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Episode 339 – The Game (Trailer) Awards Recap

Dave Rottino — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 04:10:53 +0000

Al Pacino, Final Fantasy XVI, Christopher Judge’s long acceptance speech and a shout to Bill Clinton. All these things happened at the 2022 Game Awards. It was a wild night and Dan and Dave spend the episode breaking it all down.

Episode 337 – We Vote Live for the Game Awards

Dave Rottino — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:38:27 +0000

It’s that time of year again… the Game Awards have announced their nominees for this year’s awards. Dan and Dave run through all the awards and give their picks with some colorful commentary. Also in the news, Microsoft cancels the Keystone streaming console and Black Friday deals are here. All that and a stunning loss for Giants against the Lions on episode 337 of Rated G.

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Episode 331 – R.I.P. Stadia

Dave Rottino — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:22:14 +0000

On this episode, Google Stadia is finally closing it’s doors in early 2023 and Dan and Dave are not surprised. Also in the news, a big GTA VI leak from a hacker, EA announces a new Iron Man game and all the stuff from TGS 2022. All that and Dan gives you October’s game releases on episode 331.

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Episode 298 – Halo Infinite and the Game Awards with Special Guest Joe Chagan

Dave Rottino — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:42:37 +0000

Oh we got a good one today folks! Joe Chagan returns to the show to talk all things Halo. Dan, Dave and Joe discuss the good and the bad parts of the new open world Halo, multiplayer and which entry in the series is the best. Also, the Game Awards happened last Thursday and we got the winners and all the new announcements all on episode 298 of Rated G for Gamers.

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Episode 248 – And the Winner Goes to…

Dave Rottino — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:36:56 +0000

We got a big show this week. At the top of the show, they discuss all the games they’ve been playing including Cold War and Cyberpunk 2077. Dan and Dave break down the Game Awards. All the winners, losers, trailers and performances and appearances. And Dan goes a bit ham on all the new Marvel announcements on episode 248 of Rated G.

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Episode 247 – Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars

Dave Rottino — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:48:38 +0000

Big news as scalpers get their come-uppance. Thouands of console orders get canceled, that’s one good thing to happen this year. In the news, Oscar Isaac is penned to play Solid Snake, Kratos is coming to Fortnite and the Penny Arcade Expo releases tentative convention dates. All that and Dan makes a passioned plea to get a PS5 on episode 247 of Rated G for Gamers.

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Episode 237 – The Games Journalism and Media Industry with Special Guest Lily Zaldivar

Dave Rottino — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:32:06 +0000

On this week’s episode, we have on special guest Lily Zaldivar to talk about her time with Viz Media, IGN, and Nintendo Voice Chat. In the news, Microsoft buys Bethesda, the Tokyo Games Show kicks off and Amazon unveils it’s new gaming service. All that and more on episode 237 of Rated G.

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Episode 197 – The Xbox Series X and the Game Awards with Special Guest Matthew Adler

Dave Rottino — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:02:29 +0000

The end of the year is almost here we’re still getting some juicy news. Both Sony and Nintendo dropped their own directs with a bunch of new announcements. In the second half of the show returning guest Matthew Adler joins the show to discuss the Game Awards, the winners and losers, the trailers and surprises. Also, we get into a discussion about remakes and if they deserve nominations for year end awards. All that and more on episode 197 Rated G for Gamers.

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Episode 196 – Where is the N64 Mini?

Dave Rottino — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:07:49 +0000

On this episode of Rated G, the state of Xbox Scarlett generates conflicting reports and theories, reports of two next gen Xboxes one with a disc drive and one without, Resident Evil 3 leaked by Sony, and the Atari VCS delayed again for Indiegogo backers. All this and why Dan things the N64 mini is not in the future for Nintendo.

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Episode 195 – Phil “Nobody’s Asking for VR” Spencer

Dave Rottino — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:34:07 +0000

We got some hot Thanksgiving vacation talk at the top of show. In the news, Phil Spencer declares that no one is asking for VR in a controversial statement made at XO19, a new PS5 patent hints at possible sharing tech with their next generation content, Facebook buys Beat Saber devs and Nintendo is rumored to have no less than 3 Metroid games in the works. All this and more on episode 195 of Rated G for Gamers.

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