The Easy Allies Podcast

Ep 342 - The original Witcher game is getting a remake, PlayStation London Studio has something new up their sleeves, and two of Rocksteady's founders are getting ready to move on. 0:00 - Opening 2:12 - Workout Buddies 5:47 - Corrections 11:03 - The Witcher Remake 20:34 - PlayStation London's Next Game 28:32 - Heads of Rocksteady Announce Departure 38:11 - September NPD Report 47:13 - Also This Week 54:49 - L&R: Most Terrifying Moments 58:52 - L&R: What's Up with Twitter? 1:03:24 - L&R Game: Guess the Review 1:07:51 - Time for Bets 1:12:41 - Closing Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 341 - The titans of horror face off as Silent Hill finally comes out of shadows and Resident Evil reminds people why it's been leading the way. 0:00 - Opening 1:38 - Workout Buddies 6:45 - Corrections 8:38 - Silent Hill Showcase 29:41 - Resident Evil Showcase 46:20 - A Word From Our Sponsors 51:27 - The Great Framerate Debate 1:04:59 - Also This Bayonetta Voice Actor Dispute 1:10:49 - Also This Week 1:16:56 - L&R: What Could Make G4 Work? 1:31:02 - L&R: High-Priced Annoyances 1:38:22 - L&R Game: Bunker Pals 1:46:51 - Time for Bets 1:53:03 - Closing This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month. Go to http://go.factor75.com/allies60 and use code allies60 to get 60% off your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 340 - Meta's introducing a pricey new Quest headset, Todd Howard answers Starfield questions, and Witchfire's tearing down their invisible walls. 0:00 - Opening 1:55 - Workout Buddies 6:41 - Corrections 10:03 - Meta Quest Pro 27:00 - Is Starfield Hard Sci-Fi? 36:58 - Witchfire Redesign 42:25 - A Word From Our Sponsors 46:44 - Have You Heard About Asterigos: Curse of the Stars? 53:05 - Also This Week 1:08:22 - L&R: Big What-Ifs 1:10:45 - L&R: Cozy Horror Underdogs 1:14:57 - L&R: Horror Turn Offs 1:20:15 - Time for Bets 1:25:30 - Closing Go to http://hellofresh.com/allies65 and use code allies65 for 65% off plus free shipping! Go to http://shopify.com/allies to sign up for a free trial and start selling online today. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 339 - From God of War to Need for Speed, pick the highlights coming over the next 3 months, plus check in on the Mario movie teaser and get briefed on extensive plans from CD Projekt Red. *Full list of titles below. 0:00 - Opening 1:25 - Workout Buddies 5:51 - Corrections 6:55 - Need for Speed Unbound 13:57 - October Game Preview 57:53 - November Game Preview 1:27:33 - A Word From Our Sponsors 1:31:09 - December Game Preview 1:44:07 - Mario Movie Teaser 1:54:59 - CD Projekt RED's Pile of Games 2:00:09 - Also This Week 2:11:04 - L&R: The Wrong Lesson Learned from Cyberpunk? 2:21:23 - L&R: Demo Persuasion 2:25:57 - L&R Game: Lost in Translation 4 2:32:45 - Time for Bets 2:37:00 - Closing Go to http://chime.com/allies to start your credit journey. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Go to http://joinhoney.com/allies to get Honey for free. Oct 12 LEGO BrickTales Oct 13 The Case of the Golden Idol Oct 14 Dragon Ball: The Breakers Scorn Oct 17 Flat Eye Potionomics Oct 18 A Plague Tale: Requiem Ghostbuster: Spirits Unleashed Oct 20 Jackbox Party Pack 9 Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Second Extinction Vampire Survivors Oct 21 Gotham Knights New Tales from the Borderlands Oct 27 Signalis Star Ocean: The Divine Force Oct 28 Bayonetta 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Resident Evil Village Winters Expansion Resident Evil Re:Verse Nov 3 The Entropy Centre Nov 4 Harvestella Nov 8 A Little to the Left Sonic Frontiers Nov 9 God of War: Ragnarok Nov 11 Tactics Ogre Reborn Nov 15 Pentiment Nov 17 Goat Simulator 3 Nov 18 Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me Pokemon Scarlet / Violet Nov 22 Evil West Gungrave GORE Nov 28 WoW: Dragonflight Nov 30 Warhammer 40,000 Darktide Dec 2 The Callisto Protocol Midnight Suns Need for Speed Unbound Dec 9 Dragon Quest Treasures Dec 13 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion High on Life Dec 22 Valkyrie Profile Lenneth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 338 - After years of assurances, Google has abruptly pulled the plug on Stadia, Koei Tecmo introduces a fantastic looking competitor to Monster Hunter, and E3 might actually be good again, maybe. 0:00 - Opening 1:47 - Workout Buddies 9:59 - Corrections 13:49 - Konnichiwa, Wild Hearts 23:59 - Stadia is Dead 46:41 - A Word From Our Sponsors 51:02 - E3 Might Be Good Again 1:15:32 - Skull and Bones Delayed Again 1:23:26 - Also This Week 1:30:21 - L&R: How can Google hope to launch any new products? 1:32:10 - L&R: Silent Hill: The Short Message 1:39:32 - L&R Game: Mario Kart or Wario Fart Round 2 1:44:13 - Time for Bets 1:50:04 - Closing This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Go to http://joinhoney.com/ALLIES to get Honey for FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 337 - Nvidia's next wave of graphics cards is here, already? And they come with a hefty price tag. Plus, Grand Theft Auto VI leaks, Suikoden returns, and Sony doesn't care about your crusty old PS VR games. 0:00 - Opening 1:22 - Workout Buddies 5:44 - Corrections 8:27 - Suikoden is Back! 23:11 - Nvdia's 40 Series Graphics Cards 54:39 - GTA VI and More Leaks 1:24:35 - August NPDs 1:31:45 - PS VR2 Won't Play PS VR Games 1:44:46 - Also This Week 1:52:59 - L&R: Replay Under New Conditions 1:58:08 - L&R: Small Game Anticipation 2:01:37 - L&R: Post-Game Preferences 2:04:41 - Time for Bets 2:11:17 - Closing Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 336 - Whether they were delayed from the usual E3 season or planned for TGS, this week's had more gaming showcases than we can even keep up with. 0:00 - Opening 1:38 - Workout Buddies 6:43 - Corrections 8:54 - Ubisoft Forward 34:09 - Nintendo Direct 53:03 - State of Play 1:09:33 - A Word From Our Sponsors 1:11:33 - Like A Dragon 1:24:02 - Capcom 1:34:28 - Xbox 1:37:39 - Disney / Marvel 1:42:14 - Call of Duty 1:44:42 - Also This Week 1:55:27 - L&R: Rare Replay-Likes 1:58:36 - L&R: Studio Collab Mashup 2:03:21 - L&R Game: Real or Fake Speedruns 2:10:55 - Time for Bets 2:15:55 - Closing Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Go to http://shopify.com/allies to get a 14-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 335 - Sony isn't buying Xbox's friendly claims about Call of Duty. A Splitgate sequel gets started just as the original exits beta, and Cobra Kai makes us ask whether beat 'em ups are seeing a strong revival. 0:00 - Opening 2:23 - Workout Buddies 7:54 - Corrections 10:22 - Sony Calls Out Xbox Call of Duty Promises 26:20 - Splitgate Devs Start on Sequel 33:50 - Ubisoft Partners with Tencent to Fend Off Takeovers 46:20 - A Word From Our Sponsors 50:14 - Cobra Kai and the State of Beat 'em Ups 1:13:17 - Also This Week 1:21:31 - L&R: Getting Back Into Grounded 1:24:04 - L&R: Are Remakes Sequels? 1:33:11 - L&R Game: Halo: Person, Place or Ship 1:39:24 - Time for Bets 1:46:10 - Closing Go to http://chime.com/allies to get started today. Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 334 - Halo's roadmap sees more speedbumps with split-screen knocked off course entirely. Meanwhile, interesting investments have us speculating on From Software's future, and some fan-favorite RPGs are getting successors. 0:00 - Opening 2:14 - Workout Buddies 7:52 - Corrections 11:38 - Halo Infinite Ditches Split-Screen 30:55 - Sony, Tencent Invest in From Software 38:06 - NetEase Purchases Quantic Dream 44:15 - A Word from Our Sponsors 49:32 - Wild Arms and Shadow Hearts Successors 59:29 - New God of War Combat Mechanics 1:05:45 - Also This Week 1:15:24 - L&R: Fashion vs Function 1:18:58 - L&R Game: Mario Kart or Wario Fart? 1:24:26 - L&R: Game Lists 1:27:57 - Time for Bets 1:34:51 - Closing Go to http://playbackbone.com/ALLIES to order your Backbone, for a limited time, and get FREE access to over 350 console games and perks. Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Go to http://joinhoney.com/ALLIES to get Honey for FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 333 - Germany's big show is back with plenty of new reveals to discuss, big name game creators are dipping their toes into other outlets, and Sony wants a little more cash for those PS5s. 0:00 - Opening 1:34 - Workout Buddies 12:46 - Corrections 17:21 - Lies of P 24:55 - The Callisto Protocol 28:02 - Sonic Frontiers 31:32 - Atlas Fallen 34:43 - The Case of the Golden Idol 37:57 - The Gap 39:29 - The Last Case of Benedict Fox 42:39 - Layers of Fears 45:56 - Goat Simulator 3 49:06 - Moonbreaker 53:33 - Phantom Hellcat 55:45 - Hideo Kojima's Podcast 1:02:28 - Masahiro Sakurai's YouTube Channel 1:07:56 - July NPD Sales Charts 1:15:09 - PS5 Price Increase 1:26:37 - Also This Week 1:39:36 - L&R: Avoiding the Noise 1:51:08 - L&R: Adding Voices 1:53:38 - L&R: Familiar Names 1:55:10 - Time for Bets 2:01:32 - Closing Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices