Episode 583: #MeToo in Videogames

August 18, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:57 pm

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The latest sexual harassment scandal rocks, and things are not steady with the developer. Bad puns aside, the industry continues to have to grow up from dude-bro heaven to actual places of business.

All that, as well as the following news items:

Batman: Arkham studio accused of failing to prevent sexual harassment
Spelunky 2 is now on Steam with an updated release window
Nintendo’s next Switch indie presentation tomorrow
7.5 million players claimed a free copy of Total War Saga: Troy

Let us know what you think.

Gaming Podcast 179: Goldeneye CuriousGaming Podcast 179: Goldeneye Curious

We’re recapping on the E3 news releases and giving our personal touch on how it’s all going down. We won’t cover everything from E3 as so many others have done it, we’ll touch on things we find important and how they make our inner child really feel.

This weeks gaming news includes:

New 360 Slim has evil red eye
The vitality Sensor is still happening
Onlive Gaming Prices Revealed
Portal 2 won’t rehash Portal jokes

This weeks gaming question, we’re wondering what product you think will be the most successful and which may fail. Your options are Nintendo 3DS, Sony Move, Sony 3D TV and Microsoft Kinect.

Episode 304: Heart of the Swarm GiveawayEpisode 304: Heart of the Swarm Giveaway

Despite being recorded on April Fool’s Day, the podcast has no pranks, just a long political discussion and has Paul demanding no one say anything about BioShock Infinite. Speaking of that game, the crew announces the winner of the BioShock Infinite contest. This week has a Gaming History about the development of XCOM: UFO Defense.

This week’s news includes:

Cruel April Fool’s Joke posts fake Half-Life 2: Episode Three Steam page (see image below)
Path of Exile to feature yearly major expansions
Gamers want Assassin’s Creed every year, states UbiSoft Montreal
Former Diablo III director states the auction houses were a mistake
EA prez Gibeau: “DRM is a failed dead-end strategy”

There is a ton of feedback, plus a new contest to win a copy of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The rule is the same as BioShock Infinite: listen to the podcast and comment on what is discussed.

Episode 554: This Time, No ScottEpisode 554: This Time, No Scott

In Episode 552, there was no TJ. This time, Scott has to duck out early in the podcast, leaving a two man podcast again. It’s all good since the quality is still there. (Maybe not.) There’s also a Gaming Flashback: Burnout Paradise.