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Episode 727: More AssassinationsEpisode 727: More Assassinations

July 3, 2024| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:18 am

Ubisoft is coming back with the Assassin’s Creed games, but the guys also discuss the sheer Scottishness of Still Wakes the Deep, Farming Simulator 25 announced, 20 TB NVMe drives for under $300, Final Fantasy 14 producer Yoshi-P apologizing, Space Marine 2 public beta test canceled, and Forza Horizon 4 to be delisted.

The news also includes:

Multiple Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works, according to Ubisoft CEO
Sega’s new Crazy Taxi game will be open-world and “massively multiplayer”

Let us know what you think.

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 682: Sega BirdsEpisode 682: Sega Birds

April 20, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:22 pm

This week’s news includes:

Nintendo Russia CEO running import company to skirt official sales ban
Sony is removing Spider-Man From PlayStation Plus
Tango Gameworks rumored to be making a JRPG next
Sega confirms it’s buying Angry Birds and pushing into mobile
Cult of the Lamb‘s Relics of the Old Faith update arrives this month

Let us know what you think.

Episode 635: Munchkin VoiceEpisode 635: Munchkin Voice

January 12, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:45 pm

Technical issue in that the episode was uploaded but for some reason was not downloading on podcast apps, so re-uploading and hopefully this time you guys can download it.

This week’s episode deals with the unbelievable bullcrap going on in the industry, from NFTs to sexual harrassment to the ESA’s incompetence.

The news items:

Lego suspends release of Overwatch 2 set amid ongoing Activision Blizzard controversy
Sega stalls NFT plans
E3 2022 cancels in-person event
Elden Ring character creation leaks
Hitman 3 year 2 reveal coming later this week (from PC Gamer)

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Episode 630: Sweet BastionEpisode 630: Sweet Bastion

November 3, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:09 pm

This week’s episode features a Gaming Flashback of Bastion, Supergiant Games’ first title, and a proto-version of 2020’s Hades. The discussion includes around their other two games as well, Transistor and Pyre. They also discuss how far Ubisoft is falling, and Jonah tries to convince the others how cool a metaverse would be for games.

The news of the week includes:

Ubisoft announces plans to develop Play-To-Earn, Blockchain and NFT Games
Sega and Microsoft explore strategic alliance
Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps

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Episode 595: Two Hours of Sound ProblemsEpisode 595: Two Hours of Sound Problems

December 3, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:53 pm

This weekend’s episode is two hours long, but due to some software recording issues, the audio sounds like it was recorded from the desktop. However, there’s a ton of discussion of news from around the industry, not just the two news items listed below. In addition, this week’s Gaming Flashback is Alan Wake, which was actually one of the news items back in Episode 252: “Alan Wake on PC because Remedy ‘a nagging little kid’ to Microsoft”.

This week’s news includes:

Xbox hedgehog picture kicks up Sega purchase rumors again
Super Gore Nest Master Level arrives in DOOM Eternal update

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 492: Dragon Ball Fighter TJEpisode 492: Dragon Ball Fighter TJ

February 4, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:05 am

This week, TJ talks about how much he’s loving Dragon Ball Fighter Z, and how he enjoys using one character’s OP exploit to take down opponents with breathtaking quickness. Jonah brings up doing a special podcast, like Paul, Jordan and Jennifer did with Doctor Who, except with Star Trek this time.

All this and this week’s news, which includes:

Sega teams up with Heavy Rain lead designer’s new studio to publish “narrative-driven” game
Rainbow Six: Siege tweet suggests upcoming PS4 Pro & Xbox One X support
Microsoft’s Mixer streaming service to get Twitch-style tipping
FIFA E-World Cup forced to switch to Xbox due to PSN outage

This week’s Question of the Week is “What game have you ended up playing til sunrise?”

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?”

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?”