Weekly Games Chat

This week, we kick off the New Year the same way we always do here at Weekly Games Chat....with our personal picks for the five best games of the year. Did your personal favorite make the list? Tune in and find out! #GameOn! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Chris did something neither of his two Nintendo fanboy co-hosts were willing to do....he played a game with 20 plus hours of Nintendo history and appreciation that features a small fluffy pink creature who can beat the snot out of Mario with zero effort. It's Super Smash Bros Ultimate! Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Chris embraces his inner Michael Bay as he destroys a whole country in beautiful endless explosions! Why? Just cause, that's why! It's Avalanche's Just Cause 4! After that, we recap the game awards, including all the game reveals, and some interesting COD news. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Jon becomes the firey horseman Fury in THQ Nordic's Darksiders 3!! After that, we talk about Nintendo's Black Friday success, Dragon Age teases, Rocksteady killing Superman, and Epic's play to become Steam! Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, BK educates our young Pokemon Trainers on the ins and outs of Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu/Evee! After that, we talk about NPD sales for October, Red Dead Online launch details, and Bethesda's first response to the Fallout community following the terrible launch of Fallout 76! Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Casey joins Chris in the wasteland's of West Virginia as they loot for supplies, shoot super mutants and listen to far too many holotapes in Bethesda's Fallout 76! After that, we talk about Sony skipping E3, Metriod Prime 4's progress, and what Xbox may or may not do in Sony's absence at E3 2019. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Shaun straps on his VR goggles and moves squares to pulsing beats in a reimaging of one of the greatest games of all time in Tetris Effect! After that, we talk about Rockstar's continued sales success, Microsoft's latest studio acquisitions, and the Game Awards nominees. Game On! P.S. Thank you to those who sent in suggestions for potential topics. Before Shaun noticed this game came ou...

This week, Jon jumps in his toy starship and does barrel rolls all through the galaxy in Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle For Atlas. After that, we talk (argue) about Blizzard's Diablo debacle, Smash Bros news and Rockstar's settlement with leakers. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Chris and Shaun mosey on across the wide, beautiful, deadly world of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2. After that, we talk about how it appears one of us may be winning the Red Dead/COD bet, NPD for September, Battlefield V delaying a pivotal mode and all the games coming to the PlayStation Classic. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Shaun puts on his VR goggles and explores the cosmos with the adorable unofficial PSVR mascot in Astro Bot: Rescue Mission! After that, we talk about Kotaku's expose into Rockstar's work environment, Day's Gone's delay, and a major figure of the industry's departure from EA. Also Red Dead comes out Friday! Buy it so Jon has to buy Chris lunch...and because its Red Dead!!! Game On! Learn...

This week, Shaun and Chris take to the digital battlefield and tight zombie invested corridors of Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4! After that, we talk about Red Dead controversy, PSN name changes, and Microsoft studio acquisition rumors. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Chris and Jon climb the highest cliffs in all of Greece to scream "THIS IS SPARTA!!" and kick soldiers, mercenaries and even innocent civilians off said cliff in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Odyssey! After that, we talk about PS5, Xbox streaming games everywhere, and a dispute between an author and CD Projeckt Red. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

This week, Chris runs through the cobblestone walls, drifts across frozen ponds, and fails to run over one sheep in Playground's Forza Horizon 4! After that, we talk about the shocking reversal by Sony on crossplay, Red Dead's huge file size, and Fallout 76's beta date. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Chris drags Shaun and Jon back to the world of the National Basketball Association as he travels to China and the G League on his quest to join King James in LA in NBA 2K19! After that, we talk about NPD for August, Red Dead Online, and the closure of Telltale Games. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Jon and Chris explore the ruins of South America and take on Trinity in the dense jungles of Square Enix's Shadow of the Tomb Raider! After that we talk, we talk about Wolfenstein (NEIN!!) news, summarize the latest Nintendo Direct, and talk about Alan Wake coming to TV! Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we swing through the streets of New York as we answer the question if a hero can save us, will we stand there and wait in Insomniac's Spider-Man! After that, we climb on the wings of an eagle and fly away into a plethora of Nintendo news, Kojima going to TGS and Xbox taking over your smart devices. #Game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Jon and Chris do battle with top-level puns and pop culture references throughout the Mexi-verse in Guacamelee 2! After that, we touch on the tragedy in Jacksonville, Far Cry 5's terrible/okay ending (depending on who you ask), and eSports place in the Olympics. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Shaun and special guest Josh go to war against anyone claiming to be apart of the Horde in World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Battle For Azeroth! After that, we discuss NPD numbers for July, rumors about a subscription-based package for the Xbox One X, Labo working with a popular Nintendo property, and Miyamoto dissing free to play mobile games. Game On! Learn more about your ad choi...

This week Shaun and Chris chop up some onions in Overcooked 2! After that we talk about Xbox at Gamescom, PS VR sales, and Switch announcements and NBA 2K greatness. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week it's a long one, but its a lot of fun as Geoff joins Chris to talk about how they spent the week dying only to come back again and again and try to beat the world of Dead Cells! After that, we talk in good length about the IGN review fiasco, Red Dead's latest reveal and Blizzard's Diablo teases. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we kick off the football season with this year's Madden game. Roll Tide, Go Pack Go and whatever else you say to support your team, be it pro or college, let's talk Madden 19! After that, we talk about the IGN plagiarism controversy, NPD for June, and EA cutting a certain someone's name out of this week's topic. Game On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

This week, Chris returns to the stars of the most controversially hyped game of this generation in No Man's Sky's Next update. After that, we debate if you should buy early on Nintendo's online service, discuss PS4's sales milestone, and if Bioware is making the right decisions.  Intro: 0:00 Topic: 28:00 News: 1:00:54 Emails: 1:39:35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

This week Chris, Shaun, and Jon are transported to the mysterious land of JRPGs in Square's ode to its past in Octopath Traveler! After that, we talk about Fortnite's continued success, the projected growth of the battle royale genre, Microsoft next-gen rumors and the expansion of Guriella Games. Game On! Markers: Intro: 0:00 Topic: 27:42 News: 1:13:37 Emails: 1:37:45 Learn more about your ad choi...

This week, Chris, Shaun and Jon argued for a full four days (or 45 minutes) on which five games already released in 2018 are the ones we think you should play! After that, we talk about Todd Howard's defense of single player games, Nintendo investor worries, Ubisoft's technical dreams and the Barry Bonds of Fortnite! Game On! Intro: 00:00 Topic: 21:07 News: 1:15:42 Closing: 1:53:44 Learn more abou...

This week, Chris explores the dark dire world of Hallownest in Hollow Knight! After that, we talk about Halo's live-action show, Todd Howard slamming Sony, and the Fortnite event seen around the world! Game On! Time Stamps: Intro: 0.00 Topic: 21:50 News: 52:03 Emails: 1:23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices