Video Games 2 The Max

It’s that time once again for us to discuss what’s happening in the world of Video Games. We are starting to get into the hype for E3 2016 and some small details are beginning to come out about what could be revealed at the show. This week, the big one is more rumors spreading about Microsoft having new hardware and even a new controller to unveil at E3, but that’s not all as Microsoft is doing a big fanfest at E3 and even an ID@Xbox event for May. There’s also the announcement that we shouldn’t expect Nintendo NX to be sold at a loss, details on the new Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Lara Croft casting revealed for the Tomb Raider movie, FOX and possibly Disney pulling out of Comic-Con and more. Marc talks about some Duck Game and Crypt of the Necrodancer as well.

Another week and once again we get big news, I’m beginning to like how these news cycles are turning out. Nintendo has revealed that the Nintendo NX will release in March 2017, but we won’t know anything until some time after E3 2016. Is it a good idea for Nintendo to skip E3? When do we expect for this NX event to occur? And what could be the price tag? Also, Nintendo delayed Zelda Wii U to 2017 and announced what we’ve known all along that a Zelda NX was in development as well. There’s also other Nintendo News on their profits, selling a stake in the Seattle Mariners, The Wii U production, and more. We discuss a few things from PAX East, Borderlands 3 is real, the new Call of Duty game has a name, our thoughts on the new Doctor Who Companion and whatever else is out there news wise. We even have a returning co-host for this show as well, as fellow 411 Writer Daniel Anderson makes a special appearance to break it all down with us.

Well, it did not take long for these PS4.5 rumors to grow some legs and there are already documents out there that have leaked the specs for the system as well. There also sources saying the Xbox 1.5 may not be a myth either, but now that this is really out there, what does this do to the Video Game industry? Are we starting to see a change in how consoles won’t last for a long time? Could this separate the player base, even though Sony is adamant they don’t want that to happen? Will this be the way of the future? Is it possible there’s not a PS5? We try to discuss all of this and more. Aside from that, there’s also the possibility that Red Dead Redemption 2 actually exists, Mafia 3 has a release date, Street Fighter V finally goes after rage quitters and AMC even tried to allow texting in movie theaters, plus we discuss quite a few other things as well. Marc talks about The Order 1886 and Sean talks about that Final Fantasy IX Steam release he’s been waiting to come out.

Well, lots of things happened on Sean's trip to Texas and while it was certainly eventful for many reasons, it also kind of prevented him from doing a podcast that wasn't wrestling related. So, now that he's back home and in the groove of the regular schedule again, it is time to return to discussing video games, since this podcast is called Video Games 2 the MAX and all. This week, we discuss the newest patent to release about the Nintendo NX and we debate whether the NX launch lineup will include a bunch of Wii U ports or not?Microsoft had some news as well, as Quantum Break has become their best selling new IP for the Xbox One, speaking of Xbox One, there could be more SKU's on the horizon, Gears 4 is keeping split-screen, and more. An explanation has also been given on what exactly is "enough content to fill a whole game" when it comes to the Final Fantasy VII Remake Episodes. So, looks like we have plenty to talk about on this one, plus Sean talks about Kingdom Hearts Unchained X and Marc has been playi

Well, it has finally happened! Sony have revealed the price of PSVR and it is a whopping $399, which is without the PS Camera and PS MOVE controller you need to use the device. Should Sony have made it cheaper? Why not announce all of the extra peripherals needed straight away? Do you think this will sell well? Could people actually use this to play PS4 games without a TV? We try to answer these questions about it as best we can. There’s also a ton more stuff in here, since it has been a bit since we’ve done a podcast. Could Sony and Microsoft actually approve cross-platform play for games? Microsoft has at least extended the olive branch. We talk about the last Nintendo Direct that happened, The Division being the new best selling franchise, Indiana Jones 5 being announced and a ton more. Sean also talks about his time with Senran Kagura: Estival Versus and Marc bought The Division and has been playing quite a lot of it, he also talks about Disgaea PC as well.

Well, you may have noticed that the podcast is under a different name. Don't worry, we didn't go anywhere, Sean and Marc are still here and not a whole lot is changing either. It's just called Video Games 2 the MAX.This week, Marc talks about his time with Far Cry Primal and Super Hot, while Sean talks about Toki Tori 2 and BroForce. We discuss the possibility of upgradeable consoles, forward compatibility of games, and if there is a way to keep the essence of what a console is by doing that. There's also Battlefield 5 being set in WWI, Pokemon Sun and Moon being announced, Ubisoft trying to prevent a takeover from Vivendi, Harmonix crowdfunding a PC version of Rock Band 4 and a whole lot more.

We really have to stop doing this long layoff thing, it isn’t good for our morale. Once again, it is totally unintentional, but at least we have some things to talk about on the podcast today. Could the Playstation VR price be revealed at Sony’s VR event at the Game Developers Conference in March? Are any of these prices listed the right one? Six million people played The Division Beta, we were two of them, we give our thoughts on The Division. There’s a maybe a Dragon Age Tactics, Bethesda having a E3 press conference again, Knack 2 being made, Crash Bandicoot maybe coming back, Hideo Kojima talking to Guillermo Del Toro and Norman Reedus again and a lot more.Sean talks about his time with Fire Emblem Fates and Walking Dead Michonne, Marc spent a lot of time with The Division Beta.

It has been a bit, but we are back looking at what's been going on in Video Games for the past few weeks, plus we've played quite a few games as well. Marc talks about his time with XCOM 2, Firewatch, American Truck Simulator and Tron RSean talks about Nitroplus Blasterz Heroines Infinite Duel and Megadimension Neptunia VII Respawn have confirmed that Titanfall 2 will have a single player campaign and we discuss if that is going to make the game more appealing. The new DOOM finally has a release date, Microsoft confirms that most games going forward will be Cross-Buy between PC and Xbox One, The PS4 and Call of Duty Black Ops 3 keep selling and a whole lot more. There's even quite a bit of entertainment news as Deadpool 2 has already been greenlit, Lethal Weapon, Macguyver, and Star Trek all get TV series, Hasbro and Mattel could merge, and quite a few other things to talk about as well.

So once again Nintendo is in the news, hey we aren't complaining because it gives us stuff to talk about. Bandai Namco is apparently working on Nintendo NX games and there could even be a Super Smash Bros. game at launch. Not to mention, they are about to release a new Pikachu spin-off game. EA is also in the news for two different reasons, as they may have accidentally revealed the current Xbox One console sales figures (and they are pretty far behind PS4.) They also will have their own pre E3 event called EA Play and we discuss that as well. There's also Apple making its own VR system, Mighty No. 9 being delayed again, Microsoft renewing Jet Force Gemini, Disney's Bob Iger saying that Marvel movies will be made forever and a lot more. Marc also talks about his time with the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider

It seems like this will be a never ending story until Nintendo gets ahead of it. More rumors have come out about the Nintendo NX, this time though, we have some concrete numbers attached to them and also some crazy speculation that could change the way we think about consoles forever if true. Do Sean and Marc believe any of these rumors? what do they entail exactly? Well, let's just say we could see a portable and a home console NX. We also talk about Hitman going episodic, Nintendo doing some Anime shows, Square-Enix teasing two different battle systems for Final Fantasy XV, Danganronpa games coming to PC, lots of information about The Division and more. FOX and Netflix also give us plenty to talk about on the TV side of things as well.Plus we end the show discussing some of the games that came out this week and the ones that release next week as well.

With another unintended partial week off, we are back to discuss what's been happening in video games. Could the next Assassin's Creed game really be pushed to 2017? How far into completion is Quantum Break? The Nintendo NX has another report discussing a 2016 release date, are we convinced? There's also the price for the Oculus Rift and the belief that VR will be big business this year, Watch Dogs 2, delays for Scalebound and ReCore, Square-Enix doing lots more with Final Fantasy, CES 2016 talk and more. The guys also talk about some games they've been playing and what to make of all the Star Wars: Force Awakens records being broken.

The holidays has made it hard for us to get together and do a podcast, but we've finally found a day that works and thus let's us squeeze one more show into 2015. There isn't a ton of news, so the bulk of the podcast will be spent looking back at the year that was. Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss their Top 10 Games of 2015, which were two of 12 people that contributed to the overall 411 Games Top 10 list that will be revealed next week in a special 411 Game Awards Column. We also discuss some underrated games from this year, discuss some of our most anticipated for next year, and maybe a few other things too. There is some news like Sean's favorite Final Fantasy IX finally coming to PC and mobile, EA deciding on no Episode VII content for Star Wars Battlefront, Uncharted 4 being delayed again, a Russian man suing Bethesda, Star Wars: Force Awakens making Disney lots of cash and more. We also both played some games during this time. Sean talks about Crypt of the Necro Dancer, getting a Wii U, Super Mari

Well, it's been a couple weeks and a lot has happened since we last had a podcast. Nintendo had their final Direct of 2015 and the Game Awards and Playstation Experience 2015 have occurred and at least there were quite a few things to discuss out of it. Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss what they thought about all three of those events in detail, what were some of the best announcements? Are we excited to see Bayonetta in Smash? Did they finally get it right with the Game Awards? Did Sony leave some things on the table? We give all of our thoughts right here.Of course, we couldn't leave without talking about all of the news surrounding the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Did Square-Enix make things worse by making the game episodic? Could it actually turn out to be a better experience? You might be surprised by our thoughts on this.There's also Hideo Kojima making his independent studio and signing a deal with Sony, Sony wanting fans to pick their PS2 games on PS4, Microsoft working to add Xbox 360 games to the

We know it has been a little bit, but the holidays are upon us and that means Sean has to work a bunch of extra hours, thus making it a little more difficult to play video games. However, we have two weeks worth of news to discuss and we also played quite a few games (new and old) in that time as well. Today, we discuss what could be shown at Playstation Experience 2015 as for as surprises and more updates on games we already know about. There's also the Game Awards happening in mere hours and we discuss what could be shown on there.We also discuss what it means to "win" Black Friday in sales and if it means anything that the Xbox One wasn't really discussed much unlike the PS4 and the WiiU. Nintendo made quite a bit of news between having more Nintendo NX news release, making its own Ebay store, and more. There's also Amazon signing patents to possibly make its own AR device, Sony Santa Monica's Bound, The new TMNT game from Platinum Games and a whole lot more. Marc talks about his experience with Until Da

This week Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss everything that was announced at the Nintendo Direct from last week. How big is the news of Cloud Strife being in Smash Bros? Will Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD be a huge hit for the Wii U? We ponder that and more from the Direct, including lots of RPG announcements. We also take the time to discuss an article by Kotaku that brings some controversy about gaming journalism to light. Is it more important to report on leaks for the readers and risk being blacklisted? Or do you stay with the status quo, only report what's asked, and make sure you get those review copies? There's also Norman Reedus believing that Silent Hills could still be made and we go through the categories in the "Game Awards" that are happening in a few weeks and select what games would win each award. We also both spent time with Fallout 4 since the last time we did a podcast, so we discuss our experiences with the game and a few other things we've been playing as well.

We apologize for not having an episode for a few weeks, but we are back with a fully packed show including reactions to what was announced and shown at Blizzcon 2015.Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison also discuss some of the financial announcements from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and Capcom. Crystal Dynamics saying they are 50/50 on a new Legacy of Kain game, Konami shutting down the former Kojima Productions, the first slate of Xbox 360 backwards compatible games, and more.Sean also talks about his time with WWE 2K16 on PS4 and Yo-Kai Watch on 3DS. Marc played and reviewed Assassin's Creed Syndicate too.

This week, there's big news coming about the Nintendo NX, Destiny 2 apparently exists and is being developed, Square-Enix wants to keep doing remakes, Harmonix confirms Rock Band 3 will export into Rock Band 4, and EA wants to make more new IP's too.However, we start by discussing what we've been playing, which for Marc it was completing Life is Strange and Tales from the Borderlands. Sean beat Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 1, played some Blood Bowl 2, and both Sean and Marc played some Tales of Zestria as well.The guys then go through all of the big news that happened in gaming since last week, which includes everything in the headline, and even more including: The September NDP info, Konami shooting down Hideo Kojima rumors again, Blizzard making their own E-Sports division and a whole lot more.We end things by looking at the new releases and if we'd buy any of them.

This week, Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss their time with the Star Wars Battlefront Beta. What are some things they liked and things they didn't like about it. Could they possibly be interested in buying the game? EA also announced a bunch more stuff coming for the game including a $50 Season Pass.There's also Destiny having more microtransactions then they initially stated, the Uncharted movie maybe not being made, Nintendo making a Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD, lots of movie news coming out of New York Comic Con, including the possibility of Inhumans being cancelled, and more. Sean also finally got the Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter in the mail yesterday and can finally give his thoughts on how guitar, bass, and drums handle in the game, plus if the new features are good. Marc talks more about games he's playing as well. Of course, we end things with our "what are we buying this week" segment.

This week, Sean and Marc discuss Ubisoft announcing Far Cry Primal, is it a good idea to go back to the Stone Age? Or was there somewhere else the series could have explored? There's also Microsoft announcing Project X-Ray, a bunch of Xbox One Bundles, the video game voice actors voting "yes" to strike, 2K giving out WWE 2K16 Season Pass info and more. Marc spent some time with Mad Max on PC and Sean is reviewing Rock Band 4, so he gives you the low down on the pro's and con's about the game.

This week, Sean and Marc discuss if Gamestop is correct in thinking that physical video games will be around forever, although there is a significant decline in physical media sales. We also discuss if we like binge watching shows, like the way Netflix puts things out, or if we are more traditonalists and want to watch things episodically. There's also the controversial actions by Ubisoft and Activision involving singleplayer in their games, or really the lack thereof. Sony not making another Playstation Vita, more developers heading to Kickstarter and more. Marc is reviewing NBA 2K16 and played some anime fighting game, while Sean continues down the road of playing past versions of Rock Band.The guys end the show talking about Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 2 and "which new releases we might buy" segment.Did you know there is a W2M Network Facebook Page? If you “like” the page, you will get any announcements about the podcast, anything the guys write, or other various things as well.