

The Easy Allies Podcast
Easy Allies
We discuss the latest video games and weekly industry headlines, answer listener questions, and keep a running tally of stupid bets.
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Oct 20, 2019 • 1h 41min
Easy Allies Podcast #184 - 10/18/19
Riot announces a bunch of new extremely popular games and Fortnite’s media dominance pleases Jones.
00:00:44 - Corrections & Updates
00:04:30 - Riot’s New Game Announcements
00:49:08 - Fortnite Chapter 2
00:55:01 - Podcast Halftime
00:58:39 - September NPDs and Dragon Quest’s Failure
01:23:59 - L&R: Is no Witcher 3 better than Witcher 3 on Switch?
01:31:13 - L&R: Game - Give the game a new title
01:36:36 - Time for Bets
01:38:42 - Closing
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Oct 13, 2019 • 1h 25min
Easy Allies Podcast #183 - 10/11/19
Blizzard embroils itself for purposes of revenue and the PlayStation 5 becomes just a little more real, and bouncy.
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Oct 6, 2019 • 1h 33min
Easy Allies Podcast #182 - 10/4/19
October and November 2019 are as stacked as it gets, so there’s no saying which games will become honored Pop Tarts this time.
00:00:49 - Corrections
00:04:07 - Shawn Layden Leaves Sony
00:09:06k - Other PlayStation News
00:13:47 - The Games of October
00:45:56 - Podcast Halftime
00:49:12 - The Games of November
01:14:37 - The Games of December
01:18:00 - L&R: AlphaDream’s Games
01:23:02 - L&R: Game - Did It Have a Multiplayer Mode?
01:27:15 - Time for Bets
01:30:51 - Closing
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Sep 29, 2019 • 1h 40min
Easy Allies Podcast #181 - 9/27/19
Respawn dabbles in VR with a Medal of Honor title, and WB Games Montreal resurfaces on Batman Day before vanishing once more.
00:01:28 - Corrections
00:05:55 - Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Announced
00:20:01 - WB Montreal’s Batman Teases
00:37:59 - Podcast Halftime
00:41:27 - The Last of Us Part II Drops Multiplayer
01:01:59 - L&R: Indie Game or WWE Finisher?
01:04:30 - L&R: Is Link’s Awakening too expensive?
01:20:16 - L&R: What makes Jedi Outcast good?
01:23:17 - Time for Bets
01:25:45 - Update from Naughty Dog
01:29:28 - Closing
01:31:41 - Producer Thanks
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Sep 22, 2019 • 1h 24min
Easy Allies Podcast #180 - 9/20/19
New Terminator and Total War games were announced this week, but the juiciest news juice comes from the sludge sandwich of the ESA’s leaked plans for E3.
00:01:11 - Corrections
00:04:23 - A Total War Saga: Troy
00:09:20 - Terminator: Resistance
00:16:12 - Leaked E3 2020 Pitch Deck
00:46:34 - Podcast Halftime
00:48:58 - Rockstar Games Launcher
00:52:52 - L&R: Can Apple Arcade Compete?
01:02:53 - L&R: Thoughts on Sirfetch’d
01:07:30 - L&R: Value of Experience in Difficulty Discussion
01:15:43 - Time for Bets
01:20:21 - Closing
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Sep 15, 2019 • 1h 32min
Easy Allies Podcast #179 - 9/13/19
Nintendo’s new fitness initiative actually turned out to be a neat-looking game while Project Resistance is not the kind of Resident Evil we were hoping for.
00:01:18 - Project Resistance
00:13:16 - Ring Fit Adventure
00:28:26 - August NPDs
00:41:59 - Podcast Halftime
00:44:23 - I Love You, Colonel Sanders!
00:51:44 - L&R: Is the movie actor in the game?
01:02:34 - L&R: Tekken 7 Season 3 is pretty good
01:02:53 - L&R: Big retailers with $10 day 1 discounts
01:07:06 - L&R: Other Final Fantasy remake candidates
01:17:59 - Time for Bets
01:22:24 - Corrections
01:27:49 - Closing
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Sep 8, 2019 • 1h 8min
Easy Allies Podcast #178 - 9/6/19
Because nothing can quite go right for the EZA team, Jones and Kyle attempt to recreate a spirited group discussion of Nintendo announcements that was torched by a power outage.
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00:01:44 - Deadly Premonition 2
00:07:43 - Super Kirby Clash
00:08:27 - Rogue Company
00:10:06 - Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
00:14:06 - Terry Bogard in Smash Bros
00:17:34 - Switch Fit
00:20:45 - Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
00:28:29 - Podcast Halftime
00:31:21 - SNES Games Coming to Switch Online
00:44:49 - Welcome to PortCenter
00:53:49 - L&R - Why let Control's frame rate issues off the hook?
01:02:36 - Corrections
01:03:37 - Time for Bets
01:06:09 - Closing
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Sep 1, 2019 • 1h 49min
Easy Allies Podcast #177 - 8/30/19
Ooh baby this show’s got red hot reactions to fresh new game announcements, from Yakuza 7 to Shovel Knight Dig.
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00:01:09 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon Announced
00:13:49 - Shovel Knight Dig Announced
00:26:57 - Telltale Games is Kinda Back
00:36:46 - Podcast Halftime
00:39:03 - Classic Aladdin & Lion King Remaster Announced
00:57:30 - Overwatch Switch Case Implies Impending Port
01:03:01 - Project Resistance
01:05:41 - L&R: Sims Patch Notes - Real or Fake?
01:14:41 - L&R: Will there be room for Deus Ex in a post-Cyberpunk world?
01:24:23 - Time for Bets
01:26:53 - Corrections
01:37:27 - Closing
01:41:45 - Producer Credits
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Aug 23, 2019 • 1h 2min
Easy Allies Podcast #176 - Gamescom Solocast - 8/21/19
Straight from Kyle’s hotel room in Cologne, Germany, hear about all of Gamescom’s biggest stories from just one overwhelmed person!
00:01:31 - Sony Acquires Insomniac
00:20:21 - Podcast Halftime
00:23:21 - Gamescom Show Announcements
00:44:00 - L&R - Does it hurt shows to promote the announcements?
00:51:12 - L&R - Will the Switch ever have a 3D Screen?
00:52:38 - L&R - What did you do for Opening Night Live?
00:55:36 - L&R - Is Gears 5 holding too much back?
01:01:05 - Closing
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Aug 16, 2019 • 1h 29min
Easy Allies Podcast #175 - 8/14/19
EA has new Need for Speed and Plants vs Zombies games left to announce this year, proving that E3 isn’t everything, buddy.
00:12:46 - Corrections
00:15:24 - Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville Leaked
00:22:08 - Need for Speed Heat Blind Pre-Announcement Analysis
00:31:12 - Did EA Bungle Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order?
00:41:04 - Podcast Halftime
00:44:02 - FCC Filing for SNES Switch Controller
00:53:45 - L&R: Shoutout to RDR2 OST on Spotify
00:55:11 - Cheats as Paid Content
01:01:54 - L&R: Game: Opencritic Words for Past Games
01:07:16 - L&R: Game: Pick the Heavy Influencer
01:15:23 - L&R: Xbox Game Pass, the Modern Demo Disc
01:20:49 - Time for Bets
01:26:27 - Closing
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