Games we played:

Ethan: Disneyland Adventures!

Rico: For Honor

Matt: Yoku’s Island Express

Amber: Butterfly Soup

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Let’s talk a little about that Death Stranding trailer (plus some of Matt/Amber’s thoughts on stuff they saw)

E3 fallout: Crackdown 3 finally got a new release date, but new questions about the game’s development persist

More E3-ish fallout: Sony responds to Fortnite controversy and it’s BAD

Steam restricts achievements on “fake games.” Said only affect a small number of users

Trailer Trash:

PLAYLIST

Figment – Release Date Trailer

Objects in Space – Steam Early Access Launch Trailer

The Lost Child – Launch Trailer

Shikhondo: Soul Eater – Gameplay Trailer

Pode – Launch Trailer

Minecraft Cross-Play Trailer

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Games we played:

Matt: State of Decay 2, I bought Okami I will totally play it at some point

Ethan: Pokemon Quest, Monster Hunter Generations

Rico: Overwatch

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Sue you Fortnite!

Microsoft laid off Xbox support staff, in favor of volunteers

It’s Almost E3 so you know what that means: Everything is leaking

• Fortnite on Switch? Who cares! Overcooked 2 is on this list!
• Assassin’s Creed names means even less when the next game will be a “sequel” to Origins set in Ancient Greece somehow!
• Fallout 76 trying to hide the fact that it’s an open world survival game with craft- and I just gave up caring about this
• Yo, forget all that Pokemon Let’s Go shit, check out these demo versions of the Gold/Silver Pokemon…  LOOK AT THAT DERPY AF LOOKING PICHU MY DUDES

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

Fallout 76 Teaser Trailer

Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! Trailer

World War 3 – Announcement Trailer

Mega Man 11 – Pre-Order Trailer | PS4

Team Sonic Racing – Reveal Trailer

Raft Steam Trailer

Yoku’s Island Express – Launch Trailer

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Games we played:

Matt: God of War

Ethan: Ni Nu Kuni II, Fortnite Thanos mode

Amber: God of War, Alto’s Adventure, Alto’s Odyssey

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Nintendo is coming into the 21st century with the internet… kind of?

Sony’s upcoming games are no longer being sold on Amazon

Developer kicked off of Steam for posting fake reviews

Check out this controller for people with disabilities

Goodbye Vita Physical Games

Play steam games on your phone!!

Not so radical news: Cliff Blezinski announces Boss Key Productions  is shutting down

Milla Jovovich gonna star in another Capcom movie, Monster Hunter?

Official charging dock is cool, but where’s my portable TV dock?

Canada Walmart screws over all video game publishers for E3 2018

Release date clean up!:

Metro Exodus delayed to 2019

STALKER 2 announced, scheduled for 2021 release

Shenmue 3 delayed another year

Skull & Bones delayed to 2019-2020

Trailer trash:

Lake Ridden – Release Trailer

Milanoir – Announcement Trailer

Destiny 2 – Expansion II: Warmind Launch Trailer

Death’s Gambit – Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS4

Runner3 Pre-Launch Trailer – Coming May 22! – Nintendo Switch

The Good Life – STROY Trailer – 2018 MAY  

RAGE 2 – Official Gameplay Trailer

GO VACATION – announcement trailer

Halo: Fireteam Raven Arcade Experience Reveal Trailer

Official Call of Duty® Black Ops 4 – Blackout Introduction
ATOMIC HEART – Exclusive Gameplay Trailer (New FPS Soviet-Union Game) 2018 PS4/Xbox One/PC

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Games we played:

Matt: God of War

Ethan: FrostPunk, Stardew Valley Multiplayer, Hearthstone Witchwood Single-player, The Void: Secrets of the Empire

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

God of War becomes the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive ever

SNK Neo Geo Mini revealed by an anonymous source

Battle royale mode coming to MOBA Battlerite

Activision’s CEO Made $28.6 Million Last Year, 306 Times The Median Activision Employee

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

Red Dead Redemption 2 | Official Trailer #3 | PS4

Proxima Royale – Reveal Trailer

Yoku’s Island Express – Story Trailer – Nintendo Switch

Temtem Official Teaser Trailer

Agatha Knife – Launch Trailer

Homo Machina – Official Teaser Trailer

Dragalia Lost – Teaser Trailer

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Games we played:

Ricardo: NOTHING

Matt: ALSO NOTHING

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Valve acquires Firewatch developer, Campo Santo

Capcom shutting down Puzzle Fighter after just 5 months

Billy Mitchell to possibly be defrocked as “King of Kong”

Quantic Dreams is suing French media outlets for reports on toxic workplace

Ben Brode leaving Blizzard

Nintendo president, Tatsumi Kimishima, stepping down

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

The Legend of Bum-bo – Trailer

Strange Brigade – Story Trailer

Eastward – Announcement Trailer

Assemblance: Oversight – Release Trailer

Sonic Mania Plus – Release Trailer

11-11 Memories Retold – Teaser Trailer

Hyper Sentinel – Launch Trailer

Bonus: Labo hot jams 

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Please respect.

Games we played:

Matt: Minit

Ricardo: Nothin’ new…

Ethan: ARK, MHW Spring Update, Cash Show

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

You now don’t have to tell everybody what you’re playing on Steam with new Privacy Settings.

In turn, Steam spy is dead

They streamed the Zuckerberg hearings on Twitch. It went how you’d expect.

Myst Anniversary Kickstarter has some pretty wild pledge rewards.

Welcome to 2016… Drake wants a Hotline Bling dance in Fortnite.

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption – Nintendo Switch Announcement Trailer

Flynn & Freckles – Official Launch Trailer

Worlds Adrift – Official Teaser Trailer

Die for Valhalla – Release Date Trailer

Super Daryl Deluxe – Launch Trailer

For the King – Official Release Trailer

Extinction – Official Launch Trailer

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Games we played:

Matt: Stellaris

Ricardo: Dragon Ball Fighterz (DLC Characters Bardock/Broly)

Ethan: EVE Valkyrie, ARK

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Goodbye Steam Machines, we hardly knew thee’.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War no more microtransactions. Maybe this will save it???

Chrono Trigger PC port, gimmie the SNES GRAPHICS.

Amazon’s Twitch-ready competitive brawler, Breakaway, is no more.

Layoffs hit Twitch mostly the esports part of it

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

All Scaled Up Reveal Trailer | Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy | Spyro the Dragon

Vampyr – Story Trailer | PS4

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn – Date Announce Trailer | PS4  

State of Decay 2 Gameplay Trailer – PAX East 2018

Minit – Flipbook Launch Trailer | PS4

Catastronauts Official Announcement Trailer

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