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Episode 753: Nightreign: Original Sin 3Episode 753: Nightreign: Original Sin 3

May 25, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:27 pm

The guys discuss FTC finally dropping appeal against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and Metaphor: ReFantazio coming to Game Pass.

The news includes:

Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3
Bonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution announced
ConcernedApe “hopes” to release Haunted Chocolatier within the next five years
Elden Ring Nightreign could receive two player mode post-launch

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Episode 752: Half-SizedEpisode 752: Half-Sized

May 15, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This episode is half-length, but still has the guys talking about Bam Margera being officially confirmed for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, the Original Stalker trilogy getting an Enhanced Edition upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and Atlus teases next Persona game, livestream this week.

The news items includes:

Valve issues statement refuting claims of a Steam data security breach
Ubisoft moving “some of our biggest productions” into 2026 and 2027 after positive impact of Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay

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Episode 751: Oblivion’s BackEpisode 751: Oblivion’s Back

April 24, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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The guys talk about the new trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages, which reveals the medieval equivalent of the BFG is a huge crossbow, Another Crab’s Treasure getting a huge ‘Year Of The Crab’ update, Devolver Digital revealing Cult of the Lamb is its best-selling IP at around $90 million in revenue.

The news includes:

Star Wars Zero Company gets first trailer with 2026 release window
Gamers shocked as Elder Scrolls IV revealed and launched on same day

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Episode 750: Three QuartersEpisode 750: Three Quarters

April 11, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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Sorry for the audio issues in this episode. In this episode, the guys discuss Ubisoft’s defense against The Crew lawsuit (you don’t actually own your games), Bowser telling Nintendo fans “Don’t want the Switch 2? Just buy a Switch 1!”, Marathon won’t require a PlayStation Network account on PC and Xbox, and Endless Legend 2 comes to Steam Early Access in summer 2025.

The news includes:

Former Blizzard president says ‘I’m not sure where Diablo is going’
Xbox announces June showcase event
PlayStation legal issue delays Vampire Survivors cross-save on PS4 and PS5

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Episode 749: No Plan BEpisode 749: No Plan B

April 1, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:00 pm

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The news this week: Elon Musk’s estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: ‘He was a Bronze Torbjörn main. He was fucking dogshit’, Palworld decides it wasn’t April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, ‘dismember and eat’ some of its cast, Death Stranding has crossed 20 million players since launch, If the Switch 2 stumbles, Nintendo has no Plan B, Final Fantasy 9 Anniversary celebration begins, Star Wars XCOM game on the way?, and Shuhei Yoshida believes Nier: Automata was a turning point in modern Japanese games.

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Episode 748: Five NightsEpisode 748: Five Nights

March 21, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:17 pm

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The news this week:

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered‘s PC specs and features detailed, as Sony reiterates no PSN account required, EA Sports College Football 26 to increase NIL payouts to $1,500, Palworld update 0.5.0 patch notes bring crossplay to the game, Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says ‘it’s a tragedy’ his 2013 immigration sim now feels so on-the-nose, Xbox lists Hollow Knight: Silksong as part of “incredible” upcoming indie line-up, Apple & Google face antitrust charges as EU defies threat of Trump tariffs.

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Episode 747: The Next XboxEpisode 747: The Next Xbox

March 14, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 12:00 pm

Some of the minor news discussed include Defiance coming back 4 years after servers were shut down, BlizzCon 2025 not happening, Moon Studios going full indie, buying No Rest For the Wicked’s publishing rights from Take-Two and Final Fantasy 16 PC version removing Denuvo Anti-tamper DRM. The Gaming Flashback is 2015’s Bloodborne.

The news includes:

Humble Games Showcase
Killing Floor 3 delayed to later in 2025
Next-gen Xbox reportedly coming in 2027, handheld rumored for this year

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Episode 746: More Tony HawkEpisode 746: More Tony Hawk

March 7, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:28 pm

This week, the guys discuss the fact that Cities: Skylines 2‘s asset editor is remaining a distant dream as Colossal Order is still working on it but says it’s ‘proven more technically challenging than initially anticipated’, Western Digital sold their SSDs to SanDisk, and Naughty Dog boss says “don’t bet” on there being a The Last of Us Part 3.

The news includes:

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 official announcement reveals deluxe edition with Doom Slayer
Call of Duty admits it’s using generative AI to ‘help develop some in-game assets’

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Episode 745: More and More LayoffsEpisode 745: More and More Layoffs

February 21, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:49 am

The guys discuss the week’s goings-on, including Diablo speedrun sleuths proving a 15-year world record was fake after reverse-engineering the game and failing to replicate the run in 2.2 billion possible randomized dungeons, Call of Duty’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover costing $90, Valve releasing the Team Fortress 2 source code, and a mystery Tony Hawk remaster mentioned by pro skater involved in the game.

For the first time in years, we have a Gaming History: The Civilization II Eternal War.

The news includes:

Netflix culls staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio
Marvel Rivals team hit by layoffs despite major launch success
Days Gone Remastered $10 PS5 upgrade not available for game redemptions via PS Plus

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Gaming Podcast Flashback: Episode 374: Lost In a CrowdGaming Podcast Flashback: Episode 374: Lost In a Crowd

February 17, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 2:43 pm

This episode was recorded on January 10, 2015, and was guest hosted by former Joystiq editor Andrew Yoon. He tragically passed away three weeks later.

Here are the original podcast notes:

This week’s episode of Gaming Podcast has a special guest co-host, Andrew Yoon, formerly of Joystiq and currently in card game and video game development. The Gaming Flashback is the one that started them all: LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. The slow news week includes:

DDoS service targeting PSN and Xbox powered by home Internet routers
Japanese console sales continued to slide in 2014
Evolve’s questionable bargain: pre-purchase to avoid the unlock grind
Sony delays PS4 in China

The Question of the Week: “What is your favorite, if any, LEGO videogames?”

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