Episodes

{19} | "PUBG's decline, Google ARCore, Nintendo v. Norway, & Riot's Loot Box Transparency" 27.02.2018 33:55

In Episode 19, Solo, left to fend for himself for Tuesday's episode following Lilo's sudden sabbatical, puts the team on his back, and delivers a mighty interesting show. For Tuesday, Feb, 27, we cover PUBG's playerbase declines over 10% in January, RARE talks about how Sea of Thieves viewership drove preorders, speculation on Overwatch Character 27, Google ARCore 1.0 is released for Android, DICE...

{18} | "Apple thinks Gaming, Vision Esports $38 Million, Video Game Movies, & Discord versus Twitch" 26.02.2018 55:45

In episode 18, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For Friday, February 23, they get into FACEIT hosting the next CS:GO major, the return of the Overwatch League, Nintendo's massive revenue earner in Fire Emblem's mobile game, new PUBG matchmaking system, a little bit of Twitch's vagueness problems, Burnout Paradise Remake's release, and wrap up with Rocket League DC DLC packs featuri...

{17} | "H1Z1 craters, MLB's place in esports, & Lilo talks with Pandemic series creator Matt Leacock" 25.02.2018 1:21:04

In Episode 17, Solo & Lilo discuss the week's toping gaming stories. Including the collapse of H1Z1's player base, LG entering the PC monitor market, Atari launching two cryptocurrencies, the launch of Twitch Community Rooms, The Super Mario Encyclopedia, MLB's place in the growing esports industry, what role Kickstarter plays in indie game funding, and an upcoming Supreme Court decision's effect...

{16} | "Spyro Remaster, Call of Duty Movie, ESRB's Conflict of Interest, Twitch hits Cable Numbers" 25.02.2018 46:58

In Episode 16, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming stories. This week, the super duo tries to format the show in a bit more of a professional manner, as well as to make some announcements about new segments coming up beginning next week. Then for Quick Scope, we focus on the return of the Sea of Thieves beta, Youtube TV acquiring Turner channels (TNT, TBS, etc), Spyro The Dragon getting re...

{14} | "Fortnite passes PUBG, Activision's 4 Billion Microtransactions, & The Cost of Saffron" 25.02.2018 50:21

In Episode 14, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week in gaming news. Including the dire state of Destiny 2 online play, how the upcoming OWL Stage 1 is structured, Year of the Dog legendary skins, the ability to change skins before games, & Geguri, the first female in the Overwatch league. Then we get into Activision-Blizzard's fourth quarter earnings, and how the company made more revenue on microt...

(Ep. 12): "Mario Kart goes Mobile, EA & The Half-Life of Outrage, & Silicon Valley’s Twitch ” 02.02.2018 46:18

In episode 12, Lilo returns from his prolonged absence & thus makes Solo more interesting. But, as to the actual show, it was an interesting week in the gaming world. We focus on the overwatch league and patch updates to the game, & London taking care of Seoul. More importantly, we focus on EA and their recent announcements on their stock value being its highest ever, as well as their plan to rein...

(Ep. 11): "Microsoft looks to Acquire, Co-op is the Future, & Facebook Gets Into Gaming" 31.01.2018 31:47

In episode 11, abandoned by his compadre Lilo, Solo takes retakes the mantle to deliver.. on a relatively slow week in the news. But, cover some interesting and ongoing topics, which'll include: DBFZ review, Microsoft may be looking to acquire Valve or EA, Valve appeals a lawsuit in Australia, ESPN and Disney XD to air Madden League, E-League Major in Boston sets concurrent Twitch viewership recor...

(Ep. 10): "On Sea of Thieves, GPU Prices Skyrocket, & Twitch's $1.3 Million Bot Lawsuit" 26.01.2018 46:18

In episode 10, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming gaming stories. Focusing on some lighter content for Friday, we take a look at the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 9 release, Zelda BOTW sales in Japan, Ubisoft Partnering with Tencent, Bioware announcing the delay of Anthem to 2019, the launch of the Sea of Thieves beta, Twitch winning a 1.3 million dollar lawsuit against a married couple for m...

(Ep. 9): "Snoop on Twitch, AP Stylebook chooses "esports", & The NEW Xbox Game Pass" 24.01.2018 35:13

In episode 9, Solo and Lilo sit down to discuss the week's top gaming stories. We look at the Nintendo Labo and how revolutionary a cardboard box is for gaming, Snoop Dogg ends up on a Twitch stream smoking a blunt as a marketing campaign for SOS, Rocket League potentially going cross-platform in 2018, the new mind-blowing trailer for the new God of War (out on 4/20 -- nice), whether the Witcher 3...

(Ep. 8): "Introducing Lilo, Lego Goes to China, EA Continues to Suck, & the Oculus Rift w/ Tralfie" 18.01.2018 1:13:09

In the eighth episode, SOLO introduced a new co-host, Lilo. And together they cover the week's top gaming stories. We look at Microsoft's decision to bring back Fable, DBFZ beta issues, Nintendo Switch 2018 original titles, the launch of the Overwatch League, the D.I.C.E Awards, Lego partnering with Tencent, Disney going mobile, Youtube changing its Partner Program, and lastly, we take a look at s...

(Ep. 7): "A Slow Week, Cross-Platform Play, & Tyler Schrodt of the Electronic Gaming Federation" 20.12.2017 1:17:22

In the seventh episode, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories(from Patreon, to fake Cuphead's on mobile to Steam in China)from an otherwise slow week. Then, for the in-depth segment, I take a look at why Cross-Platform gameplay has not yet become standarized. And lastly, to wrap things up, I speak with Tyler Schrodt, who is the founder and CEO the Electronic Gaming Federation (https://egfe...

(Ep. 6): "iTunes Adds Pre-Orders, Video Game Rental Services, & Jamie Broadnax of Black Girl Nerds" 13.12.2017 1:09:10

In the sixth episode, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories (from Bungie screwing up again, to Nintendo Switch sales, to PUBG, to Apple introducing pre-orders for mobile games). Then, for the in-depth segment, we'll be taking a look at what available video game rental services are on the market. And lastly, to wrap things up, I had the chance to speak with Jamie Broadnax, who is the founde...

(Ep. 5): "On Games as Services, Physical v. Digital Pricing, & Manny Anekal of TNL Media" 06.12.2017 57:31

In the fifth episode, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories (with a little rant on Overwatch tokens, The Game Awards, and obviously, EA), offers a brief analysis of why digital downloads and physical discs are priced the same for consoles, and lastly, joining me as this week's guest is Manny Anekal (@mannyanekal)l, CEO of TNL Media and veteran of the gaming industry. We chat about the upco...

(Ep. 4): "On Bungie's Destiny 2 Fiasco, A Brief Analysis of the ESRB, & Data in eSports" 28.11.2017 1:15:30

Solo discusses this week's top gaming stories (with a little rant on the impending Destiny 2 XP controversy, offers a brief analysis of the Entertainment Software Rating Board(ESRB), and lastly, joining me on this week's episode is Scott Nowers, CEO of Waypoint Media, a data analytics company focused on eSports, where we talk about the role and importance of data in the industry.

(Ep. 3): "On EA & Battlefront2, Game of the Year Awards, & Gaming with Entrepreneurs" 21.11.2017 1:28:30

In the third episode of PLG, show host SOLO sits down to discuss the most important stories of the past week of gaming(obviously Star wars Battlefront 2), takes a dive into the topic of Game of the Year Awards and which are considered the most prestigious. And lastly, for our guest interview, Solo is joined by Teja Yenamandra, CEO of Gun.io, to talk about gaming amongst entrepreneurs and how best...

(Ep. 2): "Mid-Generation Consoles, The Overwatch League, and Sean's BlizzCon Adventure" 12.11.2017 1:03:09

In the second episode of PLG, SOLO discusses this week's top gaming stories, sits down with Tralfie to talk about whether the Overwatch League is making the right decision in choosing a franchise model, and lastly, speak with Sean about his time at Blizzcon this past weekend.

(Ep. 1): "Solo presents the The Inaugural Episode, Gimme the Loot Boxes, & Cloud Gaming" 06.11.2017 52:04

In the inaugural episode of People Like Games, SOLO presents the format of the show and covers what's been going on in the past week of gaming, takes a dive into the subject of Loot Boxes and whether they should be considered gambling and regulated as such. And, for the finale, we sit down with Benjamin Boxer, the CEO of Parsec(parsec.tv), a cloud gaming company and discuss how cloud gaming is the...