Jonah considers Elden Ring too grind-y, and talks about the name of an infamous handheld console. News items include: PlayStation 5 owners report online issues following system update Mass Effect Trilogy co-creator returning to science fiction Bungie says last week’s Destiny 2 video takedowns were ‘fraudulent‘ Nintendo takes down scans of 1996 Super Mario 64 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Nintendo'
Episode 644: Nintendo At It Again
March 25th, 2022 · 1 Comment
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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 631: Nintendo Dislikes Virtual
November 16th, 2021 · No Comments
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 […]
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Episode 614: Virtual E3 2021 Recap
June 18th, 2021 · No Comments
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. Let […]
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Episode 607: PC and xCloud
April 20th, 2021 · No Comments
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 […]
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Episode 602: Nintendo Directionless
February 17th, 2021 · No Comments
This week’s episode covers a wide variety of topics, with no set news list save talking about Nintendo Direct’s oddly uninspiring conference. There’s no news list, so feel free to discuss what you found interesting or frustrating about Nintendo’s stream or anything else mentioned in the podcast.
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Episode 590: Microsoft and Epic Tag Team
October 14th, 2020 · No Comments
This week has Microsoft backing Epic against Apple, Nintendo telling people they don’t have controller drift and apologizing for controller drift, and some new games. The news includes: Level-5 has reportedly halted nearly all operations in North America Microsoft sides with Epic in its fight with Apple Nintendo is reducing the price of Switch Joycons […]
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Episode 574: Naked People On Bikes
May 27th, 2020 · No Comments
The podcast returns after a week off, and Scott also returns. The Gaming Flashback is another imfamous title, Acclaim’s BMX XXX, something Dave Mirra definitely did not approve of. The news features all sorts of Nintendo Switch items, too. This week’s news includes: Metroid Prime Trilogy listed with June 19th release date Platinum insists Bayonetta […]
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Episode 570: Fallout: New Vegas Redux
April 24th, 2020 · 1 Comment
This week’s Gaming Flashback, Fallout: New Vegas, sets the crew on a long discussion of what made New Vegas good and Fallout 4 a failed sequel, and the inherent problems of the mainline Bethesda games as opposed to Obsidian’s take. This week’s news includes: Nintendo “investigating” reports of accounts being breached Nintendo gearing up for […]
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Episode 545: Fleshy Testicle Monsters
August 2nd, 2019 · No Comments
Jonah finally finishes the strange puzzle platformer Inside and discusses it with the crew during the post-podcast discussion. Otherwise, there’s news galore, as well as a Gaming Flashback of the notorious flop Sonic the Hedgehog from 2006. It includes: Quantic Dream is “not exclusive to any platform anymore” An enhanced edition of System Shock 2 […]
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