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Episode 332: Blue Light UnspecialEpisode 332: Blue Light Unspecial

November 20, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:59 pm

Gaming Podcast is back after a week off, as Jordan talks about playing games on his brand-new PlayStation 4, while Jonah is anxious and worried about the Xbox One launch this week.

There’s also a ton of news this week, including:

Unlucky PlayStation 4 owners face ‘blue light of death’
Report: Apple in “talks” to purchase co-creators of original Kinect tech
Ubisoft explains why launch games underwhelm
Xbox One launch official broadcast available through Spike, GameTrailers
Survey: only 1 percent of gamers want a Wii U this Holiday season
Ken Levine defends BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 1‘s length
World of Warcraft not going free-to-play, stop asking
More Fallout 4 evidence pops up with trademark registration

And the Question of the Week: “What was the best budget game you ever bought?”

Episode 330: Batman ProblemsEpisode 330: Batman Problems

October 30, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:03 pm

This week’s episode has Jonah ranting about the shoddy QA in Batman: Arkham Origins, while Jordan admits he never used those Xbox Live cards that came free with some games. In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback is the classic Apple ][ game Bolo.

The news this week includes:

EA splits from Tiger Woods
Rumor: Xbox One SDK plagued by eleventh hours bugs
Apple sells 33.8m iPhones, 14.1m iPads in September quarter
Nvidia Shield update adds official PC streaming, console mode, more Android support
Fans trash Call of Duty: Ghosts booth at a games expo

No Question of the Week this week – just looking for Listener feedback.

Episode 322: Xbox One, PS4 Launch LineupsEpisode 322: Xbox One, PS4 Launch Lineups

August 28, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:49 pm

This week’s episode as a guest in the form of Jordan Lund’s wife Jennifer. There was to be a Gaming History, but it’ll be used next week when there’s more time.

This week’s news includes:

Microsoft Points transformed into cash
Gamers can return digital titles on Origin after a week
Bungie feels Destiny can be bigger than Halo, as big as Star Wars
Borderlands 2 coming to PlayStation Vita
Sony announces 33 “launch” titles for PlayStation 4
Microsoft announces launch titles for Xbox One
The Sims 4 emotional gameplay revealed at GamesCom 2013

All this and Listener Feedback, with the same “console or PC gamer?” question from last week.

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 309: Best Episode Ever?Episode 309: Best Episode Ever?

May 7, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:16 pm

[This episode is unedited, so be prepared for some naughty language.]

This week has some stunning news items, causing an overstuffed, long episode, so big even Jordan’s wife chimes in, and Jonah and Paul argue hotly over the last item. The Gaming Flashback for this episode is Super Star Wars.

This week’s huge news:

EA gets exclusive license to publish Star Wars games, powered by Frostbite 3 engine
Uplay causing problems with Steam version of Heroes VI expansion Shades of Darkness
The Sims 4 officially announced by Electronic Arts
Michael Biehn hints at Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon sequel
Doritos Crash Course 2 coming May 9, still free
Spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness hitting crowdfunding on May 6
Gearbox dismisses Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit as “beyond meritless”

Also some listener feedback, plus this week’s Question: “What was your Golden Era of videogaming?”

Episode 305: Duct TapeEpisode 305: Duct Tape

April 9, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:05 pm

Paul and Jordan realize the brilliance of duct taping a flashlight to a gun barrel, while more Doctor Who fodder was recorded for a future outtakes episode. Jonah and Paul also express amazement there’s no Sugar Race racing based on the arcade title found in Wreck-It Ralph. Finally, the podcast eulogizes Roger Ebert.

The news for the week includes:

Disney shuts down LucasArts, cancels Star Wars 1313, Star Wars: First Assault
Thief to feature “classic mode”, removing all assists
Microsoft has a clear path to developing Killer Instinct after an agreement with Fox
The Witcher 3 confirmed to be DRM-free
Bethesda confirms “new version of Doom 4” being worked on, Rage 2 cancelled

There’s also Listener Feedback, and the Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm contest is still open – a winner will be announced next week.

Episode 304: Heart of the Swarm GiveawayEpisode 304: Heart of the Swarm Giveaway

April 3, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:46 am

Despite being recorded on April Fool’s Day, the podcast has no pranks, just a long political discussion and has Paul demanding no one say anything about BioShock Infinite. Speaking of that game, the crew announces the winner of the BioShock Infinite contest. This week has a Gaming History about the development of XCOM: UFO Defense.

This week’s news includes:

Cruel April Fool’s Joke posts fake Half-Life 2: Episode Three Steam page (see image below)
Path of Exile to feature yearly major expansions
Gamers want Assassin’s Creed every year, states UbiSoft Montreal
Former Diablo III director states the auction houses were a mistake
EA prez Gibeau: “DRM is a failed dead-end strategy”

There is a ton of feedback, plus a new contest to win a copy of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The rule is the same as BioShock Infinite: listen to the podcast and comment on what is discussed.

Episode 303: BioShock Infinite Giveaway TimeEpisode 303: BioShock Infinite Giveaway Time

March 26, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:06 pm

This week we’re giving away a free copy of BioShock Infinite for the Xbox 360! How do you win? Well, simply post a good comment! The contest winner will be announced two weeks from now.

In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback this time is the PlayStation One classic Chrono Cross, while Paul tries desperately to avoid listening to BioShock Infinite spoilers.

This week’s news includes:

THQ’s UDraw failure “invalidated” Saints Row: The Third‘s success
Levine: BioShock Infinite cost $100M to develop, and $100M to market
American McGee doesn’t “see anything meaningful” in the PS4, SimCity players “need to relax”
Schafer’s Double Fine Adventure project from Kickstarter is now Broken Age
Capcom announces DuckTales Remastered, developed by WayForward

All this and some Reader Feedback.

Episode 298: Fireside PodcastEpisode 298: Fireside Podcast

February 19, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:08 pm

This week’s podcast is rife with arguing between Jonah, Jordan and Paul regarding computer science in schools and have a long discussion about the future of the Wii U. In this episode, the earliest MMOFPS PlanetSide gets a Gaming Flashback.

As far as the news items for the week:

Obama: Games innovate technology, interest children in computer science
Destiny preorders at Best Buy reveal info about Bungie’s upcoming game
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta begins the 25th February
Rumor: Sony will use Gaikai to stream PS3 games in PS4
Wii U sold around 50,000 units in US in January
Take 2 confirms acquiring WWE license

All this and Reader Feedback as well as the Question of the Week: “How important is backwards compatibility to you?”

Episode 287: Dead CatsEpisode 287: Dead Cats

November 20, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:29 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast is chock full of news and reader feedback. Rather than do a Gaming Flashback, a conversation about the middling sales of the PlayStation Vita is discussed, while Paul is anxiously looking for a black Wii U so he can play Epic Mickey 2. We also hand out the indie game prizes to our two winners.

This week’s news includes:

Star Citizen hits $4.5M stretch goal, biggest crowd fundraiser ever
Black Ops 2 1.03 patch doesn’t fix server issues
Deus Ex: Human Revolution film director tabbed
Spector: Epic Mickey 2 takes “choice and consequence to new levels“

This week’s Question of the Week: What was the best game you ever played that cost less than $5?

In addition, this is the two days of Kickstarter funding. Help the TD Gaming Podcast with its Kickstarter fundraising.