This week Jason analyzes Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard from multiple angles, then finishes with his review of Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Extraction.
This week Jason speaks with Steve Fallon, creator of the "fantasy football but for video games" platform Fantasy Critic, while giving a few strategies for your league's draft. He ends by speaking with Aimee and Dr. Eric Rubin, owners of Game On State in Media, Pennsylvania, about the pay-to-play facility with arcade games, pinball, VR, and more.
This week Jason looks ahead to 2022, naming esports events and upcoming game releases worth keeping an eye on. He ends by running down the speedruns you should watch during Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 starting Sunday January 9.
After a nice Christmas break Jason is back and handing out the Wiz Wit Awards for 2021. Awards include: The Fortnite Award For Outstanding Fortnite Achievement In The Field Of Fortnite Excellence The Perfect Bite (best trailer/moment) Back for Seconds (best remaster/remake) The Chef's Kiss (under-the-radar title that was super impressive) Extra Cheese (best DLC/expansion) Missed Meal (most egregious missed game of 2021) Tomorrow's Main Course (most anticipated 2022 game) Top 10 Games of 2021...
This week Jason speaks with Eports Entertainment Group's Murphy Vandervelde about the upcoming Madden 22 tournament at the Hard Rock Hotel Atlantic City. He also talks to Yacht Club Games's Celia Schilling about the hit Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. He ends by recapping two recent competitive rulings made in two different esports leagues, one that just ended and one that has yet to begin.
This week Jason breaks down the winners and world premieres of The Game Awards 2021 before touching on an interesting story on esports betting out of New Jersey.
After a great Thanksgiving holiday Jason runs down two major esports events happening now, predicuts what world premieres we may see at The Game Awards, and lists his all-time favorite video game dogs in honor of Twix, his family dog that unfortunately passed away during the break.
This week Jason sits down with Mike Sepso, the CEO of Vindex, to talk about the past, present, and future of esports. He also speaks with Jonathan Grahm, head chocolatier of Compartes in Los Angeles, about making special chocolate bars for Riot Games and Arcane on Netflix. Finally, Jason gives early predictions of the winners for every category of The Game Awards 2021.
This week Jason sits down with the CEO of Nerd Street, John Fazio, to ring in the grand opening of The Block in Center City Philadelphia. He also reviews the Vertagear PL6000 gaming chair, and discusses the future of Super Smash Bros. now that Ultimate is complete.
This week Jason visits the Philadelphia Union's new Subaru Esports Hub at Subaru Park and chats with the team's Senior Director of Partnership Marketing Michelle Rosar about the new addition. He also breaks down the League of Legends Worlds 2021 Finals and reviews Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy from Square Enix and Eidos Montreal.
This week Jason talks about his worries regarding the Fusion Arena in South Philadelphia, recaps the PlayStation State of Play from October 27, and reviews both the SecretLab Magnus gaming desk and Nanoleaf's latest light technology Nanoleaf Lines.
This week Jason breaks down the League of Legends Worlds 2021 Knockout bracket, looks back at the history of Nintendo Direct on its 10th anniversary, and lists five games he thinks could transition well to the movie or TV screen.
This week Jason runs down the Philadelphia Fusion's many personnel changes, recaps TooManyGames 2021, and review the Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Big Blue arcade cabinet.
Esports and Gaming Insider welcomes Evil Uno from All Elite Wrestling to talk video games and wrestling, recaps the reveals of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, previews TooManyGames 2021, and finally announces his 2021 Extra Life charity campaign. To donate to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia through Extra Life, head to https://www.extra-life.org and search "Jason Fanelli" in the top right search bar.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli talks TooManyGames Expo with co-found Ryan Schott, digs into the League of Legends Worlds 2021 Groups with Riot Games LoL analyst Emily Rand, and finally gives his thoughts on who the final downloadable character for Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be.
This week Jason eulogizes the Philadelphia Fusion's 2021 season, recaps the September 23 Nintendo Direct, and runs down the groups for League of Legends Worlds 2021. Remember to check him out on Twitter @BigManFanelli so you can win a pair of tickets to the Too Many Games Expo in Oaks, PA, October 8-10!
This week, Jason speaks with Will English IV about Overwatch League Playoff Bracketology, runs down all of the games that suffered delays this year, and lists the games that are still coming before December 31.
This week, Jason takes a look at the Overwatch League playoff bracket, recaps the PlayStation Showcase from September 9, and lists his 10 favorite Nintendo 64 games.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli predicts the Overwatch League Playoff Play-Ins, previews the rest of 2021 for the gaming industry, and recaps his trip to the return of live fighting game tournaments, Summer Jam 2021, in Cherry Hill , NJ this past weekend.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli recaps the Overwatch League Countdown Cup and Call of Duty League Championships, picks his ten favorite reveals from Gamescom's Opening Night Live 2021, and introduces the Cheesesteaks and Controllers Video Game Football Fantasy Draft.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli runs down the Overwatch League Countdown Cup with OWL expert Will English IV, talks about the future of the OWL and Call of Duty League with long-tenured esports journalist Dustin Steiner, and wraps up with his predictions for the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli lays out the Philadelphia Fusion's path to the Overwatch League Playoffs, opines about the Overwatch League's future, and lists his favorite announcements from Nintendo's Indie World presentation.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli reacts to the Philadelphia Fusion's two big wins, previews Evo Online 2021, and gives five ideas for the next Fortnite musical act.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli predicts the first week of Overwatch League Countdown Cup action, talks about the Activision Blizzard situation, and finishes up with a discussion about the possibility of esports at the Olympics
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli welcomes Pennsylvania State Representative Ed Neilson to Cheesesteaks and Controllers to talk about Rep. Neilson's esports betting bill introduced to the PA House. Jason then revisits a discussion from a previous episode on what kinds of bets can be made on esports competitions, then finishes up with a theory about AEW and Capcom's cozy partnership.
This week Jason talks Overwatch League's Summer Showdown final four with Will English IV, analyzes the new that Netflix will be adding games to its service, and walks down memory lane thanks to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
Back from a week's vacation, Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli jumps right into the Overwatch League's Summer Showdown qualifiers and gives his picks for Week 3. Next is a recap of the July 8 State of Play presentation, with some commentary on State of Play as a whole. Finally he picks his favorite games of 2021 so far, addresses a few he hasn't picked up yet, and looks ahead to his five most anticipated.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli gives his picks for Overwatch League's Summer Showdown Week 1, explores the history of Sonic the Hedgehog, and shares 10 beachworthy video game music tracks for your summer playlist.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli wraps up E3 2021 starting with all the announcements from the five core showcases, then gives his top 10 favorite announcements before talking about how E3 can improve in the post-pandemic world.
Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli chats with Will English IV about Overwatch League's June Joust, gets the Nerd Street Gamers scoop from VP of Events Ben Schlegel, and gives 15 E3 2021 predictions, with five from friends of the show. It's E3 WEEK!
