Episode 742: More Switch 2 Stuff

January 24, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 am

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This week, Nintendo reveals the Switch 2 teaser video and Hello Kitty and Friends DLC has been released for Minecraft. Fun!

The news also includes:

Retailer lists “New 3D Mario” and “Legend of Zelda Remake/Remaster” under 2025 games
Horizon‘s unannounced MMO has been quietly cancelled
Nintendo Switch 2 rumored to get at least 5 Xbox games

Let us know what you think.

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Jonah survived the cold snap, and everything is okay – we think. There’s not much to this podcast except for the extensive discussions on completely unrelated topics.

The news this week includes:

The Chinese Room gearing up to announce a new game
“Who wouldn’t want to take on” Baldur’s Gate 3, says former Bioware writer
New rumor has Forza Motorsport 6 and Forza Horizon 3 coming to Windows 10
id Software: DOOM reboot single player campaign around 13 hours

Question of the Week: “What is your favorite FPS?”

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[This episode is unedited, so be prepared for some naughty language.]

This week has some stunning news items, causing an overstuffed, long episode, so big even Jordan’s wife chimes in, and Jonah and Paul argue hotly over the last item. The Gaming Flashback for this episode is Super Star Wars.

This week’s huge news:

EA gets exclusive license to publish Star Wars games, powered by Frostbite 3 engine
Uplay causing problems with Steam version of Heroes VI expansion Shades of Darkness
The Sims 4 officially announced by Electronic Arts
Michael Biehn hints at Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon sequel
Doritos Crash Course 2 coming May 9, still free
Spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness hitting crowdfunding on May 6
Gearbox dismisses Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit as “beyond meritless”

Also some listener feedback, plus this week’s Question: “What was your Golden Era of videogaming?”

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Blizzard finds itself in hot water as it finds itself having to explain its actions in pleasing the Chinese government, in news that’s still hot and doesn’t look like it’s going to cool down anytime soon. It’s enough to overshadow even an official console announcement from Sony. There’s a Gaming Flashback, the embarrassingly bad FMV game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties.