Praise The Game

PtG welcomes guests Andrea and Sean to debate a big question: is Nintendo for kids? Plus, Bowser and a Big Daddy from Bioshock showdown in Battle Royale! (News) - Dragonball Xenoverse 2 for Switch release date, Ni No Kuni II delayed, Oculus headset and controller permanent price drop, Destiny 2 beta news, PUBG getting first-person only servers, first Switch video app hits Japan, Overwatch League owners announced, San Diego Comic Con (What's Loaded Up) - Breath of the Wild, Fallout 4, Gravity Rush 2, ARMS, Death Squared, Pac-Man mobile, Hey! Pikmin demo, Elite Dangerous and Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age (Battle Royale) - Bowser vs Big Daddy Special Guests: Andrea Joanlanne and Sean Mooney.

It's the brothers podcast! PtG welcomes Nick's brother (and recent father) Ari as special guest in a discussion all about time management for the busy gamer. Are certain games better for the time constrained consumer? Episodic games? Long-winded RPGs? Twitch shooters? Plus, lots of news including a possible Bayonetta for Switch tease. (News) - Splatoon 2 direct, Thimbleweed Park for Switch and Mobile, possible Bayonetta Switch tease, Telltale games on Switch, Arms first DLC, PS4 exclusive Gundum, Cuphead not on PS4, Assassin's Creed merchandizing and show, Halo 5 4K support for XB1 X, new Total War series (What's Loaded Up) - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Life is Strange, ME: Andromeda, Gravity Rush 2, Civilization 6, Overwatch, Drawn to Death Special Guest: Ari Mihaltses .

This week PtG asks the question: why do we play old videogames? All things are considered from graphics to mechanics and storytelling. PtG also introduces Battle Royale! - their latest segment debating hypothetical fights between famous characters in gaming history. This week Sonic the Hedgehog fights Tracer from Overwatch! (News) - SNES Classic unveiling, Starcraft Remastered date, Inside gamemaker's new project, Shadow of the Colossus director making another game, PUBG update, Jumanji movie takes place in a game (What's Loaded Up) - Nier: Automata, FFXV: Promto DLC, Cave Story+, Dishonored, RiME, The Unfinished Swan (Battle Royale) - Sonic the Hedgehog vs Overwatch's Tracer

PtG celebrates Episode 20! Summer is here and that also means the Steam Summer Sale. PtG discusses their top picks for the sale, the console market response and whether or not it's healthy to buy many games at once. (News) - CoD 4 Remastered standalone, new Overwatch map, Metroid: Samus Returns Legacy Edition, Beyond Good & Evil 2 early demo concepts (What's Loaded Up) - Gang Beasts, Sonic CD, Rocket League, Clustertruck

PtG talks E3 2017! Who had the best conference? Top 3 games shown? What did listeners think? This wrap-up episode also includes break downs of the Bethesda, Devolver and Ubisoft conferences. (News) - Rockstar puts an end to GTA V mod tool, IO Interactive gains exclusive rights to Hitman IP, PUBG getting zombie mode and new updates (What’s Loaded Up) - Nier: Automata, ARMS, Binding of Isaac, RIME, Tekken 7, Animal Crossing, For Honor

PtG's full coverage of the Nintendo Spotlight at E3 2017, including Metroid Prime 4, Super Mario Odyssey and a new core Pokemon RPG for the Switch!

PtG's full coverage of the Sony E3 2017 conference, including God of War, Days Gone, the Shadow of the Colossus remake and much more!

PtG's full coverage of Microsoft's E3 2017 conference, including the Xbox One X reveal, Anthem, Crackdown 3 and Sea of Thieves!

PtG offers their take on the first weekend of E3 buzz, including the full Xbox One X reveal at Microsoft's conference. Plus - Star Wars Battlefront 2, a new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer and Pokken Tournament for Switch. (News) - Pokken Tournament for Switch, Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer, Atari Flashback 8 Gold and Sega Genesis Flashback announcement, Star Wars Battlefront 2 gameplay reveal (What's Loaded Up) - Nier Automata, What Remains of Edith Finch, Black Desert Online

PtG discusses the upcoming Nintendo Online Subscription service and where sub-based services as a whole stand in modern gaming. Other news includes the Assassin's Creed leak, Super Nintendo World and the Shadow of War delay. (News) - Nintendo Online Subscription, Super Nintendo World theme park, Valve's Steam Direct, Assassin's Creed t-shirt leak, Ubisoft new logo, Square Enix's Lost Sphere, Sonic Mania release date, Need for Speed: Payback and the Shadow of War delay (What's Loaded Up) - Persona 5, Injustice 2, Overwatch

PtG breaks down the controversial reveal and trailer of Ubisoft's Far Cry 5, set in the US. Big news this week includes the Nathan Drake film casting, Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, Bioware's new Dragon Age game and floppy, jumpy magikarp. (News) - Far Cry 5 trailer, new Dragon Age game, Nathan Drake casting, Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, Street Fighter 2 thoughts, Monster Hunter XX for Switch, Magikarp Jump release (What's Loaded Up) - Persona 5, Farpoint, Overwatch, Injustice 2, Magikarp Jump

PtG discusses development hell - why a game can be stuck in it and how to get out. The Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, Witcher TV show and the license renewal of cancelled Microsoft project Scalebound round out the episode. (News) - Nintendo Direct, Harvest Moon 20th anniversary, Far Cry 5 announcement, South Park Fractured But Hole, Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, Witcher TV Show, Scalebound license renewal (What's Loaded Up) - Persona 5, NBA Playgrounds, Farpoint, Minecraft, Heroes of the Storm, Injustice 2

PtG welcomes guest speaker Swirl as they discuss the validity of social gaming - online, offline and on the go. Halo 6 E3 plans (or lack thereof), the Assassin's Creed Origins leak and important eSports development news round out the episode. (News) - Assassin's Creed Origins leak, Overwatch League franchise buy-ins, Women's College eSports program, Hitman developer for sale by Square Enix, Alan Wake gone for good, Halo 6 E3 announcement (What's Loaded Up) - Black Desert Online, Portal 2, Prey, HTC Vive, Little Nightmares Special Guest: Swirl .

PtG breaks down what Open World and Linear games are, key differences, how they've changed and where they seem to be headed in the future. They also discuss the recent Darksiders 3 reveal, Overwatch as a political tool, a game-breaking Battlefield 1 patch and early impressions of games like Prey and Little Nightmares on What's Loaded Up. (News) - Darksiders 3 reveal, Strong Museum's Gaming Hall of Fame inductees, Nintendo Playstation prototype, Overwatch memes as a political tool, Battlefield 1 patch (What's Loaded Up) - Black Desert Online, CS:GO, Battlegrounds, Little Nightmares, Prey, Starcraft, Syberia 3, Zelda: BotW

PtG welcomes guest speaker Mike "AFK" Lejuez as they delve into videogame movies and how they almost always... suck. They also discuss the CoD WWII trailer reveal, Nintendo 2DS XL and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe shenanigans. (News) - CoD WWII trailer reveal, alleged PS All-Stars sequel poster leak, FF7 and KH3 delayed, Nintendo 2DS XL announcement, Nintendo E3 plans (What's Loaded Up) - Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Destiny, Super Hot, PUBG, Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, Starcraft, Zelda BotW, Prey Special Guest: Mike Lejuez.

In this episode, PtG debate how (or how not) eSports can progress into the mainstream of televised sporting events. They also discuss competitive games they have been playing, retro titles and other news and releases. (News) - Starcraft free to play, Call of Duty: WW2 confirmed, SNES Classic rumors, 1TB PS4 Slim (What's Loaded Up) - Dark Souls: Ringed City, Kingdoms, Battlegrounds, Attack on Titan, Mr. Shifty, Counter Strike GO, Yooka Laylee, Star Wars Episode I: Racer and Pokemon Snap

PtG celebrates their 10th episode by counting down personal Top 10 favorite games of all time! They also discuss a huge wave of Nintendo game announcements and Microsoft's upcoming pro-consumer self-return policy. (News) - Nintendo Direct and announced releases, Star Wars Battlefront II trailer and release date, Microsoft's new "self-service" refund policy for XB1 (What's Loaded Up) - ClusterTruck, FF XV: Episode Gladio DLC, Player Unknown's Battlegrounds, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Graceful Exploding Machine, EVE Valkyrie, Starblood Arena, Dynasty Warriors 4, Overwatch Uprising Event, Pokemon Go

This week on PtG, Nick, Andrew and Pete discuss the pros and cons of PCs and gaming consoles. Do the Xbox One Scorpio tech specs compete with modern PCs? Find out what the guys think! (News) - Xbox One Scorpio tech specs revealed, Mass Effect: Andromeda updates, New Overwatch event (What's Loaded Up) - Goldeneye: Source, Def Jam: Vendetta, Battlefield 1, Shovel Knight, Bound, DB Xenoverse 2

Do you like remakes, remasters and reboots? Find out what the guys think on this weeks episode of Praise the Game. Additional topics include Destiny 2, Persona 5, Starcraft Remastered and Call of Duty WWII. Praise it!

PtG welcomes Tom, Cody and Steve from Frogsmilk Studio as they discuss their first indie game, The Italianeer, being an indie developer and taking a demo to PAX East. The group also discusses recent releases and news including the Destiny 2 poster leak and thoughts on Mass Effect: Andromeda. Praise it! Special Guests: Cody McCann, Steve Friedman, and Tom Saltman.