Retro ’Rents

WHOA! It's a SPECIAL EPISODE of The Retro Rents!    Why? BECAUSE KYLE IS BACK! We catch up on his summer, his gaming, and ... his Catfishing?    Enjoy all! Regular Episode in two weeks!

Currently Playing Crying Suns, Warhammer 40K Inquisitor: Prophet, Lots of VR Games News Anthem Roadmap cancelled EA announces Cloud Streaming Game Service First Live Boarderlands 3 Event arrives in October - Bloody Harvest Demos/releases to check out! Crying Suns - FTL inspired strategy space opera:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/873940/Crying_Suns/    Gears 5 - (On Game Pass, definitely fun)...

Currently Playing Metro Exodus DLC, No Man's Sky Beyond, LoTRO, Spiderman News Sony buys Insomniac Studios (Spiderman devs) Loot Crate dying? Filed Bankruptcy, 30 million in debt, credit card holder refusing new buys Lead producer of Dragon Age IV leaves Bioware GamesCom - More reveals than E3 most still next year Disney+ reveals a CRAP TON of incredible upcoming content Demos to check out! Crying...

Currently Playing Vampyr, Quest For Glory 3, QFG4, Tribes of Midgard News Nintendo making good on Switch left joycon drift issue. Send in , no questions asked. Alan Wake free on Epic Store (as well as For Honor, but let’s face it, they can’t even give that game away). Possibly the dumbest Gamespot headline ever: EA Has Been Working On Next-Gen Games For A While Already NoClip releases Hitman Docum...

News SDCC is going on NOW Stranger Things Season 3 Al Gets a New Job Movie Trailer-o-rama The SavePoint game of the month:  NES - Defender of the Crown by Cinemaware   Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 @TheRetroRents,  theretrorents@gmail.com Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps Kyle - twitch.tv/kibbis Travis!!! - @S...

News E3 highlights (AL):  Cyberpunk Keanu Blair Witch Game Witcher on Switch New Breath of the Wild (record speed for a Zelda game, much less a sequel) Elden Ring - GRRM and From Unite FF7 remake Watch Dogs Legions (looks fucking bananas) Gods and Monsters The SavePoint game of the month:  NES - Defender of the Crown by Cinemaware   Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 @TheRetroRents,  theretr...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Nick   Currently Playing: Total War: 3 Kingdoms, Void Bastards   Currently Watching: Spielberg - HBO Documentary GOT Rewatch   Upcoming Releases we're interested in (via PAX demos!): Not a release per se, but we are looking forward to E3 BABY! IT'S COMING!   News: Kotaku - John Romero made a new Doom Mod (huge, called Sigil), and it supposedly rocks Larian (Divinity: OS devs) t...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Nick   Currently Playing: AC: Odyssey, Vampyr, Simon the Sorcerer   Upcoming Releases we're interested in (via PAX demos!): TOTAL WAR! THREE KINGDOMS!   News: CDPR pledges humane dev treatment as cyberpunk dev ramps up Epic Stores answer to Steam Sales Skull and Bones delayed to 2020 Reimagining SC38 badass fanfilm/re-edit classic fight of Obi-wan and DarthVader from EP 4 A ver...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Nick   Currently Playing: AC: Odyssey, LOTRO, Sea of Thieves   Upcoming Releases we're interested in (via PAX demos!): Days Gone, Mortal Kombat 11   News: RIP Peter Mayhew Anthem Creative Resources reassigned Nethersoft and the Dev Crunch Sea of Thieves One Year Anniversary (it ROCKS)   Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 @TheRetroRents,  theretrorents@gmail.com Al - @Retr...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Travis!, Nick   Currently Playing: Hero U, Mutant League Football, Astroneer, Final Fantasy 7, Shin Megami Tensei   Upcoming Releases we're interested in (via PAX demos!): Katana Zero, Star Wars Fallen Order, The Mandalorian   News: Jason Schreier -- How Bioware's Anthem Went Wrong -  https://kotaku.com/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964 Tons of Star Wars stuff! Game of...

HELLO EVERYBODY!   This is another special episode of The Retro 'Rents! Nick and sat down and got to interview two of my (RetroRentsAl) heroes in the game development industry: LORI AND COREY COLE of TRANSOLAR GAMES! Creators of the Quest for Glory series and the recently released (and freaking awesome) Hero-U: Rogue To Redemption.  Lori and Corey were just awesome, so open and honest about their...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Travis!, Nick   Currently Playing: Division 2, Disgaea, Quest For Glory, Hero-U, Frostpunk, Sea of Thieves year 1   Upcoming Releases we're interested in (via PAX demos!): Tribes of Midgard, Industries of Titan, Eagle Island Game, Kaisuo, Star Renegades, Katana Zero   News: PAX East Recap Lots of good movie trailers/upcoming releases Google Stadia - Our Take EPIC Store Shift  ...

Welcome one and all to a special episode! This time we interview Screenwriter, Game Designer, Comic writer, Book writer and all around FREAKING LEGEND of a story teller, Christy Marx!  Christy talks about the "wild west" days of Sierra, where game design didn't have instruction manuals and people were blazing trails as they went. She talks about working with the great Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and s...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Kyle, Nick   Currently Playing: Anthem, Bard's Tale IV, Witcher 3, Tetris 99   Upcoming Releases we're interested in: Total War: Three Kingdoms, Division 2, Outer Worlds   News: Capcom releases their soundtracks onto Spotify Fortnite Party shitshow charged to play at event Reggie steps down to Doug BOWSER Industry turn and churn.  Blizzard, EA gutting studios, and now Arena Net...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Kyle   Currently Playing: Splatoon, Bard's Tale IV, Shroud of the Avatar   Upcoming Releases we're interested in: Metro Exodus, Total War: Three Kingdoms, The Umbrella Corporation (Netflix)   News: Layoffs coming to Activision-Blizzard -- 2/12 Telltale Devs forming new studio -- AdHoc Studios XBOX Live going Cross-Platform?!!?!?   Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 @TheRe...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Kyle, Nick   Upcoming Releases we're interested in: Kingdom Hearts 3, Metro Exodus, Total War: Three Kingdoms   News: SNES games (possibly) coming to Switch Online Atlas Admin Account Compromised - Whale Invasion Ensues Madbox - Another Console Prototype Promising THE WORLD Metroid Prime 4 Gets A New Developer   Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 @TheRetroRents,  theretro...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Kyle, Nick   Upcoming Releases we're interested in: Kingdom Hearts 3, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 2 HD Remake   News: Dopey PA Congressman Christopher Quinn proposes Violent Video Game Tax Bungie Splits with Activision Rumors and Rumblings in Bethesda, Elder Scrolls 6 to be rushed to 2019?   Contact us! @TheRetroRents,  theretrorents@gmail.com Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twi...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Kyle   Releases we're interested in: Smash, From Other Suns, Bard's Tale Trilogy Remastered   In this special episode, our last of the year, we review all of our favorite gaming experiences of 2018! We hope you all have a happy and safe new year, and we'll catch you in 2019!   Contact us! @TheRetroRents,  theretrorents@gmail.com Al - @RetroRentsAl (on twitch as well!) Nick - @B...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Nick   Upcoming Releases we're interested in: Below, Atlas, Skull and Bones   News: Review Video Game Award Winners Team G4G has raised over $40K for Extra Life AAA Game Companies/Publishers just keep shooting themselves in the foot   Contact us! @TheRetroRents,  theretrorents@gmail.com Al - @RetroRentsAl (on twitch as well!) Nick - @BlackEagleOps (Same on twitch!) Kyle - @Kibb...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Kyle, Nick   Upcoming Releases we're interested in: Just Cause 4 - December 4th X4: Foundations SMASH!   News: Red Dead Online Released - Gold bars?! FTC Investigating Loot Boxes - Do they qualify for Gambling regulations? Fallout 76 Class Action Suit PS Classic == Turdfest   Contact us! @TheRetroRents,  theretrorents@gmail.com Al - @RetroRentsAl (on twitch as well!) Nick - @Bl...

Hosts on Deck:  Al, Kyle, Nick   Upcoming Releases we're interested in: Red Dead Online (Beta at the end of November) Just Cause 4 - December 4th Hitman 2 - Out now! Pokemon Let's Go! - Out Now   News: Rest in Peace, Stan Lee :( Nintendo ending streaming services on the Wii Bad Fodder Figures release 50th episode! Way to go fellas! Pokemon Live Action movie in the works...uh oh Diego Luna reprisin...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick and Kyle   Upcoming releases of interest: Metroid Mighty Bomb Jack TwinBee Games with Gold- Victor Vran, Assassins Creed,  Battlefield 1 PSPlus games - Bulletstorm/Yakuza RED DEAD Fallout 76 - Beta is Live kinda Hitman 2 - Nov 13 Brawlhalla - Switch Just Cause 4 - Michael Bay explosions - Dec 4 Smash Bros - Switch Dec 7 Switch Online Game additions   News New Fighters - Ken...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Kyle and Nick   Upcoming releases of interest: Games with Gold- Victor Vran, Hitman Blood Money recently released on gold RED DEAD Dark Souls - Switch Lego DC Villains - Switch Fallout 76 Beta end of October Xbox first  (23rd) then PC/PS4 (30th) Soul Calibur 6 released yesterday   News Discord’s new policy changes - Opt out now - 90 days to do so from 10/16 - arbitration-opt-out...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Kyle, Nick and Travis   Games We've Been Playing: The Great Gaias Frozen Synapse 2 Sea of Thieves Upcoming releases of interest: Games with Gold- Overcooked, Victor Vran, Stuntman Ignition, Hitman Blood Money Twitch Prime - Darksiders Warmastered edition, Sanitarium, SOMA (Nick played this very good), System Shock: Enhanced Edition (CLASSIC) ps4 - Friday the 13th - Laser League...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Kyle and Travis   Games We've Been Playing: The Great Gaias Warhammer 40K Inquisitor: Martyr Frozen Synapse 2  Makai Kingdom Upcoming releases of interest: Games with Gold- Prison Architect (Interested to see the console version), Livelock for XB1, Lego Starwars 3 and Sega Classic Collection: Monster World (this one sounds cool) Bard’s Tale 4 Pathfinder: Kingmaker (comes out the...