Episode 572: Remasteration

May 13, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:10 pm

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This week’s episode is full of news that aren’t described below, as the games the guys have played get a lot of analysis.

The news, incidentally, includes:

Rumor: Diablo 2 remaster coming this year
Mafia Twitter account awakens after 2 years to say “Family”
Destiny 2 is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

Let us know what you think.

Episode 339: Defective EarsEpisode 339: Defective Ears

This week’s episode is chock full of very industry-specific news, dealing with sales and numbers and other stuff that would bore Paul.

The news includes:

Microsoft acquires Gears of War IP from Epic
Sony issues invites hinting at ‘Slimmest’ product launch
Apple sells record number of iPhones, iPads
Surface and Xbox One hits with buyers during the holidays
Japanese newspaper says Nintendo is about to unveil its approach to mobile development
Kerbal Space Program lands on various schools’ curriculum
Sony’s credit rating cut to “Junk”

Sadly, no reader mail this week.

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?”

Episode 442: RPGs And StuffEpisode 442: RPGs And Stuff

This week’s episode is full of computer roleplaying game goodness, as well as some of the disbelief of a Nintendo-owned Harry Potter franchise. All that and Civilization VI and Turok excitement to boot.