Episode 559: Welcome to 2020

January 8, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:31 pm

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Welcome to the future, as Jonah, Scott and TJ ring in the new year, as this week’s Gaming Flashback reminds Jonah of what his favorite game of the decade was. (Spoiler: Mass Effect 2.) In fact, the game is so good Jonah and TJ talk about it for an hour before discussing the week’s generally weak news.

This week’s topics include:

Report: New Switch model launching in 2020
The Ni No Kuni movie is coming to Netflix
Silent Hill Art Director Masahiro Ito announces a new video game
Vice City: Remastered for Grand Theft Auto 5 mod released

Was 2010 the best year for games in the 2010’s? Let us know.

Episode 402: One and a Half EpisodesEpisode 402: One and a Half Episodes

This episode is so long, we actually had to cut on of the stories that went too long. We get some listener feedback for Scott as well.

The news includes:

EA data leak on Pastebin exposes emails and passwords
Adobe confirms major Flash vulnerability
Report: Nintendo’s next platform NX combines console and handheld
Remaining Batman Arkham Knight Season Pass content revealed
EA: Remakes happen when you’re ‘out of ideas‘
Bandai Namco pulls plug on Rise of Incarnates
Analyst: Preorders drive more sadness than anticipation

Let us know what you think.

Episode 443: Nintendo Pulls a SwitchEpisode 443: Nintendo Pulls a Switch

So, this episode covers that fact that Nintendo is about to announce their next device, which they did earlier today: the Nintendo NX is now called the Nintendo Switch. The official Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer was also unveiled today too, and the multiplayer aspect is discussed. Jonah advises TJ and Scott to try The Stanley Parable as well.

This week’s news includes:

Dishonored dev’s The Crossing, put on hold in 2009, gets a new trademark filing
Red Dead Redemption 2 announced for Xbox One and PS4, but not PC
Voice actors threaten strike against EA, Activision, and nine other companies
Grand Theft Auto 5‘s exploding Note 7 mod video yanked from YouTube by Samsung

All this and two Questions of the Week!

Episode 665: Wild Hearts Can Be BrokenEpisode 665: Wild Hearts Can Be Broken

This episode is a short one as Jonah flies to Los Angeles in the morning. There’s a followup to the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, and Aaron Judge hits his 61st home run.