Episode 522: Civving Up

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this episode was recorded on Monday, but despite the lateness, it’s full of rich news items, including some very disturbing trends in videogames, as well as a question by a listener that got mental juices flowing. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Professor Pac-Man.

The news items include:

• Headteachers in UK threaten to report parents who let their children play 18-rated games
• Star Citizen‘s Vanguard “concept” fighter costs a cool $250
• PC version of Dead or Alive 5 Last Round launches on Steam without key features
• Zelda delay could ruin Nintendo’s 2015
• New Jersey game store “swatting” takes an uglier turn

This week’s Question of the Week: “What do you think is the future of older games?”