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Episode 485: Review BombingEpisode 485: Review Bombing

December 2, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:36 pm

This week’s episode is unremarkable. Don’t expect any surprise guests or news, just a lot of chatting about comics and wandering way off the topic of video games.

The news items for the week are:

Valve implements methods to curtail Steam review bombing
Matsuda insists Deus Ex not being discontinued
Star Citizen releases new video, makes another $500K in a Day
Kamiya wants to work on Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe remakes

Let us know what you think.

Episode 481: Portal’s Huge SuccessEpisode 481: Portal’s Huge Success

October 15, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:11 am

This week’s Gaming Flashback has no cake — instead it’s the history of Portal. The guys try to keep the podcast meme-free as they discuss Valve’s first person puzzle platformer.

There’s also non-Portal related news items, too:

Chris Avellone may be teasing a new Fallout game
Street Fighter 5 will finally get an arcade mode in 2018
The SNES Classic has been hacked
Telltale patch removes assassinated ambassador from Batman: The Enemy Within

Let us know what you think in the Comments section.

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 476: A Man ChoosesEpisode 476: A Man Chooses

August 31, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:38 pm

The Gaming Podcast is back after a week off, and it celebrates the 10th year anniversary of BioShock with its own Gaming Flashback. They also touch on its sequels, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite.

It’s not all BioShock, however, as the following news items are discussed:

Bethesda Game Of Thrones project potentially leaked
PUBG becomes the biggest game on Steam
$200 price cut brings HTC Vive down to $599
Thimbleweed Park’s arcade is now open

Let us know if you enjoyed any of the BioShock games.

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 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.

Episode 452: Goodbye Princess Leia, Hello 2017Episode 452: Goodbye Princess Leia, Hello 2017

January 3, 2017| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:59 pm

The year has ended, as the last podcast of 2016 was recorded last week, and released today. There’s much discussion that was cut out and saved for a future outtakes episode. Regardless, there’s plenty of show to go around, and the sound quality is also far better than ever thanks to Jonah getting a professional headset and mic.

This week’s news includes:

Nintendo registers trademark that could point to a SNES Classic Edition
Windows 10 may be getting a new “Game Mode” option
The next game by That Dragon, Cancer‘s dev is not what you’d expect

This week’s Question of the Week is “What game in 2017 might you buy that you normally wouldn’t?”

Episode 442: RPGs And StuffEpisode 442: RPGs And Stuff

October 17, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:47 am

This week’s episode is full of computer roleplaying game goodness, as well as some of the disbelief of a Nintendo-owned Harry Potter franchise. All that and Civilization VI and Turok excitement to boot.

The news includes:

Wasteland 3 multiplayer details revealed in new Fig update
Civilization VI offers multiple leaders for each civilization
Turok 2 remake ‘is coming‘ according to Nightdive Studios
Nintendo wanted to buy the rights to Harry Potter in the 1990s

Let us know what you think.

Episode 423: Nintendo NXEpisode 423: Nintendo NX

May 6, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:28 pm

This week revolves around Nintendo’s upcoming console. Otherwise, there isn’t much to speak of in terms of shocking news. However, there is a lot of it this time around.

The news items include:

Stardew Valley multiplayer, console ports confirmed
Nintendo NX launching March 2017, new mobile games on way
Oculus Rift arrives at Best Buy stores ahead of pre-orders
Nintendo won’t sell NX at a loss
Classic Sega Mega Drive ROM hacks hit Steam workshop

Question of the Week: “Ever play any console ROM hacks?”