Thanks to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, Gaming Podcast is running an Outtakes episode, which features mostly Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund, but a little Paul Nowak and Dan Quick. If that weren’t enough, right after the outtakes is a Dr. Who discussion by usual commentators Jordan, his wife Jennifer and Paul.
Outtakes and Dr. Who For Christmas
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Episode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About MicrosoftEpisode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About Microsoft
There’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there is a crapton of news this week on TD Gaming Podcast, which Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund eagerly read.
That, and Jordan really wants to know what you have been playing.
The news this week includes:
- Microsoft officially announces indie self-publishing, to be unveiled at GamesCom 2013
- Phil Fish explodes on Twitter, cancels Fez II in a huff
- Shadow of the Eternals back on Kickstarter, no longer episodic
- Neil Gaiman has announced his first videogame, Wayward Manor
- Lanning: Nintendo will be around for “100 years,” but probably not Zynga or Microsoft
- Activision-Blizzard buys out $8.2B of its own stock from Vivendi
- Paid subscribership of World of Warcraft down to 7.7M
All this and Listener feedback.
Episode 745: More and More LayoffsEpisode 745: More and More Layoffs
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
Let us know what you think.
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Episode 515: Telltale ClosesEpisode 515: Telltale Closes
This week follows the stunning announcement over the closure of Telltale Games and the repercussions of the shuttering of one of the most influential companies in the industry. There’s also Scott continuing to gush about Dragon Quest XI and Jonah enjoying the 2008 version of Prince of Persia again. That, and Fallout 3 headlines the Gaming Flashback.
News of the week include:
- Telltale employees left stunned by company closure
- Swiss soccer fans temporarily stop game to protest esports
- Brian Fargo will try to buy back Interplay if The Bard’s Tale IV sells well enough
- Rez creator’s musical re-imagining of Tetris launches in November
Let us know what Telltale Games you were hoping to see in the future.
