The 265th podcast will be a little delayed, as it will be recorded on Wednesday, the day the podcast is usually released.
There will be one this week, though, so keep your eye on the iTunes RSS feed.
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Episode 445: Zelda II of the FutureEpisode 445: Zelda II of the Future
This week features some more Civilization VI talk, as well as discussion of a new side-scrolling RPG Gunmetal Arcadia Zero, which is available for a few days at a “pay whatever you want” price; basically, it’s a science fiction Zelda II.
This week’s news includes:
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 coming Fall 2017, EA suggests
- Journey and Flower studio thatgamecompany teases its next title
- New teaser sets Mass Effect: Andromeda 600 years after the last game
This week’s Question of the Week is for the Civ 6 players out there, “Which civ is your favorite in Civ 6?”
Episode 443: Nintendo Pulls a SwitchEpisode 443: Nintendo Pulls a Switch
So, this episode covers that fact that Nintendo is about to announce their next device, which they did earlier today: the Nintendo NX is now called the Nintendo Switch. The official Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer was also unveiled today too, and the multiplayer aspect is discussed. Jonah advises TJ and Scott to try The Stanley Parable as well.
This week’s news includes:
- Dishonored dev’s The Crossing, put on hold in 2009, gets a new trademark filing
- Red Dead Redemption 2 announced for Xbox One and PS4, but not PC
- Voice actors threaten strike against EA, Activision, and nine other companies
- Grand Theft Auto 5‘s exploding Note 7 mod video yanked from YouTube by Samsung
All this and two Questions of the Week!
Episode 383: Get Some Board Games InEpisode 383: Get Some Board Games In
This episode was recorded on short notice thanks to last week’s late posting, so the Listener Feedback that responded to 382 couldn’t make it here. Paul and Jonah discuss some board games with remarkably similar themes they played in the past few days. Paul also waits for his compensation for The Sims Freeplay.
The news of the week includes:
- Microsoft discontinues Kinect for Windows
- Microsoft says open source Windows is “definitely possible”
- OnLive shuts down streaming games service, sells patents to Sony
- Mario Maker gets release date
No Listener Feedback this week, so the Question of the Week remains the same: “What do you think the future is for old games?”