The Easy Allies Podcast

Ep 312 - Long rumored changes to PlayStation Plus are now official, Zelda has been forseeably delayed, and E3 2022 is cancelled again. 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:10 - Corrections 00:03:07 - Gran Turismo 7 Apologies 00:07:05 - PlayStation Plus Expansion 00:43:05 - Zelda Sequel Delayed to 2023 01:03:37 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:07:43 - E3 Cancelled Again 01:30:00 - Hyper Light Breaker 01:40:44 - Also This Week 01:44:34 - L&R: Random Arcade Cabinets 01:48:36 - L&R: Quick Game Recommendations 01:50:23 - L&R: The Turtles Are Older Now 01:54:04 - Time for Bets 01:58:41 - Closing Go to http://upstart.com/easyallies to find out how Upstart can lower your monthly rate. Go to http://joinhoney.com/allies to get Honey for free! 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

This week, we have an open discussion on Hogwarts Legacy, the next Witcher games will run on a new engine, and bustin' makes us feel good. 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:10 - Corrections 00:03:14 - Announcements 00:06:29 - A Clarification on Hogwarts Legacy 00:30:52 - Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed 00:51:17 - Nintendo is Shutting Down Dragalia Lost 01:05:47 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:11:00 - GT 7 Struggles with Outages and Economy 01:25:38 - A New Witcher Saga in the Works 01:36:39 - Also This Week 01:43:21 - Game: Copycat Kirby 01:51:01 - L&R: Elden Ring Starters 01:58:03 - L&R: Controller Preferences 02:05:22 - L&R: Difficulty Options 02:17:40 - Time for Bets 02:22:38 - Closing Go to http://babbel.com and use code ALLIES to get 3 months free on a 3-month scription. Go to http://mintmobile.com/allies to cut your wireless bill to $15 a month. 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

It's a big week for indie games, teen summer horror is back in style, and Perfect Dark loses some initiative. 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:04 - Corrections 00:04:03 - The Quarry 00:16:18 - Perfect Dark Staff Leave the Initiative 00:26:04 - February NPD Sales Report 00:42:04 - A Word from Our Sponsors 00:49:16 - ID@Xbox and Humble Showcases 01:11:03 - No EA Play Live This Summer 01:17:48 - Also This Week 01:27:23 - Game: EarthBound or The Beatles 01:30:06 - L&R: Elden Ring's Map 01:39:01 - L&R: Handheld-Centric Games 01:44:51 - L&R: Skipping Voice Acting 01:47:52 - L&R: Wojnar Update 01:49:56 - Time for Bets 01:56:20 - Closing Go to http://hellofresh.com/allies16 and use code allies16 for up to 16 free meals and 3 free gifts! Go to http://expressvpn.com/allies to get 3 months free with a 1-year package. 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

Cowabunga, dudes! The classic TMNT games are back, State of Play has dinosaurs raining from the sky, and Kratos might be on TV. 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:02 - Corrections 00:04:28 - State of Play 00:33:32 - TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection 00:47:41 - Square Enix Music Channel 00:59:40 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:05:28 - Halo Infinite Co-op Delay 01:14:28 - God of War TV Show 01:27:03 - Also This Week 01:34:10 - Game: More Word Association 01:36:56 - L&R: Silly Supers 01:38:38 - L&R: Port Double Dipping 01:41:49 - L&R: Will Elden Ring Click? 01:46:58 - Time for Bets 01:50:46 - Closing Go to http://upstart.com/easyallies to find out how Upstart can lower your monthly rate. Go to http://chime.com/allies to sign up for Chime! Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies and take of yourself. Go to http://truebill.com/allies to start canceling today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pokémon games are coming out faster than ever, Amazon's cloud gaming service has officially launched, and Epic faces the music. 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:00 - Corrections 00:03:14 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 00:18:10 - Warren Spector's New Game 00:29:12 - Amazon Luna Launch 00:45:25 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:49:45 - Epic Buys Bandcamp 01:02:08 - Resident Evil New-Gen Upgrades 01:07:07 - Also This Week 01:15:29 - Game: Would You Rather? 01:24:36 - L&R: Friends in Ukraine 01:26:30 - L&R: Mechanic Mash-Ups 01:32:26 - L&R: Data Files 01:36:09 - L&R: More Demos 01:39:04 - Time for Bets 01:44:11 - Closing Go to http://joinhoney.com/allies to get Honey for free! Go to http://mintmobile.com/allies to cut your wireless bill to $15 a month. Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies and take of yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Street Fighter 6 has a bad logo, Guardians of the Galaxy needs a better marketing plan, and PS VR2 is looking nice! 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:21 - Corrections 00:03:04 - Street Fighter 6 and Soul Hackers 2 Reveals 00:18:51 - PS VR2 Design Unveiled 00:30:55 - Dragon Age Production Update 00:41:27 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:46:58 - Guardians of the Galaxy Undershoots Sales Expectations 00:59:37 - FF XIV's 10-Year Plan 01:15:23 - Also This Week 01:19:34 - Game: That's Not a Port! 01:28:20 - L&R: Open World Review Spoilers 01:31:40 - L&R: Creator Collabs 01:35:55 - L&R: Do You Need to Finish Games to Review? 01:53:40 - Time for Bets 01:57:24 - Closing Go to http://babbel.com and use code ALLIES to get 3 months free when you buy a 3-months subscription. Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. Go to http://mintmobile.com/allies to cut your wireless bill to $15 a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo's announced the death of 3DS and Wii U stores, Capcom put up a mysterious countdown, and Lost Ark has made all the right moves to have an absolutely explosive launch. Note: We're aware of some missing bits and bobs here and there. Apologies as we had to edit this week without Brandon. 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:03 - Corrections 00:03:49 - Who Gamed It? 00:06:33 - Nintendo Ending Purchases on 3DS and Wii U 00:47:50 - Capcom Countdown and Street Fighter 01:14:28 - Soul Hackers Countdown 01:18:57 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:25:49 - January NPD Report 01:31:09 - Lost Ark's Explosive Success 01:55:40 - Also This Week 01:59:12 - Game: How Many Playable Characters? 02:04:13 - L&R: Watching Others Play 02:06:44 - L&R: Horizon Launch Timing 02:11:29 - L&R: Revisiting Reviews? 02:17:14 - Time for Bets 02:20:48 - Closing Go to http://hellofresh.com/allies16 and use code allies16 for up to 16 free meals and 3 free gifts! Go to http://upstart.com/easyallies to find out how Upstart can lower your monthly rate. Go to http://expressvpn.com/allies to get 3 months free on a 1-year package. Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies and take of yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo directs our attention back to the Switch after Sony and Xbox spent big bucks on big news. Also, Sony highlights a batch of indies and our first look at Wolf Among Us 2, Google finally wises up and steps away from Stadia, and Capcom finally pays the RE4 merchant his due. 00:00:55 - Corrections 00:03:01 - Who-Gamed-It? 00:04:43 - Nintendo Direct Announcements 00:19:56 - Nintendo Direct Ports 00:25:08 - Nintendo Direct Updates 00:35:45 - Wolf Among Us 2 first look 00:44:12 - Google ditching Stadia 00:55:48 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:59:04 - Sony’s 7 Indie Updates 01:08:56 - Capcom’s copyright lawsuit 01:15:41 - Also This Week 01:22:03 - Game: Lost in Translation: Taiwan Version 01:25:07 - L&R - Good gaming date location? 01:26:50 - L&R - Good gaming date item? 01:28:32 - L&R - More literature-inspired games? 01:33:57 - Time for Bets 01:38:12 - Closing Go to http://chime.com/allies to sign up today! Go to http://babbel.com and use code ALLIES to get 3 months of Babbel free with a 3-month subscription. Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sony strikes back by acquiring Bungie and getting to work on 10+ live service games. Also, Yacht Club still kicks it with Kickstarter, Gran Turismo still looks gorgeous, Nintendo still makes boatloads of money, and the Dark Pictures Anthology still dares to dream. 00:00:56 - Corrections 00:02:36 - Who-Gamed-It? 00:05:04 - Sony buys Bungie 00:23:07 - Mina the Hollower 00:33:17 - Dark Pictures trademarks 00:43:03 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:45:42 - Gran Turismo 7 State of Play 00:56:03 - Nintendo’s 2021 Financials 01:15:35  - NFT backtracks 01:24:52 - Also This Week 01:30:02 - Game: Do You Know the Vintage VO? 01:33:45 - L&R - Any wisdom for 2012 games? 01:38:57 - L&R - Sony characters in Destiny? 01:41:17 - L&R - What is the ideal anime game? 01:44:27 - Time for Bets 01:47:52 - Closing Go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get 10% off your first month! Go to http://joinhoney.com/allies to get Honey for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company that created Halo and Destiny is now part of the PlayStation family, but the results of this deal are more surprising than we'd expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices