Rated G For Gamers

Happy 4th of July to all our fans! It's a good time to enjoy the day off and relax with some video games. As we're recording this, some big news dropped from Nintendo. The SNES Classic is coming this Fall. And the biggest bit of that is the unreleased Star Fox 2 will be included. Also in the news, Ubisoft shoes off some Beyond Good and Evil 2 realtime footage, 343 Studios says Halo 6 won't be anytime soon, and Europe is getting a crazy good Samus Returns special edition. And in our convo of the week, with the announcement of Sega Forever we talk about how we can make Sega great again.

E3 has come and gone and we take this episode to discuss our predictions, what we got right, what we got wrong and our favorites from the show. Also, we shake out all the news and announcements not features in the big press conferences. And finally, lest we forget, we talk about the PC conference hosted by PC Gamer.

E3 2017 is upon us! We're at the end of the conferences and we've got our coverage of the Ubisoft and Nintendo conferences. Join us as we break down on the shows and comment on all the highs and lows. Also, METROID IS BACK! 

It's day 3 of E3 and we're covering the Betheseda and Sony conferences. Join us as we break down on the shows and comment on all the highs and lows.

E3 2017 is upon us! We're two days in and we've got our coverage of the EA and Microsoft conferences. Join us as we break down on the shows and comment on all the highs and lows. Also, we have Wipeout Omega Collection in our Review Round Up and our thoughts on the PS4 HD collection.

We talked about it last week, the new Farcry 5 trailer that got dropped. This week, we discuss the online petition going around to stop it from coming out. Also, Marvel vs. Capcom leaked character list for new sequel, fake Smash Bros screens make the rounds on the web, Hori drops photos of new Nintendo Switch headset setup, Scorpio possible August release. And in a new Halo Waypoint video, it seems Microsoft never liked the name Halo and other juicy Master Chief trivia. 

E3 is almost upon us, less than 2 weeks away from the biggest game event of the year. We go deep on our predictions from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Also in the news, Farcry 5s trailer drops. It's in modern day/near future America and it  stirs some controversy, the Uncharted movie gets a new leading man, Monster Hunter announced for the Switch. and a new Castlevania trailer drops for the new Netflix series. All that and we delve into Danny's fears of survival horror games on episode 75 of Rated G for Gamers.

On this weeks episode of Rated G, Sega plans to revive major IPs, a glitch with Minecraft Switch Edition causes system to randomly take pictures, Ubisoft unveils Farcry 5 and a new Assassin's Creed and a man sues his date for texting during Guardians of the Galaxy 2. All that and more on this week of Rated G for Gamers.

Bioware Montreal restructures, Mass Effect fate weighs in the balance, Youtuber Ben Heck gets the Super Nintendo/Playstation machine to read discs, Nintendo lays out it's E3 plans, and a new study shows that people are more interested in the Switch than a PS4 Pro or Scorpio. All that and more on episode 73 of Rated G.

We were off for a week due to some technical difficulties but we're back and bigger than ever. So much news these two weeks, we eschew a convo of the week. Nintendo announces a 2DS XL, new details on Call of Duty WWII get released, Atlus apologizes for the Persona 5 restrictions, Scorpio dev kits pictured with frame rate counter on the front, Darksiders 3 announced, the NES Classic shipped over 2.3 million units, and Phil Spencer has some words about story driven gameplay. All that and Dave finally gets a copy of the Order 1886 in his collection on episode 72 or Rated G for Gamers.

On this weeks episode we revisit an old topic we've covered in light of the new rumors. It's been reported that a SNES Classic may be coming out this holiday season so we've revised our lists of the games we'd like to see/would be possible for the SNES Classic. Also, in the news, next Call of Duty is confirmed for a WWII setting, we look back at the hottest games from 20 years ago, 1997, Rocket League hits 30 million subscribers and more.

Naughty Dog drops Uncharted - The Lost Legacy release date, Remedy is developing two new games this year, a sequel to one of the most popular games in the world and another codenamed P7, Microsoft may be adding a more leinent refund policy, and Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic and Famicom production and more in the news. We breakdown the latest Nintendo Direct in our convo of the week and we ask ourselves if we still have Switch fever.

We just can't pass up the opportunity, it's Episode 69 and Dr. Love is in the house. In the news, we FINALLY get specs on the Scorpio, Call of Duty may return to WWII setting, Palmer Luckey founder of Oculus leaves Facebook, we say goodbye to SourceFed on YouTube, and MadCatz goes out of business. In our topic of the week asks the question: is this the best first quarter in recent gaming history?

On this weeks episode, Super Mario Run finally drops on Android, Evil Within 2 potentially leaked, Arms release date leaked, and Destiny 2 release get leaked. Also, Gamestop to close over 150 stores, Bloodstained - Ritual of the Night moves from Wii U to the Switch, and Playtonic drops Jontron cameo from Yooka-Lalyee. Our conversation of the week is a revisit from an old discussion: are portable consoles dead and will the Switch be successful. It's a big week for news so enjoy episode 68 of Rated G for Gamers.

We're back from PAX and do we have some stories. One half of Rated G almost didn't make it, we braved the single digit temperatures, and met up with a bunch of friends. Tons of great games on display, we breakdown our favorites. Also, we got some drama in the gaming world courtesy of Pewdiepie, JonTron, and Colin Moriarty. And in other news, Mass Effect has a handful of reported glitches, Nintendo sells a crazy amount of Switch units in the first week, and Playstation Now adds PS4 streaming.

Just a little update post. We made it back alive from PAX 2017! Demoed some great games, talked to some amazing devs and met up with a bunch of good friends along the way. Stay tuned as your regularly scheduled episode will be coming shortly.

If you didn't know, a little known company called Nintendo just dropped a new video game console/handheld hybrid called the Switch on Friday (March 3rd) and of course we both got one! We discuss the system, the good and the bad, Breath of the Wild and our top 5 Zelda games of all time. Also in the news, Microsoft announces game pass service, No Man's Sky wins at DICE and no one attended to receive the award, a dedicated NES streamer beat all 714 officially licensed games, and in an interesting bit of trivia, find out which video game movie Danny Glover almost got hired for. All on episode 66 or Rated G.

It's almost here! The Switch touches down in less than a week and we can't wait. The games journalists weigh in on the system and the games and we break it all down. Battery life, portability, UI, and more. No conversation of the week, just glorious Switch talk.

Episode 64 is live. We got some news: Activision studios hit by layoffs, Perception is finally coming to PS4 and Xbox One, Breath of the Wild season pass details announced. Also, in our conversation of the week is a heartbreaking one involving a retro gaming archivist, the US Postal Service, and $10K of missing games.

Episode 63 is here! 10 games we'd like to see on the Switch. That's our conversation of the week. Games we haven't seen in a while, franchises we love, and stuff we think would fit well on the Switch. Also, in the news, Ubisoft plays around with VR for Assassins Creed but we'll never get to see it, new Yooka-Laylee footage drops, Forza devs working on a new open world game not centered around racing, South Park - The Fractured But Whole delayed yet again, and more.