Early Late Nights

Apex is living life on top of the Battle Royale mountain and it wants to keep its spot, Respawn continue its momentum with its upcoming battle pass but Data mining and leaks have led the Community to meet the new Legend early.

Rainbow 6 Siege does it once again with a fantastic release of their latest Operation, Burnt Horizon and Ciaran goes ahead and makes a complete mess of it on this weeks Episode. Starcraft 2 break the Kong line with the winner of ESL One Katowice’s Champion and Mars finally makes his Dota 2 debut. As always the show ends with all the Latest Overwatch League Season 2 news and results.

Hero 30 and a whole bunch of PTR changes send the Overwatch Community into a frenzy with hopes for a future without Goats, Ciaran dives into the data to fight some math and figure out how the game will change. Also check out all the latest news and results from the Overwatch League season 2 with the Predictions for Week 3.

Smash Bros Melee was released late 2001, almost 18 years later the Melee Esports scene is seeing some rule changes with some icy repercussions. What does this rule change mean for the scene?

Ciaran returns with a revitalised Early Late Nights, now coming to you every Wednesday at 7pm. With the new time slot Ciaran breaks down the new opportunities for Early Late Nights and Esports with the Explosion Network. Apex Legends has stormed into the Battle Royale scene, Can Respawn’s free to play Battle Royale break ground in Esports better than any Battle Royale before?

With the Final episode of Early Late Night Ciaran decides to adventure through his top 5 favourite moments of 2018. Reliving each moment and discussing exactly what each one means to the world of Esports. Blizzard made a decision this week to withdraw support from the professional scene of Heroes of the Storm, what impact will this have on the scene and its players?

When a new face of Esports stepped forward at the Video Game Awards most people in the crowd had a Smile on their face. SonicFox took the stage and the world by storm once again with his down to earth speech, what exactly does this mean for the esports world?

The Dota 2 Community is sailing interesting waters as the Chinese Government is getting involved with rulings for the upcoming Chongqing Major. After a recent Dota 2 Pro made a inappropriate comment in a recent game, they are now facing an ultimatum made by the country.

The Australian Senate’s investigation into Loot boxes concluded this week and with it brought some interesting advice for the Federal government. Ciaran breaks down the advice as well comments made by media and Senate around it.

Ciaran returns to the studio to give you the latest on Valve’s first step into Digital Card games with, Artifact. The Dota 2 card game goes far beyond the boundaries of convention card games, trying some new concepts and making Dota 2 fans feel at home, but is it worth the price?

Hero 29 bursts onto the scene in Overwatch this week and tries her best to shake up the Meta. Ashe brings a new wave of damage to the roster but also changes to a number of the existing characters.

The Esports Awards make headlines for all the wrong reasons this week with a series of poor taste jokes, incorrect video packages and questionable Award choices. Dignitas returned to the Rocket League Championships Grand Final over the weekend, could they continue their dynasty?

XQC has both divided and brought together the community of Overwatch since he began his rise to becoming a streaming giant. Ciaran discusses what the former Dallas Fuel player means to the Overwatch community despite how some may feel about him.

BlizzCon stormed onto the world stage this weekend in Anaheim and brought with it new announcements and plenty of esports as well. Ciaran gives you all the latest from Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and of course Overwatch and the Overwatch World Cup.

On the ever of a World defining weekend, Ciaran previews the upcoming League of Legends Grand Finals between Fnatic & IG Gaming. Along with the League World Finals there is also the Overwatch World Cup taking place across the weekend (PSA: Ciaran reported that the World Cup begins on Sunday morning for Australia… he was wrong… it start Saturday morning… oops).

Back from the conventional world of Pax Aus, Ciaran hits the ground running with a full recap of the Rainbow Six Siege ANZ Masters.

The Explosion Network gang is making their way to Pax Aus 2018, but before then Ciaran brings you a preview of the event and the Rainbow Six Siege Masters that will be taking place on the show floor. Not watched Siege before? Well, that's okay cause Ciaran has you covered for this weeks esports for dummies. Also on this episode, the first Esports Nike deal and a top tier Coach's advice for underdog teams.

With the League of Legends World Championships Group stages in full swing Ciaran takes a look at the latest news from the event and what one particular upset means for the rest of the Tournament.

Star Citizen has been the largest gaming Kickstarter since it began in 2012, now in 2018 with the release of a star filled story trailer Ciaran takes a look at the history of the kickstarter and asks the questions, was it worth buying into in 2012?

MTG Arena has found its place among Pc Gamers hearts with the recent Beta, Ciaran discusses the potential for the game to give gamers a more complex and interactive card game compared to those currently on the scene and its potential to become an eSport.

.Ciaran sits down with Jordan "Elfishguy" Mays to discuss his career in Australian eSports ranging from early beginnings in Team Fortress 2 to head of Broadcast Talent for ESL Australia and the future of the eSports scene.

eSports breaks through another barrier this week with Dota 2 Pro player, Ramzes666 becoming a new face of Head & Shoulders. What does this mean for eSports and Ciaran announces some changes coming to ELN.

Telltale is closing its doors and leaving many without jobs, the sudden closure of the adventure game giant has left us with many lessons to learn from and remember. Ciaran takes time this episode to break down those Lessons and look at what future developers can take from them to prevent such an incident from happening again.

With Ciaran has his first interview under his belt with an esteemed guest he now moves forward and sits down with Overwatch pro player Punk from Team Australia and formerly of Darksided to chat about all things Overwatch and Australian eSports.

50 Episodes of Early Late Nights and here we are. To mark the occasion Ciaran has brought in a very special guest to talk about all things past, present and future of the show.

It has been 4 days since your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man flew onto our PS4's in Insomniacs latest franchise. Ciaran has spent much of the weekend swinging throughout New York to bring you his thoughts and feelings about the game and the future of the franchise in a spoiler free review.

Rainbow 6 Siege began as a Luke warm FPS with a poor player base, almost 3 years later the game is at its peak with the latest Operation, Grim Sky. Red Dead Redemption continues building hype with it support cast artworks and Ciaran goes crazy for Spider-mans' Collectibles.

Back from gracing Melbourne with his presence, Ciaran brings you all of his thoughts on the Melbourne eSports Open and what lesson can be learned for the future events. 60 minutes are at it again by lopsidedly presenting the dangers of Video Game addiction and Spider-man drives up the hype even more by releasing a new DLC trailer before its full release this Friday.

New York City is in the middle of a Crisis, Spiderman must use to his superhuman abilities to save it from... the Moving Puddles. Yes, that's right once again, Ciaran is here to yell at the reddit trolls and tell you not to worry, Spidey is going to be great.

With the irony of Media making its presence known once again, Ciaran dives into the recently released 48 minutes Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay and prepares you to join the Hype train with the rest of the internet.

Video Game story telling has been evolving since the first battle between two white rectangles in Pong, but with story telling now going beyond the video game itself is it okay for gamers to have to go beyond their favourite games to get the full story?

Upon his return to the interwebs after a week hibernation Ciaran brings with him the latest news coming from Gamescon 2018.

With the Internet in uproar over Ninja's recent comments, Ciaran gives you his view and tries to explain what the real problem is. Fallout 76 is on the horizon and thanks to the recent Quakecon panel we now get some insight in leveling in the game and how PVP works.

Featuring a full 40002 Moments of pure Ciaran-ness Early Late Night brings you all the news from the recent Super Smash Bros Ultimate Direct and he is going to break down the large numbers they threw at us.

Fallout 76 is on the Horizon and boy oh boy is Ciaran is excited. He breaks down his hopes for the game as well as the latest news on the upcoming Beta. Nintendo also revealed this week the position of Breath of the Wild in the Zelda Timeline and Ciaran is not happy

With the World Tree in Flames Ciaran discusses the Community Backlash that blizzard is facing after making some decisions with a beloved character on World of Warcraft. But from the ashes, we find the hope for the future of the game and its lore.  

San Diego Comic-Con came around this year with a spider bomb to blow our minds!

On Early Late Nights Ciaran asks the big questions so this week he tackles a question that has been on his mind for the last 12 months... Are board games cool?

The Internet's dreams came true this week in the way of Nathan Fillion's Uncharted Fan film, so Ciaran takes the time to break it down and see what Hollywood could learn from it.

This week Early Late Nights brings you the latest gaming news as well as some dungeon advise.

Ciaran is in a Gaming slump and is here to talk about it.

Early Late Nights comes to you once again live from Shepparton, Victoria to bring you the latest news & spontaneous thoughts from its host. 

On this edition of Early Late Night your host, "the internet's favourite trophy hunter" Ciaran brings you his thoughts on the Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Overwatch's recent character announcement, Player Unknowns recent woes and the Lootbox enquiry that will begin in Australia shortly

Early Late Nights Returns and the show has busted back into the light refreshed and renewed. On this show Telltale Changes its Engine, the eSports Wrap Up & the Summer Games Done Quick is in full swing.

Welcome to Early Late Nights, the show that is late enough to get you into that juicy news, but early enough you don’t have to stay up on a school night. Join Dylan Blight as he dives into the latest games news, eSports stories and shenanigans galore live at 6:30 PM AST at https://twitch.tv/explosionnetworkAvailable on Youtube and Twitch14/06/18The 'Today Show' in Australia has aired a slanderous, disgusting segment this week linking video games to real life. Dylan is here to shut these ridiculous claims down. And with actual facts!E3 2018 wrap up time as the week draws to a close. It's time to rank the presentations from everyone (excluding the PC and Devolver one.)Today's stories are from:Fixed Study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287643631_Overstated_Evidence_for_Short-Term_Effects_of_Violent_Games_on_Affect_and_Behavior_A_Reanalysis_of_Anderson_et_al_2010TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FktsFcooIG8Explosion Network E3:https://explosionnetwork.com/e32018/Writer & Host: Dylan BlightMusic and Production: Dylan Blight -- https://twitter.com/vivaladilEmail: www.pleasureexplosion.com/contactAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/early-late-nights-1EN TwitteriTunesYoutube

Welcome to Early Late Nights, the show that is late enough to get you into that juicy news, but early enough you don’t have to stay up on a school night. Join Dylan Blight as he dives into the latest games news, eSports stories and shenanigans galore live at 6:30 PM AST at https://twitch.tv/explosionnetwork Available on Youtube and Twitch12/06/18Dylan has taken over Early Late Night while Ciaran is on holidays... or is it something more than holidays?Starting with the negative, Dylan breaks down Valve's comments about Steam and what they'll allow on their platform before moving onto the happier (somewhat) subject of E3 2018.What is your top five NEWLY announced games from E3 this year? Dylan lists his five, with some sly conditions and explanations on top of them.Today's stories are from:Kotaku Steam: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/06/valve-says-it-will-now-allow-everything-on-steam-unless-its-illegal-or-straight-up-trolling/Kotaku Anime Game: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/05/valves-inconsistent-rules-on-sexy-steam-games-continue-to-baffle-devs/Hosted and Written by Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilMusic and Production by Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilEmail: www.pleasureexplosion.com/contactAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/early-late-nights-1EN TwitteriTunesYoutube

Early Late Nights goes off script.... Yeah I know as if this show has a script. Ciaran goes through the E3 Conference line up, breaking down what he wants to see from each show, any rumors and the latest news coming from each one. Stay tuned till the end of the show to hear the Early Late Nights E3 Special Announcement.

Early Late Nights goes to War! Ciaran will not stand for comments that NBN CO's CEO recently made about gamers and calls you to his side.

Ciaran cannot believe he has to spend the tidbit for this Tuesday's episode of Early Late Nights explaining that it is not okay to make shooters out of some recent events.. but here we are anyway.