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This week we talk about Electronic Arts, 3DO, and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.We also discuss Jared Kushner, leveraged buyouts, and loot boxes.Recommended Book: Bandwidth by Dan CarusoTranscriptElectronic Arts, often shorthanded as EA, was founded in 1982 in California by a former Apple employee named Trip Hawkins, who also went on to found the ill-fated 3DO company, which made video game hardware, and the somewhat more prolific, but also ultimately ill-fated casual game developer Digital Chocolate.EA, though, has been an absolutely astounding success. It's business model was predicated on the premise of selling video games directly to retailers, rather than going through intermediaries. This allowed them to gain more market share than their competitors right off the bat, and it helped them glean higher margins than their competitors from each direct sale, too.EA also established an early reputation for treating its developers really well. They were the first gaming company to feature their developers in advertising and to give them platforms, promoting them as video game artists, basically, and it shared the profits netted from those direct sales with these develops—which in turn meant all the best developers really wanted to work for EA, which led to a beneficial cycle where they created better and better, and more and more financially successful games.In the late-80s, they started deviating from this model somewhat, scooping up a collection of successful independent game development studios and deviating, at times, from the creative lead's vision when releasing their games. They also refocused a fair bit of their resources on franchises, like the immensely successful, as it turned out, Madden NFL series, and they branched out into producing games for the console market, including the still-new Nintendo Entertainment System, in 1990.That same year, EA went public on the NASDAQ, the company got new leadership when Hawkins decided to refocus on his far less successful 3DO hardware startup, and in an interesting twist, the arrival of the Sony Playstation in North America caused EA to drop support for 3DO hardware in the mid-90s so it could refocus on Playstation games, which were a lot more lucrative.By the mid-90s, EA had an astonishingly large and successful software library, including franchises like the aforementioned Madden games and the FIFA soccer games, but also celebrity-tied games like Shaq Fu, and military shooters like Jungle and Urban Strike.By the early-2000s, EA was making exclusive licensing deals with the NFL and ESPN, in order to stave off newfound sports game competitors, and it was the only video game company to consistently make a profit, most others experiencing feast and famine cycles, with periodic wins, but a whole lot of losses they had to cover with the profits from those wins. EA, in contrast, had a reliable stable of profit-sources, and it thus had a whole lot of leverage in terms of attracting and retaining talent, but also getting big names and brands on board, for collaborative projects.What I'd like to talk about today is what happened to EA during and following the 2008 economic crisis, and how and why it recently became an acquisition target for Saudi Arabia.—In 2008, when the global economy was collapsing, EA suffered a bad holiday sales season and fired 1,100 employees and closed 12 of their facilities early the following year. Later in 2009, the company announced the firing of another 1,500 employees, which was about 17% of their total workforce at the time, and in 2010 they acquired a gaming company that focused on mobile games, which were becoming increasingly popular, now that many people had touch-capable smartphones, which brought hot new franchises like Angry Birds under their brand umbrella.On the strength of that acquisition and all those downsizings, in early 2011, EA announced that it hit $3.8 billion in revenue in the financial year for the first time, and in early 2012, it announced it surpassed $1 billion in digital revenue during the previous year, which was a huge figure that early in the digital media landscape. It used some of those profits to scoop up another mobile-first gaming company, adding properties like Plants vs Zombies and Peggle to their library.EA completed another mass-firing in 2013, dismissing 10% of their employees under what they called a reorganization, around the same time they announced an exclusive license with Disney that would allow them to develop Star Wars games.Their stock value boomed in the following years, as a result of those cost-savings measures, and those new relationships, and emboldened by record-high stock valuations, in the mid-20-teens, the company started releasing big-name games, like Star Wars Battlefront 2, with random-content loot boxes and other sorts of microtransactions.This did not go over well with players, who decried these in-game purchasing options as ‘pay to win' mechanics, as players could pay more money to get better characters and equipment, and a lot of the content, even after paying for the expensive games, was still locked behind paywalls, requiring more payments to unlock that content. A bunch of gaming journalists cried foul on this shift as the game careened toward its full release, as did a whole lot of early players, and Disney complained, too, so by the time it hit shelves, the game's loot system was substantially changed, but that whole controversy spooked investors, and led to an 8.5% stock value drop in just a single month, knocking $3.1 billion from the company's valuation. As a result of that controversy, EA also became the face for a larger legal and legislative debate about in-game purchases and how it's kinda sorta like gambling, from that point forward.Soon after, EA experienced a series of bad quarters, including a huge drop of 13.3% to its valuation when a major entry in one of their larger franchises, Battlefield V, was released late, and received very mixed reviews when it was released, which led to a million fewer sold copies than anticipated. The game was also lagging in terms of gameplay behind smaller, nimbler competitors, including then-burgeoning Fortnite.The company saw an overall boost with the surprise success of Apex Legends, and the COVID-19 pandemic boosted sales dramatically for a while, since everyone was staying home, which allowed EA to gobble up a few more competing companies with successful franchises, and they knocked out a few more successful Star Wars games, as well.In early 2021, Saudi Arabia's public investment funds bought 7.4 million shares of EA for about $1.1 billion, which flew under the radar for most gamers, but that'll be important in a moment.Later that year, the company experienced a massive hack, a lot of its data, including the source code for games, stolen and sold on the dark web. EA bought some more competitors, but word on the street in 2022 was the the higher ups at EA were quietly shopping the company around, themselves looking to be acquired by a larger entity, on the scale of Apple or Disney.In early 2023, the company announced more mass-layoffs and launched another internal reorganization. It gutted several of its most popular gaming sub-brands, including BioWare, it cancelled an upcoming Star Wars game, and it announced that it would be shifting away from licensing agreements and refocusing on EA-owned IP.The pattern of layoffs leading to better financial fortunes didn't pay off this time, though. In early 2025, EA divulged that it expected to underperform in the coming year, several of its big-name titles not doing as well as expected; the company cast blame on the market, but players and journalists pointed at the company's gutting of its big-name studios, and the firing of many of its veteran developers to explain the reduced sales.EA had another mass-firing in April of this year, and followed by another in May, which paralleled an announcement that they would no longer be moving forward with a big, planned Black Panther game.In late September of 2025, EA announced that it had reached a deal, worth $55 billion, to go private, no longer selling shares on the stock market, with the financial assistance of a group of investors, which included Affinity Partners, which is led by Jared Kushner, US President Trump's son-in-law, Silver Lake, which is a US-based private equity firm that helps make these sorts of big sales happen, and the aforementioned Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.This deal isn't done yet, it still needs to get regulatory approval and a successful vote by stockholders, but it seems likely to go through, since the US regulatory environment is pretty lax at the moment, and because Kushner is involved, it's unlikely President Trump will take a personal disliking to it.But the big story here seems to be that Saudi Arabia is buying up not just a video game company, but one of the biggest and most successful video gaming companies in the world, which, although it's lost a lot of fan-credibility over the years, still owns some massively influential intellectual property and has just a stunning number of relationships and connections throughout the media world, alongside its huge valuation.If the sale does go through, and we should know for sure by sometime around June 2026, it would be the largest-ever leveraged buyout, which means the purchase was completed by using borrowed money that was borrowed against the asset being purchased; so those investors have taken out debt against EA itself, which is an increasingly common means of buying a large asset on the cheap, but it also typically burdens that asset with a simply astounding amount of debt which must then be recouped, often by selling off undervalued assets.When this happens to a newspaper, for instance, the buyer will often sell off the paper's real estate and fire all their employees, to make money and pay off that debt, and in this case, there's a chance that debt will be paid by throwing up a bunch of new paywalls and really leaning into those in-game transactions that nobody really liked, including politicians, back in the day, but which in this current regulatory environment would probably be allowed, and they would probably make some serious bank off of it initially, before players started getting wise and moving on to other games released by less predatory companies.The really interesting facet of this story, though, is the question of why Saudi Arabia wants a video game company.And to understand that, it's important to understand that, first, the country's Public Investment Fund is meant to help its economy shift away from purely extractive resources, like oil, and it has thus invested in all sorts of things, including luxury beach resorts, minority stakes in financial service companies like Citigroup, stakes in companies like Disney and Boeing and Meta, and increasingly, investments in companies run by allies of President Trump, like the aforementioned Affinity Partners, which was formed by Jared Kushner.So this is an economic play, but also a political play, almost certainly, by the Saudis, to get in good with the people who are in good with the US government.It's also been alleged that this might be an attempt by the Saudis to engage in what's being called game-washing, which is similar to greenwashing, but instead of trying to make a company seem green and sustainable by doing kinda sorta green things, but only as a veneer to cover up the opposite, in this case it means using sports and video games and the like to increase a nation's reputation with humanistic seeming things, despite, well, the truth being much more complicated.Just as when the Fund participated in buying a Premier League football, a soccer team, back in 2021, then, alongside their concomitant establishment of LIV Gold, a golf league meant to compete with the PGA, this investment in EA, and other investments it's made in video game companies like Capcom and Nexon, might be part of a larger effort to diversify the nation's brand, not just its economics. It's human rights record is abysmal, and it's possible they're trying to cover that up, make people forget about it, by creating more connections between Saudi Arabia and more positive things, like sports and games and the like.There are additional concerns about this purchase of EA, too, by the way, because Saudi Arabia's cultural values are very anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-liberal, democratic values. So there are fears that we might see less representation and fewer what we might call western values portrayed in the games released by these studios, as a result of this ownership.The folks running EA have said their core values will remain unchanged by the buyout, but it's expected, bare-minimum, that this will lead to another several restructurings and mass-layoffs throughout the company in the coming years, to help recoup all that debt, at the end of which even the people making those promises might be long gone.Show Noteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Investment_Fundhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/business/dealbook/electronic-arts-buyout-jared-kushner.htmlhttps://www.wsj.com/business/deals/ea-private-deal-buyout-video-game-maker-808aefechttps://www.ft.com/content/61cef75e-ceba-43ee-80e3-040756c6154f?accessToken=zwAGQAMTiJKIkc9hzvdezrpD7tOA4wQHVsYVTw.MEUCIHND3WOT4rS4frIMIOoeXHQeil_Ma1yGrwOqUD2m306DAiEAtA_QLvpyObai9zoo_9GZSljJuJyTKxJgFHpQDcCcVsE&sharetype=gift&token=03dd6ca5-c34f-4925-8a3d-a89f4058ee80https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/ea-silver-lake-deal-jared-kushner-c145cd55?st=eZghQHhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts This is a public episode. 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You'd think from the list of games it would be a longer show but we somehow managed to squeak in under the two hour mark as we chat more Battlefield 6 (and Battlefield V!), Eriksholm, Whisper Mountain Outbreak, Kill the Brickman, and a lot more.  This week's music:  Bad Omens - Nowhere to Go

In this episode, the squad is in full effect with guest The Husky Hokage, talking about the latest in nerd news, Battlefield 6 v.s. Call of Duty...COD parent company says they aren't worried. Plus, more gaming news and our anticipated games for the remainder of 2025! Join us for this HUSKY conversation!Check out more of our content on all social media platforms at “Phucaname”, along with our website, phucaname.com Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok

Emile, Llogan, and Shane join forces to discuss the effects of Representation in media, and discover a mind blowing DLC package for a dead army men game. What Happened? Battlefield 6 Open Beta. Representation in media. Battlefield V trailer that almost killed the franchise. Army Men. The Mean Greens. Rob Van Dam? Kurt Angle? VAMPIRO?! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check Us Out On Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@byllogan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mmry.crd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Toovin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme Song by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Toovin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Trigger Talk, hosts Sage Goodwin and SammyBoiii discuss the latest updates on Battlefield, expressing cautious optimism while acknowledging past disappointments like Battlefield 2042 and Battlefield V. They cover EA's restructuring under Battlefield Studios, where DICE leads multiplayer, Motive works on single-player content, and Ripple Effect is likely developing a free-to-play battle royale. Concerns remain about core features like server browsers, class systems, and Rush mode, which were mishandled in 2042. Battlefield Portal returns, bringing classic maps, but its execution is uncertain. The Battlefield Labs initiative offers players a chance to give pre-launch feedback, though skepticism remains about whether DICE will truly listen. Despite concerns, the hosts are excited for the game's return, hoping it will finally recapture the franchise's immersive, war-torn combat and team-focused gameplay.   ───────── ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UplinkPodcast Catch up with us on our socials! We would love to hear what you have to say! ➤ Discord: https://www.discord.gg/qNBxYsK ➤ Sammy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfrvWp0LzoUvArbBh7YI30Q ───────── We would highly appreciate any constructive feedback or review from you! Let us know in the comment section below, or on any of our socials! Our listeners are our priority, so we want to make the best content we possibly can! Please consider sharing the podcast with your family, friends, and followers. It would be highly appreciated! ❤️ See you later video gamers! ───────── For any business inquiries, please email us at: contact@uplinkpodcast.com

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about scary video games on TikTok. The games they've been playing this week include Lethal Company, Puzzmo, Diablo 4, DayZ, Battlefield V, and more. Over in the news Gamemaker will be going free for non-commercial use, The Game Awards talks about Dave the Diver, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is delayed to next year, and Tribes 3 appears to be a thing. This episode goes for 1 hour and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:02:05 – Battlefield V 00:17:47 – DayZ 00:35:18 – Diablo 4 00:41:22 – Puzzmo 00:51:17 – Lethal Company 01:23:14 – News 01:40:08 – Weekly Plugs 01:41:04 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

In episode 97 we talk Call of Duty Warzone 3, Battlefield V, Venatur Drama, and MUCH more FPS news of the week!#podcast #gaming #fps Buffnerd GamingChannel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUv67t-1w4i5NJhG3T1vtmgTwitter: https://twitter.com/BuffNerdGaming1BlueTheRobot: Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueTheRobotTwitter: https://twitter.com/bluetherobotCrash:Discord: https://discord.gg/4HZxRx3MkFTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/crash8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/fps_crashPodcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-scope

Featuring: Michael "Boston" Hannon, Paul “Moonpir” Smith, and Alexander “TheNimp” Jolly Running Time: 53:02 Music by MusiM: Homepage | Bandcamp Livestream Archive: YouTube This week we chat about Ghostwire Tokyo, Marvel Snap, Dead By Daylight, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Battlefield V, Diablo 3, Destiny 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Waypoint is dead, Remap arises from the ashes Become a patron of TVGP for just a few dollars a month at E1M1's Patreon Page! Get two month early access to Critical Misses, uncensored outtakes, and much more for just $5/month!

Featuring: Michael "Boston" Hannon, Paul “Moonpir” Smith, and Alexander “TheNimp” Jolly Running Time: 1:58:03 Music by MusiM: Homepage | Bandcamp Livestream Archive: YouTube This week we chat about Ghostwire Tokyo, Marvel Snap, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen, Battlefield V, Battlefield 1, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line, Destiny 2. PlayStation Showcase 2023 Become a patron of TVGP for just a few dollars a month at E1M1's Patreon Page! Get two month early access to Critical Misses, uncensored outtakes, and much more for just $5/month!

Join us in this exciting episode as we delve into the world of animation, uncovering its future prospects, industry challenges, and common mistakes made by animators. Our special guest, Harvey Newman, a distinguished BAFTA Board Member, YouTube blogger, and renowned figure in the animation industry, shares invaluable insights on building effective teams and fostering cross-department collaboration. Harvey's remarkable journey encompasses notable positions, such as Animation Director at Build a Rocket Boy from 2020 to 2022, where he contributed his expertise to the upcoming “Everywhere” project. Prior to that, he served as a Lead Animator at DICE, working on acclaimed titles like Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Battlefield V between 2017 and 2020. Take advantage of this enlightening episode as we explore the future of animation, gain valuable insights from Harvey Newman, and uncover the secrets to success in this ever-evolving industry. Tune in to discover how to navigate challenges, avoid common mistakes, and unleash your animation potential! Check out the YouTube version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/X3Re0lwAiCI Visit our website and check out our projects: https://devotedstudios.com Follow us on Social Media: Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/devoted-st... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/devo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devotedstudios Twitter: https://twitter.com/devotedstudios_

Positive review scores?? Time to add microtransactions. Psy White presents 10 Video Games That Screwed Players AFTER Release... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Nueva entrega de GRAN RESERVA, el spin off de RDM exclusivo para aquellos oyentes que nos apoyan con su aportación mensual como fans de Reserva de Maná. En esta entrega charlamos sobre retrasos que nos fastidian y de anunciar cosas antes de tiempo. ¿Por qué sigue pasando esto? Y además, sorteamos entre los contribuyentes un pack para PC (Origin) con los siguientes títulos: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, Battlefield V, y Battlefield 1. Que disfrutéis. Recuerda apoyarnos en ivoox AQUÍ: https://www.ivoox.com/ajx-apoyar_i1_support_126134_1.html Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

In today's episode we review the free version of Battlefield 2042. Is this game worth the hype? Or will Nathan be forced to play Battlefield V? Find out on today's episode!

Do you believe in life away from work? Does the thought of Big Fast Food playing tricks on your beverage expectations keep you up at night? Do you crave PINK JEEPS? Then stay a while and listen while Scott and Evan talk about the issues that matter to YOU. Scott's got a playdate with the Playdate, and has been enjoying a smattering of games like Polygon, PUBG, Battlefield V, and is even becoming JRPG curious! Evan has the hot dish about Stray, and some very late and unsurprising takes about Jedi: Fallen Order. Oh and let's talk about those PlayStation Plus tiers too because they are still ridiculous. Won't you also please join us for Quicksave Game Club! We're kicking off the inaugural run with God of War (2018), wherein we'll play through a set amount of story between each show and discuss our experiences each time we reconvene, to help prepare for God of War Ragnarok's release later this year! Play along with us, it'll be a blast! Discussed: Playdate, Polygon, PUBG, Tales of Arise, Stray, Jedi: Fallen Order, PlayStation Plus, God of War (2018) Send in your questions! quicksave@savingcontent.com Follow us on Twitter: @savingcontent | @ev_rowe | @hawk_se

In this long-overdue episode we discuss the Australian federal elections, Pac-Man Versus, Rob's bachelor party and wedding, The Legend of Tianding, Battlefield V, Hell Let Loose, the Urusei Yatsura reboot, Golf With Your Friends, Phantasy Star Online 2, Kirby and...Read more

Listen now (32min) | After exiting the Roguelike-Like star system, our heroes stop by a neighboring planet to study the native battle royale games like PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Fall Guys, and Tetris 99. Read the transcript. Games discussed on this episode: 00:43 Vampire the Masquerade Bloodhunt 02:33 Fortnight 05:18 Vampire the Masquerade 07:20 PUBG 10:43 Apex Legends 11:52 Battlefield V 14:03 Call of Duty 14:12 Fall Guys 19:32 Dead By Daylight 20:56 Tetris 99 25:34 Predator Hunting Grounds 31:23 Hell Let Loose Support the show on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter @DTGamesPodcast. Follow us on TikTok @designthinkinggames. Subscribe on Twitch at DesignThinkingGames. Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter. Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter. Send us stuff, contact us, get merch, news, and more at https://designthinkinggames.com/

At the 2022 D.I.C.E. Summit, Austin Wintory chats with Philp Eriksson, Lead Sound Designer at Hazelight. Together they discuss his transition from music into game development; the incredible challenge of designing all the audio for the various worlds and themes of It Takes Two; and what steps the team took in order to tackle such a tremendous project. Philip Eriksson is the Lead Sound Designer on It Takes Two. Prior to his work at Hazelight, Philip was a part of the sound team at EA DICE and worked on games such as Battlefield V and Star Wars Battlefront II.

Episode 111 - Samba Schutte is a Dutch-Mauritanian actor, comedian and writer who was born in the Sahara Desert and grew up in Ethiopia until the age of 18. He's currently starring in the HBO Max pirate comedy "Our Flag Means Death" alongside Taika Waititi, Fred Armisen and Rhys Darby. He starred as the first Ethiopian character on an American sitcom - Hakim - on the NBC sitcom Sunnyside, alongside Kal Penn. Schutte is also known for the award-winning Netflix film The Tiger Hunter, having written for acclaimed video game Battlefield V, as well as performing motion capture for award-winning games Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and more.  Join Samba and I as we talk about his creative process of acting and what it takes to break through in Hollywood. Enjoy! To learn more about today's guest Samba Schutte please visit: Website: https://www.sambaschutte.com Twitter Handle: @SambaSchutte Facebook Page:  SambaSchutte     Instagram Handle:  @SambaSchutte To learn more about host G. Brian Benson: www.gbrianbenson.com www.patreon.com/gbrianbenson www.habitsforsuccessbook.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/gbrianbenson Facebook: www.facebook.com/gbrianbensonmedia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbrianbenson/ Produced by Casey Jarombek ✌ Brought to you by Reawaken Media www.reawakenmedia.com 

Don't you keep that badger waiting or who knows what may happen! and Nate plays Battlefield V, and car accidents and life preservers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotkgi/message

Bobby and Justin are here to speak about all the hot games of the day. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Dark Alliance and Battlefield V? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misadventureland/support

In this week's revisit, we go all the way back to Episode 42, originally published on 01/27/2019.  In this weeks episode, your heroes get together to talk about Anthem, Battlefield V, Metroid Prime, and Black Panther at the Oscars! Check it!  If you want to reach out you can find us on Twitter @stt_pod, email us at skipthetutorialpodcast@gmail.com, or like us on Facebook at facebook.com/skipthetutorialpod.Remember, leave us a review on iTunes and we'll read the best and worst review every week! You can also join us on discord.gg/meWvcmA 

It finally happened, Sony revealed the Playstation 5 and some of its games coming out from a new Spider-man expansion to a Demons Souls remake. We now have Dirk's attention after that. But what are the bros thinking so far? Are they excited? Perhaps holding off? Also in this episode, Stev finally tries Battlefield V and after the dust has settled, is it worth checking out at all? Help us grow by spreading the show!

Brett is trying to get caught up on his games and as such he goes back to Call of Duty Modern Warfare to finally beat the single player story. He walks away pleasantly surprised with lots of great moments and lots of intense, real emotional decisions. Austin also jumps back into Final Fantasy 7 Remake to give his update on where he is in the story.In the news, Project Cars 3 gets revealed via a trailer. It looks a lot like Need for Speed now! Kojima had a project canceled but fear not, he's working on something else. Sony announces Game Gear Micro and Dice wraps up their final content for Battlefield V. We also go down a tangent about gaming as an adult and how different people play different ways.Our discussion this week is on the best co-op games with your friends. We've been playing a lot of games with our friends as of late and wanted to share some of our favorites. We cover games from Warhammer Vermintide to Sea of Thieves so there's a lot to hear and see about here! Special thanks to Crazzie Pro Gear. They provided us with some incredible pro-level backpacks for carrying our computer equipment to all our events. If you want a bag yourself, head over to their website to purchase one! A portion of the proceeds go to support The Inner Gamer.Check out video clips of our news every week over on YouTube.Show Notes:3:49 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare9:46 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare Multiplayer15:24 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake21:12 - Gaming as Adults31:30 - Gaming News55:59 - The Best Co-Op Games with Your Friends1:29:55 - Upcoming Video Game ReleasesBecome a part of the conversation! Join our Discord server today. If you donate $1 or more you can get exclusive access to the patreon-only chat and channels in the server.The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels and contact us on The Inner Gamer website.Credits:"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.netWoman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64

DICE has scrapped plans to bring a competitive 5v5 multiplayer mode to Battlefield V so its dev team can focus on tackling bugs and adding other content. The studio broke the news in a recent developer blog, and explained the decision to bin the mode wasn't made lightly. It's a particularly notable move given EA's assertion that Battlefield V is underperforming despite selling 7.3 million copies. #gaminglife #like #apexlegends #gamingmemes #anime #nintendoswitch #fortnitememes #pcgamer #retrogaming #gameplay #battleroyale #pro #destiny #art #bhfyp #blackops #fortniteclips #callofduty #twitchstreamer #geek #youtuber #lol #rdr #gamingcommunity #minecraft #overwatch #sony #fun #instagram #online --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pixel-sultan/support

A new low for the star wars franchise! The show runners from Game Of Thrones QUIT the star wars trilogy to go focus on Netflix. Kotaku, the symbol of everything wrong with games "journalism" is totally failing. Desperate owners deploy horrible ads and writers are getting booted! Blizzard keeps trying to move forward as the rest of the world keeps bringing them back to earth. This time the new World of Warcraft leaks right at the time of a pretty big scandal in the Blizzard esports community goes down over prize money! Last year Battlefield V was the worst release PR anyone could imagine but quietly they just made a huge move! Also EA BACK On Steam?

The Gardens Between is a clever puzzle game from The Voxel Agents. In this game, two friends are in a dream-like series of islands and you manipulate time to get them to their destination. Brett was definitely sold. We also play Firestorm, Battlefield's take on Battle Royale. Is it worth the playthrough? In our news this week, Borderlands 3 was finally revealed and it looks incredible. Apple announced a subscription service called Apple Arcade, PS4 had their first Nintendo Direct-like State of Play event and Valve teases a new VR headset called Index. Our discussion is all about what we expect from the new consoles Nintendo is announcing this year. It's rumored to be two consoles: one for the lower price tier and another for more hardcore gamers. We talk about what else we expect them to do to the console to take it a step above. Check out video clips of our news every week over on YouTube. Show Notes: 3:36 - The Gardens Between 19:41 - Battlefield V: Firestorm 40:06 - Gaming News 1:10:19 - What's Next for the Nintendo Switch 1:31:59 - Upcoming Video Game Releases Become a part of the conversation! Join our Discord server today. If you donate $1 or more you can get exclusive access to the patreon-only chat and channels in the server. The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels and contact us on The Inner Gamer website. Credits: "Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress

We are sans Goalie again today, so Nick and Edie pick up the slack and chat about Battlefield V, Apex Legends, and more. Enjoy.

Mario Day is for nerds, the coolest of us are repping MARII ZOIG. Anthem is bricking PS4s, Battlefield V's battle royale mode Firestorm has leaked, and Fortnite has finally been unseated as Twitch's most viewed game! Subscribe here! Like the show?

Funimation social media coordinator & anime expert GodsWill joins the Gi crew to talk favorite anime, Dragon Ball Super Broly, Battlefield V and a whole lot more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giupdates/message

We're here with the final "normal" Giant Bombcast of 2018, so let's get into some Smash Bros. unlocks, Earth Defense Force 5, Heroes of the Storm, slinging $100 copies of Kingdom Hearts III, Battlefield V, and your chicken skin-related emails!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5928697/advertisement

No Goalie this week, so Nick and Edie hold down the fort with talk about the Game Awards, Red Dead Redemption Online, Spiderman, Battlefield V, and a bunch of announcements. Enjoy.

Resulta que la actualidad está casi tan pachucha como nosotros mismos, así que aprovechamos para colar más juegos en el programa de hoy: nos ponemos al día con Battlefield V, Fallout 76, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy y Hitman 2. Es cierto que unos están más terminados que otros, pero todos están a la venta desde hace unos pocos días.Queda tiempo para Preguntitas, la excusa perfecta para mencionar Bayonetta y hablar sobre la duración de Red Dead Redemption 2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We take a trip back to Kanto with Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu. This is a new Pokemon RPG game and the first full game for the Switch with Pokemon (aside from Pokken). In this game, it's mostly a remake of the original Red, Blue and Yellow but in full 3D. It's a bit toned down from the originals and not as challenging, but still immensely fun as Brett explains in his impressions. Austin also dives deep into the dungeon with Enter the Gungeon. On sale on the Switch, he talks about how much fun he's having with this game on the Switch and why everyone should pick it up for such a good price. In our news, Remedy's former CEO starts a new studio focused on “underserved” markets and celebrities are frustrated with Fortnite for selling emotes about their dances or moves from tv shows or rap videos. We also revisit women in Battlefield V and share our opinion on how we may agree with them not being in the game but for a much different reason than historical accuracy. Instead, we're talking about the violent treatment to not just men, but women since you can play as both genders in these war zones. Finally, our discussion explores some topics brought up in a great discussion between games journalist Jason Schreier and Youtube Influencer YongYea. We talk about gamer rage, consumerism, developers and publishers in gaming and where the future of gaming is going. Check out video clips of our news every week over at youtube.com/theinnergamer. Show Notes: 6:06 - Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu 16:43 - Enter the Gungeon 23:47 - Battlefield V 38:54 - Gaming News 1:06:30 - The State of the Gaming Industry 1:41:15 - Upcoming Video Game Releases The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at hello@theinnergamer.net. Credits: "Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress

SpawnOnMe host Khalief joins the Gi crew to discuss Red Dead 2, Fall Asleep 76, Battlefield V, Sony leaving E3 and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giupdates/message

What? This can't be right... the Softcast has been around for twenty-five episodes!? How did that happen? To celebrate, Jeremy, Greg, Suzy, and Nick talk about the recent releases of Fallout 76 and Battlefield V, and (surprise) have very different reactions to the two games. Topics covered also include Metroid 4, the Gears of War mobile game, the military getting into e-sports, and more! Listen to the show and then head over to Softcore_Gamers on Twitch and Twitter to watch us play and tell us how we're doing!

We've played many hours of the full version of Fallout 76 and we talk about how this game really did with changing the game introducing a new idea to the Bethesda franchise. Also, Battlefield 5 comes out today but with the Origin Premier pass, Brett has had it for about a week. He's played through most of the single player and all of the multiplayer game modes. Is this game worth the buy in? Listen and find out! In our news, we chat about Valve giving a lot of money to a hacker who found a bug that gives free codes. Cliff Blezinski swears off making games forever and the Switch reaches 1000 games. Command & Conquer is returning with remastered editions (we can't wait), Microsoft may be planning for a discless console and Sony is seriously not attending E3 next year. Our discussion this week is our 2018 holiday gift guide for gamer's! If you are looking for things to ask for, looking for gifts for gamers or simply need something to buy, this is the podcast to listen to to learn everything to buy this holiday season! For links to all these gifts we discussed, head over to our website at theinnergamer.net/197. Check out video clips of our news every week over at youtube.com/theinnergamer. Show Notes: 1:41 - Fallout 76 23:38 - Battlefield V 34:03 - Gaming News 1:12:37 - 2018 Gamer's Holiday Gift Guide 1:51:11 - Upcoming Video Game Releases The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at hello@theinnergamer.net. Credits: "Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress

Hitman 2! Tetris Effect! Battlefield V! The games of Fall are upon us, followed by a raft of rocky stories in the games biz, questionable emails about food, towel habits, edible Mario enemies, and the return of Banjo & Kazooie (who never really left).This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5928697/advertisement

Fallout 76 releases tomorrow by the time you listen to this podcast in most places and it's a daring risk for Bethesda Game Studios. Will it capture old and new fans alike? It's attempting to be a co-op, online Fallout universe set in West Virginia. Play with your friends, survive and battle others as you prepare for your next mission. Battlefield V is also available for those with the Premier pass, including Brett. He shares his thoughts on multiplayer after having played several of the new maps and whether or not this is a true return to WWII. In our news segment, there is more backlash from Diablo Immortal, Destiny 2 is not performing to Activision's expectations and the composer for Dragonball Z was elected to Texas Senate. We also discuss Microsoft XO18 featuring some cool new announcements from Xbox such as new games for the Game Pass, lots of new content updates and a few surprises. Our favorite surprises included a release date for Crackdown 3, a new PVP mode for Sea of Thieves and the reveal of Void Bastards. Check out video clips of our news every week over at youtube.com/theinnergamer. Show Notes: 2:09 - Battle of the Bands Event 5:16 - Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. 17:01 - Battlefield V 36:09 - Gaming News 1:11:10 - Microsoft XO18 1:23:22 - Upcoming Video Game Releases The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at hello@theinnergamer.net. Credits: "Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress

In this episode, Brett plays the game Donut County by Ben Esposito and published by Annapurna Pictures. This game has you playing as a raccoon collecting things into a hole that gets bigger as you grab things. It's a fun puzzle platformer with a clever little story. Find out Brett's final verdict in the show. In our gaming news, we talk about all the new Nindie announcements from last week, the reveal of gameplay for Cyberpunk 2077 and Pewdiepie maybe getting dethroned. We also talk about Xbox's new all access deal with a console, Game Pass and Games with Gold all in one. Finally, we dive into Battlefield V. It's coming out now in November after being delayed a month. We look through the history from announcement to current time and review whether or not it will survive based on some of the issues brought up by the community. We're still hyped about it but there is some concern about its commercial success. Check out video clips of our discussion every week over at youtube.com/theinnergamer. Show Notes: 1:21 - Donut County 10:56 - Gaming News 51:10 - Is Battlefield V Setup for Disaster? 1:22:10 - Upcoming Video Game Releases The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at hello@theinnergamer.net. Credits: "Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress

In episode 72 the Gi crew assembles to discuss the controversy surrounding the Spider-Man "down grade", Battlefield V's struggles, Cyberpunk 2077's reveal, the Smash direct and so much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giupdates/message

Nvidia 2080ti, Nvidia RTX, Doom Eternal, Red Dead 2, Galaxy Note 9, MoviePass sucks, Amazon Prime ends pre-order discount, Streaming companies add ads, Crypto Corner, Battlefield V, Elon is having troubles, Ipad keyboard review, new Yuneec drone could be good.

We provide our first impressions of Overcooked 2, the sequel to the awesome couch co-op from Ghost Town Games. They've added more levels, more complexity, better graphics and more zaniness to this world. It's wonderful. We also review a game that just released on the Switch called Manual Samuel from Perfectly Paranormal. It's crazy with a friend trying to control this guy. Finally we jump into Pocket City on iOS and Android and experience a gem of a game for the mobile platform. It has no microtransactions, is addicting as hell and full of progression. We highly recommend it if you're into city sims. In our news, we dive deep into many things such as the continuing controversy surrounding the IGN reviewer who plagiarized content, we talk about EA losing a key member and their Battlefield V trailer, Life is Strange 2 has a new trailer and Amazon Prime cutting some big features for gamers. Finally, our discussion is on the cost of being a streamer. Earlier this year we talked about how game designers are incorporating features to their game built with streaming in mind but this time we're coming from the streamer's perspective. We talk about the controversy with Ninja and his recent statement about not playing with women, we discuss the launch of Steam.tv and what that means for the industry plus what new tools could advance the industry forward. Check out video clips of our discussion every week over at youtube.com/theinnergamer. Show Notes: 1:45 - Overcooked 2 14:32 - Manual Samuel 19:59 - Pocket City 26:49 - Gaming News 1:01:38 - The Cost of Being a Streamer 1:35:20 - Upcoming Video Game Releases The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at hello@theinnergamer.net. Credits: "Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress

We finally get the whole crew back together. Bobby continues to play Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Chi plays some old school Battletoads, Emilio starts Wizard of Legend and Mini runs through some old FPS games. Also more Deep Rock Galactic.   ON THE RADAR Meteorfall, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, LEGO® The Incredibles   HIGHLIGHTS Deep Rock Galactic, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Quake 2, Duke Nukem 3D World tour, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Quake Champions, Wizard of Legend, Yoku's Island Express, Battletoads vs Double Dragon, Battlefield V   NEWS Valve leaks Steam game player counts; we have the numbers   TennoCon 2018 Warframe’s new expansion is a stunning alien landscape full of giant robo-bugs Warframe is coming soon to Nintendo Switch Warframe is getting co-op spaceship combat that looks like a third-person FTL Warframe is getting hoverboards and yes you can do tricks on them     ::: Website ::: Twitter ::: Twitch ::: Discord :::

It's nearly E3 time. And the details on many of the big games for this year are hitting the news at an alarming rate. We outline preorder and collectors-edition bonuses for a bunch of Games, including Battlefield V, CoD Black Ops 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 76, and other news. We also review State of Decay 2 further in depth.

Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset, Moonlighter, Game Vice controller, Detroit: Become Human review gets hijacked, Legend of Kay, Yoku's Island Express, Ninja Caveman switch giveaway, Battlefield V drama, Neon Drive, House Flipper, Steam mobile link and more! Plus news, voicemail, and Uncle Tiggy. Sorry about the air/audio quality tonight!

James Reports on Japan, Nintendo News, DLC for Star Citizen, Samsung Q6FN Review, Essential wasn't essential enough, Black Ops 4 & Battlefield V, New VR Screen, BendGaste was REAL, Dockless Switch, Halo Arcade, Play Pokemon Go Responsibly, AI Apocalypse Begins, Alexa is listening, State of Decay single player review.

We all get a chance to play Deep Rock Galactic this week, while Chi and Emilio play State of Decay 2. Bobby beats FEAR 2: Project Origin finally gets Golf It! Be sure to join us next week for the live show and win some games in our Collaborative Community Playlist Giveaway.   ON THE RADAR Dark Souls: Remastered, Battlefield V, Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Won't Dry, Wizard of Legend, Ancestors Legacy, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection   HIGHLIGHTS State of Decay 2, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, 12 Is Better Than 6, Golf It!, Titanfall 2, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, Ruiner, Deep Rock Galactic   NEWS Runescape Classic is closing Game critic TotalBiscuit dies at age 33 Apple rejects Valve's Steam Link game streaming app over ‘business conflicts' (warconius)     ::: Website ::: Twitter ::: Twitch ::: Discord :::

It's time to talk about Detroit: Become Human. It's also time to talk Horizon Zero Dawn. There's also some time left to talk about God of War, Bloodstained, Battlefield V, and Black Ops 4. It is not time to talk about a PlayStation 5, Newcomb's Problem, oThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5929733/advertisement

We're back after a week hiatus. We've got lots to talk about. God of War, Stardew Valley, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cliff Blezinski, the Special Olympics, Best Buy Gamer's Club Unocked, Battlefield V, Fortnite, and the future of the PS4. Enjoy.

Everyone but Bobby picks up Deep Rock Galactic, the co op dwarf mining game in early access. Bobby streams Prey (2006) all the way to the end. Emilio and Chi check out Sea of Thieves with their 2 week free trial, and we answer a lot of listener questions.     ON THE RADAR Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Battlefield V, Bunker Punks   HIGHLIGHTS Battletech, Deep Rock Galactic, Prey, Ruiner, Sea of Thieves, Deadpool 2   NEWS OSSIC Shuts Down Heartfelt adventure game To The Moon is becoming a feature-length animated film EVGA kicks motherboard driver DVDs to the curb, replaces them with flash drives   HARDWARE Logitech G Pro     ::: Website ::: Twitter ::: Twitch ::: Discord :::