Saturday, May 18, 2019

Infinite Horror



Episode 149: the horror-filled hundred and forty-ninth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week, we have double the trouble with TWO special guests, film-makers Michael Neel and Greg Ansin! Their latest project, Infinite Santa 8000 The Movie, will be touring this summer! Check out Infinite Santa on FaceBook, Instagram, and Twitter . And check out the trailer!



Infinite Santa will be at Origins on June 15th, and at GenCon on August 1!

Check out their other productions at Grim Films, including the incredible horror anthology Drive-In Horror Show.

We also talk news:
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Saturday, May 11, 2019

Detective Pikachu No Spoilers



Episode 148: the happening hundred and forty-eighth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk news:

We give a spoiler free review of Detective Pikachu!



Pokemon GO! The Detective Pikachu special event is here until Friday, May 17, 2019. Catch a pikachu with a detective hat! Torchic Community Day is May 19, and in honor of that, the (free) Pokemon TV app is having a Torchic lineup.

The newest year of Pikachu Funko - Sweet Days Are Here, has been announced it features Pikachu chilling out on a Poké Ball-themed picnic blanket.

Pokemon TCG: we look at the new Sun and Moon Unbroken Bonds art! Plus, get that Snubbull free card at GameStop!

Pokemon at Origins Game Fair will be having lots of TCG events, and more!

SMITE Poke-Rap parody!



Nintendo's newest Splatfest is happening starting 5/18. #TeamTimeTravel vs #TeamTeleportation!

https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/184780172042/the-latest-splatfest-approaches-and-this-time


Tetris 99 - the 3rd Maximus cup is starting May 17! Also, $9.99 DLC with offline modes is here. (play against the CPU, play a solo clearing game)

Nintendo Switch Online perks - New games like Clu Clu Land are coming! (Did you know, members-only NES Controllers for Switch are a thing!)

FFVII Remake Trailer!



Monster Hunter World: Iceborn DLC is coming out September 6 2019.



Spring Play Boston is happening TODAY.

Museum of Science https://www.mos.org/public-events/summer-thursdays/egaming $10 entry fee ($12 day of) + Museum Ticket June 13 - Super Smash Bros Ultimate July 11 - MK11 August 8 - Overwatch $600 prize!

Super League is having a League of Legends ARAM Social Friday May 31st at Balance Patch in Boston. (This event is happening in other cities too!)

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Saturday, May 4, 2019

May Poke-News



Episode 147: The fresh one hundred and forty-seventh episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! News of the Month:

Pokemon GOOOO is poppin'! Last week had an Earth Day event and a momentary release of Shellos. But, the Lake Trio is here... Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf are in raid battles until Monday, May 27, 2019. Here in the US we get Azelf! Still in the future… Torchic Community Day… May 19… And we will be having a review of Pokemon Go Fest as special guest Tenku No Oni will be attending again!

Season 3 is coming to the Pokemon TV app!

Pokémon Trade & Play events for the newly released Pokémon Sun & Moon: Unbroken Bonds TCG expansion are happening today and next weekend. Today, participating GameStop locations will be conducting their Trade & Play Day from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (your local time). Best Buy select locations will be hosting their Trade & Play Day on Saturday, May 11th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. And, new base decks themed to the Let's Go games are here!

In honor of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! players can add a shiny Pokémon to their game by visiting a US Target store between May 11 and June 23, 2019. To receive one of these Pokémon, you'll need to download the new Pokémon Pass app, which is a free app with Pokemon content.

Detective Pikachu is out MAY 10 THAT'S THIS WEEK AHHHHHHH!!!! Get a free Detective Pikachu Snubbull card at GameStop when the movie comes out:

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has a new trailer and an official release date of June 18th/25th.



Smite has new Prime Loot! And Kukulkan is getting the new Tier 5 skin in the Battle for Olympus Event.



Today is also Free Comic Book Day!

D&D Live May 17th - 19th in Los Angeles, CA.

Gen Con is happening August 1st - 4th... if you can't go to Indy, they've just announced that there will be pop up local events, look for more details in the future.

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Saturday, April 27, 2019

More April News



Episode 146: The happy hundred and forty-sixth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! News of the week!

Pokemon GO: Shiny Meltan is back through Sunday, May 5! New research breakthrough pokemon will be here May 1, including Lugia, Ho-oh, Latias, and Latios, and different pokemon are hatching from eggs! Remember, May 19, is Torchic Community Day. I’M UP ALL NIGHT TO GET LUCKY!!! FRIENDS!

7-11 has all kinds of Detective Pikachu stuff. There’s even an app game? Most interestingly, there's a Mystery Slurpee Flavor. Guess the 3 flavors be entered for a chance to win FREE Slurpee drinks for an entire year. Rules here!

Build a Bear now has Snubble and Psyduck!

Play! Pokemon has been updated for the latest season! The 2020 TCG season starts July 1, 2019, new rules have been announced. The video game tournament software has been updated too!

https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/184368644429/the-race-results-are-in-and-team-hare-have-taken


Also, Marina and Pearl live performance at Tokaigi!



So many new Switch games:
There are a lot of upcoming events that sound cool!
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

Super Lily



Episode 145: the wonderful one hundredth and forty fifth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have a very special guest, Lily Lewis of Super League Gaming, aka LilyOli! She announces her promotion to Associate Manager of Product Marketing, tells us about her trip to Japan, and declares her favorite Pokemon in tattoo form! (This awesome Jirachi also appears on her Instagram!)

She also gives a shoutout to



We have some extra surprise guests! InfiniteChances (also available on Twitch!), DS Mertalz , and a_real_light!

We also talk news, starting with Pokemon GO! The Eggstravaganza is on until Apr. 23 and Latios is here until April 22. Don't forget about Giratina Origin Forme, it's here until April 29! Torchic Community Day is May 19, from 3-6 PM.

The lottery form tickets to Pokemon GoFest Chicago (happening June 13-16) is open April 22 through 24. Check out the details!

The Pokemon #GOsnapshot challenge is happening now! There are three categories!
  • Buddy Challenge: April 15, 2019, to April 24, 2019
  • Habitat Challenge: April 29, 2019, to May 8, 2019
  • Go Create Challenge: May 13, 2019, to May 22, 2019




In general Pokemon News, the new book Pokémon Size Chart Collection: Kanto to Alola is out now! Funko has a new giant Bulbasaur. TEN INCHES!

Joker from Persona 5 just joined smash!

Box Boy and Box Girl comes out April 26 for the Switch, there's a demo in the eShop!

In Smite, make sure you claim your free twitch bundle for Desert Dragon Neith New Egyptian Pantheon gods Horus and Set arrive April 30!

Live in the Los Angeles area? Go to the Final Fantasy VII concert, June 9th 6 pm Dolby Theatre . Pre-sale tickets will be available on April 20, 2019 at 12pm at www.wildfaery.com/shop.

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Saturday, April 13, 2019

April Poke-News



Episode 144: the overly impressive one-hundredth and forty-forth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast. This week, we talk news!

Pokemon GO: BAGON COMMUNITY DAY IS HAPPENING! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Hop to the Pokémon GO Eggstravaganza April 16-23rd! Latios raid weekend April 15-22nd! Also, have you heard about this Lucky Friends thing? The March update also includes new poses for your trainer!

Pokemon GO and Anime Boston are having a crossover event, April 19 - 21! To hear more about Anime Boston, listen to our interview with Richard!

New Pokemon Toys. May's Pikachu Funko Pop is "Blooming Curiousity" with Flabebe! Burger King King Jr. Meals have Detective Pikachu toys!

Speaking of Detective Pikachu, be prepared for opening day on May 10th. You can get a Detective Pikachu TCG Card!

Friend of the show Kelsey of Pink Gorilla Games (listen to her episode here!) is in the upcoming documentary "Not for Resale", "A look at the end of physical media, the rise of digital distribution, and the impact on mom and pop video game shop owners across the United States." The movie is premiering at the Boston Film Festival, on Friday April 26th at 9:45 pm. Get tickets now!!!



Switch events! Tetris 99 Maximus Cup, April 12th - 14th! And, are you Team Hare or Team Tortoise? April 19th - 21st!
https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/183821474654/as-the-old-saying-goes-april-ink-storms-bring-may


Tomorrow, Sunday the 14th, from 11 am - 2:30 pm, you can go to the Nintendo Labo Event at Best Buy in Braintree. Check out the locations for this event on the Best Buy website.

If you're in the Boston area and love League of Legends, you can go to the free Super League Gaming ARAM Social, Friday April 26th 7-10 pm at Balance Patch.

And we talk PAX East, part two! Skellboy, RAD, Double Kick Heroes, The Textorcist, Behemoth Games, Kingdom Hearts Union X, Framed, Mortal Kombat 11, Bose AR games, including one from Craig of Digital Precept and the Virtuality Podcast (listen to his episode with us here), Secret Neighbor, A Duel Hand Disaster, Killer Queen Arcade. Enjoy some PAX photos!











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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Post-PAX Pox



Episode 143: the fantabulous hundred and forty-third episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk a bit about PAX. Hopefully we'll have time to give you a more detailed run-down of PAX East next episode! This week, we also talk news:

Pokemon GO has kept it moving! April fools saw Ash Hat Pikachu photobombing instead of Smeargle! Two of three planned Pokemon GO Fests have been announced. Go Fest Chicago will be June 13–16, Dortmund will be July 4–7, and "Asia" is still in planning! Right now it's time to bug out with the bug event until Apr. 9, 2019. Bagon Community Day is Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in your local time zone. Future community dates will be May 19, June 8, July 21, and August 3...

Another Bonus for Pokémon Bank Subscribers: All Pokémon Bank registered users can get a cool Passimian (Sun) and Oranguru (Moon). To receive these Pokémon, become an active Pokémon Bank subscriber by October 31, 2019.

Pokémon the Series: Adventures in the Orange Islands is available in the newly updated Pokémon TV mobile app!

New Detective Pikachu items in the Pokemon Center shop!

Yoshi’s Crafted World is out, there’s a demo!

Three NES games are coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service this month, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, and Star Solider, starting on April 10.

Get up to 12 free months Nintendo Online through Twitch Prime!

Uniqlo's Super Mario Family Museum collection is now available, and a MONSTER HUNTER collection is coming May 15! RATHALOS!

FFVII is out for SWITCH! Miz Sylver is Excite!

Super Smash Bros + Splatoon 2 World Championships are happening in the E3 ramp up!

The SMITE Darkness Falls Battle Pass is available.

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