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111: SHOUT OUT TO MARK Mar 01, 2019

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The video game industry is closing up shop after another wild week, and now it’s time to read books and speak to our families. But first, you know we gotta wrap up everything that happened with the GamesBeat Decides podcast.
On this week’s episode, co-host and PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb talks about Trials Rising and Ape Out. Meanwhile, fellow co-host and reviews editor Mike Minotti goes deep into Anthem and a discussion about BioWare and Electronic Arts. The crew also played some Apex Legends and that new ToeJam and Earl.
In the news, GamesBeat Decides discusses why it’s messed up that THQ Nordic held an AMA on 8Chan. And Mike reveals that he is able to see into the future when he has a fever and no sleep.
Here’s everything we talk about:
Games
Mike:
Apex Legends
Anthem
ToeJame and Earl: Back in the Groove
Jeff:
Trials Rising
Ape Out
NEWS
THQ Nordic does an AMA on 8Chan
Pokemon Sword and Shield
Mike is a witch
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order reveal coming in April
Cyberpunk 2077 will be at E3
Devotion removed from Steam
Anthem’s physical sales

110: GAMESBEAT HAS EMBRACED SOCIALISM Feb 15, 2019

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We are back! The GamesBeat Decides podcast took two weeks off because co-host Jeffrey Grubb had another kid. What was he thinking? But he has returned from parental leave, and co-host Mike Minotti and GamesBeat PC guest post editor Rowan Kaiser joins him.
On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides team talks about Apex Legends, and how it is dominating the world. Jeff has also played Far Cry: New Dawn and explains why you may or may not want to skip it.
In the news, the team breaks down the Nintendo Direct announcements, which includes a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. And then the crew laments Activision leadership laying off 800 people following record revenues.
Join us, won't you?
Here’s everything we talk about:
Games
Mike:
Tetris 99
Eco
Jeff:
Far Cry: New Dawn
Tetris 99
Eco
Rowan:
Civilization VI
Apex Legends
NEWS
Nintendo Direct
Activision Blizzard layoffs
US Copyright and Trademark Office refuses Carlton dance copyright
The Division 2 has more PC preorders than The Division 1 despite not being on Steam

109: IT'S GARBAGE, BUT IT'S A PART OF ME Jan 25, 2019

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The news was still slow this past week, but we have plenty to talk about. On this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about their reviews for Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts III. The crew also gets into some details about the first 24 hours in The Big Eco Game that is happening now.
In the news, Mike and Jeff break down the monthly NPD report as well as the annual results for 2018. It was a big year for game sales and Nintendo in particular.
Here’s everything we talk about:
Games
Mike:
Kingdom Hearts III
Eco
Jeff:
Resident Evil 2
Eco
NEWS
NPD 2018 results

108: CANCELLING STAR WARS GAMES JUST TO FEEL SOMETHING Jan 19, 2019

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The news has calmed down after last week, and the GamesBeat staff is playing a lot of games for review. That means it's time for a quick episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast.
On this half-hour of power, GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about playing Tales of Vesperia on Switch. PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb, meanwhile, is playing Resident Evil 2 and Eco.
In the news, the co-hosts discuss Electronic Arts rebooting the Star Wars game it just rebooted. And we got some more info about why no one is talking about Artifact.
Here’s everything we talk about:
Games
Mike:
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Jeff:
Resident Evil 2
Eco
NEWS
EA reboots its Star Wars game again
BioWare has tried to get Knights of the Old Republic 3 going multiple times
Artifact has lost most of its players
Netflix is competing with Fortnite not HBO or Hulu
Nintendo president said Smash Ultimate sold 5 million copies in a week

107: A MAGICIAN'S USB STICK AT MEDIEVAL TIMES Jan 12, 2019

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We're two weeks into 2019, and the year finally decided to wake up. On this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, we look back at several big stories that all broke in the last couple of days.
Co-hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk Activision and Bungie splitting up. That includes the future of Destiny, Blizzard, and more. They also dive into the beef between Unity and Improbable. Finally, Epic Games continues to splash around its money and influence across the industry.
Join us, won't you?
Here’s everything we talk about:
Games
Mike:
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Red Dead Redemption II
Jeff:
PUBG Vikendi
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
The big topic:
Bungie splits with Activision
Unity and Improbable beef
Ubisoft takes The Division 2 to Epic Games Store but not Steam
Gearbox lawyer sues Randy Pitchford
PS4 sales surpass 91.6 million
AMD Radeon VII
Linux gamers are bad, and they should feel bad
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen comes to Switch

106: KINGDOM HEARTS HURT ME Jan 04, 2019

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We've had enough of looking backward at 2018. That year was stinky. Forget about it. We've got a fresh 2019 ahead of us, so we're going to talk about it on the GamesBeat Decides podcast.
On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides crew runs down the big list of upcoming games. They talk about Anthem, Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, and more.
Join us and learn about the future.
Here’s everything we talk about:
Games
Mike:
Phantasy Star IV
Jeff:
Into the Breach
Return of the Obra Dinn
Jason:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Pillars of Eternity
Dean:
The Last of Us
The big topic:
The games of 2019
Our most anticipated games of the year

GAME OF THE YEAR (AND TOP 10 LIST) Dec 27, 2018

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The GamesBeat talks about 30 games on their way to selecting the top 10 best of the year.

GB Rewind 2018: Best and Worst Moments of the Year Dec 25, 2018

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We invent some awards to give to the best and worst moments of the year.
This is the Best Star Fox Game in Forever
Nostalgia is real
Horizontal Platforming is Cool
Best night out with a friend award
The John Maynard Keynes Memorial Award for Video Game Economics
The "Oh, there are good people in games" Award
Solving deaths in Obra Dinn
Getting through any section in Celeste
The black, gay, furry esports player moment of the year
VR gets its killer app
Everyone is here
Microsoft buys everyone
Sony's E3 funhouse
2018 was the year of fan mobs

GB Rewind 2018: The Bad Awards Dec 24, 2018

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We invest some bad awards for some of the worst games of the year.
02:00 The Award For Loving Your Own Farts/Sticking Your Head Up Your Ass
07:17 Ain't No Roach
11:28 The "100 Hour Work Week Challenge" Award
19:25 Riot Games sexual harassment
26:16 The "Why Is This OK in Video Games" Award
31:17 The "Hey, why I am playing the baby version when I can play the real thing"
33:01 Worst "Let's Build a Castle" Midgame of the Year
34:17 I'm a bad Tolkein fan Award
35:57 The Best Game At Saving Me Time By Being Bad
38:13 This is Sparta? This is boring
44:34 The John McAfee Award For Destroying Wealth and Wasting Time
52:52 Caving into Japanese shareholders Award
56:34 "MUSHROOOM POWERRRRR"
57:32 Sick of mobile timers
01:01:39 The "I guess that was a bad idea after all" Award
01:03:15 The He-Man's Manly Game for Men Award
01:05:27 Detroit's back of the bus mistake
01:08:44 Best Argument for a Union Award
01:14:28 "I hate Spiders" award
01:17:12 The Game I Should have Like But Didn't Award

GB REWIND 2018: THE GOOD AWARDS Dec 23, 2018

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We invent some good awards to give out to some of the best games of the year.
The Award for "Let's play this game so I can make a cool YouTube video"
The Missing Dungeon Master Award
Best Apocalypse of the Year
Best Boozy Game of the Year
Best History Repeating Game
Best Throwing Game of the Year
Best Mardi Gras of the Year
Best Mining Contraption
Best Chat with a God while being a Pirate
Best Izzet My New Groove Award
The best game for living gods
The "Oh, hello. OK, Bye!" Award
The Video Game Ass Video Game Award
The Stan Lee Memorial Award for Not Being Ashamed of What You Are
Best overshadowed retro game
The best Mega Man game since Mega Man 10
Best game I thought I would hate but didn't

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