The Easy Allies Podcast

Microsoft has acquired two new studios (one we already pretty sure about) and Square Enix continues to make the most baffling business moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Diablo Immortal, Deltarune, and Smash Bros Ultimate news, we learn even more about the ever-changing rules of games promotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the Halloween spirit, we call Trick or Treat on the strange list of PlayStation Classic games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The September NPDs are in and while we all expected Spider-Man to be on top, nobody could have predicted this level of unprecedented success. I mean Kyle kind of did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Game development crunch time is in the headlines again, so now seems like a fine time to pour out all of our feelings on the subject. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode, the panel convinces Kyle of the non-obvious values of streamable video game services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blurry cellphone footage of an early trailer for a huge Harry Potter game has us giddy like Dobby on Buckbeak eating some Bertie Bott's over the Whomping Willow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we say goodbye to Telltale, we delve into the accomplished studio's entire catalog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo makes two small announcements for two big games, and the best-sellers list of August contains a couple of interesting anomalies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sega and SNK headline Tokyo Game Show with two beautiful and surprisingly big budget game announcements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before the fall season of gaming really takes off, we prepare ourselves with a Release Rundown of the super chunky next four months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Streets of Rage 4 and an Onimusha remaster headline another wonderful week of our shared existence inside of Michael Huber's dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel is filled with Gamescom cheer as we unwrap a bunch of new game announcements and news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The art of the game reveal was on full display last week, as Smash Bros Ultimate, Red Dead Redemption II, and Doom Eternal each amazed audiences in their own unique styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evo isn't just the biggest fighting games tournament of the year, it has also become the best event to dump exciting fighting game announcements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo and PlayStation continue to report great numbers to their investors, but it's up to us to determine how great these numbers are (approximately, of course). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rumors of a second Xbox Scarlett dedicated to streaming are too reasonable to not believe, and we gotta cover Comic Con. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel predicts the future world of twelve months from today, and it's actually mostly optimistic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Darksiders III announces its release date and we're still confused if this game is a big deal or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fortnite continues to be surprisingly newsworthy on top of increasingly popular, and the Desire Index faces more top ten shakeups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This month's NPD report brings us an unexpected victor, and we still have to fit Devil May Cry 5, Red Dead Redemption II and Sekiro into the EZA Desire Index. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've only begun covering the games that showed up at E3, and of course there is no better way to have a discussion than to arbitrarily rank titles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyle heroically does his best to encapsulate E3 2018 in a race against time and the panel's diminishing mental faculties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fallout 76 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey drop their names before E3, and we look forward to the PlayStation and Nintendo press events with unmitigated anticipation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This year's big Pokémon game is a little--how do you say--simple. Also, we continue our E3 Press Conference preview with Bethesda, Square Enix and Ubisoft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The E3 preview officially begins with hopes and expectations for the EA and Microsoft press conferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rage 2 surfaces by unpopular demand, Retro appears to be making a Star Fox adventure racing game, and maybe a woman will work at a gas station in Just Cause 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanos visits Fortnite, Nintendo's online service is just as bleh as you would expect, and Square Enix is back to E3 presentations this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shadow of the Tomb Raider had its big reveal and we're not exactly clamoring for Croft Editions, and Nintendo is getting a new President soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Housemarque announces something that might be similar to a Battle Royale game, Valve buys Campo Santo, and the March NPDs are all good news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rumors have bubbled up that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has axed its campaign in favor of a battle royale mode, and we're split on whether that's good or bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boss Key Productions quickly rebounds from LawBreakers with a new battle royale game, and Spyro's remastered trilogy inspires an exhaustive look at his entire gameography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From God of War to The Crew 2, the next three months have a great mix of huge releases and games you kinda forgot about. Also, Shadow of War makes a Good Guy move a little too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

E3 2018 is already promising some interesting changes, the Final Fantasy XV team is working on a new IP, and the Xbox Game Pass makes a little more sense after the launch of Sea of Thieves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shadow of the Tomb Raider's teaser fails to leave an impact, the Switch has the best first year of any console in the US, and Vivendi finally gave up on buying Ubisoft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special guest Ben Hanson of Game Informer joins us to discuss the low-detail announcements of Super Smash Bros., The Division 2, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Battlefield V returns to World War II, Far Cry 5 looks a little more promising after revealing its DLC, and we're pretty sure Geralt is going to be in Soulcalibur VI. And For That Reason - 00:00:47 Corrections - 00:02:27 Battlefield V Rumors - 00:06:20 Far Cry 5's Kinda Cool Season Pass/DLC - 00:23:53 Podcast Halftime - 00:40:16 Soulcalibur's History of Guest Characters - 00:43:13 L&R - DLC Price Is Right Game - 00:59:04 L&R - How Should Sony and Microsoft Plan for Switch? - 01:06:42 L&R - Video Game Cartoons Game - 01:18:46 Time for Bets - 01:24:56 Closing - 01:37:07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ESRB has solved this whole loot box conundrum, America has really warmed up to Monster Hunter, and Square Enix thinks the mobile version of Chrono Trigger is OK for PC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bosses of Sledgehammer Games are stepping down, and it turns out that's actually pretty interesting. Also, it's the 100th episode of this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a rumor heavy week, with whispers of a remastered Spyro trilogy, Metroid Prime 4's developers, and Google getting into streaming games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Dead Redemption 2 is delayed and nobody seems to mind, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is officially unpopular, and this year's Call of Duty is heavily rumored to be Black Ops 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will Microsoft buy EA? Probably not, but it's fun to talk about. Also, Anthem's release date is shifting forward to 2019 and Paragon shuts down in the best way possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft will be giving out all their exclusive games for 10 dollars a month, Switch is the U.S.'s fastest selling console ever, and there are convincing new rumors of a Fable sequel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo's Mini Direct contained a couple mega announcements, Detective Pikachu loves coffee, and we play news producers with some upcoming remasters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're pitting the games publishers against each other to determine who's about to have it better in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our 2018 Winter Forecast, we're looking forward at all of the coldest months' biggest releases, from Monster Hunter World to Sea of Thieves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the Year Review episode. We're taking 2017--all the great games, the disappointing games, and the games that never were--and giving it a final score. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a third Catherine in the PS4 remaster, Square Enix reassures us that a new Tomb Raider is coming, and Bandai Namco is publishing some sweet anime games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Game Awards and PSX have given us many new game announcements to discuss, like Bayonetta 3, Soul Calibur VI, Witchfire, and From Software's next project! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mega Man 11 is a real deal Mega Man game with a sorta modern twist, Mega Man's classic games are going to be on everything, and also a cereal box can be an amiibo too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices