No Podcast This WeekNo Podcast This Week
Jonah is in LA, TJ is at EVO, and who knows where Scott is.
Category: Editorial
Episode 711: Palworld Blows UpEpisode 711: Palworld Blows Up
The guys discuss RoboCop: Rogue City, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and F-ZERO 99, among other things.
The news items include:
- Apple will soon permit Game-Pass-style game streaming apps on its App Store
- Palworld just sold 4 million copies in 3 days
- Horizon: Forbidden West announces March release date on PC
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 director wants players to avoid fast travel
Let us know what you think.
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No podcast this week – see you next week!
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Go enjoy the holidays. We’ll be back in 2023 after all the holiday ham has been consumed.
Game of the Year Awards Nominees and WinnersGame of the Year Awards Nominees and Winners
For those of you who didn’t listen to the Game of the Year Awards postcast, or heard it and just wanted a visual recap of the nominees and winners, here is the complete ballot.
Best Game of the Year
Deathloop
Forza Horizon 5
Halo Infinite
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Worst Game of the Year
Balan Wonderworld
Battlefield 2042
eFootball 2022
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
Madden NFL 22
Episode 534: Epic ExclusiveEpisode 534: Epic Exclusive
There was a lot of shocking news in the past week — unfortunately, Jonah was at PAX East, so last week’s episode ended up not being published. But there’s still more news this week.
The news includes:
- Borderlands 3 might be an Epic Store exclusive
- Videogame news subreddit closes for 24 hours to protest bigotry
- John and Brenda Romero working with Paradox on new strategy IP
- Sony unveils PSN refund policy
Let us know what you think.
Episode 523: Valve Running Out of SteamEpisode 523: Valve Running Out of Steam
Valve continues to have problems in the wake of Epic (and now Discord) giving developers more of the earnings pie, as the year draws to a close. Meanwhile, T.J. explains his gamertag.
This week’s episode includes the following news items:
- Developers do not believe Steam is worth it anymore
- Canada announced for Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
- Studio Wildcard’s Atlas is delayed by a week
- Rainbow Six Siege chat filter and toxicity update
Let us know what your favorite game of 2018 was.
Episode 521: Power OutageEpisode 521: Power Outage
Last week’s podcast couldn’t be uploaded thanks to some good old-fashioned California power outages. This week’s episode is full of snark — enjoy.
The news items include:
- PlayStation Classic using PAL versions for several games regardless of region
- Bethesda apologizes about Fallout 76 launch
- Fortnite surpasses 200 million players
- No Man’s Sky Visions update improves diversity
Let us know what you think.
Episode 520: Excelsior!Episode 520: Excelsior!
The news cycle has begun to explode, as the holiday season looms and Black Friday in sight. Jonah and TJ get into a heated argument about Destiny 2, to liven up the proceedings after the bummer of Stan Lee’s death.
This week’s news include:
- Obsidian and inXile join Microsoft Studios
- Stan Lee dies at 95
- Destiny 2 director assures players Bungie is “not disappointed” with Forsaken
The Question of the Week is indeed “How would you fix Destiny 2?”
Episode 516: More Telltale NewsEpisode 516: More Telltale News
The massacre continues at Telltale Games, and the crew discuss the ramifications in this episode. TJ complains about the new Skype incoming call music, and the Gaming Flashback this week is the short-lived 2008 reboot of Prince of Persia. There’s also a new Gaming History, discussing an infamous incident in World of Warcraft back in 2005.
This week’s news includes:
- Telltale Games has seemingly laid off its remaining staff
- Nintendo to launch updated Switch next year
- Overcooked! 2 gets Sunny Island DLC available now
All this and Listener Feedback. Let us know what you think of the Telltale closure.