This week’s episode features Paul guest-hosting, joining Jonah and Scott. The only real drama comes when Paul defends Nintendo’s shady policy of deleting levels without any warning.
This week’s news items include:
- Nintendo is deleting people’s Mario Maker stages without telling them why
- Vivendi’s takeover of Ubisoft looms
- Square Enix announces upcoming Hitman game will be going fully episodic
- Former game developer accused of being a spy released from Iranian prison
Question of the Week: “What is your favorite mobile/social game?”

Bioshock arrived on the Xbox 360 almost August of 2007, about one year from this month. It’s set to arrive on the PlayStation 3 in October of 2008, over one year after the Xbox 360 version. Is it too late?
Midway’s been around the industry for years, has decided to lay off up to 90 people and cut the Criminal project from their lineup. This is a long term plan of cost reduction by the board of directors to get down costs and keep the company running smoothly.