Epilogue Gamescast
Epilogue Gamescast
Epilogue Gaming
Video Games as Art, Literature and a Storytelling Medium. Ben and the various staff of Epilogue Gaming get together to chronicle the latest in gaming news and announcements.
The Best and Worst of E3 in 2019
Blake, Marcos and Dakota break down each of the major E3 conferences – the good, the bad and the cringe. We gush over some of our favorite moments and grade each conference on how...
Jun 17, 2019
2 hr 3 min
Emergency Episode: Death Stranding
Ben and Blake convene for some breaking coverage of Kojima's latest reveal for "Death Stranding". Did the 9 minute trailer reveal help us get a better understanding for what's in store? Death Stranding Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hen8tPH0A2w&t=285s
May 29, 2019
32 min
Predicting Xbox’s Big E3 and the Downfall of Esports
This week on the Epilogue Gamescast, the panel discusses the impending doom of Esports and makes some E3 predictions for EA, Bethesda, and Microsoft. In an otherwise quiet week for the news, Microsoft and Sony announced a surprising partnership this week, the Nintendo Switch surpassed the PS4's total sales in Japan, and several publishers pulled out from the Epic Games Store's big sale. Trailers Minecraft Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQEizp-VrVU&feature=youtu.be John Wick Hex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_q5XvPnCA News: Sony and Microsoft Explore a Partnership: https://news.microsoft.com/2019/05/16/sony-and-microsoft-to-explore-strategic-partnership/ The Switch Surpasses the PS4: https://www.famitsu.com/news/201905/15176251.html Publishers Pull Their Games From the Epic Game Store: https://kotaku.com/publishers-pull-their-games-from-epics-store-during-its-1834828248 “Shady Numbers and Bad Business: Inside the Esports Bubble": https://kotaku.com/as-esports-grows-experts-fear-its-a-bubble-ready-to-po-1834982843
May 27, 2019
1 hr 50 min
The PlayStation 5 and Skyrim in 8K
The Epilogue Gamescast returns with the announcement of the next-gen PlayStation, three juicy video game trailers, and a Mass Effect inspired sex game. This week, Ben details the downfall of Minecraft's creator Notch and Dakota talks about Kotaku's latest on video game development hell, and what it's like to create an ultra-violent video game. Marcos breaks down the Kickstarter success of Subverse, and Blake discusses the pros and cons of a recent bill introduced to ban lootboxes. Relevant links: Trailers: Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLbwkfhYZk Final Fantasy VII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAgx7PROcMc Ghost Recon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JAgcQdpgd8 News: "Extremely Violent Dreams": https://kotaku.com/id-have-these-extremely-graphic-dreams-what-its-like-t-1834611691/amp?__twitter_impression=true "Minecraft Ditches Notch": https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/minecraft-creator-excluded-from-anniversary-due-to-comments-and-opinions-exclusive-1203200050/ "Mass Effect Inspired Porn Game": https://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-inspired-porn-game-is-now-one-of-the-biggest-gaming-kickstarter-of-all-time/ "Bill to Ban Lootboxes": https://kotaku.com/u-s-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-loot-boxes-and-pay-1834612226 "Wired: What to Expect From the Next-Gen PlayStation": https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/
May 13, 2019
1 hr 28 min
Video Game Easter Eggs
The Epilogue crew breaks down the best video game Easter Eggs and plays the last segment of "Name my Game"... for now. Also, rumors of not one, but two new Nintendo Switch's are about and Borderlands 3 finally gets a teaser.
Mar 28, 2019
1 hr 8 min
Google Stadia and The Future of Game Consoles
The Epilogue crew breaks down Google's move into video games and analyzes what it might mean for the future of video game consoles. Plus, Marcos and Dakota are tasked with which consoles weigh the most in this week's trivia segment.
Mar 21, 2019
1 hr 5 min
Capcom is Back, Baby + Our Favorite Video Games
Epilogue takes on the difficult task of answering: "What are our favorite video games?". Capcom lands another big hit with Devil May Cry 5 and EA bounces from its E3 press conference.
Mar 14, 2019
1 hr 13 min
Bricking Consoles and Video Games’ Best Boss Fights
Anthem is bricking Playstation 4s, Reggie says goodbye to Nintendo, and the Epilogue Crew breaks down what boss fights actually are, and which ones are the best and worst.
Mar 7, 2019
1 hr 17 min
Video Game Economics and Unjust Billionaires
The Epilogue Crew breaks down video game economics. Are games more expensive than they used to be? What justification could there be for firing 800 employees all at once?
Feb 21, 2019
1 hr 1 min
Special Episode: Listener Questions and The Nintendo Direct
The Epilogue Crew takes listener questions like which video game characters they are most... interested in, origin stories about their online usernames and which video game controller is the worst. Plus, a last second Nintendo Direct makes its way onto this weeks episode for analysis.
Feb 14, 2019
1 hr 23 min
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