The Best and Worst of E3 in 2019
Blake, Marcos and Dakota break down each of the major E3 conferences – the good, the bad and the cringe. We gush over some of our favorite moments and grade each conference on how...
Podcast: The Epilogue Gamescast
Emergency Episode: Death Stranding
Ben and Blake convene for some breaking coverage of Kojima’s latest reveal for “Death Stranding”. Did the 9 minute trailer reveal help us get a better understanding for what’s in store?
Death Stranding Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hen8tPH0A2w&t=285s
Predicting Xbox’s Big E3 and the Downfall of Esports
This week on the Epilogue Gamescast, the panel discusses the impending doom of Esports and makes some E3 predictions for EA, Bethesda, and Microsoft. In an otherwise quiet week for the news, Microsoft and Sony announced a surprising partnership this week, the Nintendo Switch surpassed the PS4’s total sales in Japan, and several publishers pulled out from the Epic Games Store’s big sale.
Trailers
Minecraft Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQEizp-VrVU&feature=youtu.be
John Wick Hex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_q5XvPnCA
News:
Sony and Microsoft Explore a Partnership: https://news.microsoft.com/2019/05/16/sony-and-microsoft-to-explore-strategic-partnership/
The Switch Surpasses the PS4: https://www.famitsu.com/news/201905/15176251.html
Publishers Pull Their Games From the Epic Game Store: https://kotaku.com/publishers-pull-their-games-from-epics-store-during-its-1834828248
“Shady Numbers and Bad Business: Inside the Esports Bubble”:
https://kotaku.com/as-esports-grows-experts-fear-its-a-bubble-ready-to-po-1834982843
The PlayStation 5 and Skyrim in 8K
The Epilogue Gamescast returns with the announcement of the next-gen PlayStation, three juicy video game trailers, and a Mass Effect inspired sex game.
This week, Ben details the downfall of Minecraft’s creator Notch and Dakota talks about Kotaku’s latest on video game development hell, and what it’s like to create an ultra-violent video game. Marcos breaks down the Kickstarter success of Subverse, and Blake discusses the pros and cons of a recent bill introduced to ban lootboxes. Relevant links:
Trailers:
Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLbwkfhYZk
Final Fantasy VII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAgx7PROcMc
Ghost Recon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JAgcQdpgd8
News:
“Extremely Violent Dreams”: https://kotaku.com/id-have-these-extremely-graphic-dreams-what-its-like-t-1834611691/amp?__twitter_impression=true
“Minecraft Ditches Notch”: https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/minecraft-creator-excluded-from-anniversary-due-to-comments-and-opinions-exclusive-1203200050/
“Mass Effect Inspired Porn Game”: https://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-inspired-porn-game-is-now-one-of-the-biggest-gaming-kickstarter-of-all-time/
“Bill to Ban Lootboxes”: https://kotaku.com/u-s-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-loot-boxes-and-pay-1834612226
“Wired: What to Expect From the Next-Gen PlayStation”: https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/
Video Game Easter Eggs
The Epilogue crew breaks down the best video game Easter Eggs and plays the last segment of “Name my Game”… for now. Also, rumors of not one, but two new Nintendo Switch’s are about and Borderlands 3 finally gets a teaser.
Google Stadia and The Future of Game Consoles
The Epilogue crew breaks down Google’s move into video games and analyzes what it might mean for the future of video game consoles. Plus, Marcos and Dakota are tasked with which consoles weigh the most in this week’s trivia segment.
Capcom is Back, Baby + Our Favorite Video Games
Epilogue takes on the difficult task of answering: “What are our favorite video games?”. Capcom lands another big hit with Devil May Cry 5 and EA bounces from its E3 press conference.
Bricking Consoles and Video Games’ Best Boss Fights
Anthem is bricking Playstation 4s, Reggie says goodbye to Nintendo, and the Epilogue Crew breaks down what boss fights actually are, and which ones are the best and worst.
Video Game Economics and Unjust Billionaires
The Epilogue Crew breaks down video game economics. Are games more expensive than they used to be? What justification could there be for firing 800 employees all at once?
Special Episode: Listener Questions and The Nintendo Direct
The Epilogue Crew takes listener questions like which video game characters they are most… interested in, origin stories about their online usernames and which video game controller is the worst. Plus, a last second Nintendo Direct makes its way onto this weeks episode for analysis.
Open World Games and Why Kingdom Hearts Isn’t One
The Epilogue Crew breaks down open world games and argues Marcos argues that Kingdom Hearts isn’t one of them. Plus, EA releases a Battle Royale and there some juicy Nintendo Switch rumors float their way onto the podcast.
What It Means To Be a Video Game Cheater
Blake, Marcos and Dakota break down what it means to cheat in a video game.
Fortnite, Netflix, Mobile Games and The Battle For Our Attention
The Epilogue Crew asks whether Fortnite is really Netflix’s biggest competitor. Blake argues that some games can only reach their potential on mobile platforms, and Andy gives up Marcos’ big lead in the trivia segment.
Dream Games and Where Art Thou Star Wars
EA continues to crush our dream Star Wars games, so we have to create our own. The Epilogue crew discusses what their ideal video games look like, and why that doesn’t involve Sim speedruns.
Disappointing Aliens and Predicting The Year Ahead
The Epilogue crew talks about the disappointing Alien Blackout announcement. Ben says that 2019 will be the year of Banjo-Kazooie, Dakota predicts that Anthem will tank, and Marcos believes Kingdom Hearts III will be game of the year.
New Years and Sex Video Games
The Epilogue Crew talks about their video game resolutions for 2019 and breaks down sex video games. Are there any good ones? Ben, Dakota and Marcos break down the genre and its future.
Capitalistic Hellscapes and Winter Themed Levels
The Epilogue Crew breaks down the announcements of the Epic and Discord stores. Marcos defends the in-game advertising in Street Fighter V while Dakota believes that a level must first have penguins to be properly holiday themed.
Game Award Surprises and Comedy in Video Games
The Epilogue crew breaks down the Game Award announcements and tallies up their predictions. Why don’t video games have a comedy genre? Ben, Marcos and Dakota look to find the answers.
The Game Awards
The Epilogue Crew brings on Blake Guthrie as a special co-host for some Game Awards predictions and pipe dreams.
Fallout 76, Broken Games, and Broken Hearts
The Epilogue crew breaks down what it takes for a game to be completely broken. Ben laments the news that Sony won’t be at E3 while Marcos and Dakota don’t even know what a Pokemon game is.
Detective Pikachu, Game Awards and Video Game Tropes
The Epilogue Crew has an unsurprising amount of hot takes on the Detective Pikachu trailer. Ben thinks the Game Award nominees are short on depth. Marcos and Dakota debate over video game tropes and which ones deserve to live on.
Halloween Direct and Themes in Video Game Horror
The Epilogue crew breaks down the upcoming Nintendo Direct and has a discussion about what makes good horror design. Marcos is terrified of fish and Ben is scared of Daddy.
The Goofy Rule and What Makes a Good NPC
Dakota returns to the podcast and the Epilogue crew breaks down the latest Smash Bros rumors, what makes a good NPC, and invents the Goofy Rule.
Red Dead Tired and Video Game Crossovers
The Epilogue crew breaks down the Red Dead news about Rockstar overworking their development team. Blake Guthrie steps in for Dakota this week and shares some of his favorite video game crossovers.
Telltale and Video Game Nostalgia
The Epilogue crew returns for a second season of the podcast. In this episode, they break down the Telltale closing and its effect on the industry. They also discuss the use of video game nostalgia as a marketing technique.
Ben and The Gang Talk Pirating and Copyright
The Epilogue Crew separates the morally correct from the legality of pirating and downloading ROMs. Ben can’t stand 64 bit style games, Marcos throws escort missions in the trash and Dakota can’t stop buying bad simulator games.
Ben and The Gang Talk About Reboots and Lets Plays
Do Twitch streams and YouTube “Lets Plays” have an impact on the sale of single player games? The EG crew breaks down how that might be the case. Additionally, Ben brings up “The Reboot Effect” and Dakota wants Fable to come back.
Ben and The Gang Talk Crossplay
The Epilogue crew breaks down what the release of next-generation consoles will look like and have an in-depth discussion about crossplay and just how bad Sony looks after the Fortnite Fiasco.
Ben and The Gang Talk Next Gen Consoles
The Epilogue crew talks about some of their favorite game announcements of E3, what they would have liked to see and where they thing Microsoft’s next generation console will take us.
Ben and The Gang Wrap Up E3
The Epilogue Crew breaks down the best and the worst of the E3 2018 press conferences. Microsoft showed a glimpse of the future, Bethesda announces Elder Scrolls VI and Sony shows off why owning a PS4 may still be a gamer’s best bet.
Ben and The Gang Talk Square Enix and E3
The crew breaks down the last press conference (Square Enix) and guesses whether some big E3 rumors are true or not. Will there be a new Bioshock game? Perhaps Bloodborne 2? Find out what the gang thinks on this week’s episode.
Ben and The Gang Talk Ubisoft and Nintendo at E3
The Epilogue crew breaks down two of the hottest E3 presenters in Ubisoft and Nintendo. Can each live up to previous conferences at E3? Dakota insists upon a new Animal Crossing game and Marcos wants Link in Soul Calibur.
Ben and The Gang Talk Sony and EA at E3
The Epilogue Crew discuss what to expect from Sony’s E3 press conference and why it may not be too soon to consider more Mass Effect or Dragon Age from EA.
Ben and The Gang Talk Microsoft and Bethesda at E3
The Epilogue crew begins their lengthy E3 discussion with some predictions on what Bethesda and Microsoft might do. Will we see a new Fallout or Elder Scrolls game? What about a new Banjo title?
Marcos and The Gang Talk Music in Video Games
Ben, Marcos and Dakota discuss their favorite video game OSTs and what makes music in video games so important. Stardew Valley releases its multiplayer beta and Marcos and Dakota play “who’s who”.
Ben and The Gang Talk Video Game Preservation
The Epilogue crew talks about one of the largest issues that modern video games face: preserving the history of video games. Dakota talks Quantic Dream and the gang faces off in the new game, “The Price is Not Right”.
Ben and The Gang Talk Video Game Conspiracy Theories Part 2
The Epilogue crew returns to a few of the best fan-made conspiracy theories in video games. In this week’s episode, they attempt to concoct their own.
Ben and The Gang Talk Video Game Conspiracy Theories
The Epilogue team breaks down some of the most popular, and their favorite, conspiracy theories in games. This is a two part episode.
Ben and The Gang Talk Smash Bros
The Epilogue crew breaks down the Smash Bros for Switch announcement, including some predictions for what characters we might see.
Ben and The Gang Talk Sequels Again
In a meta episode, the Epilogue crew does a sequel to their sequel episode on sequels! This week, Ben, Dakota and Marcos design three sequels each and try to justify their existence.
Ben and The Gang Talk Sequels
The Epilogue Gaming crew debates what makes a good sequel and what series deserve a remaster.
Ben and The Gang Talk Antagonists and Villains
The Epilogue crew breaks down what makes a good villain and the latest Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer.
Ben and The Gang Talk Video Game Protagonists
The Epilogue crew breaks down their favorite protagonists and what qualities make a protagonist a “good” one. Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a release date, and Dakota compares Nintendo to Waffle House.
Ben and The Gang Talk Sex in Video Games
The Epilogue Podcast crew break some news and discuss sexuality in video games.
Ben and The Gang Ask: Do Video Games Cause Violence?
Ben, Marcos and Dakota discuss whether or not video games can cause violence. Meanwhile, Nintendo announces a cardboard play set and a new Fable game seems in the works.
Ben and The Gang Make Predictions
Marcos predicts a new console from SEGA, Ben wants Bloodborne 2, and Dakota thinks a Walwuigi game is on the way.
Ben and The Gang Talk Single Player Games
Ben and crew talk about the future of single player games and whether or not they’re in danger.
Ben and The Gang Break Down the Horror Genre
Ben, Marcos and Dakota break down the horror genre and try to fix the loot box problem.
EG Podcast #6 – Ben and The Gang Talk Game of the Year
Ben and The Gang Talk Game of the Year Nominees
