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Episode 305: Duct TapeEpisode 305: Duct Tape
Paul and Jordan realize the brilliance of duct taping a flashlight to a gun barrel, while more Doctor Who fodder was recorded for a future outtakes episode. Jonah and Paul also express amazement there’s no Sugar Race racing based on the arcade title found in Wreck-It Ralph. Finally, the podcast eulogizes Roger Ebert.
The news for the week includes:
- Disney shuts down LucasArts, cancels Star Wars 1313, Star Wars: First Assault
- Thief to feature “classic mode”, removing all assists
- Microsoft has a clear path to developing Killer Instinct after an agreement with Fox
- The Witcher 3 confirmed to be DRM-free
- Bethesda confirms “new version of Doom 4” being worked on, Rage 2 cancelled
There’s also Listener Feedback, and the Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm contest is still open – a winner will be announced next week.
Episode 470: The Sims 4 Contest Part 2Episode 470: The Sims 4 Contest Part 2
The The Sims 4 contest is still going on this week, with the winner to be announced in Episode 471. The crew gets back to discussing news, but as is usual, it’s a light week in July.
This week’s news items include:
- Starcraft Remastered is coming in August in 4K
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes spark pay-to-win fears
- Only main player will progress in Far Cry 5 story
- Destiny 2’s getting rid of random perk rolls for loot and the response is divided
- Nintendo Switch Virtual Console will be the only way you can play certain Super Mario games
Again, The Sims 4 Contest is only eligible for US entrants.
Episode 411: We Are Experiencing Technical DifficultiesEpisode 411: We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties
This podcast is delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, but there’s plenty of banter between Jonah and Scott, and 30 minutes of the podcast were removed to be aired as an outtakes at some point. Oh, and there’s plenty of cursing and NSFW content in this particular podcast, so be warned.
The news includes:
- Starbreeze announces it’ll build a VR arcade venue in Los Angeles
- Mighty No. 9 unexpectedly delayed by Comcept
- Nintendo NX set to be new face of Nintendo with busy 2016 planned
- Five Nights at Freddy’s World pulled from Steam
Let us know what you think.