Game Rivals

This weeks episode, as if the world wasn’t dower enough, we discuss the slew of power- and sexual harassment allegations that have been coming to light, Microsoft pulling plug on Mixer and more. SeanTemplar tries hard not to spoil The Last Of Us Part 2 in this weeks What We’ve Been Playing and Maxemillian_X finds one of his Hidden Gems and becomes a Taiko drum player. Check out our YouTube channel...

This weeks episode is an extravaganza of gaming news, it’s ‘The Price Is Right: Next Gen Gaming Edition as we debate the rumors of PS5 and Series X prices, Pokémon Snap finally makes a return after 20+ years, the EA Play Live event and more! What we’ve been playing is light quantity but good on quality of games as Maxemillian_X passes a 10 year old milestone and SeanTemplar rediscovers the beauty...

This weeks episode is an extravaganza of gaming news, from developer woes to the PlayStation 5 reveal and beyond. What we’ve been playing is light on gaming but both Maxemillian_X and SeanTemplar share their gaming habits of late. Check out our YouTube channel as well! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlANpQ0LCELJOSKxP9xstg Please leave a message (question, suggestion, opinion etc.) via https://a...

This weeks episode we talk about the future of gaming with the announcement of Unreal Engine 5 giving us a sneak peek, rumors of Nintendo Directs being put on hold, Ghosts of Tsushima gameplay with the latest PlayStation ‘State of Play’ and much more. In ‘What We’ve Been Playing’, Maxemillian_X goes in depth of two games he finished, The Last of Us and Detroit: Become Human. While SeanTemplar gets...

This weeks episode is a bit on the late side because of the Xbox series X “gameplay” showcase. We discuss what what we thought of it and the community response to it. We also talk about The Last of Us part 2 leak, Animal Crossing New Horizons selling 13 million in a matter of weeks and more. Maxemillian_X finally achieves the “golden standard” in Animal Crossing New Horizons and Brawlhalla practic...

This weeks episode we reunite with an old friend, Google Stadia, as we discuss the launch of Stadia Base, Switch data mine fueled speculation and much more! We’ve been playing has a general experience about Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Call of Duty Warzone war stories and more! The guys Hidden Gems is all about raiding tombs and managing a space craft that goes faster than light. Check out our YouTube...

This weeks episode we talk about why cantaloupes are ble...H-H-H-H-HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER! We have a jam packed episode with Game Rivals special guest star, N3GaTiVe, who goes a long way back with Maxemillian_X. In the news, we talk about more delays due to the impact of the current pandemic and discussed some interesting points about the game industry. In What We’ve Been Playing, SeanTemplar...

This weeks episode we talk about solar powe...H-H-H-H-HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER! Just kidding! But we do have our first Game Rivals special guest star, Gizm0mar, joining us as we talk about the PlayStation 5 deep dive into tech talk, continuing our conversation from the recent bonus episode, how Microsoft handled their tech reveal and more. In What We’ve Been Playing, Gizm0mar talks about how hi...

In this BONUS episode of Game Rivals, SeanTemplar and Maxemillian_X break down the recently announced specs for the next gen machines known as the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X and give their opinions on the matter. Check out our YouTube channel as well! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlANpQ0LCELJOSKxP9xstg Please leave a message (question, suggestion, opinion etc.) via https://anchor.fm/...

This episode the we continue to feel the effects of COVID-19 so it’s a bit slow, but we do have a bunch of rumors talk about and Nintendo of America’s former president coming out of retirement. In ‘What We’ve Been Playing’ Maxemillian_X talks about the Final Fantasy 7 remake demo he played, SeanTemplar talks about his second run on uniting China and more. The Hidden Gems are slithering to some Bad...

This episode the news is aplenty, from the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on the game industry at large, to corporate greed ruining GeForce Now even more. Both SeanTemplar and Maxemillian_X have a bunch of games they played and their Hidden Gems both involve duo’s, one on a deserted island and another gave rise to a video game news outlet. We made a survey to gauge what people think of Game...

This episode is a return to form with a lot of news to go through, with Blizzard seemingly missing their mark with Warcraft 3 Reforged. SeanTemplar runs into some challenges in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Maxemillian_X continues his space exploration in Kerbal Space program and more in What We’ve Been Playing. ‘What is the definition of insanity?’ is this week’s question as our Hidden Gems ar...

This episode is a bit on the short side but still tons of fun. We talk about the delay season in games in the news section and Pokémon fist ever DLC pack. SeanTemplar is romancing the three kingdoms once more and Maxemillian_X attempts rocket science and more in ‘What We’ve Been Playing’ and our ‘Hidden Gems’ take place in a galaxy far far away with a man named Stanley. We made a survey to gauge w...

This episode marks the 1 year anniversary of Game Rivals! To bad we’re both recovering from a cold so please mind our voices. As if is early in the year the news is kind of slow. Maxemillian_X teases the true horror that is the PokéDex entries and SeanTemplar talks about his unbalanced performance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The hidden gems has a nice balance of hack and slash in Total War an...

HAPPY NEW YEAR FELLOW GAME RIVALS! We kick off the new year in a big, BIG way with our decade in review. We talk about the games that left an impression on us and we really enjoyed over the past 10 years. See it as a hidden gems preview/extravaganza! We made a survey to gauge what people think of Game Rivals. Please fill this in, as it will help us make the content that you would enjoy. https://fo...

This week is the last episode of the year, so there isn’t a lot of news except of course there is. The Game Awards happened and we talk about what we thought about it, the reveal of the next generation of XBox and more. What Maxemillian_X has been playing is surprisingly a lot and SeanTemplar has been delivering packets in a post apocalyptic America. The hidden gems this week involves the game ser...

This week is we cut to the chase with some Google Stadia news, no VR for XBox’s Project Scarlett, leakers being sued and more. What We’ve Been Playing is mostly what SeanTemplar been playing and how far Maxemillian_X has gotten in Pokémon Shield. Our hidden gems talk about a sneaky guy named Sam and Unicycles and somehow Pixar. We made a survey to gauge what people think of Game Rivals. Please fil...

This week is another news bonanza with news about Microsoft’s XO’19 event where they announced a bunch of games, the divisive launch of Google Stadia and more. What We’ve Been Playing is nice and varied with some Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Pokémon Shield talk. Our hidden gems are full of piracy and pinballs. We made a survey to gauge what people think of Game Rivals. Please fill this in, as i...

This week there’s a lot of news to go through, between BlizzCon, a majority of the game industry having their quarterly earnings meeting and every thing in between. We’ve been playing a lot of games over the past couple of weeks and we put the Rivals in Game Rivals to good use as we enter the Battlefield that is the Hidden Gems. We made a survey to gauge what people think of Game Rivals. Please fi...

This week we talk about the announcement of the PlayStation 5 release period, the geopolitical influence on Blizzard and our old punching bag Stadia finally gets a release date! Kind of. Sort of. What we've been playing is a little light this week, but we make up for it with Hidden Gems that reference Starship Troopers and test your finger dexterity. We made a survey to gauge what people think of...

This week we have blue episode. PlayStation Blue to be exact, as the news is jam packed with Sony related news. Maxemillian_X finally wakes up the Wildfish, while SeanTemplar gets reacquainted with his PC and Battlefield V on ‘What We’ve Been Playing’ and this weeks ‘Hidden Gems’ is full of tasty goods and classical composers. We made a survey to gauge what people think of Game Rivals. Please fill...

This week we have a extra packed episode of Game Rivals where Sony finally spills the beans on the Game Of The Year(for 2020) and we talk at length about our experience with the Call of Duty Modern Warfare multiplayer Beta in What We’ve Been Playing among other things and we end on a pair of Hidden Gems that we got each other excited about and wonder why nobody is talking about them. Please leave...

This weeks decadent episode we talk about the big fall Nintendo Direct and our highlights from it, the death of a developer and some one-shot news articles. Both SeanTemplar and Maxemillian_X actually played a lot of different games and their hidden gems this week are just as different and unique. Please leave a message (question, suggestion, opinion etc.) via https://anchor.fm/Game_Rivals/message...

This weeks episode we talk about a lot of small news bits including the relaunch of a little known MMO called World of Warcraft, now in classic form! SeanTemplar getting surprised by EA Access for PS4 while Professor Maxemillian_X questions his allegiance with the Black Eagles and our hidden gems are PlayStation exclusives (kinda). Please leave a message (question, suggestion, opinion etc.) via ht...

In this Bonus Round episode of Game Rivals, Maxemillian_X and SeanTemplar talk about some of the highlights of this years GamesCom.