IN EP.54, Solo & Lilo decide to keep the offerings shorter than usual for a second weekBut as always we cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of October 17: | QUICK SCOPE | - (x) [1] Red Dead Redemption 2 console preload, [2]Discord Store Beta goes live, [3] Take-Two goes after cheaters, [4] & so does Epic as the trend of gaming lawsuits continues, [5] Cloud 9 raises series B dough, [6] Vancouver Overwatch team partners with Luminosity, [7] Call of Duty: Black Ops dominates T...
Oct 18, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 54
IN EP.53, Solo & Lilo decide to make a shorter episode for once but as always we cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of October 10 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - (3:38) [1] Nintendo patents a mobile case that looks an awful like a Gameboy, [2] Microsoft unveils Project xCloud, [3] Monster Hunter officially has a movie on the way, [4] Sony decides to go legal on jailbroken PS4s [5] Stardew Valley set to release on iOS & Android [6] Call of Duty: Black Ops first day meg...
Oct 10, 2018•50 min•Season 2Ep. 53
For EP.52, Solo returns to the mic alongside Lilo to cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of October 3 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - () [1] Blockchain Gaming Alliance is formed, [2] Overwatch & Lego partner for new collectibles, [3] Google partners with Ubisoft to launch Assassins Creed browser stream trial, [4] Minecraft keeps it moving at the top, [5] FIFA Ultimate Team card pack odds revealed, & they aren't good, [6] Nintendo mobile games steadily decreasing in pro...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 52
For EP. 51 Lilo commits mutiny & goes solo for the first time to discuss the week's top gaming stories. For the week of September 26 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | [1] BioWare and Anthem get its Alpha, [2] Devil May Cry to include microtransactions, [3] PlayStation joins Xbox's GamePass by allowing full downloads on PS Now, [4] Xbox is dominating the Controller scene…on PC, [5] Fortnite is not yet king of Youtube, [6] WoW surges while LoL Falls, & [7] Twitch blocked in China, plus [8...
Sep 27, 2018•40 min•Season 2Ep. 51
For the HALF CENTURY mark, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of September 19 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - (5:30) [1] Captain Marvel & new iPhone release reactions, [2] Elder Scroll 6 title leaked through Trademark application, (3) Kingdom Hearts III Box Art revealed, (5) Australian study finds loot boxes & gambling links, (6) EU, UK, & US team up for international commission on digital gambling in gaming, (7)League of Legends partners with Twit...
Sep 19, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 50
In EP. 49, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of Sept. 12 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - (4:00) (1) Spider-Man debuts on PS4, (2) esports unlikely to be accepted by the Olympics, (3) EA looks ready to go to court over Belgium Gaming Commission's lootbox decision, (4) Nintendo continues it's autocratic streak, (5) PUBG hits a million concurrent players over a full year, (6) Unity & Google Cloud unveil Open Match, (7) Fortnite Android beta conversions, (8) ...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 49
In EP. 48, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 28 we take a look at: {QS} | (1) We start on a somber note by covering the shooting in Jacksonville and observe a moment of silence for those lost in the tragedy. - (2) First gameplay reveal for CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, (3) Overwatch and NB2K forced to comply with Belgian loot box laws, (4) DOTA 2 International making its way to China in 2019, (5) Google and Fortnite inevitably square off, (6) Riot's h...
Aug 29, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 48
In EP. 47, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 22 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) NBA2K League to expand with new teams, (2) Rocket League adds Championship Series to South America, (3) Take-Two wins legal injunction against hacker, (4) Realm Royale has lost 97% of peak playership, (5) U of Akron esports facility, (6) Valve releases Steam TV, & (7) more! {LILO'S SIDEQUEST} (-) Why is the DOTA 2 International Prize Pool so big? {A SOLO RANT} (-) ...
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 47
In EP. 46, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 15 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Discord to start selling games, (2) OWL looks to add Toronto for Season 2, (3) Tencent and Riot's rocky relationship, (4) Valve advises DOTA 2 teams not to take on gambling sponsors, (5) Nvidia next generation GPU's, (6) Epic Games unveils the Unreal ENgine Online Learning courses , & (7) more! {RUMOR MILL} (-) POKEMON PORTS, SMASH BROS. 4 GAME MODES, & MYLES M...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 46
In EP. 45, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 9 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Pokemon go adds PVP, (2) Overwatch League adds two new franchises, (3) Kids are becoming paid to become Fortnite tutors, (4) Overwatch League Grand Finals viewership numbers, (5) EA offers unlimited PC streaming gaming service, (6) Apple App Store ends its Affiliate Program , & (7) more! {A SOLO RANT} (-) EA REMOVES COLIN KAEPERNICK'S NAME FROM MADDEN SONG {LILO's G...
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 45
In EP. 44, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of July 25 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) German courts outlaw vague pre-orders, (2) Dauntless reaches 2 million players in beta, (3) Rocket League discloses loot box drop rate percentages, (4) Overwatch League Grand Finals in Brooklyn this weekend, (5) Microsoft working on a streaming only console, (6) Solo & Lilo express some more disdain for the studio Jam City as the look to IPO , & (7) more! {A SOLO...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 44
In EP. 43, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of July 4 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Super Mario Run finally surpasses $60 million in revenue on mobile, (2) Microsoft applies for a patent for AI driven cheat detection method, (3) Kotaku Compete shutters, (4) French regulators begin analyzing whether loot boxes should be considered gambling, (5) Amazon changing its 20% pre-order discount for gamers, (6) Pokemon Go fails miserably with another event, & ...
Jul 04, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 43
In EP. 42, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For June 28 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Microsoft switches to blockchain for royalty calculations, (2) Youtube rolls out Twitch-esque subscriptions, (3) Details for DragonBall Fighter Z World Tournament, (4) Nintendo Labo adds Mario Kart functionality & Switch security issues, (5) Pokemon GO grows to its biggest since 2016, (6) Supreme Court rules online sales tax can be collected online & its ramifications, (7) m...
Jun 28, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 42
In Episode 41, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's toping gaming stories. For June 21 , we continue our birthday interview special following the tradition that began on Lilo's birthday. {Quick Scope} (1) Fortnite grossed 100 million in 90 days on mobile, (2) Google Cloud & Unity partnership, (3) LucasFilm's decision to end spinoff films, (4) Valve forced to turn off item transferring in CS:GO & DOTA 2 to comply with Dutch Gaming Commission & (5) more! Then, we jump into the ina...
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In EP. 40, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories, & for this week, it's alllll(mostly) E3! For June 13 we take a look at: {NO SCOPE} : (-) Solo discuss Valve's partnership with Perfect World to officially launch Steam China {THE #E3 REVIEW} : (1) EA Play, (2) Microsoft, (3) Bethesda, (4) Square Enix, (5) Sony, (5) Ubisoft, (6) Sony, (7) Nintendo {THE FINAL LAP} : (a follow up) (1) What games are you most excited to see for each console? (2) Biggest reveal of E3? (3) Biggest lik...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In EP. 39, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For June 6 we take a look at: Quick Scope: (1) Square Enix abandoning mobile 'GO' series. (2) Gaming accounts for 75% of Apple App Store Revenue. (3) Bungie gets 100 million dollars from Chinese company NetEase. (4) PUBG users down 44% since January. (5) Nintendo Stock sees a massive decline leading up to E3. (6) Massive security bug in Steam stuck around for 15 years. (7) FaZe being sued by FAZE apparel. (8) & more! Game Spotli...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 39
In EP. 38, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For May 23 we take a look at: Quick Scope: - Goldman Sachs investing in the esports industry - PUBG corp sues Epic Games over Fortnite's Battle Royale mode - Battlefield V is announced, & is bringing gender equality with it - FIFA World Cup edition now available for free download - Russian bots propel game to top 5 of Steam - Steam Link denied by Apple Store - Legue of Legends coming to ESPN Who's Mans is THIS: - Solo breaks dow...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 38
In EP. 37, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For May 23 we take a look at: Quick Scope(4:45): - Best Buy closing down it's Gaming Club - Epic offers 100 million in tournament prizes in Fortnite - Xbox Ideas Program - PS4 has one of the best April sales in console history - N64 retro console - Overwatch Legos Game Spotlight(43:24): - Little Nightmares by Tarsier Studios The Final Lap(50:24): "Consoles ahead of their time"
May 23, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In EP. 36, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For May 16th, in QS, we cover Valve taking Steam mobile, Ninja toning down cursing for his younger audience, GameStop's CEO stepping down, SNK readying a Neo-Geo mini, Sony, Nintendo, & Microsoft amend their warranty policies in response to FTC warnings, the Supreme Court strikes down on sports betting, & the Overwatch League Finals are set to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY this July. Then for the Game Spotlight,...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In Episode 35, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's top gaming stories. For May 9, we discuss the Fortnite x Thanos event, Google launching a social media platform for mobile gaming called "Arcade" & their recent Chrome update which broke some HTML5 game, Nintendo Switch Online releases details as well as the company's shift to a subscription model. We also cover PS backwards compatability expansion, Overwatch League's dipping viewership numbers, & Square Enix E3 Showcase. For the G...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In Episode 34, Solo and Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For May 2nd, we take a look at SteamSpy trying to re-launch, FIFA releasing a World Cup extension, Nintendo's mobile profitability & exclusive IP, Saudia Arabia hoping to launch an esports league alongside its new arena, Microsoft shutting down Halo mods, Blizzard selling user-made maps in Starcraft 2, & the Domino effect, namely, how gaming companies will start facing an increased amount of regulatory legislation around t...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In Episode 33, Solo & Lilo return after a brief hiatus to deliver the week's top gaming stories. For April 27, we take a look at Discord's value reaching 1.65 billion dollars, UEFA ending its partnership with Pro Evolution Soccer, Twitch's new monetization system, Australia upholding a $3 million dollar fine against Valve, and the final QS story, the Netherlands Gaming Authority passes the severest action thus far in the fight against loot boxes. In the Rumor Mill we talk Tilted Towers &...
Apr 27, 2018•57 min•Season 2Ep. 33
In Episode 32, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's toping gaming stories. For April 13, we try a little something new in honor of the squad's recording falling on Lilo's birthday. For QS, we chat about Kingdom Hearts 3 release date, Valve shuttering SteamSpy with its decision on public data, a debate about whether game patches should be aimed towards professional or casual gamers, GameStop upping its trade-in cash offers, & Billy Mitchell's high scores getting officially stripped. Then...
Apr 13, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In Episode 31, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's top gaming stories. For April 10, NBA 2K League choosing Alienware, & GTA V becoming the most profitable piece of entertainment ever, little bit of Overwatch/OWL,FCC suing South Korean Devs for loot boxes, League of Legends Clash Mode & more!. Then, for the Game Spotlight, Lilo highlights Master of Anima. And for The Final Lap, we reflect on what happened to Games based on Movies, some of our favorites, and then wildly lose track o...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 31
In Episode 30, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's top gaming stories. For April 6, we cover the iOS app store shrinking after cracking down on clones, Overwatch Retribution seasonal event, the most popular esports on Twitch, SuperCell's Clash Royal League, Fortnite vending machines & the NBA 2KLeague draft. Then for Game Spotlight, Lilo highlights Pixel Junk Monster 2, an upcoming claymation tower defense game on Steam. Then, for The Final Lap, we reflect on what constitutes a remaste...
Apr 06, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 30
In Episode 29, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's top gaming stories. For April 3, we cover the esports industry getting Emmy nominations for production, Niantic & Pokemon Go settle a class-action lawsuit, Shaq joins the NBA 2KLeague, the Overwatch League making changes to the Stage 3 playoff structure, & ID@Xbox's head explains how they spotlight indie games. Then for Game Spotlight, Lilo highlights Project Phoenix Rising, an upcoming game that may fill Paragon's void. Then, for ...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In Episode 28, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. And for March 30, to be honest, it's a pretty slow week in terms of news we could deliver for ya. So, we end up taking a slow dock of news as a means to have some fun for the episode. We do the usual Next & QS, where we touch on Splatoon's hip-hop inspiration, how nintendo chooses its indie partners for the e-shop, LOL EU LCS Franchising costs & Tencent, cause damn. Then for the GS we take a look at Make Sail & for T...
Mar 30, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In Episode 27, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For March 27, the team tries out a new segment, Rubiu5 breaks 1 million concurrent Youtube viewers, Google Play partners with Girls Make Games, Overwatch League Stage 2 playoffs & Player Conduct Policy, the importance of mental and physical health in gaming & more. Then, for our Game Spotlight, Solo hijacks Lilo's segment & reflects on the 5 year anniversary of Bioshock: Infinite. For The Final Lap, we ponder on Micr...
Mar 27, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In Episode 26, Solo goes solo dolo as Lilo finds himself away from the mic for the day. So, for March 23, in QS, we cover Eric Barone in GQ, PUBG mobile filled with bots, Nintendo's E3 Smash tournament in addition to why Nintendo should surprise release the game like an album. Then we look a little at Tencent doubling profits & partnering with Ubisoft & why Sea of Thieves is a lot like No Man's Sky. Then, for The Final Lap, Solo takes a dive into how it seems to finally be Mobile gaming'...
Mar 23, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In Episode 25, Solo & Lilo cover the week's toping gaming stories. For March 20, in Quick Scope(5:45) we cover EA dropping loot boxes in Battlefront 2, NHL World Championship open qualifiers, Fortnite Pro-Am Celebrity Tournament, Paragon releases $12 million in assets for free, ESL Pro League expands to South America, Fig, a new gaming crowdsource funding idea, & more. Then for our Game Spotlight(37:28) we look at Rico. & for our Final Lap(39:40) we take a look at the future of Xbox ...
Mar 20, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 25
