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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 285: Surviving SandyEpisode 285: Surviving Sandy

November 7, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:35 pm

The podcast is back this week after being knocked out by Hurricane Sandy hitting New York City hard. As the Kickstarter continues to struggle to find donors, Jordan discusses his hands-on experience with the new Microsoft tablet, the Surface, in lieu of a Gaming Flashback.

This week’s news items include:

Civilization MMO being developed in Asia
Yoshida: PlayStation Vita sales are below expectations
DICE giving away Battlefield 1942 for free on Origin
Redding: “lower-case aaa” games where the industry should be heading
Microsoft and 343 Industries taking hard stance on sexism

All that and Reader Feedback. This week’s Question of the Week, “What do you do for fun when you can’t access the internet?”

Help the TD Gaming Podcast with its Kickstarter fundraising.

Episode 284: Joining KickstarterEpisode 284: Joining Kickstarter

October 23, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:41 pm

The TD Gaming Podcast has started its Kickstarter fundraising, and really, even if every listener donated a few dollars, the project will get funded.

This episode is a bit short thanks to Dan having to skip this week and Jordan and Paul’s busy schedules. Don’t worry, this is only a one time thing, and a full length podcast will be recorded next week.

In any case, this week’s news includes:

Avellone: Kickstarter still in its infancy
PAX Australia tix now on sale
CD Projekt RED’s new licensed sci-fi RPG officially titled Cyberpunk 2077

This week’s Question of the Week, “What is your favorite convention to attend?”

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 282: Resident Paul 6Episode 282: Resident Paul 6

October 10, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:01 pm

This week’s episode is light on news but heavy on features, as the Gaming Flashback checks out the coin-op arcade racer Omega Race while the Gaming History looks at the failed GameBoy Micro.

This week’s news includes:

Resident Evil 6 on-disc DLC unlocked by modders
Sony sues Kevin Butler actor for appearing in Wii commercial
World of Warcraft cities laid waste by first level priest

We also have a single Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week is, “What is your game purchase in the Fall season with the highest priority?”

Episode 281: Weeyoo SeepeeyooEpisode 281: Weeyoo Seepeeyoo

October 3, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:41 pm

In this long episode of Gaming Podcast, the show runs long because of the tons of entries made to win a Steam code of XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Paul gets upset at Jonah for a topic about the Wii U, while Dan is delighted to say the F-word again. The latest Gaming Flashback is about the oldest coin-op arcade game from 1971, Galaxy Game.

The news includes the following items:

Sony drops 3D support, saying customers rejected it
Oddworld creator to EA: “F— you very much”
Wii U launch developer complains of lackluster CPU
Mists of Pandaria sales below expectations according to analyst firm
Microsoft enhances security at Xbox offices to stop next-gen leak

Finally, Paul eulogizes Nintendo Power, which is closing its doors after 24 years.

Google Turns 14 Years OldGoogle Turns 14 Years Old

September 27, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:50 pm

As those of you who might have noticed when going to Google.com, Google has turned 14 today. Back in 1998, who knew that it would become the premiere search engine, before branching out to pick up such sites as YouTube, and starting its own web browser?

Here’s to Google, which is in the midst of puberty. Salud.

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 279: Wii YouEpisode 279: Wii You

September 19, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:33 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast once again lacks Paul S. Nowak, which is a shame since the price for the Wii U has been released. Paul as the resident Nintendo representative would have been nice to have in the episode to give his views.

This week’s podcast includes the following news items:

Wii U priced at $300 for basic, $350 for deluxe
Dragon Age III: Inquisition officially announced
Obsidian unveils Kickstarter title Project Eternity, raise $1M in 24 hours
Cliff Bleszinski wants to see “no disc based games” next-gen
Guild Wars 2 surpasses 2 million units

We also announce the winner of the Borderlands 2 contest. This week’s Question of the Week, “What game(s) have you been playing this week?”

Wii U Priced at $300 for Basic, $350 For DeluxeWii U Priced at $300 for Basic, $350 For Deluxe

September 13, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:40 pm

Nintendo announced the price of the Wii U in New York City today, and to the surprise of some, the Wii U will come in two price SKUs:

Basic Set ($299.99) – 8 GB white Wii U, white Wii U GamePad
Deluxe Set ($349.99) – 32 GB black Wii U, black Wii U GamePad, GamePad Cradle, Wii U console stand, Nintendo Land

Already, GameStop is offering the following trade-in deals:

$50 trade credit for a Wii
$90 trade credit for an Xbox 360 (original), PS Vita or 3DS
$115 trade credit for a PS3 (original) or Xbox 360 (slim)
$140 trade credit for a PS3 (slim)

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