The Platinum Achievement Podcast

Where are we at with this year in gaming so far? The Platinum Achievement crew join the always fantastic, special-guest Roughdawg4 to discuss the best games of the year so far. Listen to Brian, Matt, Chris, and Roughdawg’s top 5 favorite games at the midway point of the year and their most anticipated games of the rest of the year. [...] The post Ep. 36 – 2016 GoTY So Far w/ Roughdawg4 appeared first on .

Imran, Brian, and Chris compare their predictions to the real news in this recap of the best and worst of E3 2016. This special 3 hour episode puts the spotlight on each of our favorite upcoming games and our breakdown of the winners and losers at E3. SPOILER ALERT: Nintendo… please do something.   The post Ep. 35 – E3 2016 Recap: What’s Good and What’s Bad? appeared first on .

Brian and Imran weren’t so sure how excited they would be for E3 2016, but after discussing their predictions for the show with Chris the hype has been sufficiently built up with expected big releases from Ubisoft, Bethesda, EA, Microsoft, and Sony. But where is Nintendo? Does anyone care for the WiiU anymore? The PA Podcast crew discusses all this and [...] The post Ep. 34 – Who will steal the show at E3 2016? appeared first on .

In this episode Brian talks nonsense about removing fast travel and sprinting from games while Chris festers his hatred for these ideas and Imran tries to find logic in these ideas. Has Brian finally fallen so deep in loving trump that he finally went bananas ? Will we ever get Matt back on the show? The PA Podcast finally talks [...] The post Ep. 33 – Has Brian Gone Crazy? appeared first on .

The co-hosts (sans one Matt) discuss where virtual reality fits within the world beyond gaming along with more mindless rambling of life. Brian brings along his friend Dany who has extensive experience programming in VR for educational programs. Chris shares some stuff of his life while everyone enjoys our own chaotic confusion. Banana on! The post Ep. 32 – Is Virtual Reality just for Gaming? appeared first on .

What has made achievement hunting so popular? Why do we hunt trophies? Is it the love of the grind or the love the sense of accomplishment? Is it worth the time to put up with hours of grinding just to get a single trophy? Chris, Brian, Matt, and Imran talk about all this and more in this week’s episode. Brian and [...] The post Ep.31 – Pa Podcast finally talks about Trophies ? appeared first on .

Playstation VR is available to pre-order! Do you think the price is right? Will the launch titles satisfy people enough to sell the devise? or are you going to ‘wait and see’ if VR is just a fading gimmick? Is cross-console play between Playstation and Xbox on the horizon? Is the console war over? Do you put ketchup on your [...] The post Ep. 30 – Will you jump into PSVR at launch? appeared first on .

*Pokemon Sun* and *Pokemon Moon* will be the next main entry in the series hitting the 3DS…but where is our Pokemon MMO? Is it even possible to catch em’ all anymore? Matt and Chris battle over a few ideas, Antonio weeps for the future, Brian is late and Imran needs to talk more. Welcome Back *Pokemon* Master Trainers! The post Ep. 29 – Will we ever get an open world Pokemon MMO? appeared first on .

Imran brings his friend A.J. Van-Rixtel — a fancy author, and super fan of the show — on with Brian and Chris. and he shares a bit about his recently released book while Chris questions how much sexual content is in it. So yeah, a standard show. The crew also talks a bit about Streetfighter V and much more in this [...] The post Ep. 28 – How many times can Brian replay Firewatch? appeared first on .

In this week’s special episode we invite a long time listener and trophy hunter for hire *Gerald Siddall* on the show to talk about his Video Game console and game collection. The crew discusses the underdogs in the console wars over the years, Japanese culture and the future of *Nintendo*.   The post Ep.27 – Interview with video game collector Gerald Siddall appeared first on .

This week the crew shares their impressions after *The Division* beta weekend. We discuss the steady stream of excellent indie games hitting consoles recently including *The Witness* an amazing 3D puzzle game created by *Jonathan Blow* and look forward to the rest of the year. Also, we bring you an all new segment of ‘Weird Video-Game Plots with Brian’ featuring [...] The post Ep. 26 — Will indie devs keep stepping up their game in 2016? appeared first on .

After the reveal of the higher than expected Oculus Rift price point the Platinum Achievement Podcast co-hosts discuss how much you should pay for a virtual reality headset. Bonus: Imran diffuses a bomb with the help of Antonio and Chris in “Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes!”   The post Ep. 25 – How much would you spend to play in VR? appeared first on .

In this week’s action-packed episode we lament our loss of culture and then quickly rebound in joy as Netflix expands globally giving Chris the goods. We read listener’s most anticipated games of 2016 including Persona 5 and Final Fantasy 15. Finally, Antonio and Matt bet cash money over if The Last Guardian and Nintendo NX show up in 2016! Happy [...] The post Ep24 2016 Preview – Will we see the Last Guardian and Nintendo NX in 2016? appeared first on .

We want to thank Tim Nester for creating our community voting polls for Game of the Year 2015! In this episode we cover Best Villain, Best Community Moment, Best Indy Game, Best New IP, Overall Game of the Year and much much more! Thank you for an amazing year everyone! 2015 says ‘Banana and Out!’ The post Ep. 23.1 – GOTY 2015 appeared first on .

***Spoiler Alert*** This week the crew talks full spoilers for *Star Wars- The Force Awakens* Did it leave up to the galactic level of hype? Who are your Favorite Characters? Favorite Moments? plus What went wrong? Also, hear interviews from super-fans from a movie premiere at a theatre in Chicago! May the Force be with You! The post Ep. 22 – Star Wars Ep. 7 Spoilercast | Did JJ Abrams nail it? appeared first on .