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Episode 280: Episode 280: Full of Drugs and an XCOM ContestEpisode 280: Episode 280: Full of Drugs and an XCOM Contest

September 26, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:38 pm

Jordan Lund can’t make Episode 280, but fortunately, Paul S. Nowak makes his triumphant return, albeit pumped full of medication. Enjoy his drug-fueled babbling as he waxes poetic on the virtues of playing social networking games while high.

He was lucid enough to discuss the following news items with the gang, however:

Cryptic calls for new MMO review system
BioWare Mythic “can’t make all Ultima fans happy” but hope they “enjoy nostalgia”
PS3 version of Black Ops 2 includes optional hi-res texture install
Wii U gamepad won’t be sold separately at launch

Gaming Podcast is also running a new contest to win a free Steam code for the hotly anticipated XCOM: Enemy Unknown remake. All listeners have to do is answer the Question of the Week in the comments section, “What is your favorite game from the 1990’s?”

Episode 279: Wii YouEpisode 279: Wii You

September 19, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:33 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast once again lacks Paul S. Nowak, which is a shame since the price for the Wii U has been released. Paul as the resident Nintendo representative would have been nice to have in the episode to give his views.

This week’s podcast includes the following news items:

Wii U priced at $300 for basic, $350 for deluxe
Dragon Age III: Inquisition officially announced
Obsidian unveils Kickstarter title Project Eternity, raise $1M in 24 hours
Cliff Bleszinski wants to see “no disc based games” next-gen
Guild Wars 2 surpasses 2 million units

We also announce the winner of the Borderlands 2 contest. This week’s Question of the Week, “What game(s) have you been playing this week?”

Wii U Priced at $300 for Basic, $350 For DeluxeWii U Priced at $300 for Basic, $350 For Deluxe

September 13, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:40 pm

Nintendo announced the price of the Wii U in New York City today, and to the surprise of some, the Wii U will come in two price SKUs:

Basic Set ($299.99) – 8 GB white Wii U, white Wii U GamePad
Deluxe Set ($349.99) – 32 GB black Wii U, black Wii U GamePad, GamePad Cradle, Wii U console stand, Nintendo Land

Already, GameStop is offering the following trade-in deals:

$50 trade credit for a Wii
$90 trade credit for an Xbox 360 (original), PS Vita or 3DS
$115 trade credit for a PS3 (original) or Xbox 360 (slim)
$140 trade credit for a PS3 (slim)

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Episode 278: Second Chance to Win Borderlands 2Episode 278: Second Chance to Win Borderlands 2

September 12, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:19 pm

This week’s episode has heated arguments between Jordan and Jonah, as this new podcast runs a little long. However, there are tons of news items to make up for the lack of a new show last week.

The news items include:

Bethesda’s Hines unexcited over next-gen console launch
Borderlands 2‘s melee skill tree for Zer0 “thanks to them ignoring” Pitchford
EA’s Gibeau brags he has not green-lit any single player games
Valve responds to angry indie developers over $100 Steam Greenlight fee
Crystal Dynamics: Lara Croft had become “unrelatable“
City of Heroes may be saved from shutdown
Ron Gilbert blames point and click adventure stagnation on DOOM

The contest continues – just mention what your favorite game from the 2000’s was – and a winner will be announced next week.

Outtakes Episode – September 2012Outtakes Episode – September 2012

September 4, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 am

Since Jonah Falcon is in London this week, there is no proper episode this week. However, that’s not to say we’re leaving you high and dry, as a new Outtakes episode is here for your listening pleasure, highlighted by Paul’s bile, Paul’s love of Shrinkydinks, and a long conversation between Jordan Lund and Jonah about Rob Liefeld’s Charlie Sheen-like departure from DC Comics.

See you next week when we have a normal episode.

Episode 277: Win Borderlands 2 ContestEpisode 277: Win Borderlands 2 Contest

August 30, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:37 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast is exciting as we’re giving away a copy of the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands 2, which Jordan Lund drools over, while Jonah Falcon urges players to check out Kerbal Space Program. The Gaming Flashback is none other than the classic The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

As far as game news:

Guild Wars 2 suffering serious issues during Headstart
Ex-IGDA chair frustrated with post-launch monetization
DICE quadruples Battlefield 3 servers for 360, PS
Peter Moore sez DLC backlash is from older gamers

Finally, the Question of the Week is, “What is your favorite game from the decade of the 2000’s”. For some help, check out this article.

Episode 276: Covered in ConcreteEpisode 276: Covered in Concrete

August 22, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:00 pm

Paul is not in the podcast, and will be out for the next couple of weeks as he recovers from major surgery. In the meantime, the podcast chugs on with three podcasters, as Jordan relays what he thought of the Sony Gamescom 2012 press conference.

In the meantime, the news items include:

Diablo III‘s Wilson on former Diablo dev’s mixed feelings on game: “F— that loser”
Guild Wars 2 headstart begins in five days
C&C: Generals 2 will be multiplayer-only at launch
Prey 2 vanishing from Bethesda’s website explained
Plants vs Zombies 2 shuffling towards 2013 release

All that plus Reader Feedback wishing Paul well (sorry, Kizer, we didn’t moderate your message til after recording), as well as this week’s Question of the Week, “When is the right time to cut the price of a console?”

Episode 275: Circus MusicEpisode 275: Circus Music

August 15, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:50 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast is bittersweet as this is the last episode Paul S. Nowak will be appearing in for a while as he goes in for serious surgery. In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback is the classic PlayStation 2 game Ico.

This week’s news includes:

Deep Silver: “Family” trailer didn’t sell Dead Island, co-op did
DICE: Battlefield 4 isn’t set in the future, talks Bad Company 3
Wargaming.net CEO claims World of Tanks was dismissed as “cheap Asian stuff”
Alleged “Microsoft Xbox Durango Development Kit” sold on eBay for $20,100
NCSoft’s lawsuit against En Masse over Tera assets settled

This week’s Question of the Week, “Do you consider social networking games real MMOs?”

Episode 274: ShrinkydinksEpisode 274: Shrinkydinks

August 8, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:24 pm

This week’s episode features the crew heavily reminiscing about videogames that first got them excited about the hobby, while Jordan Lund surprisingly takes a contrary opinion that shocks the other podcasters. In addition to videogame news, the Gaming History takes a look at the Nintendo 64DD.

This week’s news includes:

Star Wars: The Old Republic going free-to-play in Fall
Report: Next Xbox console will support Windows 8
Paul Dini no longer penning Rocksteady Batman games
2K exec thinks photorealism is necessary for emotional games
Borderlands 2 worldwide release will be “uncut“

This week’s Question of the Week, “When was the first time that you really got into video games?”

Episode 273: Flinging GutsEpisode 273: Flinging Guts

August 1, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:46 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast is a fairly routine one, with no Gaming Flashback or even a Question of the Week. However, this week features a ton of great news and industry discussion. Paul also announces that he will be unable to do the podcast in a few weeks for an extended period of time due to surgery.

The news items for the week includes:

Yoshida admits absence of Vita at E3 was a mistake
Irrational Games now includes 85+ Metacritic game requirement for employment
UbiSoft patches UPlay rootkit issue
Paradox Interactive announces dungeon builder Impire
EA: Current CEO John Riccitiello’s job is secure

All that plus Reader Feedback, check it out.