ToB Games - E3 2019

Julian Meush June 16, 2019

If you follow the video game world, even from a distance, you know that E3 is like Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and your birthday all combined for the those in the games business. With it comes exciting new announcements, sizzle reels, reveals, and surprises. Regardless of what types of games you’re into, there’s always something to get excited about. This year, with Sony, and other major players pulling out, it seemed like the show might lack some of it’s luster. Fortunately, there was still a lot to get excited about. Not the least of which being the Avengers game from Sqaure Enix, a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the first game play of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, plus the surprising new character announcements for Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Julian, Dan, and Jeremy discuss all that and so much more in the annual E3 breakdown episode of ToB Games!

FanQuest 2018 LIVE(ish) - E3 Follow-Up

Julian Meush June 25, 2018

For their first of three recordings from day two of FanQuest 2018 the guys sit down to do a brief postmortem on this year's E3 . Looking specifically at CyberPunk 2077 and how it took home "Game of the Show" across seemingly the entire industry press, Resident Evil 2's love letter to the RE series, and how Super Smash Bros Ultimate might compare to the Melee.

Episode 98 - E3 2017 Special!

Julian Meush June 18, 2017

E3 2017 is over. The booths have been packed up, the LA Convention Centre emptied and cleaned. But that doesn't mean we are done talking about it. Julian, Daniel and Jeremy sit down to discuss all the biggest announcements, reveals and trailers from the years biggest gaming event. From the reveal of X-box One X to Mario Odyssey, if you're at all a fan of video games there's something at this show for you. The guys break down and unpack the Metroid Prime 4 reveal, the God of War trailer, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer details, State of Decay 2 and much much much more on this Tower of Babble Podcast E3 Special!

Episode 72 - E3 2016

Julian Meush June 17, 2016

The ToB Crew is reunited once more! Now that Julian has returned to Canada all three of the Tower of Babble hosts are once again under the same roof. And it couldn't be better timing with E3 2016 upon us. It's every gamer's favorite time of the year as we get a glimpse at the future of gaming. From virtual reality to the beautiful Zelda: Breath of the Wild, if you play games there's something here for you. Julian, Daniel and Jeremy unpack the plethora of news and concentrate on all things E3. They go through each major announcement one by one and give you their take on the biggest stories from Sony, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo and so much more. WIth so much news it's a miracle we were able to even fit it all into one episode!

Episode 56 - E3 2015

Julian Meush July 5, 2015

The guys are back with another full ToB Podcast and it a big one! Besides all the huge stories and game announcements out of this years E3, like Horizon: Zero Dawn, Fall Out 4, Last Guardian, and more, the ToB Crew touch on the big Spider-Man casting news, Star Wars Rebels and True Detective season 2 premiers, the Hannibal cancellation at NBC and so much more!

Episode 35 - E3 Spectacular

Julian Meush June 17, 2014

The guys sit down to discuss as much E3 news as they can squeeze into an hour and a half. Unfortunately they spend most of the time talking about Smash Bros for Wii U and Nintendo's future. They spend the rest of the time on No Mans Sky, Far Cry 4, Uncharted 4 and so much more.

Episode 34 - X-Men Days of Future Past

Julian Meush June 3, 2014

In a lengthy pre-E3 episode the guys sit down over Skype to get all the news out of the way before the big gaming show. With X-Men: Days of Future Past having been out for a week the guys breakdown what they liked about the latest Marvel film while also trying to wrap their heads around the continuity. Nintedo's Gamecube Smash Bros adapter is also discussed as well as the latest from Naughty Dog. All of this and so much more, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat.

E3: Sony Impression

Julian Meush June 10, 2013

The ToB Crew has reunited once again to talk about the Sony E3 presser. Daniel, Julian and Jeremy give you their take on the new titles, the price and the look of the new console.

E3: Microsoft Impressions

Julian Meush June 10, 2013

Julian and Dan sit down after the Microsoft E3 presser and give you our impressions on the new games, the price and more.

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