Thanks to the influenza bug ravaging the United States right now, there’s no podcast this week. Check us next week for our pre-E3 podcast, however.
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Episode 609: Back 4 Baseball 4 BloodEpisode 609: Back 4 Baseball 4 Blood
Can scalpers get any sleazier? Find out in this episode, as more exciting games are coming this year that the crew get hyped about.
The news list features:
- Electronic Arts buys Super Mega Baseball studio Metalhead Software
- Back 4 Blood details its deck-building card system
- Pokémon Card scalpers are ruining cereal, too
Let us know what you think.
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 604: Bethesda Officially Belongs to MicrosoftEpisode 604: Bethesda Officially Belongs to Microsoft
Microsoft confirmed their ownership of Zenimax, and what wasn’t in the episode because it would be revealed in Thursday that Bethesda games and others would be as exclusive as possible to PC and Xbox; contractual agreements would have to be honored, of course.
This week’s news includes:
- Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of Bethesda has been given the green light
- Star Dynasties announced
- Phasmophobia’s latest update means ghosts can open doors and follow your voice
Let us know what you think at the Facebook comment page.