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The PowerSwitch – How to Improve the Nintendo World Championships – Episode 39

Five ways to improve the Nintendo World Championships, AAA console games start to show the worst of lootboxes and microtransactions, PlayStation VR gets a model update, playing Metroid: Samus Returns, the month in game releases for October 2017, and more!

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The PowerSwitch – The Fight for Battle Royale with Max Roberts – Episode 38

Max Roberts from Model Citizens Media joins the show to discuss the feud between PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite Battle Royale, PlayStation’s TGS 2017, Apple’s securing of Sky as an exclusive, Bruce Straley’s departure from Naughty Dog, Nintendo Switch’s lucky charm featuring Satoru Iwata, and more!

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The PowerSwitch – Game Skill VS Game Critique – Episode 37

Dean Takahashi’s play session of Cuphead raises questions about a journalist’s required game skill, Campo Santo brings DMCA into the Pewdiepie racial slur controversy, recapping the Nindie Showcase for Summer 2017, PlayStation Plus free games for September 2017, and more!

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The PowerSwitch – The State of the Xbox One – Episode 36

The state of the Xbox One following Gamescom 2017, SNES Classic preorders go live overnight, Polygon’s piece on crunch spurs industry discussion, Gamestop explores a used games subscription program, Xbox Live Gold games for September 2017, and more!

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The PowerSwitch – Starting a Games Media Career with Logan Moore – Episode 33

Logan Moore from DualShockers and Model Citizens Media joins the show to discuss Nintendo’s financial rebound with the Switch, PlayStation Plus’ and Xbox Live Gold’s free games for August 2017, Walmart’s cancellations of SNES Classic preorders, and more!

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The PowerSwitch – The Best Games Halfway Through 2017 – Episode 31

The potential candidates for Game of the Year through the first half of 2017, challengers for those spots in the second half of the year, SNES Classic announced, SGDQ 2017 raises $1.76 million for charity, Splatoon 2 Direct, and more!

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The PowerSwitch – The RPG Franchises That Shape Us – Episode 23

The RPG franchises that positively influence our interest in games, emotionally connecting with Night in the Woods, what we want to see in the next Metroid game, playing through the Metroid series in canon chronological order, development reports for the SNES Classic Edition, Activision confirms Call of Duty: WWII, and Atlus registers new Persona domain names

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