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IN EP.54, Solo & Lilo decide to keep the offerings shorter than usual for a second weekBut as always we cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of October 17: | QUICK SCOPE | - (x) [1] Red Dead Redemption 2 console preload, [2]Discord Store Beta goes live, [3] Take-Two goes after cheaters, [4] & so does Epic as the trend of gaming lawsuits continues, [5] Cloud 9 raises series B dough, [6] Vancouver Overwatch team partners with Luminosity, [7] Call of Duty: Black Ops dominates Twitch, but will it last?, & [8] more! | FINAL LAP | - (x) [-] The squad speculate on what trends they expect to see in the next five to ten years in gaming.

IN EP.53, Solo & Lilo decide to make a shorter episode for once but as always we cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of October 10 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - (3:38) [1] Nintendo patents a mobile case that looks an awful like a Gameboy, [2] Microsoft unveils Project xCloud, [3] Monster Hunter officially has a movie on the way, [4] Sony decides to go legal on jailbroken PS4s [5] Stardew Valley set to release on iOS & Android [6] Call of Duty: Black Ops first day mega patch & [7] the mechanics of Spiderman the game, & [8] more! | FINAL LAP | - (38:40) [-] The squad speculate on what they expect to see from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo with their next generation of consoles

For EP.52, Solo returns to the mic alongside Lilo to cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of October 3 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - () [1] Blockchain Gaming Alliance is formed, [2] Overwatch & Lego partner for new collectibles, [3] Google partners with Ubisoft to launch Assassins Creed browser stream trial, [4] Minecraft keeps it moving at the top, [5] FIFA Ultimate Team card pack odds revealed, & they aren't good, [6] Nintendo mobile games steadily decreasing in profit, & [7] Tencent using facial recognition to enforce age restriction playtimes, & [8] more! | A SOLO RECOMMENDATION | - () [-] Interview with Jurichi Masada - Polygon | LILO's GAME SPOTLIGHT | - () [-] Besus from NY | the NAMESAKE INTERVIEW series | - (1:03:40) [-] Besus from NY | FINAL LAP | - () [-] The squad discusses the leaked footage of the Harry Potter: Magic Awakened RPG that hit the internet, fanboy out a little, & discuss their ideal HP game

For EP. 51 Lilo commits mutiny & goes solo for the first time to discuss the week's top gaming stories. For the week of September 26 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | [1] BioWare and Anthem get its Alpha, [2] Devil May Cry to include microtransactions, [3] PlayStation joins Xbox's GamePass by allowing full downloads on PS Now, [4] Xbox is dominating the Controller scene…on PC, [5] Fortnite is not yet king of Youtube, [6] WoW surges while LoL Falls, & [7] Twitch blocked in China, plus [8] more! | LILO'S GAME SPOTLIGHT | - (QS + 33:22) [-] Super Animal Royale - Pixile

For the HALF CENTURY mark, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of September 19 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - (5:30) [1] Captain Marvel & new iPhone release reactions, [2] Elder Scroll 6 title leaked through Trademark application, (3) Kingdom Hearts III Box Art revealed, (5) Australian study finds loot boxes & gambling links, (6) EU, UK, & US team up for international commission on digital gambling in gaming, (7)League of Legends partners with Twitch to launch co-streams , & (8) Will Halo Infinite have microtransactions, & (8) more! | A SOLO RECOMMENDATION | - (59:07) [-] The Original Capsule Monsters Pitch - Helix Chambers | the NAMESAKE INTERVIEW series | - (1:03:40) [-] Janery from NY | FINAL LAP | - (1:17:29) [-] The squad discusses all the announcements from Nintendo Direct & ponder the shortcomings of the Nintendo Online Service

In EP. 49, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of Sept. 12 we take a look at: | QUICK SCOPE | - (4:00) (1) Spider-Man debuts on PS4, (2) esports unlikely to be accepted by the Olympics, (3) EA looks ready to go to court over Belgium Gaming Commission's lootbox decision, (4) Nintendo continues it's autocratic streak, (5) PUBG hits a million concurrent players over a full year, (6) Unity & Google Cloud unveil Open Match, (7) Fortnite Android beta conversions, (8) & more! | A SOLO RECOMMENDATION | - (43:30) [-] An Oral History of Spore - Aron Gorst (Gamastura) | LILO'S GAME SPOTLIGHT | - (46:55) [-] Indivisible by Lab Zero Games | FINAL LAP | - (54:14) [-] Can DLC transform a game enough to have its critical standing reconsidered by writers & players?

In EP. 48, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 28 we take a look at: {QS} | (1) We start on a somber note by covering the shooting in Jacksonville and observe a moment of silence for those lost in the tragedy. - (2) First gameplay reveal for CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, (3) Overwatch and NB2K forced to comply with Belgian loot box laws, (4) DOTA 2 International making its way to China in 2019, (5) Google and Fortnite inevitably square off, (6) Riot's head of global esports hops on a reddit thread to talk global budget cost-cutting, & (7) more! {RUMOR MILL} (-) Smash themed Nintendo Switches & Seriko {DE GAME SPOTLIGHT} [-] Slay the Spire {FINAL LAP} (-) The team make announcements about upcoming content for September

In EP. 47, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 22 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) NBA2K League to expand with new teams, (2) Rocket League adds Championship Series to South America, (3) Take-Two wins legal injunction against hacker, (4) Realm Royale has lost 97% of peak playership, (5) U of Akron esports facility, (6) Valve releases Steam TV, & (7) more! {LILO'S SIDEQUEST} (-) Why is the DOTA 2 International Prize Pool so big? {A SOLO RANT} (-) Amazon eliminates 20% off game pre-orders & gets rid of ad-free viewing on Twitch {DE GAME SPOTLIGHT} (-) BREACH {FINAL LAP} (-) Taking stock of GAMESCOM

In EP. 46, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 15 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Discord to start selling games, (2) OWL looks to add Toronto for Season 2, (3) Tencent and Riot's rocky relationship, (4) Valve advises DOTA 2 teams not to take on gambling sponsors, (5) Nvidia next generation GPU's, (6) Epic Games unveils the Unreal ENgine Online Learning courses , & (7) more! {RUMOR MILL} (-) POKEMON PORTS, SMASH BROS. 4 GAME MODES, & MYLES MORALES {LILO's GAME SPOTLIGHT} (-) MONSTER HUNTER {FINAL LAP} (-) What's going on with Bethesda's aggressive strategy

In EP. 45, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of August 9 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Pokemon go adds PVP, (2) Overwatch League adds two new franchises, (3) Kids are becoming paid to become Fortnite tutors, (4) Overwatch League Grand Finals viewership numbers, (5) EA offers unlimited PC streaming gaming service, (6) Apple App Store ends its Affiliate Program , & (7) more! {A SOLO RANT} (-) EA REMOVES COLIN KAEPERNICK'S NAME FROM MADDEN SONG {LILO's GAME SPOTLIGHT} (-) SplitGate by 1047 Games {FINAL LAP} (-) Epic's decision to take Fortnite off of the Google Play Store

In EP. 44, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of July 25 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) German courts outlaw vague pre-orders, (2) Dauntless reaches 2 million players in beta, (3) Rocket League discloses loot box drop rate percentages, (4) Overwatch League Grand Finals in Brooklyn this weekend, (5) Microsoft working on a streaming only console, (6) Solo & Lilo express some more disdain for the studio Jam City as the look to IPO , & (7) more! {A SOLO RANT} (-) Why 2 Milly should sue Fortnite for royalties {GAME SPOTLIGHT} (-) Star Lords by MercurySteam

In EP. 43, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For the week of July 4 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Super Mario Run finally surpasses $60 million in revenue on mobile, (2) Microsoft applies for a patent for AI driven cheat detection method, (3) Kotaku Compete shutters, (4) French regulators begin analyzing whether loot boxes should be considered gambling, (5) Amazon changing its 20% pre-order discount for gamers, (6) Pokemon Go fails miserably with another event, & (7) more! {GAME SPOTLIGHT} (-) Race for the Galaxy by Template Games {THE FINAL LAP} (-) The Psychological Profile of Gamers

In EP. 42, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For June 28 we take a look at: {QUICK SCOPE} | (1) Microsoft switches to blockchain for royalty calculations, (2) Youtube rolls out Twitch-esque subscriptions, (3) Details for DragonBall Fighter Z World Tournament, (4) Nintendo Labo adds Mario Kart functionality & Switch security issues, (5) Pokemon GO grows to its biggest since 2016, (6) Supreme Court rules online sales tax can be collected online & its ramifications, (7) more! {GAME SPOTLIGHT} (-) Acid Spy {REMEMBER WHEN} (-) The magical year of 1998 in gaming

In Episode 41, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's toping gaming stories. For June 21 , we continue our birthday interview special following the tradition that began on Lilo's birthday. {Quick Scope} (1) Fortnite grossed 100 million in 90 days on mobile, (2) Google Cloud & Unity partnership, (3) LucasFilm's decision to end spinoff films, (4) Valve forced to turn off item transferring in CS:GO & DOTA 2 to comply with Dutch Gaming Commission & (5) more! Then, we jump into the inaugural {PLG BOOK CLUB} with our first book, "Blood Sweat and Pixels" by Jason Schereier {de FINAL LAP} Lilo takes the opportunity to interview Solo about games, including his favorite genre, what defines a gamer, the series that holds the most sentimental value, what series is the most overrated & more!

In EP. 40, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories, & for this week, it's alllll(mostly) E3! For June 13 we take a look at: {NO SCOPE} : (-) Solo discuss Valve's partnership with Perfect World to officially launch Steam China {THE #E3 REVIEW} : (1) EA Play, (2) Microsoft, (3) Bethesda, (4) Square Enix, (5) Sony, (5) Ubisoft, (6) Sony, (7) Nintendo {THE FINAL LAP} : (a follow up) (1) What games are you most excited to see for each console? (2) Biggest reveal of E3? (3) Biggest likely disappointment (4) How afraid should Microsoft be of failure?

In EP. 39, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For June 6 we take a look at: Quick Scope: (1) Square Enix abandoning mobile 'GO' series. (2) Gaming accounts for 75% of Apple App Store Revenue. (3) Bungie gets 100 million dollars from Chinese company NetEase. (4) PUBG users down 44% since January. (5) Nintendo Stock sees a massive decline leading up to E3. (6) Massive security bug in Steam stuck around for 15 years. (7) FaZe being sued by FAZE apparel. (8) & more! Game Spotlight: (-) Mario Tennis Aces The Final Lap: (-)"E3 Predictions"

In EP. 38, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For May 23 we take a look at: Quick Scope: - Goldman Sachs investing in the esports industry - PUBG corp sues Epic Games over Fortnite's Battle Royale mode - Battlefield V is announced, & is bringing gender equality with it - FIFA World Cup edition now available for free download - Russian bots propel game to top 5 of Steam - Steam Link denied by Apple Store - Legue of Legends coming to ESPN Who's Mans is THIS: - Solo breaks down ESA President Mike Gallagher's recent comments on Loot Boxes Game Spotlight: - Runn3r by Choice Provisions The Final Lap: "New Pokemon games announced for Switch"

In EP. 37, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For May 23 we take a look at: Quick Scope(4:45): - Best Buy closing down it's Gaming Club - Epic offers 100 million in tournament prizes in Fortnite - Xbox Ideas Program - PS4 has one of the best April sales in console history - N64 retro console - Overwatch Legos Game Spotlight(43:24): - Little Nightmares by Tarsier Studios The Final Lap(50:24): "Consoles ahead of their time"

In EP. 36, Solo & Lilo cover the week's top gaming stories. For May 16th, in QS, we cover Valve taking Steam mobile, Ninja toning down cursing for his younger audience, GameStop's CEO stepping down, SNK readying a Neo-Geo mini, Sony, Nintendo, & Microsoft amend their warranty policies in response to FTC warnings, the Supreme Court strikes down on sports betting, & the Overwatch League Finals are set to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY this July. Then for the Game Spotlight, Lilo delves into one of his favorite games, the Dark Souls remaster for Nintendo Switch. And lastly, we ditch the final lap to introduce The Final Roast, where both hosts take a nice long segment to insult Jam City, the developer of the thoroughly exploitative Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery Mobile Game.

In Episode 35, Solo & Lilo take a look at the week's top gaming stories. For May 9, we discuss the Fortnite x Thanos event, Google launching a social media platform for mobile gaming called "Arcade" & their recent Chrome update which broke some HTML5 game, Nintendo Switch Online releases details as well as the company's shift to a subscription model. We also cover PS backwards compatability expansion, Overwatch League's dipping viewership numbers, & Square Enix E3 Showcase. For the Game Spotlight, Lilo takes a look at Pillars of Eternity 2 and Solo debuts a new segment, "Who's Mans is This" to rip EA's CEO Andrew Wilson's comments on loot boxes. And to wrap it all up, in The Final Lap, we discuss whether Marvel should enter the gaming industry the same way it has the film industry.