This week is another bountiful podcast as the crew has a surprisingly long discussion about this week’s Gaming Flashback, Make Trax. The guys also discuss 1990’s kids shows like Reading Rainbow and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? The contest winner for a copy of Magicka is also revealed, as some magical books are […]
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Episode 261: Where in the World is Gaming Podcast?
April 25th, 2012 · 5 Comments
Tags: Casual Games · Contest · Episode · Industry News · MMO · PC Gaming · Podcast · Rumors · Wii U
Episode 257: The Golden Boys
March 29th, 2012 · 8 Comments
This week’s episode has a lot of … personality. That is, a lot of mockery, cursing, sniping, and general chaos – making it one of the best podcasts ever. Jordan Lund wasn’t available due to commitments at work, so Dan Quick once again filled in, and as expected, got along with Paul S. Nowak famously, […]
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Episode 249: Milestone Looming
February 1st, 2012 · 6 Comments
For those of you good at math, you might notice that the TD Gaming Podcast is one episode away from a special number. While we have a surprise in store for loyal listeners, there’s still this week’s news to discuss. For starters, the classic Silent Hill 2 is the subject of the Gaming Flashback, even […]
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Wii U Launch Price Expected to Be $399
December 29th, 2011 · 4 Comments
It seems that the Wii U will be one of the most expensive launches in Nintendo’s history, as reports indicate that the console will launch at a $399 price point. In an interview, Nintendo of America prez Reggie Fils-Aime stated: “If I’m the head of a household of a family of four, and my disposable […]
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Rumor: EA Buying Popcap?
June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments
Tech Cruch is reporting that Electronic Arts is about to acquire casual games giant Popcap Games for a cool $1 billion, which would exceed EA’s market cap by over 13%. If true, this would be EA’s definitive entry into the casual games market, a field they broke into 7 years ago. Despite consuming a significant […]
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Gaming Podcast 219: ColecoVision Rules
June 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments
Paul crows about Nintendo’s dominance over the ColecoVision and Dreamcast, while Jonah and Jordan reminisce about this week’s Gaming Flashback, Electronic Arts’ Barnstorming for the Atari 2600. The news also includes the following topics: Duke Nukem Forever review fiasco Harrison: Apple will be the games industry in 10 years Tretton: No need for PS4, PS3 […]
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RUMOR MILL: Wii 2 Controllers to Have Cameras?
May 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Some leaked documents are showing that the Wii 2 controller will not only have screens on them, but front facing cameras, too. According to Escapist Magazine: According to a source that Develop calls “close to the matter,” the controller for Nintendo’s next console will have a front-facing camera, which will be used for creating in-game images. […]
Sony: PSN Matchmaking “In a Few Days”
May 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment
While full PlayStation Network service is expected to return by May 31, Eurogamer is reporting that an internal Sony source is promising that online matchmaking will be up “in a few days”. SCE corporate communications director Patrick Seybold would not confirm this, only stating: “We’re working to get the network back on as soon as […]
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Wii HD Image Surfaces?
April 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments
Gamertag has posted what they claim is a flyer sent to developers advertising the “Project Cafe” (the alleged placeholder name for the next-gen Nintendo console) SDK, with some interesting claims: Project Café is simply the most developed friendly SDK the industry has ever seen. Deliver unparalleled next generation performance at current generation cos…it doesn’t get […]
Rumor: Wii Motion Plus Delays
March 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Wii Motion Plus is Nintendo’s next big hardware up sell, an add-on that should make the Wii controller more realistic and flexible when playing highly sensitive “real movement” games. The hardware has been looked at by many in the industry as fixing imperfections in the current hardware, a patch of sorts. The Wii Motion Plus […]