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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Episode 241: Air QuotesEpisode 241: Air Quotes
This week features a long podcast, as there’s a ton of news to report. Jonah tries air quotes on a pure audio podcast, while Paul refuses to believe The Legend of Zelda: Skyword Sword failed to hit the top 10 in software sales.
In addition, the Gaming Flashback checks out the JRPG Ys.
This week’s news includes:
- Ubisoft polling gamers for next Assassin’s Creed setting
- Electronic Arts bans a user for saying “badass”
- Newell: Piracy is “almost always a service problem” and not price, DRM agitates
- Christwire makes mock petition asking Pres. Obama ban Skyrim
- Holiday shopping madness sees woman pepper spraying for 360
- Microsoft refunds victims of Marketplace phishing scam
All this, and a bunch of reader feedback, as well as the Question of the Week: “Did you buy videogames as holiday gifts for friends and family?” Let us know.
Episode 677: Let’s Try AgainEpisode 677: Let’s Try Again
Where’s episode 676? Completely unlistenable. Not to mention this episode had to be reuploaded due to file corruption.
The guys discuss Valve luring cheaters into a trap, Nvidia predicting AI models 1,000,000 times more powerful than ChatGPT within 10 years, Sons of the Forest being inexplicably popular, EA making Dead Space 2 and 3 remakes, and an absolutely adorable Tunic plushie.
The news includes:
- Next Civilization game officially announced by Firaxis
- Beyond Good & Evil 2 studio reportedly under investigation for “unprecedented” burnout and sick leave
- Sony’s State of Play 2023
- Blumhouse’s new gaming division will focus on “indie budget” games
Let us know what you think.
Episode 253: Future GenerationEpisode 253: Future Generation
This week, Paul is still not available, which is unfortunate, since the Gaming Flashback is the classic DuckTales for the NES. There’s also a bunch of scintillating news items including:
- Pachter: Nintendo “Blew It” With Wii U, “In Disarray”
- Bethesda hiring talent for Xbox 720, PlayStation 4 game
- EA reveals Mass Effect 3 preorders well ahead of Mass Effect 2‘s
- Pachter: Next generation Sony and Microsoft consoles will have 4GB SKU
- Sony filed patent For Kinect-like motion device
- PSN Minis not working on Vita
We also reveal the winner of the Pixie Diamonds contest.