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Episode 345: Old in the ValleyEpisode 345: Old in the Valley
This week’s Jonah discusses an article about ageism in Silicon Valley, while Paul complains about an achievement ruining a casual game he’d spent $200 on. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Dance Dance Revolution.
The news includes:
- Facebook acquiring Oculus for $2 billion
- Valve’s Portal coming as Tegra 4 Android App to Nvidia Shield
- Xbox One may allow loaning of digital games
- Nintendo, Sony won’t attend PAX East
All this and a little Listener Feedback, with the Question of the Week being “Do you subscribe to videogame magazines now?”
Episode 302: Just a TwosomeEpisode 302: Just a Twosome
This week Jonah and Jordan go it alone without Paul, which is unfortunately since the Gaming Flashback is the classic Nintendo 64 title Paper Mario. It might be just as well as the events of the last week made the crew ramble on about the industry at length, making the post much longer than usual.
This week’s impressive news items:
- John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Electronic Arts
- Firaxis announces Brave New World expansion for Civilization V
- Will fans back an Alice 3 Kickstarter, asks American McGee
- Lord British explains Shroud of the Avatar‘s offline gameplay and DRM
- Facebook of Italian automobile company mentions “Gran Turismo PS4″
- Team Meat sitting out on developing for next-gen consoles
Lots of Reader Feedback, but no Question of the Week this week – just too much show.
Episode 260: CivilizationsEpisode 260: Civilizations
This week is packed full of gaming goodness, as the winner of the Civilization V contest is revealed. If that weren’t enough, the news items for the week invoked a lot of conversation:
- New Halo 4 multiplayer details revealed
- EA dismisses “big layoffs” claim, always “growing and morphing”
- Rumor: Microsoft finding new ways to “monetize” Xbox Live
The podcast also features some great, heartwarming Reader Feedback as well as a new contest to win a code for Magicka. The question of the week, “What books featuring magic do you like the best?”