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 328: No Rusty Ventures AllowedEpisode 328: No Rusty Ventures Allowed
This week is on the short side, though Jonah and Jordan discuss pop culture like Red Letter Media, The Venture Bros. and Cave Johnson’s lemon ranting. There’s no Gaming Podcast or Gaming History, but there’s plenty of Listener Feedback and news items.
The news includes:
- Source: RI governor Lincoln Chafee deliberately torpedoed Studio 38
- UK online retailer SimplyGames enforcing PS4 bundles
- Half-Life 3 removed from trademark registery – Portal 3 appears
- The Last Guardian developers “re-engineering” the game, never was on “hiatus”
- Grand Theft Auto Online microtransactions disabled while server issues persist
No “Question of the Week” – this week is Listener Questions – send ’em in!
Gaming Podcast 161: Gayma ViaGaming Podcast 161: Gayma Via
This weeks gaming podcast is a his and her podcast as Don is out sick. Oddly, the episode is shorter than normal, apparently we just didn’t have enough to rant about this week. We did cover some community responses, covered some game history and busted through some news articles including:
- PS3 heading for shortages?
- Get the first three Command and Conquer games for free
- StarCraft 2 enters closed beta this month
- EA not releasing NCAA 2010
- Xbox Live coming to a phone near you
- EA trying to make money off of used games
This week’s question of the week, would it bother you if EA started charging fees to play used games?
Gaming Podcast 205: Scary PoopGaming Podcast 205: Scary Poop
This week’s gaming podcast includes a gaming flashback on Rock N Roll Racing, a game that was very close to the game Derrick thought about last week. We’ve got community comments, as the usual, and a few good news articles that emphasis hacking:
- PS3 Hacking Begins in Earnest, and Sony “Looking Into” It
- Mac App Store Cracked
- Microsoft Thinks PC Kinect Hacks are “Cool”
- Nintendo 3DS to Have 3-8 Hours Battery Life
- Interplay Calls Bethesda’s Legal Claims Absurd
- Lord of the Rings Online Triples Profit
The focus on security and hacking brings out the emotions in this episode, we’re sure you’ll have a few things to say about it as well. Say on young warriors! (and warriorette’s). This weeks question of the week: What non-game features do you enjoy on your videogame console, and what features do you find useless?