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 549: PS4 Crossplaying
October 4th, 2019 · 1 Comment
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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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Episode 543: Viva Pinatas
July 11th, 2019 · No Comments
This week’s episode takes a look at this week’s Gaming Flashback, Viva Pinata. The news includes: No Man’s Sky‘s Sean Murray says devs should be quiet after a rough launch Xbox Game Pass adds Play Later feature Nintendo Switch 2 controller could redefine how people play games, company suggests Let us know what you think.
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Episode 542: Beware the Crab Lasers of Doom
June 28th, 2019 · No Comments
Paul’s back for an episode, as the crew still has E3 on the mind, and still discuss stuff from the show. In fact, the conversation remains so much on E3, half of the scheduled news items don’t get done. Instead, it’s just a reunion of sorts as the rambling goes on and on. The news […]
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Episode 541: E3 Reaction 2019
June 21st, 2019 · No Comments
There are no news items in this podcast. Instead, it’s just post-E3 discussion. Everything is E3. What the crew liked, what the crew didn’t, and T.J.’s reports from doing the show floor. The episode is almost 2 hours long, so there was a lot to talk about.
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Episode 540: Pre-E3 Show 2019
June 6th, 2019 · No Comments
TJ is getting ready to head to Los Angeles for E3 2019, while Jonah sits out for the first time since 2001. Otherwise, there’s no Gaming Flashback. The news includes: Shenmue 3 pushed back to November 19 release Rebellion to show off Evil Genius 2, Sniper Elite VR, and mystery game at E3 We also […]
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