In this episode of Underpaid Gamers Podcast Tony and Justin discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. A brief discussion of the defender’s trailer begins the episode. Listen in as we discuss the new movie! Check out our youtube channel!
70: Marvel’s Infinity Wars Predictions
In this episode of Underpaid Gamers Podcast Tony and Justin discuss the recent announcement that Infinity Wars has begun production. Additional topics include the batman movie, the Nintendo Switch, Prey, Horizon Zero Dawn, Zelda DLC, Smash Summit, Kingdom Hearts, and Gas Station Food. Listen in for a hearty chuckle and a news update!
Episode Notes
Nintendo Switch Unboxing! Stolen and resold, says Nintendo
Suicide Squad 2, Mel Gibson to direct?
Avengers: Infinity War started filming Jan. 23, trailer released
Breath of the Wild gets DLC/Season Pass 13.4 Gb without DLC, of 32 Gb total
Matt Reeves is out of The Batman
Horizon reviews are out (discuss?)
PewDiePie makes ‘anti-semitic’ remarks, loses Disney deal
Next Overwatch hero “not who (we) think” -Jeff Kaplan, no Doomfist (Terry Crews)
La La Land
Mass Effect Andromeda Combat tutorial
Crash Bandicoot Nsane Trilogy $40 on June30
Kingdom Hearts 3 released image, again
Smash Summit 4 March 2-5
Fate of the Furious is reportedly 160 minutes long
Prey First Hour
The Last Jedi – Thoughts and Predictions
Star Wars recently released the title of Star Wars Episode VIII. “The Last Jedi” has lit the internet ablaze with thoughts, reactions, and predictions. Before I throw my thoughts into the mix I’d like to pause and reflect about what this franchise means to so many people. As I was walking out of work the other day I heard a few of my co-workers discussing the new title. I also watched an interview on youtube of Mark Hamill commenting on the release. To paraphrase, he said that it is so different now. When they filmed the first movie could not care less whether or not a person leaked the title of the movie. Disney now has a tight lid on all their star wars projects. How different it is now! Star Wars has grown into one of the major mythologies in the pantheon of American film! That aside… Here are my thoughts and predictions.
- Luke will die at the end of this movie.
I know many people believe that this isn’t the case. They point out how the term Jedi can be singular or plural. My counter-point is to think about the strength of storytelling by linking the title with Luke being the last Jedi – training a new Jedi – then dying leaving one last Jedi again. Bringing the series full circle to the original series with Obi-Wan’s death and Yoda’s. Luke didn’t have much luck with his old masters being alive… I predict Rey won’t either.
2. Kylo will be the one to kill Luke.
It only makes sense for the tragedy that is Luke’s life. Think about it. His father killed the Jedi and represented evil in the Universe. He then loses his Aunt and Uncle who raised him, loses his mentor, gets his hand cut off, loses another mentor, trains his nephew who turns on the rest of his pupils, and is forced into hiding. What a drag! The only way for this to end appropriately is for his own pupil to put him down!
3. This movie will be more controversial than episode VII.
While some fans were disappointed with the similar plot of The Force Awakens when compared to A New Hope, it seemed to still do well despite similarities. I predict that this movie will have a newer plot and with that will come more mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. The expectations are so high for these movies that it is almost impossible to deliver.
Those are just a few of my initial thoughts on the title. What did you think of the title? What predictions do you have? Let me know what you think in the comments below!
64: The Uncharted Movie and Overwatch Talk
EPISODE NOTES
PS4 sales: 54 Million
Mang0 gets coach for 2017 season: Tafokints!
Battlefield 1
Multiplayer:
Games take forever to load and quit
No way to change R1 and R2
End of Round screen is pathetic, scoreboard only shows kills/deaths/score
- Every player can make an emblem, but if they don’t, it just uses the player avatar, which usually look awful.
- Weather effects on every map, no matter how long the game is
Possible leak of Spider-Man PS4 story details on IMDB
Roadhog’s hook fixed?
Overwatch D.Va nerf
Switching 200 of armor to health
Decreasing bullet damage
Increasing number of bullets per shot
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38530935
Elite Dangerous Aliens spotted for the first time in 3 year hunt.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BO-m4IiAeBg/
Uncharted Movie Script posted on Instagram
62: Rogue One Review
No notes, we did this right after we watched the movie! It’s fresh!
59: Arrival and Pokemon Sun and Moon
Episode Notes
Symmetra gets the choice of 2 Ults, and a new ability
eSports Industry Awards Scump wins best Console Player
Hello Games announces big update coming after months of silence.
Watch Dogs 2
- Motorcycle headshot
- Overpass overkill
The Walking Dead has the lowest ratings since 2013
Pokemon Sun and Moon
Amarda gets first at Dreamhack over HBox, Leffen, Mang0
56: Doctor Strange
56: Dr. Strange
WiiU stops production on Nov. 4 (False)
Next Tomb Raider leaked via subway?
No Man’s Sky official twitter account hacked.
Kylo Ren and Rey had not met before episode 7 says JJ Abrams
Sombra trailer released
- Teleport ability, EMP, Submachine gun, Invisibility
- Arcade Mode
Battlefield 1 outsells Battlefield 4 and Hardline combined
43: Suicide Squad
Show Notes
Dragon Quest 7 release on 3DS Sept. 9
CS:GO Lounge
As the CS:GO gambling suit continues to take shape, CS:GO Lounge has filed for an official gambling license. In a statement from CS:GO Lounge, “Virtual items in CS:GO have no monetary value” but then they go on to say, “We have decided to acquire a license to legally operate in most countries and be able to accept esports bets by our community, as if it were real money.” Also operating a Dota 2 Lounge website, CS:GO Lounge was one of the many recipients of a cease and desist letter from Valve demanding a stop to all gambling using Valve property. The main defense against the lawsuits of illegal gambling are arguing that the randomized rewards aren’t actually monetary, and are therefore legal, but with the pursuit of a gambling license, CS:GO Lounge almost openly admits that it was gambling all along.
Black Ops 3 has broken Activision records by becoming the most profitable Call of Duty of all time while still in the first half of it’s 1 year life cycle. Sales of in-game content have doubled, compared to previous years at the same time period. It can now be assumed that every Call of Duty from this point on will have a Black Market/ Supply Drop gear system that, will include skins, camos, and weapons. While the futuristic movement has deterred some players, it has not been enough and we, as a community of gamers, can expect more games similiar to Black ops 3 in the future. Black Ops 3 was the best selling game of 2015 and has continued that trend into 2016 still reigning supreme.
Also, Activision – Blizzard reported over $1 Billion from in-game content across all games (Call of Duty, Overwatch, Hearthstone and others).
Elder Scrolls: Legends
Elder Scrolls: Legends, the closest contestor to Hearthstone is now in open beta at Betheseda.net. Is now and forever will be, a free to play collectible card game.
Playstation
PS4 accounts for 78% of revenue for Sony between April and June 2016, which is an increase of 14.5% from 2015. From Sony’s fiscal report, “this significant increase was primarily due to a significant increase in PS4 [game] sales including through the PS Store(…) and a decrease in PS3 hardware and software sales.” Games released in this quarter include: Dark Souls 3, Ratchet and Clank, DOOM, Overwatch, Lego The Force Awakens, and of course, best selling game of 2016, selling 3.41 million units, Playstation exclusive Uncharted 4. At an average of $55 per Uncharted sales alone, Uncharted 4 adds $1.86 million in revenue; total Sony Movie Studios took in $2.13 Million. The gaming sector for Sony is the strongest of the whole company in a usually slow quarter.
No Man’s Sky servers will be wiped before launch due to early release copies
42:X-Men Apocalypse, No Man’s Sky, and Pokemon
Episode 42: X-Men Apocalypse
Prof. X and Apoc fight reminded me of Gandalf and Saruman
Forgot about Wolverine and was pleasantly surprised to see him even though he had bad hair and a stupid thing on his face/chest
I like Sansa Stark in everything
I would have preferred more time with each new character
Scott (Cyclops) is useless as always
Essex Company/ Mr. Sinister/ Cable/ Deadpool/ Clones/ Jean Grey/ Scott Summers
Better than I expected
Quicksilver scene was fun but maybe too humorous for the tone
Too many jokes break the tension
Where’s Psylocke going?
Why did Strom change sides at the end?
No Man’s Sky releasing August 9
Infinite Warfare most liked and disliked COD trailer of all time
First Episode of ELeague
Nintendo changing the names of Pokemon on China
Record Breaking: EVO now biggest tournament ever for Smash Wii U
Ragnarok will include elements of Planet Hulk
Xbox One back down to $299 before E3
Would Assassin’s Creed originally be better as a movie than a game?
Newscast 3: Star Trek, Overwatch, and a Daredevil game for PS2?!
Hannibal Buress joins Spider-Man Homecoming. Comedy?
Justice League to be released Nov. 17, 2017, stand alone
Marvel has unannounced plans for Console games.
- Vs. Capcom contract expired in 2014
- MOBA?
CEO Smash – Mang0 can’t go, HBox Wins Melee, ANTi wins Sm4sh
Genesis 4 gets more melee participants in one hour than all of Genesis 1
Bryan Cranston as Zordon in Power Rangers. Poster revealed
Mega Blocks and Destiny team up to build an IRL avatar
Comings and Goings of Netflix for July
Fallout New Vegas is now backwards compatible with Xbox One
Build-A-Bear has Star Trek
Star Trek Beyond trailer 3 just released
Torbjorn is getting his turrets nerfed on Consoles by 30% in mid to late July
Darth Vader original voice actor for Rogue One, James Earl Jones
Mighty No. 9 end credits are over 4 hours long, credits every backer from kickstarter
R-Rated BatvSup will be in 12 theatres across the US on June 27 only
Zelda producer would like to make a multiplayer game next
Animated Spider-Man movie December 2018 Phil Lord writing
– (Lego Movie, Jump Street, Han Solo Solo)
Activision CEO aren’t changing a single thing about Infinite Warfare Fan Reaction
Collectible card game for mobile featuring Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, Futurama, King of the Hill, and American Dad.
More Fast and Furious on the way. 2017, 2019, 2021. Spinoffs in writing stages. Consider Tokyo Drift as a spin off for Han.
Titan Books is publishing Mass Effect stories to bridge gap between 3 and Andromeda
DareDevil for the PS2
- Cancelled, 5,000 ft, Inc., Encore Publisher, Marvel and Sony disagree, Microsoft
- More of a brawler than acrobatic, no jumps and flips
- Billy club is used for melee combat, throwing, and swinging around the city
- Grinding feature a la THPS, telephone wires, not cannon, pushed by Sony
- “World on fire” vision, 3rd Person “Radar Vision” Detective Mode
- Elektra, Bullseye, and Kingpin
- Spider-Man 1 game released mid development, not open world
- Billy Club swinging would lock onto buildings when Spider-man would not
- Tensions rise as new employees succumb to drug abuse
- STORY: Kingpin is assassinated so local gangs try to secure control. Foggy Nelson is kidnapped so he has to be found and Elektra is newly resurrected. Being blamed for the assassination, DD has to clear Elektra’s name.
- Characters: Stick, Ben Urich, Josie. Punisher has an extended cameo, Black widow. Sewer King, the Hand ninjas, Silvermane, Hammerhead
- PLOT TWIST: Kingpin is alive and pulling the strings on everything!
- In the end, 5kFt leaned too much in Sony’s direction so Marvel pulled the license
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