The Easy Allies Podcast

The NPD Group clearly ranks 2019’s games by monetary value, but the panel is forced to determine how much of an impact each title will really have. 00:00:55 - Corrections 00:02:22 - Tough Bouncers 00:06:32 - Project Mara 00:12:06 - Project Xehanort 00:14:37 - Changes in Ubisoft’s Editorial Team 00:27:21 - Dying Light 2 Delay 00:29:14 - The Impact of 2019’s Best Sellers 01:16:47 - Bestselling Games...

In a week full of major delays, we luck into a juicy report of Horizon: Zero Dawn releasing on PC in 2020. 00:00:39 - Corrections 00:02:32 - Tough Bouncers 00:05:45 - Horizon: Zero Dawn May Come to PC 00:23:53 - Sony Skipping E3 Again 00:46:33 - Big Delays for 2020’s Big Games 01:00:35 - This Week in Joker News 01:01:27 - L&R: Game: Underrated or Overrated 01:14:09 - L&R: Do we let hype rule us? 0...

We pat the Pokemon franchise on the back for learning to do DLC, then the Winter 2020 rundown commences. 00:00:36 - Corrections 00:03:31 - Tough Bouncers 00:07:07 - Pokemon News 00:21:13 - The Games of January 00:33:12 - The Games of February 00:53:14 - This Week in Joker News 00:54:11 - The Games of March 01:32:35 - L&R: Next Gen’s Dirty Little Secrets 01:40:59 - L&R: How long should a series wai...

Kyle’s still home for the holidays, so the EZA Podcast travels to his parents’ house for a bumpy trip through their weird child’s gaming history. 00:01:03 - First Nintendo Consoles 00:08:55 - First PlayStation Games 00:16:52 - PlayStation 2 00:24:57 - Pokémon 00:26:42 - Gamecube 00:33:22 - Wii 00:36:11 - Watching E3 00:37:48 - PlayStation 3 00:40:41 - First Industry Jobs 00:44:34 - GameTrailers an...

This holiday week, we’re All Love & Respect, though obviously it goes very off track a few times, so Mostly Love & Respect, Some Regular Nonsensical Babbling. 00:02:03 - Have you ever bailed on a game commitment? 00:07:21 - Game - GameRankings’ Console Top 3s 00:27:51 - When are Games like Burying GI Joes? 00:38:05 - Game - Who Said That? - GameTrailers to Easy Allies 00:50:21 - The Magic of Magi-...

2019 gets all wrapped up with a strange new controller add-on for the DualShock 4 and a contentious Or Wars finale. 00:01:07 - Corrections 00:03:52 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:50 - Dualshock 4 Back Button Attachment 00:18:27 - Catching up on Resident Evil 3 news 00:34:18 - What’s Stuck Up Damiani’s Craw? 00:42:05 - This Week in Joker News 00:45:18 - L&R: Update from Santa Game 00:46...

After the Game Awards, we’ve learned the name and look of the new Xbox sooner than expected and there are almost too many new games to talk about. 00:01:48 - Corrections 00:04:19 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:52 - Xbox Series X Announcement 00:22:37 - Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 00:26:14 - Godfall 00:31:34 - Bravely Default II 00:35:08 - More Game Awards Announcements & Thoughts 01:01:1...

As Microsoft’s next gen plans slowly become clearer, Kotaku revives the legend of Anaconda Lockhart. 00:00:48 - Corrections 00:04:56 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:41 - Microsoft Still Making Digital-Only Next-Gen Xbox 00:31:53 - Resident Evil 3 Box Art Leaks 00:47:56 - Podcast Halftime Update 00:49:45 - This Week in Joker News 00:52:50 - L&R: Game - Titles That Use This Word 01:00:38...

As Battleborn finally accepts the inevitability of its demise, we remain thankful for the video game products we pay for. 00:00:49 - Corrections 00:04:27 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:08:50 - Battleborn Shutting Down 00:30:54 - How Thankful Should We Really Be for Games? 00:42:30 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:35 - This Week in Joker News 00:50:03 - The Gaming Game 00:59:24 - L&R: Why don’t vi...

Half-Life: Alyx, the long-rumored AAA VR prequel, has been announced and comes out March of 2020 and it all feels very real. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:00:39 - Corrections 00:08:50 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:15:17 - Half-Life: Alyx 00:34:24 - Path of Exile 2 00:39:51 - Podcast Halftime 00:42:17 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Rumored 00:45:35 - This Week in Joker News 00:47:42...

Microsoft made some big announcements at X019 this year, and we think we have at least a pretty good grasp of what they are. 00:00:52 - Corrections 00:03:09 - Santa’s Video Games Advisory Board 00:07:06 - X019 Announcements 00:41:27 - Podcast Halftime 00:45:02 - October 2019 NPDs 00:52:33 - Kojima Wins Some Stupid Guinness Records 00:55:26 - Stadia Launch Lineup 01:03:17 - Pokemon Fans Should Be E...

Sony Worldwide Studios has a new head, and that means we get to celebrate Corporate Shakeups for another week! 00:00:53 - Corrections 00:02:56 - Hermen Hulst New Head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios 00:23:54 - Blizzard’s Apology Attempt 00:43:41 - Overwatch 2 Jabber 00:49:11 - Diablo IV Jabber 00:57:38 - Podcast Halftime 01:00:29 - Viewer V’s Riot Facts 01:06:27 - L&R: Death Stranding Live Experi...

We’re looking into the Fine Financials and Decent Dosh behind PlayStation 4’s records, Nintendo’s new hits, and Modern Warfare’s significant success. 00:02:56 - Corrections 00:05:43 - Sony Financial News 00:14:57 - Nintendo Financial News 00:24:10 - EA Financial News 00:38:39 - Modern Warfare Sales Records 00:46:51 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:19 - Death Stranding PC Release 00:54:56 - Overwatch 2 and...

Ubisoft is refreshingly upfront about how much Ghost Recon Breakpoint stinks and The Last of Us Part II is further away than we expected. 00:02:35 - Corrections & Updates 00:06:47 - Ubisoft’s Financial Disappointments and Delays 00:35:38 - The Last of Us Part II Delayed 00:50:03 - Podcast Halftime 00:52:41 - L&R: Game - Is it Bigger than LoL? 01:01:53 - L&R: How can they release WWE 2K20? 01:10:02...

Riot announces a bunch of new extremely popular games and Fortnite’s media dominance pleases Jones. 00:00:44 - Corrections & Updates 00:04:30 - Riot’s New Game Announcements 00:49:08 - Fortnite Chapter 2 00:55:01 - Podcast Halftime 00:58:39 - September NPDs and Dragon Quest’s Failure 01:23:59 - L&R: Is no Witcher 3 better than Witcher 3 on Switch? 01:31:13 - L&R: Game - Give the game a new title 0...

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October and November 2019 are as stacked as it gets, so there’s no saying which games will become honored Pop Tarts this time. 00:00:49 - Corrections 00:04:07 - Shawn Layden Leaves Sony 00:09:06k - Other PlayStation News 00:13:47 - The Games of October 00:45:56 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:12 - The Games of November 01:14:37 - The Games of December 01:18:00 - L&R: AlphaDream’s Games 01:23:02 - L&R: Ga...

Respawn dabbles in VR with a Medal of Honor title, and WB Games Montreal resurfaces on Batman Day before vanishing once more. 00:01:28 - Corrections 00:05:55 - Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Announced 00:20:01 - WB Montreal’s Batman Teases 00:37:59 - Podcast Halftime 00:41:27 - The Last of Us Part II Drops Multiplayer 01:01:59 - L&R: Indie Game or WWE Finisher? 01:04:30 - L&R: Is Link’s Awakenin...

New Terminator and Total War games were announced this week, but the juiciest news juice comes from the sludge sandwich of the ESA’s leaked plans for E3. 00:01:11 - Corrections 00:04:23 - A Total War Saga: Troy 00:09:20 - Terminator: Resistance 00:16:12 - Leaked E3 2020 Pitch Deck 00:46:34 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:58 - Rockstar Games Launcher 00:52:52 - L&R: Can Apple Arcade Compete? 01:02:53 - L&...

Nintendo’s new fitness initiative actually turned out to be a neat-looking game while Project Resistance is not the kind of Resident Evil we were hoping for. 00:01:18 - Project Resistance 00:13:16 - Ring Fit Adventure 00:28:26 - August NPDs 00:41:59 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:23 - I Love You, Colonel Sanders! 00:51:44 - L&R: Is the movie actor in the game? 01:02:34 - L&R: Tekken 7 Season 3 is pretty...

Because nothing can quite go right for the EZA team, Jones and Kyle attempt to recreate a spirited group discussion of Nintendo announcements that was torched by a power outage. If you would like to hear the original four-person podcast with hissy distant camera audio, click here: https://soundcloud.com/easyallies/easy-allies-podcast-178-9619-the-bad-audio-edition/s-eVRM9 00:01:44 - Deadly Premoni...

Ooh baby this show’s got red hot reactions to fresh new game announcements, from Yakuza 7 to Shovel Knight Dig. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:01:09 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon Announced 00:13:49 - Shovel Knight Dig Announced 00:26:57 - Telltale Games is Kinda Back 00:36:46 - Podcast Halftime 00:39:03 - Classic Aladdin & Lion King Remaster Announced 00:57:30 - Overwatch Switch Case Implies I...

Straight from Kyle’s hotel room in Cologne, Germany, hear about all of Gamescom’s biggest stories from just one overwhelmed person! 00:01:31 - Sony Acquires Insomniac 00:20:21 - Podcast Halftime 00:23:21 - Gamescom Show Announcements 00:44:00 - L&R - Does it hurt shows to promote the announcements? 00:51:12 - L&R - Will the Switch ever have a 3D Screen? 00:52:38 - L&R - What did you do for Opening...

EA has new Need for Speed and Plants vs Zombies games left to announce this year, proving that E3 isn’t everything, buddy. 00:12:46 - Corrections 00:15:24 - Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville Leaked 00:22:08 - Need for Speed Heat Blind Pre-Announcement Analysis 00:31:12 - Did EA Bungle Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order? 00:41:04 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:02 - FCC Filing for SNES Switch Controlle...

A healthy heap of announcements came from Evo 2019 but Jamie doesn’t have the patience for all of it. Plus, Blood’s favorite streamer gets paid. 00:09:41 - Corrections 00:15:09 - EZA Podcast Update 00:19:14 - Evo 2019 Announcements 00:51:05 - Podcast Halftime 00:53:12 - Mixer Signs Ninja Exclusively 01:04:29 - Yuke’s No Longer Developing WWE Games 01:11:04 - L&R: Lesson Learned from Lair Developme...