Episode 631: Nintendo Dislikes Virtual

November 16, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:27 pm

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This is the second attempt at Episode 631, as the previous episode had bad audio, and was boring to boot. This week’s episode features a lot of questionable content, as well as a Dark Souls Gaming Flashback.

The news includes:

Surprise Halo Infinite multiplayer launch buckles Steam servers
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy back on PC after Rockstar removes ‘unintentionally included’ files
Microsoft adds 76 more games to Xbox backwards compatibility
Nintendo explains why there is no virtual console on Switch

Let us know what you think.

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This week’s major news includes:

Sony unveils PS4 at “See the Future”
Sony: Pre-owned game blockage “up to publishers” on PS4
Fans express outrage at offline/LAN play for console version of Diablo III
Rumor: Microsoft revealing next-gen console in April
GameSpy, UGO, 1UP say farewell
Activision to have “fewer” licensed games out in 2013

The Question of the Week is “What was the first videogame periodical or site you enjoyed?”

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Microsoft Not Happy About 360 Defects Article
Spore DRM, Torrenting is doing the right thing?
Are RockBand 2 instruments really quieter than the original
Blizzard Allows PVE to PVP paid server transfers

This weeks history covers the Havok physics engine and we stand upon our soap box and talk about the rumor Starcraft 2 will arrive after Diablo 3 hits the store shelves.

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