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This week Jason sits down with Adam Boyes and Chelsea Blasko, co-CEOs of Iron Galaxy Studios, to talk about their new Nashville studio and the upcoming pro rasslin' battle royale Rumbleverse. He then lists a few games he'd like to see get the Max Payne remake treatment, then ends with a recap of the March Music Madness contest.

This week Jason analyzes the new PlayStation Plus tier system, opines about E3 2022's total cancellation, and lists the top releases to watch for in Q2 2022.

This week Jason heads down to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ for the first-ever esports tournament in the resort's history, a Madden 22 tournament hosted by the new player-vs-player app Landuel and its parent company Esports Entertainment Group. Includes interviews with EEG president of esports Magnus Leppäniemi, EEG CEO Grant Johnson, and Madden pro player Chris "DubDo...

This week Jason talks about esports for mobile games, recaps the ID@Xbox Showcase, and reveals the bracket for the March Music Madness 2022 contest! Search "March Music Madness" on Challonge and get your predictions in for a chance to win!

This week Jason tells you how you can win $50 to any digital gaming store you want, recaps Evo 2022's game list announcement and PlayStation's State of Play, then finishes by giving ideas for possible retro-style collections.

This week Jason expresses his concern regarding Capcom and Nintendo's recent decisions regarding competitive gaming, reacts to the reveal of Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, and runs down a very busy March 2022 for game releases.

This week Jason Fanelli makes his wishes for the newly announced Street Fighter 6, runs down the winners of the 2021 DICE Awards, and lists his favorite collector's editions in gaming history.

Jason's back from a week off and jumps right in with new details on the 2022 Overwatch League. He then lists five potential video game mergers that make the most sense to him, and ends with some thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West as it finally reaches launch day.

This week Jason dives into the Six Invitational 2022 beginning February 8, talks more about his review of Dying Light 2 Stay Human, and runs down some mobile games that may change how you think about gaming on your phone.

This week Jason Fanelli breaks down the Esports Gaming League's Club Clash featuring the Philadelphia Union, lists all the big games releasing in February, and gives his favorite games to play while he's sick.

This week Jason analyzes Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard from multiple angles, then finishes with his review of Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Extraction.

This week Jason speaks with Steve Fallon, creator of the "fantasy football but for video games" platform Fantasy Critic, while giving a few strategies for your league's draft. He ends by speaking with Aimee and Dr. Eric Rubin, owners of Game On State in Media, Pennsylvania, about the pay-to-play facility with arcade games, pinball, VR, and more.

This week Jason looks ahead to 2022, naming esports events and upcoming game releases worth keeping an eye on. He ends by running down the speedruns you should watch during Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 starting Sunday January 9.

After a nice Christmas break Jason is back and handing out the Wiz Wit Awards for 2021. Awards include: The Fortnite Award For Outstanding Fortnite Achievement In The Field Of Fortnite Excellence The Perfect Bite (best trailer/moment) Back for Seconds (best remaster/remake) The Chef's Kiss (under-the-radar title that was super impressive) Extra Cheese (best DLC/expansion) Missed Meal (most egregio...

This week Jason speaks with Eports Entertainment Group's Murphy Vandervelde about the upcoming Madden 22 tournament at the Hard Rock Hotel Atlantic City. He also talks to Yacht Club Games's Celia Schilling about the hit Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. He ends by recapping two recent competitive rulings made in two different esports leagues, one that just ended and one that has yet to begin.

This week Jason breaks down the winners and world premieres of The Game Awards 2021 before touching on an interesting story on esports betting out of New Jersey.

After a great Thanksgiving holiday Jason runs down two major esports events happening now, predicuts what world premieres we may see at The Game Awards, and lists his all-time favorite video game dogs in honor of Twix, his family dog that unfortunately passed away during the break.

This week Jason sits down with Mike Sepso, the CEO of Vindex, to talk about the past, present, and future of esports. He also speaks with Jonathan Grahm, head chocolatier of Compartes in Los Angeles, about making special chocolate bars for Riot Games and Arcane on Netflix. Finally, Jason gives early predictions of the winners for every category of The Game Awards 2021.

This week Jason sits down with the CEO of Nerd Street, John Fazio, to ring in the grand opening of The Block in Center City Philadelphia. He also reviews the Vertagear PL6000 gaming chair, and discusses the future of Super Smash Bros. now that Ultimate is complete.

This week Jason visits the Philadelphia Union's new Subaru Esports Hub at Subaru Park and chats with the team's Senior Director of Partnership Marketing Michelle Rosar about the new addition. He also breaks down the League of Legends Worlds 2021 Finals and reviews Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy from Square Enix and Eidos Montreal.

This week Jason talks about his worries regarding the Fusion Arena in South Philadelphia, recaps the PlayStation State of Play from October 27, and reviews both the SecretLab Magnus gaming desk and Nanoleaf's latest light technology Nanoleaf Lines.

This week Jason breaks down the League of Legends Worlds 2021 Knockout bracket, looks back at the history of Nintendo Direct on its 10th anniversary, and lists five games he thinks could transition well to the movie or TV screen.

This week Jason runs down the Philadelphia Fusion's many personnel changes, recaps TooManyGames 2021, and review the Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Big Blue arcade cabinet.

Esports and Gaming Insider welcomes Evil Uno from All Elite Wrestling to talk video games and wrestling, recaps the reveals of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, previews TooManyGames 2021, and finally announces his 2021 Extra Life charity campaign. To donate to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia through Extra Life, head to https://www.extra-life.org and search "Jason Fanelli" in the top right search ba...

Esports and Gaming Insider Jason Fanelli talks TooManyGames Expo with co-found Ryan Schott, digs into the League of Legends Worlds 2021 Groups with Riot Games LoL analyst Emily Rand, and finally gives his thoughts on who the final downloadable character for Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be.