The Easy Allies Podcast

As the PlayStation 4 surpasses 100 million sold, we take a moment to gawk at some hard sales figures from Nintendo and Sony. 00:09:08 - Corrections 00:14:05 - Garfield Kart: Furious Racing 00:18:49 - Sony & Nintendo Financial Reports 00:45:38 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:44 - Microtransactions Coming to Crash Team Racing 00:56:46 - L&R: Make it a 10 01:07:03 - L&R: A heartfelt apology 01:08:35 - L&R:...

These late gen sales figures bring good tidings and bad omens, and Joy Con drift is officially a new thing to complain about. 00:09:16 - Corrections 00:13:24 - June NPDs 00:42:14 - Name Something Cooler - Fortnite’s Kaiju Battle 00:47:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:05 - Joy-Con Drift 01:05:46 - L&R: Do games need to be more than fun? 01:20:29 - L&R: What could go wrong with Death Stranding? 01:28:22...

Our panel makes bold predictions for July 2020, then we crack open last year’s time capsule to see how good these fortune tellers really are. We also jabber about the Nintendo Switch Lite. 00:05:48 - Corrections 00:10:10 - Nintendo Switch Lite 00:25:18 - Tell Me About the Future! - Questions about July 2020 00:45:28 - Podcast Halftime 00:48:54 - More questions about July 2020 01:12:06 - L&R - Is F...

The sun may be hot, but the games of summer are even hotter baby. And even hotter than that stuff are the panel’s picks for Pop Tarts and Toaster Strudels. 00:07:33 - Corrections 00:09:04 - The Games of July 00:21:59 - The Games of August 00:47:17 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:44 - The Games of September 01:12:49 - L&R - Will Teppen change Capcom? 01:19:46 - L&R - Update from another cool teacher 01:23...

After dipping into this week’s swamp of upsetting gaming news, we take a refreshing moment to just catch up with Jones. 00:09:33 - Corrections 00:11:56 - Shenmue 3’s Epic Switcheroo and Refunds 00:30:18 - Let’s Talk to Jones 00:42:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:44:40 - The Gaming Game 00:51:31 - L&R - Advice for a Teacher who Wants to Be Cool 00:56:52 - L&R - Game Studios - Up, Down or Even 01:12:35 - L...

A One Punch Man game has been announced in the exciting 3D anime fighting genre, and we too share a laugh at EA’s justification of their surprise mechanics. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:13:24 - Corrections 00:16:30 - Update - Scarlett is Just Anaconda 00:24:30 - Regarding Etika’s Death 00:32:07 - One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Announced 00:34:50 - I’m Disinterested - Harry Potter:...

Now that E3 is no longer upon us, we finally catch up on all the important gaming news we missed in the hypey haze. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STAMPS AND LINKS! 00:05:22 - Corrections 00:06:32 - Nintendo’s E3 Announcements 00:23:52 - Dauntless’s Success 00:28:03 - Google Stadia’s E3 Announcements 00:37:27 - The Auto Chess Rush 00:43:29 - Podcast Halftime 00:47:58 - The NPD is Right 00:53:08 - L&R - E3 at...

Recorded live at the end of a wild E3 day, we discuss the panel’s favorite E3 game announcements and the struggles with protecting secrets in the information age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the last podcast before E3 and the steaminess is palpable. We make outlandish assumptions for Nintendo and Square Enix’s press conferences and discuss the week’s pre-E3 announcements. 00:05:53 - Corrections 00:08:47 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 00:17:18 - Pokemon Announcements 00:24:10 - Baldur’s Gate III Rumored 00:30:23 - Square Enix E3 Preview 00:54:02 - Podcast Halftime 01:00:08 - Ninte...

Ubisoft makes its half of the E3 Preview a little easier with a couple of leaks, and then we get to discuss our gargantuan expectations for Xbox’s press conference. 00:03:32 - Corrections 00:05:18 - Roller Champions Leaked 00:09:58 - Ubisoft E3 Preview 00:30:00 - Podcast Halftime 00:34:06 - Xbox E3 Preview 01:13:45 - L&R - Game: Which E3 Year? 01:17:31 - L&R - Release Dates for Sony Exclusives? 01...

George R. R. Martin is potentially writing on the next open world From Software game and we officially begin our 2019 E3 Preview. 00:11:12 - Corrections 00:12:45 - Updates 00:15:38 - George R. R. Martin & FromSoftware Rumor 00:23:10 - Sony and Microsoft Partnership 00:29:35 - Treyarch Stepping in for Call of Duty 2020 00:44:41 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:54 - E3 Preview: EA 00:58:00 - E3 Preview: Bet...

Ghost Recon Breakpoint might be the biggest game announcement of the year, but it wouldn’t be Easy Allies if we didn’t have more to say about Final Fantasy VII Remake. 00:05:05 - Corrections 00:10:21 - Updates 00:14:43 - Ghost Recon Breakpoint 00:22:43 - Final Fantasy VII Remake 00:44:01 - Predator: Hunting Grounds 00:47:59 - Podcast Halftime 00:53:57 - DeNA and Pokemon Company Making New Game 00:...

As Capcom performs the best fiscal year in the company’s storied history, we look back at everything they’ve accomplished (and botched) throughout this generation. 00:06:57 - Corrections 00:09:16 - Updates 00:11:59 - Briefly: EA Access on PS4 and Borderlands 3 Event 00:17:30 - Capcom’s Current Gen History 00:48:02 - Podcast Halftime 00:52:26 - Capcom’s Current Gen History Cont’d 01:02:19 - L&R - H...

As Sony and Nintendo continue their historic successes, Valve and Oculus get some new VR headsets on the market, and really we just wanna talk about that Sonic movie. 00:09:01 - Corrections 00:11:31 - Updates 00:12:53 - Madden NFL 20 00:13:39 - Persona 5 Scramble 00:23:41 - New VR from Valve and Oculus 00:36:35 - The Gaming Game 00:43:27 - Podcast Halftime 00:47:38 - NPDs and Fiscal Year Reports 0...

Mortal Kombat 11 conducts experiments on humanity’s tolerance of in-game currencies, while Fortnite’s success creates unachievable challenges for its developers. 00:04:50 - Corrections 00:06:30 - Updates 00:12:07 - Mortal Kombat 11’s Messed-Up Economy 00:33:04 - Fortnite’s Sustained Crunch 00:45:36 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:50 - L&R - Is This a Rufus Clone? 00:53:05 - L&R - Game: Soulsbourne Boss o...

As if out of nowhere, Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details in a historically low-key manner. 00:05:09 - Corrections 00:08:22 - Updates 00:11:34 - PlayStation 5 Details Revealed 00:51:54 - Podcast Halftime 00:57:35 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 01:08:37 - Capcom Home Arcade Announced 01:18:46 - Xbox One S All Digital Edition 01:22:45 - L&R - Game: Which Game Uses Unreal? 01:26:12 - L&R - Missing gam...

Jason Schreier continues to make the news for us, as deeper reporting into BioWare and Dragon Age reveals more of the hottest hot mess in gaming today. 00:04:32 - Corrections 00:09:36 - Updates 00:11:16 - Fantasy League Update 00:14:45 - Project Sakura Wars 00:18:20 - BioWare & Dragon Age 4 Issues 00:43:29 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:07 - Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey Labo VR Modes 00:55:10 -...

Before the Spring 2019 Preview can begin, we must cheersplode Borderlands 3. 00:05:07 - Corrections 00:07:14 - Updates 00:12:11 - Borderlands 3 Announced 00:26:53 - A Few Other Games Announced 00:31:38 - Damiani’s Juicy Gossip 00:33:13 - The Games of April 00:57:39 - Podcast Halftime 01:02:31 - The Games of May 01:15:35 - The Games of June 01:27:45 - L&R - What makes a masterpiece? 01:41:14 - Time...

An indie studio is developing a Zelda spinoff, Switch is already ready for a couple of revisions, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is bringin’ the vampire business to 2020. 00:04:03 - Corrections 00:06:19 - Updates 00:08:28 - Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 00:15:55 - Cadence of Hyrule 00:22:12 - State of Play and Iron Man VR 00:31:05 - Cuphead on Switch 00:33:33 - Two New Switch Mo...

Google’s big streaming platform has been announced, it’s definitely the future, and the Easy Allies fail to show it the proper appreciation it deserves. 00:04:00 - Corrections 00:11:35 - Google Stadia Announced 00:45:19 - Podcast Halftime 00:50:32 - Google Stadia Wrap-Up 01:06:31 - L&R - Advice from Dads 01:10:40 - L&R - Video Game Tenable 01:19:48 - Time for Bets 01:23:54 - Closing Thank you to o...

Google and Microsoft are about to show us the future of gaming, and yeah Nintendo is doing VR on Switch with a bunch of goofy Labo kits. 00:06:21 - Corrections 00:10:12 - Updates 00:15:36 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid 00:27:47 - Master Chief Collection Announcements 00:34:56 - xCloud Announcements 00:43:38 - Podcast Halftime 00:49:12 - Nintendo Labo VR 00:56:39 - EA’s E3 Plans 01:06:01 - L&...

In this wild and ever-changing world of next gen rumors and AAA failures, at least Pokemon will always be the same. 00:04:27 - Corrections 00:07:36 - Follow-Ups 00:31:48 - Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield 00:53:27 - Podcast Halftime 00:58:18 - Water Cooler Ranch - Is Red Dead 2 Online Dead? 01:09:19 - News from Ian?! - Anthem Crashing PS4s 01:15:14 - Just Ask the Comments - Developer Talent 01:24:...

Now that we’ve had time to think about it, these rumors of Xbox games streamed to the Switch make too much sense to be false. 00:03:45 - Corrections 00:06:11 - Xbox on Switch Rumors 00:14:32 - Xbox Hardware/Software Rumors 00:28:53 - Reggie Fils-Aime Retires 00:36:13 - NPD Game 00:38:58 - Podcast Halftime 00:45:13 - Shouldn’ta Done That - THQ 00:48:44 - Shouldn’ta Done That - Red Candle Games 00:5...

Nintendo’s new game announcements were so spicy that they’re still pretty hot a week later, and there have even been a couple non-Direct announcements since. 00:03:06 - Corrections 00:04:55 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:10:46 - Darkest Dungeon II 00:14:05 - Super Mario Maker 2 00:19:02 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 00:28:37 - Tetris 99 00:32:44 - Astral Chain 00:36:26 - Oninaki 00:40:38 -...

After fumbling through Activision’s layoffs and Sony Interactive Entertainment’s CEO Switcheroo, there’s still time to goof around with a hearty Kingdom Hearts III discussion. 00:02:18 - Corrections 00:05:32 - Activision Layoffs 00:22:44 - SIE’s New CEO 00:27:33 - Kingdom Hearts III’s Significance 00:35:16 - Podcast Halftime 00:38:31 - Kingdom Hearts III’s Significance Cont’d 00:50:04 - L&R - Jone...