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 […]
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Episode 359: Longtime Listener
August 23rd, 2014 · 3 Comments
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Episode 358: Changes
August 8th, 2014 · 1 Comment
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 […]
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Episode 357: Dan-tastic
July 18th, 2014 · 4 Comments
Paul Nowak is on hiatus from the podcast, but former podcaster Dan Quick is stepping in to fill his shoes. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. As for the news: Noriega suing Activision over depiction in Call of Duty The Sims 2 players get expansion-stuffed upgrade as EA ends […]
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Episode 356: Gi-Blow
July 11th, 2014 · 3 Comments
This week’s podcast finally reveals the winner of the E3 Swag Bag. The episode is packed full of show, including a Gaming Flashback about Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and the Gaming History celebrating Donkey Kong‘s 33rd birthday. The news includes: Another EA exec explains why mobile Dungeon Keeper suffered PS4 fails to inspire Japanese […]
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Episode 355: E3 Swag Bag Part 3
July 5th, 2014 · 3 Comments
This is the final week of the E3 Swag Bag giveaway, which includes a The Sims 4 bag, a The Sims 4 T-shirt, The Sims 4 sunglasses, and some other goodies like a Dragon Age: Inquisition T-shirt, a Farming Simulation 2014 cow, and so on. Paul is unavailable this week but Jordan’s wife Jennifer guest […]
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Episode 354: E3 Swag Bag Part 2
June 27th, 2014 · No Comments
The E3 Swag Bag contest is still going on, while Paul, Jordan and Jonah discuss the latest in videogame industry news. This week’s news includes: Nintendo loses Wii patent lawsuit to Philips PlayStation Now beta gets six new games, but those high prices remain Crytek claims it’s doing fine, despite rumors Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty […]
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Episode 353: E3 Swag Bag
June 20th, 2014 · 6 Comments
Jonah returns from attending E3 last week, as Jordan is a sick latecomer into the podcast. Jonah and Paul relate his near-disaster loss of his iPad Air, while Jordan does his best Don LaFontaine impressions in this episode which is 50% longer than normal. The news discussed includes: Hirshberg: Console transition pains not a bad […]
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Episode 352: Get Ready for E3 Again
June 6th, 2014 · 1 Comment
It’s the last podcast before E3 2014 starts on Monday. Jonah is still ravaged by the flu, while Paul’s ghost haunts the podcast. The news this week includes: Watch Dogs sells 4 million in first week Xbox One getting 34 new apps Sony discontinues the PSP in Japan Take-Two CEO skeptical of Oculus’ broad appeal […]
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Episode 351: Explicit Lyrics
May 23rd, 2014 · 2 Comments
This week’s episode is shockingly adult, so the warning about explicit lyrics is up. Aside from the dirtiness, the episode features the following news: Apple refuses to allow an educational app on female stimulation Zenimax announces lawsuit against Oculus Sony may be working on newer PS4, PS3 models PS4 game pre-loading will begin with Destiny […]
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Episode 350: Where In the World Is Gaming Podcast?
May 16th, 2014 · 1 Comment
Last week’s podcast was the victim of Jonah’s ISP going down, so this week is a mix of last week’s and this week’s news, as well as a Gaming History on industry legend Nolan Bushnell. The news includes: EA rumored to nearing deal to stream games via Comcast Nintendo responds to gay marriage petition $300 […]
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