2019 gets all wrapped up with a strange new controller add-on for the DualShock 4 and a contentious Or Wars finale. 00:01:07 - Corrections 00:03:52 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:50 - Dualshock 4 Back Button Attachment 00:18:27 - Catching up on Resident Evil 3 news 00:34:18 - What’s Stuck Up Damiani’s Craw? 00:42:05 - This Week in Joker News 00:45:18 - L&R: Update from Santa Game 00:46:16 - L&R: Who is Geoff Keighley? 01:00:09 - L&R: Game - What Comes First? 01:16:47 - Or...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr 25 min
After the Game Awards, we’ve learned the name and look of the new Xbox sooner than expected and there are almost too many new games to talk about. 00:01:48 - Corrections 00:04:19 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:52 - Xbox Series X Announcement 00:22:37 - Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 00:26:14 - Godfall 00:31:34 - Bravely Default II 00:35:08 - More Game Awards Announcements & Thoughts 01:01:19 - This Week in Joker News 01:02:28 - L&R: New BioShock Studio & Multiplatform MLB The ...
Dec 15, 2019•1 hr 31 min
As Microsoft’s next gen plans slowly become clearer, Kotaku revives the legend of Anaconda Lockhart. 00:00:48 - Corrections 00:04:56 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:41 - Microsoft Still Making Digital-Only Next-Gen Xbox 00:31:53 - Resident Evil 3 Box Art Leaks 00:47:56 - Podcast Halftime Update 00:49:45 - This Week in Joker News 00:52:50 - L&R: Game - Titles That Use This Word 01:00:38 - L&R: Communicating Games to Loved Ones 01:11:50 - L&R: Game - Best Games’ Worst Review...
Dec 08, 2019•1 hr 36 min
As Battleborn finally accepts the inevitability of its demise, we remain thankful for the video game products we pay for. 00:00:49 - Corrections 00:04:27 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:08:50 - Battleborn Shutting Down 00:30:54 - How Thankful Should We Really Be for Games? 00:42:30 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:35 - This Week in Joker News 00:50:03 - The Gaming Game 00:59:24 - L&R: Why don’t visual novels win game awards? 01:07:35 - L&R: Game - Was Troy Baker in it? 01:14:45 - L&R...
Dec 01, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Half-Life: Alyx, the long-rumored AAA VR prequel, has been announced and comes out March of 2020 and it all feels very real. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:00:39 - Corrections 00:08:50 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:15:17 - Half-Life: Alyx 00:34:24 - Path of Exile 2 00:39:51 - Podcast Halftime 00:42:17 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Rumored 00:45:35 - This Week in Joker News 00:47:42 - Pokemon Sword and Shield Crazy Sales 00:52:47 - L&R: Unease with Death Stranding’s TGA Nominat...
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr 25 min
Microsoft made some big announcements at X019 this year, and we think we have at least a pretty good grasp of what they are. 00:00:52 - Corrections 00:03:09 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:06 - X019 Announcements 00:41:27 - Podcast Halftime 00:45:02 - October 2019 NPDs 00:52:33 - Kojima Wins Some Stupid Guinness Records 00:55:26 - Stadia Launch Lineup 01:03:17 - Pokemon Fans Should Be Embarrassed 01:12:24 - L&R: Update from Witcher 3 Switch Lite Frasier 01:15:29 - L&R: Game: R...
Nov 17, 2019•1 hr 49 min
Sony Worldwide Studios has a new head, and that means we get to celebrate Corporate Shakeups for another week! 00:00:53 - Corrections 00:02:56 - Hermen Hulst New Head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios 00:23:54 - Blizzard’s Apology Attempt 00:43:41 - Overwatch 2 Jabber 00:49:11 - Diablo IV Jabber 00:57:38 - Podcast Halftime 01:00:29 - Viewer V’s Riot Facts 01:06:27 - L&R: Death Stranding Live Experience 01:16:25 - L&R: Game: What year was it? 01:24:14 - L&R: Xbox Game Pass for $.70 a M...
Nov 10, 2019•1 hr 36 min
We’re looking into the Fine Financials and Decent Dosh behind PlayStation 4’s records, Nintendo’s new hits, and Modern Warfare’s significant success. 00:02:56 - Corrections 00:05:43 - Sony Financial News 00:14:57 - Nintendo Financial News 00:24:10 - EA Financial News 00:38:39 - Modern Warfare Sales Records 00:46:51 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:19 - Death Stranding PC Release 00:54:56 - Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV Incoming Announcements 01:05:18 - L&R: Pre-review excitement/dread for Death Strandin...
Nov 03, 2019•1 hr 45 min
Ubisoft is refreshingly upfront about how much Ghost Recon Breakpoint stinks and The Last of Us Part II is further away than we expected. 00:02:35 - Corrections & Updates 00:06:47 - Ubisoft’s Financial Disappointments and Delays 00:35:38 - The Last of Us Part II Delayed 00:50:03 - Podcast Halftime 00:52:41 - L&R: Game - Is it Bigger than LoL? 01:01:53 - L&R: How can they release WWE 2K20? 01:10:02 - L&R: Game - Video Game Monster or Imposter? 01:20:38 - L&R: Switch Lite Fan P...
Oct 27, 2019•1 hr 35 min
Riot announces a bunch of new extremely popular games and Fortnite’s media dominance pleases Jones. 00:00:44 - Corrections & Updates 00:04:30 - Riot’s New Game Announcements 00:49:08 - Fortnite Chapter 2 00:55:01 - Podcast Halftime 00:58:39 - September NPDs and Dragon Quest’s Failure 01:23:59 - L&R: Is no Witcher 3 better than Witcher 3 on Switch? 01:31:13 - L&R: Game - Give the game a new title 01:36:36 - Time for Bets 01:38:42 - Closing Thank you to our official sponsors! ViewSonic...
Oct 20, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Blizzard embroils itself for purposes of revenue and the PlayStation 5 becomes just a little more real, and bouncy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 13, 2019•1 hr 25 min
October and November 2019 are as stacked as it gets, so there’s no saying which games will become honored Pop Tarts this time. 00:00:49 - Corrections 00:04:07 - Shawn Layden Leaves Sony 00:09:06k - Other PlayStation News 00:13:47 - The Games of October 00:45:56 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:12 - The Games of November 01:14:37 - The Games of December 01:18:00 - L&R: AlphaDream’s Games 01:23:02 - L&R: Game - Did It Have a Multiplayer Mode? 01:27:15 - Time for Bets 01:30:51 - Closing Thank you t...
Oct 06, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Respawn dabbles in VR with a Medal of Honor title, and WB Games Montreal resurfaces on Batman Day before vanishing once more. 00:01:28 - Corrections 00:05:55 - Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Announced 00:20:01 - WB Montreal’s Batman Teases 00:37:59 - Podcast Halftime 00:41:27 - The Last of Us Part II Drops Multiplayer 01:01:59 - L&R: Indie Game or WWE Finisher? 01:04:30 - L&R: Is Link’s Awakening too expensive? 01:20:16 - L&R: What makes Jedi Outcast good? 01:23:17 - Time for Bets ...
Sep 29, 2019•1 hr 40 min
New Terminator and Total War games were announced this week, but the juiciest news juice comes from the sludge sandwich of the ESA’s leaked plans for E3. 00:01:11 - Corrections 00:04:23 - A Total War Saga: Troy 00:09:20 - Terminator: Resistance 00:16:12 - Leaked E3 2020 Pitch Deck 00:46:34 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:58 - Rockstar Games Launcher 00:52:52 - L&R: Can Apple Arcade Compete? 01:02:53 - L&R: Thoughts on Sirfetch’d 01:07:30 - L&R: Value of Experience in Difficulty Discussion 0...
Sep 22, 2019•1 hr 24 min
Nintendo’s new fitness initiative actually turned out to be a neat-looking game while Project Resistance is not the kind of Resident Evil we were hoping for. 00:01:18 - Project Resistance 00:13:16 - Ring Fit Adventure 00:28:26 - August NPDs 00:41:59 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:23 - I Love You, Colonel Sanders! 00:51:44 - L&R: Is the movie actor in the game? 01:02:34 - L&R: Tekken 7 Season 3 is pretty good 01:02:53 - L&R: Big retailers with $10 day 1 discounts 01:07:06 - L&R: Other F...
Sep 15, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Because nothing can quite go right for the EZA team, Jones and Kyle attempt to recreate a spirited group discussion of Nintendo announcements that was torched by a power outage. If you would like to hear the original four-person podcast with hissy distant camera audio, click here: https://soundcloud.com/easyallies/easy-allies-podcast-178-9619-the-bad-audio-edition/s-eVRM9 00:01:44 - Deadly Premonition 2 00:07:43 - Super Kirby Clash 00:08:27 - Rogue Company 00:10:06 - Xenoblade Chronicles Definit...
Sep 08, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Ooh baby this show’s got red hot reactions to fresh new game announcements, from Yakuza 7 to Shovel Knight Dig. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:01:09 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon Announced 00:13:49 - Shovel Knight Dig Announced 00:26:57 - Telltale Games is Kinda Back 00:36:46 - Podcast Halftime 00:39:03 - Classic Aladdin & Lion King Remaster Announced 00:57:30 - Overwatch Switch Case Implies Impending Port 01:03:01 - Project Resistance 01:05:41 - L&R: Sims Patch Notes - Real or Fake?...
Sep 01, 2019•1 hr 49 min
Straight from Kyle’s hotel room in Cologne, Germany, hear about all of Gamescom’s biggest stories from just one overwhelmed person! 00:01:31 - Sony Acquires Insomniac 00:20:21 - Podcast Halftime 00:23:21 - Gamescom Show Announcements 00:44:00 - L&R - Does it hurt shows to promote the announcements? 00:51:12 - L&R - Will the Switch ever have a 3D Screen? 00:52:38 - L&R - What did you do for Opening Night Live? 00:55:36 - L&R - Is Gears 5 holding too much back? 01:01:05 - Closing T...
Aug 23, 2019•1 hr 2 min
EA has new Need for Speed and Plants vs Zombies games left to announce this year, proving that E3 isn’t everything, buddy. 00:12:46 - Corrections 00:15:24 - Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville Leaked 00:22:08 - Need for Speed Heat Blind Pre-Announcement Analysis 00:31:12 - Did EA Bungle Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order? 00:41:04 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:02 - FCC Filing for SNES Switch Controller 00:53:45 - L&R: Shoutout to RDR2 OST on Spotify 00:55:11 - Cheats as Paid Content 01:01:54 - L...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 29 min
A healthy heap of announcements came from Evo 2019 but Jamie doesn’t have the patience for all of it. Plus, Blood’s favorite streamer gets paid. 00:09:41 - Corrections 00:15:09 - EZA Podcast Update 00:19:14 - Evo 2019 Announcements 00:51:05 - Podcast Halftime 00:53:12 - Mixer Signs Ninja Exclusively 01:04:29 - Yuke’s No Longer Developing WWE Games 01:11:04 - L&R: Lesson Learned from Lair Development 01:16:20 - L&R: Game: Metacritic User Score High or Low 01:20:33 - L&R: Nice Prof N R...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 30 min
As the PlayStation 4 surpasses 100 million sold, we take a moment to gawk at some hard sales figures from Nintendo and Sony. 00:09:08 - Corrections 00:14:05 - Garfield Kart: Furious Racing 00:18:49 - Sony & Nintendo Financial Reports 00:45:38 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:44 - Microtransactions Coming to Crash Team Racing 00:56:46 - L&R: Make it a 10 01:07:03 - L&R: A heartfelt apology 01:08:35 - L&R: Hidden Messages in Trailers 01:15:18 - L&R: Could Fire Emblem be Less Thirsty? 0...
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 53 min
These late gen sales figures bring good tidings and bad omens, and Joy Con drift is officially a new thing to complain about. 00:09:16 - Corrections 00:13:24 - June NPDs 00:42:14 - Name Something Cooler - Fortnite’s Kaiju Battle 00:47:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:05 - Joy-Con Drift 01:05:46 - L&R: Do games need to be more than fun? 01:20:29 - L&R: What could go wrong with Death Stranding? 01:28:22 - L&R: Sky: Children of the Light Shoutout 01:31:40 - Time for Bets 01:41:51 - Closing T...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 44 min
Our panel makes bold predictions for July 2020, then we crack open last year’s time capsule to see how good these fortune tellers really are. We also jabber about the Nintendo Switch Lite. 00:05:48 - Corrections 00:10:10 - Nintendo Switch Lite 00:25:18 - Tell Me About the Future! - Questions about July 2020 00:45:28 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:54 - More questions about July 2020 01:12:06 - L&R - Is Final Fantasy XIV really better than Sekiro? 01:26:44 - L&R - Game: Fighting game term or rac...
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 43 min
The sun may be hot, but the games of summer are even hotter baby. And even hotter than that stuff are the panel’s picks for Pop Tarts and Toaster Strudels. 00:07:33 - Corrections 00:09:04 - The Games of July 00:21:59 - The Games of August 00:47:17 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:44 - The Games of September 01:12:49 - L&R - Will Teppen change Capcom? 01:19:46 - L&R - Update from another cool teacher 01:23:06 - L&R - Wedding music picks 01:26:03 - Time for Bets 01:32:55 - Closing Thank you to...
Jul 13, 2019•1 hr 36 min
After dipping into this week’s swamp of upsetting gaming news, we take a refreshing moment to just catch up with Jones. 00:09:33 - Corrections 00:11:56 - Shenmue 3’s Epic Switcheroo and Refunds 00:30:18 - Let’s Talk to Jones 00:42:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:40 - The Gaming Game 00:51:31 - L&R - Advice for a Teacher who Wants to Be Cool 00:56:52 - L&R - Game Studios - Up, Down or Even 01:12:35 - L&R - Is an avatar the same character after changing races? 01:23:39 - Time for Bets 01:2...
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr 29 min
A One Punch Man game has been announced in the exciting 3D anime fighting genre, and we too share a laugh at EA’s justification of their surprise mechanics. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:13:24 - Corrections 00:16:30 - Update - Scarlett is Just Anaconda 00:24:30 - Regarding Etika’s Death 00:32:07 - One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Announced 00:34:50 - I’m Disinterested - Harry Potter: Wizards Unite 00:36:47 - Podcast Halftime 00:43:02 - EA’s Surprise Mechanics 00:57:50 - L&R - Th...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Now that E3 is no longer upon us, we finally catch up on all the important gaming news we missed in the hypey haze. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:05:22 - Corrections 00:06:32 - Nintendo’s E3 Announcements 00:23:52 - Dauntless’s Success 00:28:03 - Google Stadia’s E3 Announcements 00:37:27 - The Auto Chess Rush 00:43:29 - Podcast Halftime 00:47:58 - The NPD is Right 00:53:08 - L&R - E3 at home with dad update 00:54:53 - L&R - How do you act during E3 demos? 01:11:41 - L&R - ...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Recorded live at the end of a wild E3 day, we discuss the panel’s favorite E3 game announcements and the struggles with protecting secrets in the information age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 35 min
It’s the last podcast before E3 and the steaminess is palpable. We make outlandish assumptions for Nintendo and Square Enix’s press conferences and discuss the week’s pre-E3 announcements. 00:05:53 - Corrections 00:08:47 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 00:17:18 - Pokemon Announcements 00:24:10 - Baldur’s Gate III Rumored 00:30:23 - Square Enix E3 Preview 00:54:02 - Podcast Halftime 01:00:08 - Nintendo E3 Preview 01:24:37 - L&R - Sharing E3 with others 01:31:58 - L&R - Shinji Mikami at E3 ...
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 59 min
Ubisoft makes its half of the E3 Preview a little easier with a couple of leaks, and then we get to discuss our gargantuan expectations for Xbox’s press conference. 00:03:32 - Corrections 00:05:18 - Roller Champions Leaked 00:09:58 - Ubisoft E3 Preview 00:30:00 - Podcast Halftime 00:34:06 - Xbox E3 Preview 01:13:45 - L&R - Game: Which E3 Year? 01:17:31 - L&R - Release Dates for Sony Exclusives? 01:19:59 - Time for Bets 01:23:26 - Closing 01:26:45 - Producer Credits Thank you to our offic...
May 31, 2019•1 hr 35 min
