The Easy Allies Podcast

An indie studio is developing a Zelda spinoff, Switch is already ready for a couple of revisions, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is bringin’ the vampire business to 2020. 00:04:03 - Corrections 00:06:19 - Updates 00:08:28 - Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 00:15:55 - Cadence of Hyrule 00:22:12 - State of Play and Iron Man VR 00:31:05 - Cuphead on Switch 00:33:33 - Two New Switch Models Rumored 00:37:58 - Apple Arcade 00:46:35 - Podcast Halftime 00:54:24 - The NPD is Right 00:57:36 - L&R - NPC or RPG? 01:01:17 - L&R - The Boy Who Cried Huber 01:05:25 - L&R - Name That Pokemon Move 01:11:31 - L&R - Shoutout to Yoko Taro 01:12:17 - Time for Bets 01:17:04 - Closing 01:20:03 - Producer Credits Thank you to our official sponsors! Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com River Horse Inc. - https://www.river-horse.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 The Hashtagonist - https://www.youtube.com/c/thehashtagonist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google’s big streaming platform has been announced, it’s definitely the future, and the Easy Allies fail to show it the proper appreciation it deserves. 00:04:00 - Corrections 00:11:35 - Google Stadia Announced 00:45:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:32 - Google Stadia Wrap-Up 01:06:31 - L&R - Advice from Dads 01:10:40 - L&R - Video Game Tenable 01:19:48 - Time for Bets 01:23:54 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com River Horse Inc. - https://www.river-horse.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 The Hashtagonist - https://www.youtube.com/c/thehashtagonist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google and Microsoft are about to show us the future of gaming, and yeah Nintendo is doing VR on Switch with a bunch of goofy Labo kits. 00:06:21 - Corrections 00:10:12 - Updates 00:15:36 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid 00:27:47 - Master Chief Collection Announcements 00:34:56 - xCloud Announcements 00:43:38 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:12 - Nintendo Labo VR 00:56:39 - EA’s E3 Plans 01:06:01 - L&R - One month of gaming before baby arrives 01:10:16 - L&R - Does a games’ release window affect review scores? 01:19:51 - Time for Bets 01:24:46 - Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this wild and ever-changing world of next gen rumors and AAA failures, at least Pokemon will always be the same. 00:04:27 - Corrections 00:07:36 - Follow-Ups 00:31:48 - Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield 00:53:27 - Podcast Halftime 00:58:18 - Water Cooler Ranch - Is Red Dead 2 Online Dead? 01:09:19 - News from Ian?! - Anthem Crashing PS4s 01:15:14 - Just Ask the Comments - Developer Talent 01:24:33 - L&R - Good Trick to Get Through Backlog 01:27:44 - L&R - Game: Real or Fake Review Quotes 01:34:43 - L&R - L&R Process 01:34:57 - Time for Bets 01:39:35 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com River Horse Inc. - https://www.river-horse.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 The Hashtagonist - https://www.youtube.com/c/thehashtagonist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that we’ve had time to think about it, these rumors of Xbox games streamed to the Switch make too much sense to be false. 00:03:45 - Corrections 00:06:11 - Xbox on Switch Rumors 00:14:32 - Xbox Hardware/Software Rumors 00:28:53 - Reggie Fils-Aime Retires 00:36:13 - NPD Game 00:38:58 - Podcast Halftime 00:45:13 - Shouldn’ta Done That - THQ 00:48:44 - Shouldn’ta Done That - Red Candle Games 00:57:48 - Just Ask the Comments 01:05:50 - L&R - Expression of Gratitude 01:08:17 - L&R - Street Fighter Move or Yoga Pose 01:14:43 - L&R - Dota Auto Chess 01:21:08 - Time for Bets 01:28:09 - Closing 01:29:58 - Producer Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo’s new game announcements were so spicy that they’re still pretty hot a week later, and there have even been a couple non-Direct announcements since. 00:03:06 - Corrections 00:04:55 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:10:46 - Darkest Dungeon II 00:14:05 - Super Mario Maker 2 00:19:02 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 00:28:37 - Tetris 99 00:32:44 - Astral Chain 00:36:26 - Oninaki 00:40:38 - BOX BOY! + BOX GIRL! 00:43:41 - Podcast Halftime 00:47:16 - Nintendo Reviving Scalebound Rumor 00:56:28 - The Gaming Game 01:01:28 - L&R - 150th Episode Trivia 01:11:16 - L&R - Switch Pro Controller’s Stupid Bad D-Pad 01:15:53 - L&R - PSN Trophy Game 01:20:46 - Time for Bets 01:26:27 - Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After fumbling through Activision’s layoffs and Sony Interactive Entertainment’s CEO Switcheroo, there’s still time to goof around with a hearty Kingdom Hearts III discussion. 00:02:18 - Corrections 00:05:32 - Activision Layoffs 00:22:44 - SIE’s New CEO 00:27:33 - Kingdom Hearts III’s Significance 00:35:16 - Podcast Halftime 00:38:31 - Kingdom Hearts III’s Significance Cont’d 00:50:04 - L&R - Jones’s Training 00:53:28 - L&R - Game: Turning 7s into 8s (and 6s) 01:07:10 - L&R - Twitch’s Future Innovations 01:18:24 - Time for Bets 01:27:30 - Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Titanfall’s creators shadow drop a free to play battle royale game with loot boxes and it’s genius in at least a couple of ways. 00:02:52 - Corrections 00:07:55 - Apex Legends 00:40:29 - Dr. Mario World 00:46:17 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:47 - Xbox Live on Multiple Platforms 00:54:19 - 2K Starts New Studio with Former Sledgehammer Head 00:56:12 - L&R - Another Father Finishing Games 00:57:43 - L&R - Platinum Leaving Granblue Fantasy: Relink 01:02:56 - L&R - Sony's Industry Contributions 01:18:41 - Time for Bets 01:21:50 - Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Easy Allies move into the new studio, the Epic Games Store gets sketchier and Nintendo becomes more transparent. New year, new everyone! 00:03:43 - Corrections 00:07:52 - Dragon Ball Project Z 00:18:18 - Metro Exodus Exclusive to Epic Games Store 00:33:16 - Podcast Halftime 00:36:38 - Metroid Prime 4 Development Starts Over 00:44:19 - L&R - Pokemon or Real Animal? 00:51:03 - L&R - Next Gen Sound 00:53:45 - Time for Bets 00:59:54 - Producer Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mortal Kombat 11 makes a positive first impression and the 2018 NDPs expose last year's underachievers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bungie is going independent, taking Destiny with them, and Activision seems cool with it. This year is off to a weird start for sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's good to be back! The Winter Games Rundown 2019 warms our chilly hearts with the hopes and expectations of games we've been waiting years for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've been collecting and rejecting community-submitted recruits for months, and now it's time for them to do battle. Imagine of version of D&D with the dumbest possible rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Like delicious Christmas cookies, the November NPDs have freshly arrived for us. Also like Christmas cookies they're not too surprising. Also we play Rank the Significance for 2018! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Game Awards dropped a bunch of new game announcements and between Mortal Kombat 11, The Outer Worlds, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Kyle is struggling to get them all in one show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Epic Games decided to make its own game store because all the other platforms are charging developers too much money, and it seems cool? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Fallout 76's general awfulness is newsworthy, as well as what might be a Rocksteady leak but might also be nothing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sony's skipping E3 next year, and that can either mean they're chilling out for a full year or maybe E3 is too expensive to be worth it. It could also mean nothing, but we're going to talk about the PlayStation 5 anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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