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Episode 366: Hashtag GamerGateEpisode 366: Hashtag GamerGate

October 18, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:19 pm

One again, the episode gets a little political as it deals with the GamerGate controversy again. No Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but plenty of annoyed podcasters. As a side note, there will be no podcast for the next two weeks as Paul will be on a trip. However, there will be a new podcaster when the show starts up again.

This week’s news includes:

Sarkeesian cancels Utah State presentation following threats of shooting
Former GamerGate member explains his departure
Unreal, BioShock dev Digital Extremes sold to Chinese companies
Games driving “nearly all” Google Play’s revenue growth in US
Mobile spending driven by 35-44-year-olds

All this plus Listener Feedback.

Episode 365: Pre-NYCCEpisode 365: Pre-NYCC

October 11, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:34 pm

This podcast has been delayed a little thanks to New York Comic Con, but that’s a discussion for next week’s podcast. While there’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, there’s a lot to discuss.

This week’s news:

DICE: Battlefield 4 “absolutely” damaged player trust
GamerGate pressures Intel into pulling ads over editorial
Capcom: 2 million sales may be required for sequels
Super Smash Bros. hints that Mario’s extra lives are clones.

There are three Questions of the Week this week, so listen in and figure out which one(s) you want to answer!

Episode 364: Ello, FacebookEpisode 364: Ello, Facebook

October 3, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:09 pm

This week’s episode has a lot of tangential videogame news, but the discussions turn in interesting directions. No Gaming Flashback or Gaming History unfortunately.

The news includes:

Microsoft announces Windows 10
Ms Pac-Man joins the fight against breast cancer
Facebook apologizes to LGBTQ users, plans “substantive changes”
PS Vita firmware 3.30 launches soon, brings theme support
The Sims 4 free content updates to include pools, Star Wars costumes

No Question of the Week either – just ask us anything.

Episode 363: Mammoths With HatsEpisode 363: Mammoths With Hats

September 27, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:37 pm

The publication of this episode is a little late thanks to uncontrollable circumstances, but while Paul discusses the ending of Slicing Fractions, this week’s episode includes both a Gaming Flashback, Scramble, and a Gaming History which focuses on the Zelda series.

This week’s news includes:

Apple fans report iPhone 6 bending in pockets
Titan cancellation may have cost Blizzard more than $50 million
Wasteland 2 earns $1.5 million revenue in four days
Microsoft mistakenly affirms that Windows 9 will be revealed next week (from Ars Technica)

This week’s Gaming History discusses rumors that raged about Zelda games – Paul is not amused.

Episode 362: Getting PoliticalEpisode 362: Getting Political

September 19, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:37 pm

This week’s episode gets a little political as certain factions get into the videogame discussion and have some interesting ideas about them, which is enough to get Paul a little angry and a lot disappointed.

This week’s news includes:

Rust creator: “I’d have done the same thing” on Mojang deal
Conservative group issues video lambasting gaming’s feminist critics
Trade your violent games in for ice cream in California
Xbox games may soon be streamed to PC

This episode also features the Question of the Week discussion about preorders and bonus content.

Episode 361: Dev StoriesEpisode 361: Dev Stories

September 13, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:08 am

This week is slow in terms of videogame industry news, but rich on developer stories told by Paul, so be prepared for a lot of advice for the kid who wants to make games instead of just play them.

The news includes:

Report: Microsoft to buy Mojang
Destiny day-one shipments top $500 million
Dan Adelman: “Good games are worth paying for”
Video game degrees in the US increase by 50% in five years
European Women in Games Hall of Fame adds new members

All this and Listener Feedback, with the Question of the Week: “Have you ever created your own content with a game’s editor?”

Episode 360: City of WarcraftEpisode 360: City of Warcraft

September 5, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:15 pm

This week’s Gaming Flashback is a major one, in particle for Gaming Podcast: World of Warcraft, as the WoW guild established by Derrick and Jennifer is well-remembered. For Paul, however, World of Warcraft was and is the source of some deep pain.

Along with the Gaming Flashback, this week’s news includes:

NCsoft might allow players to resurrect the City of Heroes IP
Sega accuses Gearbox founder of “doing whatever the f— he likes”
Free full-version Xbox One game trials coming for Gold members
Thousands of developers sign plea for tolerance in gaming community
Dev on PS4?s 8GB RAM: “It didn’t really change that much for us”

All this plus Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: “What are the strongest memories of World of Warcraft that you have?”

Episode 359: Longtime ListenerEpisode 359: Longtime Listener

August 23, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:10 am

The podcast is back, albeit on a Saturday instead of the usual Friday. No Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but a good chunk of news, though some of it only tenuously connected to videogaming.

The news this week includes:

T-Mobile now offers app that unlocks your smartphone
Analyst: Downloadable titles make up 92% of PC games market
Driveclub was delayed due to a ‘huge technical issue,’ says Yoshida
NHL 15 will be missing some features on Xbox One and PS4
YouTube subscription plan leaks: Offline play, no ads, 20 million songs

This week’s Question of the Week is based on the Minecraft convention scam from last week, which the podcast discusses, “Have you even attended a convention devoted to a game?”

Episode 358: ChangesEpisode 358: Changes

August 8, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:10 pm

The Gaming Podcast is back after three weeks of a forced hiatus as one former host has left the podcast for good. Otherwise, some of the news items are old, some are new, in this long episode.

There’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but plenty of news, including:

Activision won’t launch an EA Access-style program anytime soon
Disney Interactive revenue up 45% in Q3
Sony agrees to $15M settlement in 2011 data breach class action
Yogscast: We have ‘no obligation’ to cancelled adventure game Kickstarter
Warner Bros. nabs Space Invaders film rights
Report: PC and console market will decline

There’s also some Listener Feedback. The Question of the Week: “Do you think consoles will start doing early access on games?”

HiatusHiatus

July 26, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:18 am

Gaming Podcast will be in hiatus this week and for the foreseeable future, due to personnel changes. Stay tuned for more info.