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Episode 347: Final FantasyEpisode 347: Final Fantasy

April 10, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:23 am

This week’s podcast features the Gaming Flashback of Final Fantasy VI, which takes up a third of the podcast as Paul and Jordan enthuse about the Japanese roleplaying game at length – so much so, that some news items were skipped over due to running length. Jonah prepares for his trip to PAX East 2014 for the weekend. He also proclaims Emperor Palpatine dancing in Kinect Star Wars the best thing to ever happen for Star Wars.

This week’s news includes:

Amazon says FireTV will boost mid-market games
Borderlands 2 Vita bundle hits on May 6, game launches May 13
Molyneux predicts Kinect-less Xbox One
Microsoft looking into Xbox 360 emulation through Xbox One

A lot of Listener Feedback this week, and the Question of the Week is “What mobile games have you played recently?”

Episode 346: Back PainsEpisode 346: Back Pains

April 3, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:27 pm

Paul wasn’t able to make it for this podcast thanks to a hospital trip due to back pains, but Jordan and Jonah get into it a little themselves. They also avoid the predictable April Fool’s gags since even though the episode was recorded April 1, it wasn’t going to air until 2 days later. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Ubisoft’s first person shooter Far Cry.

The news this week includes:

EA deletes nasty Wii U April Fools’ tweets
Indies praise Xbox One self-publishing – but Microsoft must drop its launch parity policy
Uncharted 4 game director leaves Naughty Dog

Also included is Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What was your favorite videogame-related April Fool’s joke?”

Episode 345: Old in the ValleyEpisode 345: Old in the Valley

March 27, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:15 pm

This week’s Jonah discusses an article about ageism in Silicon Valley, while Paul complains about an achievement ruining a casual game he’d spent $200 on. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Dance Dance Revolution.

The news includes:

Facebook acquiring Oculus for $2 billion
Valve’s Portal coming as Tegra 4 Android App to Nvidia Shield
Xbox One may allow loaning of digital games
Nintendo, Sony won’t attend PAX East

All this and a little Listener Feedback, with the Question of the Week being “Do you subscribe to videogame magazines now?”

Episode 344: Origin ProblemsEpisode 344: Origin Problems

March 19, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:02 pm

In this episode, Jonah complains about Origin and his inability to play Dragon Age: Origins, while a heated discussion between Jonah and Paul occurs over various topics, along with discussion of Frozen. Jordan discusses his son’s college tuitions as well. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the coin-op arcade game Wizard of Wor.

This week’s news items include:

Sony PlayStation honcho Jack Tretton stepping down
Disney Interactive cutting about 700 jobs
New Xbox Live updates coming in April
SimCity gets offline play today
Report: Microsoft working on augmented reality headset for Xbox

This week’s Question of the Week: “Ever purchase new games for an unsupported console?”

Episode 342: Arcade MemoriesEpisode 342: Arcade Memories

February 26, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:57 pm

Gaming Podcast is back, as Jonah and Jordan discuss arcade games from yore. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the classic Half-Life 2 by Valve, which ushered in a new age of shooters that get massive delays.

This week’s news includes:

Twitch coming to Xbox One on March 11
Microsoft appoints Stephen Elop to head Xbox
King files to abandon controversial “Candy” trademark in US
Nintendo wins 3DS patent dispute
Layoffs at Sony Santa Monica

Also included is Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: “What was your favorite coin-op arcade game?”

Episode 340: Pennsylvania PolkaEpisode 340: Pennsylvania Polka

February 5, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:40 pm

Paul is back for this episode, as this week actually has a Gaming Flashback and a Game History, the former being Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and the latter being Black Isle Studios.

The news this week includes:

Followup: PS Vita Slim to launch in UK
Reports: Microsoft plans cheaper, disc-free, white Xbox Ones in 2014
Nintendo cuts overheard on executive salaries
Square Enix responds to Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III launch rumor
Razer to give Xbox One gamers more peripheral options

The Question of the Week, “What was the best game you played that you felt was unfinished?”

Episode 339: Defective EarsEpisode 339: Defective Ears

January 29, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:26 pm

This week’s episode is chock full of very industry-specific news, dealing with sales and numbers and other stuff that would bore Paul.

The news includes:

Microsoft acquires Gears of War IP from Epic
Sony issues invites hinting at ‘Slimmest’ product launch
Apple sells record number of iPhones, iPads
Surface and Xbox One hits with buyers during the holidays
Japanese newspaper says Nintendo is about to unveil its approach to mobile development
Kerbal Space Program lands on various schools’ curriculum
Sony’s credit rating cut to “Junk”

Sadly, no reader mail this week.

Episode 338: Movie TalkEpisode 338: Movie Talk

January 22, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:32 pm

Sorry for the delay – last week Jordan had a medical emergency, but he’s all better now. In this episode, he and Jonah get sidetracked at one point talking about movies and the film At World’s End.

The actual videogame news they discuss include:

Nintendo evaluating new business, “studying” smart devices
Microsoft paying YouTubers for Xbox One mentions
Star Wars 1313 trademark abandoned
Sony creating new PS3 hardware for PS Now

This and a little Listener Feedback. This week, we’re looking for you to ask us questions.

Episode 334: Droning OnEpisode 334: Droning On

December 4, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:09 pm

Despite the title of the podcast episode this week, nothing is boring. Rather, there’s a ton of banter between Jonah, Paul and Jordan, as they discuss next-gen console gaming.

This week’s news items include:

Amazon testing package delivery by drone
Microsoft advises gamers against turning the Xbox One into a dev kit
There’s “no lack of ideas” at DICE, CEO ponders local weather for Battlefield
Xbox One beats PS4 sales at Walmart, Target
Epic: “We’ve yet to see the real value of the second screen”
Sega: Shenmue 3 trademark listing a hoax

All this and some Listener Feedback.

Episode 327: Not-Love LettersEpisode 327: Not-Love Letters

October 1, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:49 am

This week’s podcast has Jonah having a new job, while some really long Listener Feedback letters lengthen the podcast. In fact, several discussions between Jonah and Jordan were cut and will be in a near-future Outtakes episode.

This week is full of news as well, including:

Star Wars 1313 was to have starred Boba Fett after all
Shadow of the Eternals dev Precursor Games disbands
Techland: Dying Light isn’t another Dead Island
China lifts console ban, Microsoft collaborating with BesTV to make new console
Watch Dogs ships on two discs, requires install, 30 FPS cap on Xbox One and PS4

That plus the long Listener Feedback, and Jordan has an appeal to veteran listeners to write in.