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[74] | 'apex declines, game spotlight strikes back, & le squad speculate on PS5' Apr 17, 2019

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in EP. 74, SOLO & LILO cover the week's top gaming stories. for april 17, we take a look at:

[quick scope] - [1] google stadia has a lot of questions to answer about its service, [2] gamestop tries a money-back guarantee program, [3] disc-less xbox one price & release date revealed, [4] nintendo doesn't want you to brew at home on youtube, [5] & rocket league pulls loot boxes in belgium

[solo's something or another] - sony patents VR spectatorship technology

[lilo's game spotlight] - jedi fallen order by respawn entertainment

[final lap] - le squad speculate on the information released on the ps5

[73] | 'xbox making moves, introducing Lilo's Lab, & talking accessibility' Apr 10, 2019

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in EP. 73, SOLO & LILO cover the week's top gaming stories. for APRIL 10, we take a look at:

[quick scope]
[1] google play store ratings whoopsie daisy, [2] atari box specs are not..awful, [3] tencent launches wegameX beta streaming platform internationally, [4] halo: infinite potentially the most expensive game ever created?, [5] & microsoft unveils new game pass/live bundled subscription!

[Lilo's Lab]
x| input lag

[final lap]
x| talking accessibility in gaming & how to define it

[72] | 'PLG present A Soiree DU Gaming & le funcast' Apr 04, 2019

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in EP. 72, SOLO & LILO cover the week's top gaming stories. for april 4, we take a look at:

[quick scope]
[1] borderlands 3 is announced & will be an epic games store exclusive for 6 months, [2] kotaku’s Jason Schrier presses bioware over anthem development, [3] nintendo partners with amazon to give free online subscriptions, [4] valve index to be released this June, [5] & more!

[PLG present a soiree DU gaming]

x| the good ol’ folks present A Soiree Du Gaming [a gaming community night] on May 3 @Launchpad Huntington

[71] | 'apple likes games, valve bets on gambling, & le squad review Significant Zero' Mar 27, 2019

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in EP. 71, SOLO & LILO cover the week's top gaming stories. for march 27, we take a look at:

[quick scope]
[1] sports watchers traumatized to learn OW airs on abc, [2] sony decides to pull digital codes from physical retailers, [3] Nintendo shares go up on talks of two new switch models, [4] valve bets on gambling & introduces soft currency betting in dota2, [5] & more!

[le PLG BOOK REVIEW chapter 3]
x | Significant Zero by Walt Williams

[70] | 'streaming heats up, le squad reviews KH3, & google Stadia' Mar 21, 2019

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in EP. 70, SOLO & LILO as always cover the week's top gaming stories. for march 20 we take a look at:

quick scope |
[1] nvidia geforce goes global, [2] social impact games fund launched, [3] epic responds to steam datamining claims, [4] LucasArts to bring back its gaming decision, [5] snapchat wants to get into gaming (hint: its a bad idea), [7] call of duty mobile , & more.

le PLG game review |
[x] le squad finally offer up their review and opinions on Kingdom Hearts 3

final lap |
[x] le squad analyze google's streaming platform 'Stadia' & speculate on how it'll be implemented moving forward

[69] | 'pokemon dough, mobile esports, rumor mill returns, & speculations of an arry potter nature' Mar 13, 2019

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in EP. 69, SOLO & LILO as always cover the week's top gaming stories. for march 13, we take a look at:

[quick scope] |
[1] pokemon go keeps raking dough, [2] halo masterchief collection coming to pc, [3] google console controller design leaked, [4] esl x att mobile esports league, [5] game developers design rules, [6] streaming content exclusivity, [7] playstation remote arrives on iOS, [8] owl viewership gains, & [9] more!

[rumor mill] |
[x] ps5 delayed, a disc-less xbox, & smash ultimate stage builder

[solo’s something or another] |
[x] epic games introduces 'undo' button for purchases

[plg game spotlight / final lap] |
[x] speculating on what to expect from niantic's harry potter: wizards unite

[68] | ‘microsoft x plg, dough in esports, tencent streaming, & where more nintendo ports at?' Mar 06, 2019

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in EP. 68, SOLO & LILO as always cover the week's top gaming stories. for march 6, we take a look at:

[quick scope] |
[1] super league gaming debuts poorly on Wall St, [2] anthem is killing ps4s, [3] liquid founder on $ in esports, [4] tencent unveils new game streaming service, [5] twitch’s evolution since 14’, [6] POC in play, [7] xbox head phil spencer on gaming business models, [8] Chiquita Evans becomes the first woman drafted in the NBA 2k league, & [9] more!

[solo’s something or another] |
[x] local man sues Epic Games over llamas

[lilo’s game spotlight] |
[x] how much it would cost to build a PC as powerful as a console

[final lap] |
[x] the junto decide to chat about Nintendo ports & why there aren’t any Gameboy games on the Switch

[67] | 'cod league franchises, top heavy twitch, lawsuits galore, & speculations on google gaming' Feb 20, 2019

Show notes

in EP. 67, SOLO & LILO as always cover the week's top gaming stories. for february 20, we take a look at:

[quick scope] |
[1] epic games sues fortnite festival creators, [2] call of duty league turns to franchising, [3] tencent introduces streaming rules in china, [4] esl rebrands itself, [5] nintendo switch emulator exists for the android, [6] niantic facing a class-action lawsuit, [7] sony to focus on multiplayer with the ps5, [8] twitch dough proves top heavy, & [9] more!

[down the rabbit hole with solo] |
[x] on datamining

[besus game spotlight] |
[x] besus joins the show for the first time to discuss Jump Force

[final lap] |
[x] the junto speculate on what to expect from the Google games streaming service set to be revealed at GDC in March

[66] | 'activ/blizz layoffs, gaming taxes, unity thinks public, & sony hubris x best comebacks’ Feb 13, 2019

Show notes

in EP. 66, SOLO & LILO as always cover the week's top gaming stories. for february 13, we take a look at:

[quick scope] |
[1] apex legends exponential growth, [2] square enix registers ‘parasite eve’ tm, [3] blocking move in LoL causes controversy, [4] fifa 19 removes ronaldo from its cover, [5] steam chart wishlist analysis, [6] pennsylvania bill pushes to tax violent video games, [7] take-two wins gtaV mod lawsuit judgment, [8] overwatch league starts this week, & [9] more!

[solo’s something or another] |
[x] blizzard-activision lays off almost 8% of its staff

[lilo’s game spotlight] |
[x] five games to look forward to in february

[final lap] |
[x] the junto decide to split up the final lap this week, with the first half focused on sony’s aversion to cloud, & in the second half, our greatest gaming comebacks

[65] | 'SMASH 2 SMASH, surprise releases, twitch subscriptions, & a nintendo x microsoft marriage?’ Feb 06, 2019

Show notes

in EP. 65, SOLO & LILO as always cover the week's top gaming stories. for february 6, we take a look at:

[quick scope] |
[1] new consoles try to hit the market, [2] kingdom hearts 3 sells five mil in week one, [3] wii shop channel closes, [4] microsoft rebrands its game studios, [5] cd projekt red to pay witcher author more, [6] twitch all access features for owl season 2, [7] sony punting on cloud even as ps4 sales slow down, [8] smash smashing sales records, & [9] more!

[solo’s something or another] |
[x] nintendo removes keywords from smash code to prevent dataminers from leaking dlc characters

[lilo’s game spotlight] |
[x] apex legends by respawn entertainment

[final lap] |
[x] with xbox live set to be available on the nintendo switch, the junto come together & ask, wtf mate?

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