Rated G For Gamers

Episode 117 coming at ya hot and fresh. They got pickups, they got rants, they even got hot zombie talk. In the news, Microsoft hires new devs to focus on AAA properties, Nintendo finally releases details for it's online service, Pokémon Go Fest returns to Chicago and Walmart Canada leaks major game releases accidentally ahead of E3. And in the convo of the week, Dan and Dave discuss their top Donkey Kong games.

On this special episode of Rated G for Gamers, Thanos comes to town to wreak havoc on the universe. We discuss Avengers: Infinity War in our convo of the week. Caution, there are spoilers. Also, in the news, SNK reveals their mini Neo-Geo for their 40th anniversary, the FTC gets serious over console warranty language, PS2 games join PS NOW and the NPD reports that one Sega Game Gear game was sold in the first quarter of 2018. All that and Dave goes ham on Goodwill over Madden Football on episode 116 of Rated G for Gamers.

Rated G kicks off the show on a somber note. Dave and Dan talk breakups and how friends and video games can get you through. The duo run through the weekly pickups and their thoughts on the new Venom trailer. In the news, Night Trap is finally coming to the Switch, an Ohio college is giving out Fortnite scholarships and Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo. And in our convo of the week, Quantic Dream, developer of Heavy Rain and the upcoming Detroit - Become Human, sue over claims of inappropriate workplace conduct from a french journalism outlet earlier in the year. We discuss the odd, NSFW details.

We waste no time and get right into what we've been playing... and a roar comes from the mics. The new God of War we are both loving. Definitely a game of the year contender. We cull the review scores and give our opinions on the game thus far. In the news, Sega Ages is coming the Switch, classic games form their back catalog, Call of Duty eschews single player, Battlefield embraces it, and SNK teases new Neo Geo hardware. All that and more on episode 114 of Rated G for Gamers.

We're back from the Penny Arcade Expo 2018. It was a massive 4 extravaganza of gaming, console, pc, tabletop, card. You name it, it was there. We played a ton of good games, talked to a bunch of wonderful game devs and hung with alot of good friends. We run down the highlights of the show in our convo of the week. Also, we had some news these past two weeks. Billy Mitchell gets his Donkey Kong world records stripped from Twin Galaxy, Shenmue 1 and 2 were announced for current gen consoles and PC, the worst kept secret of the last two months the, Spyro trilogy remaster gets announced, Spiderman for PS4 gets a release date this fall and more. So join us for another episode of Rated G for Gamers.

We're back from PAX! No new episode this week but a big PAX megashow is coming next Tuesday, Stay tuned.

This will be our last episode before we ship off to PAX East. We have news this week about Guacamelee, Red Faction: Guerilla, PSVR and No Man's Sky. And we got juicy convo of the week: the IGN Top 100 games, So you know we're gonna dive into their selections. Jump into each each episode 112 of Rated G for Gamers to listen to all this goodness and an amazing pickup story from Dave.

Black Panther, Avengers, Power Rangers and Toys R' Us. We got it all on this episode of Rated G. End of the month is here so you know what that means... we highlight the new releases for April. In the news, Nintendo has their annual Nindies, we get some a little more info on the Atari Box, now Atari VCS, but no games announcement, Modern Ware 2 slated for a remake but no multiplayer and Phil Spencer wouldn't mind seeing Banjo in Smash 5. And finally in our convo of the week, we get it our Smash character wish list. So check out episode 111 of Rated G for Gamers.

Rumors swirl that a new generation of consoles in on the horizon somewhat based off a patent Sony filed. We take our best stab at predicting what they will be in out conconvo of the week. In the news, Microsoft explains why their E3 booth space is so small and it makes a load of sense, Geralt from the Witcher is now confirmed for Soul Calibur VI, Funimation asks Nintendo "Will Goku be in the new Smash Bros." and we discover that Amazon did a Boo-boo recently. All that and some Avengers - Infinity War trailer discussion on episode 110 of Rated G for Gamers.

We kickoff our show with Dan's issues with eBay sellers, Nintendo drops a Japan exclusive Breath of the Wild soundtrack, and Chrono Trigger's bad PC port. In the news, the ESRB unveils it's proposal to add warnings to games that have in-game purchases, Sega paid a visit to Microsoft and everyone is speculating on what it means, PlayStation Plus to get rid of free PS3 and Vita games and a long lost Donkey Kong port resurfaces. In our convo of the week, the Switch turns one year old, we discuss all the wins and losses. All that and more won episode 108 of Rated G for Gamers.

We got a jam packed episode this week. We go over what we know about Nintendo's online service and speculate on the unknown, Metal Gear Survive gets egregious with mictotransactions, Burnout Paradise gets a remaster this year and Atari gets in on the cryptocurrency game. In our convo of the week, we talk all about the D.I.C.E. awards. So sit back, get comfy and take a listen to episode 107 of Rated G for Gamers.

We got a jam packed episode today folks. We kick off the show some spoiler free Black Panther talk. Ikea, clothes shopping, pickups and more in our opening segment. In the news Disney is rumored to be eyeing Ubisoft to take over the Star Wars franchise, more info about Kingdom Hearts III from D23 in Tokyo, Bandai Namco is aggressively pushing for new IP, and Nintendo promises their online service is worth the wait. And in our convo of the week, hot off rumors that the next gen consoles will be streaming boxes, we discuss gaming in an all digital world.

On this week's show of Rated G, from a recently released video by the Last Gamer on YouTube, we got introspective. We discuss what will happen to our collections when we meet our untimely death. Also, it's National CIB day as we record this episode. We celebrate the pickups that mean something to us. In the News, we learn that Namco/Bandai is developing Metroid 4, new Crash Bandicoot rumored for 2019, Mario Kart is coming to mobile phones, a new horror roguelike game Persistence lands on PSVR this summer and Billy Mitchell breaks his silence over the Donkey Kong controversy.

The rumor mill was in high gear this week. Forum poster by the name of Grezzo has some compelling predictions for Nintendo and the Switch this year. This is the same guy nailed almost of his predictions in 2017 for the Switch. Also in the news, Nintendo announces more details of it's online service, Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a further delay and a solidified release date, and EA is set to bring back microtransactions to Battlefront II. And in our convo of the week, we get into open world games again and discuss when is open world too open world. All that and some Superbowl and superhero talk on episode 104 of Rated G for Gamers.

John Cena is in talks to star in Duke Nukem movie. In our convo of the week, we discuss why video games movies always suck, our fave and worst adaptations and what franchise we'd want to see on the big screen. In the news, 50 Cent wants to get back into game making, Downwell creator joins Nintendo, Sonic creator Yuji Naka joins Square-Enix, Microsoft has more details on it's Gamepass service and we get a look at the Nintendo HQ in the late 1800s. All that and our pickups of the week on eipsode 103 of Rated G for Gamers.

We're back after the plague hit us both hard. A ton of news happened during our recoveries. Nintendo drops a mini direct as well as a new S.T.E.M. style product line, Labo launching in a few months, Microsoft is bringing back the "Duke" controller to Xbox One and Fable is coming back with a new developer since Lionhead Studios has closed and Sony plans on 130 new VR titles for 2018, all in our news segment. All of that and our massive pickups from the last two weeks.

Rated G is back again with another episode for your listening pleasure. 2018 is off and running and we get right into it. First off, we have a new website! Everyone should go check it out... right now.  Okay, all set? We got some good pickups this week. Clearance items, last generation goodwill dropoffs, ebay bids won. We get into the games were playing this week. The Order 1886, Pokken Tournament and a little ol' gem from the amazing Tim Shafer. Also, in the news, Twitter is getting antsy for Nintendo to drop a new Direct, the Switch sets sales records, SNK is rumored to be developing a new Switch game, MadCatz comes back from the dead and Microsoft buries the Kinect adapter. All that and in our convo of the week, we commiserate with bad gaming memories. So sit back, grab a pair of headphones and join us for episode 101 of Rated G for Gamers.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2018 is here and we've got our 100th episode. We look back at 2017, the highs and the lows and all the crazy news. Also, special guest on the show Scottie B, retrotinkering on Youtube and Instagram. Join us for our first episode of the year and here's an amazing 2018.

It's the end of the year and you know what that means, Game of the Year time! We nominate 5 a piece and we'll announce our winner and a new edition to our segment, 2nd and 3rd place. At the top of the show, we run down our pickups over the holiday break, what we've been playing lately, and why in the hell Danny picked up the SNES 3DS. In the news, journalists had to sign NDAs for the recent Bandai/Namco event, the Switch tops 10 million in sales, Nintendo loses Goldeneye trademark and Psychonauts 2 is delayed to 2019. All that and more on episode 99 of Rated G for Gamers.