TJ returns this week, as Blizzard continues to embarrass itself. No Gaming Flashback this week. This week’s news includes: Diablo 4 will not have an offline mode, and the game is ‘not coming anytime soon’ Acclaimed detective RPG Disco Elysium coming to Xbox One and PS4 next year EA Sports open to bringing back NCAA […]
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Episode 553: Diablo Returns
November 7th, 2019 · No Comments
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Episode 552: No TJ
October 31st, 2019 · 1 Comment
This Halloween episode lacks TJ, who was dealing with technical issues. No Gaming Flashback this week either. Minecraft’s Bedrock Edition adds character creator Iceberg Interactive to publish Pirate Battle Royale Blazing Sails Let us know what you think.
Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · MMO · Podcast · Show Notes
Episode 551: Mac Owners Are Not Real Gamers
October 23rd, 2019 · No Comments
Jonah makes the controversial statement in this episode, as well as a Gaming Flashback on the popular open world FPS Borderlands. The news this week includes: Blizzard calls off public event to promote Switch Overwatch launch Divinity: Fallen Heroes has been put on hold indefinitely Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 delayed Vampire: The Masquerade […]
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Episode 550: Kowtowing to China
October 11th, 2019 · 1 Comment
Blizzard finds itself in hot water as it finds itself having to explain its actions in pleasing the Chinese government, in news that’s still hot and doesn’t look like it’s going to cool down anytime soon. It’s enough to overshadow even an official console announcement from Sony. There’s a Gaming Flashback, the embarrassingly bad FMV […]
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Episode 549: PS4 Crossplaying
October 4th, 2019 · 1 Comment
The crew realize how prickly gamers are getting. Lootboxes may make them complain, but it won’t stop them from paying. Exclusive DLC? That seems to be a bridge too far. The news includes: Modern Warfare fans are cancelling pre-orders over Spec Ops exclusivity PS4 cross-play features reportedly out of beta, now available to all developers […]
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Episode 548: World of Batman
September 27th, 2019 · No Comments
This week’s episode takes a look at the success of World of Warcraft Classic and maybe yet another Batman game. News: World of Warcraft Classic increases subscription revenue by 223% in August Grandia 1 and 2 HD remasters get October release date on PC Next Batman Arkham game being teased Let us know what you […]
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Episode 547: NBA 2K20 Problems
September 18th, 2019 · 1 Comment
Jonah goes absolutely off on NBA 2K20, not just on its buggy launch, but it’s decline into microtransactions in the form of Virtual Currency. The news includes: NBA 2K20 devs “working around the clock’ on patch to address gameplay issues Civilization VI adds Red Death Battle Royale mode Switch could be getting a bizarre VR […]
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Episode 546: Audio Issues Again
September 6th, 2019 · No Comments
There’s some audio issues in this podcast, which was delayed for quite a bit. The news includes: Divinity: Original Sin 2 coming to the Switch The new Steam library is coming September 17 Ikumi Nakamura leaves Ghostwire: Tokyo development Let us know what you think.
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Episode 545: Fleshy Testicle Monsters
August 2nd, 2019 · No Comments
Jonah finally finishes the strange puzzle platformer Inside and discusses it with the crew during the post-podcast discussion. Otherwise, there’s news galore, as well as a Gaming Flashback of the notorious flop Sonic the Hedgehog from 2006. It includes: Quantic Dream is “not exclusive to any platform anymore” An enhanced edition of System Shock 2 […]
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Episode 544: Kickstarter Fraud
July 18th, 2019 · No Comments
This podcast deals with the shady dealings of a Kickstarter — no Gaming Flashback this week though. The news includes: An ambitious GTA Online-alike won’t be allowed to finish its Kickstarter campaign Tetris Effect headed to PC next week via Epic Games Store Joy-Con drift is becoming a real problem on the Switch Let us […]
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