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Episode 508: MarriageEpisode 508: Marriage

July 18, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:17 am

TJ announces his nuptials the previous week, finally marrying his live-in girlfriend of 10 years. All that, and many parables that had to be cut from the podcast lest it last 90 minutes.

That said, there’s plenty of news this week:

The Battlefield 5 beta will take place in early September
Rainbow Six Siege now insta-banning players using hate speech
Pokemon GO Fest attendance announced
Star Citizen refund refusals

Let us know if you spent $50,000 on a virtual spaceship.

Episode 506: E3 Swag and Sony SagEpisode 506: E3 Swag and Sony Sag

June 27, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:54 am

This episode follows the three hour long E3 episode, but there was so much E3 to talk about, a lot of the show spilled over into this show, including the crew talking about the swag Jonah sent to them, and Sony’s “winning” of E3 in terms of media attention. There was going to be a Gaming History, but the episode ran long and they weren’t going to have a two hour podcast after a three hour one.

The news of the week includes:

Microsoft and Nintendo troll Sony over crossplay
Bethesda lawsuit says Westworld game stole Fallout Shelter code
Microsoft and Razer are working on Xbox keyboard and mouse support
Nintendo Switch could get its own new Monster Hunter games
Life is Strange 2 Episode One release date revealed

There was some Listener Feedback to last week’s episode, too.

Episode 505: 3 Hours Of E3Episode 505: 3 Hours Of E3

June 16, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:36 pm

This week’s episode is three hours long — Jonah’s mic was moving in the first minute, but after that, it’s ok. There’s no news, just discussion of each of the press briefings that preceded E3, as well as some of the games that Jonah got hands-on time with. TJ is sad that he didn’t get to attend this year, while Scott is getting E3 swag.

Next week, back to news items!

Episode 502: Spring FluEpisode 502: Spring Flu

May 20, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

Jonah suffers from spring flu this episode, which you can probably here in his voice. There’s a long discussion about isometric roleplaying games, and for the first time in a while, there’s no Gaming Flashback.

This week’s news items include:

id Software partnering with Mad Max dev Avalanche Studios to develop Rage 2
Radical Heights developer Boss Key Games shuts down
Platinum claims it will “turn the action genre on its head”
Redditor leaks potential Star Fox racing spin-off from Retro Studios

Let us know what you think.

Episode 501: The Official Levis EpisodeEpisode 501: The Official Levis Episode

May 13, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This episode follows the landmark 500th episode, and this next episode is dominated by Nintendo, both in the news and looking back at the Gaming Flashback for Wii Music and the infamous E3 performance starring Reggie Fils-Aime and Cammie Dunaway.

The news includes:

Nintendo Labo first week sales sluggish in Japan, UK
Atari announces Atari VCS pre-sale begins May 30th on IndieGogo
Eastfound looks to scratch that retro Zelda itch
Nintendo starts moving to a Wii-like “non-gamer” strategy for the Switch

All of this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 500: Celebration Time!Episode 500: Celebration Time!

April 23, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:17 pm

After 11 years, VGRT Gaming Podcast, nee “Technical Diversions (TD) Gaming Podcast”, has hit the magic 500th episode, with not only former co-host Paul Nowak joining in on the celebration, but 2Old2Play’s Derek Nolan and former co-host Dan Quick sending their congrats as well. Paul’s presence is the go-ahead to give TJ and Scott permission to razz Jonah to no end, while Parker Brother board games are compared. This week’s Gaming Flashback is World of Goo.

The news for this magical 500th episode includes:

“King of Kong” star stripped of high scores, banned from competition
Croteam and Devolver promise a “brutally bigger” new Serious Sam
SNK teasing its own classic compilation console
Nintendo overhauls parental control app for Switch

Question of the Week: “If you were a classic Parker Brothers board game, which would you be?”

[Song: “The Field Of Cormallen” by David Arkenstone.]

Episode 486: More CivilizationEpisode 486: More Civilization

December 12, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:09 pm

This week’s episode focuses on the Patreon disaster and a major expansion for an important strategy game. Even more shockingly, the crew manage to remain on topic and not drift off into discussions about superheroes or global politics.

The news discussions include:

Patreon’s service fees anger creators, patrons
Civilization VI: Rise and Fall announced
Bungie admits “we’ve made mistakes”
New Game Boy game released

Let us know what your favorite games of 2017 are!

Episode 480: PsychonautsEpisode 480: Psychonauts

October 5, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

As the episode title would imply, this week’s Gaming Flashback is Psychonauts, with Jonah revealing he’s a total fanboy and backed the sequel for over $800. He also has no idea what Oxenfree is, since he hadn’t played it yet. (He has, and realizes he was completely wrong about it being like Cabin in the Woods.)

The news:

Captain Falcon was almost the mascot of the SNES
Hackers have already infiltrated the Call of Duty: WWII open beta
Assassin’s Creed: Origins‘ non-violent discovery tour update wants to teach you history

Let us know what you think.

Episode 472: Peggling PegglesEpisode 472: Peggling Peggles

July 26, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:12 pm

Last week’s episode was torpedoed by audio issues (who knows, maybe they’ll come back in a outtakes episode), so this week returns with half old news and half new news. The Gaming Flashback returns with a vengeance with the classic Popcap game Peggle — which came out while Gaming Podcast debuted!

This week’s new/old news includes:

Atari’s ‘PC technology-based’ Ataribox will echo NES Classic, crowdfunding campaign coming
PC release of Classic action-RPG Ys Seven announced
Possible Xbox One X wireless module passes through FCC
New trademark sparks rumours of ‘Nintendo 64 Classic’ console release

Also, there’s a Question of the Week — listen in and let us know what you think.

Episode 464: EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II plansEpisode 464: EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II plans

April 17, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:46 am

Since the podcast recording last Wednesday had audio issues and the news was, frankly, boring, the crew decided to record a new 464th episode on Easter Sunday, after some more interesting stuff was announced near the end of the week. That, and Scott expresses his enthusiasm for Thimbleweed Park, the spiritual successor to Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle, using a SCUMM-like interface.

This week’s news items include:

Diving into Project Scorpio’s backwards compatibility, 4K, VR, and 1080p support
Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Edition
It looks like Star Wars: Battlefront II will ditch the Season Pass

All that and some Listener Feedback.