The first episode of 2023 discusses some of the events going on in the Ukraine, as well as the continued modding of Skyrim and new Game Pass games. ZeniMax employees vote to form the biggest videogame union in the US Cult of the Lamb’s first big update will bring new attacks for every weapon Payday […]
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Episode 672: Ukrainian Devs
January 5th, 2023 · 1 Comment
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Episode 669: Quick Pre-PAX Show
November 30th, 2022 · No Comments
Jonah’s heading off to cover PAX Unplugged on Thursday morning, so this week’s podcast has been a quick, sub-40 minute show, even with a Gaming Flashback of Infamous 2, a game that former co-host Jordan Lund is probably far more familiar with. This week’s news includes: Report suggests Microsoft soon to offer concessions in Activision […]
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Episode 664: GTA6 Leaked
September 21st, 2022 · No Comments
This episode was going to focus on the Toyko Game Show, but a massive leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 trumped all conversation. Meanwhile, TJ’s mic still makes him sound like he’s in the bathroom. The news includes: Huge GTA 6 leak includes gameplay footage of robbery, Vice City locations, and two playable characters Tokyo […]
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Episode 658: Sony’s Call
August 4th, 2022 · No Comments
Sony’s in the news again, but not in a positive way. Meanwhile, a classic game may be remastered and bitcoin fraud continues to be a problem. Indonesia has blocked Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, and more Sony doesn’t sound thrilled Microsoft is buying Call of Duty maker Activision Let us know what you think.
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Episode 653: Hello Starfield
June 17th, 2022 · 2 Comments
Microsoft finally showed off Starfield in a 15 minute demo of various aspects of the game. Is it worth the excitement? Was there anything else notable at the Microsoft/Bethesda Showcase? If that weren’t enough, the guys also talked about the Devolver Digital showcase with such games as Card Shark and Anger Foot, the PC Gaming […]
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Episode 650: Walking Simulators
May 20th, 2022 · 2 Comments
This week’s episode looks at the progenitor of all walking simulator games, Dear Esther, in this week’s Gaming Flashback. They also discuss the upcoming Game Pass games for May as well as voice masking on the Playstation 3 and Xbox. In addition, Scott discusses Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, the spinoff of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes that […]
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Episode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued Again
May 6th, 2022 · No Comments
[This episode has been re-uploaded due to technical issues] Another week, another time that Activision-Blizzard suffers legal issues — in fact, there are lots of legal shenanigans going on. No Gaming Podcast this week in this short episode, while Microsoft Movie Maker has a comeback. This week’s news includes: New York City sues Activision Blizzard, […]
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Episode 647: Advertising
April 21st, 2022 · No Comments
[This episode has been re-uploaded due to technical issues] This week’s is pretty short, featuring a Sonic the Hedgehog and Halo discussion before delving into what’s okay and what’s not okay with in-game advertisements. The Gaming Flashback for this episode is the tripping Journey. The news includes: PlayStation wants ads in its games, too Bugsnax […]
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Episode 640: Spacewar!
February 17th, 2022 · No Comments
This week has a lot of followup to the entire situation with Activision/Blizzard, and also a lot of news items that weren’t a part of the official news feed. According desky.ca in addition, this week’s Gaming Flashback is recognized as the first computer game, Spacewar! The news feed includes: Microsoft is watching Activision/Blizzard to ensure […]
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Episode 636: Microsoft Buys Activision/Blizzard
January 19th, 2022 · No Comments
The title about says it all. Microsoft has straight up purchased Activision/Blizzard — in cash, no less — and while it’ll take til September 2023 to get everything sorted, probably, it’s one of the biggest shakeups in the history of videogames just like when 1 can 2 can slot was released. Meanwhile, T.J. is still […]
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