139: Destiny 2, Lawbreakers and How Games Keep Us Hooked

Destiny 2 is here. Is it better than the original? Did it fix the issues we had with the first one? We explore the new additions, the story missions, the crucible and more with Destiny and how it's changed from the first game. We also have some news with Lawbreakers, Blizzard building an eSports arena in Los Angeles and South Park's difficulty slider. Apparently Nintendo also decided Mario isn't a plumber anymore. Our discussion this week is on how games keep us hooked. A rising concept is "games as a service" in which a game has you purchase it, but offers additional content later on for added fees or with microtransactions. We see it most commonly with MMO's but it's also in games like Overwatch, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and more. What do you think about games as a service? What should be made into one? Show Notes: 1:30 - Destiny 2 29:40 - Gaming News 48:22 - How Games Keep Us Hooked 1:22:30 - Upcoming Video Game Releases The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday. Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at www.theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at [email protected]. CREDITS "Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress

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Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net
Woman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress
"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64