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Episode 515: Telltale ClosesEpisode 515: Telltale Closes
This week follows the stunning announcement over the closure of Telltale Games and the repercussions of the shuttering of one of the most influential companies in the industry. There’s also Scott continuing to gush about Dragon Quest XI and Jonah enjoying the 2008 version of Prince of Persia again. That, and Fallout 3 headlines the Gaming Flashback.
News of the week include:
- Telltale employees left stunned by company closure
- Swiss soccer fans temporarily stop game to protest esports
- Brian Fargo will try to buy back Interplay if The Bard’s Tale IV sells well enough
- Rez creator’s musical re-imagining of Tetris launches in November
Let us know what Telltale Games you were hoping to see in the future.
Episode 339: Defective EarsEpisode 339: Defective Ears
This week’s episode is chock full of very industry-specific news, dealing with sales and numbers and other stuff that would bore Paul.
The news includes:
- Microsoft acquires Gears of War IP from Epic
- Sony issues invites hinting at ‘Slimmest’ product launch
- Apple sells record number of iPhones, iPads
- Surface and Xbox One hits with buyers during the holidays
- Japanese newspaper says Nintendo is about to unveil its approach to mobile development
- Kerbal Space Program lands on various schools’ curriculum
- Sony’s credit rating cut to “Junk”
Sadly, no reader mail this week.
Episode 630: Sweet BastionEpisode 630: Sweet Bastion
This week’s episode features a Gaming Flashback of Bastion, Supergiant Games’ first title, and a proto-version of 2020’s Hades. The discussion includes around their other two games as well, Transistor and Pyre. They also discuss how far Ubisoft is falling, and Jonah tries to convince the others how cool a metaverse would be for games.
The news of the week includes:
- Ubisoft announces plans to develop Play-To-Earn, Blockchain and NFT Games
- Sega and Microsoft explore strategic alliance
- Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps
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