Episode 442: RPGs And Stuff

October 17, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:47 am

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This week’s episode is full of computer roleplaying game goodness, as well as some of the disbelief of a Nintendo-owned Harry Potter franchise. All that and Civilization VI and Turok excitement to boot.

The news includes:

Wasteland 3 multiplayer details revealed in new Fig update
Civilization VI offers multiple leaders for each civilization
Turok 2 remake ‘is coming‘ according to Nightdive Studios
Nintendo wanted to buy the rights to Harry Potter in the 1990s

Let us know what you think.

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A good episode this time, if a little meandering. The episode is slowly reaching its milestone.

The news items for the week include:

Nintendo patents new hardware, doesn’t include a disc drive
VS. Excitebike coming to Nintendo’s Virtual Console
Nintendo increasingly considering movies
2DS dropping to $100
Darkest Dungeon adds option to turn off controversial features

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Episode 306: Batman ReturnsEpisode 306: Batman Returns

The crew bemoans the decline of handheld gaming as it gets dominated by mobile platforms like Apple iOS, while they rejoice at Justice League being available on Netflix Streaming. There’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there is some Reader Feedback.

This week’s news items include:

Batman: Arkham Origins confirmed for PC, consoles
Domains for Mad Max videogames registered by Warner Bros.
Report: Xbox 720 not always online, doesn’t block used games, supports backwards compat
Jade Empire as an Xbox 360 launch title “would have been massive“
Zeschuk: Old-school gaming in “sick market” right now, digital ‘not filling gaps’

Gamers can read Jordan’s “Death of Handheld Gaming” article here.

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This podcast is full of patches and updates, but the guys also discuss Destiny finally getting Horde mode, PS VR2 production reportedly being paused as Sony seeks to move backlog of unsold units, the Stellaris spin-off changing its name to Nexus 5X, and Assassin’s Creed Jade likely delayed to 2025.