The Easy Allies Podcast

EA has new Need for Speed and Plants vs Zombies games left to announce this year, proving that E3 isn’t everything, buddy. 00:12:46 - Corrections 00:15:24 - Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville Leaked 00:22:08 - Need for Speed Heat Blind Pre-Announcement Analysis 00:31:12 - Did EA Bungle Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order? 00:41:04 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:02 - FCC Filing for SNES Switch Controller 00:53:45 - L&R: Shoutout to RDR2 OST on Spotify 00:55:11 - Cheats as Paid Content 01:01:54 - L&R: Game: Opencritic Words for Past Games 01:07:16 - L&R: Game: Pick the Heavy Influencer 01:15:23 - L&R: Xbox Game Pass, the Modern Demo Disc 01:20:49 - Time for Bets 01:26:27 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/elite Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com SOS Children's Villages - https://www.sos-usa.org/take-action/donate-for-a-child Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A healthy heap of announcements came from Evo 2019 but Jamie doesn’t have the patience for all of it. Plus, Blood’s favorite streamer gets paid. 00:09:41 - Corrections 00:15:09 - EZA Podcast Update 00:19:14 - Evo 2019 Announcements 00:51:05 - Podcast Halftime 00:53:12 - Mixer Signs Ninja Exclusively 01:04:29 - Yuke’s No Longer Developing WWE Games 01:11:04 - L&R: Lesson Learned from Lair Development 01:16:20 - L&R: Game: Metacritic User Score High or Low 01:20:33 - L&R: Nice Prof N Response 01:21:05 - Time for Bets 01:26:35 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/elite Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com SOS Children's Villages - https://www.sos-usa.org/take-action/donate-for-a-child Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the PlayStation 4 surpasses 100 million sold, we take a moment to gawk at some hard sales figures from Nintendo and Sony. 00:09:08 - Corrections 00:14:05 - Garfield Kart: Furious Racing 00:18:49 - Sony & Nintendo Financial Reports 00:45:38 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:44 - Microtransactions Coming to Crash Team Racing 00:56:46 - L&R: Make it a 10 01:07:03 - L&R: A heartfelt apology 01:08:35 - L&R: Hidden Messages in Trailers 01:15:18 - L&R: Could Fire Emblem be Less Thirsty? 01:38:45 - Time for Bets 01:43:29 - Closing 01:45:47 - Producer Credits Thank you to our official sponsors! ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/elite Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com Replay FX - https://replayfx.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These late gen sales figures bring good tidings and bad omens, and Joy Con drift is officially a new thing to complain about. 00:09:16 - Corrections 00:13:24 - June NPDs 00:42:14 - Name Something Cooler - Fortnite’s Kaiju Battle 00:47:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:05 - Joy-Con Drift 01:05:46 - L&R: Do games need to be more than fun? 01:20:29 - L&R: What could go wrong with Death Stranding? 01:28:22 - L&R: Sky: Children of the Light Shoutout 01:31:40 - Time for Bets 01:41:51 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/elite Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our panel makes bold predictions for July 2020, then we crack open last year’s time capsule to see how good these fortune tellers really are. We also jabber about the Nintendo Switch Lite. 00:05:48 - Corrections 00:10:10 - Nintendo Switch Lite 00:25:18 - Tell Me About the Future! - Questions about July 2020 00:45:28 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:54 - More questions about July 2020 01:12:06 - L&R - Is Final Fantasy XIV really better than Sekiro? 01:26:44 - L&R - Game: Fighting game term or race horse? 01:31:04 - L&R - TurboGrafx-16 and Snatcher 01:36:17 - Time for Bets 01:40:38 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/elite Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The sun may be hot, but the games of summer are even hotter baby. And even hotter than that stuff are the panel’s picks for Pop Tarts and Toaster Strudels. 00:07:33 - Corrections 00:09:04 - The Games of July 00:21:59 - The Games of August 00:47:17 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:44 - The Games of September 01:12:49 - L&R - Will Teppen change Capcom? 01:19:46 - L&R - Update from another cool teacher 01:23:06 - L&R - Wedding music picks 01:26:03 - Time for Bets 01:32:55 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/elite Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After dipping into this week’s swamp of upsetting gaming news, we take a refreshing moment to just catch up with Jones. 00:09:33 - Corrections 00:11:56 - Shenmue 3’s Epic Switcheroo and Refunds 00:30:18 - Let’s Talk to Jones 00:42:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:40 - The Gaming Game 00:51:31 - L&R - Advice for a Teacher who Wants to Be Cool 00:56:52 - L&R - Game Studios - Up, Down or Even 01:12:35 - L&R - Is an avatar the same character after changing races? 01:23:39 - Time for Bets 01:27:42 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Viewsonic - https://www.viewsonic.com Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A One Punch Man game has been announced in the exciting 3D anime fighting genre, and we too share a laugh at EA’s justification of their surprise mechanics. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:13:24 - Corrections 00:16:30 - Update - Scarlett is Just Anaconda 00:24:30 - Regarding Etika’s Death 00:32:07 - One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Announced 00:34:50 - I’m Disinterested - Harry Potter: Wizards Unite 00:36:47 - Podcast Halftime 00:43:02 - EA’s Surprise Mechanics 00:57:50 - L&R - The Value of the Desire Index 01:02:09 - L&R - Fire Emblem: Three Houses & Spoilers in Marketing 01:13:09 - Time for Bets 01:19:59 - Closing 01:22:53 - Producer Credits Thank you to our official sponsors! Heroic Replicas - http://heroicreplicas.com Lynn Asselin - http://www.lynnasselin.com Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able

Now that E3 is no longer upon us, we finally catch up on all the important gaming news we missed in the hypey haze. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:05:22 - Corrections 00:06:32 - Nintendo’s E3 Announcements 00:23:52 - Dauntless’s Success 00:28:03 - Google Stadia’s E3 Announcements 00:37:27 - The Auto Chess Rush 00:43:29 - Podcast Halftime 00:47:58 - The NPD is Right 00:53:08 - L&R - E3 at home with dad update 00:54:53 - L&R - How do you act during E3 demos? 01:11:41 - L&R - VIP DLC 01:11:59 - L&R - Game: Scorpio or Scarlett? 01:20:55 - Time for Bets 01:29:50 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Heroic Replicas - http://heroicreplicas.com Lynn Asselin - http://www.lynnasselin.com Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eve

Recorded live at the end of a wild E3 day, we discuss the panel’s favorite E3 game announcements and the struggles with protecting secrets in the information age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the last podcast before E3 and the steaminess is palpable. We make outlandish assumptions for Nintendo and Square Enix’s press conferences and discuss the week’s pre-E3 announcements. 00:05:53 - Corrections 00:08:47 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 00:17:18 - Pokemon Announcements 00:24:10 - Baldur’s Gate III Rumored 00:30:23 - Square Enix E3 Preview 00:54:02 - Podcast Halftime 01:00:08 - Nintendo E3 Preview 01:24:37 - L&R - Sharing E3 with others 01:31:58 - L&R - Shinji Mikami at E3 01:36:39 - L&R - E3 hype magic 01:38:32 - Time for Bets 01:56:27 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Heroic Replicas - https://www.ebay.com/itm/333212480750 Lynn Asselin - http://www.lynnasselin.com Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=

Ubisoft makes its half of the E3 Preview a little easier with a couple of leaks, and then we get to discuss our gargantuan expectations for Xbox’s press conference. 00:03:32 - Corrections 00:05:18 - Roller Champions Leaked 00:09:58 - Ubisoft E3 Preview 00:30:00 - Podcast Halftime 00:34:06 - Xbox E3 Preview 01:13:45 - L&R - Game: Which E3 Year? 01:17:31 - L&R - Release Dates for Sony Exclusives? 01:19:59 - Time for Bets 01:23:26 - Closing 01:26:45 - Producer Credits Thank you to our official sponsors! Heroic Replicas - https://www.ebay.com/itm/333212480750 Girls Make Games - http://www.girlsmakegames.com Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George R. R. Martin is potentially writing on the next open world From Software game and we officially begin our 2019 E3 Preview. 00:11:12 - Corrections 00:12:45 - Updates 00:15:38 - George R. R. Martin & FromSoftware Rumor 00:23:10 - Sony and Microsoft Partnership 00:29:35 - Treyarch Stepping in for Call of Duty 2020 00:44:41 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:54 - E3 Preview: EA 00:58:00 - E3 Preview: Bethesda 01:05:22 - L&R - Sony’s franchises in TV and film 01:15:41 - L&R - How to pick out a used game gem 01:20:56 - Time for Bets 01:25:51 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Heroic Replicas - https://www.ebay.com/itm/333204578245 Girls Make Games - http://www.girlsmakegames.com Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/eza Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 Learn m

Ghost Recon Breakpoint might be the biggest game announcement of the year, but it wouldn’t be Easy Allies if we didn’t have more to say about Final Fantasy VII Remake. 00:05:05 - Corrections 00:10:21 - Updates 00:14:43 - Ghost Recon Breakpoint 00:22:43 - Final Fantasy VII Remake 00:44:01 - Predator: Hunting Grounds 00:47:59 - Podcast Halftime 00:53:57 - DeNA and Pokemon Company Making New Game 00:56:00 - Project Prelude Rune Canceled 00:57:46 - Issues with ESA and E3 01:07:47 - Sega Acquires Two Point Studios 01:08:14 - Epic Games Acquires Psyonix 01:13:17 - L&R - E3 Hype Check Update 01:16:45 - L&R - Should games have a “broadcast mode?” 01:23:23 - L&R - Would you recommend going to E3? 01:26:51 - L&R - Used games are still good 01:30:06 - L&R - Overcoming tough times 01:37:12 - Time for Bets 01:45:19 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Heroic Replicas - https://www.ebay.com/itm/333194227939 https://www.ebay.com/itm/333194980206 https://www.ebay.com/itm/333194981835 Girls Make Games - http:/

As Capcom performs the best fiscal year in the company’s storied history, we look back at everything they’ve accomplished (and botched) throughout this generation. 00:06:57 - Corrections 00:09:16 - Updates 00:11:59 - Briefly: EA Access on PS4 and Borderlands 3 Event 00:17:30 - Capcom’s Current Gen History 00:48:02 - Podcast Halftime 00:52:26 - Capcom’s Current Gen History Cont’d 01:02:19 - L&R - How to Cover Games from Questionable Studios 01:14:05 - L&R - Pokemon or Real Animal? 01:20:29 - Time for Bets 01:24:06 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! Heroic Replicas - http://www.heroicreplicas.com Uniqlo - https://www.uniqlo.com/eza Sweet Justice - http://www.sweetjustice.audio Car Keys Express - https://carkeysexpress.com/store Hoeg Law - http://www.hoeglaw.com FanGamer - https://www.fangamer.com Able Gamers - https://ablegamers.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Sony and Nintendo continue their historic successes, Valve and Oculus get some new VR headsets on the market, and really we just wanna talk about that Sonic movie. 00:09:01 - Corrections 00:11:31 - Updates 00:12:53 - Madden NFL 20 00:13:39 - Persona 5 Scramble 00:23:41 - New VR from Valve and Oculus 00:36:35 - The Gaming Game 00:43:27 - Podcast Halftime 00:47:38 - NPDs and Fiscal Year Reports 01:05:03 - L&R - Just a Funny Story 01:07:31 - L&R - What’s the Difference Between the Pikachu and Sonic Movies? 01:16:22 - L&R - Cahrsurraurher’s Last Name 01:16:31 - Time for Bets 01:23:04 - Closing 01:29:36 - 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.

Mortal Kombat 11 conducts experiments on humanity’s tolerance of in-game currencies, while Fortnite’s success creates unachievable challenges for its developers. 00:04:50 - Corrections 00:06:30 - Updates 00:12:07 - Mortal Kombat 11’s Messed-Up Economy 00:33:04 - Fortnite’s Sustained Crunch 00:45:36 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:50 - L&R - Is This a Rufus Clone? 00:53:05 - L&R - Game: Soulsbourne Boss or Metal Song? 00:57:51 - L&R - Hype me up for E3 01:03:59 - L&R - Game: How Much Was That Console? 01:12:27 - Time for Bets 01:19:57 - Closing 01:22:58 - Mortal Kombat 11 Bet 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 choice

As if out of nowhere, Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details in a historically low-key manner. 00:05:09 - Corrections 00:08:22 - Updates 00:11:34 - PlayStation 5 Details Revealed 00:51:54 - Podcast Halftime 00:57:35 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 01:08:37 - Capcom Home Arcade Announced 01:18:46 - Xbox One S All Digital Edition 01:22:45 - L&R - Game: Which Game Uses Unreal? 01:26:12 - L&R - Missing game cheats 01:37:16 - Time for Bets 01:41:34 - 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

Jason Schreier continues to make the news for us, as deeper reporting into BioWare and Dragon Age reveals more of the hottest hot mess in gaming today. 00:04:32 - Corrections 00:09:36 - Updates 00:11:16 - Fantasy League Update 00:14:45 - Project Sakura Wars 00:18:20 - BioWare & Dragon Age 4 Issues 00:43:29 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:07 - Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey Labo VR Modes 00:55:10 - Vikings in 2020’s Assassin’s Creed 01:04:39 - Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 01:05:14 - Quantic Dream’s Sony Exclusives Coming to Epic Games Store 01:09:07 - L&R - Just Some Nice Words 01:13:16 - L&R - Game: Higher-Selling of the Franchise 01:17:57 - L&R - Best Final Fantasy to Start on 01:23:02 - Time for Bets 01:31:16 - 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.donor

Before the Spring 2019 Preview can begin, we must cheersplode Borderlands 3. 00:05:07 - Corrections 00:07:14 - Updates 00:12:11 - Borderlands 3 Announced 00:26:53 - A Few Other Games Announced 00:31:38 - Damiani’s Juicy Gossip 00:33:13 - The Games of April 00:57:39 - Podcast Halftime 01:02:31 - The Games of May 01:15:35 - The Games of June 01:27:45 - L&R - What makes a masterpiece? 01:41:14 - Time for Bets 01:44:11 - 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