This is the last podcast of 2023, as the gang just talks about the year that was and the upcoming 2024 in a long, unscripted episode.
Episode 707: Goodbye 2023
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This week’s Gaming Flashback has no cake — instead it’s the history of Portal. The guys try to keep the podcast meme-free as they discuss Valve’s first person puzzle platformer.
There’s also non-Portal related news items, too:
- Chris Avellone may be teasing a new Fallout game
- Street Fighter 5 will finally get an arcade mode in 2018
- The SNES Classic has been hacked
- Telltale patch removes assassinated ambassador from Batman: The Enemy Within
Let us know what you think in the Comments section.
Guitar Hero: On Tour – 300K Units SoldGuitar Hero: On Tour – 300K Units Sold
The little DS title Guitar Hero: On Tour arrived with a hand-held attachment for playing guitar on the go. Some reviewers found it cramped, annoying and too damn small to really feel any comfort. Other reviews found it exciting, fresh and a break from standard DS games.
Reviews aside, 300,000 people are willing to bet money that the DS title was going to rock the house. The concept hit the mark for the DS because the game system is for on the go “touch and feel” style games; Guitar Hero: On Tour is definitely a touch and feel game.
Although we’ve not played it, we’re not too surprised that 300k people purchased the title, considering the install base for the Nintendo DS device itself. With such a large install base, even if only 25% of the target audience buys into the product they’ll be rolling in the dough.
Will this inspire a Rock Band style ‘drum game’ for the future from the Activision competitors or was this nothing but a fluke?
(Thanks, GameSpot)
Episode 673: NFT Equals No Freaking ThanksEpisode 673: NFT Equals No Freaking Thanks
This week’s episode gets all kinds of salty against crypto, NFT’s, Logan Paul and others. They also talk about Age of Wonders 4’s announcement, bad Callisto Protocol projected sales, and Returnal’s high PC specs.
Other news includes:
- Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games
- Final Fantasy maker Square Enix plans ‘aggressive’ NFT investment
- New single-player MechWarrior game in the works
- Suicide Squad’s leaked battle pass and in-game store triggers anger among fans
- Jagged Alliance 3 brings back original designer
Let us know what you’ve been playing.