Not Without Merit Podcast

Ben has started the long-awaited Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, got back into playing Rocket League and Fallout 76, while trying out NBA 2K19. Jake is still deep into MLB The Show 19, returning to Path of Exile and some Crypt of the Necrodancer. Mike is gone on a business trip and will be back next week!

News is extremely light this week with the announcement of a release date for Code Vein, along with a beta for the upcoming Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World.

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It’s back again! 2019 E3 has arrived and with it a bunch of news, press conferences, leaks, reveals, and more! We go through all the major events and give our thoughts on it all!

Bonus Round this week is what we think the best, worst, and biggest surprise of E3 2019!

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E3 is almost finally here! With only days to go, Mike tried out Days Gone and Dauntless, Jake is in full swing with MLB The Show 19, and Ben finished Yakuza Kiwami 2.

In news we have the reveal of the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise, the first set of DLC characters coming to Mortal Kombat 11, the leak of Watch Dogs Legion, Shenmue 3 being delayed, IKEA revealing a gaming product line, release dates for the new set of Pokemon games, and a new summer event for Rocket League!

The Bonus Round for this week is our predictions for E3 2019!

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New releases have all but hit a standstill, but we’re still gaming away! Mike continues down the endless paths of Warframe and Fallout 76, Ben finished off Cosmic Star Heroine and started Yakuza Kiwami 2, while Jake tried the Nioh 2 Alpha, along with playing The Witcher 3 and MLB The Show ’19.

In news we have the huge announcement of a 2019 release date for Death Stranding, June’s PS+ titles, the lineup for the Contra Anniversary Collection, a content roadmap for Bloodstained, Sony’s Days of Play event for 2019, EA’s E3 schedule, DayZ’s quiet PS4 release, and PS5 having “cross-gen play” with PS4 players.

Bonus Round this week is us creating a collection of one of our favorite franchises, goodies and all!

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Game of Thrones might be over, but our game playing will live on forever! After some disappointing sessions with Rage 2, Mike went all-in and got re-addicted to Warframe. Ben continues his endless campaign of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, while sprinkling in some Cosmic Star Heroine and trying out Super Mega Baseball 2. Jake is also playing baseball, but in the vein of MLB The Show ’19, along with continuing another journey through Witcher 3.

Sony and Microsoft lead news this week with the announcement of a partnership relating to cloud-based gaming, Sony also announced a TV/film production company for their first-party franchises, George R.R. Martin has consulted with FromSoftware on an unannounced project, GameStop is testing a new feature in their paid membership program, and we get a release date for the first installment in the Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan.

This week’s ‘Bonus Round’ is a lengthy discussion about the series finale of Game of Thrones, the series as a whole, and what future lies for the upcoming spinoffs and books.

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We went for quality over quantity this week as Mike spent nearly all of his time in the wastelands of Fallout 76, Ben is only a few hundred hours from completing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, while Jake is revisiting the lands of The Witcher 3 yet again.

For news we recap all the reveals from Sony’s State of Play, the imminent release of Dauntless, and the delay of the long-awaited Skull and Bones.

Instead of a Top 5 this week, we go deep on the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, including our thoughts on the recent trailer and what/when we should expect to see more of the game. We also recap the latest episode of Game of Thrones…it’s exactly the reaction you think it will be.

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We may be missing all the big announcements today, but we will make up for it by playing some games! Mike finished both Cuphead and the story in Mortal Kombat 11, Ben finished the campaign of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (but still has a ton of game left), and Jake kept very busy between Path of Exile, GTA V, Sekiro, and The Witcher 3.

In news we have the EA Access program finally coming to PS4 this summer, both Dead Cells and Apex Legends heading to mobile phones, Dead By Daylight accidentally leaking their next killer, Devil May Cry being ported to Switch, the next round of Nintendo Switch Online NES games, the arcade version of Ninja Gaiden coming to consoles, and Bethesda in hot water over plagiarism in their latest Elder Scrolls tabletop adventure.

No Top 5 this week as we cover the latest Game of Thrones episode along with a long spoilercast about Avengers: Endgame and our thoughts on the overall state of the MCU.

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