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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Episode 297: Intendo With An IEpisode 297: Intendo With An I
[Note: Due to a mic issue, some of the podcast is slightly distorted.]
This week’s podcast was recorded a day early due to schedule conflicts, but we make up for it with an actual Gaming Flashback this week of one of the most famous recent RPGs, Knights of the Old Republic.
In addition, there’s a ton of news:
- Brad Wardell states RTS’s aren’t dying – just waiting
- Microsoft considered buying Sega at one point
- UK: Wii U sells just 34,000 pieces of software in January
- Next World of Warcraft update to arrive in the “coming weeks”
- thatgamecompany had been bankrupt when Journey shipped
- Report: Next-gen Xbox will feature Siri-like voice recog
- Ubisoft plans new Assassin’s Creed game for 2013/14, set in a new time period
All that plus Reader Feedback and a Question of the Week: “What was the first roleplaying game you enjoyed?”
Episode 646: Late April Fool’sEpisode 646: Late April Fool’s
[This episode has been re-uploaded due to technical issues]
This week’s episode deals with the fact it was published on April Fool’s Fool’s Day, and discussion of the games that have been floating the hosts’ boats. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the magnum opus of Telltale Games: The Walking Dead. The guys also discuss the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 4 and whether anyone cares about it.
The news includes:
- Digital games on PS3 and Vita are reportedly “expiring” and becoming unplayable
- Ubisoft ends its NFT experiment in Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Konami details eFootball 2022 v1.0 update due next week
- Blue Box: Abandoned has not been canceled
Let us know what you think.
Final Fantasy XIII Demo For PS3 AnnouncedFinal Fantasy XIII Demo For PS3 Announced
The first demo for Final Fantasy XIII has been announced, but, it will only be available (right now) on the PlayStation 3. It will arrive as “bonus material” when you purchase Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete because the game arrives on Blu-Ray and there is plenty of room for this additional content.
The game is scheduled to be released in March of 2009 in Japan, so the United States and other territories may not get an early demo of FFXIII. Does this give everyone a reason to purchase a PlayStation 3? Nothing says it won’t be available as a downloadable Demo on Xbox Live… because nobody’s really talked to that topic at all yet.
Square Enix has publically stated they’ll start the Final Fantasy XIII port to the Xbox 360 once it’s finished on the PlayStation 3, so presumably we won’t see a demo (or a final game) for some time to come. The end result, demo or no demo, is the same: a dual release on two of the big colorful platforms in the way of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.