Pause Your Game

Riot Games files suite against LeagueSharp to hopefully put the cheating software to rest; one can't help but wonder what the point is to cheat in League of Legends. If your not going to play the game, why bother? And if you get called out by the company you are profiteering off of, don't attack them when you know what your doing is shady—just pack it in and move on.

Humbled Partners Humble Bundle decides to start a new partner program, but seems to be forgetting about the charity aspect in the process. Sure you can donate to a charity, but why not allow the partner to pick the charity or have the charity receive a set percentage? It seems the charity aspect of Humble Bundle is continuing to take the back seat.

Augmentation and card games take center stage on this week's episode. Square Enix catches flak for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's marketing campaign, "Augs Lives Matters"—with us discussing if the outrage is warranted or not. We also delve into the recent trend of every major IP making a card game and if that trend will continue. But, we can't forget our ongoing news! Activision (aka the Devil) makes record second quarter profits largely thanks to the Chinese market, and we speculate on the recent report stating Nintendo will have a Zelda, Mario, and Pokemon within six months of the NX's launch. So pause your game and sit back for another discussion and debate packed episode of your favorite gaming podcast! SHOW NOTES 2:26 Reports point to Nintendo having a Mario,Pokemon, and Zelda title within 6 months of the NX's launch 18:32 Activision reports record Q2 profits, largely due to Overwatch and China 28:32 Every Major IP seems to be making a card game 45:38 Augs Lives Matter

In a baffling and equally confusing move, Gamestop acquires over 500 AT&T Mobile stores. We can't help but scratch our heads on this one, what are they hoping to become? Some terrible kiosk super store or something? So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!

Fallon takes a look at the 28 minute documentary by Luanne Dietz and Square Enix titled,Human by Design, and considers what they did well, and what they could have done. The focus of this doc--making people more "normal"--is analyzed, and the film is critiqued for all of the possibilities and issues it leaves untouched. So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast! Interested in watching Human by Design? You can watch it here on Amazon Prime. Don't have Amazon Prime, sign up for a free 30 day trial and watch it for free!

Everything Nintendo and NX We are down two members this week but that doesn't stop us from having another discussion filled episode! A lot of news has been floating around regarding Nintendo, from the potential specs of the NX to the last financial quarter losses they suffered. We attempt to digest any and everything that is Nintendo in this episode, and trust us, there is plenty to digest with: Franchises Past Console Sales Zelda Potential NX Launch Titles Potential NX Features Zelda Where Nintendo is heading Where Nintendo will fit in the current market How does mobile fit in with Nintendo's strategy Zelda So pause your game and sit back for another discussion and debate packed episode of your favorite gaming podcast! *Note - A handful of times through this episode the Wii U is inaccurately referred to as the Wii, please mentally adjust when listening.

Beth discusses a recent study that show sexism in games is on the decline. That's not to say the study doesn't have its flaws or there isn't more progress to be made, but its a start....right?....right? So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!

Sega has been slowly getting itself together as of late. It seems that practically every once popular franchise of theirs is going through the same process of returning by adding free content or remaking older entries first, while also working on a new entry in the process. Lets hope this strategy for Sega pays off in the end. Maybe, just maybe, there is hope for a Phantasy Star 2 coming Westward...maybe... So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!

Game industry news might be light this week, but this doesn't stop us from having a great debate! Pokemon Go is added to T-Mobile's Binge On program, allowing it to not count against your mobile plan's data cap, giving it—arguably—an advantage over other apps. But our whole episode isn't just on net neutrality, we also discuss Microsoft seeing a decrease in sales but increase in Live revenue, Vivendi continuing to acquire Ubisoftstock, and wrap the episode up discussing some of the announcements and trailers released at this year's comic-con. So pause your game and sit back for another discussion and debate packed episode of your favorite gaming podcast! Show Notes 7:30 Microsoft sees a decrease in console sales but increase in Live revenue 11:20 Vivendi continues to acquire Ubisoft stock 17:01 T-Mobile add's Pokemon Go to its Binge On program 55:50 Comic-con trailer discussion

Square Enix is making an Apple Watch RPG called Cosmos Rings, and to be quite honest, we are not sure on how exactly it will work...or if it will even work well...or even just the value of smart watches (in their current state) as gaming devices in general. So we have Beth attempt to delve into all those skepticism's we have—but—the struggle is real in trying to find the potential in this. So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!  

Capcom has a fever, and it can only be cured by more ports! It seems Capcom cannot escape from making what we have termed as, Enhanced Ports, over and over again. It would be nice is Capcom made some proper remasters out of these titles, don't you think? So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!

Everyone loves to make fun of Mitch for enjoying Monster Hunter on the show, but damn those people to hell! Mitch is here to share his initial impressions of Monster Hunter Generations, which means Monsters, Weapons, Online, Quests and cats! Interested in purchasing Monster Hunter Generations? Click here. If you have any questions or which to share your experience with the game, let us know in the comments below or on social media and we will be happy to discuss.

Oh premium skin DLC, how you are forever wrought with controversy. What with Valve finally cracking down on Counter Strike: GO skin gambling, and now Overwatch finding itself in hot water over its latest Kali skin, it seems skins can't escape from coming under fire. But, its not all about skins on this episode! We also discuss Nintendo's announcement of the NES Mini and how it was a missed opportunity (and if Fallon does in fact have a childhood), as well as Microsoft and Sony opting to not having a Gamescom press conference this year. So pause your game and sit back for another discussion and debate packed episode of your favorite gaming podcast! Show Notes 7:39 Valve decides to take action against skin gambling websites 17:24 Nintendo announces the NES Mini 35:18 Sony and Microsoft opt out of having a Gamescom press conference 41:40 Devi skin in Overwatch strikes controversy

The Burning Legion is soon approaching, and Blizzard is looking to silence the worst offenders of those who seek to destroy Kil'Jaeden with their latest chat rules. So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!

Fallon takes a different approach regarding the Pokemon Go craze, opting not to talk about the game itself, but the potential future for augmented reality as a whole. Its time to welcome forth our future quasi-matrix! So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!

Valve takes center stage on this latest episode! First with the surprising news that this years Summer Sale was far more profitable than 2015's; second—the potential lawsuit Valve faces in light of all the Counter Strike gambling controversies. We also continue our previous coverage of Ubisoft and G2A, with Ubisoft adding more board members as a precautionary measure to the potential Vivendi take over, and G2A adding additional verification steps for new sellers. So pause your game and sit back for another episode of your favorite gaming podcast! Show Notes 5:50 Ubisoft appoints two additional board members 16:24 G2A adds additional verification steps 32:12 Steam Summer Sale made more money in 2016 42:30 Valve faces potential lawsuit over CS:GO skin betting

Beth gets her trainer shoes strapped on and talks about her initial thoughts on Pokemon Go; especially how happy she is seeing all those nerds out in full force trying to catch those Pokemon :)   GET THOSE NERDS EXERCISING, NINTENDO.    

Typically we keep Extra Bit's related to news topics, but Brad hasn't been around too much lately, so we thought it would be a good idea to give him a chance to rant on just about everything, from Pokemon Go to the latest Witcher expansion.

Mitch jumps on Microsoft for reeling back on their original Play Anywhere program which now only includes games announced at E3 2016. If Microsoft really wants this idea of Xbox being a platform with Play Anywhere to take off, they are going to need to show they believe in it with their best product, Halo. So Pause Your Game and sit back for another Extra Bit of your favorite gaming podcast!

We are back at full strength this week, with Beth and Brad rejoining the show! Our main topics this week focuses on Twitch rolling out a new tipping program—serving as an easy—and somewhat deceptive way for Twitch to make tons of cash. We also continue our discussion of G2A, with their recent effort to appease developers by creating a royalty program; a step in the right direction, but still just a step. But, that's not all! Ubisoft continues to fight against the impending Vivendi take over by offering reduced stock to employees, and China starts requiring all Mobile games to go through a approval process. So pause your game and sit back for another episode of your favorite gaming podcast! Show Notes 4:21 Ubisoft offers discounted stock to employees 18:07 G2A creates a royalty payment system for developers 32:26 China must now approve every mobile game 41:46 Twitch rolls out a new tipping program