Episode 523: Valve Running Out of Steam

December 13, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:43 pm

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Valve continues to have problems in the wake of Epic (and now Discord) giving developers more of the earnings pie, as the year draws to a close. Meanwhile, T.J. explains his gamertag.

This week’s episode includes the following news items:

Developers do not believe Steam is worth it anymore
Canada announced for Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
Studio Wildcard’s Atlas is delayed by a week
Rainbow Six Siege chat filter and toxicity update

Let us know what your favorite game of 2018 was.

Episode 754: Pre-Show HypeEpisode 754: Pre-Show Hype

The guys discuss Dune: Awakening’s endgame deep desert area has a PvE zone, PowerWash Simulator goes underground, overground in final free content update, Persona 4 voice actor confirms a remake is in development, EA Sports College Football 26 adds cross-play Dynasty, 300 coaches and trophy rooms, Star Wars Battlefront 2 breaks its concurrent player count record on Steam, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake will also come to Nintendo Switch 2 and Hideo Kojima’s next game “Physint” is coming in about 5-6 years.

The news includes:

Marathon isn’t canceled
Clair Obscur’s runaway success was helped by staying smaller scale
Electronic Arts cancels Black Panther game and Cliffhanger Games
Cyberpunk 2077 sequel gets a new name as pre-production phase now officially underway

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 373: Happy New 2015Episode 373: Happy New 2015

This is the first podcast of 2015, and Jonah and Paul are ready to get going, talking about their holiday gifts and their disappointment in the film Birdman. There’s no Gaming History or Gaming Flashback this week, but stay tuned for one next week.

The news in this episode includes:

FBI claimed to be investigating Xbox Live, PlayStation Network DDoS perps
GSC Gameworld re-opens for business
Halo 5 multiplayer beta gets more maps, weapons, and modes (from GameSpot)
Xbox Live founder leaves Microsoft

Also in the podcast is some Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week, “How much do you play online?”

Episode 534: Epic ExclusiveEpisode 534: Epic Exclusive

There was a lot of shocking news in the past week — unfortunately, Jonah was at PAX East, so last week’s episode ended up not being published. But there’s still more news this week.