The 265th podcast will be a little delayed, as it will be recorded on Wednesday, the day the podcast is usually released.
There will be one this week, though, so keep your eye on the iTunes RSS feed.
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Episode 298: Fireside PodcastEpisode 298: Fireside Podcast
This week’s podcast is rife with arguing between Jonah, Jordan and Paul regarding computer science in schools and have a long discussion about the future of the Wii U. In this episode, the earliest MMOFPS PlanetSide gets a Gaming Flashback.
As far as the news items for the week:
- Obama: Games innovate technology, interest children in computer science
- Destiny preorders at Best Buy reveal info about Bungie’s upcoming game
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta begins the 25th February
- Rumor: Sony will use Gaikai to stream PS3 games in PS4
- Wii U sold around 50,000 units in US in January
- Take 2 confirms acquiring WWE license
All this and Reader Feedback as well as the Question of the Week: “How important is backwards compatibility to you?”
Episode 355: E3 Swag Bag Part 3Episode 355: E3 Swag Bag Part 3
This is the final week of the E3 Swag Bag giveaway, which includes a The Sims 4 bag, a The Sims 4 T-shirt, The Sims 4 sunglasses, and some other goodies like a Dragon Age: Inquisition T-shirt, a Farming Simulation 2014 cow, and so on. Paul is unavailable this week but Jordan’s wife Jennifer guest hosts, with the famed Kingdom Hearts being the Gaming Flashback.
This episode also includes the following news items:
- Report: PS Vita no longer available at major retailers
- No women allowed at upcoming Hearthstone tournament
- Lindsay Lohan files suit over GTA V allegedly using her likeness
- Sources: Crytek UK’s staff no longer going to work
- Riot closing League Of Legends’ public chat
And once again, the Question of the Week: “What was your biggest takeaway from E3?”
Episode 459: This Week and LastEpisode 459: This Week and Last
So, thanks to an untimely computer breakdown, last week’s episode could not be run in a timely manner. So, this double-length episode features an off-the-cuff discussion of videogames with no notes, with last week’s episode tacked on. There’s not much editing in the episode, due to the fact Jonah has to rush off to Boston to attend PAX East over the weekend.
Last week’s “news” includes:
- Middle Earth: Shadow of War leaked then announced
- Microsoft announces Netflix-style gaming for the Xbox One
- Videogame industry lobbying to maintain “repair monopoly”
- Microsoft plans to bring mixed reality to the Xbox in 2018
All this and some Listener Feedback