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Episode 362: Getting PoliticalEpisode 362: Getting Political

September 19, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:37 pm

This week’s episode gets a little political as certain factions get into the videogame discussion and have some interesting ideas about them, which is enough to get Paul a little angry and a lot disappointed.

This week’s news includes:

Rust creator: “I’d have done the same thing” on Mojang deal
Conservative group issues video lambasting gaming’s feminist critics
Trade your violent games in for ice cream in California
Xbox games may soon be streamed to PC

This episode also features the Question of the Week discussion about preorders and bonus content.

Episode 361: Dev StoriesEpisode 361: Dev Stories

September 13, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:08 am

This week is slow in terms of videogame industry news, but rich on developer stories told by Paul, so be prepared for a lot of advice for the kid who wants to make games instead of just play them.

The news includes:

Report: Microsoft to buy Mojang
Destiny day-one shipments top $500 million
Dan Adelman: “Good games are worth paying for”
Video game degrees in the US increase by 50% in five years
European Women in Games Hall of Fame adds new members

All this and Listener Feedback, with the Question of the Week: “Have you ever created your own content with a game’s editor?”

Episode 360: City of WarcraftEpisode 360: City of Warcraft

September 5, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:15 pm

This week’s Gaming Flashback is a major one, in particle for Gaming Podcast: World of Warcraft, as the WoW guild established by Derrick and Jennifer is well-remembered. For Paul, however, World of Warcraft was and is the source of some deep pain.

Along with the Gaming Flashback, this week’s news includes:

NCsoft might allow players to resurrect the City of Heroes IP
Sega accuses Gearbox founder of “doing whatever the f— he likes”
Free full-version Xbox One game trials coming for Gold members
Thousands of developers sign plea for tolerance in gaming community
Dev on PS4?s 8GB RAM: “It didn’t really change that much for us”

All this plus Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: “What are the strongest memories of World of Warcraft that you have?”

Episode 359: Longtime ListenerEpisode 359: Longtime Listener

August 23, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:10 am

The podcast is back, albeit on a Saturday instead of the usual Friday. No Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but a good chunk of news, though some of it only tenuously connected to videogaming.

The news this week includes:

T-Mobile now offers app that unlocks your smartphone
Analyst: Downloadable titles make up 92% of PC games market
Driveclub was delayed due to a ‘huge technical issue,’ says Yoshida
NHL 15 will be missing some features on Xbox One and PS4
YouTube subscription plan leaks: Offline play, no ads, 20 million songs

This week’s Question of the Week is based on the Minecraft convention scam from last week, which the podcast discusses, “Have you even attended a convention devoted to a game?”

Episode 358: ChangesEpisode 358: Changes

August 8, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:10 pm

The Gaming Podcast is back after three weeks of a forced hiatus as one former host has left the podcast for good. Otherwise, some of the news items are old, some are new, in this long episode.

There’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but plenty of news, including:

Activision won’t launch an EA Access-style program anytime soon
Disney Interactive revenue up 45% in Q3
Sony agrees to $15M settlement in 2011 data breach class action
Yogscast: We have ‘no obligation’ to cancelled adventure game Kickstarter
Warner Bros. nabs Space Invaders film rights
Report: PC and console market will decline

There’s also some Listener Feedback. The Question of the Week: “Do you think consoles will start doing early access on games?”

HiatusHiatus

July 26, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:18 am

Gaming Podcast will be in hiatus this week and for the foreseeable future, due to personnel changes. Stay tuned for more info.

Episode 357: Dan-tasticEpisode 357: Dan-tastic

July 18, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:25 pm

Paul Nowak is on hiatus from the podcast, but former podcaster Dan Quick is stepping in to fill his shoes. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

As for the news:

Noriega suing Activision over depiction in Call of Duty
The Sims 2 players get expansion-stuffed upgrade as EA ends support
Codemasters responds to GRID Autosport Boost Pack criticism (from Videogamer.com)
Ex-Call of Duty devs found brand new studio
Adam West playing himself in Lego Batman 3
Civilization Beyond Earth release date announced

All this and listener feedback.

Episode 356: Gi-BlowEpisode 356: Gi-Blow

July 11, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:06 pm

This week’s podcast finally reveals the winner of the E3 Swag Bag. The episode is packed full of show, including a Gaming Flashback about Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and the Gaming History celebrating Donkey Kong‘s 33rd birthday.

The news includes:

Another EA exec explains why mobile Dungeon Keeper suffered
PS4 fails to inspire Japanese market
Former Epic director Bleszinski unretires to reveal Project Bluestreak
Divinity: Original Sin developer turned off global chat to silence trolls
Bartle: “Free-to-play has a half-life“

All this plus the Question of the Week: “Have online players caused you to quit playing that session?”

Episode 355: E3 Swag Bag Part 3Episode 355: E3 Swag Bag Part 3

July 5, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:02 am

This is the final week of the E3 Swag Bag giveaway, which includes a The Sims 4 bag, a The Sims 4 T-shirt, The Sims 4 sunglasses, and some other goodies like a Dragon Age: Inquisition T-shirt, a Farming Simulation 2014 cow, and so on. Paul is unavailable this week but Jordan’s wife Jennifer guest hosts, with the famed Kingdom Hearts being the Gaming Flashback.

This episode also includes the following news items:

Report: PS Vita no longer available at major retailers
No women allowed at upcoming Hearthstone tournament
Lindsay Lohan files suit over GTA V allegedly using her likeness
Sources: Crytek UK’s staff no longer going to work
Riot closing League Of Legends’ public chat

And once again, the Question of the Week: “What was your biggest takeaway from E3?”

Episode 354: E3 Swag Bag Part 2Episode 354: E3 Swag Bag Part 2

June 27, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:37 pm

The E3 Swag Bag contest is still going on, while Paul, Jordan and Jonah discuss the latest in videogame industry news.

This week’s news includes:

Nintendo loses Wii patent lawsuit to Philips
PlayStation Now beta gets six new games, but those high prices remain
Crytek claims it’s doing fine, despite rumors
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty heading to Xbox One with ID@Xbox
Google announces virtual reality app Cardboard

All this and Listener Feedback. The contest question is still up: “What was your biggest takeaway from E3?”