Microsoft confirmed their ownership of Zenimax, and what wasn’t in the episode because it would be revealed in Thursday that Bethesda games and others would be as exclusive as possible to PC and Xbox; contractual agreements would have to be honored, of course. This week’s news includes: Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of Bethesda has been given […]
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Episode 604: Bethesda Officially Belongs to Microsoft
March 9th, 2021 · No Comments
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Episode 601: Street Fightin’
February 10th, 2021 · No Comments
A lot of this episode revolves around the 30th anniversary of the classic fighting game in this week’s Gaming Flashback, Street Fighter II. The episode also looks at a lot of the hot news around the industry. The news includes: Microsoft plans to merge ZeniMax into a new Subsidiary called ‘Vault’ Electronic Arts to decide […]
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Episode 598: Welcome to 2021
January 6th, 2021 · No Comments
This is the first podcast of 2021! It was also recorded a day before people decided to invade the US Capitol. How weird is that, hearing us blissfully unaware of insurrectionists who thought they could terrorize the US Senate? Anyway, this week’s news includes: Minecraft Earth is closing in June Bethesda tweets about Elder Scrolls […]
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Episode 596: More Sound Problems
December 10th, 2020 · No Comments
The sound problems continue, while Jonah complains about not being able to live stream Dragon Quest XI; this issue is something that’s frustrated PlayStation, PC and Switch gamers for the past few years, and there doesn’t seem to be a reason why the restrictions are there. Otherwise, the news of the week includes: Mass Effect […]
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Episode 595: Two Hours of Sound Problems
December 3rd, 2020 · No Comments
This weekend’s episode is two hours long, but due to some software recording issues, the audio sounds like it was recorded from the desktop. However, there’s a ton of discussion of news from around the industry, not just the two news items listed below. In addition, this week’s Gaming Flashback is Alan Wake, which was actually […]
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Episode 591: The PS5 Is Hot
October 21st, 2020 · No Comments
This week’s episode has only two official news items, but there’s a lot to discuss that didn’t quite make the list, including Sony’s controversial plan to update the fan speed on the fly by taking data from consoles already purchased, to the beautiful Ori Collector’s Edition bundle. This week’s Gaming Flashback: The Legend of Zelda: […]
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Episode 589: Waiting for 2100
September 29th, 2020 · No Comments
Nintendo has finally given a launch window for their next console, while TJ is slightly distracted by the Chiefs. This week’s news includes: Titanfall 3 is in development at Respawn As 2020 ends, so does FarmVille Among Us 2 cancelled in favor of ongoing work on the current game Amazon is also warning Xbox Series […]
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Episode 572: Remasteration
May 13th, 2020 · No Comments
This week’s episode is full of news that aren’t described below, as the games the guys have played get a lot of analysis.
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Episode 556: Halo Infinite Is Coming
December 4th, 2019 · No Comments
2019 is slowly coming to a close, and the guys start wondering about what awaits in 2020, as some truly exciting titles await. This week’s news items include: Halo: The Master Chief Collection hits the top of the charts on Steam Resident Evil 3 Remake cover art leaks ahead of official announcement Tron: Evolution DRM […]
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Episode 555: Turkey Day Videogames
November 26th, 2019 · No Comments
It’s Thanksgiving, and all three podcasters are in for turkey and videogames. This week’s meaty news includes: Ubisoft wants Rainbow Six Siege to have more of a story next year Project Scarlett may cost $499 with 4x Xbox One X performance Phoenix Point has three human factions who have very different views on aliens Let […]
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