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Episode 321: Always Chaotic GoodEpisode 321: Always Chaotic Good

August 14, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:00 pm

This week, Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund discuss a little pen-and-paper Dungeons & Dragons, while the Gaming Flashback this week is the Microsoft Xbox, ending the coverage of the sixth generation consoles in the past few podcasts.

This week’s news includes:

All PS Vitas $199 at Target August 18th to the 24th
Communist border crossing immigration official sim Papers, Please! now available
New Jersey court approves used game lawsuit against GameStop
Wasteland 2 dynamic NPC interaction detailed

This week’s Question of the Week is a simple one: “Which do you do most of your gaming on, console or PC?”

Episode 320: Like This Like ThatEpisode 320: Like This Like That

August 8, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:42 pm

The posting of Monday’s podcast has been delayed a day, sorry about that. This week is fairly long, and the Gaming History gets into the venerable Sega Dreamcast, which still has some developers making new games for it.

Otherwise, this week’s news items include:

Assassin’s Creed series will have end, assures Ubisoft
EverQuest Next gameplay revealed, accepting beta registration
Blizzard confirms Project Titan overhaul, “unlikely to be subscription-based”
EA claims freedom of speech in NCAA lawsuit appeal, court rejects it
Region-based factions will be in The Crew

This week’s Question of the Week: “What makes you decide to preorder a game or console?”

Episode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About MicrosoftEpisode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About Microsoft

July 30, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:26 pm

There’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there is a crapton of news this week on TD Gaming Podcast, which Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund eagerly read.

That, and Jordan really wants to know what you have been playing.

The news this week includes:

Microsoft officially announces indie self-publishing, to be unveiled at GamesCom 2013
Phil Fish explodes on Twitter, cancels Fez II in a huff
Shadow of the Eternals back on Kickstarter, no longer episodic
Neil Gaiman has announced his first videogame, Wayward Manor
Lanning: Nintendo will be around for “100 years,” but probably not Zynga or Microsoft
Activision-Blizzard buys out $8.2B of its own stock from Vivendi
Paid subscribership of World of Warcraft down to 7.7M

All this and Listener feedback.

Episode 318: Do Androids Dream?Episode 318: Do Androids Dream?

July 24, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:05 pm

This week’s podcast is full of Android-based console goodness – or badness, depending on your opinion of them. This week’s Gaming History looks at the Nintendo GameCube.

This week’s news includes:

Ouya game developers sound off on disappointing sales numbers
Nvidia plans July 31st launch of the Shield
Telltale Games confirms Clementine returns to The Walking Dead
Star Control now owned by Stardock
Battlestar Galactica writer/producer collaborating with Sony Santa Monica

All this and Listener Feedback, as well as the Question of the Week: “What is your favorite first person shooter of all time?”

Episode 317: Is League of Legends a Terrible Game?Episode 317: Is League of Legends a Terrible Game?

July 17, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:38 pm

In this episode, Jordan’s son Allen gets in on the act, berating League of Legends despite being addicted to it. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the Sierra Online adventure game Police Quest, while the Gaming History is how BioWare prepared to develop their first Star Wars game, Knights of the Old Republic.

This week’s news includes:

Blizzard announces Diablo III coming to Xbox One, PS4 in 2014. Gamers may consider setting up a Beammp server hosting to improve their overall gaming experience on Beam MP.A helpful resource for small businesses exploring storage strategies is http://techdays.org/the-best-modern-solutions-to-building-a-storage-strategy-for-small-business.html, which offers modern solutions and insights.
Dyack attempts to get Shadow of the Eternals off the ground with Kickstarter again
US recognizes League of Legends as a professional” sport
Sony drops fine appeal levied due to April 2011 hacker attack
Microsoft: Family sharing may return to Xbox One in some form

This week’s Question of the Week: “What’s your favorite RPG of all-time?”

Episode 316: Talkin’ About Candleja–Episode 316: Talkin’ About Candleja–

July 10, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:09 pm

Jonah is getting ready for Vegas this weekend, so you know that whatever he does there will probably stay there. On the other hand, Jordan’s just beginning to check out State of Decay, while the winner of the T-shirt contest is announced. Also, for the first time in a long while, there’s a Gaming History – this one on the PlayStation 2.

This week’s news:

UbiSoft: Xbox One version of Watch Dogs more dynamic than PS4 and current-gen versions
Microsoft prez Don Mattrick leaves to be Zynga CEO
Sony: DualShock 4 controller’s light bar cannot be turned off
Indian PC gamers upset at Origin price increases

This week’s Question of the Week, “What’s your favorite indie game released in the last year?”

Episode 315: Titanfall T-Shirt Contest ContinuesEpisode 315: Titanfall T-Shirt Contest Continues

July 2, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:44 pm

This week’s podcast is fairly heavy on the Xbox One news, but at least it makes for a themed podcast. Jordan expresses his fears at controllers that look at you, while QWOP and Surgeon Simulator 2013 are discussed.

This week’s news includes:

PS4 did have always on DRM, camera, but Sony changed it at E3
Report: Xbox One’s capabilities better than Microsoft expected
Report: Xbox One will be able to run Windows 8 apps
Xbox One getting Unity support to aid indie developers
Half-Life 3 rumors squashed by Surgeon Simulator 2013 dev
Star Citizen asset cost for ships “anywhere from $35,000 to $150,000”

The “Win a Titanfall T-shirt” contest continues. Merely answer, “What game at E3 impressed you the most?” to enter to win a large size tee.

Episode 314: Post-E3 Discussion, Titanfall T-Shirt ContestEpisode 314: Post-E3 Discussion, Titanfall T-Shirt Contest

June 26, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:47 pm

Jordan Lund and Jonah Falcon finally get back together after an eventful E3 2013, as Jordan finished his not-so-stellar review of The Last of Us. Part of the podcast was from Jonah’s live television show on MNN, which recapped Microsoft’s decision to reverse its online policies with the Xbox One.

The news this week includes:

EA’s Soderlund states next-gen consoles should have come a year earlier
Xbox One, PlayStation 4 premium games will cost $59.99
EA’s Star Wars licensing deal ‘almost didn’t happen’, DICE pushed for Battlefront
Fish claims Fez 2 won’t come to Xbox One due to anti-indie policy

This week has a contest: win a free Large T-Shirt of Titanfall, by answering the question: What game at E3 impressed you the most?

Episode 312: Dare You To Press the ButtonEpisode 312: Dare You To Press the Button

June 4, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:44 pm

This week’s episode is the final episode before E3, and next week, an outtakes episode filled with Dr. Who and Game of Thrones discussion will run. After that, we’ll have some serious E3 2013 discussion, especially about what happens with Microsoft and Sony in particular.

No Gaming Flashback, but news includes:

Pachter predicts $349 for PS4, $399 for Xbox One
World of Warcraft movie ‘begins shooting‘ in Q1 2014
Robert Bowling’s Robotoki raided by LAPD, mistake COD figure as armed intruder
Documentary seeks to unearth 3.5M E.T. cartridges from landfill
Oculus Rift developer Andrew Scott Reisse, 33, killed as bystander in police chase
Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter fundraising struggling

All that and Listener Feedback.

Episode 311: Podcast Two, Xbox OneEpisode 311: Podcast Two, Xbox One

May 28, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:36 pm

This week is just Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund, but the podcast is double length as the Xbox One dominates the last part of the podcast. There’s also the Gaming Flashback of Bungie’s Oni.

This week’s news includes:

Games Industry Biz eulogizes Wii U, states it suffered “death by apathy”
Xbox One revealed by Microsoft
Microsoft: No fees for used games, special dispensation for gamers without internet
Microsoft’s Greenberg: E3 presentation will be “all about the games”

All this and Listener Feedback.