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 508: MarriageEpisode 508: Marriage
TJ announces his nuptials the previous week, finally marrying his live-in girlfriend of 10 years. All that, and many parables that had to be cut from the podcast lest it last 90 minutes.
That said, there’s plenty of news this week:
- The Battlefield 5 beta will take place in early September
- Rainbow Six Siege now insta-banning players using hate speech
- Pokemon GO Fest attendance announced
- Star Citizen refund refusals
Let us know if you spent $50,000 on a virtual spaceship.
Episode 656: Gooey EpisodeEpisode 656: Gooey Episode
This week includes a Gaming Flashback about the sticky puzzle game World of Goo, which was one of the first games released without DLC — which is one of the main themes running through this podcast: videogame obsolescence. The guys also discuss James Gunn’s work on Lollipop Chainsaw and speedrun cheating.
The news for the week includes:
- Ubisoft to pull online from older games, which also takes away your DLC
- Sucker Punch has “no plans to revisit” its Sly Cooper or InFamous games
- Squad’s 50v50 tactical FPS action has moved over 3 million copies
- Fable reboot gets a new narrative lead
All this and Listener Feedback.
Episode 538: Stretching ItEpisode 538: Stretching It
This podcast ran short, so to make sure it ran at least an hour, the guys ramble about the games that are coming soon. It’s good padding, but still padding.
Enjoy!
This week’s news includes:
- World of Warcraft Classic is coming in August
- Another Vampire: The Masquerade RPG is in development
- Minecraft celebrates 10 years with anniversary map
Let us know what you think.