Episode 514: Red Dead Anticipation

This week the guys have gotten back to talking about games from the past, as this week the Gaming Flashback is 2008’s Braid, Jonathan Blow’s influential indie game, which was followed by The Witness, which was… less influential. The guys also keep drooling over Red Dead Redemption 2.

The news items include:

  • Forza Horizon devs recruit staff for unannounced RPG
  • Hollow Knight comes to PS4 and Xbox One on September 25
  • Rumor: Halo 5: Guardians coming to PC
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 leaks tease Battle Royale mode

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The news includes:

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  • Square Enix’s profits drop after Final Fantasy didn’t “meet expectations”
  • Suikoden I & II HD Remaster is still planned for 2023 release
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The hottest new MMO is out, New World, and it’s been dominating the news this week, along with other MMOs.

  • New World bots flood fishing spots, so players bring boars to kill them
  • Offline version of MMO Dragon Quest 10 hits Japan in February
  • Metroid Prime 3 developer reveals scrapped open world plans
  • Sora revealed as the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter
  • Wasteland 3‘s final DLC is out now

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The videogame world has been stunned by the news that GameSpy, 1UP and UGO are all being shuttered. GameSpy had been around since 1999 (back when it was a mere online match service – game-spy, geddit?) UGO was a site that I wrote for both indirectly as an editor of GamePen and directly when I wrote DVD and game reviews for UGO.

UGO’s Chris Radtke bid farewell stating:

I’ve spent many years of my life trying to turn UGO.com into something entertaining for you guys. Hopefully you stopped by recently to watch one our funny videos. Or you found yourself debating one of our nerd culture lists, read a movie review or pondered the age old question “Who would win in a fight, a minotaur armed with a trident or a centaur armed with a crossbow.” Could be you tried to win something off our homepage or you Googled “Hot Girls” and found a couple of pics you liked. I don’t really care how you got here, just as long as you were entertained when you did.

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