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Episode 720: Yu-Gi-Oh Stinks!Episode 720: Yu-Gi-Oh Stinks!

April 14, 2024| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:13 am

This week, the guys talk about how Yu-Gi-Oh players stink, literally. Aside from that, they also discuss the Star Wars Outlaws‘ $110 and $130 editions, Palworld‘s PvP arena, the Rogue Prince of Persia getting revealed, yet another Stardew Valley patch is on the way, Activision Blizzard and NetEase renew their agreement to publish games in China, and free updates heading to Fallout 4.

The news includes:

Sega declares 2024 the Year of Shadow the Hedgehog
Slay the Spire 2 releases in 2025
EA denies rumor that it canceled an in-progress Dead Space 2 remake
The Dread are the new enemy faction coming to Destiny 2

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 720: Yu-Gi-Oh Stinks!Episode 720: Yu-Gi-Oh Stinks!

April 13, 2024| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:13 pm

This week, the guys talk about how Yu-Gi-Oh players stink, literally. Aside from that, they also discuss the Star Wars Outlaws‘ $110 and $130 editions, Palworld‘s PvP arena, the Rogue Prince of Persia getting revealed, yet another Stardew Valley patch is on the way, Activision Blizzard and NetEase renew their agreement to publish games in China, and free updates heading to Fallout 4.

The news includes:

Sega declares 2024 the Year of Shadow the Hedgehog
Slay the Spire 2 releases in 2025
EA denies rumor that it canceled an in-progress Dead Space 2 remake
The Dread are the new enemy faction coming to Destiny 2

Let us know what you think.

Episode 654: Witch DoctorEpisode 654: Witch Doctor

June 22, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:55 am

This week’s episode is very short, even though it’s packed with dense content. The crew discuss the faux Latin chanting in Elden Ring and The Quarry’s original deal with Google to be on Stadia.

The news this week also includes:

Activision Blizzard shareholders vote in favor of harassment report, despite board’s objections
Sonic Origins game modes detailed in fresh trailer
Fall Guys now free on Epic but de-listed from Steam
Blizzard confirms World of Warcraft Dragonflight expansion is out this year

Let us know what you think.

Episode 583: #MeToo in VideogamesEpisode 583: #MeToo in Videogames

August 18, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:57 pm

The latest sexual harassment scandal rocks, and things are not steady with the developer. Bad puns aside, the industry continues to have to grow up from dude-bro heaven to actual places of business.

All that, as well as the following news items:

Batman: Arkham studio accused of failing to prevent sexual harassment
Spelunky 2 is now on Steam with an updated release window
Nintendo’s next Switch indie presentation tomorrow
7.5 million players claimed a free copy of Total War Saga: Troy

Let us know what you think.

Episode 514: Red Dead AnticipationEpisode 514: Red Dead Anticipation

September 13, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:17 am

This week the guys have gotten back to talking about games from the past, as this week the Gaming Flashback is 2008’s Braid, Jonathan Blow’s influential indie game, which was followed by The Witness, which was… less influential. The guys also keep drooling over Red Dead Redemption 2.

The news items include:

Forza Horizon devs recruit staff for unannounced RPG
Hollow Knight comes to PS4 and Xbox One on September 25
Rumor: Halo 5: Guardians coming to PC
Red Dead Redemption 2 leaks tease Battle Royale mode

Let us know what you think.

Episode 477: Fleeing IrmaEpisode 477: Fleeing Irma

September 14, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:52 pm

This week is a week late due to various issues, but Hurricane Irma was not one of them, as Scott recorded his part of the podcast from Georgia, while Jonah and T.J. live far away from hurricane zones. In the meantime, T.J. goes from being disappointed with Destiny and being ecstatic with Destiny 2.

This week’s news includes:

Destiny 2 passes 1 million concurrent users
Half-Life writer posts possible Half-Life 2: Episode 3 plot
American McGee is ready to make Alice 3
Settlers of Catan is coming to virtual reality this year
Act 1 of Homestuck adventure game Hiveswap coming out this month (from PC Gamer)
Pewdiepie threatened DMCA takedown following his use of the N-word on stream
Okami HD spotted for PC, PS4, Xbox One

This week’s Gaming Flashback is the original Assassin’s Creed. Let us know what you think of the game.

Episode 473: Jonah Bashes Zelda, Gets SnarkedEpisode 473: Jonah Bashes Zelda, Gets Snarked

August 3, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:42 pm

This week’s episode features Jonah being seriously critical of the Zelda series and getting the aghast reactions from his co-hosts (and probably the internet at large). The crew also discusses games on laptops and dreaming about the games they’d played. There’s another Gaming Flashback this week, 2007’s Game of the Year, Yaris.

This week’s news includes:

Night Trap 25th Anniversary Edition to haunt PS4 and PC players in August
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy spotted with Xbox One controls
Dragon Quest XI coming West next year
Assassin’s Creed Origins director says game won’t be on Nintendo Switch

The Question of the Week: “What game do you play most on your laptop?”

Episode 369: Dragon Age MMO-StyleEpisode 369: Dragon Age MMO-Style

November 23, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:08 pm

This week’s episode has Jonah annoyed at the gameplay decisions for Dragon Age: Inquisition, Paul discusses passwords, while the Gaming History is the cartoon Captain N: The Game Master.

This week’s news includes:

Valve lays out new rules and guidelines for Early Access developers
Xbox One console exclusive Ori and The Blind Forest delayed into 2015
Hackers claim to have raided PSN, 2K, Origin, Windows Live mail
GameStop & Nintendo: Game devaluation must stop

All this plus Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: “What video game licensed cartoons have you enjoyed most, if any?”

Episode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About MicrosoftEpisode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About Microsoft

July 30, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:26 pm

There’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there is a crapton of news this week on TD Gaming Podcast, which Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund eagerly read.

That, and Jordan really wants to know what you have been playing.

The news this week includes:

Microsoft officially announces indie self-publishing, to be unveiled at GamesCom 2013
Phil Fish explodes on Twitter, cancels Fez II in a huff
Shadow of the Eternals back on Kickstarter, no longer episodic
Neil Gaiman has announced his first videogame, Wayward Manor
Lanning: Nintendo will be around for “100 years,” but probably not Zynga or Microsoft
Activision-Blizzard buys out $8.2B of its own stock from Vivendi
Paid subscribership of World of Warcraft down to 7.7M

All this and Listener feedback.

Episode 266: Get That E3 KickEpisode 266: Get That E3 Kick

June 13, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:16 pm

Jonah Falcon and Paul S. Nowak return from the magical E3 2012 videogame convention and everyone has their own opinions on what they thought were the highlights and lowlights of E3. They also make their own predictions, as Dan Quick contemplates writing hate mail to Jonah for having access to SimCity and Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

The podcast also features some great news, including:

THQ closes their San Diego Studio, sells the UFC license
Ubisoft states annual Assassin’s Creed releases funded AC3
Vivendi may sell Activision-Blizzard

There’s also some Reader Feedback, as well as the new Question of the Week, “What did you take away from E3?”