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Episode 304: Heart of the Swarm GiveawayEpisode 304: Heart of the Swarm Giveaway

April 3, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:46 am

Despite being recorded on April Fool’s Day, the podcast has no pranks, just a long political discussion and has Paul demanding no one say anything about BioShock Infinite. Speaking of that game, the crew announces the winner of the BioShock Infinite contest. This week has a Gaming History about the development of XCOM: UFO Defense.

This week’s news includes:

Cruel April Fool’s Joke posts fake Half-Life 2: Episode Three Steam page (see image below)
Path of Exile to feature yearly major expansions
Gamers want Assassin’s Creed every year, states UbiSoft Montreal
Former Diablo III director states the auction houses were a mistake
EA prez Gibeau: “DRM is a failed dead-end strategy”

There is a ton of feedback, plus a new contest to win a copy of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The rule is the same as BioShock Infinite: listen to the podcast and comment on what is discussed.

Episode 302: Just a TwosomeEpisode 302: Just a Twosome

March 19, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:36 pm

This week Jonah and Jordan go it alone without Paul, which is unfortunately since the Gaming Flashback is the classic Nintendo 64 title Paper Mario. It might be just as well as the events of the last week made the crew ramble on about the industry at length, making the post much longer than usual.

This week’s impressive news items:

John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Electronic Arts
Firaxis announces Brave New World expansion for Civilization V
Will fans back an Alice 3 Kickstarter, asks American McGee
Lord British explains Shroud of the Avatar‘s offline gameplay and DRM
Facebook of Italian automobile company mentions “Gran Turismo PS4″
Team Meat sitting out on developing for next-gen consoles

Lots of Reader Feedback, but no Question of the Week this week – just too much show.

Episode 289: Princess PodcastEpisode 289: Princess Podcast

December 4, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:42 am

In this episode of Gaming Podcast, Jonah states he got to see Wreck It Ralph, while Paul still can’t find a black Wii U. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the 2002 Gamecube launch title Super Mario Sunshine.

This week’s news includes:

The Lund Report: Black Friday 2012 NPD
Nintendo Power’s last issue released
Blizzard acquired ‘Project Blackstone‘ domain November 26th
Rumor: Next gen Xbox coming Holiday 2013
Dead Island: Riptide banned in Germany

All this and Reader Feedback, and the Question of the Week is, “Did you read many issues of Nintendo Power?”

Episode 284: Joining KickstarterEpisode 284: Joining Kickstarter

October 23, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:41 pm

The TD Gaming Podcast has started its Kickstarter fundraising, and really, even if every listener donated a few dollars, the project will get funded.

This episode is a bit short thanks to Dan having to skip this week and Jordan and Paul’s busy schedules. Don’t worry, this is only a one time thing, and a full length podcast will be recorded next week.

In any case, this week’s news includes:

Avellone: Kickstarter still in its infancy
PAX Australia tix now on sale
CD Projekt RED’s new licensed sci-fi RPG officially titled Cyberpunk 2077

This week’s Question of the Week, “What is your favorite convention to attend?”

Episode 283: A Little LateEpisode 283: A Little Late

October 18, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:23 pm

This week’s podcast was delayed when the original recording didn’t take and had to go with Dan Quick’s backup. Otherwise, the Gaming Flashback this week is the supremely weird Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu.

The other news items include:

Call of Duty: Elite for Black Ops 2 will be free
Kickstarter comes to UK this Halloween
Metro: Last Light dumping multiplayer
Microsoft banning PEGI 18 apps from Windows 8 Store

The Question of the Week is, “What was the game with the worst title you’ve ever played?”

Episode 279: Wii YouEpisode 279: Wii You

September 19, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:33 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast once again lacks Paul S. Nowak, which is a shame since the price for the Wii U has been released. Paul as the resident Nintendo representative would have been nice to have in the episode to give his views.

This week’s podcast includes the following news items:

Wii U priced at $300 for basic, $350 for deluxe
Dragon Age III: Inquisition officially announced
Obsidian unveils Kickstarter title Project Eternity, raise $1M in 24 hours
Cliff Bleszinski wants to see “no disc based games” next-gen
Guild Wars 2 surpasses 2 million units

We also announce the winner of the Borderlands 2 contest. This week’s Question of the Week, “What game(s) have you been playing this week?”

Episode 278: Second Chance to Win Borderlands 2Episode 278: Second Chance to Win Borderlands 2

September 12, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:19 pm

This week’s episode has heated arguments between Jordan and Jonah, as this new podcast runs a little long. However, there are tons of news items to make up for the lack of a new show last week.

The news items include:

Bethesda’s Hines unexcited over next-gen console launch
Borderlands 2‘s melee skill tree for Zer0 “thanks to them ignoring” Pitchford
EA’s Gibeau brags he has not green-lit any single player games
Valve responds to angry indie developers over $100 Steam Greenlight fee
Crystal Dynamics: Lara Croft had become “unrelatable“
City of Heroes may be saved from shutdown
Ron Gilbert blames point and click adventure stagnation on DOOM

The contest continues – just mention what your favorite game from the 2000’s was – and a winner will be announced next week.

Episode 274: ShrinkydinksEpisode 274: Shrinkydinks

August 8, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:24 pm

This week’s episode features the crew heavily reminiscing about videogames that first got them excited about the hobby, while Jordan Lund surprisingly takes a contrary opinion that shocks the other podcasters. In addition to videogame news, the Gaming History takes a look at the Nintendo 64DD.

This week’s news includes:

Star Wars: The Old Republic going free-to-play in Fall
Report: Next Xbox console will support Windows 8
Paul Dini no longer penning Rocksteady Batman games
2K exec thinks photorealism is necessary for emotional games
Borderlands 2 worldwide release will be “uncut“

This week’s Question of the Week, “When was the first time that you really got into video games?”

Episode 268: Fake Maple SyrupEpisode 268: Fake Maple Syrup

June 27, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:54 pm

In this episode of Gaming Podcast, Daniel Quick discusses how to become a true Canadian, while Jonah Falcon talks about making blond, green-eyed characters. There’s no Gaming Flashback this week, but plenty of news items.

This week’s discussion:

Nintendo announces XL version of Nintendo 3DS
Dev claims Microsoft killed XBLA version of Stranger’s Wrath
New users must now pass “review process” to unlock full Diablo III
Dragon’s Dogma getting sequels after shipping 1M
Valve and Cartoon Network collaboration hints at Team Fortress 2 show

All this, and the Question of the Week is “What weird rituals do you do when playing videogames?”

Episode 264: This Podcast is DRM-FreeEpisode 264: This Podcast is DRM-Free

May 23, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:19 pm

This week is full of gaming goodness as E3 slowly creeps up like kudzu, but there’s still plenty to talk about this week. For one, the Gaming Flashback is the classic Infocom game Planetfall.

The news for the week:

DICE has Frostbite-powered titles for 2013 that “will require a 64-bit OS”
Actors confirm return to recording booth for Mass Effect 3
CD Projekt RED: The truth is DRM does not work
Potential $1 billion suit against EA by former student-athletes moves forward

All that and Reader Feedback. This week’s Question of the Week, “Have you ever wanted a game but didn’t buy it due to DRM?”