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Episode 342: Arcade MemoriesEpisode 342: Arcade Memories
Gaming Podcast is back, as Jonah and Jordan discuss arcade games from yore. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the classic Half-Life 2 by Valve, which ushered in a new age of shooters that get massive delays.
This week’s news includes:
- Twitch coming to Xbox One on March 11
- Microsoft appoints Stephen Elop to head Xbox
- King files to abandon controversial “Candy” trademark in US
- Nintendo wins 3DS patent dispute
- Layoffs at Sony Santa Monica
Also included is Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: “What was your favorite coin-op arcade game?”
Episode 310: Halo Makes You Feel OldEpisode 310: Halo Makes You Feel Old
This week’s podcast features a Gaming Flashback of Halo: Combat Evolved, one of the longest such game segments in the podcast’s history, encompassing a third of the podcast.
This week’s news items includes:
- Blizzard decides against rolling back Diablo III servers following gold exploit
- Defiance to get 5 major DLC packs in the next year
- Report: Next-gen Xbox console called “Xbox Infinity”
- Obsidian expresses desire to develop Star Wars RPG
- EA to stop licensing with weapons manufacturers, will keep using branded guns
There’s only one reader response, but there is a Question of the Week: “What videogame genre are you completely burned out on?”
Gaming Podcast 171: Hating On ConsolesGaming Podcast 171: Hating On Consoles
This week’s comments and conversations almost followed a common theme: console hating. The cast explains why they’re not really PC gaming anymore and the frustrations with PC gaming but admits the industry is extremely important. This weeks news includes the following stories:
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers getting a guitar Hero game?
- Next Call of Duty will be Black Ops
- Bungie signs deal with Activision
- Nintendo to release Black Console
This weeks question of the week is this: Will gamer parents treat their kids differently in terms of what is acceptable in terms of video game selection, play time and other gaming related activities? Is our perspective that much different?
