Controlled Interests Gamecast

With GDC 2023 taking place this week, there was plenty of news and information in the world of gaming occurring. The topic of the show centers on The Future of Unreal Presentation by Epic and their partners and how Unreal Engine 5 is being utilized in jaw-dropping projects such as Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and the Unreal Editor For Fortnite. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are officially getting the AAA game treatment via an adaptation of the beloved The Last Ronin comic book story that saw the return of original creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. Other news this week includes Tarsier Studios teasing their next non-Little Nightmares game, and new details regarding Arkane's Redfall hit the internet. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Despite a slow news week the guys find an interesting way to merge the world of video games the the super popular NCAA Basketball March Madness Tournament into a fun back-and-forth game. In terms of actual gaming news there seems to be new details emerging about Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Codename Red. Techland, the developers of the Dying Light series have also unveiled concept art for their next AAA franchise. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orland.

Bethesda finally announced that Starfield will be releasing on September 6th, 2023. In addition to the release date, Todd Howard also revealed that the Starfield Direct presentation with take place on June 11th, following the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. It's a pretty superpowered focused week in quickie news with rumors about who will voice Wolverine in Insmoniac Games' upcoming Marvel's Wolverine, and it seems that Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League may have been delayed out of 2023 entirely. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Chris Nunes.

Team Ninja's highly-anticipated Souls-like title Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty finally released and fans are wondering if it's set to be the next great experience in the genre following FromSoftware's Elden Ring in 2023. Other news this week includes Telltale Games delaying Wolf Among Us and Playstation's big pre-E3 showcase looms. Jerrad also talks about his time with Super Mario Galaxy, a game he's crossed off his backlog of shame. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

The highly anticipated and rumored PlayStation State of Play finally took place. Expectations were set correctly, with everyone understand a handful of PSVR 2 titles, several partner games, and a 15-minute deep dive into Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League would be the content featured. The guys discuss how they'd grade PlayStation's latest State of Play and what Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League's presentation did for both their hype and the interest of general gamers and DC Comics fans. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

A lot of news and rumors are floating in the air as 2023 gets going in full swing for the gaming industry. Things are starting to buzz about multiple PlayStation events in the coming months, with one being a State of Play, and the other a premium Showcase. It's also been confirmed that a bevy of The Lord of the Rings video games are in the works according to publisher and license holder Embracer Group. Lastly, it's time to talk about what's next from Crystal Dynamics & Eidos Montreal. Is a reboot from Tomb Raider or Deus Ex more exciting, and why? Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Nintendo's much anticipated first Nintendo Direct of 2023 finally occurred. In addition to the expected appearance of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the presentation feature many surprises and reveals. Games like Sea of Stars saw release dates and demos drop, and Metroid Prime Remastered was shadow dropped as a digital title the day of the Nintendo Direct. It's time to go over all of the reveals, announcements, and surprises. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

It may already be February, but the crew is finally going over their Top 10 Games of 2022 and celebrating the singular video game that won the 2022 CIGC Game of the Year. The guys tend to have similar gaming interests but for the first time in years their lists couldn't be any more different. From mobile games to narrative adventures, there are plenty of twists and turns on this week's episode. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

PlayStation is in an interesting place in 2023 where their only upcoming first-party exclusive for the year happens to be Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Fans are eagerly awaiting the next PlayStation Showcase that unveils the next chapter of PS5 games to be excited about. Whether PSVR 2 ends up working out or not, it's safe to assume that there are plenty of games in development waiting to be announced. This week all the rumors, reports, and details regarding the development state of PlayStation Studios is investigated. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

As 2023 begins and Xbox news is on the horizon, it felt like the right time for the crew to refresh themselves on everything Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and 3rd-party Publisher partners have in development for the platform. Xbox Game Pass continues to grow in value with each new first-party release from Xbox, but when can we expect these games and what's coming down the pipeline? Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

With 2023 providing a fresh new year for the gaming industry, the guys are set to make their predictions for the coming year. Not only are they looking into the crystal ball to predict announcements and reveals, but also betting on promising game releases in 2023 to review well. In this episode the guys draft their Fantasy Critics League teams for 2023, while also manifesting dreams and hopes into reality. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

With 2022 in the rearview mirror, it's time that the guys kick off 2023 by looking back at their predictions for both the year as a whole and The Game Awards 2022. From blind optimism to unrelenting hope, plenty of things the guys thought would come true fell by the wayside. They guessed Metacritic scores, which games would release, and much more. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

The Game Awards for 2022 is set to be upon us and the guys want to try their hand at not only predicting the award winners for 12 major categories, but also see if they can peer into the future and know what game announcements and reveals will present themselves. In other news it turns out Pokemon Scarlet & Violet continue to provide evidence that the world loves Pokemon and will buy every new release regardless if it's broken technically or not. Why don't we have a new AAA Daredevil video game and who should develop it? Lastly, what does a SIFU movie by the creator of John Wick look like and why it's an important adaptation? Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Netflix recently announced that it will be making a live-action Gears of War film, so the guys decided to take up the challenge of casting for the project. From Marcus Fenix to Cole Train, finding actors that fit the roles is the focus of this week's Topic of the Show. In gaming news: the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog is arrested for insider trading, Dead Island 2 gets delayed, and much more. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

It's a big week in the world of video games as people around the world finally get their hands on Sony Santa Monica's God Of War: Ragnarok. The guys talk this week about their early impressions of the sequel as they've spent just a few hours in the game. They also discuss the unfortunate passing of legendary actor Kevin Conroy, a bit of gaming-related news they missed last week, and wax poetic about the performance of Ryan Hurst as Thor. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Halloween is right around the corner and the spooks and frights are in the air. This week the guys talk about their feelings on Halloween, favorite costumes they wore, and much more. In terms of gaming they also discuss the scariest games they've ever played, horrific bosses and enemies, and what makes a great horror experience in the video game medium. It's time to do the Monster Mash! Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Between Sony PlayStation and CD Projekt Red there are plenty of interesting decisions being made. The guys discuss PlayStation's rumored remake/remaster of Horizon Zero Dawn, a five-year-old game, and how this feels following the release of The Last of Us Part 1 on PS5. CD Projekt Red unveiling their plans, including 3 major RPG Witcher titles in 6 years is bold. Does it feel tone deaf following the studio's crunch culture and lackluster launch of Cyberpunk 2077? Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

For years people wondered how long Google would stick with their cloud-based streaming platform, Google Stadia. It turns out the correct answer was around three years. The guys react to this inevitable announcement and what it means for both Google and Cloud gaming. Other news includes an Iron Man game being announced, EA partners with Koei Tecmo on Wild Hearts, and a Japan Studio/Team Asobi update. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

It turns out that September was actually E3/Summer Games Fest 2.0. Between the Disney/Marvel Games Showcase, a 40-minute Nintendo Direct, and a new PlayStation State of Play a Christmas of game announcements and reveals came early. The guys talk about their favorite announcements from each event, how to set proper expectations, and changes they felt should have been made. In addition, hype for God of War: Ragnarok and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is on full display. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Summer is in its final days, but the world of gaming is piping hot. The announcement of a new game in the Mafia series and rumors of a The Legend of Zelda focused Nintendo Direct, there is plenty to look forward to. Topic of the show centers on the release of The Last of Us Part 1 and the many issues and talking points the game is facing, despite it's relatively well-received critical response. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

As the year winds down there are several key gaming industry events still on the horizon. Disney announced seemingly out of nowhere that they'll be hosting a Disney & Marvel Games Showcase full of reveals and extended looks. That means it's time to speculate what else could be there. Several game delays, Elden Ring selling like crazy, and Embracer Group buying Lord of the Rings and much more are all covered on this week's episode. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

With the Fall approaching, there are a number of game delays forcing everyone to look toward 2023 for their release. In addition to covering these delays, reviews for the new indie hit Cult of the Lamb are discussed. The guys also do an 8-month check-in to their Fantasy Critics League, going over who is primed to win, and what games could release and change the current leaderboard. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

In celebration of the podcast's 250th episode, the guys decided to sit down and record a spoilercast for FromSoftware's latest release, Elden Ring. They talk about the game living up to the unbelievable hype, it's strengths and weaknesses, favorite boss fights, and so much more. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Some bold announcements this week as Nintendo simply tweets the release date for Bayonetta 3 and EA announces the new Skate game will be Free-to-Play. Both Cuphead D.L.C. and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge celebrate selling over one million. It's also revealed that Respawn Entertainment is working on a new AAA single-player game set in the Titanfall/Apex Legends Universe and the guys discuss their hopes and dreams for it. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

With most of the big announcements and reveals for what's coming in 2022 out of the way, the guys redo their most anticipated lists to see how things are shaking out halfway through the year. God Of War: Ragnarok was finally dated for November 9th, 2022 but it seemingly came at the cost of Square Enix's Forspoken being delayed in 2023. They close the show discussing their recent experiences playing Horizon: Forbidden West and Fall Guys, respectively. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Summer Game Fest is over and the announcements are behind us. It's time for the guys to go over their favorite reveals, extended looks, and gameplay demonstrations from all of the various events that took place. Starfield, Redfall, and The Callisto Protocol are discussed in regards to how the internet and industry reacted to their showings. The end of the show is all about the boys' predictions, and spoiler alert, it didn't go well. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

The announcements are flying in and the guys are covering them all. With PlayStation's most recent State of Play being surprisingly packed with awesome reveals, the whole event is recapped and discussed at length. For the topic of the show both Summer Game Fest and the Xbox/Bethesda Showcase are highlighted as the hosts try and make their predictions for what will be shown during the month of June across the gaming industry. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

The announcement that Bethesda would be delaying both Starfield and Redfall came suddenly and reshaped expectations for 2022. What will Xbox do for the rest of the year and how does it affect what games people are anticipating for 2022? The guys also talk about The Last of Us Remake rumors, Final Fantasy VII's anniversary announcements, and what franchises they want to see turned into AAA games this generation. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

For years gamers have wondered what Amy Hennig's Star Wars game codenamed 'Project Rag Tag' could have been if Electronic Arts didn't cancel it. This week brought a bit of hope in that regard as Hennig's new studio, Skydance New Media, has partnered with LucasFilm Games to make a narrative-driven single-player title. The guys do another check-in with their Elden Ring progress and also discuss what's going on with God of War: Ragnarok. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Kingdom Hearts 4 was announced and following the disappointment of Kingdom Hearts 3 and the series' notorious development length, the guys discuss their mixed feelings on the announcement. The topic of the show focuses on Xbox Game Studios as the hosts go over every game in development at the first-party studios including confirmed, leaked, and rumored projects. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Unreal Enginge 5 will end up being one of the most widely used and influential game development engines of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S generation. The project announcements are beginning to flood in and this week brought the announcement of a new Tomb Raider game, remakes of Max Payne 1+2 from Remedy Entertainment, and Xbox Game Studios focusing on the platform with many of their first-party studios. What does it all mean for the future of video games? Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.

Spartacus was rumored for months, but PlayStation has officially revealed their revamped version of PlayStation+, called All New PlayStation Plus. The guys breakdown the tiers, what they offer, and their biggest points of criticism with the announcement. Other news covered this week includes the announcement of Hyper Light Breaker, The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2's delay, and E3 2022 officially getting canceled. On the CI Gamecast, hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando cover the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry.

With Tunic finally releasing, people can't wait to get their hands on the adorably difficult fox adventure with The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls inspirations. The guys go over the variety of reviews on the game, tackling its many highs and sparse lows. In other news they cover EA Play Live getting cancelled, Elden Ring selling like crazy, and Supermassive Games announcing their spiritual successor to Until Dawn, called The Quarry. On the CI Gamecast, hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando cover the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry.

Behold, Gotham Knights finally has a release date in 2022 and Metacritic reveals the 2021 Publisher of the Year. The guys also go over a batch of insights and speculation from GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb revolving around Xbox Game Studios and their plans for E3 2022 and beyond. On the CI Gamecast, hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando cover the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry.

With a new Pokemon Presents taking place on Pokemon Day, big news was expected. The Pokemon Company not only announced the ninth generation of mainline games, Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, but they also slated the game for Late 2022 and revealed the three starter Pokemon, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly. The guys also go over their Elden Ring impressions, talking about their first boss encounter and the initial impact the game has had on them. On the CI Gamecast hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando cover the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry.

In addition to the announcement of Call of Duty skipping a year in 2023, new details have emerged regarding PlayStation's rumored 'Spartacus' subscription service. Not only did the content and prices of the service come to the surface thanks to industry insider Jeff Grubb, but he also stated we could see it as soon as March 2022. On the CI Gamecast hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando cover the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry.

After years of wondering what Yacht Club Games would do following the success of Shovel Knight, the answer is finally here. The guys talk about Mina the Hollower, it's Kickstarter campaign, and what this means for the developers moving forward. Other topics covered in the episode include Cyberpunk 2077 Next-Gen patch impressions, Dragon Age 4 rumors, a new studio opening by ex-Witcher 3 devs, and much more. On the CI Gamecast hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando cover the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry.

With 2022 off and running, it's time to draft annual teams in the Controlled Interests' Fantasy Critics League. In addition to doing the draft live, results of last year's league are explored. They end the show with predictions for 2022 in the gaming industry. Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week is all about the Game of the Year discussion for 2021. Both of the hosts bring their personal Top 10 lists and discuss what made each of these games special. At the end of each of their respective lists, a cumulative Game of the Year winner is decided and crowned as Controlled Interests' 2021 Game of the Year.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week the guys are talking about The Game Awards 2021 and predicting who they think will win. In addition to going over 10 award nomination groups for the most relevant awards they also predict what game reveals will present themselves at this year's show.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week the guys are joined by Chris Nunes to discuss both his and Dom's Far Cry 6 impressions. They go over the good, the bad, and the expected. Jerrad also gives his review of Psychonauts 2, now that he's completed it. In quickie news they go over some recent game delays, their thoughts on the Uncharted movie trailer, and more.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week, there wasn't a whole lot of news going on. The bulk of the show focuses on new details regarding Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming high-fantasy RPG, Avowed. In addition to that other news includes the founder of Undead Labs opening a new studio, Dragon Age 4 committing to next-gen consoles only, and Disney is teasing Star Wars video games. Dom also provides early impressions on Ubisoft's Far Cry 6, while Jerrad explains how he became addicted to Forager.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week, both Nintendo and Ubisoft saw the release of their premium Fall titles with the release of Metroid Dread and Far Cry 6. The guys go over the reviews for each title and discuss whether or not they're worth diving into. In other news, both Bluepoint Games and Night School Studios were acquired. Also, Eidos Montreal shifting to 4-day work weeks is covered, and the idea of how it could affect the industry moving forward serves as a central talking point.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week, between the Nintendo Indie World presentation and Microsoft's id@Xbox Showcase, indie games were out in full force. The guys discuss what games stood out, and how they shape the rest of 2021. To close out the show they talk about what they've been playing, and how they're excited for the Xbox port of Hades and the release of 12 Minutes in mid-August.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. With a couple of weeks away from the podcast, the guys get back together to discuss all of their latest gaming impressions. Jerrad mostly covers Death's Door and Spiritfarer and why grief and dealing with loss makes them must-play experiences. Dom shares a few surprises shortly before the upcoming slate of Fall 2021 titles are discussed.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. Now that all of the conferences and presentations are over with it's time to look back at the reveals and announcements. The guys talk about the shows that underdelivered, the one's that overwhelmed, and everything in-between. From flash indie games to hype-filled AAA reveals, this week's show is covering everything and anything that peaked the interests of the panel.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. With E3 2021 and Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest right around the corner the hosts look to try and predict what will be unveiled in the coming weeks and months. Between PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox there will likely be plenty of amazing and hype-filled moments. They'll likely be wrong, but Jerrad and Dom's dreams are in the atmosphere when it comes to what they think will be revealed.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week the guys start by covering the delay of Deathloop, MLB The Show 21 coming to Xbox Game Pass, and Alan Wake 2 apparently being in development. E3 is also returning in 2021 in an all-digital event featuring prominent partners such as Nintendo and Xbox. Lastly, there are rumors swirling that Xbox may publish Hideo Kojima's next game, but is there enough there to believe it may be true?

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week Jerrad Wyche and guest Chris Nunes had plenty to cover in regards to the ID@Xbox Showcase and the dozens of games that were revealed and updated during the presentation. There were also plenty of updates to cover regarding Marvel's Avengers, Katana Zero, Ikumi Nakamura's new studio, and more.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando watched the first ever Square Enix Presents and talked about the 5 biggest and most noteworthy announcements and reveals from the show. They also cover industry legend Jade Raymond opening up a new studio to work on a PlayStation exclusive, PSVR 2 details that emerged, and a huge list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the coming weeks. They also talk about Loop Hero, Dark Souls 2, Curse of the Dead Gods, and more.

Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando are covering the latest news, rumors, and games in the video game industry. This week Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando have major news to cover as the ZeniMax acquisition by Microsoft is now official and Xbox welcomes Bethesda and its library of games into its family. Not only did Xbox Game Pass get bolstered with new games, but Phil Spencer clarified if and how Bethesda games will be exclusive in the future. In addiition to this the boys discuss Square Enix Presents expectations and Jerrad gives his impressions of rogue-like Curse of the Dead Gods.