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{24} | "Drake & Ninja Play Fortnite, Insomniac Chose Spider-Man & the Sega Mega Drive" Mar 16, 2018

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In Episode 24, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming stories. For March 16, we discuss the Fantastic Beasts 2 trailer, Insomniac choosing Spider-Man over other Marvel characters, more Kingdom Heart 3 rumors, Google bans cryptocurrency ads & opens up Maps to AR, the Sega Mega Drive, & Funimation suggests Goku as a new Super Smash bros Switch character. And then to close things out we talk Twitch Prime now including free monthly games & the practicality of esports olympics aspirations.

{23} | "Fortnite's Epic Run, Scavenger Studios Good Deed, & The Subscription Wars" Mar 13, 2018

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In episode 23, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For March 13, we cover Ninja continuing his run shattering Twitch records, Fortnite announcing cross-platform play and Fortnite mobile, Freesync arriving on Xbox, Valve announcing their interest to get back into releasing original titles, Toys R Us potentially closing all its stores in the US, Scavenger Studios gives away The Darwin Project to all beta and alpha tester. Then PLG squad introduce a new segment titled 'Game Spotlight', talk the NHL announcing their first esports tournament, the need for esports player associations, and finally, how EA's Origin Access acquiring Warner Bros gaming catalogue for its subscription service signals the battle for gaming titles will be just like the battle for film and television rights with the advent of Netflix.

{22} | "Oculus Rift's Epic Fail, Kongregate Launches a Steam Rival, Nintendo Smashes it for Switch" Mar 09, 2018

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In Episode 22, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For March 9, they cover Tencent parental contracts, new Fortnite updates, Oculus Rift's epic software certification error, & Kongregate hopes to launch a platform to rival Steam. Then for the Main segment, we talk H1Z1 going free to play, the new Clash Royale league, & Nintendo answering our question of what it could do in it's second year by turning the fire up with a surprise announcement at Nintendo Direct of Super Smash Bros for Switch in 2018.

{21} | "Lilo returns, Xbox Gold Offerings, Nintendo Switch Year 2, & Twitch's potential bot problem" Mar 06, 2018

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In Episode 21, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For March 6, we cover Lilo's triumphant return following a one week sabbatical, Monster Hunter World sales, mobile esports & Breast Cancer Awareness, Xbox Remote play with PC & Xbox Insider. Plus, we cover Nintendo Switch goes into its second year, the declining value of Xbox Gold free monthly games, and Twitch's potential bot problem stemming from it's Fortnite skin Prime giveaway.

{20} | "Brigitte arrives to OW, Sony's Demo Fail, & H1Z1 Goes Twisted Metal to Survive" Mar 02, 2018

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In Episode 20, Solo, again left to his own devices has to be the definition of putting the team on one's back. & he does. So, for March 2, we do another light show to keep ya informed and entertained without Lilo's rambling to drag along the running time (JK we miss Lilo who will be back regularly on Tuesday!). But we cover Overwatch's new character Brigitte, the teaser trailer for the Harry Potter Mystery mobile game, Sony monumentally screwing up the demo release of the upcoming Yakuza 6 game, Caffeine(Silicon Valley's Twitch) makes a content deal with the ESL, a homemade YuGiOh VR game, & Activision goes into its catalogue for more remasters. Then, to wrap up the show, Solo touches PUBG's continual failure to establish a proper spectator system, and H1Z1 leaving early access and pivoting its Battle Royale future on its new "Auto Royale" mode.

{19} | "PUBG's decline, Google ARCore, Nintendo v. Norway, & Riot's Loot Box Transparency" Feb 27, 2018

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In Episode 19, Solo, left to fend for himself for Tuesday's episode following Lilo's sudden sabbatical, puts the team on his back, and delivers a mighty interesting show. For Tuesday, Feb, 27, we cover PUBG's playerbase declines over 10% in January, RARE talks about how Sea of Thieves viewership drove preorders, speculation on Overwatch Character 27, Google ARCore 1.0 is released for Android, DICE Award winners and more. Then to wrap things up, jump into some curious topics such as League of Legends NA LCS salaries averaging over 300 grand, Nintendo's eShop in violation of EU regulations, ReedPop acquires Gamer Network, & RIOT publishes drop rates for its loot boxes.

{18} | "Apple thinks Gaming, Vision Esports $38 Million, Video Game Movies, & Discord versus Twitch" Feb 26, 2018

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In episode 18, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For Friday, February 23, they get into FACEIT hosting the next CS:GO major, the return of the Overwatch League, Nintendo's massive revenue earner in Fire Emblem's mobile game, new PUBG matchmaking system, a little bit of Twitch's vagueness problems, Burnout Paradise Remake's release, and wrap up with Rocket League DC DLC packs featuring two new batmobiles, as Solo properly teaches Lilo the two best versions of the vehicle in franchise history. Then for our main segment we touch on Apple's potential interest in gaming following recent patent applications, NRGSports decision to partner with Enjin and launch its own cryptocurrency token, how Fortnite learned to monetize effectively with Season passes, and lastly, how Discord and Twitch stack up against each other, and how Discord has found its own niche in B2B while Twitch's seems to be streaming content.

{17} | "H1Z1 craters, MLB's place in esports, & Lilo talks with Pandemic series creator Matt Leacock" Feb 25, 2018

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In Episode 17, Solo & Lilo discuss the week's toping gaming stories. Including the collapse of H1Z1's player base, LG entering the PC monitor market, Atari launching two cryptocurrencies, the launch of Twitch Community Rooms, The Super Mario Encyclopedia, MLB's place in the growing esports industry, what role Kickstarter plays in indie game funding, and an upcoming Supreme Court decision's effect on esports betting, & more. (48:24) For PT. Two, Lilo had the chance to speak with Matt Leacock, board game designer and creator of Forbidden Desert, Forbidden Island, and the Pandemic Series, considered arguably the greatest board game of all time. They discuss, obviously board games, but also passions, favorite video games, creative methods, and historical figures, and more.

{16} | "Spyro Remaster, Call of Duty Movie, ESRB's Conflict of Interest, Twitch hits Cable Numbers" Feb 25, 2018

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In Episode 16, Solo and Lilo discuss the week's top gaming stories. This week, the super duo tries to format the show in a bit more of a professional manner, as well as to make some announcements about new segments coming up beginning next week. Then for Quick Scope, we focus on the return of the Sea of Thieves beta, Youtube TV acquiring Turner channels (TNT, TBS, etc), Spyro The Dragon getting remastered, and more. Then for our main segment we focus on five stories. The first a compilation of Overwatch related stories, including a free play weekend, PTR updates, Character 27, & OWL Stage 2 Playoff Changes. Then we discuss Sony giving PSN network data to the FBI, Twitch hitting peak concurrent numbers rivaling the biggest cable channels, the Loot Box issue doesn't seem to be going away and the & ESRB's conflict of interest becomes more obvious. And lastly, Xbox's free weekend and the introduction of party chat to iOs & Android.

{14} | "Fortnite passes PUBG, Activision's 4 Billion Microtransactions, & The Cost of Saffron" Feb 25, 2018

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In Episode 14, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week in gaming news. Including the dire state of Destiny 2 online play, how the upcoming OWL Stage 1 is structured, Year of the Dog legendary skins, the ability to change skins before games, & Geguri, the first female in the Overwatch league. Then we get into Activision-Blizzard's fourth quarter earnings, and how the company made more revenue on microtransactions than games. As well as on how Fortnite has surpassed PUBG as the most popular Battle Royale genre game.

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