our favorites with special guest Matthew Adler. It's Matt's first show and he discusses his overall experience. We get into all that, our top picks of the show and why we all need an extra two days in Boston.
Amid fears of infection from the coronavirus, Sony backs out of PAX East and GDC and Square-Enix backs out their Japanese staff from PAX. It's gonna be weird not seeing Sony at the show. Also in the news, more patents from Sony and Atlus says if fans want Persona on Switch, keep asking and ye shall receive. So check out all our pre-pax talk and on more on episode 207 of Rated G for Gamers.
A new patent surfaces for the PS5 wherein they are leveraging AI into their operating system to potentially help players stuck in a game. Dan and Dave discuss all the questionable details and analyze one particular figure drawing associated with the patent. Also in the news, Anthem is getting a complete overhaul, Geoff Keighley won't be attending E3 this year and the Nintendo PlayStation goes on the auction block on episode 206 of Rated G for Gamers.
Activision/Blizzard is in hot water again for the botched launch for Warcraft 3 Reforged, Phil Spencer says Sony and Nintendo aren't competitors, Dan Houser leaves Rockstar Games and the Wonderful 101 remaster raises over $1 million dollars on kickstarter. So join us on episode 205 or Rated G for Gamers.
Nintendo doubles down on it's message of no new Switch model, Google responds to fan criticism of lack of updates, Konami is working on two new Silent Hill games and Atari licenses its brand for a chain of hotels. All that and more on episode 204 of the Rated G for Gamers podcast.
On this episode of Rated G, Sony is rumored to launch the new PSVR headset alongside the PS5, a Mortal Kombat collection is speculated to come out soon, we get a possible shot of the back of an Xbox Series X system and Uncle Joe Biden calls game developers little creeps. Dan does a nostalgia trip with G.I. Joe and Transformers and Dave gets tangled up in another escape room on episode 203 of Rated G for Gamers.
It seems everything coming out in Q1 of this year is being delayed. Now the FF VII Remake, the Avengers game and more have been pushed back till later in the year. Rated G discusses if this is a good thing it a bad thing. Also in the news, Sony bowing out for a second time from having an E3 press conference, we get out next Smash DLC character and the new trailer for Morbius drops All that and more on episode 202 of Rated G for Gamers.
Well folks, this week Sony in a stunning move revealed the PS5 logo at CES and it looks extremely close to the PS4 logo except for one key feature. The internet of course goes wild for it. More Wii U ports coming to the Switch, a new Switch Pro is also coming analyst says and a new Batman game gets teased again by WB. All that and more on episode 201 or Rated G for Gamers.
It's a very special episode for Rated G. Dan and Dave hit their 200th episode. They look ahead to a very exciting year for gaming and reveal their pick for game of the year 2019. Could the Order 1886 sneak in as a surprise late entry and win? Tune in to find out.
As we approach the end of 2019, Dan and Dave look back on the year that was and also the decade that was. Join them as they recount the top stories of the last year, the games that defined the decade and their game of the year nominees. We want to also give a big shout out to all our fans and an immense thanks for listening. Here's to 2020 and Happy New Year!
It's Christmas Eve folks and we here at Rated G decided to do something a little different. Dan and Dave are gonna break down their personal top 10 games of all time. Console, handheld, mobile... it's all up for grabs. So join us as they run through their picks to the number one spot and as always... happy holidays to everyone who is celebrating this season.
The end of the year is almost here we're still getting some juicy news. Both Sony and Nintendo dropped their own directs with a bunch of new announcements. In the second half of the show returning guest Matthew Adler joins the show to discuss the Game Awards, the winners and losers, the trailers and surprises. Also, we get into a discussion about remakes and if they deserve nominations for year end awards. All that and more on episode 197 Rated G for Gamers.
On this episode of Rated G, the state of Xbox Scarlett generates conflicting reports and theories, reports of two next gen Xboxes one with a disc drive and one without, Resident Evil 3 leaked by Sony, and the Atari VCS delayed again for Indiegogo backers. All this and why Dan things the N64 mini is not in the future for Nintendo.
We got some hot Thanksgiving vacation talk at the top of show. In the news, Phil Spencer declares that no one is asking for VR in a controversial statement made at XO19, a new PS5 patent hints at possible sharing tech with their next generation content, Facebook buys Beat Saber devs and Nintendo is rumored to have no less than 3 Metroid games in the works. All this and more on episode 195 of Rated G for Gamers.
Boy do we have a good one this week folks! Valve announces a new game... and it's fricken' Half-Life... and in VR!!! We here at Rated G as well as the internet are suitably excited. Also, Dan and Dave get into everything Game Awards. From the nominees, to the controversy and who they think will take the crown. All that and more on episode 194 of Rated G for Gamers.
With Death Stranding hitting wildly all over the review scales, Kojima speaks out against American's love of First Person Shooters. The internet, of course, has opinions and Rated G gives their take on the whole situation. Also in the news, XO19 happened, Google Stadia is poised for a rocky launch and Polygon drops a most bananas top 100 list. All this and more on episode 193 of Rated G for Gamers.
Arguably the biggest game release of the year dropped this past Friday, the new Hideo Kojima epic Death Stranding. As polarizing reviews come in, Dan and Dave give their take on this wildly indescribable game. With only a few hours under their belt, they certainly are floored by the story and visuals. In other news, Horizon Zero Dawn 2 possibly leaked via suspicious game dev job listing, Pokémon Sword and Shield leaker revealed and Hermen Hulst from Guerilla Games takes over Sony Worldwide Studios.
BlizzCon happened over Halloween and that weekend and boy did we get some bombshells. New Hearthstone content, new WoW expansion, Overwatch 2! and Diablo IV!!! What a turn around news wise since last year. We also got an apology for the Hearthstone incident. Also in the news, PS4 hits 100 million and another fake swatting attempt happened during a Fortnite livestream.
As we head into the holiday season, so many delays for upcoming games were announced. UbiSoft and Naughty Dog put the breaks on the the Last of Us 2, Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six Quarantine, and Gods and Monsters. Rated G discusses why that is a good thing and what it means for the games and these studios. Also in the news, Fallout 76 goes premium membership, Microsoft re-confirms all Xbox One controllers will work with Project Scarlett and we may just have gotten a Diablo 4 leak via an online sale listing.
We know the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett are coming next year and this week we get someone who's seen the systems in action and is quoted as saying they've seen nothing like it before. Better than Red Dead 2. Better than the Last of Us 2. Rated G is even more excited than ever. Next holiday season is going to be a good one. Also in the news, there 's a super fly Tetris and Puma crossover shoe that Dave wants badly, Analogue announces their Pocket console and Fortnite gets sucked into a black hole. All that and more on episode 189 of Rated G for Gamers.
It's a big week for news and we got a special guest to cover it all. Joining Dan and Dave on the mics is returning guest Matthew Adler, freelance journalist for IGN, Activision/Blizzard gets in some hot water for banning the winner of a Hearthstone competition in China over protest statements made during the post game interview, Sony drops some more PS5 news, Fortnite gets pegged for being too addictive and Reggie Fils-Aime gets inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame. All that and more on episode 188 of Rated G for Gamers.
October is upon on. Football, crisp weather and best of all, Halloween. Dan and Dave talk costumes, Tom Holland saving Spiderman in the MCU and the new AEW wrestling league. In the news, Sean Layton leaves Sony abruptly, Troy Baker and Gearbox have some drama over Bordelands voice over work. All that and more on episode 187 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this weeks episode, special guest Justin Mattioli joins Dan and Dave as they break down all this weeks news. The biggest announcements from Sony's State of Play, WB Montreal teases another Batman game, AtGames buys the royalty rights to Ms. Pacman and now you can have Sam Jackson be your Alexa Narrator. Oh what a time we live in.
Oh boy did E3 come out with some wild news. In an effort to stay relevant, the ESA put out an announcement about E3 2020 being all about influencers, fans and media. Whatever that means. Dan and Dave breaks down all the info and weigh in with their thoughts. Also in the news, Nintendo gets back into the fitness game and GameStop closes over 200 stores. All that and more on episode 185 of Rated G for Gamers.
We got a special one today folks. Dan's on vacation right now so we decided to do a episode about our most anticipated holiday games. Join us as we break down our favorites for the 2019 holiday season.
We got some Gears 5 news at top of the show as well as the new Bad Boys trailer, some 14 years after the last entry. We are reasonably hype. In the news, Nintendo does it's usual thing and drops a new Direct. They confirm some leaks, drop some new stuff the day of and somehow, someway still manage to surprise us a bit. Also there's a new Nintendo peripheral in town and Reggie Fils-Amis goes back to school.
One half of Rated G is over the moon this week. Telltale Games is being revived... in name only though. Dan and Dave speculate on what they will develop next. Ninja gets a line of Adidas street wear, Capcom teases retro remakes and the Lion King and Aladdin come to modern consoles in a mega retro collection. All that and more on episode 182 of Rated G for Gamers.
At the top of the show, Dan and Dave reminisce over 4 years of Rated G. Sony news heats up as it adds developer Insomniac Games into the fold. Is a new Sunset Overdrive on the horizon??? The Intellivision Amico wants to bring back gaming back to the living room, $100K stolen rare games from retro store, and several Game Informer staff laid off to reduce costs For GameStop. Spiderman falls out of the MCU when Sony and Disney can't strike a deal and Disney reveals streaming specs and new shows coming to Disney+. Finally, Dan goes all conspiracy theory over a tweet from Nintendo.
We got details on Sony's latest console, speculated name PS5, in way of a launch event! Coming next February is an event that will most like unveil the PS5 and details on the launch date, features and some killer hype train trailers. Microsoft patents a controller that strangely resembles joycons, Nintendo DMCAs a ton of music on YouTube and Bubble Bobble comes to the Switch with 4-player action. All that and Dave has a travel tale that thankfully ends him back home safe and sound.
In the wake of recent shootings here in America, politician and pundits are pointing fingers at video games again as a reason for spurring these tragedies. Rated G discusses that, the role game developers and creators play and some news about Walmart and their reaction to recent events. Also in the news, #1 Twitch stream Ninja leaves for Microsoft platform Mixer, the Sacred Symbols podcast gets into some controversy with Pax Prime and a sealed Nintendo game goes for big money at auction. Check out all this and more on episode 179 of Rated G for Gamers.
Nintendo is in the middle of a class action lawsuit for joycon drift, the Xbox One gets another homescreen makeover and GTA Online finally opens the Diamond Casino. All that and Dan has issues with Wolfenstein: Young Blood on episode 178 of Rated G for Gamers.
On our second episode of the GPA Rountable, Dan and Dave from Rated G, Justin from Lit Gaming Arena and Dan from ZapNightGaming get on the mics to discuss their favorite gaming experiences.
San Diego Comic Con has come to a close and boy do we have news for you. Marvel drops MCU Phase 4 details, the Witcher trailer debuts and the Blade franchise gets reborn. In gaming news, Google Stadia announces roughly one free game per month when the service launches, Toys R' Us and Gamestop are looking to revamp their stores and passengers on one lucky Southwest flight got free Nintendo Switches and Mario Maker 2. All that and Dave's get a new tv on episode 177 of Rated G for Gamers.
Back in the studio and back on the mics, Dan and Dave get into the all the Nintendo news. The Switch Lite, the commitment to the 3DS and no Switch XL or Pro is coming at least this year. Also, there's a Space Invader movie in the works and listen in to see what really burns Dan's fire.
Dave and Dan are back from a long Fourth of July weekend and have some good stories to tell. Lots of sun, fireworks and 80s goodness by way of Stranger Things season 3. Dan sees John Wick 3 and Spiderman - Far from Home and Dave finally picks up Mario Maker 2. In the news, Nintendo looking to the future regarding their next controller, Sony is rumored to be buying some game developers and PES 2019 gets removed from PS Plus this month. Also, in our convo of the week, Dan and Dave drop their Game of the Half Year nominations.
We've got a special episode today folks. Friend Derek Lieu is our guest on the show. He's a video game trailer creator who's worked on some of our favorite games and probably yours too. Dan and Dave get into the business of making a quality game trailer, how he got started and his thoughts on this years E3. Also, in the news, Youtuber Desmond 'Etika' Amofah found dead off the coast of Manhattan, President Trump proposes tariffs that would affect the price of video game hardware and accessories and we now get confirmation that games will cost full price on the Stadia platform.
EA's back at it and up to it's old tricks. They are lobbying heavy to prevent loot boxes from being banned. Rated G covers the latest in the ongoing saga that is ethics in loot boxes. Also in the news, Amazon lays off dozens of developers from their game division, Jedi - The Fallen Order has Metroid like mechanics and Alpha Protocol gets taken off digital retail stores. All that and as a special treat, the inaugural episode of the GPA Roundtable. Our topic is best gaming console of all time.
It's the first episode since E3 has ended so it's time for Dan and Dave to look back at all the conferences, all the announcements and give our thoughts on what they loved and what they hated. Also, the votes are in and we have a prediction winner. It was a close one just like every year but only one can take home the championship belt. Listen in to see who takes it. In the news, we get pricing and specs on the Atari VCS, Konami throws it's hat in the ring of the mini console game and Nintendo explains why they chose to delay the new Animal Crossing. All that and Dan and Dave wax philosophical on game cart preservation.
It's the first episode since E3 has ended so it's time for Dan and Dave to look back at all the conferences, all the announcements and give our thoughts on what they loved and what they hated. Also, the votes are in and we have a prediction winner. It was a close one just like every year but only one can take home the championship belt. Listen in to see who takes it. In the news, we get pricing and specs on the Atari VCS, Konami throws it's hat in the ring of the mini console game and Nintendo explains why they chose to delay the new Animal Crossing. All that and Dan and Dave wax philosophical on game cart preservation.
Our final episode of coverage for E3 2019 is here and boy is it a good one. We've got the breakdown on the Square-Enix conference, the Kinda Funny Games Showcase and the Nintendo Direct. We got all the juicy news including the Hero from Dragon Quest in Smash Bros!!! It's a good day folks.
Day 2 of our coverage of E3 2019 is here. We've got Betheseda, Ubisoft, Limited Run, Devolver Digital and the PC Gaming Showcase on this episode. Dave and Dan break down all the highs and lows and how... yeah, Dan's gonna end up buying everything and Dave's love for the PC platform stands strong.
E3 is in full swing folks and we've got your coverage of the first few days. Microsoft, Google and EA all have had their conferences/shows and also a surprise visit from THQ Nordic. We break down everything that went down and chat about what our highlights and lowlights were.
E3 is almost upon us and Dan and Dave just can't wait. They break down their predictions as well as hear from some special guests from the Gaming Podcast Alliance. Also, a little game called Death Stranding got some bombshell news. We got a release date and a brand new trailer with gameplay footage and a peak at what this whole crazy world is about. So check out episode 168, the E3 predictions show, of Rated G for Gamers.
It's Memorial Day weekend and Dan and Dave talk their weekend fun, Sonic and Terminator movie news and their weekly pickups. In the news, PS5 performance footage leaks, we get some Mario Kart Tour news and Activision gets confusing with the latest entry into the Call of Duty franchise. All this and more on episode 167 of Rated G for Gamers.
We learn this week that Microsoft and Sony are joining forces. Not to build a super massive game console but the tools for an online streaming infrastructure based on Microsoft's cloud technology. Rated G gets into what all this means. Also in the news, Nintendo drops a massive direct on Mario Maker 2, we get more games confirmed for the Genesis Mini and ex-Naughty Dog devs are working on the next Call of Duty games. All that and Dan gets into some exciting wrestling news on episode 166 Rated G for Gamers.
At the top of the show, Mother's Day stories, pickup talk and some slight spoiler talk as Spiderman and IT trailers drop this last week. In the news, Sony has their State of Play and they close the presentation with the ultimate mic drop moment, Final Fantasy VII remake game footage. One half of Rated G goes bananas. Also more talk about loot boxes, Nintendo's E3 plans and some I'll fated 90s video game cartoons. All that and more on episode 165 of Rated G for Gamers.
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen Endgame yet, you may want to skip this episode. The end of an era is upon us. The close of the 3rd phase of the MCU comes to us by way of Avengers: Endgame. A 3 hour epic journey that nicely ties up all 20 some odd movies. Dan and Dave break down the movie and give their thoughts and impressions. They may even shed a tear or two.
Someone should of told the company producing the Sonic movie that the 3D model looked a little off. We got the Sonic movie trailer this last week and the internet exploded with negativity. So much so that the director took to social media to claim that they were going to redo the CG. Will it help this troubled mascot, we discuss. Also in the news, a new Earthworm Jim game is coming but to a very unlikely console, Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat and others get inducted to the Video Game Hall of Fame and we learn that Dan has never played Solitaire before!!! A revelation indeed. And we round out our show with podcaster and games journalist Matt Adler. We talk Katana Zero and Days Gone and what the future holds for Playstation.
Mortal Kombat, a franchise that always seems to be in the middle of a controversy, is back in the limelight again over excessivemicrotransactions and an ending cinematic for Jax that some fans are pretty sour on. We get Persona 5 DLC news and another spinoff in the form of a musou style game for both PS4 and Switch, Shuntaro Furukawa denies any new Switch version for E3 and Tim Sweeny, CEO of Epic Games takes some shots at the Steam Store. And it's the end of the month so that means Dave and Dan go over the upcoming games for May. All that and more on episode 162 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this week's episode, Microsoft announces heir saddest console ever, Capcom announces a logo shaped fight stick, Philip Miucin finally releases his apology video and Wired sits down with Mark Cerny for some hot PS5 talk. 8K, 3D spacial sound and ray tracing! Also, Mark Hamill dons the voice of Chucky in the new Child's Play and Dave and Dan review Katana Zero on episode 161 of Rated G for Gamers.
In the news, a new Star Wars game, the Fallen Order is announced from Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Dragon Age 4, a wholly single player game is reported to have microtransactions, PubG gets banned in Nepal and finally, finally you can change your PSN username... but we wouldn't recommend it. Also, we've get a Star Wars Episode IX trailer, Jim Carrey comments on the Sonic movie and we get news of the Disney Plus streaming network. All this and more on episode 160 of Rated G for Gamers.
Prince Harry calls to ban Fortnite because it's highly addictive, IGN fools folks with a hilarious April Fool's prank, we get some insight on why Anthem had a failed launch and Mike Tyson thinks he has a new boxing game. Oh Iron Mike. Also, Dave has an awesome week of pickups and Dan goes Starlink crazy on episode 159 of Rated G for Gamers.
Dan and Dave have finished the 4 day game extravaganza known as PAX East. This year was exceptional to say the least. We've got coverage on all the games, all the panels, all the Borderlands 3 news and oh so much more. Join Dan and Dave as they breakdown the highlights of the show. Also, don't forget to enter our April giveaway on Twitter. We are giving one lucky fan a copy of Shantae on Switch. Good luck and keep gaming.
While we we're at PAX East, the gaming world didn't stop. Who'd of thunk? Upon return, we get into all sorts of news. PS5 leaks, Apple's foray into a gaming, EA's massive layoffs and Sega finally wises up and decides to make their own Genesis console. That and we get some more news about Avengers: Endgame on episode 157 of Rated G for Gamers.
Big week. Bigger news. And Dan and Dave got it all. Nintendo Nindies. Konami's 50th Aniiversary collections, the Sony State of Play and of course all news from Google's new streaming service, Stadia. Well except the price, the real world performance, the required download speeds, launch date, etc. Otherwise though, we got all the news! So join us in episode 156 for our pickups, our weekend movie watches and Dan is a bit of a prophet. The recording of this episode happened before the State of Play from Sony.
James Gunn gets reinstated as director of Guardians 3, a newly surfaced gray NWC cart sells for $23,000 and Hollow Knight gets a physical release all at the top of the show. In the news, Halo Master Chief Collection comes to PC finally in episodic form, Sony rumored to buy Take Two Interactive and everyone is getting into the streaming game. All on episode 155 of Rated G for Gamers.
Rated G wastes no time getting into it this episode. Dave nears completion on RE2 and Dan actually picks up a copy. Will he brave the scares? Also, Dan finishes the game room restructuring, James Gunn does Bizarro Superman and the Sonic movie gets some much warranted criticism. In the news, Microsoft is rumored to launch a discless Xbox, Anthem is crashing PS4 and Xbox systems and Nintendo jumps into the VR game. All that and more on episode 154 of Rated G for Gamers.
Dan's got some issues with the upcoming Resident Evil Origins collection for the Nintendo Switch. The Switch Tax is real folks and the duo discusses. In the news, Nintendo announces Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Switch, Gearbox Studios was almost pegged to develop Halo 4, Overkill's The Walking Dead gets cancelled for consoles and Cyberpunk 2077 gets confirmed for E3 this year. All this and Dave's scary tales from the dentist on episode 153 of Rated G for Gamers.
It's sad day for gamers around the world. This week Reggie Fils-Amie, president of Nintendo of America, announced his retirement this past week. We discuss his legacy and his replacement, Doug Bowser. Also in the news, Google is slated to unveil their entrance into gaming at this years GDC, Microsoft is rumored to announce multiple new consoles at E3 as well as Halo Infinite possibly being a launch title and Deadmau5 gets himself into hot water playing PubG on Twitch for saying some derogatory comments to an opponent. All this and more on Episode 152 of Rated G for Gamers.
Dan and Dave are back at it again. At the top of the show, Marvel, Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark, Nintendo Online's classic game offerings and how did the term MetroidVania get coined? In the news, Apex Legends drops out of the blue from Respawn Entertainment, they state Titanfall is NOT in the works, Nintendo drops huge news in their latest direct and a very special copy of Super Mario Bros. fetches over $100 grand at auction. All this and more on episode 151 of Rated G for Gamers.
Nintendo rumors abound over the new Mini Switch and a new Nintendo online service for more hardcore gamers. Dr. Mario World announced for their mobile lineup, EA gets blocked by the Belgium government over lootboxes and Sony shifts focus of first party development to the PS5. Dan and Dave have an incredible pickup week, Dave beats Red Dead 2 and they both the have a chuckle over Bethesda's disastrous Fallout 76 leather jacket for sale.
Big news dropped from Nintendo this week. After only a screenshot of the logo back from E3 2017, Nintendo announces that it will be throwing out work done on Metroid Prime 4 and bringing back Retro Studios back into the fold. Alos, rumors of a Metroid Prime Trilogy remake emerge, Google wants to get into the home console game and Betheseda denies Fallout 76 free-to-play rumors. We've got two review round-ups this week, Kingdom Hearts III and Resident Evil 2 remake. All that and Rated G's thoughts on the upcoming Resident Evil tv series on episode 149 of Rated G for Gamers.
We got hot movie/tv/marvel universe talk at the top of the show. Our Birdbox thoughts, a new Ghostbusters 3 teaser drops, Dan's got thoughts on Punisher season 2 and they both discuss the new Spiderman - Far From Home trailer. In the news, diligent hackers find SNES games listed in the Switch online code, Sony finally caves on Rocket League cross play and UbiSoft cancels game that was teased in Watch Dogs 2 and EA cancel the open world Star Wars game. So tune in for all of that and see Dan flub a ton of games and names in episode 148 of Rated G for Gamers.
It's time for another episode of Rated G for Gamers. Some good news stories this week: Bungie leaves Activision and takes it's IP with them, Mortal Kombat 11 gets it's cover art revealed and both Amazon and Verizon are rumored to be working on their own game streaming services. Dan has a good week of pickups, Dave waxes on his thoughts on the Resident Evil 2 demo that just dropped and for the first time in a while, the duo gets into what they've been playing at the top of the show.
The Soulja Game console by Soulja Boy is no more. The rap star most famous for his hit Superman, got some choice words from Nintendo and has ceased selling his branded consoles. Rated G discusses this inevitable outcome. Also in the news, wrestling commentator and all around good guy Mean Jean Okerlund passes on to great squared circle in the sky, Nintendo officially comments on the Bowsette meme making the rounds on the internet and Jack Black starts his own channel for gaming and already has 2 million subscribers. All this and more on episode 146 of Rated G for Gamers.
We're kicking off 2019 with a bang folks. Rated G's look back at 2018 and our predictions for 2019. Also, Dan and Dave announce Rated G's 2018 game of the year! Happy New Year and enjoy the show.
It's that time of year again folks! The end of 2018 and the time for Rated G's game of the year nominees. Dave and Dan pick their 5 favorite games each and on the first show of the new year, we will announce our winner. Also, can the Order 1886 garner a 4th game of the year nod? Listen to find out. In the news, COO of Riot Games suspended from sexual harassment allegations, Reggie Fils-Amie tows the company line and dismisses a Switch Pro in the works and the NES and SNES Classic are being discontinued.
On this special episode of Rated G... both the Game Awards and the Kinda Funny Games Showcase happened last week. Rated G breaks down the highs and the lows, the winners and losers and all the game announcements. Hint: Get super hype for MK11!
The Game Awards promises some big announcements this Thursday. We get hype for what's coming. GameStop is in more financial trouble amid huge reported losses and lootbox controversary comes to the American government. Also, the duo rundown some epic pickups this week and discuss Dan's theory of a Marvel TV universe on the Disney streaming network.
Rated G is back from vacation and feeling good. Lots of Thanksgiving leftovers, quality game time and Black Friday pickups. In the news the duo talk about yet another game award show that popped up seemingly out of nowhere, Billy Mitchell and his new Donkey Kong record and Cliffy B swears off game development. All this and more on episode 141 of Rated G for Gamers.
Sony's been causing quite a stir this past week. They drop out of their own Playstation Experience and now E3 2019. Rated G speculates on what this all means. Square-Enix revealed to be working on a new AAA title, Nintendo confirms that the N64 Classic isn't coming any time soon and the PC Classic Kickstarter is live all in the news. Dan's got a big pickup haul and Dave waxes poetic on Tetris Effect and the glorious PSVR gaming library. All this and more on episode 140 of Rated G for Gamers.
Controversy is abound this last week. Blizzard, Riot Games and Nintendo all get into some hot water. From racist undertones and fan base undermining to gender discrimination, we cover all of the latest news and backlash to come out. Also in the news, Microsoft brings back the XO conference, more games headed to Switch Online this week and strategy guide maker Prima Games is shutting down after 28 years. All that and we talk Penny Arcade Expo 2019 on episode 139 of Rated G for Gamers.
The final Nintendo direct centered around the new Smash Bros Ultimate has dropped. No more news until the game releases Nintendo says. We get deep into all the new modes, characters and planned DLC. Also in the news, Sony reveals the full lineup for the PlayStation Classic, Goku gets his own float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and Black Friday deals start to drop. Castlevania season 2, the Witcher series news and a possible new Bad Boys movie in the works.
The biggest game in a long while has finally released. They get deep into Red Dead Redemption II. Our thoughts as well as a full Review Round Up. Amid the Rockstar controversy, Eurogamer publishes an poignant article, "The Human Cost of Red Dead II". They break down all of that info too. Also, video game preservation makes big strides thanks to some revised digital copyright laws. All that and a big pickup week for Dan and Dave on episode 137 or Rated G for Gamers.
We got a good one this week! In the studio, good friend Joe Chagan comes on to talk VR, the Germany trip and his mutual love of the Halo franchise. In our lead story, Rockstar Games defends allegations of 100 hour work weeks for Red Deed development dubbed "crunch time", Rated G gets into the details. Also in the news, Black Ops 4 smashes sales records despite lack of a single player campaign, Sony addresses the hacking attempts via PSN messages and Paul George does another crazy PlayStation/Nike shoe collaboration. So join us for another exciting episode of Rated G.
Dave is back from vacation and they waste no time getting back into it. German videogames, Super Mario cereal and the 3 year belated anniversary at the top of the show. And pickups? You better believe the hustle don't stop when halfway around the world. PSN, Telltale and Skyboundgames games, the Witcher Creator and Toys R' Us are all in the news. So enjoy all this and more on episode 135 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this special episode of Rated G, the boys go in depth on each of the 8 gaming generations, the highlights, notable games and system. And to cap it all off they pick their top 3 favorite generations. Regular episodes resume next week.
This it folks. The last episode before Dave heads of to Germany. Thbey discuss what he's gonna take with him and if he's gonna hit some overseas gaming shops. You better believe he is. The duo also discuss the new Captain Marvel trailer and yeah everyone is pretty hype for it. Playstation is in the news. Not to be outdone by Nintendo, Sony announces the Playstation Classic. 20 games with 5 announced so far. Also in the news, Capcom Vancouver and Telltale Games are closing their doors and the Vita finally ends production in 2019. In our convo of the week, we try and fill in the other 15 games for the Playstation Classic. Some come join us on episode 133 of Rated G for Gamers.
We get right into it this week folks. Dan and Dave kick off the show with pickups and games they are currently playing. We got news that Henry Cavill is out as Superman, Ben Affleck may be out as Batman, Jon Hamm may be in but we can all agree that Clooney was the worst caped crusader. In the news, Nintendo finally does their direct, we get into all of it. Also, popular streamer Dr. Disrespect is the victim of a drive-by, SNK announces new Samurai Showdown game and Polygon says they're getting rid of review scores.
On this episode, Dan and Dave talk PS4 Spiderman, floor chicken and why Amazon .has cancelled their 20% off pre-orders for games. In the news, Nintendo postpones it's latest direct out of respect for the Hokkaido earthquake, IOC president Thomas Bach says eSports wont be in the olympics anytime soon and the Polymega system is your one stop shop for playing retro games. So join us on the episode 31 of Rated G for Gamers. It's gonna be a good one.
In the wake of the Jacksonville shooting at a Madden tournament, in our lead story, we delve into what we know, how all parties involved handled things and our thoughts on how they could prevent such tragedies in the future. Ninja, the most popular streamer on the internet, gets into some hot water over his comment about not streaming with women. More news from the last two Nintendo Directs, Microsoft confirms Halo: Infinite is the 6th installment of the Master Chief saga, Amazon reworks their Twitch pricing yet again and THQ Nordic buys the Timesplitters IP. The duo's got hot pickup talk, they go over the games they've been playing and Dave implores people to watch the Staircase on Netflix all on the episode 130 mega-show.
In our lead story, we talked about it last week, Philip Mucin, now former employee of IGN has been pinned with even more plagiarism. We go deep into the story as more news unfolds. Also in the news, Negan from the Walking Dead joins Tekken 7, Nintendo drops more Smash Bros news in their latest direct, Betheseda shows off Doom Eternal footage and more. And at the top of the show, we talk Red Dead 2 and the most overpriced special edition we've come across yet.
Birthdays, Castlevania, Portland, Venom and Germany. The duo get into all of it at the top of the show. Madden 19 and Colin Kapernick controversry, NES Classic tops console sales charts, parents can now pay for Fortnite tutors for their kids and more in the news. So join us for episode 129 of Rated G.
We're back from a short hiatus, reinvigorated and refreshed. The duo's been playing alot of games to pass the time. Dave finally has beaten God of War and Dan's catches up on his superhero movies. In the news, we've got this episode jam packed with takes. Splatoon 2 has a big hacker problem, Warframe, the free to play shooter, slated to come to the Switch, Darksiders 3 gets leaked, the Division 2 breaks beta sign up records previously held by the original Division and a PT fan who created a PC port gets a cease and desist order and an internship at Konami. All this and Dan takes some crazy pills and touts the merits of Godzilla '97 on episode 126 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this week's episode, Dan and Dave talk about their exciting weekend filled with pickups and baseball games. In the news, the Castlevania Netflix show gets a release date for season 2, some Nintendo Switch cases are now cracking, Microsoft attempting to crack the Japanese market again with their next console, and France rules that loot boxes are not gambling. All this and more on episode 125 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this week's episode of Rated G, we reveal Dan's dislike of the outdoors, we talk Dave's camping weekend and David Hayter coming back to his role of Solid Snake. In the news, we get more news about Google's home console, the Halo TV show and Nintendo gets a new president. So get your headphones and settle down for the Rated G pre 4th of July episode.
Oh we got drama this week! The company behind the Atari VCS goes after news outlets and YouTubers for supposed faked news on the new system. Also in the news, Sony clarifies it's position on it's lack of crossplay, Microsoft and Nintendo team up to slam Sony over Minecraft and Microsoft rumored to focus on power and performance for their next gen console. And at the top of the show, Dave and Dan get into the new Jurassic World and the beauty of sharing game experiences on episode 123 of Rated G for Gamers.
We got some news this week folks! Fresh off of E3 week, NOA President Reggie Fils-Amie makes a controversial statement on loot boxes, Sony's got some issues regard Fortnite and crossplay and Konami puzzles fans bringing an old franchise to the Switch. And in our convo of the week, we break down our E3 predictions and discuss the conference as a whole. All this and more on episode 122 of Rated G.
The final conference day comes to a close. On this episode, Rated G discusses the Nintendo and Limited Run conferences. We are sad to see E3 come to a close but so many good trailers and gameplay footage came out this year. Next week we'll recap it all.
As day 3 of E3 comes to a close, hot off the end of the Sony conference, Rated G is there to cover it all. We got Assassin's Creed, we got Dragon Quest, we got Spiderman. rated G breaks it all down in our second of three E3 coverage episodes.
Day 1 and 2 of E3 2018 are in the books. Hot off the closing of the Bethesda conference, we cover the first two days announcements, trailers, gameplay footage and surprises. Join as we breakdown and rate each show.
We got a mini-episode today. The E3 2018 Pre-Show! Dan and Dave discuss what each company should do and what they want to see from each conference. So take a listen and get some gaming podcast goodness before E3 week begins.
Oh boy, they got a jam packed show this week! E3 is right around the corner and they run down some juicy predictions. Special guest A Cartridge Gamer joins the duo to weigh in. They talk retro gaming, gameboy special editions and more. In the news, more leaks than a broken faucet! You better believe they break it all down. So slip on a pair of headphones and settle in for episode 120 of Rated G for Gamers.
Hot off the rumor that an N64 mini is in the works, they run down our favorite games they'd want to see in our convo of the week. At the top of the show, they run through the new releases coming out in June, game pickups and Deadpool 2. In the news, Resident Evil 7 comes to the Switch... sort of, Smash 5 roster rumors fly and Ollie North, the new NRA president gets a little hypocritical when criticizing video games for the current spike in gun related violence. So check out Episode 119 of Rated G for Gamers.
We're a little late with one folks. Sometimes like gets in the way but that doesn't stop Rated G from.delivering quality content. In our convo of the week, we discuss the merits of new IP vs. franchise sequels. In the news, the new Call of Duty Black Ops game is now confirmed to not have a single player campaign, and thus Danny's tradition of finishing the game over Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close. Nintendo re-ups some of their trademarks, Star Fox may be getting into the racing game noted in a possible recent leak and college eSports is growing whether we like it or not. All this and more on episode 118 of Rated G for Gamers.
Episode 117 coming at ya hot and fresh. They got pickups, they got rants, they even got hot zombie talk. In the news, Microsoft hires new devs to focus on AAA properties, Nintendo finally releases details for it's online service, Pokémon Go Fest returns to Chicago and Walmart Canada leaks major game releases accidentally ahead of E3. And in the convo of the week, Dan and Dave discuss their top Donkey Kong games.
On this special episode of Rated G for Gamers, Thanos comes to town to wreak havoc on the universe. We discuss Avengers: Infinity War in our convo of the week. Caution, there are spoilers. Also, in the news, SNK reveals their mini Neo-Geo for their 40th anniversary, the FTC gets serious over console warranty language, PS2 games join PS NOW and the NPD reports that one Sega Game Gear game was sold in the first quarter of 2018. All that and Dave goes ham on Goodwill over Madden Football on episode 116 of Rated G for Gamers.
Rated G kicks off the show on a somber note. Dave and Dan talk breakups and how friends and video games can get you through. The duo run through the weekly pickups and their thoughts on the new Venom trailer. In the news, Night Trap is finally coming to the Switch, an Ohio college is giving out Fortnite scholarships and Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo. And in our convo of the week, Quantic Dream, developer of Heavy Rain and the upcoming Detroit - Become Human, sue over claims of inappropriate workplace conduct from a french journalism outlet earlier in the year. We discuss the odd, NSFW details.
We waste no time and get right into what we've been playing... and a roar comes from the mics. The new God of War we are both loving. Definitely a game of the year contender. We cull the review scores and give our opinions on the game thus far. In the news, Sega Ages is coming the Switch, classic games form their back catalog, Call of Duty eschews single player, Battlefield embraces it, and SNK teases new Neo Geo hardware. All that and more on episode 114 of Rated G for Gamers.
We're back from the Penny Arcade Expo 2018. It was a massive 4 extravaganza of gaming, console, pc, tabletop, card. You name it, it was there. We played a ton of good games, talked to a bunch of wonderful game devs and hung with alot of good friends. We run down the highlights of the show in our convo of the week. Also, we had some news these past two weeks. Billy Mitchell gets his Donkey Kong world records stripped from Twin Galaxy, Shenmue 1 and 2 were announced for current gen consoles and PC, the worst kept secret of the last two months the, Spyro trilogy remaster gets announced, Spiderman for PS4 gets a release date this fall and more. So join us for another episode of Rated G for Gamers.
We're back from PAX! No new episode this week but a big PAX megashow is coming next Tuesday, Stay tuned.
This will be our last episode before we ship off to PAX East. We have news this week about Guacamelee, Red Faction: Guerilla, PSVR and No Man's Sky. And we got juicy convo of the week: the IGN Top 100 games, So you know we're gonna dive into their selections. Jump into each each episode 112 of Rated G for Gamers to listen to all this goodness and an amazing pickup story from Dave.
Black Panther, Avengers, Power Rangers and Toys R' Us. We got it all on this episode of Rated G. End of the month is here so you know what that means... we highlight the new releases for April. In the news, Nintendo has their annual Nindies, we get some a little more info on the Atari Box, now Atari VCS, but no games announcement, Modern Ware 2 slated for a remake but no multiplayer and Phil Spencer wouldn't mind seeing Banjo in Smash 5. And finally in our convo of the week, we get it our Smash character wish list. So check out episode 111 of Rated G for Gamers.
Rumors swirl that a new generation of consoles in on the horizon somewhat based off a patent Sony filed. We take our best stab at predicting what they will be in out conconvo of the week. In the news, Microsoft explains why their E3 booth space is so small and it makes a load of sense, Geralt from the Witcher is now confirmed for Soul Calibur VI, Funimation asks Nintendo "Will Goku be in the new Smash Bros." and we discover that Amazon did a Boo-boo recently. All that and some Avengers - Infinity War trailer discussion on episode 110 of Rated G for Gamers.
We kickoff our show with Dan's issues with eBay sellers, Nintendo drops a Japan exclusive Breath of the Wild soundtrack, and Chrono Trigger's bad PC port. In the news, the ESRB unveils it's proposal to add warnings to games that have in-game purchases, Sega paid a visit to Microsoft and everyone is speculating on what it means, PlayStation Plus to get rid of free PS3 and Vita games and a long lost Donkey Kong port resurfaces. In our convo of the week, the Switch turns one year old, we discuss all the wins and losses. All that and more won episode 108 of Rated G for Gamers.
We got a jam packed episode this week. We go over what we know about Nintendo's online service and speculate on the unknown, Metal Gear Survive gets egregious with mictotransactions, Burnout Paradise gets a remaster this year and Atari gets in on the cryptocurrency game. In our convo of the week, we talk all about the D.I.C.E. awards. So sit back, get comfy and take a listen to episode 107 of Rated G for Gamers.
We got a jam packed episode today folks. We kick off the show some spoiler free Black Panther talk. Ikea, clothes shopping, pickups and more in our opening segment. In the news Disney is rumored to be eyeing Ubisoft to take over the Star Wars franchise, more info about Kingdom Hearts III from D23 in Tokyo, Bandai Namco is aggressively pushing for new IP, and Nintendo promises their online service is worth the wait. And in our convo of the week, hot off rumors that the next gen consoles will be streaming boxes, we discuss gaming in an all digital world.
On this week's show of Rated G, from a recently released video by the Last Gamer on YouTube, we got introspective. We discuss what will happen to our collections when we meet our untimely death. Also, it's National CIB day as we record this episode. We celebrate the pickups that mean something to us. In the News, we learn that Namco/Bandai is developing Metroid 4, new Crash Bandicoot rumored for 2019, Mario Kart is coming to mobile phones, a new horror roguelike game Persistence lands on PSVR this summer and Billy Mitchell breaks his silence over the Donkey Kong controversy.
The rumor mill was in high gear this week. Forum poster by the name of Grezzo has some compelling predictions for Nintendo and the Switch this year. This is the same guy nailed almost of his predictions in 2017 for the Switch. Also in the news, Nintendo announces more details of it's online service, Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a further delay and a solidified release date, and EA is set to bring back microtransactions to Battlefront II. And in our convo of the week, we get into open world games again and discuss when is open world too open world. All that and some Superbowl and superhero talk on episode 104 of Rated G for Gamers.
John Cena is in talks to star in Duke Nukem movie. In our convo of the week, we discuss why video games movies always suck, our fave and worst adaptations and what franchise we'd want to see on the big screen. In the news, 50 Cent wants to get back into game making, Downwell creator joins Nintendo, Sonic creator Yuji Naka joins Square-Enix, Microsoft has more details on it's Gamepass service and we get a look at the Nintendo HQ in the late 1800s. All that and our pickups of the week on eipsode 103 of Rated G for Gamers.
We're back after the plague hit us both hard. A ton of news happened during our recoveries. Nintendo drops a mini direct as well as a new S.T.E.M. style product line, Labo launching in a few months, Microsoft is bringing back the "Duke" controller to Xbox One and Fable is coming back with a new developer since Lionhead Studios has closed and Sony plans on 130 new VR titles for 2018, all in our news segment. All of that and our massive pickups from the last two weeks.
Rated G is back again with another episode for your listening pleasure. 2018 is off and running and we get right into it. First off, we have a new website! Everyone should go check it out... right now. Okay, all set? We got some good pickups this week. Clearance items, last generation goodwill dropoffs, ebay bids won. We get into the games were playing this week. The Order 1886, Pokken Tournament and a little ol' gem from the amazing Tim Shafer. Also, in the news, Twitter is getting antsy for Nintendo to drop a new Direct, the Switch sets sales records, SNK is rumored to be developing a new Switch game, MadCatz comes back from the dead and Microsoft buries the Kinect adapter. All that and in our convo of the week, we commiserate with bad gaming memories. So sit back, grab a pair of headphones and join us for episode 101 of Rated G for Gamers.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2018 is here and we've got our 100th episode. We look back at 2017, the highs and the lows and all the crazy news. Also, special guest on the show Scottie B, retrotinkering on Youtube and Instagram. Join us for our first episode of the year and here's an amazing 2018.
It's the end of the year and you know what that means, Game of the Year time! We nominate 5 a piece and we'll announce our winner and a new edition to our segment, 2nd and 3rd place. At the top of the show, we run down our pickups over the holiday break, what we've been playing lately, and why in the hell Danny picked up the SNES 3DS. In the news, journalists had to sign NDAs for the recent Bandai/Namco event, the Switch tops 10 million in sales, Nintendo loses Goldeneye trademark and Psychonauts 2 is delayed to 2019. All that and more on episode 99 of Rated G for Gamers.
We've got a special episode today, all about the Last Jedi. We dissect the movie from beginning to end, our overall thoughts and we rank all 8 episodes from worst to best.
The Game Awards and the Playstation Experience happened this last week and we got all the winners, losers and big announcements. With Bayonetta 3, Soul Calibur VI, GTFO, Witchfire and more announced, 2018 is going to be an exciting year. Ryan Reynolds cast as Detective Pikachu, Secret of Mana remake gets physical release, a Mega Man X collection announced and finally Capcom is making a new Mega Man game! Mega Man 11 is on the horizon! All that and more on episode 97 or Rated G for Gamers.
Did you see the new Avengers trailer? We sure did! We talk Thor, Black Panther and the rest of the Marvel superheroes at the top of the show. We discuss our pickups of week and a very particular eBay listing. In the news, Nintendo rules the Black Friday sales, Mario getting back in the cereal game, Sony will send you a PSVR headset and Skryim VR to try out for free and Capcom teases Mega Man 30th Anniversary stream. Our convo of the week, is the $60 game disappearing? Will rising game development costs cause publishers to unanimously raise prices across the board. Will there be more indie priced and sub $60. We discuss on episode 96 of Rated G for Gamers.
We got a special episode to celebrate the Thanksgiving break. No news this week, no convo of the week. Just us, talking turkey, Black Friday, tv mounting, and handling the family during the holidays. So grab a turkey leg and some stuffing and enjoy episode 95 of Rated G for Gamers.
News regarding Vince Ingenito, former editor at IGN came out last week regarding sexual harassment in the workplace. We wanted to wait till all the facts shook out till we covered the story. Our take kicks off the news. Also in the news, EA couldn't do anything right this week. A slew of controversy surrounding Star Wars - Battlefront II involving Reddit comments and a CNN report cause EA to suspend their loot boxes/microtransactions. A major blow indeed. Also in this episode, we discuss Thor: Ragnarok, the Punisher series, Black Friday sales, and the benefits of 4K. And in our convo of the week, we pick some of the winners for the Game Award nominees.
We get right into it folks on epsiode 93. The Xbox One X got delivered and we share our thoughts thus far. Also, we share some Xbox memories from years past. In the news, Microsoft invests in studios to make more first party exclusives, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot thinks theirs at least two more years in this generations consoles, rumors of a Superman game from developer Rocksteady debunked, and the Ninja Turtles are coming to Injustice 2.
Wolfenstein! Assassin's Creed! Stranger Things! Mario Odyssey! They all dropped and we cover them all. October 27th, 2017 is going down as one of the best days for gaming and entertainment ever. We cover all three AAA titles in our review round up and wax a little poetic on Mike and company in Stranger Things. Also, in the news, Paris Games Week happened and Sony dropped a bunch of good trailers. - Guacamelee 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Concreate Genie and the Last of Us 2. Mary Jane is confirmed as a playable character in the new Spiderman game, rumors of Sunset Overdrive 2, they just need a publisher, Nintendo releases their ideal mobile app release schedule, and Microsoft finally cancels the Kinect. All that and more on Episode 92 of Rated G for Gamers.
Episode 91 is a good one this week. Both Nintendo and Microsoft dropped big system updates for the Xbox and Switch, we delve into all the new features. Also in the news, EA closes Visceral Games and postpones Amy Hennig's story focused Star Wars game, Limited Run Games to produce games for the Switch and Legendary Pictures has some interesting people they are eyeing for the Detective Pikachu movie. South Park - The Fractured But Whole is our Review Round-up and we do a buying guide for our convo of the week.
Hints drop via a tweet that a patent related to Gameboy has been filed. Of course we speculate on what games would potentially be on it in our convo of the week. In the news, the 3rd Nintendo World Championships just happened, Respwan Entertainment announced a new VR game that's not Titanfall or Star Wars related, Mario Odyssey gets it's first scrore and it's a perfect 10 and news drops that Yoshi was originally intended to be a horse. All that and more on Episode 90 of Rated G.
Some exciting news this week in gaming. It turns out some folks who preordered the SNES Classic from Amazon still haven't received them, Retro City Rampage gets a physical deluxe version coming to the Switch, PlayStation CEO Andrew House steps down, and apparently MVC Infinite's budget was half the amount of Street Fighter V's DLC. How crazy is that?! Also, designer and programmer Charles Randal wrote a long missive last week stating that devs would be more candid if gamers weren't so toxic. We dissect his statement and what it means for gamers and devs alike in this weeks convo of the week and one of us managed to score a ticket to Comic Con. All that and more on episode 89 of Rated G for Gamers.
Oh it's here! The SNES Classic has dropped and boy is it good. We both managed to snag one and it seems like supplies are much better than when the NES came out. We recount our journey to the little gray box. Also, in the news, Ataribox gets a price tag and some more info, Super Mario Run gets a content update, a Commodore 64 mini is in the works, the video game actors strike is set to end soon, and Sonic partners up with an unlikely restaurant franchise. All that and more on this episode of Rated G.
Oh we got a good one today. We got some personal stories involving Amazon Echo, Broken Age, and Gamestop. The Tokyo Game Show invades our news, Nintendo pays a beautiful tribute to former president who passed Satoru Iwata, and gaming website The Sixth Axis get in some hot water over their NBA 2K18 review. In our convo of the week, we try to guess each others favorite gaming franchise and our favorite game of all time and wax a little poetic on why we love them.
Our episode is jam packed this week with not one but two convos of the week. Pewdiepie is in hot water for dropping the N word in a Playerunknowns Battleground live stream and we discuss the ramifications of that. Also, Dean Takahaski from VentureBeat uploads an embarrassing video of him struggling with the beginning tutorial of Cuphead and the internet explodes. We discuss if being good at videogames is a requirement. In the news, Nintendo exec comments on the SNES Classic availability, the NES Classic is coming back to stores, Blizzard to open it's own eSports arena, Toys 'R Us files for bankruptcy, and Mario is no longer a plumber according to Nintendo. All that and more on episode 86 of Rated G for Gamers.
We've done it folks! We've made it two whole years in the podcasting game. We go over our highlights of the Nintendo Indie Showcase, the "Ninties", some Penny Arcade Expo news, news on NBA 2K18 for the Switch, and Gamestop unveils it's "Elite Gamer" level subscription. In our convo of the week, we reminisce on how we started this whole thing. It's been a blast so far thanks in part to all our great fans. Here's to the next two.
We had a glorious weekend folks. Dave connected with the outdoors on a camping trip, Danny got a free haul of games from a co-worker and McGregor got beat by Mayweather if you're into that boxing stuff. Gamescom happened this week. Microsoft announced that One X preorders are live and they quickly sold out, cross network play between Xbox and Playstation may be coming, Just Cause devs announce a new action RPG game and KFC gets in on the whole VR thing and it's amazing. Uncharted - Lost Legacy is our review round-up and our convo of the week is are games channels dying on Youtube. So enjoy episode 84 of Rated G for Gamers.
We got a good one today! You may of heard of the eBay sale of John Romero's personal copy of Doom II, well that went to our good friend Anthony Micari. We talk Doom, FPSes, and which game is better, SMB3 or SMW. In the news, Amazon amends their Prime 20% game discount. a soceer player sues League of Legends developer Riot Games and wins, and Crackdown 3 gets delayed till Spring 2018. Also, Dave hits the Nintendo Summer of Play event in Brooklyn, Danny sees the Mets win, and more.
Oh, Limited Run Games, we both love and hate your company. We put them up in the spotlight for this week's convo of the week. We have lots of news from Nintendo; the Nintendo World Championship is coming back again and being held in our fair NYC, new limited edition Samus 3DS coming soon, and Nintendo gets sued over a Joy-Con patent. X-Box and Playstation get OS updates, Valve has a new game coming and it's not Half-Life 3, and eSports may be coming to the 2024 Olympics. Also, we talk about our weekend events and Danny sores a Atari 2600 Junior with a set of knobs.
We're back after a week off and we have lots to talk about, Dave gets a year older, Danny does some Gamestop hopping, and we both have some good retro hauls. In the news. SNES Classic preorders coming this month... for real, Walmart apologizes for the preorder debacle with the SNES Classic, the new Sega Flashback console gets panned by critics, and a first for Mario, he starts in an E10+ rated game. All that and moire on episodie 81 of Rated G for Gamers.
We took a week off but we're back and better than ever. We discuss our first visit to the NYC 3DS/Switch meetup at the top of the show. A huge news week as Comic Con and D23 just passed. We have AtariBox news, superhero movie news, Crash Bandicoot DLC news, Kingdom Hearts III news, and a look at the Mario Kart GP VR racer. Also, we announce of game of the half-year winner. And finally, we managed to secure ourselves two SNES Classics... or did we?
Half of 2017 has past so you know what that means... our game of the half-year nominations. Also on this episode, Platinum teases Bayonetta and Wonderful 101 on the Switch via Twitter, Nintendo announces a year worth of DLC for Splatoon 2, first DLC character for ARMS releases next week for free, Sega may be making more 2D Sonic games if fan reaction to Sonic Mania is big enough and much more. So join us for Episode 79 of Rated G for Gamers and thanks for being such good fans.
Happy 4th of July to all our fans! It's a good time to enjoy the day off and relax with some video games. As we're recording this, some big news dropped from Nintendo. The SNES Classic is coming this Fall. And the biggest bit of that is the unreleased Star Fox 2 will be included. Also in the news, Ubisoft shoes off some Beyond Good and Evil 2 realtime footage, 343 Studios says Halo 6 won't be anytime soon, and Europe is getting a crazy good Samus Returns special edition. And in our convo of the week, with the announcement of Sega Forever we talk about how we can make Sega great again.
E3 has come and gone and we take this episode to discuss our predictions, what we got right, what we got wrong and our favorites from the show. Also, we shake out all the news and announcements not features in the big press conferences. And finally, lest we forget, we talk about the PC conference hosted by PC Gamer.
E3 2017 is upon us! We're at the end of the conferences and we've got our coverage of the Ubisoft and Nintendo conferences. Join us as we break down on the shows and comment on all the highs and lows. Also, METROID IS BACK!
It's day 3 of E3 and we're covering the Betheseda and Sony conferences. Join us as we break down on the shows and comment on all the highs and lows.
E3 2017 is upon us! We're two days in and we've got our coverage of the EA and Microsoft conferences. Join us as we break down on the shows and comment on all the highs and lows. Also, we have Wipeout Omega Collection in our Review Round Up and our thoughts on the PS4 HD collection.
We talked about it last week, the new Farcry 5 trailer that got dropped. This week, we discuss the online petition going around to stop it from coming out. Also, Marvel vs. Capcom leaked character list for new sequel, fake Smash Bros screens make the rounds on the web, Hori drops photos of new Nintendo Switch headset setup, Scorpio possible August release. And in a new Halo Waypoint video, it seems Microsoft never liked the name Halo and other juicy Master Chief trivia.
E3 is almost upon us, less than 2 weeks away from the biggest game event of the year. We go deep on our predictions from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Also in the news, Farcry 5s trailer drops. It's in modern day/near future America and it stirs some controversy, the Uncharted movie gets a new leading man, Monster Hunter announced for the Switch. and a new Castlevania trailer drops for the new Netflix series. All that and we delve into Danny's fears of survival horror games on episode 75 of Rated G for Gamers.
On this weeks episode of Rated G, Sega plans to revive major IPs, a glitch with Minecraft Switch Edition causes system to randomly take pictures, Ubisoft unveils Farcry 5 and a new Assassin's Creed and a man sues his date for texting during Guardians of the Galaxy 2. All that and more on this week of Rated G for Gamers.
Bioware Montreal restructures, Mass Effect fate weighs in the balance, Youtuber Ben Heck gets the Super Nintendo/Playstation machine to read discs, Nintendo lays out it's E3 plans, and a new study shows that people are more interested in the Switch than a PS4 Pro or Scorpio. All that and more on episode 73 of Rated G.
We were off for a week due to some technical difficulties but we're back and bigger than ever. So much news these two weeks, we eschew a convo of the week. Nintendo announces a 2DS XL, new details on Call of Duty WWII get released, Atlus apologizes for the Persona 5 restrictions, Scorpio dev kits pictured with frame rate counter on the front, Darksiders 3 announced, the NES Classic shipped over 2.3 million units, and Phil Spencer has some words about story driven gameplay. All that and Dave finally gets a copy of the Order 1886 in his collection on episode 72 or Rated G for Gamers.
On this weeks episode we revisit an old topic we've covered in light of the new rumors. It's been reported that a SNES Classic may be coming out this holiday season so we've revised our lists of the games we'd like to see/would be possible for the SNES Classic. Also, in the news, next Call of Duty is confirmed for a WWII setting, we look back at the hottest games from 20 years ago, 1997, Rocket League hits 30 million subscribers and more.
Naughty Dog drops Uncharted - The Lost Legacy release date, Remedy is developing two new games this year, a sequel to one of the most popular games in the world and another codenamed P7, Microsoft may be adding a more leinent refund policy, and Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic and Famicom production and more in the news. We breakdown the latest Nintendo Direct in our convo of the week and we ask ourselves if we still have Switch fever.
We just can't pass up the opportunity, it's Episode 69 and Dr. Love is in the house. In the news, we FINALLY get specs on the Scorpio, Call of Duty may return to WWII setting, Palmer Luckey founder of Oculus leaves Facebook, we say goodbye to SourceFed on YouTube, and MadCatz goes out of business. In our topic of the week asks the question: is this the best first quarter in recent gaming history?
On this weeks episode, Super Mario Run finally drops on Android, Evil Within 2 potentially leaked, Arms release date leaked, and Destiny 2 release get leaked. Also, Gamestop to close over 150 stores, Bloodstained - Ritual of the Night moves from Wii U to the Switch, and Playtonic drops Jontron cameo from Yooka-Lalyee. Our conversation of the week is a revisit from an old discussion: are portable consoles dead and will the Switch be successful. It's a big week for news so enjoy episode 68 of Rated G for Gamers.
We're back from PAX and do we have some stories. One half of Rated G almost didn't make it, we braved the single digit temperatures, and met up with a bunch of friends. Tons of great games on display, we breakdown our favorites. Also, we got some drama in the gaming world courtesy of Pewdiepie, JonTron, and Colin Moriarty. And in other news, Mass Effect has a handful of reported glitches, Nintendo sells a crazy amount of Switch units in the first week, and Playstation Now adds PS4 streaming.
Just a little update post. We made it back alive from PAX 2017! Demoed some great games, talked to some amazing devs and met up with a bunch of good friends along the way. Stay tuned as your regularly scheduled episode will be coming shortly.
If you didn't know, a little known company called Nintendo just dropped a new video game console/handheld hybrid called the Switch on Friday (March 3rd) and of course we both got one! We discuss the system, the good and the bad, Breath of the Wild and our top 5 Zelda games of all time. Also in the news, Microsoft announces game pass service, No Man's Sky wins at DICE and no one attended to receive the award, a dedicated NES streamer beat all 714 officially licensed games, and in an interesting bit of trivia, find out which video game movie Danny Glover almost got hired for. All on episode 66 or Rated G.
It's almost here! The Switch touches down in less than a week and we can't wait. The games journalists weigh in on the system and the games and we break it all down. Battery life, portability, UI, and more. No conversation of the week, just glorious Switch talk.
Episode 64 is live. We got some news: Activision studios hit by layoffs, Perception is finally coming to PS4 and Xbox One, Breath of the Wild season pass details announced. Also, in our conversation of the week is a heartbreaking one involving a retro gaming archivist, the US Postal Service, and $10K of missing games.
Episode 63 is here! 10 games we'd like to see on the Switch. That's our conversation of the week. Games we haven't seen in a while, franchises we love, and stuff we think would fit well on the Switch. Also, in the news, Ubisoft plays around with VR for Assassins Creed but we'll never get to see it, new Yooka-Laylee footage drops, Forza devs working on a new open world game not centered around racing, South Park - The Fractured But Whole delayed yet again, and more.
Gamestop is at it again and in the headlines for their Circle of Life program. We get into the scandal that Kotaku broke from an anonymous employee in our conversation of the week. Also, we cover news on the NES Classic, the end of production for the Wii U, Deus Ex series goes on hiatus, and a big lawsuit brought on Oculus from Bethesda. So enjoy Episode 62 and bit of housekeeping, we'll be at PAX East again this year. Come say hi if you see us.
We've upgraded our studio! Spent some time before this episode making some improvements and are excited to bring this episode to all our fans. In this episode, more Switch news. Confirmed more games for launch, possible native chat support coming, and a very odd yet funny German Switch commercial that knows exactly were people will play their portable console at least once. Also, Marvel announces an MCU for gaming, Xbox One is losing the snap feature at least for now, and Hideo Kojima talks fondly of his time with Konami. So enjoy this latest episode of Rated G.
We want to apologize upfront for the audio quality, we're recording remotely and are still renovating the new studio. In this episode. a new Injustice 2 trailer released, Titanfall Frontline for mobile cancelled, Xbox exclusive Scalebound canceled by Microsoft, and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment comes to the Switch. Also in our convo of the week, we got some hands on time with the Nintendo Switch! Our thoughts and impressions as well as what we think Nintendo needs to do to win back fans and gain market share.
New year, new theme song! Welcome to the first episode of 2017. We have a ton of Switch news after Thursday's live event. No surprise but we have different opinions on the system and the presentation as a whole. We break down all the games, features, specs, and our thoughts on everything. Also, Ariana Grande to be guest character in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and topping the mobile download charts for 2016 is Pokémon Go. Music credit goes to Wizwars https://wizwars.bandcamp.com/
It's our annual end of the year holiday special! We each pick 5 games to nominate for Game of the Year. We break down why we picked 'em and in our next episode in the new year we'll reveal the winner. So check us out and have a happy new year. Here's to 2017 and all the excellent gaming to come.
Rated G with another jam packed episode. Nintendo Switch may bring Gamecube games to the e-store, new Boxboy Amiibo announced along side new game, some news about a cancelled Wind Waker sequel and should Microsoft have their own convention like the Playstation Experience? Check us out in episode 57.
It's finally here, Final Fantasy XV! We do our Review Round Up on it, we discuss in our Convo of the Week, and spoilers... Danny actually likes it! Also, the Sony Experience and VGAs 2016s happened last week. We get into the best bits from each. And surprise, surprise... Dave picked the Game of the Year winner at the VGAs.
We put on our amazing Karnak hats (that's for all you Johnny Carson fans) and look into our crystal balls to predict some of the VGA nominees this year. Throw some guesses out, we'll circle back and see how we did next week. Also, in the news Uncharted 4 gets a survival mode dropping soon, Ubisoft to stop charging for certain DLC, and No Man's Sky finally gets an update that everyone is waiting for. All that and some turkey talk at the top of the show. So break out those leftovers, pour on some gravy, and enjoy the latest episode of Rated G for Gamers.
Thanksgiving is upon us and that can only mean one thing. No not overdosing on dark meat and gravy. No not watching the Lions lose again. It's Black Friday! We breakdown some great gift ideas for the gamer in your life. Also, news on Steve Carell starring in a Minecraft movie, Breath of the Wild may not launch with the Switch, Super Mario Run, Nintendo's mobile endless runner gets a price and release date, and the return of Dr. Love? So check out all this and more on Episode 54 of Rated G for Gamers.
Despite the fact that we mention it at the top of the show, it is not in-fact episode 52. It's episode 53! Hey we all make mistakes sometimes. We got PS4 Pro troubles, NES Mini shortages, Genesis news out of Brazil and more! Our conversation of the week is what 10 games would we like to see if Nintendo made a SNES Mini. So checkout episode 52 53 of Rated G for Gamers.
Episode 52 comin' at ya. No news this week but we get are hands in a ton of stuff. How to collect on a budget, the Final Fantasy Phenomenon, and Dave's condo buying journey. Our conversation of the week is 'Are games too easy nowadays'.
A little first person shooter talk with Titanfall 2 at the top of the show. We get into the big news about Betheseda new company policy of not sending out review copies early, Microsoft announces a $300 VR headset, amd tons of Nintendo Switch, or NX as Danny stubbornly still calls it, news gets dropped. So check out Episode 51 of Rated G for Gamers.
The video games' industry best kept secret was finally revealed last Tuesday, the Nintendo Switch. We dissect the trailer bit by bit. Also, we just got back from the Portland and the Retro Gaming Expo so we get into all the highlights of our extended weekend.
It's a special episode for Rated G. We've been off for a few weeks and we get into the hiatus at the top of the show. No news rundown but we talk about what we've been playing. Also, Playstation VR launched! We got 'em and we talk about the good, the bad and the ugly.
Delays abound for South Park - The Fractured But Whole and the Last Guardian, Kojima slams Metal Gear Survive, Nintendo's social network blow up over lack of NX announcement, and a Florida Man receives an original Xbox One console months before it launched in 2013. All that and a retro vs. new games conversation on this weeks Rated G for Gamers.
In a special Rated G episode, we start the show with some remembrance on 9/11. We get into what were doing on that infamous day. On the gaming side, we go deep into the Sony conference and Nintendo drops some big news at the Apple conference.
After 45 episodes, Rated G celebrates it's one year anniversary! They reminisce on how the show came to be as well as sharing their pick ups of the week. Also, we recap the latest Nintendo Direct in the headlines as well as some Forza Horizon and Duke Nukem 3D remake(!) news.
We have a very special episode this week. Special guest Steven Li from the Swag Tier podcast joins us for a rousing PC vs. Console debate. In the headlines, PlayStation Plus gets pricier next month, Playstation Now streaming coming to PC, Respawn is already making changes based on player feedback for Titanfall 2, and more NX Watch news. So pop in some headphones and checkout episode 45 of Rated G for Gamers.
We're switching it up, Danny hosts and Dave does the news. This week, Titanfall 2, RE7, No Man's Sky and of course another round of NX Watch. Our conversation of the week is our personal gaming top 10 consoles. We get into it and it gets good.
Quick correction this week: Danny incorrectly referred to No Man's Sky as Titanfall in this week's Review Round up and Conversation of the Week. Beyond our No Man's Sky talk, we get into Nintendo taking down a wildly popular Metroid 2 remake, Microsoft acquires live streaming service Beam, Titanfall 2's single player campaign and more.
This week in Rated G news: Life is Strange is being adapted into live action show, Pokemon Go Plus devices receive delays, Nintendo announces a "Now Your Playing With Power" book about the NES, and a main with so much disposable income blows $1,300 to play No Man's Sky a little earlier than everyone else. All that a special message from the Love Doctor on this week's Rated G for Gamers. We'd like to thank http://www.bensound.com/ for providing us with the music in this weeks show.
We start off our show with our weekend filled with retro pick-ups. Then we have a story related to last week's show, online bullying. Polygon reached out to 25 developers about their online abuse policies for their employees, we discuss. Also in the news, more rumors pointing to Nintendo's new NX console being portable with a home dock, 8BitDo makes a bluetooth receiver for Super Nintendo which allows tons of controllers to be used with it, and No Man's Sky developer Hello Games gets accused of stealing a Dutch developers "Superformula" code to build the game worlds.
It's a long episode this week, almost 3 hours of content. We have more Pokémon Go coverage including our experiences from the week with the mobile app. Nintendo drops a bomb with their NES Classic console and Warner Bros. and PewDiePie come under fire for paid sponsorship shenannigans. Our topic of the week comes hot off the outspoken users on Leslie Jones' twitter account, online bullying. We go deep into why this culture exists and some possible solutions to start changing the culture. As always you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google+.
Be careful folks, Dave's recovering from the plague this week and Dan is certain not let him forget it. We still bring a big 2 hour plus show. We got Nintendo news. We got Playstation news. We got Xbox news. A review of Inside for Xbox one. Also, we run down our picks for Game of the Year at the half year mark. All that and we discuss the ESPN special about gaming addiction.
Comin' at ya! Another week another episode of Rated G. More NX rumors begin to solidify, Inafune corrects his statement about Mighty No. 9 from earlier in the week, Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Neo go head to head in specs, and some new Sonic games announced for 2017. All that and we discuss our garage sale centric weekend.
E3 has come and gone and we're here to dish up all the good coverage you want. Heavy hitters like the Legend of Zelda, God of War, Dead Rising, Resident Evil and more all make an appearance. Also, in Epic fashion, Sony bring out Kojima in his first post Konami breakup appearance to show us Death Stranding. So buckle up for an extra long episode as we go E3 crazy.
It's been a while but we're back! We go through the shudown of an Oculus app that let you play Vive games, Halo 5's Forge Mode coming to PCs, the recent Family Guy/Youtube drama, and more. The new TMNT: Turtles in Manhattan game is in our Review Round-up. All that and we go deep on the new NX. What we think Nintendo's next console will be.
On the block this week, Danny loves Uncharted 4 and Dave loves the new Doom. In the news: Nintendo may jump into the movie industry, Activision delivers a subpar Modern Warfare trilogy for last gen systems, PS4 tops the hardware sales charts again, and Capcom puts out a statement in the wake of lackluster Street Fighter V sales on not releasing games until their completed. All that and Homefront Revolution in our review round up on Rated G for Gamers.
Rated G is back and fired up! We go deep into the Marvel Universe with our thoughts on Captain America - Civil War. Also, why studios are so afraid to make female fronted superhero movies. In the news is a Call of Duty 4 remake, Mighty No. 9 finally goes gold, Titanfall developer Respawn is making a Star Wars game, and more. Enjoy and please like, listen, and subcribe.
Big Week, Big Show! Rated G dives into Zelda delays, NX launch rumors, Nintendo's next foray into mobile gaming, CD Project Red's new cyberpunk opus, and some interesting stats on gamers. All that and our topic of the week: Our favorite gaming genres. And don'tforget to hit us up on social media at ratedgforgamers.
PAX East 2016 has come and gone and we're here to recap it all! VR, MOBAs, indie games, panels and more. Also, Nintendo's got a new mobile game rumored to star one of their iconic characters and John Romero (Doom, Quake) kickstarts a new FPS. All that and Starfox in our Review Round-up on the Rated G for Gamers podcast.
For all you astute listeners, you may have wondered where episode 31 went. Well here it is! Chock full of our thoughts about the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo. Enjoy.
We took a week off but we're back! This week, we talk Gears 4, PS4 update 3.5, Doom 4, and a very strange car ad starring Solid Snake and Colonel Cambpell. Also, Quantum Break is up for our review of the week and our topic of discussion is Batman v. Superman - Dawn of Justice
It's a big week at Rated G! David Hayter has no love for former Konami developer Hideo Kojima. Rob Gronkowski, some elaborate fake NX material has surfaced online, iJustine and other serve up a cringe worthy Doom event trailer, and Lego Dimensions almost had a Mortal Kombat minigame. On our topic of week, we discuss retro game collecting on this week's topic of discussion. All this and we bid farewell to a comedic legend.
This week, we got a ton of news. Took a week off so we got alot of juicy content for you. Division hacks get you outside of the traversable game world, is a Microsoft/Sony connected online world in the cards?, the Metro 2033 movie, and Playstation VR gets a price point... or two. Dan talks Shadow Complex remake, we share our Pokken Tournament experiences, and we pit the Sega Dreamcast vs. the Sega Saturn in the most underrated game console of all time discussion.
This week on Rated G for Gamers we delve into the latest Nintendo Direct, the Colecovision Chameleon scandal, No Man's Sky gets a release date finally, Microsoft releases it's Hololens specs, and Dan reviews The Walking Dead - Michonne.
In this week's show we celebrate Zelda's 30th anniversary, rumors of the NX console launching with a new Zelda game, Sony to debut VR at this year's GDC, and Kanye West shows his love for classic gaming. Our topic of discussion is the worst console's of all time, Far Cry Primal is up for our weekly review, and Dave gives his thoughts on Street Fighter V.
It's finally here, the battle of the gaming century, we debate which system is better; Genesis or Super Nintendo. Also, we discuss the lacking omission of single player content in Street Fighter V, the D.I.C.E. awards winners, and more.
In this episode, we discuss gamers outrage about the simultaneous XBox and PC release of Quantam Break, the insanely priced Dying Light special edition, Destiny 2, and Kanye West's foray into video games. Also, Dan breaks down his Firewatch experience and we pay respects to the now defunct Game Trailers.
This week on Rated G we get into tons of Nintendo news, the new Doom, a forgotten competetor for season 3 of Killer Instinct, X-Com 2's odd support for the Steam Controller, and more. Also, Dan cover the new game Firewatch in this week's review round up.
Rated G is at it again. Tons of news including Mighty No. 9 delayed yet again, a new TMNT game announced and trailer released, new Ghostbusters game coming to current consoles, and the EVO 2016 fighting game list revealed. All this and a deep discussion asking the question "Are open world games to open?".
This week, Rated G discusses Microsoft Hololens and more games added to the Xbox One backwards compatibility list. Also, we go talk about whether remasted games need an actual review score and what games we're looking forward to for 2016.
Rated G looks back on 2 Years of PS4 & X1, the highs and the lows. And weigh in on if it's finally worth upgrading to a next generation console.
For our second episode of 2016, we go deep into predictions for the big 3 game manufacturers, CES 2016 highlights, and Snoop Dogg calling out Bill Gates for X-Box Live being down. All that and more on the Rated G for Gamers podcast.
New year! New episode! We've finally done it! This episode we go Star Wars crazy. We go deep on Star Wars VII - The Force Awakens, CES 2016, and our gaming predictions for the new year. WARNING - Major spoilers in this episode.
This week we get into the Rooster Teeth/Jeff Gertsmann scandal, Final Fantasy VII remake to be fully voiced, and our final pics for game of the year. So saddle up and enjoy our last episode of the year.
It's our holiday special! We tell old gaming memories and wax on the future of gaming. So grab some nog and join us for some holiday gaming goodness.
Kojima is relased from Konami finally, forms a new studio. Colecovision announces a new/retro console hybrid. And Microsoft can't keep their elite controllers in stock. All this and more on this episode of Rated G for Gamers.
It's been a big week for news. Both the VGA awards and the Playstation Experience both happened this week. We go do deep into the highs and lows, the hits and misses. Plus, Sony finally dropped some Final Fantasy VII footage and it looks amazing! Also, we discuss our second week of Game of the Year nominees.
It's post Black Friday/Cyber Monday and we share all the good deals we got. We also talk about the Playstation Experience, the Video Game Awards, and Nintendo 64 cartridge soaps. And lastly we talk about the importance of a good gaming setup.
Black Friday is only a few days away and we get into all the good deals, what we're picking up, why in-store shopping is a suckers game and we get all nostalgic on working retail during the holidays. Dave shares his Fallout 4 experiences and Classic talks about his XBox Elite Controller. As always, you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google+ @RatedGforGamers. We want to hear your Black Friday stories.
This week we devote our episode to the big N, Nintendo. The latest Nintendo Direct . Hyrule Warriors for DS featuring a female Link, Twilight Princess goes HD, Star Fox gets a new release window, and Cloud Strife is announced for Smash! CLOUD!!! Also, we debate which Mario Bros game is superior, SMB 3 or SMB World. Hint, it's SMB 3.
We're Fallout crazy on this episode. We share our thoughts on the series, Classic's take on the latest entry into the franchise, Fallout 4. Also, Tomb Raider and Black Ops III dropped. It's a crazy good time for gamers. And 343 Studios listens to the fans and in a first for the series, removes the most hated Halo 5 map from it's rotation due to bugs and exploits.
So much gaming goodness this week! We review Halo 5: Guardians and WWE 2K15. Also in the news, No Man's Sky gets a release date, we criticize the weak list of XBox 360 backward compatible games, Nintendo announces it's first mobile game, and we give our thoughts on the Playstation VR. Plus, we both pine for Fallout 4 launching next week.
We're back after a week off. Dave and Classic start the show talking all about Japan. Dave's trip to the far east was a good one, and lots of gaming goodness was had. We cover the news and stories of the past two weeks: Microsoft's Elite controller launching this week, the Halo 5 release, the Playstation Experience moves to San Fran and more. Classic tells his gaming accomplishments and Dave waxes on Final Fantasy once more.
Today's a special episode. Classic got asked by a friend of his who just got back into gaming what are some really amazing games that he missed during his gaming hiatus. We run down 10 games each from last generation, 360 and PS3 and 5 games each from this generation, XBOne and PS4. Let us know what you think. How would you rate our list. Got something good we missed? Hit us up on the social media and email. We want to hear from you.
In this weeks episode, Classic and Dave talk about big news from the Microsoft camp, they bought the Havok physics engine from Intel, news on XBox One controllers to support button mapping, a custom Satoru Iwata amiibo going up for charity, Arkham Knight coming back to PC, Dave's Japan trip and more. Our Review Round-up is Rock Band 4, our indie spotlight is Monument Valley.
Dave and Classic are back again. On today's show, World of Final Fantasy feels like Pokemon and is super adorable, Mighty No. 9 faces yet another delay, and Twitch comes to Playstation. Classic reviews Destiny expansion, the Taken King and we spotlight Deer God in this week's indie spotlight.
Dave and Classic are back again. On today's show, Project Morpheus gets a new name, Sony announces new PS4 controller colors and snap on faceplates for Japan, Rainbow Six's DLC maps are all going to be free, Halo 5 multiplayer card packs, and more. Also Dave gets a New 3DS XL and Classic picks up a Sega Master System.
On this weeks episode, Dave and Classic talk about Pokemon GO!, the gotta catch 'em all mobile app, Fallout 4 DLC and mods coming to consoles, Classic's distaste for the Street Fighter movie and game (based on the move based on the game), a newly released SF V character, Playstation's 20th anniversary and more.
On this weeks episode, Dave and Classic talk about the Kimmel controversy, the new new new 3DS, Uncharted 4 gets release date, a man challenges himself to all 57 released Amiibos, and more.
Dave and Classic are Rated G for Gamers. A podcast filled with news, rumors, in-depth discussions, and all around interesting banter about video games. Xbox, Playstation, WiiU, PC, et al. In our inagural episode, we talk about ourselves a bit, PAX Prime, announced 3rd party amiibos, new and upcoming indie games and more.