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Episode 464: EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II plansEpisode 464: EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II plans
Since the podcast recording last Wednesday had audio issues and the news was, frankly, boring, the crew decided to record a new 464th episode on Easter Sunday, after some more interesting stuff was announced near the end of the week. That, and Scott expresses his enthusiasm for Thimbleweed Park, the spiritual successor to Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle, using a SCUMM-like interface.
This week’s news items include:
- Diving into Project Scorpio’s backwards compatibility, 4K, VR, and 1080p support
- Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Edition
- It looks like Star Wars: Battlefront II will ditch the Season Pass
All that and some Listener Feedback.
Episode 225: Voodoo DoughnutsEpisode 225: Voodoo Doughnuts
We’re back this week, as a ton of major news has hit in the past week. Paul starts going insane over doughnuts, Nintendo, and Max Dominic. There’s no gaming history or gaming flashback this week, but a ton of reader feedback.
This week’s news items include:
- Nintendo in deep financial trouble
- Diablo III requires constant internet connection
- Tribes Ascend developer states free-to-play on 360 is “inevitable”
- Gamestop offering in-store purchases of Deus Ex: Human Revolution digital download
- Xbox co-creator brags “consoles have won!”
This week’s question of the week: Do you wait for a price cut before buying a console system? Let us know.
Gaming Podcast 111: Squeaky Wheel Gets The KickGaming Podcast 111: Squeaky Wheel Gets The Kick
This week we’re flashing back to Star Wars, an arcade classic from 1983. We’re looking back at the history and forward progress of ArenaNet, co-founded by some Blizzard folks. In the news, we’re looking at:
John Riccitiello, EA’s CEO says the recession is a blessing- Xbox Live Players Getting Attacked
- Video Games increase 13% In Down Economy
- Microsoft funding “Games for Learning”
- Consumers prefer to buy games at Retail stores
- Tony Hawk Incorporating Skate Boarding peripheral
We also learned that Don’s got some issues with not sucking at Mass Effect.