Welcome Back! I have a longer than normal solo episode today as there is quite a bit to talk about this week. Of course, Black Myth Wukong has gained an incredible amount of sales and inversely Concord launched to an absolute disaster. Plenty to piece out in the aftermath of both launches alongside the save corruption drama of Star Wars Outlaws. Outside of new game releases we have to discuss the new partnership between Remedy and Annapurna in making new films and/or tv shows. Plenty of rumors t...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min
A PlayStation State of Play has come and gone so we have a little update from Sony to talk about. Fourteen games were shown and were given the PlayStation limelight. For a State of Play it was quite good however, as you will see in the show, I disagree heavily with how Concord was shown and "pitched" to us. Let me know if you agree or disagree below. I will let the show do most of the talking this week. Speaking of this week, hopefully the extra videos this week do not bother anyone out there as...
Jun 01, 2024•32 min
This is a casual episode of just talking about some subjects in gaming that has hit my mind throughout the conversation. I do not have much to add here unlike how it usually is in the description. Let me know on whatever thoughts you have on the video either agreeing or disagreeing. Support us financially and enjoy a number of perks like messaging us questions and early access to our show at: https://www.patreon.com/easyachievers Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/EasyAchi...
May 31, 2024•28 min
We have a more active week in gaming news than expected as The Final Shape, Destiny 2's latest expansion, was leaked by Sony through an interesting workaround via Sony's cloud servers. This lead to a lot of the details of the expansion to be out there and if you believe some you had enough time to fully play the campaign so beware of spoilers. Other than this Sony actually shot themselves in the foot in another way but we will cover that in the show. Other than that the news was somewhat light a...
May 31, 2024•31 min
Well here we are as this week has changed from a noneventful week as it has been for awhile now to something feels like it has fundamentally changed in the Xbox ecosystem specifically to the fan and economic side. Since something so interesting happened I took the chance to grab Emmett Watkins Jr. on the show to give his thoughts on Xbox both closing four studios one being a seemingly successful studio in Tango Gameworks and how Game Pass seems to have changed its entire structure to an almost A...
May 10, 2024•2 hr 28 min
A quick impressions video about my playtime in Stellar Blade. I am still early in but I feel like something is special about this game. Now to be clear, this is no Lies of P where a game comes out of nowhere and takes us all of guard but this game feels very fun and I think there is something here for a lot of people even though on the surface it seems very much geared to a specific subset of people. Lets talk about it! Support us financially and enjoy a number of perks like messaging us questio...
May 05, 2024•19 min
2024 is almost halfway through and we are inching closer to nearly 10,000 lost jobs this year alone. It seems we are at a troubling time in the industry as on the surface Gaming is making more money than ever before and is ahead of all of its competitors in terms of money earned. However, ballooning budgets, economic effects, and much more factors are hurting the industry in its most important and weakest section, money. Combine all these factors are I believe gaming's future is uncertain. We kn...
May 03, 2024•32 min
We have yet another slower news week as there is not much to talk about but that lets us delve a bit deeper into any subject I bring up! As always I thank you for taking the time. Stellar Blade is out and reviews are pretty good but it seems the narrative is rather weak. Eiyuden Chronicles is out too. No Rest for the Wicked and Hades 2 are getting some early testing via early access for No Rest and a tech test for Hades 2 which will be quickly followed by early access for the game. Fallout as a ...
Apr 29, 2024•38 min
Xbox 360 Store Closing Soon! | Easy Achievers Podcast Ep.180 by Alex and Elijah
Apr 15, 2024•48 min
Well we have some catching up to do so let's get into it. Dragon’s Dogma 2 has taken over the gaming sphere and I want to give my thoughts on my pretty deep experience with the game. Unfortunately there will be no Baldur’s Gate 3 DLC and that breaks my heart. Some new looks at Marvel 1943 and Dragon Ball Sparking Zero. Apple is being sued to break up their Apple Market. Assassin’s Creed Jade has been delayed a year although I am not sure if anyone even cares. Toys for Bob has been let go with an...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Well that just happened *cue audience laughter*, forgive me as it has been a rather tense week as we will be discussing the Sweet Baby inc. Steam Page situation as many are dupping this event as if it's a sequel to a movie from a certain well known vastly overrated “culture” collision that happened prior so it is important to take the necessary time to talk about this. Now as this I am sure is sensitive to many out there I ask you enter this with an open mind and try to check your assumptions at...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Well then, We have a slower news week than usual however I think this gives us a chance to dig a little deeper into the topics that stand before us. Some news on Remedy gaining the rights to Control. EA games canceled the long reported Star Wars FPS game coming from Respawn. Some light rumors this week but nothing too insane. As for the main show, Rooster Teeth has shuttered as Warner Bros. shut down the 21 year studio after many years of not running profits. We do a roundup on Xbox’s Third Part...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Emmett joins me again this week to discuss a HEAVY episode. We have some Sony financials to discuss, the Xbox business update, and a lot more. Hiroki Totoki, interim Head of PlayStation, has some straightforward and clear messaging about what he thinks about the PlayStation division. Xbox tells us how they are justifying going to a third party. And Switch 2 may have been delayed past this year. Finally we have some deep conversations around these topics like overspending in the games industry to...
Feb 17, 2024•3 hr
A slowish news week but that doesn’t mean I do not have a surprise ready for you in this episode as I have Graydon Webb, from Podcast PXN, with me to discuss the week in news and what have we been playing. We talk about some random rumors like Nate the Hate is leaking some Direct news. Tencent making a mobile game. Evo released what games will be at the event. Is there a new PlayStation handheld coming? If you believe other rumors there will be a big attack on the handheld market. Maybe some Per...
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 8 min
Well we had a huge news outbreak didn't we? Rumors galore of Xbox moving to a multiplatform publishing route. Everything from Sea of Thieves to Halo to Gears of War. Now why is that and how did we get here? Well I have on today Dan from Podcast PXN just that, if the rumors have weight, and to discuss what could be the end goal for Xbox and how they could get there with this strategy. Will they exist for the long term? Was this inevitable with the introduction to Game Pass? We had a fascinating c...
Feb 06, 2024•2 hr 1 min
We were blessed with a State of Play and, well, we do not know Sony's 2024 anymore than we did before BUT we got a look at more of their partners filling in the unknown of this year with Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin. We got some compelling software shown for their seemingly soft sold PSVR2 in Legendary Tales and Metro Awakening. But if you ask me friend my game of the show is nearly tied but is given slightly to Judas, Ken Levine's return to games in a very long time. A close second being...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Welcome back, although we do not have huge news to go over this week we have plenty to discuss. Rumors of the Halo BR game are now saying it was canceled. RockSteady co-founders have finally shown what they are doing and have opened a studio in London. An Until Dawn movie is being made strangely. I breakdown the Xbox Developer Direct and talk about what was shown there. Our big discussion this week is centered around Xbox as I see them as the biggest “deal” in gaming currently as they are making...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Our Top Ten is here! We have an incredible 4+ hour discussion about the stellar year of gaming that was 2023 and to continue the tradition of the first few weeks of January we look back at the previous year and someone who has been with me for each or should I say someones in former cohost Alex and from VGU, Spoonful, and so much more make sure you check out his various shows he does. Join us as we delve into our personal top tens for the year and dissect why each game has hit each of our lists....
Jan 11, 2024•4 hr 17 min
PLEASE READ!!! What to expect from this show about the leak Release dates of games announced and unannounced (obviously this can move) Sales data of previously released games some known some unknown Specific sales comparison of a unreleased game Specific sales breakdown of a unreleased game Future games yet to be announced A Canceled game Multiplayer plans As a reminder everything talked about is subject to change as the nature of this industry Future DLC plans for Spider-Man 2 What I DID NOT co...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Lots to talk about ahead of the Game Awards and luckily my illness that kept me from this show has passed so let's catch up! We have GTA 6 to talk about as we have a trailer and seemingly a console launch only in 2025 missing PCs. Last of Us Part 2 is getting a PS5 port and a new mode that is a roguelike called No Return. Embracer continues its fiery collapse before our eyes. Bungie has a problem with possibly having their board dissolved and much more this week. As stated in the video if you ar...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min
The Game Awards nominees have come and my former co-host Alex and I sat down to talk about the various nominees, categories, and the games’ industry response to both. You know I like lengthy descriptions but not much else to add to this one, what you see is what you get as they say. I hope you enjoy the show and thank you for helping with the channel growing steadily over time. As always thank you for your time and let me know your thoughts in the comments below. Support us financially and enjoy...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Well, I had quite a surprising guest this week. Nick Calandra has had an insane 48 hours. As you have no doubt heard by now, Nick Calandra was the Editor in Chief at The Escapist and was fired on 11/6 by the parent company of The Escapist, Gamurs. Almost instantly after this firing, nearly the entire team at The Escapist either was fired or resigned shortly after. Upon that, Nick immediately put his “misfortune” into high gear and launched Second Wind, a continuation of the video team at The Esc...
Nov 09, 2023•56 min
Spider-Man 2 has been released, and I did something incredibly rare for me: I completed the game in about three days. This made creating a spoilercast a no-brainer, and I was joined by the former co-host of the Easy Achievers podcast, Alex. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did recording it, and I'm still thinking about the game nearly three days after finishing it. Thank you so much for your support, and until next time!
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 28 min
We have finally seen what the PS5 Slim is, and, at least for me, it is a disappointment. Let's talk about what they are adding to one of the best-selling systems ever made and what they are taking away. The rumor roundup was interesting this week, as I got to gush about one of my favorite games of the year, 'Lies of P,' as there may be DLC coming to the game. 'Lords of the Fallen' reviews are out, as well as 'Assassin’s Creed Mirage,' so I'll talk a little bit about both games. Disney may enter ...
Oct 13, 2023•48 min
"Lies of P" has taken me and my co-host (Alex) by quite a surprise, as it's one of the rare games that has captured all of my attention and made me fall in love with it quite quickly. This title, developed by Round8 Studios, has gone above and beyond in showing me that an unknown studio can come out of nowhere and deliver an incredible game in a year filled with hit titles. We gathered today to discuss the intricate story filled with lies and deceit, and of course, talk about THAT scene at the e...
Oct 03, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Well, on a random Tuesday, we witnessed the most significant leak in Xbox history, courtesy of none other than Xbox themselves, revealed through their filing in the current FTC case regarding the Activision Blizzard King purchase. I don't intend to exaggerate, but this leak dwarfs any previous ones experienced by the American company. It divulges roadmaps outlining their vision for the Xbox ecosystem, strategies to achieve industry dominance by 2030, and an audacious plan to quadruple their Game...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 48 min
Well, we have a week dedicated to a giant conversation surrounding Unity’s baffling pricing decision to charge per install... or was it? Many were quick to point out the flaws in the scheme, of which there were many, but few discussed the core reason outside of the obvious revenue generation. So let's discuss it here. Remember, this is always a discussion, a variable roundtable if you will, so if you agree or disagree with anything said, let me know in the comments or tweet at me. Moving on to l...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 3 min
My Honest Starfield Impressions, Thoughts and Feelings by Alex and Elijah
Sep 12, 2023•25 min
It's been a light news week, as everyone has avoided Starfield announcements like the plague. However, we do have some things to discuss. The Suikoden remaster has been delayed, an Xbox Head of Japan has been appointed, and Indiana Jones is set to have an actual reveal next year. The Rumor Roundup is light, but we have some sources in the gaming rumor space saying Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in development – not surprising, of course. SAG-AFTRA strikes might be coming to the gaming industry. An interes...
Sep 11, 2023•46 min
The gaming industry, particularly the Xbox side, has found itself in somewhat of a frenzy when discussing the viability of the Series S. The question at hand is whether it should continue to receive updates with the same games as the Series X. In case you're not aware, it's a requirement to release your game on both the Series S and Series X when launching on the Xbox platform. Over the years, some developers have expressed concerns and issues with this policy, especially as we move further away...
Aug 28, 2023•53 min
