Rated G for Gamers Podcast

The trailer for the Gran Turismo movie trailer drops and boy do Dan and Dave have differing opinions. But that's not the biggest news this week. Phil Spencer makes an appearance on the Kinda Funny podcast and takes responsibility for Xbox's recent misteps, Activision stands to get 3 billion if Microsoft deal falls through and a new Double Dragon game is in the works on episode 358.

The CMA this week in a shocking turn of events blocks the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft, the Twisted Metal TV show trailer drops, Sony gets Japan exclusive FFXVI accessories and good news for gamers who want a PSVR 2. All that and Dan confuses Dave on this episode with some new lingo that Dan swears is in with the kids on Tiktok on episode 357.

On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Kirby 64 for the N64 and The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages for the GBC and in our Triple R segment, NBA Jam and Saturday Night Slammasters.

Lots of drama this week as Gary Bowser, the hacker who was part of Team Xecuter who made mod chips to bypass copy protection, was released from jail but a 14.5 million fine owed to Nintendo still on the books. Joseph Staten, ex-Halo boss moves onto work for Netflix Gaming, Sega acquires Rovio Entertainment and Atari regains the rights to a ton of game IP all on episode 356 of Rated G for Gamers.

The final Tears of the Kingdom trailer and an in depth Final Fantasy XVI State of Play both dropped this week. Dave has dubbed this time of 2023 as Christmas 3 because of how good these presentations look. They break down all the juicy details. Also, Redfall will only have 30fps quality mode on launch, Suicide Squad delayed again and a rare Sonic Adventure competition disc resurfaces all on episod...

We're back with our regularly scheduled programming and a lot happened in the past two weeks. The ESA officially cancels E3 this year. Dan and Dave discuss the future of the show and if it will even return next year. Also in the news, Gamestop copes with low sales numbers, Sony may be working on a new portable device and a new PlayStation patent suggests temperature changing controllers all on epi...

Dan and Dave made it back home and boy are they tired. PAX East 2023 was an amazing experience and they're here to breakdown the rest of the stuff they saw. Games in this show: Dead Island 2, Toxic Crusaders, Gravity Circuit, Smile for Me, Turbo Overkill, Another Space Opera, Moonlight Pulse, Die by the Blade, Planet Cube - Edge, Mythic Protocol: Riftstorm. So join them for all the best moments of...

On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Pikmin 3 for the Wii U and Kid Icarus - Uprising for the 3DS and in Our Top 3 segment, our top 3 console launch games.

PAX East 2023 has come to a close and Dan and Dave are exhausted in a good way. This episode highlights some of the best of the show. They cover 30XX, Nocturnal, Elsie, Strayed Lights, Wrestlequest and more. Also in the news, The Last Ronin comic is being adapted into a videogame, Valve announces Counter-Strike 2 and Atari buys Nightdive Studios all on episode 352.

It's their last episode before heading to PAX East! Dan and Dave share what they're looking forward to at the top of the show. Also they go over the notable games coming out next month. In the news, Microsoft partners with cloud streaming service Ubitus, beat 'em up Toxic Crusaders coming for current and previous gen consoles and PC, and the 3DS and Wii U eShops are finally closing down. All that...

At the top of the show, we get a little lesson on pronunciation and Loch Ness monsters. In the news, Starfield finally gets a concrete release date, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is making a comeback, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed again and an Xbox Series S toaster? All that and more on episode 350 of Rated G.

The Activision Blizzard saga marches on as Sony is forced to reveal private documents to Microsoft after making monopolistic claims if the acquisition goes through. What ultimately will this do to Sony and Microsoft? Also in the news, NSO adds Metroid Fusion to it's game roster, Forspoken Dev Luminous Productions is being folded into Square-Enix and the Wolf Among Us 2 is delayed til next year. Al...

Sony has their first State of Play of the year and it's quite the snoozefest. Konami claims big plans if E3 is happening, Microsoft doubles down on Call of Duty support for Nintendo consoles, an earnings call lets slip Mortal Kombat 12 production and John Romero gets a lifetime achievement award. All that and Dave's troubles finding a copy of Metroid Prime Remastered on episode 348 of Rated G.

On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins for the original Gameboy and Doom for the SNES and in our Triple R segment, Mario Hoops 3 on 3 for the Nintendo DS and Labryinth for the Famicom.

At the top of the show, Dave gives his spoiler free review of the new Ant-Man movie and Dan reminisces over the Super Bowl. In the news, with the ongoing Activision Blizzard court proceedings, Microsoft agrees that Xbox Game Pass cannibalizes game sales despite previous claims, Nintendo and Sega are giving their employees raises and Ubisoft plans on being at E3 if there even is one on episode 347.

Nintendo gives us a jam packed direct and Dan and Dave are here to break it all down on episode 346 of Rated G for Gamers.

GoldenEye on modern consoles are finally here but is it the port we've been waiting for? Dan and Dave discuss the good, the bad and the differences between them. In the news, Knockout City, the live service dodgeball game is closing down only after a year of being up, all three major console manufacturers bow out of E3 and in Dubai, a giant PS5 is installed as a promotional stunt. All that and pla...

Xbox's latest developer direct, GoldenEye 007 Xbox and Switch remakes drop and boy do they have issues, The Last of Us Part 1 sees huge spike in game sales following HBO show and Metal Gear Solid 2 player beats the game using a dance pad. All on episode 344 of Rated G.

On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Tork for the original Xbox and Vanquish for the Xbox 360 and in our Triple R segment, Thor for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and Comix Zone for the Genesis.

The tech industry is a pretty bad state at the moment amid employee cuts. Microsoft reports over ten thousand including 343, Xbox, and Bethesda. Also in the news, the EU is reportedly objecting to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard purchase,  Xbox and Platinum rumored to be reviving Scalebound and devs protest Indian government categorizing videogames as gambling. All that and Dan and Dave fawn over...

WATA just can't do anything right. It gets into hot water again after it incorrectly graded a Castlevania - Rondo of Blood which went up on eBay for 4k. Also in the news, Xbox Bethesda developer direct officially announced and it won't include Starfield, Ubisoft's stock price plummets and Prince Harry misremembers a holiday gift from his mom all on episode 342 of Rated G for Gamers.

They've been away for a bit but Dan and Dave back and better than ever. It's their 2022 recap episode and Game of the Year conversation. 10 games enter and one winner emerges.

On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Shinobi for the 3DS and Jet Set Radio Future for the Xbox. Also, in our "Our Top 3" segment, our top 3 videogame Christmas gifts.

On this weeks episode, Sony goes all in on videogame adaptations, Hideo Kojima is working on a Death Stranding movie and an extremely rare Michael Jackson game gets found at a flea market. All this and Dan and Dave look back at their Nintendo Switch gaming stats for the last year on episode 340 of Rated G.

Al Pacino, Final Fantasy XVI, Christopher Judge's long acceptance speech and a shout to Bill Clinton. All these things happened at the 2022 Game Awards. It was a wild night and Dan and Dave spend the episode breaking it all down.