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Episode 247: Paul Spews BullbleepEpisode 247: Paul Spews Bullbleep

January 18, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:19 pm

Despite having multiple technical difficulties that were edited out of the podcast, Episode 247 is full of gaming discussion goodness, despite Paul’s constant declaration that companies are full of bullbleep.

This week’s gaming news includes:

Bioware confirms Mass Effect 3 is Origin-only
Electronic Arts passed $1B in digital sales in 2011
The Lund Report for the December 2011 NPD
Gaikai: Sony or Microsoft won’t have next-gen console
Thief 4 rumored to have multiplayer
Videogame industry companies shutting down to protest SOPA

This plus two reader mails and the Question of the Week, “What was the first multiplayer gaming you ever enjoyed?”

Episode 246: Computer SpecsEpisode 246: Computer Specs

January 11, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:19 pm

CES 2012 is going strong, as Jonah and Jordan do tonight’s podcast without Paul, who is packing for a trip. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the notorious Custer’s Revenge, and a punch of intriguing news and rumors comprise this week’s topics:

Fallout MMO rights belong to Bethesda as Interplay settles
Pachter sez there’s “zero chance” of PS4 at E3 2012
Rumor: Next Xbox tablet-based?
Rumor: Kaz Hirai to return as president of Sony
Diablo III release held due to South Korea (from GameFront)

Plenty of Reader Feedback this week, which is good because we forgot to include a Question of the Week this time.

Episode 245: Hello 2012Episode 245: Hello 2012

January 4, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:47 pm

This week is double-stuffed full of goodness, with over two hours of podcast, as Jonah, Paul and Jordan cover not only the news of the last week, but also recap 2011, talking about games that pleased and disappointed them.

Aside from the biggest news of 2011, the current news items the gang listed to include:

Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony all pull support from SOPA – sort of
Wii U launch price expected to be $399
Guitar Hero may return in 2012
Judge ruling deals Silicon Knights a serious blow in suit against Epic Games
FlatOut 3 dev calls Modern Warfare 3 a “beta“
Bioware defends The Old Republic subscription model, teases free-to-play for older IPs

The podcast also received a ton of new Reader Feedback, while the Question of the Week is “Which would you rather game on – a handheld console or a mobile device?”

Episode 243: Bashing MicrosoftEpisode 243: Bashing Microsoft

December 14, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:28 pm

The latest episode, which is on the short side after having a really long one two weeks ago, sees Paul returning from the flu with somewhat of a shady attitude this week. Meanwhile, the Gaming Flashback is the 1976 coin-op arcade game Blockade.

The news for this week includes:

Gabe Newell teases something for E3 2012 with a “3” in it
Richard Garriott working on Ultima successor
Microsoft includes “do not class action sue us” clause for Xbox Live
Bizarre circumstances surround GSC Game World

All that plus Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What was your favorite handheld game?”

Episode 241: Air QuotesEpisode 241: Air Quotes

November 30, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:48 pm

This week features a long podcast, as there’s a ton of news to report. Jonah tries air quotes on a pure audio podcast, while Paul refuses to believe The Legend of Zelda: Skyword Sword failed to hit the top 10 in software sales.

In addition, the Gaming Flashback checks out the JRPG Ys.

This week’s news includes:

Ubisoft polling gamers for next Assassin’s Creed setting
Electronic Arts bans a user for saying “badass”
Newell: Piracy is “almost always a service problem” and not price, DRM agitates
Christwire makes mock petition asking Pres. Obama ban Skyrim
Holiday shopping madness sees woman pepper spraying for 360
Microsoft refunds victims of Marketplace phishing scam

All this, and a bunch of reader feedback, as well as the Question of the Week: “Did you buy videogames as holiday gifts for friends and family?” Let us know.

Episode 235: More Hate MailEpisode 235: More Hate Mail

October 19, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:57 pm

This week features a spirited debate between Jonah Falcon and Paul S. Nowak on the Catwoman DLC story below. There is no Gaming Flashback, but there is the following news items:

The Lund Report: September 2011 NPD
Catwoman requires online pass to play in Arkham City
DICE: Battlefield 3 is ‘mission accomplished’ despite beta concerns
EA defends cop killing in Battlefield 3
Legit Forza 4 users banned for “pirated” copies
Xbox Live Accounts scammed for FIFA DLC

The Question of the Week is When was the last time you bought a game you knew nothing about?

Episode 234: An Episode to ForgetEpisode 234: An Episode to Forget

October 13, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:18 am

A microphone issue during the podcast made Jonah’s voice thin and tinny. That, and Paul not in the podcast, flying to California to enjoy Disneyland, makes this an episode to forget. It’s unfortunately, since it’s one of the better podcasts in terms of content. The Gaming Flashback this week is Leisure Suit Larry in The Land of the Lounge Lizards.

The news this week includes:

Netflix drops Qwikster
Xbox 720 popping up on LinkedIn resumes
320GB hard drive announced for Xbox 360
Rocksteady: Superman “bad fit” for videogame
Bethesda: We were “forced” to sue Mojang

We also received some great Reader Feedback as well. Next week, we promise to have great sound – or at least not so tinny.

Episode 228: Two Thirds ShowEpisode 228: Two Thirds Show

August 24, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:27 pm

This week is a shorter-than-usual show as Paul S. Nowak is away on a birthday vacation. Instead, Jonah and Jordan discuss the Sega Saturn game Burning Rangers, and the following news topics:

Dragon Age III will be a ‘mix’ of the first two games
GameStop developing console and PC game streaming
Is the Xbox 720 chip set?
Sony on when they’ll consider the PS4
Developer sez industry is failing female gamers

There’s also reader feedback and the Question of the Week: What do you look for first in a game’s bullet-point features? Also, check out some of the outtakes after the show ends.

Episode 222: Gorilla LoveEpisode 222: Gorilla Love

July 13, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:44 pm

This week is a big episode, as it is chock full of surprising news this week, as well as some long, long reader mail. If that weren’t enough, we take a look back at the IntelliVision game Maze-a-Tron, deal with too much love for Paul, and the mystery that is the popularity of gorillas.

This week’s news includes:

Electronic Arts buys Popcap Games
Microsoft: Only Master Chief in Halo from now on
PlayStation Vita dev costs closer to PSP
Netflix takes aim at usage based billing
Expert glitcher hired to clean up Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer
Skyrim ‘less confusing’, not ‘more accessible‘

There’s no Gaming History this week, but the Question of the Week is: “What old game do you most want to see remade?” There’s no contest behind it, but you can always take heart in the fact that your question was probably the most awesome.

Episode 221: FireworksEpisode 221: Fireworks

July 6, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:08 pm

It’s the Smurfiest post-Fourth of July podcast ever, as Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund look back at the ColecoVision classic Smurfs: Rescue from Gargamel’s Castle, probably the easiest videogame ever Smurfed.

If that weren’t Smurfy enough, Jonah and Jordan, working without Paul S. Nowak this week, also check out this week’s Smurfy news:

Xbox 720 with Halo 4 launch in 2012?
PS4 also in 2012, with embedded Kinect-like motion control?
Crytek says Kinect development is “really, really easy.”
Sony working on new PSN redesign?
Questions over alleged early close of Sony’s Welcome Back offer.

This week has a ton of Smurfy reader feedback, as well as reaction to Sony’s crackdown of Star Wars Galaxies shutdown petitioners. If that weren’t Smurfy enough, the Question of the Week is pretty Smurfy as well, as readers are asked, “What game that you can’t find anywhere anymore do you wish you could play again?”

As usual, hit us up on iTunes and leave some comments!