Episode 601: Street Fightin’

A lot of this episode revolves around the 30th anniversary of the classic fighting game in this week’s Gaming Flashback, Street Fighter II. The episode also looks at a lot of the hot news around the industry.

The news includes:

  • Microsoft plans to merge ZeniMax into a new Subsidiary called ‘Vault’
  • Electronic Arts to decide fate of Anthem
  • Terraria creator cancels Stadia port after being locked out of Google account
  • MP bill takes aim at PlayStation 5 price scalping

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The news includes:

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  • Microsoft tells court Sony “expected to release” PlayStation 5 Slim and ‘handheld PS5’ this year
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If you’re wondering where the podcast has been, it’s been in technical hell. Twice the podcast was recorded each week, and both times there were serious technical issues. This time, we’ve got it right, and even have Paul dropping by to discuss his new book, “Gaymers: the Difference a ‘Y’ Makes: How (and Why) to Make Video Games LGBT Players Care About“. Actually, it’s mostly dominated by a discussion of an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

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The Question of the Week: “Who is your favorite superhero?”

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We review our experiences of PAX East in this podcast and the second half is full of gaming news and community comments. Derrick reflects at his fun experience of Orcs Must Die while Jonah spent some time with LA Noire and Star Wars: The Old Republic. The news highlights include:

  • PSP Go Price Goes Back to $200 After 3 Days
  • Phil Harrison Sez Industry Struggling With Casual and Mobile Game Market
  • Angry Birds Hits 100 Million Downloads
  • Bioware Talks Jade Empire Again
  • Gamer Loses $1800 In Games from Steam

This week’s question of the week: Which convention would you want to attend most: E3, PAX or Comic Con?