30 in 60 Episode 40 - MEH 3

EPISODE 40
Date 6/21/2019

30 in 60 (An Over 30 Clan Podcast)
https://soundcloud.com/over30clan

Full show notes/timeline here: https://pastebin.com/5U72BAnH
Check for a link in the description of this podcast.

Intro Music and Outro Music
Official Over 30 Clan Theme Song "Fuck Yeah!"
Written by BlackDeath produced by Undergunned Productions
https://soundcloud.com/undergunnedproductions

HOSTS
BlackDeath
Nubs
NukeLaCoog
Tre982
T Nitti


PRE SHOW BULLSHIT

SHOW START
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CLAN INTRO / SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS
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www.over30clan.com
Twitter and Facebook @over30clanusa
www.twitch.tv/over30clanusa
soundcloud.com/over30clan
iTunes search for "over 30 clan"
Our blog GamerViews blog.over30clan.com

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STATE OF THE CLAN
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FNG BREAKDOWN FOR FEBRUARY
77 people registered
17 new applicants
PC	10
PS4	05
XBOX	02

FINANCIAL REPORT
PAYPAL 	$989.58
BANK 	$536.05
Total 	$1525.63

https://www.over30clan.com/topic/1995-donations-site-support-and-operating-costs-updated-10292018

Paid bills from May to date
$37.40 StickerMule.com test prints

GIVEAWAY WINNERS - MAY
@Gener85
@brninitdwn
@ashman487
@Sonick42 Super Daryl Deluxe
@Hammer Sniper Elite 3


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*** STEALS AND DEALS ***
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*** Games with Gold
New Games with Gold for June 2019
EA Sports NHL 19 ($59.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 30 on Xbox One.
Rivals of Aether ($14.99 ERP): Available June 16 to July 15 on Xbox One.
Portal: Still Alive ($14.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 15 on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Earth Defense Force 2017 ($14.99 ERP): Available June 16 to 30 on Xbox One and Xbox 360.

If you're looking for a deal on Xbox Live Gold
Pricing has spiked on Xbox Live Gold with the announcement during E3
where you can add on the game pass to your account (in upwards of 3 years worth)
for just a dollar.


*** PlayStation Plus: Free Games for May 2019
June 2019 PlayStation Plus Games For PS4
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (June 4 - July 2)
Sonic Mania (June 4 - July 2)


PC Game Sales
Dead by Daylight $9.99 - Steam
Dying Light Enhanced Edition - $17.99 / Regular Ed. $13.59
Forza 7 Ultimate Edition $44 - MS Store


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*** UPCOMING CLAN EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS ***
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Forza 7 Racing League will kick off after 4th of July holiday stay tuned to Discord
and our social medias for upcoming details.

Past racing seasons can be viewed on our Twitch and YouTube outlets.

CHANGES WITHIN o30c
New application process is done and beta tested using Google forms and Discord webhook.
Still in the process of new website design that integrates all our forms of social media.
Vetting website designs / designers.



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*** BLACKMAIL BOX ***
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*** TALKING POINTS ***
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* SALES *
Consumers in the United States spent $641 million on gaming-related products in May, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That was down from the same period in 2018 as the industry continues to contract alongside the end of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 generation.

“[Spending was] 11 percent lower than a year ago,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Declines in both software and hardware spending drove overall performance. Year-to-date spending across tracked video game hardware, software, accessories and game cards is down 3 percent when compared to 2018, to $4.7 billion.”

The industry has continued to see a growth in revenue from accessories and game cards through 2019. That’s in line with the success of free-to-play games with microtransactions and competitive games that encourage players to purchase headsets and new gamepads.

Here are the results for May 2019
May 2019 Dollar Sales					May’18	May’19	Change
Total Video Game Sales					$717m	$641m	-11%
Video Games Hardware					$186m	$149m	-20%
PC & Video Games Software (PC, Console and Portable; Physical and Full Game Digital Formats from the STEAM, PlayStation and Xbox platforms)		$302m	$262m	-13%
Video Games Accessories & Game Cards			$229m	$230m	flat

The best-selling games of May 2019 in the U.S.
Mortal Kombat 11
Days Gone
Total War: Three Kingdoms
Rage 2*
Grand Theft Auto V
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Red Dead Redemption II
MLB 19: The Show
Minecraft**
NBA 2K19
Mario Kart 8*
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4**
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Marvel’s Spider-Man
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Team Sonic Racing
Yoshi’s Crafted World*
*No digital sales
*No PC digital sales

Top 10 best-selling games so far this year
Mortal Kombat 11
Kingdom Hearts III
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
Anthem**
Resident Evil 2 2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Red Dead Redemption II
Days Gone
MLB 19: The Show
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Top 10 best-selling games over the last 12 months
Red Dead Redemption II
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
NBA 2K19
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Madden NFL 19**
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Mortal Kombat 11
FIFA 19**
Kingdom Hearts III

Xbox One May 2019
Mortal Kombat 11
Rage 2*
Red Dead Redemption II
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Grand Theft Auto V
NBA 2K19
Minecraft
Forza Horizon 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

PlayStation 4 May 2019
Mortal Kombat 11
Days Gone
MLB 19: The Show
Rage 2*
Grand Theft Auto V
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption II
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
NBA 2K19
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Nintendo Switch May 2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Mario Kart 8*
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Mortal Kombat 11
Yoshi’s Crafted World*
Super Mario Party*
Super Mario Odyssey*
Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*

Nintendo 3DS May 2019
Pokemon: Ultra Sun*
Pokemon: Ultra Moon*
Detective Pikachu*
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D*
Super Mario Maker*
Mario Kart 7*
Super Smash Bros.*
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn*
Luigi’s Mansion*
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey*


* E3 HYPE MLG AIRHORNS UNITE *

More than 66k people attended E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Twitter measured what was talked about most.
Nintendo (@NintendoAmerica), Xbox Studios (@Xbox), Sony Interactive Entertainment, (@Playstation), Square Enix (@SquareEnix), and Bethesda (@Bethesda)

Ironically Sony did not attend this year's E3.

Most tweeted about newly announced games.
Fantasy VII Remake (@finalfantasyvii), CyberPunk2077 (@cyberpunkgame), Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 (@ZeldaOfficialJP), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (@NintendoAmerica), and Marvel’s Avengers (@PlayAvengers).

Most tweeted about games in general.
Pokemon (@Pokemon), Fortnite (@FortniteGame), Splatoon (@SplatoonJP), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (@SmashBrosJP), and Apex Legends (@PlayApex).

These were the moments that generated the most conversation on Twitter:
-Fans tweeting about their favorite announcements from Nintendo’s livestream
-Keanu Reeves showing up at #XboxE3 for CyberPunk 2077
-The announcement of Final Fantasy VII Remake & Marvel’s The Avengers game at the Square Enix press conference

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*** XBOX / MICROSOFT ***
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PROJECT SCARLETT IS REAL, AND IT’S COMING SOON
Microsoft officially unveiled Project Scarlett, the long-rumored successor to the Xbox One. The device will support 8K gaming, framerates of 120fps in games, and ray-tracing, and it’s going to launch in the holiday 2020 period.

XCLOUD IS LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER
In addition to new hardware, Microsoft also finally announced a release date for its cloud gaming service, xCloud. With the new streaming platform, you can “turn your Xbox One into your own personal and free xCloud server,” according to Xbox head Phil Spencer. It’ll be available in October.

THE ELITE CONTROLLER GETS REVAMPED
Microsoft’s surprise hit Elite controller for the Xbox is ready for an update. The company announced the Elite series 2, which “features over 30 new ways to play like a pro, including adjustable-tension thumbsticks, new interchangeable components, up to 40 hours of rechargeable battery life, and limitless customization with the Xbox Accessories app on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.”

KEANU REEVES IS IN CYBERPUNK 2077, WHICH NOW HAS A RELEASE DATE
John Wick is headed to the future. In the latest trailer for CD Projekt Red’s open-world epic Cyberpunk 2077 revealed that none other than Keanu Reeves will be starring in the game. Really, what else do you need to know? Well, it has a release date now: expect to play the game on April 16th, 2020.

WATCH DOGS HYPE

HALO INFINITE AND GEARS 5 GET RELEASE DATES
Two of the Xbox’s biggest games finally have release dates. Gears 5 will be available to play on September 10th, while Halo Infinite won’t be out until late next year. The twist? It’s coming to Project Scarlett. Not a bad launch title.

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN’S ELDEN RING IS OFFICIALLY UNVEILED
The leaks were real: Elden Ring, a fantasy game collaboration between George R.R Martin and Dark Souls creator FromSoftware, is in the works.

MINECRAFT DUNGEONS IS COMING NEXT SPRING
Last year Microsoft announced a surprise spinoff for Minecraft, with the dungeon crawling action RPG Minecraft Dungeons. Not only did we get a new trailer showing off the isometric gameplay, we also learned it’ll be launching in spring 2020.

FLIGHT SIMULATOR IS MAKING A RETURN IN 2020
One of the most iconic PC games is making a comeback. Today Microsoft revealed a gorgeous new take on the classic Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is launching on PC next year. As you’d expect, it sounds pretty realistic: “From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and stunning aircraft in an incredibly realistic world. Create your flight plan and fly anywhere on the planet. Enjoy flying day or night and face realistic, challenging weather conditions.”

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*** NINTENDO ***
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel
Release date: TBD
Platform: Nintendo Switch
All Nintendo showed us about the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel during its E3 conference was a teaser trailer confirming that the game is, in fact, in development. But that was enough to get us excited for the next Zelda escapade.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
Release date: 2019
Platform: Nintendo Switch
The massively popular—and extremely good—title from 2015 is getting a Switch upgrade, with both story expansions (Hearts of Stone; Blood and Wine) and free DLC characters.

Luigi's Mansion 3
Release date: 2019
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Nintendo debuted some Luigi's Mansion 3 gameplay clips at E3 on Tuesday, along with Gooigi, a slime monster that a second player can take control of, co-op style.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Release date: September 20, 2019
Platform: Nintendo Switch
The big news here is the release date: Link's Awakening will hit the Switch on September 20. The game will also let you be the architect of your own dungeons, which is pretty cool.

Contra: Rogue Corps
Release date: September 24
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
Picking up where the Alien Wars left off, plus a couple years, Rogue Corps will drop on every major console this September. You'll be able to play this ultra-violent game in single-player or multiplayer modes.

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*** CD Projekt Red ***
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Cyberpunk 2077
Release date: April 16, 2020

The biggest news at this year's E3 came from CD Projekt Red. Fans learned that Cyberpunk 2077, the company's futuristic role-playing game, would arrive on April 16, 2020, for PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. They also learned that actor Keanu Reeves would be playing the iconic role of Johnny Silverhand.

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*** BETHESDA ***
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With no Elder Scrolls 6 nor Starfield at this year's show, Doom Eternal is the main Bethesda game on everybody's lips right now. However, during the company's E3 press conference, it also announced a couple of new titles in the shape of Deathloop, by the same team as Dishonored, and Ghostwire: Tokyo, from the developer of The Evil Within.

There was also new footage of Wolfenstein: Youngblood and a new mobile game in the shape of Commander Keen, for iOS and Android. Those put off by the lack of NPCs in Fallout 76 will also be pleased that a new expansion pack, Fallout 76: Wastelanders, is coming that will add them to the game along with a battle royal mode (fart noises).

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*** EA ***
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EA didn't have a press conference as such, but did unveil gameplay footage and details for some of its 2019 releases in a live event stream on the Saturday before the show. In it, it revealed that FIFA 20 will get a new street football mode, called Volta Football. And we finally got to see gameplay footage of the forthcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

There are new maps coming for Battlefield V, while Madden 20 gets a replacement to Longshot in a new campaign mode called Face of the Franchise. Apex Legends Season 2 was also launched at E3.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
Release date: November 15, 2019


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Naturally, Square Enix focused heavily on the Final Fantasy line-up of games during its E3 press conference. That included the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Plus, it revealed that a remastered version of Final Fantasy VIII is coming this year in time for the 20th anniversary.

Other remasters include Final Fantasy Chronicles and The Last Remnant. Both of which are available now or coming soon. Another JRPG to catch our eye is Oninaki, from the same studio as I Am Setsuna.

But it wasn't all role-players at the Square Enix event. It also unveiled Outriders, a new co-op shooter developed by People Can Fly, and the game many have been eagerly anticipating, Marvel's Avengers. With Tomb Raider's Crystal Dynamics at the helm of the latter, it certainly looks like everything we've wanted.


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*** UBISOFT ***
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Ubisoft put together a great press conference, with Watch Dogs Legion the front-and-centre star. Not only is it set in London, but it gives you the ability to recruit and play as literally any person in the open world game.

As well as Watch Dogs, Rainbow Six is getting a new chapter next year in the form of Rainbow Six Quarantine. Where Siege was mainly a PvP multiplayer affair, Quarantine is a co-op shooter with horror very much in its bones.

Another action game we really like the look of is Ghost Recon Breakpoint, which stars Jon Bernthal (The Punisher, The Walking Dead) who was on hand to introduce some new footage. Mobile game, Tom Clancy's Elite Squad gives you control over some of the great characters from across different game franchises.

Finally, as well as new content for Rainbow Six Siege, For Honor and The Division 2, both Roller Champions and Gods & Monsters were announced as all-new IPs.




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ROUND TABLE / SHIT POSTING
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[1:54:00] PRE SHOW / POST SHOW BULLSHIT