There are no news items in this podcast. Instead, it’s just post-E3 discussion. Everything is E3. What the crew liked, what the crew didn’t, and T.J.’s reports from doing the show floor. The episode is almost 2 hours long, so there was a lot to talk about.
Episode 541: E3 Reaction 2019
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Episode 344: Origin ProblemsEpisode 344: Origin Problems
In this episode, Jonah complains about Origin and his inability to play Dragon Age: Origins, while a heated discussion between Jonah and Paul occurs over various topics, along with discussion of Frozen. Jordan discusses his son’s college tuitions as well. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the coin-op arcade game Wizard of Wor.
This week’s news items include:
- Sony PlayStation honcho Jack Tretton stepping down
- Disney Interactive cutting about 700 jobs
- New Xbox Live updates coming in April
- SimCity gets offline play today
- Report: Microsoft working on augmented reality headset for Xbox
This week’s Question of the Week: “Ever purchase new games for an unsupported console?”
Scrabulous Out, Scrabble InScrabulous Out, Scrabble In
For those that are Facebook junkies, playing their hearts out of Scrabulous, you’re going to be hit with some reality: it’s not real scrabble. Hasbro has attempted to pull the Scrabulous game off of Facebook because they’re not licensing it from the owner, but it’s still there. Is Hasbro’s “real” Scrabble going to sway addicted Scrabulous players?
Now, Hasbro is launching the real Scrabble game on pogo.com and on Facebook for social networking purposes. Our own Casual Gamer Chick, Jennifer, will be reviewing the upcoming Facebook app later this week (once we get her to sign up for Facebook!)
This will be Hasbro’s first go at social networking, given their trying to beat out Scrabulous, it’s going to be a tough battle, let’s see how they do!
Episode 736: Live On YouTubeEpisode 736: Live On YouTube
Yes, we recorded this episode live on YouTube. We spoke about Minecraft dropping VR support next year, Ubisoft Montpellier disbanded, Obsidian saying choices both big and small will matter in Avowed, ColdRidge – a game about cowboys doing 4x-style exploration — hits release, and Yakuza Kiwami has sold far over studio director’s expectations on Switch.
The news includes:
- Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino is already working on a new game
- Sony wanted to lock Crimson Desert into a timed PlayStation exclusivity deal
Let us know if you watched the video!
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