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Episode 752: Half-SizedEpisode 752: Half-Sized

May 15, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This episode is half-length, but still has the guys talking about Bam Margera being officially confirmed for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, the Original Stalker trilogy getting an Enhanced Edition upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and Atlus teases next Persona game, livestream this week.

The news items includes:

Valve issues statement refuting claims of a Steam data security breach
Ubisoft moving “some of our biggest productions” into 2026 and 2027 after positive impact of Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay

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Episode 674: Microsoft MadnessEpisode 674: Microsoft Madness

January 27, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:03 pm

The crew react to Microsoft’s show, which features the surprise hit Hi-Fi Rush.

Other news includes:

The Day Before hit by 8-month delay over bizarre trademark dispute
GoldenEye 007 comes to Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox Game Pass this Friday

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Episode 658: Sony’s CallEpisode 658: Sony’s Call

August 4, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:12 pm

Sony’s in the news again, but not in a positive way. Meanwhile, a classic game may be remastered and bitcoin fraud continues to be a problem.

Indonesia has blocked Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, and more
Sony doesn’t sound thrilled Microsoft is buying Call of Duty maker Activision

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Episode 657: Twitch and TransphobiaEpisode 657: Twitch and Transphobia

July 27, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:09 pm

Twitch continues to mishandle bigotry, and NFTs and bitcoins continue to havens for fraud. That, and a legendary developer passes away.

The news this week includes:

Twitch bans streamer after she openly discusses her online abuse
No Man’s Sky Endurance update adds new missions, bridge and vast bases
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a Steam page and a potential release date
Splinter Cell VR and Ghost Recon Frontline canceled”

All this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 654: Witch DoctorEpisode 654: Witch Doctor

June 22, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:55 am

This week’s episode is very short, even though it’s packed with dense content. The crew discuss the faux Latin chanting in Elden Ring and The Quarry’s original deal with Google to be on Stadia.

The news this week also includes:

Activision Blizzard shareholders vote in favor of harassment report, despite board’s objections
Sonic Origins game modes detailed in fresh trailer
Fall Guys now free on Epic but de-listed from Steam
Blizzard confirms World of Warcraft Dragonflight expansion is out this year

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Episode 617: Steam DeckedEpisode 617: Steam Decked

July 23, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:21 pm

The Steam Deck has been released, and TJ and Scott are just excited about it. They’re able to play indie games on a Switch-like device even though many of the same games on the Switch. Jonah already has Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and therefore already plays games with a controller on his cellphone.

This week’s news includes:

Some Steam Deck preorders won’t ship until September 2022
PES is dead, replaced by the F2P ‘football platform’ eFootball
Humankind dev pulls controversial Denuvo DRM from game before launch
Xbox Game Pass is about to have an unbelievably good month

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Episode 596: More Sound ProblemsEpisode 596: More Sound Problems

December 10, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:20 pm

The sound problems continue, while Jonah complains about not being able to live stream Dragon Quest XI; this issue is something that’s frustrated PlayStation, PC and Switch gamers for the past few years, and there doesn’t seem to be a reason why the restrictions are there.

Otherwise, the news of the week includes:

Mass Effect and Dragon Age leads leave BioWare
Halo Infinite now planned for a Fall 2021 release
Square Enix delists original Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age as S version comes out

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Episode 573: A Very Special Returning GuestEpisode 573: A Very Special Returning Guest

May 19, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:37 pm

This week, Paul fills in for Scott, who has more pressing issues than discussing videogames, though some very serious topics about them do pop up, such as how misogyny became pronounced in the hobby. The Gaming Flashback is one of the legendarily panned titles, Bomberman Act:Zero.

The news for this week includes:

Video game spending reaches record high during pandemic
Epic Games Store keyless integration with other digital stores announced
Minecraft sales now exceed 200 million (from PC Gamer)
Star Citizen will hold a free fly event starting this week

There’s also some Listener Feedback from longtime fan Ralf from Germany.

Episode 546: Audio Issues AgainEpisode 546: Audio Issues Again

September 6, 2019| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:18 pm

There’s some audio issues in this podcast, which was delayed for quite a bit.

The news includes:

Divinity: Original Sin 2 coming to the Switch
The new Steam library is coming September 17
Ikumi Nakamura leaves Ghostwire: Tokyo development

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Episode 539: Two Plus HoursEpisode 539: Two Plus Hours

May 31, 2019| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 am

The previous week’s episode had too many technical issues to post, so this week’s episode overcompensates by being over two hours long. The Gaming Flashback this week is none other than 2009’s Minecraft, which is still going strong well into 2019.

This week’s news includes:

Microsoft explains Xbox Game Pass for PC, selling games on Steam (from GameWatcher)
The Avengers game is being revealed at E3 2019
Super Mario Maker 2‘s lack of costumes and online matchmaking with friends upsets fans
Wolfenstein: Youngblood to feature ray-tracing technology

All this and Listener Feedback.