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Episode 631: Nintendo Dislikes VirtualEpisode 631: Nintendo Dislikes Virtual

November 16, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:27 pm

This is the second attempt at Episode 631, as the previous episode had bad audio, and was boring to boot. This week’s episode features a lot of questionable content, as well as a Dark Souls Gaming Flashback.

The news includes:

Surprise Halo Infinite multiplayer launch buckles Steam servers
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy back on PC after Rockstar removes ‘unintentionally included’ files
Microsoft adds 76 more games to Xbox backwards compatibility
Nintendo explains why there is no virtual console on Switch

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Episode 630: Sweet BastionEpisode 630: Sweet Bastion

November 3, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:09 pm

This week’s episode features a Gaming Flashback of Bastion, Supergiant Games’ first title, and a proto-version of 2020’s Hades. The discussion includes around their other two games as well, Transistor and Pyre. They also discuss how far Ubisoft is falling, and Jonah tries to convince the others how cool a metaverse would be for games.

The news of the week includes:

Ubisoft announces plans to develop Play-To-Earn, Blockchain and NFT Games
Sega and Microsoft explore strategic alliance
Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps

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Episode 629: Chipmunk VoiceEpisode 629: Chipmunk Voice

October 20, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:29 pm

What’s with the title? Stick to the end of the episode to find out. Meanwhile, this week was fairly slow and it was tough finding things to talk about — Minecraft has been in the news a lot lately.

Microsoft is ‘definitely not done’ acquiring studios
Company sells new PS5 plate design
Minecraft Java Edition and Bedrock Edition are coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC

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Episode 626: New Mic, New WorldEpisode 626: New Mic, New World

October 1, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:18 am

The new mic used for the episode has improved the audio by a factor of 1,000. In fact, Episode 625’s audio is so bad, it’ll take a lot of effort to make it even bearable, so it won’t be published for a while.

In the meantime, the new Amazon MMO New World has made a giant splash, but is it worth dipping your toes in, especially since it costs $40 to buy? Meanwhile, the frustrations T.J. has as a PlayStation 5 owner come to the fore.

This week’s news includes:

New World goes live in North America
343 makes Halo Infinite’s next multiplayer preview available to everyone on Xbox
Civilization 6 modder has brought back upgradeable throne rooms and palaces
Sony: Still many PS5 features to add

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Episode 623: 2K Leaves PC BehindEpisode 623: 2K Leaves PC Behind

September 1, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:13 pm

Thanks to server issues, this podcast had to be re-uploaded.

This week’s news included:

Windows 11 launches on October 5
Nintendo Switch Online may be getting Game Boy games soon
Konami is switching off Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain PS3, Xbox 360 servers
NBA 2K22 reveals next-gen features for PS5, Xbox Series X, and not PC

Let us know what you think.

Episode 614: Virtual E3 2021 RecapEpisode 614: Virtual E3 2021 Recap

June 18, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:07 pm

The bizarre streaming E3 2021 is over, and the guys discuss all of it. Yes, all of it. The conclusion they have is that Microsoft and Nintendo actually had something to say, and everyone else were basically unprepared — for something they should have had months to prepare for.

Apologies for the bad audio.

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Episode 607: PC and xCloudEpisode 607: PC and xCloud

April 20, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:21 am

This week’s episode is double-sized, because the previous week’s episode was… pretty bad. Who knows? Maybe we’ll air it some week when we’re unable to post a new episode.

This week’s news includes:

Xbox Cloud Gaming for PC beta invites sent out
Rumor: Battlefield 6 not coming to Xbox One or PS4
BioShock 4 job listings appear to confirm an open world and sidequests
Civilization 6’s final free game update adds three new units, two new maps, and more
Nintendo says it will focus on more original game series in the future

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Episode 605: Microsoft At It AgainEpisode 605: Microsoft At It Again

March 24, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:39 am

After announcing most Zenimax games will be exclusive to PC and Xbox, now the rumors are swirling that Microsoft will buy Discord, the mammoth VOIP that is rivaling Twitch and Facebook for active users.

The news includes:

Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Discord
PS3, PSP, and PS Vita stores to reportedly shutdown this year
Serious Sam 2 surprises fans with substantial new update

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Episode 604: Bethesda Officially Belongs to MicrosoftEpisode 604: Bethesda Officially Belongs to Microsoft

March 9, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:07 am

Microsoft confirmed their ownership of Zenimax, and what wasn’t in the episode because it would be revealed in Thursday that Bethesda games and others would be as exclusive as possible to PC and Xbox; contractual agreements would have to be honored, of course.

This week’s news includes:

Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of Bethesda has been given the green light
Star Dynasties announced
Phasmophobia’s latest update means ghosts can open doors and follow your voice

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Episode 603: Blizz ConnectionEpisode 603: Blizz Connection

February 25, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This month seems to be full of conferences, as Nintendo Direct was streamed the previous week, BlizzCon 2021 aired this week, and Sony’s State of Play is due next week. The announcement of Diablo II Remastered was only the highlight of the BlizzCon show.

The news this week includes:

BlizzCon 2021 announcements
Xbox will reportedly hold an event related to Bethesda next month
Skullgirls 2nd Encore’s new fighter Annie out in March
Stardew Valley: The Board Game sells out in one day
Watch Dogs: Legion‘s online mode is coming in March
Minecraft Dungeons ‘Flames of the Nether’ arrives alongside a free endgame update

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