Rated G For Gamers

Dave is back from vacation and they waste no time getting back into it. German videogames, Super Mario cereal and the 3 year belated anniversary at the top of the show. And pickups? You better believe the hustle don't stop when halfway around the world. PSN, Telltale and Skyboundgames games, the Witcher Creator and Toys R' Us are all in the news. So enjoy all this and more on episode 135 of Rated G for Gamers.

On this special episode of Rated G, the boys go in depth on each of the 8 gaming generations, the highlights, notable games and system. And to cap it all off they pick their top 3 favorite generations. Regular episodes resume next week.

This it folks. The last episode before Dave heads of to Germany. Thbey discuss what he's gonna take with him and if he's gonna hit some overseas gaming shops. You better believe he is. The duo also discuss the new Captain Marvel trailer and yeah everyone is pretty hype for it. Playstation is in the news. Not to be outdone by Nintendo, Sony announces the Playstation Classic. 20 games with 5 announced so far. Also in the news, Capcom Vancouver and Telltale Games are closing their doors and the Vita finally ends production in 2019. In our convo of the week, we try and fill in the other 15 games for the Playstation Classic. Some come join us on episode 133 of Rated G for Gamers.

We get right into it this week folks. Dan and Dave kick off the show with pickups and games they are currently playing. We got news that Henry Cavill is out as Superman, Ben Affleck may be out as Batman, Jon Hamm may be in but we can all agree that Clooney was the worst caped crusader. In the news, Nintendo finally does their direct, we get into all of it. Also, popular streamer Dr. Disrespect is the victim of a drive-by, SNK announces new Samurai Showdown game and Polygon says they're getting rid of review scores.

On this episode, Dan and Dave talk PS4 Spiderman, floor chicken and why Amazon .has cancelled their 20% off pre-orders for games. In the news, Nintendo postpones it's latest direct out of respect for the Hokkaido earthquake, IOC president Thomas Bach says eSports wont be in the olympics anytime soon and the Polymega system is your one stop shop for playing retro games. So join us on the episode 31 of Rated G for Gamers. It's gonna be a good one.

In the wake of the Jacksonville shooting at a Madden tournament, in our lead story, we delve into what we know, how all parties involved handled things and our thoughts on how they could prevent such tragedies in the future. Ninja, the most popular streamer on the internet, gets into some hot water over his comment about not streaming with women. More news from the last two Nintendo Directs, Microsoft confirms Halo: Infinite is the 6th installment of the Master Chief saga, Amazon reworks their Twitch pricing yet again and THQ Nordic buys the Timesplitters IP. The duo's got hot pickup talk, they go over the games they've been playing and Dave implores people to watch the Staircase on Netflix all on the episode 130 mega-show.  

In our lead story, we talked about it last week, Philip Mucin, now former employee of IGN has been pinned with even more plagiarism. We go deep into the story as more news unfolds. Also in the news, Negan from the Walking Dead joins Tekken 7, Nintendo drops more Smash Bros news in their latest direct, Betheseda shows off Doom Eternal footage and more. And at the top of the show, we talk Red Dead 2 and the most overpriced special edition we've come across yet.

Birthdays, Castlevania, Portland, Venom and Germany. The duo get into all of it at the top of the show. Madden 19 and Colin Kapernick controversry, NES Classic tops console sales charts, parents can now pay for Fortnite tutors for their kids and more in the news. So join us for episode 129 of Rated G.

We're back from a short hiatus, reinvigorated and refreshed. The duo's been playing alot of games to pass the time. Dave finally has beaten God of War and Dan's catches up on his superhero movies. In the news, we've got this episode jam packed with takes. Splatoon 2 has a big hacker problem, Warframe, the free to play shooter, slated to come to the Switch, Darksiders 3 gets leaked, the Division 2 breaks beta sign up records previously held by the original Division and a PT fan who created a PC port gets a cease and desist order and an internship at Konami. All this and Dan takes some crazy pills and touts the merits of Godzilla '97 on episode 126 of Rated G for Gamers.

On this week's episode, Dan and Dave talk about their exciting weekend filled with pickups and baseball games. In the news, the Castlevania Netflix show gets a release date for season 2, some Nintendo Switch cases are now cracking, Microsoft attempting to crack the Japanese market again with their next console, and France rules that loot boxes are not gambling. All this and more on episode 125 of Rated G for Gamers.

On this week's episode of Rated G, we reveal Dan's dislike of the outdoors, we talk Dave's camping weekend and David Hayter coming back to his role of Solid Snake. In the news, we get more news about Google's home console, the Halo TV show and Nintendo gets a new president. So get your headphones and settle down for the Rated G pre 4th of July episode.

Oh we got drama this week! The company behind the Atari VCS goes after news outlets and YouTubers for supposed faked news on the new system. Also in the news, Sony clarifies it's position on it's lack of crossplay, Microsoft and Nintendo team up to slam Sony over Minecraft and Microsoft rumored to focus on power and performance for their next gen console. And at the top of the show, Dave and Dan get into the new Jurassic World and the beauty of sharing game experiences on episode 123 of Rated G for Gamers.

We got some news this week folks! Fresh off of E3 week, NOA President Reggie Fils-Amie makes a controversial statement on loot boxes, Sony's got some issues regard Fortnite and crossplay and Konami puzzles fans bringing an old franchise to the Switch. And in our convo of the week, we break down our E3 predictions and discuss the conference as a whole. All this and more on episode 122 of Rated G.

The final conference day comes to a close. On this episode, Rated G discusses the Nintendo and Limited Run conferences. We are sad to see E3 come to a close but so many good trailers and gameplay footage came out this year. Next week we'll recap it all.

As day 3 of E3 comes to a close, hot off the end of the Sony conference, Rated G is there to cover it all. We got Assassin's Creed, we got Dragon Quest, we got Spiderman. rated G breaks it all down in our second of three E3 coverage episodes.

Day 1 and 2 of E3 2018 are in the books. Hot off the closing of the Bethesda conference, we cover the first two days announcements, trailers, gameplay footage and surprises. Join as we breakdown and rate each show.

We got a mini-episode today. The E3 2018 Pre-Show! Dan and Dave discuss what each company should do and what they want to see from each conference. So take a listen and get some gaming podcast goodness before E3 week begins.

Oh boy, they got a jam packed show this week! E3 is right around the corner and they run down some juicy predictions. Special guest A Cartridge Gamer joins the duo to weigh in. They talk retro gaming, gameboy special editions and more. In the news, more leaks than a broken faucet! You better believe they break it all down. So slip on a pair of headphones and settle in for episode 120 of Rated G for Gamers.

Hot off the rumor that an N64 mini is in the works, they run down our favorite games they'd want to see in our convo of the week. At the top of the show, they run through the new releases coming out in June, game pickups and Deadpool 2. In the news, Resident Evil 7 comes to the Switch... sort of, Smash 5 roster rumors fly and Ollie North, the new NRA president gets a little hypocritical when criticizing video games for the current spike in gun related violence. So check out Episode 119 of Rated G for Gamers.

We're a little late with one folks. Sometimes like gets in the way but that doesn't stop Rated G from.delivering quality content. In our convo of the week, we discuss the merits of new IP vs. franchise sequels. In the news, the new Call of Duty Black Ops game is now confirmed to not have a single player campaign, and thus Danny's tradition of finishing the game over Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close. Nintendo re-ups some of their trademarks, Star Fox may be getting into the racing game noted in a possible recent leak and college eSports is growing whether we like it or not. All this and more on episode 118 of Rated G for Gamers.