This week’s episode covers a wide variety of topics, with no set news list save talking about Nintendo Direct’s oddly uninspiring conference. There’s no news list, so feel free to discuss what you found interesting or frustrating about Nintendo’s stream or anything else mentioned in the podcast.
Episode 602: Nintendo Directionless
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Episode 436: Wednesday From Now OnEpisode 436: Wednesday From Now On
This week has a new recording date, Wednesday, so the crew can have more timely discussions about newly released games and more of the week’s news. Thanks to the Star Trek Convention, the podcast is still delayed a little.
This week’s news includes:
- People buy PS4 Slim consoles before it’s announced
- Rumor: Nintendo NX could be region-free
- Devs can now publish Windows apps straight to Xbox One
- Fallout 4 PS4 Mods not broken, but Sony hasn’t pushed it live yet
All this and Listener Feedback. We also have a new Question of the Week: “What is your favorite fan convention?”
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 527: Technical IssuesEpisode 527: Technical Issues
This week’s episode has minor audio issues, but otherwise is okay. Most of the talk is about the Resident Evil 2 remake, and how it’s taken over the world. The crew also discuss the latest Gathering Storm civ, Phoenicia.
The news of the week includes:
- Capcom shipped 3 million units of Resident Evil 2
- Valve calls exclusive Metro Exodus deal with Epic “unfair” to Steam customers
- American McGee confirmed to be working on Alice 3 story, art and design
- Fallout 76 Survival Mode – PVP Beta starting in March
Let us know what kind of game you want to see remade.