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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.

Episode 286: Free Indie GamesEpisode 286: Free Indie Games

November 14, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:26 pm

This week, Gaming Podcast is giving away free indie games: Dungeon Defenders and the Zeboyd 2-Pack including Cthulhu Saves the World and Breath of Death VIII. The Gaming Flashback includes the original Splinter Cell from 2002.

There’s also plenty of news items including:

Blizzard facing class action lawsuit over Battle.net security
Former Square boss calls merger “a complete failure” between Square and Enix
Nintendo details Wii U network ID system
Molyneux skeptical about tablet/TV gaming
Halo 4 makes $220M in first day, Forward Unto Reach garners 46M viewers
Analyst: Grand Theft Auto V will sell 25M units

No Question of the Week – just let us know if you’d like to win either Dungeon Defenders or Cthulhu Saves the World/Breath Of Death VIII.

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

Episode 283: A Little LateEpisode 283: A Little Late

October 18, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:23 pm

This week’s podcast was delayed when the original recording didn’t take and had to go with Dan Quick’s backup. Otherwise, the Gaming Flashback this week is the supremely weird Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu.

The other news items include:

Call of Duty: Elite for Black Ops 2 will be free
Kickstarter comes to UK this Halloween
Metro: Last Light dumping multiplayer
Microsoft banning PEGI 18 apps from Windows 8 Store

The Question of the Week is, “What was the game with the worst title you’ve ever played?”

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 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.

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.