Episode 559: Welcome to 2020

January 8, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:31 pm

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Welcome to the future, as Jonah, Scott and TJ ring in the new year, as this week’s Gaming Flashback reminds Jonah of what his favorite game of the decade was. (Spoiler: Mass Effect 2.) In fact, the game is so good Jonah and TJ talk about it for an hour before discussing the week’s generally weak news.

This week’s topics include:

Report: New Switch model launching in 2020
The Ni No Kuni movie is coming to Netflix
Silent Hill Art Director Masahiro Ito announces a new video game
Vice City: Remastered for Grand Theft Auto 5 mod released

Was 2010 the best year for games in the 2010’s? Let us know.

Episode 243: Bashing MicrosoftEpisode 243: Bashing Microsoft

The latest episode, which is on the short side after having a really long one two weeks ago, sees Paul returning from the flu with somewhat of a shady attitude this week. Meanwhile, the Gaming Flashback is the 1976 coin-op arcade game Blockade.

The news for this week includes:

Gabe Newell teases something for E3 2012 with a “3” in it
Richard Garriott working on Ultima successor
Microsoft includes “do not class action sue us” clause for Xbox Live
Bizarre circumstances surround GSC Game World

All that plus Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What was your favorite handheld game?”

Episode 679: E3 WaningEpisode 679: E3 Waning

A lot is going on with Twitch, as the company continues to be terribly run. Microsoft is also making sure the Activison-Blizzard acquisition goes through, and Resident Evil 4 is fun.

The news includes:

Life By You is coming for Sims 4, with early access confirmed for 2023
Respawn opens third studio as it targets 10-15 year lifespan for Apex Legends
Ghostwire: Tokyo is getting an expanded campaign, a roguelite mode, and a dodge button
Microsoft confirms it won’t have a show floor presence at E3 2023

Let us know what you think.

Episode 647: AdvertisingEpisode 647: Advertising

[This episode has been re-uploaded due to technical issues]

This week’s is pretty short, featuring a Sonic the Hedgehog and Halo discussion before delving into what’s okay and what’s not okay with in-game advertisements. The Gaming Flashback for this episode is the tripping Journey.