EZK and Andrew spend a few hours talking E3 2018! (We talked about EA’s conference on last week’s show.)
E3 is off to a rough start. On the other hand, we weren’t expecting anything different from EA’s press conference.
0:15 – We discuss EA’s tepid E3 press conference
1:02:41 – Valve is not interested in quality control or curation for Steam
1:28:04 – We discuss the cool movie trailers we saw this week
We’re back to the regular format!
17:12 – Three new Pokemon games announced!
49:28 – Active Shooter removed from Steam but not for the reason you may think
1:01:25 – PUBG dev sues Fortnite for copyright infringement
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EZK and Andrew celebrate the 100th episode of Molehill Mountain by building a farm together in Stardew Valley.
Brittany Ferrendi has returned to chat with us about her first year directing the SPJ’s Kunkel Awards, which recognize excellence in video game journalism.
Check out this year’s winners here.
I was on call last weekend and spent most of the podcast on the phone but EZK was there to pick up my slack!
11:30 – Nintendo updates warranty after FTC warning
24:07 – Nintendo reveals online service details
43:53 – Shane Black is making a new Predator movie and we’ve seen the first trailer
55:15 – Syfy passed on a new Tremors TV show. What did we think of the pilot’s trailer?
Cane sugar, water, and coffee.
35:27 – We discuss a new N64 controller from Retro Fighters
51:07 – Nintendo’s being greedy with its pricing of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Switch
59:07 – EZK notices some oddities with the website for the Atari VCS
Kiwi is underrated.
14:39 – Nintendo notices its board of directors is a sausage fest
28:48 – UPS has an awesome idea for a Nintendo Labo product
33:25 – Firewatch devs acquired by Valve
45:45 – Quantic Dream sues media over unflattering reporting
51:45 – Epic still moving forward with its lawsuit against a 14-year-old Fortnight cheater
1:01:28 – CIA training games were released through a FOIA request and Techdirt decided to Kickstart a game based on one of them
Cardboard is expensive, yo!
0:10 – Andrew really, really doesn’t like baby Haruto in Yakuza 6
17:26 – Let’s talk about marijuana. ‘Cause why not?
32:21 – New Call of Duty rumored to drop the single player campaign. It is not rumored to drop the price.
52:52 – Nintendo Labo is super cool but super overpriced!
They’re selling “Pancakes & Syrup” flavored Peeps. I’m not kidding.
1:53 – Andrew reads his first romance novel!
29:24 – Shenmue has earned it’s place in history but the games are honestly not very good
46:29 – FTC tells Sony, Nintendo and others that they can’t void customer warranties by removing stickers or using third-party services/parts
54:51 – Steam’s privacy changes kill Steam Spy service
