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Episode 357: Dan-tasticEpisode 357: Dan-tastic
Paul Nowak is on hiatus from the podcast, but former podcaster Dan Quick is stepping in to fill his shoes. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
As for the news:
- Noriega suing Activision over depiction in Call of Duty
- The Sims 2 players get expansion-stuffed upgrade as EA ends support
- Codemasters responds to GRID Autosport Boost Pack criticism (from Videogamer.com)
- Ex-Call of Duty devs found brand new studio
- Adam West playing himself in Lego Batman 3
- Civilization Beyond Earth release date announced
All this and listener feedback.
Episode 482: NaptimeEpisode 482: Naptime
This particular episode becomes a little sleepy as one host actually falls asleep during recording. Guess which one. After last week’s episode only partially uploaded, the Gaming Flashback for Okami is actually an insert, too.
The news items include:
- It’s a big week for new game releases on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC
- Lego Dimensions comes to an early end after two years
- Why Xbox One backward compatibility took so long
- Ex-BioWare says Anthem is an example of EA’s monetization plans
Let us know what you think — without falling asleep first.
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.