People Like Games

For Tuesday's episode I take stock of the Battle Royale genre on hearing the news Bohemia International is closing the studio behind DAY-Z, the zombie survival game that kicked off the BR Craze. I go into a little history on the past two years of the genre, explain why Call of Duty: Warzone has users, & speculate on the question of what's next?  ||

What starts as a slow news day for Monday quickly transformed, so I end covering the major LAST OF US 2 LEAKS and how Sony and Naughty Dog are responding to it. Also talk about where this story will move to next, as well as  the major legal action that will likely come out from this. ||

Solo wraps up the most important and interesting stories of the week in gaming and esports. || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.21] Solo decides to finally ditch the analysis for an episode to instead offer his subjectively objective take on whether HALO or CALL OF DUTY is the better series || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

Solo talks WEED, and gaming, for a special 4/20 episode. Some of the topics include why no gaming companies have partnered with existing weed companies, why beer is viewed differently by corporate advertisers, does your favorite streamer smoke, & more! || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

Solo wraps up the most important and interesting stories of the week in gaming and esports. || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.14] Solo SPECULATES about a few different topics of a Gaming Nature. Including whether the next generation console price point will matter, what the continual cross-over between pop culture and gaming will look like, how long will the gaming popularity boost last, & the future of loot boxes with ESRB finally addressing the issue with warning labels || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.13]  Solo is joined by AGLET App Director of Growth Azeem Khan to talk about the release of their new mobile game that combines sneaker culture and Augmented Reality. We chat about his experience in entertainment, how the gamification of sneaker culture works, the complexities of launching an AR game in the current atmosphere, and hip hop top five albums. Because why not.. & a whole lot more! || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.13] Solo decides to side-step the slow news cycle by presenting Rumor Mill, a new segment that sticks to its name by compiling and presenting all the most interesting talking and potential happenings in the gaming industry || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.09] Solo wraps up the most important and interesting stories of the week in gaming and esports. || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.07] Solo talks about the future of E3, the yearly gaming convention held in Los Angeles. Including the issues it was facing prior the it's 2020 event cancellation, what it's "next iteration" will look like (spoiler alert - a lot like TwitchCon), and what publishers and console makers may end up doing for 2021 if they benefit more from digitally marketing to consumers directly. && a bit more this that and the other || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.06] Solo talks about CLOUD GAMING. Including how it works, what current companies exist in the space, what the problem with so many competitors will be, & who I think will be the winner of the cloud wars! || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.04] For a bonus episode for the week, Solo talks about AMAZON, and the conglomerate's soon to be move into gaming, what games its producing, and what impact its cloud service codenamed 'Project Tempo' might have in a crowded field. & a little bit more of this that and the other! ||

[4.02] Solo wraps up the most important and interesting stories of the week in gaming and esports. || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[4.01] Solo talks about POKEMON GO and the steps Niantic has taken to evolve the mobile AR game amidst the effects of the corona virus, and a bit about how the near-term future fortunes of AR and VR have seemingly flipped || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[3.31] - Solo talks about VALORANT, the new FPS by RIOT GAMES, the makers of League of Legends. Specifically, about it's use of popular streamers to market its unveiling || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

[3.30] Solo talks  EPIC GAMES and the thinking/strategy behind their decision to launch their own gaming publishing arm with quite the generous terms  || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

Solo wraps up the most important and interesting stories of the week in gaming and esports. || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

Solo talks about Nevada's decision to legalize gambling on esports and why its such a historically important moment for the industry as a whole || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]

Solo finally announces STORY MODE, a new scripted and produced gaming history series that focuses on stories, moments, places, and more from gaming history. come hear about the new from People Like Games that launches this APRIL || [@peoplelikegames - instagram | twitter | facebook | shop&events - PLG.GG]