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Episode 675: Cancel CultureEpisode 675: Cancel Culture

February 3, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:05 pm

Aside from a news blip taking about Final Fantasy 7 DLC coming to PowerWash Simulator, all of the news seems to talk about cancellations of one kind or another.

The items include:

Epic kills Battle Royale game less than six months after release
CRIMESIGHT to end service on May 1
EA is shutting down Apex Legends Mobile and not giving refunds
EA reportedly cancels new Titanfall single-player game
Sony, Xbox and Nintendo are reportedly skipping E3 2023

Anything other games you wanted to play but can’t anymore? Let us know.

Episode 672: Ukrainian DevsEpisode 672: Ukrainian Devs

January 5, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:50 pm

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 3 lands the first new game announcement of 2023
System Shock remake’s March release locked in

Let us know what you think.

Episode 669: Quick Pre-PAX ShowEpisode 669: Quick Pre-PAX Show

November 30, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:57 pm

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 deal
Two Point Campus goes boldly into space for brand new expansion
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet sells 10 million units in three days
Monster Hunter Rise reportedly heading to PlayStation and Xbox in January

Let us know what you think.

Episode 664: GTA6 LeakedEpisode 664: GTA6 Leaked

September 21, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:58 pm

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 Game Show 2022 announcements

Let us know what you think.

Episode 658: Sony’s CallEpisode 658: Sony’s Call

August 4, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:12 pm

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.

Episode 653: Hello StarfieldEpisode 653: Hello Starfield

June 17, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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 Show with such titles as Agent 64: Spies Never Die and Tactical Breach Wizards, and Capcom’s showcase including Resident Evil, Resident Evil and more Resident Evil (and Exoprimal).

Let us know what you think.

Episode 650: Walking SimulatorsEpisode 650: Walking Simulators

May 20, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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 was crowdfunded on Kickstarter.

The news includes:

EA Sports officially ends FIFA partnership after 30 years of games
Starfield and Redfall have been delayed
Sony reportedly “will not approve any statements” from PlayStation studios on reproductive rights
Alan Wake developer Remedy provides update on five projects in pipeline

Let us know what you think.

Episode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued AgainEpisode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued Again

May 6, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:06 am

[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, says Bobby Kotick is ‘unfit’ to negotiate the Microsoft buyout
Reggie Fils-Aimé warned Nintendo about GameBoy Micro
Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase announced for June 12
Xbox has helped Fortnite sneak its way back onto iPhones

Let us know what you think.

Episode 647: AdvertisingEpisode 647: Advertising

April 21, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:21 am

[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 leads late April Xbox Game Pass line-up
Amy Hennig is taking another shot at making a Star Wars game

Let us know what you think.

Episode 640: Spacewar!Episode 640: Spacewar!

February 17, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:36 pm

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 ‘the right people’ are in charge when it takes over
Witcher 3 director and Cyberpunk 2077 veterans announce new studio and ‘AAA dark fantasy‘ RPG
Nintendo Switch Sports online play test registration now open
3DS and Wii U eShop purchases end in March 2023
Focus Home Interactive to acquire Metal Slug Tactics dev Leikir Studio

Let us know what you think, now that the Comments section works again!