Episodes
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
The Retro Rents - EP067 - Extra Life Game Day 2020 LIVE
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
What's up everyone! After many, many requests, we are starting to podcast our episodes LIVE, and we started this format with Extra Life Game Day 2020!
In this episode, Al reviews how the day was going so far as he attempted the 24 hour marathon to raise money for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). We had a lot of fun hanging out and interacting with our audience, and send a big thanks to all the folks who came by, including our good buds, the ever awesome Bad Fodder Figures Podcast!
We hope you enjoy the episode! We plan to continue recording live at twitch.tv/RetroRentsAL on the days we record! Follow @theretrorents on twitter for our next recording date!
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Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Oct 19, 2020
The Retro Rents -- EP066 -- Buttery Smooth
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
News:
- Watch Dogs legions a week and a half away
- Releasing Nov 10th (XBOX) 12th (PS5) in US
- PS5 $499.99
- PS5 Digital Ed $399.99
- (reminder xbox X-$499 // S-$299 )
- Pre-ordering disasters (Xbox, PS5, Nvidia) Rampant bots, no supply, crushed websites
- Microsoft buying Zenimax (Bethesda) Can they get them to STOP USING OLD ENGINES!!! (Yes Nick is still bitter about Fallout76)
- Amazon announces Luna (streaming game service) - Ubisoft games partnership. Did Stadia pave the way?
- Tokyo Game Show
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Dynasty Warriors but Zelda) Hell yeah!
- Apple reveals the iphone 12 “latest and greatest” but not including charge cable or headphones for the first time “cut on carbon” or cut on cost?
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Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Sep 14, 2020
The Retro Rents -- EP064 -- Good, Neutral, Evil?
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
News:
- Nvidia announces the 3000 series holy affordable price points batman.
- 3070 - $500 - beats 2080 super in line with 2080Ti (a $1200 card)
- 3080 - $700 2x performance of 2080
- 3090 - $1500 you got them dolla bills or graphic animation super high end needs.
- Nvidia announces the 3000 series holy affordable price points batman.
- AMD will have their online reveal Oct 8th
- Xbox one price points revealed and releasing Nov 10 - amazing entry prices if you don't have PC
- X - $499 (4k gaming)
- S - $299 (1080 gaming and smaller HDD)
- Sony has their reveal event Sept 16th 4pm EST Will they match or will it be higher?
- Star Renegade out on GamePass (Saw at PAX awesome looking retro-bit Sci-fi RPG)
- PAX online kicked off Saturday going all this week check out panels, a virtual floor and merch.
- EAPlay joining GamePass (All hail the new GamePass overlords)
- Prince of Persia Remake looks great, would like to see a new PoP eventually.
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
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@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Aug 31, 2020
The Retro Rents - EP063 - More Twists Than A Pretzel Factory
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all?!
This week we talk about Wasteland 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Man in the High Castle, and the release of To Shiver The Sky, by Christopher Tin. We talked about this in our "Abbey Road" episode, where Nick, as part of a Patron campaign, backed the project and got see it recorded live in Abbey Road Studios! We also chat about the incredible Netflix produced video game history documentary, High Score. This is an absolute MUST watch for anyone with even a slight interest in the history of Video Gaming.
Upcoming Releases: All the gamescom craziness. Crusader Kings 3!
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Aug 17, 2020
The Retro Rents -- EP062 -- You Kids and Your USB Ports
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all?!
This week we talk about the Horizon: Zero Dawn PC release, Ghost of Tsushima, and Al talks about getting into some retro tv shows...really, one show: Twin Peaks. Dive into weirdness, it's gonna be a wacky ride.
Upcoming Releases: Flight Sim 2020! Wasteland 3! Avengers!
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VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
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@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Jul 27, 2020
The Retro Rents - EP061 - Ubisoft and XBox reveal fest
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all! We are BACK from a brief summer vacation, and we are talking REVEALS! XBox and Ubisoft threw out some great stuff over the past couple weeks, and we go over all the stuff that got us fired up!
Ubisoft Showcase: Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Watch Dog Legions
XBox Showcase: Halo Infinite, Avowed, Outer Worlds expansion, The Medium, Phantasy Star Online 2 Expansion, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, NEW FABLE
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Jun 22, 2020
The Retro Rents - EP060 - Nerd Pedals
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all!? This week we discuss the amazing drops at the Sony PS5 games reveal, the mind-blowing Star Wars: Squadrons reveal, multiple game delays, and the stuff we're having fun with lately.
- Project Athea (very cinematic but unknown plot)
- RATCHET AND CLANK
- Stray - cyberpunk cat simulator
- Returnal- Live Die Repeat (Edge of tomorrow space sci-fi Tom cruise?) very cool looking
- Ghostwire - from last e3 cyberpunk spoopyness
- Jett: the far shore - interstellar vibes stylized chillax looking game
- MUTHER F’in HITMAN 3- OH YEAH
- Little Devil Inside - intriguing stylized adventure would like to know more
- Demon Souls - Thats a big dragon (remake of the PS3 CLASSIC)
- Deathloop - bioshock vibes with assassins in time loops, cool looking
- Resident Evil 8 - crazy realistic graphics
- Pragmata - Wierd sci-fi space man intrigued
- Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West - Looks fantastic! (I just started playing the original HZD, so this is exciting)
Upcoming PC Releases:
- Elite Odyssey - Feet on the ground
- Icarus - Space Survival game from the creator of DayZ
- Everspace 2 continues to look awesome even better from PAX East
- Troy: Total War Saga looking great
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.ccsavepoint)
@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Jun 01, 2020
The Retro Rents - EP059 - I am Bill Paxton
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all? We're back, discussing some of the games stealing our focus (Nick is HOOKED on Snow Runner), Man Eater is actually really fun, How COVID-19 is changing the movie industry, and the incredible launch and subsequent docking of SpaceX to the ISS.
Release Highlights
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Man Eater
- Saints Row - The Third (remastered)
News
- Civ 6 free on Epic.
- PS5 Unreal demo looked amazing
- Borderlands Handsome Collection free on Epic
The SavePoint game of the month:
- Startraders: Frontiers
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.ccsavepoint)
@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday May 04, 2020
The Retro Rents -- EP058 -- Don't Be Like Lost
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Retro Rents. This episode we talk about several surprise hits in new games, the new Assassin's Creed: Valhalla announcement, the End of Life for Star Wars Battlefront 2, BFV and more.
Release Highlights
- Snow Runner - looks interesting
- Twitch Watch Parties wider audience, Nick enjoying The Expanse with community watch night on Monday’s selfless plug :D
- XCOM Chimera came out of nowhere; faster take on classic XCOM play.
- Gears Tactics- Based on Gears of War it’s a XCOM style turn based strategy
News
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla announced for holiday 2020. Ubisoft free games until May 5th AC2; Rayman Legends and Child of Light if you activate before May 5th.
- Battlefield 5 (V) and Battlefront 2 will stop being supported by EA
The SavePoint game of the month:
- Startraders: Frontiers
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.ccsavepoint)
@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
Monday Apr 20, 2020
The Retro Rents - EP057 - Our World in Lockdown
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
We're Back!!! It's been a crazy couple of weeks, and we go into the details of what has been going on and why we had a few weeks off. We catch up on the games that have come out since our previous episode, which, if you haven't heard go check out now. That was our interview with the incredible Julia Minamata.
News:
- Covid 19, console and game impacts
- Fallout 76 continues to chug along with Wastelanders
- Chronicles of Elyria MMO dies before takeoff.
Releases:
- Half Life: Alyx
- FF7 Remake
- Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord
- Predator: Hunting Grounds on 4/24!
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.ccsavepoint)
@TheRetroRents, theretrorents@gmail.com
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint