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Episode 497: Only Three More Til 500Episode 497: Only Three More Til 500

March 25, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:19 pm

The podcast slowly inches towards the magic 500th episode of Gaming Podcast, representing over 11 years of yakking about video games. For a Gaming Flashback, the gang looks at arguably the last good Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy. They also discuss the phenomenon that is Fortnite.

As for the gaming news, this week includes:

Atari reveals Ataribox, renamed Atari VCS
Ys: Memories of Celceta will arrive on PC this summer
Fortnite is already the second highest grossing game on iOS
Top Fortnite streamer Ninja earns $500,000 per month

Do you play Fortnite? Let us know.

Episode 496: Two Becomes ThreeEpisode 496: Two Becomes Three

March 18, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:42 pm

This week starts with two hosts and mysteriously turns into three without any warning. It’s scary. Otherwise, this week’s Gaming Flashback is the source of scorn from the hosts: Spore. Yes, SimEverything was SimDisappointing. Listen in and find out why.

The news for this week includes:

Xbox head tweets support of PS4/Xbox One crossplay on Fortnite
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has already sold 500,000 copies
Writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare for a second time

Let us know what you think.

Episode 493: Finally, After Three TriesEpisode 493: Finally, After Three Tries

February 25, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:23 am

So, two weeks ago, the audio was so corrupted, there was nothing that could be salvaged. A week later, the podcast only had one track working, so it was like Jonah speaking to imaginary people only he could hear. This podcast is finally perfect, with Rock Band being the Gaming Flashback.

This week’s news includes:

System Shock reboot that raised $1.3M on Kickstarter is now on “hiatus”
Dragon Ball FighterZ’s premium DLC characters revealed
Rumor: Diablo III is coming to Nintendo Switch

Let us know what you think.

Episode 492: Dragon Ball Fighter TJEpisode 492: Dragon Ball Fighter TJ

February 4, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:05 am

This week, TJ talks about how much he’s loving Dragon Ball Fighter Z, and how he enjoys using one character’s OP exploit to take down opponents with breathtaking quickness. Jonah brings up doing a special podcast, like Paul, Jordan and Jennifer did with Doctor Who, except with Star Trek this time.

All this and this week’s news, which includes:

Sega teams up with Heavy Rain lead designer’s new studio to publish “narrative-driven” game
Rainbow Six: Siege tweet suggests upcoming PS4 Pro & Xbox One X support
Microsoft’s Mixer streaming service to get Twitch-style tipping
FIFA E-World Cup forced to switch to Xbox due to PSN outage

This week’s Question of the Week is “What game have you ended up playing til sunrise?”

Episode 490: Switch EmulationEpisode 490: Switch Emulation

January 21, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:35 pm

This week’s episode was recorded on time, but publication was late thanks to power outages again. There’s no discussion of Nintendo’s $70 cardboard arts and crafts project (that’ll be the subject of the next episode), but a Switch emulator does get some discussion.

The news this week:

Battlefield 1 is setting one of its maps free this week
LEGO Incredibles 2 and DC Villains games reportedly in the works
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle has nabbed a Western release date
Stardew Valley creator teases multiplayer

This week’s Question of the Week is again “What popular game did you play long after its initial release?”

Episode 484: Letters!Episode 484: Letters!

November 28, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:19 am

This week’s podcast was delayed in publishing thanks to the holiday week being more hectic than usual. However, better late than never, and there’s even some listener feedback included!

The news items include:

Valkyria Chronicles 4 is mobilizing for deployment in the west in 2018
Clicker Heroes 2 developer abandons microtransaction model citing ethical concerns
Rainbow Six Siege is getting a high-tech ninja named Vigil
Minecraft is adding tridents, shipwrecks, dolphins and coral reefs in Spring 2018

Let us know what you think.

Episode 480: PsychonautsEpisode 480: Psychonauts

October 5, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

As the episode title would imply, this week’s Gaming Flashback is Psychonauts, with Jonah revealing he’s a total fanboy and backed the sequel for over $800. He also has no idea what Oxenfree is, since he hadn’t played it yet. (He has, and realizes he was completely wrong about it being like Cabin in the Woods.)

The news:

Captain Falcon was almost the mascot of the SNES
Hackers have already infiltrated the Call of Duty: WWII open beta
Assassin’s Creed: Origins‘ non-violent discovery tour update wants to teach you history

Let us know what you think.

Episode 477: Fleeing IrmaEpisode 477: Fleeing Irma

September 14, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:52 pm

This week is a week late due to various issues, but Hurricane Irma was not one of them, as Scott recorded his part of the podcast from Georgia, while Jonah and T.J. live far away from hurricane zones. In the meantime, T.J. goes from being disappointed with Destiny and being ecstatic with Destiny 2.

This week’s news includes:

Destiny 2 passes 1 million concurrent users
Half-Life writer posts possible Half-Life 2: Episode 3 plot
American McGee is ready to make Alice 3
Settlers of Catan is coming to virtual reality this year
Act 1 of Homestuck adventure game Hiveswap coming out this month (from PC Gamer)
Pewdiepie threatened DMCA takedown following his use of the N-word on stream
Okami HD spotted for PC, PS4, Xbox One

This week’s Gaming Flashback is the original Assassin’s Creed. Let us know what you think of the game.

Episode 476: A Man ChoosesEpisode 476: A Man Chooses

August 31, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:38 pm

The Gaming Podcast is back after a week off, and it celebrates the 10th year anniversary of BioShock with its own Gaming Flashback. They also touch on its sequels, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite.

It’s not all BioShock, however, as the following news items are discussed:

Bethesda Game Of Thrones project potentially leaked
PUBG becomes the biggest game on Steam
$200 price cut brings HTC Vive down to $599
Thimbleweed Park’s arcade is now open

Let us know if you enjoyed any of the BioShock games.

Episode 475: Sterling ReviewsEpisode 475: Sterling Reviews

August 17, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:59 pm

This week’s episode is 50% longer as the first 20 minutes or so are devoted to the reaction to Jim Sterling’s explosive review of Hellblade and his subsequent recanting later that day. This week has no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there are six news items to make up for it.

The items include:

EA talks about Nintendo Switch support
Rainbow Six: Siege “Operation Blood Orchid” update launches August 29
Myth-inspired RTS Deadhold charges into Early Access later this month
No Man’s Sky “Atlas Rises” update adds story content and “limited” online co-op
EA says Star Wars: Battlefront “lacked long-term goals”
Moons of Madness is Lovecraftian horror on Mars

Let us know what you think.