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Episode 421: Pursuit of HappinessEpisode 421: Pursuit of Happiness

April 20, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:03 pm

This week’s episode morphs from a discussion about abusive workplace practices to pharmaceutical company practices. Otherwise, it’s just a discussion about the games people play and the people who play them. Also, a bunch of pop culture discussion.

This week’s news includes:

GameStop to launch video game publishing division
Sources leak potential Nintendo NX and controller specs online
Nintendo’s cloud-like patent approved
Ark: Survival Evolved lawsuit settled

The Question of the Week, “What games are you looking forward to this coming Summer?”

Evidence points to next-gen Batman: Arkham series compilationEvidence points to next-gen Batman: Arkham series compilation

April 19, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:06 am

Gamers who want the full Arkham experience on their next-gen console may be in luck, as a GameStop employee as revealed that a new compilation game called Batman Arkham HD Collection will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The evidence was leaked to Eurogamer, revealing what would be included:

Batman: Arkham Asylum (including all DLC)
Batman: Arkham City (including all DLC)

Unlike rumors a year ago, Batman: Arkham Origins seemingly won’t be included. Perhaps only the Rocksteady-developed games are being included. The lone Xbox One/PlayStation 4 Arkham game, Arkham Knight, will also apparently not be included.

Stay tuned.

Episode 420: Light It UpEpisode 420: Light It Up

April 14, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:54 pm

The number of the episode does not escape notice from the podcast crew, especially a week before April 20. Aside from that, much is made of the release of Dark Souls III, which T.J. Denzer enthusiastically enjoys. The despicable firing of Alison Rapp is also noted from the unaired podcast recorded last week.

This week’s news includes:

Former head of Rockstar North sues developer, alleges $150M in unpaid royalties
Oculus apologizes for Rift shipment delay, taking steps to speed delivery
The Nintendo NX might include Wii U ports
Forbes claims Nintendo NX will likely output 4K

Let us know what you think!

Titanfall 2 announced by Electronic ArtsTitanfall 2 announced by Electronic Arts

April 11, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:22 pm

Electronic Arts has officially announced Titanfall 2, releasing a teaser trailer showing a Titan approaching a drop pod and unleashing a sword, bringing the series closer to Pacific Rim.

The publisher was pretty brief in its press release, simply announcing:

“From Respawn Entertainment, the studio that brought you the award-winning Titanfall, comes Titanfall 2. Check out the teaser trailer at Titanfall.com and get a glimpse of what awaits you on the Frontier.

Be sure to mark your calendars for the worldwide debut of Titanfall 2 at 1pm PT on Sunday, June 12 at EA PLAY.”

We’ll be at E3 2016, so when the show comes around, we’ll have all the info for you. It must be noted that EA won’t be on the show floor itself, however.

Episode 419: Virtual RealityEpisode 419: Virtual Reality

March 31, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:52 pm

This week’s episode is full of pop culture… well, most of it got sliced off as outtakes, but there’s still plenty of pop culture. What there is a lot of these days is virtual reality, and none of it even involves the Virtual Boy. Jonah, Scott and T.J. discuss some of the rumors going on as well.

The news this week includes:

Fallout 4’s Far Harbor will be bigger than any previous Bethesda expansion
Outer Rim DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront still having issues
Sony hints PlayStation VR may come to PC

Let us know what you think.

Episode 418: Potter RageEpisode 418: Potter Rage

March 24, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:50 pm

This week’s episode runs pretty long as TJ Denzer returns from his bowling trip. Scott goes ballistic over the Harry Potter franchise with Twilight, and other than that, a lot of pop culture discussion.

This week’s news includes:

Nintendo deletes every stage by prominent Mario Maker speedrunner
Telltale’s take on Batman will be M-rated, launches this summer
Original Diablo design docs show it was to be a classic turn-based rogue-like
30 launch titles for Oculus Rift revealed, each with “Comfort” ratings
Mass Effect developer wore new IP on T-shirt, says no one noticed

This week’s Question of the Week, “What game editors have you used?”

Episode 417: One In, One OutEpisode 417: One In, One Out

March 16, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:03 pm

This week is a celebration of the 250th episode of the Videogame Roundtable, and Dan Quick is back for the special edition, joining fellow PolyCaster Scott Dirk. However, TJ Denzer was at the bowling alley, so he wasn’t available. There’s a lot of Cards Against Humanity and Town of Salem talk, as well as a lot of long-missed byplay between Dan and Jonah Falcon. Unfortunately, Paul Nowak couldn’t make it.

The news this week includes:

Bethesda working on a “bleeding-edge” RPG
Diablo II gets first official patch since 2011
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex won’t crossplay with Xbox One version
Nintendo explains why only the New 3DS plays SNES games
U.S. DoJ increases hostility towards Apple in latest court filing

Let us know what you think.

Episode 416: Blowing WindsEpisode 416: Blowing Winds

March 9, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:01 pm

Unfortunately, we had to skip a week despite recording a good podcast thanks to technical difficulties – don’t worry, we’ll air it at some point in the near future. It was a good episode. This episode had its own issues, as Jonah was unable to record the podcast at home, so he was outside in the New York City night air podcasting with TJ and Scott.

This week’s news includes:

Microsoft cancels Fable Legends, closes Press Play Studios, considers shuttering Lionhead Studios UK
Report: SpinTires developer sabotaged his own game
10 months later, MAME finishes its transition to open source
Valve announces The Lab, a compilation of free VR “experiments”

Let us know what you think.

Episode 414: We’ve Done BetterEpisode 414: We’ve Done Better

February 25, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:26 pm

This week’s podcast isn’t the best, but at least we tried, right? There’s a lot of chatter, and Scott gets really angry at people criticizing Star Wars.

This week’s news items includes:

Iranian state television mistakes Medal of Honor footage for reality
Street Fighter 5 Arcade Mode being considered
Experimental 5D data storage could store 360TB of games for 13.8 billion years
Ubisoft boasts about The Division beta’s huge numbers
HTC’s Vive VR Tech will launch in April priced at $799

This week’ Question of the Week: “When, if ever, will you be getting VR?”

Episode 413: Baldur’s Gaming PodcastEpisode 413: Baldur’s Gaming Podcast

February 18, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:59 am

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?”