In Episode 24, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming stories. For March 16, we discuss the Fantastic Beasts 2 trailer, Insomniac choosing Spider-Man over other Marvel characters, more Kingdom Heart 3 rumors, Google bans cryptocurrency ads & opens up Maps to AR, the Sega Mega Drive, & Funimation suggests Goku as a new Super Smash bros Switch character. And then to close things out we talk Twitch Prime now including free monthly games & the practicality of esports olympics aspira...
Mar 16, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In episode 23, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For March 13, we cover Ninja continuing his run shattering Twitch records, Fortnite announcing cross-platform play and Fortnite mobile, Freesync arriving on Xbox, Valve announcing their interest to get back into releasing original titles, Toys R Us potentially closing all its stores in the US, Scavenger Studios gives away The Darwin Project to all beta and alpha tester. Then PLG squad introduce a new segment titled 'Game Spotlig...
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In Episode 22, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For March 9, they cover Tencent parental contracts, new Fortnite updates, Oculus Rift's epic software certification error, & Kongregate hopes to launch a platform to rival Steam. Then for the Main segment, we talk H1Z1 going free to play, the new Clash Royale league, & Nintendo answering our question of what it could do in it's second year by turning the fire up with a surprise announcement at Nintendo Direct of Super Sm...
Mar 09, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In Episode 21, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For March 6, we cover Lilo's triumphant return following a one week sabbatical, Monster Hunter World sales, mobile esports & Breast Cancer Awareness, Xbox Remote play with PC & Xbox Insider. Plus, we cover Nintendo Switch goes into its second year, the declining value of Xbox Gold free monthly games, and Twitch's potential bot problem stemming from it's Fortnite skin Prime giveaway.
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In Episode 20, Solo, again left to his own devices has to be the definition of putting the team on one's back. & he does. So, for March 2, we do another light show to keep ya informed and entertained without Lilo's rambling to drag along the running time (JK we miss Lilo who will be back regularly on Tuesday!). But we cover Overwatch's new character Brigitte, the teaser trailer for the Harry Potter Mystery mobile game, Sony monumentally screwing up the demo release of the upcoming Yakuza 6 g...
Mar 02, 2018•34 min
In Episode 19, Solo, left to fend for himself for Tuesday's episode following Lilo's sudden sabbatical, puts the team on his back, and delivers a mighty interesting show. For Tuesday, Feb, 27, we cover PUBG's playerbase declines over 10% in January, RARE talks about how Sea of Thieves viewership drove preorders, speculation on Overwatch Character 27, Google ARCore 1.0 is released for Android, DICE Award winners and more. Then to wrap things up, jump into some curious topics such as League of Leg...
Feb 27, 2018•34 min
In episode 18, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For Friday, February 23, they get into FACEIT hosting the next CS:GO major, the return of the Overwatch League, Nintendo's massive revenue earner in Fire Emblem's mobile game, new PUBG matchmaking system, a little bit of Twitch's vagueness problems, Burnout Paradise Remake's release, and wrap up with Rocket League DC DLC packs featuring two new batmobiles, as Solo properly teaches Lilo the two best versions of the vehicle in fra...
Feb 26, 2018•56 min
In Episode 17, Solo & Lilo discuss the week's toping gaming stories. Including the collapse of H1Z1's player base, LG entering the PC monitor market, Atari launching two cryptocurrencies, the launch of Twitch Community Rooms, The Super Mario Encyclopedia, MLB's place in the growing esports industry, what role Kickstarter plays in indie game funding, and an upcoming Supreme Court decision's effect on esports betting, & more. (48:24) For PT. Two, Lilo had the chance to speak with Matt Leac...
Feb 25, 2018•1 hr 21 min
In Episode 16, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming stories. This week, the super duo tries to format the show in a bit more of a professional manner, as well as to make some announcements about new segments coming up beginning next week. Then for Quick Scope, we focus on the return of the Sea of Thieves beta, Youtube TV acquiring Turner channels (TNT, TBS, etc), Spyro The Dragon getting remastered, and more. Then for our main segment we focus on five stories. The first a compilation of O...
Feb 25, 2018•47 min
In Episode 14, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week in gaming news. Including the dire state of Destiny 2 online play, how the upcoming OWL Stage 1 is structured, Year of the Dog legendary skins, the ability to change skins before games, & Geguri, the first female in the Overwatch league. Then we get into Activision-Blizzard's fourth quarter earnings, and how the company made more revenue on microtransactions than games. As well as on how Fortnite has surpassed PUBG as the most popular Ba...
Feb 25, 2018•50 min
In episode 12, Lilo returns from his prolonged absence & thus makes Solo more interesting. But, as to the actual show, it was an interesting week in the gaming world. We focus on the overwatch league and patch updates to the game, & London taking care of Seoul. More importantly, we focus on EA and their recent announcements on their stock value being its highest ever, as well as their plan to reintroduce microtransactions to Battlefront 2 in March. We then focus a bit on the independent ...
Feb 02, 2018•46 min
In episode 11, abandoned by his compadre Lilo, Solo takes retakes the mantle to deliver.. on a relatively slow week in the news. But, cover some interesting and ongoing topics, which'll include: DBFZ review, Microsoft may be looking to acquire Valve or EA, Valve appeals a lawsuit in Australia, ESPN and Disney XD to air Madden League, E-League Major in Boston sets concurrent Twitch viewership record, Overwatch patch update review & reflect on some sudden parity in the OWL and the upcoming mat...
Jan 31, 2018•32 min
In episode 10, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming gaming stories. Focusing on some lighter content for Friday, we take a look at the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 9 release, Zelda BOTW sales in Japan, Ubisoft Partnering with Tencent, Bioware announcing the delay of Anthem to 2019, the launch of the Sea of Thieves beta, Twitch winning a 1.3 million dollar lawsuit against a married couple for making faking viewer bots that inflated streamer's numbers, and how GPU prices skyrocket due to their...
Jan 26, 2018•46 min
In episode 9, Solo and Lilo sit down to discuss the week's top gaming stories. We look at the Nintendo Labo and how revolutionary a cardboard box is for gaming, Snoop Dogg ends up on a Twitch stream smoking a blunt as a marketing campaign for SOS, Rocket League potentially going cross-platform in 2018, the new mind-blowing trailer for the new God of War (out on 4/20 -- nice), whether the Witcher 3 TV series could be the next GOT, Overwatch releases a batch of new skins and a new map, Blizzard Wo...
Jan 24, 2018•35 min
In the eighth episode, SOLO introduced a new co-host, Lilo. And together they cover the week's top gaming stories. We look at Microsoft's decision to bring back Fable, DBFZ beta issues, Nintendo Switch 2018 original titles, the launch of the Overwatch League, the D.I.C.E Awards, Lego partnering with Tencent, Disney going mobile, Youtube changing its Partner Program, and lastly, we take a look at some of the less than ethical decisions EA has been making in regards to manipulating online multipla...
Jan 18, 2018•1 hr 13 min
In the seventh episode, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories(from Patreon, to fake Cuphead's on mobile to Steam in China)from an otherwise slow week. Then, for the in-depth segment, I take a look at why Cross-Platform gameplay has not yet become standarized. And lastly, to wrap things up, I speak with Tyler Schrodt, who is the founder and CEO the Electronic Gaming Federation (https://egfederation.com), an organization that aims to create an NCAA-like governing body for collegiate esport...
Dec 20, 2017•1 hr 17 min
In the sixth episode, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories (from Bungie screwing up again, to Nintendo Switch sales, to PUBG, to Apple introducing pre-orders for mobile games). Then, for the in-depth segment, we'll be taking a look at what available video game rental services are on the market. And lastly, to wrap things up, I had the chance to speak with Jamie Broadnax, who is the founder of the website and online community, Black Girl Nerds (@blackgirlnerds). We talk a little gaming, ...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 9 min
In the fifth episode, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories (with a little rant on Overwatch tokens, The Game Awards, and obviously, EA), offers a brief analysis of why digital downloads and physical discs are priced the same for consoles, and lastly, joining me as this week's guest is Manny Anekal (@mannyanekal)l, CEO of TNL Media and veteran of the gaming industry. We chat about the upcoming OWL, 2K League, and what successful numbers will look like in these inaugural seasons. We also ...
Dec 06, 2017•58 min
Solo discusses this week's top gaming stories (with a little rant on the impending Destiny 2 XP controversy, offers a brief analysis of the Entertainment Software Rating Board(ESRB), and lastly, joining me on this week's episode is Scott Nowers, CEO of Waypoint Media, a data analytics company focused on eSports, where we talk about the role and importance of data in the industry.
Nov 28, 2017•1 hr 16 min
In the third episode of PLG, show host SOLO sits down to discuss the most important stories of the past week of gaming(obviously Star wars Battlefront 2), takes a dive into the topic of Game of the Year Awards and which are considered the most prestigious. And lastly, for our guest interview, Solo is joined by Teja Yenamandra, CEO of Gun.io, to talk about gaming amongst entrepreneurs and how best to balance your work and hobbies.
Nov 21, 2017•1 hr 29 min
In the second episode of PLG, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories, sits down with Tralfie to talk about whether the Overwatch League is making the right decision in choosing a franchise model, and lastly, speak with Sean about his time at Blizzcon this past weekend.
Nov 12, 2017•1 hr 3 min
In the inaugural episode of People Like Games, SOLO presents the format of the show and covers what's been going on in the past week of gaming, takes a dive into the subject of Loot Boxes and whether they should be considered gambling and regulated as such. And, for the finale, we sit down with Benjamin Boxer, the CEO of Parsec(parsec.tv), a cloud gaming company and discuss how cloud gaming is the wave of the future.
Nov 06, 2017•52 min
