Paul returns to the show to drown his sorrows in the discontinuation of a game series he loved, and the podcast ran so long it has to be split into two parts.
The first half of this podcast includes the following news items:
Stay tuned for Part 2.
Episode 425: Paul’s Return Part 1
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No Paul this week, no Gaming Flashback this week – just Jonah, Dan and Jordan discussing a ton of news items where Jonah expresses shock that Jordan had never heard of No One Lives Forever.
The items this week include:
- Wii U sells 1.2 games per console
- BioWare was planning spy action title in 2009
- Sony Santa Monica outline reasons for sticking with God of War franchise
- Hitman Facebook app removed for off-color joke
- Activision: Black Ops II grossed $1 billion in 15 Days
- Spike VGA 2012: The Phantom Pain announced, probably MGS5
This week’s Question of the Week: “What’s the most offensive thing you’ve seen in a videogame?”
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We have peaceniks in World of Warcraft, nude mods in Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and more Black Mesa, but the Game Awards overshadowed all that. Of course, no one cared about the winners — it was all about the commercials.
The news includes:
- Tekken 7 has sold over 10 million copies
- Indie dev suggests players “don’t buy” his game as the relationship with their publisher has “dissolved”
Let us know what you thought of the Game Awards.
Episode 297: Intendo With An IEpisode 297: Intendo With An I
[Note: Due to a mic issue, some of the podcast is slightly distorted.]
This week’s podcast was recorded a day early due to schedule conflicts, but we make up for it with an actual Gaming Flashback this week of one of the most famous recent RPGs, Knights of the Old Republic.
In addition, there’s a ton of news:
- Brad Wardell states RTS’s aren’t dying – just waiting
- Microsoft considered buying Sega at one point
- UK: Wii U sells just 34,000 pieces of software in January
- Next World of Warcraft update to arrive in the “coming weeks”
- thatgamecompany had been bankrupt when Journey shipped
- Report: Next-gen Xbox will feature Siri-like voice recog
- Ubisoft plans new Assassin’s Creed game for 2013/14, set in a new time period
All that plus Reader Feedback and a Question of the Week: “What was the first roleplaying game you enjoyed?”