Nintendo has finally given a launch window for their next console, while TJ is slightly distracted by the Chiefs. This week’s news includes: Titanfall 3 is in development at Respawn As 2020 ends, so does FarmVille Among Us 2 cancelled in favor of ongoing work on the current game Amazon is also warning Xbox Series […]
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Episode 589: Waiting for 2100
September 29th, 2020 · No Comments
Tags: Casual Games · Episode · FPS · Industry News · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Podcast · Show Notes · Xbox Series X
Episode 588: Microsoft Buys ZeniMax
September 23rd, 2020 · No Comments
So, a day before the Xbox Series X preorder launch (which after the podcast was a complete shitshow), Microsoft drops the mic by announcing they just essentially purchased The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Prey, DOOM, and other major properties. Not much else to talk about, really. The game news includes: Microsoft purchases ZeniMax for $7.5B Bethesda’s […]
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Episode 587: Ubisoft Forward
September 16th, 2020 · No Comments
This week the gang reacts to Ubisoft’s pseudo-E3 presentation showing off their upcoming games, including Watch Dogs Legion, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game: The Remaster, and Riders Republic, and Yves Guillemot’s strange pre-show video. Other news items include: Bungie emphatically denies Microsoft buyout rumor Former Witcher 3 devs are launching […]
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Episode 584: More #MeToo
August 26th, 2020 · No Comments
Depressingly, sexual harassment in a development studio is once again the lead news item this week, and from a studio most gamers would never think it could happen. That, and major seismic shifting in the power structure of the digital storefront landscape. The news includes: Multiple employees resign over Skullgirls studio head’s behavior Microsoft sides […]
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Episode 583: #MeToo in Videogames
August 18th, 2020 · No Comments
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 […]
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Episode 582: Is the Lockhart Real?
August 11th, 2020 · No Comments
Well, yes, it is real, just unannounced. The Xbox Series S is probably the worst kept secret at this point. In addition to the rumors, there’s some other interesting stuff going on pre-Gamescom. The news includes: EA Access page is now live on Steam Injustice 3, featuring the Watchmen, has been seemingly teased Xbox Series […]
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Episode 581: Double Stuffed Episode
July 30th, 2020 · No Comments
This week’s episode is almost two hours long thanks to the ID@Xbox Showcase and the Microsoft Xbox Series X stream. There was also news, which includes: Hideo Kojima in talks with Junji Ito bbout a new project Mysterious white next-gen Xbox controller appears online Fall Guys was the top game on Twitch during its beta […]
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Episode 580: Virtual E3
July 21st, 2020 · No Comments
Publishers are doing their virtual E3 announcements, such as Ubisoft Forward and ID@Xbox’s Indie Showcase. There’s other wild news going on, and some not even in the official news items below. Said news items include: Ubisoft executives quit over misconduct allegations Microsoft has stopped making the Xbox One X Blasphemous gets free Stir of Dawn […]
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Episode 577: Slow News Week
June 23rd, 2020 · 1 Comment
There really wasn’t all that much going on this week in terms of hard news, but there was a bunch of mini-items that got discussed, as well as a Gaming Flashback of the terrifying game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. What little news this week had included: Microsoft shutting down Mixer streaming platform Street Fighter 5 […]
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Episode 576: PC and PlayStation 5 Showcase
June 18th, 2020 · No Comments
This 90 minute episode is all about the PC Gaming Show and the PlayStation 5 Showcase — plus a rumor about the Xbox Series X. You might say that the entire podcast is next generation. Let us know what you think.
Tags: Console Games · Episode · Industry News · PC Gaming · PlayStation 5 · Podcast · Show Notes · Xbox Series X