Category: Show Notes

Episode 233: Going Ga GaEpisode 233: Going Ga Ga

October 5, 2011October 5, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:24 pm

This week’s episode has bad audio quality, but excellent audio content as the podcast returns from a virus infected layoff. The Gaming Flashback this week looks to the 2001 GameCube launch title Luigi’s Mansion, while Paul and Jonah continue to snipe at each other while Jordan giggles.

This week’s news items include:

  • Sony: Euro debt crisis will have “huge impact”
  • EA adopts “no class action” clause in Terms of Service
  • Bethesda denied Fallout MMO injunction
  • Bioware considering Mass Effect MMO?
  • Perman: Onlive will be last dedicated console platform

This week’s Question of the Week, “What was your favorite controller of all time, PC or console?” Keep tuning in!

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Episode 232: Remember Pong?Episode 232: Remember Pong?

September 21, 2011September 21, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:44 pm

This week, there’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there is a ton of news and Reader Feedback as Paul is finally present to react to some hate mail.

The news includes some huge items, like:

The Question of the Week: What was the very first home videogame you ever played?

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Episode 231: Plus One PaulEpisode 231: Plus One Paul

September 14, 2011September 14, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:24 pm

Paul has some angry comments, Jonah has some angry comments, while Jordan just chuckles and makes a Freudian mistake. In between complaints, the Gaming Flashback looks at the Amiga classic Syndicate, and the following news items:

  • The Lund Report: August 2011 NPD
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 PC controversy rages
  • THQ: Next-gen consoles will be discless
  • Quantic Dreams claims they lost 10M euro on used games
  • 3DS sales jump 260% following price drop
  • Syndicate reboot finally confirmed and unveiled by EA

Finally, the Question of the Week: What was the most disappointing remake or reboot of a game you’ve played? All that and Reader Feedback, too.

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Episode 230: Zombie Nazi MonkeysEpisode 230: Zombie Nazi Monkeys

September 7, 2011September 7, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:23 pm

This week, Jonah Falcon rants about the bosses in Deus Ex: Human Revolution while Jordan Lund expresses a desire for cold, rainy weather. This week’s Gaming Flashback is The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, with the following news items:

The guys also read more reader mail, and pose this week’s Question of the Week: What was the worst game mechanic you ever dealt with in a game you liked?

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Episode 229: Jonah Versus PaulEpisode 229: Jonah Versus Paul

August 31, 2011August 31, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:37 pm

It’s another brief episode as frictions rise between New Yorkers Jonah Falcon and Paul S. Nowak, while Washington State native Jordan Lund looks on. This week’s gaming flashback in the Nintendo 64’s The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, as well as the following news items:

  • GameStop pulls PC copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution off the shelves
  • Penny Arcade Adventures returns
  • Epic Mickey 2 leaked
  • Electronic Arts rewords controversial Origin EULA

This week’s Question of the Week: Are you interested in Epic Mickey 2?

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Episode 228: Two Thirds ShowEpisode 228: Two Thirds Show

August 24, 2011August 24, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:27 pm

This week is a shorter-than-usual show as Paul S. Nowak is away on a birthday vacation. Instead, Jonah and Jordan discuss the Sega Saturn game Burning Rangers, and the following news topics:

There’s also reader feedback and the Question of the Week: What do you look for first in a game’s bullet-point features? Also, check out some of the outtakes after the show ends.

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Episode 227: Dreaming Of GamesEpisode 227: Dreaming Of Games

August 17, 2011August 17, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:05 pm

Paul is a sleepy boy this week, as Jordan finally erupts in disgust over criticism of the PlayStation Vita. Instead of a Gaming Flashback, the guys check out the upcoming indie adventure game To the Moon.

They also discuss the following news items:

We also get some reader feedback, and this week’s Question: What games, if any, did you find yourself dreaming about playing that you already owned? Write in and tell us!

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Episode 226: Line SteppingEpisode 226: Line Stepping

August 9, 2011August 9, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:29 pm

This week’s episode is light on news but heavy on features, as the Gaming Flashback checks in on the coin-op arcade classic I, Robot, while the Gaming History takes a look at the career of Danielle Bunten Berry.

As for the news, the gang comments on the following items:

This week’s Question of the Week: What board games, if any, do you love to play? Let us know!

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Episode 225: Voodoo DoughnutsEpisode 225: Voodoo Doughnuts

August 3, 2011August 3, 2011| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:34 pm

We’re back this week, as a ton of major news has hit in the past week. Paul starts going insane over doughnuts, Nintendo, and Max Dominic. There’s no gaming history or gaming flashback this week, but a ton of reader feedback.

This week’s news items include:

  • Nintendo in deep financial trouble
  • Diablo III requires constant internet connection
  • Tribes Ascend developer states free-to-play on 360 is “inevitable”
  • Gamestop offering in-store purchases of Deus Ex: Human Revolution digital download
  • Xbox co-creator brags “consoles have won!”

This week’s question of the week: Do you wait for a price cut before buying a console system? Let us know.

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