I fell in love with Sony Santa Monica's God of War (2018) and luckily Ragnarok is no different. Alex and I sit down to fully discuss this masterpiece and break down everything in terms of direction, storytelling, characters, and more. TimeStamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:45 - What did we think Overall? 00:12:55 - Cast 00:15:30 - Freya’s Character Progression 00:25:25 - Tyr’s Twist 00:34:50 - Thor Boss Fight 00:45:30 - Favorite Realm 00:56:50 - Brok and Sindri 01:05:00 - Playing as Atreus 01:16:00 -...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 59 min
I am joined by my dear friend Emmett Watkins Jr. to talk about the PSVR 2 and which I tear apart the lackluster lineup and price of the virtual headset coming next year. We have a nuanced decision about the seemingly large blunder Sony has found themselves in with this announcement, but I am curious to hear your thoughts on this? Did this announcement affect you much, are you more or less interested? I am incredibly lukewarm on this system now given no BC and the lineup is not exciting for me wh...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Solo episode this week as we have some discussion around Sony London coming out a talking a little bit about their new upcoming coop game. The Rocksteady cofounders are leaving the studios at the end of the year and Phil Spencer gives an interview detailing some of Xbox's business and tells us straight that prices will be rising soon in the Xbox ecosystem. As always remember however you support though show it means a lot especially during such times of uncertainty. Thank you for spending some ti...
Nov 04, 2022•51 min
As I say in the beginning we only had O’Dell for a short while so I only did the main show with him and I covered Not so Rapid Fire solo this week. O’Dell Harmon Jr. joins the chair this week to aid in my journey into the news every week. We discuss many personal news items that seem to have dominated the discourse over the week including the pay for Voice Actor Helena Taylor who was the original voice for Bayonetta. Kden’s accounting of her experience at Rooster Teeth and Mica Burton’s. Also co...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 28 min
A light news week although some substantial news to go over as Sony as an ambitious plan to sell over 30 million units of PS5 by the ending of the next fiscal year. More drama incoming from the UK board observing the Microsoft and Blizzard purchase with Sony giving their thoughts on the acquisition and what it could mean for the industry (so done talking about this topic lol). A couple quick stories like some Persona news and we talk about our experience with Overwatch 2. As always let us know y...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Mario Piacquadio from Spoonful joins me today as he aids in my endeavor to deliver the news every week with someone with an incredible eye and perspective in the games industry. We had quite a week to talk about mainly of course the recent interview with Herman Hulst via Axios gave us a look at the future multiplayer and games as a service PlayStation will look like. That is a large portion of the show as we dissect the multiple meanings some of his statements gave and we needed to discuss the h...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Emmett Watkins Jr graces us at the perfect timing as we are discussing the announced cancellation of Google’s game streaming platform, Stadia. Although it didn’t take an industry soothsayer to foretell this I do think most people thought it would make it past 5 years. That is not all as promised last week in the description, we missed a news story on Shawn Layden joining Tencent as a Strategic Advisor, incredibly sad to see a smart man sell out in such style. Then in incredibly disheartening new...
Sep 30, 2022•2 hr
Well you can now say you were around when one of the biggest leaks in gaming history happened. We have Emmett Watkins Jr. with us today to discuss multiple noteworthy news items, of course arguably the biggest news item this week was the Suikoden 1+2 remaster being announced (lol). Of course there is plenty to announce but we go over some first impressions coming out for Mario and rabbids as well as some Scorn gameplay look. Some confirmation on some rumored games like the Iron Man game coming s...
Sep 23, 2022•2 hr 35 min
We have an incredible game to talk about with an incredible cohost to talk with. The Last of Us originally launched in 2013 has had a remake of the game in the form of this years The Last of Us Part I. One of the most seminal games in the last two decades see an incredible remake as we are able to revisit this instant classic when it was launched back in 2013. We go over everything you would want to discuss outbreak day, the setting, the characters, the deeper look into the gray morality of huma...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 58 min
ISOCristian is the man in the hot seat this week as we found ourselves buried by several different showcases to cover from the Marvel/Disney Showcase to the Direct and to the PlayStation State of Play. Before we go into that we touch on some recent previews of Forspoken and Bayonetta 3. Square changed how they look at the AAA projects. My experience with Discord on Xbox. PS5 sees large sales growth so far this year, at least in the UK. We discuss the amazing game that The Last of Us part I still...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 56 min
Dan is back this week, although a bit under the weather, but he makes the most of it and I speak for all the Achievers, I am sure, thanking him for coming by this week. We had a light news week filled with speculation as we are seeing a slow down in hard news to talk about. We discuss some hot topics that have been circling the sphere of games media like the Bungie worker drama, the backlash Glen Schofield found himself in after a specific tweet, and even more exciting(is this exciting?), is the...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Quick Correction for the show I found while I was getting timestamps. During the Halo conversation Dan and I were having the mention of staff count came up and I mentioned I thought 343 was mid 100s. Clearly this was a huge mistake as of course 343 is closer to 1000 than 100 which is what I think I meant? I am not entirely sure but I wanted to put this correction in to clear any possible confusion. I have someone that I feel like I have become fast friends with, Daniel Prindle. He is host and fo...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Let’s be honest my co-host today is currently sitting at the highest number of show appearances by far and rightly so. The incredibly talented Emmett Watkins Jr. joins me this week to discuss the rather long list of news we have to cover this week. Including a breakdown of Opening Night Live and the increase of PS5 pricing in almost every region. Deadline has multiple reports of many PlayStation movies in the works. A couple of legendary gaming icons are making content for their fans. A maybe ru...
Aug 26, 2022•2 hr 13 min
Well we almost had a soft week in terms of news but Embracer Group ensured that would not happen. We discuss the obvious here with the giant fire sale that the conflamerate went under. Buying multiple studios like Tripwire, Tuxedo Labs, and of course the much bigger acquisition of Lord of the Rings. That dominates most of the show but we also go into the future of NFT integration into games, a fascinating Team Asobi interview, and Xbox hinting that Death Stranding may be coming to Game Pass for ...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Check out Emmett Watkins Jr. on the Players Club podcast and @Ejsponge61 on twitter. You saw the length of the show, which means only one thing: Emmett Watkins Jr. visits us again for a fantastic episode and our longest to date. We have a pretty long show for you touching on so much in the industry like the renewed interest in the Microsoft/Blizzard purchase since, well there isn't much going and because there is a number of claims by both Microsoft and Sony we have to discuss. Also, a number of...
Aug 12, 2022•2 hr 21 min
We have another guest from PXN Podcast @RauwRO. We have a lean week in terms of news but nevertheless we talk about some considerable things that happened. Including a DMCA claim from Square Enix for a Patreon episode of Sacred Symbols, the biggest Playstation Podcast in the world. Bloomberg leaked the cancellation of a mobile game that was set to be a MMORPG based on World of Warcraft. Reuters had an exclusive on Tencent aggressively trying to buy shares from the Guillemont family. Potentially ...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Welcome Back! We have the fantastic Cristian from PXN Podcast with us today. With a heavy news day to talk about from Meta upping their VR headset prices, a new backbone Dual sense variation, a new PS5 update coming soon. Rumors are GTA 6 protagonists and culture rework at Rockstar, SWTOR remake woes, Nvidia cards leaked, and a Black Panther game. For the full show, we talk about the mess about the Square Enix sell of their western studios, FIFA 23 details, Bungie community harassment, PSVR 2 UI...
Jul 29, 2022•2 hr 1 min
Welcome! We have a new interview podcast series I wanted to start to highlight people I have always wanted to talk to expound on more of their lives, thoughts, and opinions on all things gaming and there was no one I wanted to start this off more than Dustin Furman, executive producer of Last Stand Media. We had a tremendous conversation about his renowned interest in collecting games, his thoughts on our ever-increasing gaming subscriptions future that is coming towards us, his thoughts on Valv...
Jul 28, 2022•56 min
Glad to see you! We have a great episode this week, I am joined by Emmett Watkins Jr. to discuss a heavy news week like the leak of The Last of Us Part 1 footage. Live A Live reviews are out. Some departures from 343 and some joining of talent to form a new studio in Wildflower. More discourse on The Last of Us Part 1 remake being $70, and we discuss why that should not be a big deal at all. Possible Sonic Frontier leak, Discord coming to Xbox, Xenoblade getting out early and a huge breakdown of...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 52 min
Hey Achievers, we have the continuation of the revolving host while Alex is on Paternity leave and we have Mario Piacquadio joining us this week! Make sure to show him some love and check out his content. We covered some bigger stories this week like Jason Schrier popping some bubbles in terms of leaks from other insiders. Some crazy speculation from some people theorizing that Microsoft may buy Netflix. Skate going free to play (oh no), and E3 returning to LA after 3 years. As always thank you ...
Jul 16, 2022•1 hr 21 min
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Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Hey Achievers, we have the start of the revolving host while Alex is on Paternity leave and Emmett Watkins Jr joins this week as a huge news week hits us right as we were going live. Of course, you have heard by now we have a GOW release date to discuss, and we think it will rate against the 2018 release and much more. We also go into a few lighthearted stories like the accidentally leak of She-Hulk coming to Avengers and Red Dead Online having an in-game funeral for the mode. This is one of our...
Jul 07, 2022•2 hr 11 min
Will God of War Ragnarok Finally Come Out This Year? Ep.126 by Alex and Elijah
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 35 min
It's Final Fantasy week! We delve into the recent interview by IGN with Naoki Yoshida detailing a lot about the game like its design philosophy and combat. We speculate on a hardware focused Sony that will seemingly be releasing 3 headsets and 2 monitors very soon. A couple rapid fires like Dragon’s Dogma 2 being announced and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 was ditched by Blizzard. Remember we are open to all feedback and we answer every single question in the comments. Thank you for listening!
Jun 24, 2022•45 min
A very focused episode today about Starfield, detailing the drama around the criticism the game has received and the strange behaviors some people have had about people having issues with the game. A heavy rumor show with things like the new Fire Emblem game being leaked also the leak of Final Fantasy 7 remake coming to other systems. A Playstation Pro controller leak that we are excited about and much more! Let us know as always your thoughts on the episode in the comments, we answer every comm...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Huge breakdown of the Xbox and Bethesda showcase. We talk from beginning to end how we think the showcase was and our thoughts on the overall content. I lose my mind on Persona coming to Xbox and we discuss the bad first impressions of Starfield. 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/channel/UC-B7KjGDmEhxJZPtlbQOikQ Listen to us...
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 59 min
Playstation has arrived with a State of Play! Plenty of games to show and talk about and we break them all down this episode. Too much to list here but as always check out the timestamps for quick access to what you want to hear. The actual news for the week is definitely short (almost like people knew there was a State of Play lo) but we have a few things to spotlight and we talk about what is coming to Game Pass for the month and what is PS Plus and Games with Gold! As always I thank you for c...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 44 min
We have a heavy rumor week for you. Originally we had a pretty slow news week but we had a lot of last minute news come through. We talk about some Xbox streaming stick. A lot of rumors about Capcom having a showcase, PSVR 2 news coming soon, Xbox dening to work on a Marvel IP back in 2014. We have the first triple A union in the gaming industry at Raven Software. A canceled Marvel MMO. And much more this week! Let us know your thoughts on the show, this show is for you and we want to improve it...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Editor's Note: Hey there seems to have been an issue with capturing Alex’s audio and he is a lot louder than usually we have fixed the issue but unfortunately we can not mess with the audio once we finished recording so bare with us this week we apologize for the inconvenience this should not happen again next week. Description: Well we have a light show but we had some good discussions in this episode. We talk about that new PS plus selection of games added to the service as well as Ubisoft+ be...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 24 min
This week was full of challenges with Alex having tech issues and me becoming under the weather, but we were still able to get you a show somewhat on time! We cover the big news of Starfield and Redfall being delayed. Some light Alan Wake news. The huge news of FIFA and EA breaking up and possibly FIFA continuing the franchise. Some possible spoilers of Mass Effect 4? Gotham Knights forgoing their promise to launch on last gen hardware. And much more! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:00 - Rapid Fire 00:10...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 28 min
