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 497: Only Three More Til 500Episode 497: Only Three More Til 500
The podcast slowly inches towards the magic 500th episode of Gaming Podcast, representing over 11 years of yakking about video games. For a Gaming Flashback, the gang looks at arguably the last good Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy. They also discuss the phenomenon that is Fortnite.
As for the gaming news, this week includes:
- Atari reveals Ataribox, renamed Atari VCS
- Ys: Memories of Celceta will arrive on PC this summer
- Fortnite is already the second highest grossing game on iOS
- Top Fortnite streamer Ninja earns $500,000 per month
Do you play Fortnite? Let us know.
Episode 662: Sony’s Price HikeEpisode 662: Sony’s Price Hike
[This episode was reposted due to being corrupted when the site went down.]
This week we recap every game that mattered (to us) at GamesCom 2022, as well as took a look at the PlayStation 5 price hike by Sony. That, and the Gaming History takes a look at the influential mass zombie apocalypse game Dead Rising.
The news includes:
- Sony pumps up PS5 prices
- SNK vs Capcom 3 is something ‘both parties’ are interested in
- GamesCom recap
Let us know what excited you at GamesCom.
Episode 501: The Official Levis EpisodeEpisode 501: The Official Levis Episode
This episode follows the landmark 500th episode, and this next episode is dominated by Nintendo, both in the news and looking back at the Gaming Flashback for Wii Music and the infamous E3 performance starring Reggie Fils-Aime and Cammie Dunaway.
The news includes:
- Nintendo Labo first week sales sluggish in Japan, UK
- Atari announces Atari VCS pre-sale begins May 30th on IndieGogo
- Eastfound looks to scratch that retro Zelda itch
- Nintendo starts moving to a Wii-like “non-gamer” strategy for the Switch
All of this and Listener Feedback.
