Hey, Listen! Gamescast

What’s been going on with Hey Listen? We look back on the legacy of the podcast, share favorite memories and more in our main segment. Then we talk about our favorite games of 2019, and other final thoughts of games we've played over the course of the podcast. Want to stay in touch with us? Follow us on Twitter @HeyListen_Games Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/aCjBTG8 E-mail: HeyListengamescast@gmail.com

We draft our top 5 unreleased 2019 games we personally want to play in our main segment. Then for news we talk Nintendo, MKLeo dominates EVO with Joker, Loot boxes, and the car from rocket league joining a fighting game!?

Sorry, a Bethesda.net account is required to view the show notes... Just kidding! Lots of Nintendo News this week as we share six of our top games that have released in 2019. Jeff reviews the arcade sidescrolling shooter, "Blazing Chrome". Stay tuned to the end of the show to hear our impressions of Smash Bros' latest DLC fighter, "The Hero". CRITICAL HIT! Join our Discord and let's play some Smash!

Super Monkey ball is making a HD comeback, but there's a catch. Ubisoft announces Up;ay+, another new PC game subscription service. Then we share some of our favorite hidden retro gems and give some recommendations of old games to check out.

The Cuphead show, Pokemon Pokedex controversy, PS+ and XBLG highlights, and the Nintendo Switch Lite system headline the news. Then we share our impressions of the best Nintendo Switch game this year Super Mario Maker 2. Thanks for listening!

BOTW is getting a dark sequel, Banjo is "raring" to go, Keanu Reeves is breathtaking, and the mysterious Gooigi highlight our top announcements of this year's E3. We share more announcements we loved, as well as some games that fell flat. Let us know on our Twitter or Discord what your favorite part of E3 2019 was!

Minecraft turns 10, Destiny 2 leak and Death Stranding info and more in news! Then we share our wildest hopes and dreams for E3 2019.

On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the Super Mario Maker 2 Direct, the new State of Play, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Sony and Microsoft teaming up and more news. Then we talk play a game by comparing old games in a series versus new and pick our favorites. Thanks for listening!

Rob sparks a video game difficulty question of the week topic where we chat about what is the purpose of difficulty in games? What difficulty do we play on? The hardest games we've beaten, and more! Nathan also shares an indie review of the life-simulator crafting game My Time at Portia.

Special Guest Chris Raymond joins the show to talk about the Smash Bros 3.0 update, Borderlands 3, Xbox SAD, and the new Playstation in news. Then we share an updated list of games we are most looking forward to this year, followed by two Indie reviews, Switch N' Shoot (Switch) and Aground (Steam).

On our special roundtable episode this week, Sony had their first "State of Play" video direct, and of course Nintendo had a big Nindie direct that we share our favorite games and announcements from. Then we speculate on which indie devs we would like to see make a game from a big IP, as well as what Indie IP we would love a AAA dev to take on.

With the announcement of Google Stadia we share our reaction and speculate on whether or not we think video game streaming is the future of gaming. We also talk about the new Halo MCC update coming to PC, and more!

Quick update on the future delivery of the show, Xbox Gamepass rumors, Anthem problems, and Reggie leaves Nintendo for news! Then we discuss the Pokemon Sword and Shield reveal and if the series has become too safe. Jeff then reviews two indie titles, Almost There: The Platformer, and Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove. Thanks for listening!

We chat about Crackdown 3 and update our Metacritic score predictions. Then we break down all the latest news from the Nintendo Direct including Mario Maker 2 and the Links Awakening Remake! We finish off with the many games we've been playing this week! Thanks for listening and sorry for the delayed podcast, we had some editing issues.

Our pre-Nintendo Direct episode where we finally share our 2019 video game resolutions, our thoughts on the Activison-Blizzard layoffs the Fortnite in-game concert, and more! This episode was originally recorded on 2/11/19, thank you for your patience!

Respawn Entertainment launched a surprise free-to-play Battle Royale game this week, and it's really good. We also recommend what "free" console subscription games to try out, have Piranha Plant and new games impressions to share and more! Follow our special guest this week Adam on Twitch at: www.twitch.tv/horizonomen

We talk about the Assassins Creed Odyssey DLC Controversy, Epic Games Store versus Steam and more, before playing a round of Video Game This or That. We are also joined by Mr Anthony Shelton from BigAntLive, check him out on Twitch!

Metroid Prime 4 is restarting development with Retro Studio's at the helm to ensure it meets fan expectations and more in news. Jeff and Nathan share some of their controversial gaming opinions. Did we rattle your cage? Let us know on Twitter @HeyListen_Games

This week, we chat about the split between Bungie and Activision, Rocket League's Crossplay, Division 2 on the Epic Store and more. Then we try and predict Metacritic scores for big games in the first half of 2019! Thanks for listening and be sure to leave us a review!

We take a look at the games coming in 2019 and highlight our most-anticipated titles! We also speculate on whether or not certain games will be released this year or be delayed into 2020. Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow us on Twitter @HeyListen_Games

Our Annual Video Game Awards show is here! We give out awards, for Game of the Year, Biggest Flop, Best Open World, and many more. We finish the show with our overall impressions of 2018! Happy Holidays!

Sonic Live action movie poster, Fallout 76 controversy, and a recap of 2018 The Game Awards and announcements for news. Then we take a deep dive into Super Smash Brothers Ultimate! Impressions on the characters, single-player, online and new modes and more!

In honor of a new Smash Bros game releasing this week, we share our all-time favorite characters, stages, reveals and what we are excited for about Ultimate. We even answer some listener questions! You can join the conversation by following us on Twitter @HeyListen_Games, joining our Discord https://discord.gg/VeMXaSz or e-mailing us at Heylistengamescast@gmail.com

Today's episode brings you news on Sony skipping E3 for the first time in 24 years, Joystick awards, and a Telltale update. We finish with a discussion on what we are thankful for when it comes to video games here in 2018.

We celebrate Veteran's day with a discussion on war in video games! We also share impressions of the Detective Pikachu trailer, XO18 announcments, Activision's earnings call and more!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had it's final Direct, Blizzcon angered hardcore fans, Red Dead Redemption made an incredible amount of money and more in news. Then Jeff and Nathan talk about what makes a strategy video game fun, and recommend their favorite games.

Fun-sized mini episode about what we've been playing. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Yoku's Island Express, Halo Wars 2 and more! Thanks for your understanding. We'll be back next week with a full episode!

Rockstar has had employees working 100-hour work weeks for Red Dead Redemption 2. We chat about the industry-wide crunch that is so prevalent in today's video game development. Then we answer listener questions about Nintendo Switch, open world games, backlogs, and more!

Microsoft has unveiled their xcloud streaming service coming in 2018, Sony has confirmed their next-gen plans. We also played a ton of new games this week, including Super Smash Bros Ultimate!

Sony is finally allowing Cross Play on PS4, There's a rumored Harry Potter RPG, a new Oculus rig? We talk about all this news and more on this episode the show. Then we play, Video Game Bracketology! You can participate in the show, by voting on our video game bracket, just click the link on our Twitter!

Playstation Classic, Red Dead Redemption and more PS4 news. Then a look back through Telltale Games legacy.

Rob returns to lead a discussion about annual games!

Nintendo's confusing Cloud save problem, MegaMan 11 eshop demo and more in news. Then we share impressions from two of this week's biggest releases, Destiny 2: Forsaken and Marvel's Spider-man. Be sure to follow our special guest Anthony on twitter @MrAntShelton

We talk about all the games we played at Pax this weekend and highlight our favorites. We also weigh in on Sony's Comments on Crossplay and some other news stories and as always finish with What We've Been Playing.

We talk about some of our favorite new announcements and news pieces from Gamescom and also touch on the Cyberpunk 2077 footage. Then we give our thoughts and impressions on the new Xbox All Access program and finish by talking about what we've been playing.

Impressions of the new reveal trailers for Doom Eternal and Red Dead Redemption 2 plus the IGN plagiarism controversy in the first segment of the show. Then Nathan and Jeff play a game to decide which Fall games they want most. Stay till the end for what it feels like to be Batman in VR.

A big week for fighting games as we break down EVO 2018 results and controversy, Fallout 76's upcoming "B.E.T.A" and our impressions of all the new Super Smash Bros Ultimate info.

We talk about the latest Nintendo Financial report including, 20 million Switches sold, and gauge our excitment for Spiderman and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Then we talk about our favorite Xbox games from all 3 generations and finish by chatting about No Man's Sky and what we've been playing.

An old friend joins the show to discuss the Guacamelee 2's release date, NBA Playgrounds 2, acquired by 2K and more. Then we answer some listener questions and play a new game, Videogame Jeopardy! We finish off with what we've all been playing! Thanks so much for submitting those questions, keep em coming!

We chat about Fortnite Season 5, the Uncharted Fan Film, and then talk about the games we want to play with our kids someday! We finish off talking about Jeff's new PSVR and what we've been playing.

Games we plan to get back in to this summer. What games are in your summer backlog? A few small news tidbits, and Jeff shares a Nindie review! Let us know your feedback on Twitter! @HeyListen_Games *note: This episode was recorded live on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwk0c0P38Uw-ZX2DSCV8rw

Our favorite games of 2018 so far, looking ahead to 2018 games we are excited to play and checking in on our gaming resoultions for this year.

We celebrate our 100th episode of the show! We have a few giveaways that we're doing and we remincse about some of our favorite memories from the first 100 episodes. Then we finish our top 100 games list by talking about our 30 favorite games of all time!

This week Jeff, Rob, and Nathan are all back to continue chatting about their top 100 games of all time! This week we chat about numbers 75-31, tune in next week as we celebrate our 100th episode and reveal our top 30 games!

We our joined by special guest, Anthony Shelton to talk about our favorite announcements from E3 2018! Highlights include, Halo Infinite, the weird Playstation Press Conference and Smash Bros!

We talk about the new Destiny 2 Expansion Forsaken, and introduce our top 100 games list and countdown games 100-76. Then we finish up with some quick e3 predictions and what we've been playing.

We talk all about the brand new announcements of Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevvee, as well as Pokemon Quest. We give our thoughts, impressions, and hopes for everything related to Pokemon and run through the weekly news including Mega Man 11 and Battlefield V

We talk about the reveal of COD 4, the new Xbox Adaptive Controller, and the recent comments by Sony on the lifecycle of the PS4. Then we speculate on the new generation of consoles and talk about what we want out of the new consoles.

We run through the myriad list of e3 rumors from this week including, Starfox Grand Prix, Pokemon, Rage 2 and more! Then we dive in and talk about our favorite DLC packs of all time and finish with what we've been playing, including a review of Saturday Morning RPG!

This week we discuss our favorite games that revolve around making choices. What makes a choice meaningful in a video game? We also review "A Robot Named Fight" and "Sky Rouge" for Nintendo Switch.

It's a great week for gaming! We played lots of God of War and started building some Nintendo LABO kits. We give you the details on if they are worth a purchase or not.