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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
Leave a CommentIt’s the long-dead Wii U’s fifth birthday!
0:10 – For the Wii U’s fifth birthday, we remember the 300 games that released on the PS3 and 360 (and often, a bunch of other platforms as well) but not the Wii U
26:42 – Universal’s Illumination may be handling an animated Super Mario Bros. movie
40:01 – Andrew is a Rampage fanboy and is annoyed by the trailer for the upcoming film adaptation
51:06 – EA removes microtransactions for Star Wars Battlefront 2 launch, will put them back in later
Leave a CommentStar Wars is going to make more Star Wars to go with our Star Wars!
22:07 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles added to Injustice 2 roster
31:13 – EA buys Respawn. Will probably kill it like all the others
41:34 – Star Wars announced even more Star Wars to go with all the Star Wars!
51:30 – Take-Two and Ubisoft have some very interesting pet names for microtranactions and DLC
57:45 – After a decade and a half, Humvee takes it to Activision for using its product in Call of Duty
1:16:42 – Gamestop opens games and sells them as new
Leave a CommentBecause that’s a far better name than “Pocket Camp.”
9:41 – EA and demands for high Metacritic scores
28:54 – Xbox One’s backwards compatibility would have arrived sooner if Microsoft didn’t have to spend a bunch of time and resources removing its ill-advised always-on DRM
39:46- Nintendo details Animal Crossing for mobile devices
Leave a CommentEA has closed one of its studios… again.
32:38 – Capcom grossly overprices its costume DLC for Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
37:10 – Disney finally revealed the official name of its upcoming Han Solo movie. It’s boring.
39:12 – Bethesda goes overboard with Season Pass and Preorder shenanigans for Wolfenstein 2
41:25 – Switch OS update allows you to capture up to 30 SECONDS of game footage! WOW!!!
49:29 – Fire Emblem Warriors charges you extra for content Hyrule Warriors gave away for free
52:38 – EA closes another of its acquired studios. Who’s next?
1:06:30 – Icky Activision patent revealed
Leave a CommentE3 starts earlier and earlier every year.
No topic timestamps this week as it’s a solo show. Andrew spends the first half an hour moaning about how boring EA’s press conference was then spends the back half about Black Panther and Wonder Woman.
Leave a CommentOn this week’s episode of the Molehill Mountain podcast, EZK and Andrew discuss the longest we’ve spent doing something in a video game we really didn’t want to do (28:58), EA’s use of a real Twitter handle in FIFA 17 and its owner’s subsequent harassment (40:54), and what we thought of Luke Cage (50:03).
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