Episode 704: Pointless Awards

This week, we discuss the Videogame Awards and Destiny 2‘s final DLC The Final Shape being delayed, as well as the following news items:

  • Mario Kart X out in 2025 claims leaker
  • Pony-inspired fighting game Them’s Fightin’ Herds abandons its unfinished story mode
  • Nier: Automata sequel is coming – but not just yet
  • Former Xbox employee reveals game EA made them cancel

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This week’s episode is chock full of very industry-specific news, dealing with sales and numbers and other stuff that would bore Paul.

The news includes:

  • Microsoft acquires Gears of War IP from Epic
  • Sony issues invites hinting at ‘Slimmest’ product launch
  • Apple sells record number of iPhones, iPads
  • Surface and Xbox One hits with buyers during the holidays
  • Japanese newspaper says Nintendo is about to unveil its approach to mobile development
  • Kerbal Space Program lands on various schools’ curriculum
  • Sony’s credit rating cut to “Junk”

Sadly, no reader mail this week.

Episode 445: Zelda II of the FutureEpisode 445: Zelda II of the Future

This week features some more Civilization VI talk, as well as discussion of a new side-scrolling RPG Gunmetal Arcadia Zero, which is available for a few days at a “pay whatever you want” price; basically, it’s a science fiction Zelda II.

This week’s news includes:

  • Star Wars Battlefront 2 coming Fall 2017, EA suggests
  • Journey and Flower studio thatgamecompany teases its next title
  • New teaser sets Mass Effect: Andromeda 600 years after the last game

This week’s Question of the Week is for the Civ 6 players out there, “Which civ is your favorite in Civ 6?”