- Episode 749: No Plan B

Episode 749: No Plan BEpisode 749: No Plan B

April 1, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:00 pm

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The news this week: Elon Musk’s estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: ‘He was a Bronze Torbjörn main. He was fucking dogshit’, Palworld decides it wasn’t April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, ‘dismember and eat’ some of its cast, Death Stranding has crossed 20 million players since launch, If the Switch 2 stumbles, Nintendo has no Plan B, Final Fantasy 9 Anniversary celebration begins, Star Wars XCOM game on the way?, and Shuhei Yoshida believes Nier: Automata was a turning point in modern Japanese games.

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Episode 748: Five NightsEpisode 748: Five Nights

March 21, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:17 pm

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The news this week:

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered‘s PC specs and features detailed, as Sony reiterates no PSN account required, EA Sports College Football 26 to increase NIL payouts to $1,500, Palworld update 0.5.0 patch notes bring crossplay to the game, Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says ‘it’s a tragedy’ his 2013 immigration sim now feels so on-the-nose, Xbox lists Hollow Knight: Silksong as part of “incredible” upcoming indie line-up, Apple & Google face antitrust charges as EU defies threat of Trump tariffs.

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 747: The Next XboxEpisode 747: The Next Xbox

March 14, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 12:00 pm

Some of the minor news discussed include Defiance coming back 4 years after servers were shut down, BlizzCon 2025 not happening, Moon Studios going full indie, buying No Rest For the Wicked’s publishing rights from Take-Two and Final Fantasy 16 PC version removing Denuvo Anti-tamper DRM. The Gaming Flashback is 2015’s Bloodborne.

The news includes:

Humble Games Showcase
Killing Floor 3 delayed to later in 2025
Next-gen Xbox reportedly coming in 2027, handheld rumored for this year

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 746: More Tony HawkEpisode 746: More Tony Hawk

March 7, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:28 pm

This week, the guys discuss the fact that Cities: Skylines 2‘s asset editor is remaining a distant dream as Colossal Order is still working on it but says it’s ‘proven more technically challenging than initially anticipated’, Western Digital sold their SSDs to SanDisk, and Naughty Dog boss says “don’t bet” on there being a The Last of Us Part 3.

The news includes:

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 official announcement reveals deluxe edition with Doom Slayer
Call of Duty admits it’s using generative AI to ‘help develop some in-game assets’

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 745: More and More LayoffsEpisode 745: More and More Layoffs

February 21, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:49 am

The guys discuss the week’s goings-on, including Diablo speedrun sleuths proving a 15-year world record was fake after reverse-engineering the game and failing to replicate the run in 2.2 billion possible randomized dungeons, Call of Duty’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover costing $90, Valve releasing the Team Fortress 2 source code, and a mystery Tony Hawk remaster mentioned by pro skater involved in the game.

For the first time in years, we have a Gaming History: The Civilization II Eternal War.

The news includes:

Netflix culls staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio
Marvel Rivals team hit by layoffs despite major launch success
Days Gone Remastered $10 PS5 upgrade not available for game redemptions via PS Plus

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Gaming Podcast Flashback: Episode 374: Lost In a CrowdGaming Podcast Flashback: Episode 374: Lost In a Crowd

February 17, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 2:43 pm

This episode was recorded on January 10, 2015, and was guest hosted by former Joystiq editor Andrew Yoon. He tragically passed away three weeks later.

Here are the original podcast notes:

This week’s episode of Gaming Podcast has a special guest co-host, Andrew Yoon, formerly of Joystiq and currently in card game and video game development. The Gaming Flashback is the one that started them all: LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. The slow news week includes:

DDoS service targeting PSN and Xbox powered by home Internet routers
Japanese console sales continued to slide in 2014
Evolve’s questionable bargain: pre-purchase to avoid the unlock grind
Sony delays PS4 in China

The Question of the Week: “What is your favorite, if any, LEGO videogames?”

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Episode 744: Even More Switch 2 StuffEpisode 744: Even More Switch 2 Stuff

February 13, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 5:42 pm

The guys discuss a ton of topics off the cuff. They talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct airing on April 2, the PSN crash, lots of negative Civilization 7 reactions, Phasmophobia hitting 22m total sales, PlayStation and Steam quietly removing shovelware, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake selling and Dragon Quest 12 confirmed to still be in development.

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Episode 743: Free-For-AllEpisode 743: Free-For-All

February 5, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 12:00 am

This week, there’s no notes, just talking about the current events, such as Microsoft’s multiplatform strategy and the new games that have come out, especially Foundation, a city-builder in the style of The Settlers.

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Episode 742: More Switch 2 StuffEpisode 742: More Switch 2 Stuff

January 24, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 am

This week, Nintendo reveals the Switch 2 teaser video and Hello Kitty and Friends DLC has been released for Minecraft. Fun!

The news also includes:

Retailer lists “New 3D Mario” and “Legend of Zelda Remake/Remaster” under 2025 games
Horizon‘s unannounced MMO has been quietly cancelled
Nintendo Switch 2 rumored to get at least 5 Xbox games

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Episode 741: Double TakeEpisode 741: Double Take

January 11, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:00 am

With Scott:

With TJ:

This episode was done twice — the Scott version can be seen in the first video. The podcast uses the version with TJ. Feel free to compare both.

Both episodes start with the blockbuster news of Nintendo breaking silence on Switch 2 leaks.

The other news includes:

Microsoft announces Xbox Developer Direct
Switch 2 reportedly getting Halo and another big Xbox game, with Microsoft set to be a “very big supporter”
Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed again as Ubisoft explores company sale options
Ubisoft “deeply disturbed” by damning reports of abuse at Assassin’s Creed Shadows support studio

Let us know what you think of the new site design!

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