Paul returns to the show to drown his sorrows in the discontinuation of a game series he loved, and the podcast ran so long it has to be split into two parts.
The first half of this podcast includes the following news items:
Stay tuned for Part 2.
Episode 425: Paul’s Return Part 1
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The news for this week includes:
- Age of Empires Online won’t be seeing any more content
- Sony patents tech to stop used games and rentals
- Major Nelson posts countdown to E3 Expo 2013
- PvP mode for Diablo III delayed yet again
- Telltale is in the very early stages of The Walking Dead Season 2
Finally, the Question of the Week is simple: “What did you do on your holiday break?”