Gaming Trend Podcast

Mike and Joe discuss PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS developer Bluehole's plans to divvy up and bring on new talent for a subsidiary team, then Josh Devlin joins the show to talk about his gameplay demo of Assassin's Creed: Origins. We also talk some SNES Classic shenanigans, Red Dead Redemption 2 trailers, and the games we're reviewing: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and Total War: Warhammer 2.

On this week's episode, Mike and Joe administer the final nail in Mass Effect: Andromeda's coffin with the announcement of the game's aborted post-release content. With the finality of this last public statement from Bioware, we hereby declare the ongoing GT Reboot discussion of ME:A dead; may it rest in peace. Also, our new Lead Editor Amy Kay Purcell is here to talk about her recent escapades throughout the 'con' season and her new role here at Gaming Trend.

Mike and Joe discuss the next expansion for Blizzard's popular CCG and Bioware Montreal's merger with other EA studios.

Joe runs down three of the biggest news stories in gaming this week: Atari's mysterious new console, Ni no Kuni II's delay into 2018, and PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS' new first-person view only server.

Bungie announces the contents of the Destiny 2 console beta, Blizzard finally reveals Doomfist in the PTR, and Mike talks about his experience moving from Seattle to the UK!

Evolve Token Shaman showcases Hearthstone's RNG systems with exceptional flare. Featuring cards like Evolve, Devolve, and Maelstrom Portal, this deck holds potential to host any low-cost monster in the game! This week, Ryan Davenport joins the Mana Drop's inaugural episode to discuss Token Shaman and how it's become a tier 1 deck in the current meta. Evolve Token Shaman — http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/841445-evolve-token-shaman

This week, Christian DeCoster and Hunter Wolfe join Joe DeClara to look over Nintendo's newly announced SNES Classic Edition and its stellar lineup of games. The crew also discuss the fan-made Halo game Installation 01, Arkane Studios' co-founder, and Hunter's review of Get Even.

Editor in Chief Ron Burke and Editor Hunter Wolfe stop by to talk about their experience on the E3 show floor, telling tales of massive crowds, legal assault, and (most importantly) video games like Sea of Theives, Assassin's Creed: Origins, Super Mario Odyssey and more!

E3 is a wrap! This week, the crew discusses the biggest announcements of this year's LA-based gaming expo, going conference by conference: Bioware revealed ANTHEM, its next big IP; Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One X and all its marvelous teraflops; Bethesda revealed Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and The Evil Within 2; Ubisoft finally showed off the extensively leaked Mario + Rabbids strategy game; Sony brought some new gameplay to previously-announced titles; and Nintendo stole the show with Metroid Prime 4, Super Mario Odyssey, and a core Pokemon game coming to Switch.

This week on Gaming Trend Reboot, the crew gets together to discuss their thoughts, expectations, predictions, and their wildest hopes and dreams for E3 2017. Also discussed: Mass Effect: Andromeda's troubled development and its likeness to No Man's Sky, CD Projekt Red's run-in with real-life cyberpunks, and more leaks from Ubisoft.

This week on Gaming Trend Reboot, Monolith's Shadow of Mordor gets delayed to October of this year, Square Enix takes over development for the Final Fantasy VII remake, and Walking Dead Season 3 disappoints our crew. Also, editor Travis Northup joins us to talk about his time with Destiny 2 at the gameplay reveal in LA.

This week, the crew discusses Xbox's list of games launching with Xbox Game Pass, Overwatch's year-one anniversary, and more. Later, Mike is joined by Amy Kay Purcell to talk about the recent Far Cry 5 reveals and Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR.

E3 is approaching, and the calm before the storm has given way to several reveals leading up to the event! Bungie revealed Destiny 2 gameplay over the week (and it looks a whole like Destiny), The Witcher got a TV series, and Ubisoft divulged its lineup for 2018-19 games, including Far Cry 5, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, and the next Assassin's Creed game (known to be titled AC: Origins). This week, we discuss all these topics as well as our review of Prey.

The rumor mill is a'churnin' away! In the weeks leading up to E3, leaks and unofficial reports have already begun to make the rounds on the web. This week on the GT Reboot, we chat about the leaked Assassin's Creed: Origins image, the reported hiatus of Mass Effect in the wake of Andromeda's harsh criticism, and Blizzard's allegedly high asking price for team spots in their official Overwatch league. Also, Hunter Wolfe joins us to discuss his review of What Remains of Edith Finch.

This week, Hunter Wolfe joins Mike and Joe to speak briefly about his review of What Remains of Edith Finch. Also, Mike goes over his review of Dawn of War III, and we all chat about our feelings on the Call of Duty: WWII reveal trailer.

This week on the GT Reboot, Mike and Joe are joined by frequent guest Christian DeCoster and first-timer Sean Anthony to chat about Microsoft's plans for Xbox Scorpio at E3, the recently reported SNES Classic, and Battlegrounds' fervent success on Steam.

This week, Mike and Joe glance over the Xbox Scorpio's performance specs and Atlus's streaming restrictions for the excellent Persona 5. Afterward, Mike is joined by contributing writers Hunter Wolfe and Kenneth Shepard to report on their impressions of the ongoing Mass Effect: Andromeda debacle.

This week's episode of Gaming Trend Reboot features a full house, with Kenneth Shepard, Hunter Wolfe, Christian DeCoster, and Noah McGuire jumping in to discuss their feelings on Mass Effect: Andromeda, Telltale Games' shift in leadership, and of course, some more Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

This week on the GT Reboot, Gaming Trend's Travis Northup stops by to discuss his review of Mass Effect: Andromeda, while Christian DeCoster offers his initial impressions of one of the game's multiplayer modes. We also discuss Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Outlast 2, and a recent controversy concerning a tweet and a poorly timed joke.

This week on Gaming Trend Reboot, Mike and Joe are joined by Gaming Trend writers Zach Faber and Josh Devlin to discuss their feelings on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Both Nintendo Switch and Wii U. The group also discusses the recently revealed — and very soon to launch — Middle Earth: Shadow of War, Bungie's plans for Destiny and its imminent sequel, and our mixed feelings on Ubisoft's latest titles.