There are no news items in this podcast. Instead, it’s just post-E3 discussion. Everything is E3. What the crew liked, what the crew didn’t, and T.J.’s reports from doing the show floor. The episode is almost 2 hours long, so there was a lot to talk about.
Episode 541: E3 Reaction 2019
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Episode 656: Gooey EpisodeEpisode 656: Gooey Episode
This week includes a Gaming Flashback about the sticky puzzle game World of Goo, which was one of the first games released without DLC — which is one of the main themes running through this podcast: videogame obsolescence. The guys also discuss James Gunn’s work on Lollipop Chainsaw and speedrun cheating.
The news for the week includes:
- Ubisoft to pull online from older games, which also takes away your DLC
- Sucker Punch has “no plans to revisit” its Sly Cooper or InFamous games
- Squad’s 50v50 tactical FPS action has moved over 3 million copies
- Fable reboot gets a new narrative lead
All this and Listener Feedback.
Episode 416: Blowing WindsEpisode 416: Blowing Winds
Unfortunately, we had to skip a week despite recording a good podcast thanks to technical difficulties – don’t worry, we’ll air it at some point in the near future. It was a good episode. This episode had its own issues, as Jonah was unable to record the podcast at home, so he was outside in the New York City night air podcasting with TJ and Scott.
This week’s news includes:
- Microsoft cancels Fable Legends, closes Press Play Studios, considers shuttering Lionhead Studios UK
- Report: SpinTires developer sabotaged his own game
- 10 months later, MAME finishes its transition to open source
- Valve announces The Lab, a compilation of free VR “experiments”
Let us know what you think.
Episode 518: Mattel Vs Atari AgainEpisode 518: Mattel Vs Atari Again
It’s seems like old times as there’s a new IntelliVision console coming out to compete with the Atari VCS. The funny part, of course, is that the new IntelliVision will feature Atari 2600 games on it published by Atari. I guess we’re all friends now. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Dead Space.
As for the news:
- Intellivision Amico console coming in 2020
- Jade Raymond leaves Electronic Arts
- Splash Damage ends development of its team-based shooter Dirty Bomb
- Fortnite‘s Save the World Mode won’t be going free-to-play in 2018
The Question of the Week is: “Which cancelled game would you wish have been completed: Starcraft Ghost, Fallout 3 (Van Buren), Warcraft Adventures, Scalebound, Fez 2, Prey 2, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, Full Throttle 2, or something else?”