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Episode 701: Carts and GlitchesEpisode 701: Carts and Glitches

October 30, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:15 pm

The guys continue from #700 by discussing, among other things, the upcoming Dark Forces remaster.

The news includes:

Xbox Partner preview
Cities: Skylines 2 studio promises performance issues can and will be fixed
PlayStation 5 Slim disc drive seems to require internet connection to install
Xbox sees record-breaking Q1 gaming revenue
Hogwarts Legacy Switch Day One update is larger than game’s cartridge size

Let us know what you think.

Episode 700: Seven Zero ZeroEpisode 700: Seven Zero Zero

October 19, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:14 pm

The TD Gaming Podcast reaches its big 700th episode milestone, but unfortunately it covers some boring industry news about Microsoft, Activision, Lies of P, and giantesses in Baldur’s Gate 3.

The news items include:

Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Phil Spencer: Activision Blizzard games are not coming to Game Pass until 2024
Cities: Skylines 2 performance has “not achieved the benchmark we targeted”
Cities: Skylines 2 won’t use Steam Workshop for mod sharing
Lies of P passes 1 million units sold

Let us know what you think.

[Music by Mr SoundX Studios]

Episode 694: Baldur’s StarfieldEpisode 694: Baldur’s Starfield

September 1, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:47 am

As Starfield readies its launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 gets a ton of updates.

The news includes:

Star Wars: Dark Forces is getting the Nightdive remaster treatment
Xbox must have mobile presence if it’s going to thrive, Phil Spencer says
No Man’s Sky adds its first new race in its biggest update of the year
Citizen Sleeper 2 announced
League of Legends is ditching Mythic items

All this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 679: E3 WaningEpisode 679: E3 Waning

March 21, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:57 am

A lot is going on with Twitch, as the company continues to be terribly run. Microsoft is also making sure the Activison-Blizzard acquisition goes through, and Resident Evil 4 is fun.

The news includes:

Life By You is coming for Sims 4, with early access confirmed for 2023
Respawn opens third studio as it targets 10-15 year lifespan for Apex Legends
Ghostwire: Tokyo is getting an expanded campaign, a roguelite mode, and a dodge button
Microsoft confirms it won’t have a show floor presence at E3 2023

Let us know what you think.

Episode 673: NFT Equals No Freaking ThanksEpisode 673: NFT Equals No Freaking Thanks

January 20, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:58 pm

This week’s episode gets all kinds of salty against crypto, NFT’s, Logan Paul and others. They also talk about Age of Wonders 4’s announcement, bad Callisto Protocol projected sales, and Returnal’s high PC specs.

Other news includes:

Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games
Final Fantasy maker Square Enix plans ‘aggressive’ NFT investment
New single-player MechWarrior game in the works
Suicide Squad’s leaked battle pass and in-game store triggers anger among fans
Jagged Alliance 3 brings back original designer

Let us know what you’ve been playing.

Episode 661: Remasters and ExpansionsEpisode 661: Remasters and Expansions

August 24, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:26 am

[This episode was reposted due to being corrupted when the site went down.]

This episode is heavy on remasters and expansions, some bad, some good, some questionable. There’s even a sequel in there.

The news items include:

Saber Interactive takes over working on KOTOR remake
MultiVersus was July’s biggest-selling game
Cities Skylines gets pedestrianization in new Plazas and Promenades expansion
Ooblets is releasing in September
Sony sued for £5bn for “ripping people off” on PlayStation Store
Starfield at Gamescom may still happen

All this and listener feedback!

Episode 584: More #MeTooEpisode 584: More #MeToo

August 26, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:17 pm

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 with Epic in legal battle with Apple
Another intimidating obelisk has been found in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Let us know what you think.

Episode 575: Resident Rock of AgesEpisode 575: Resident Rock of Ages

June 10, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:40 am

This week’s episode features a Gaming Flashback about… nothing. The week before the PC Gaming Show and PlayStation 5 show is kinda slow, but there was some chatter in the industry.

The news topics feature:

Resident Evil 3 will not receive any DLCs or significant updates in the future
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will let players walk around
The Rock of Ages 3 open beta starts on June 9th
Persona 4 Golden reportedly heading to PC this week

Let us know what you think.

VIDEO: GamingPodcast Plays Viscera Cleanup DetailVIDEO: GamingPodcast Plays Viscera Cleanup Detail

May 29, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:58 pm

Gaming Podcast’s Jonah Falcon and Shack News’ T.J. Denzer do a totally-not-ripping-off-Zero-Punctuation’s-Let’s-Drown-Out video of the former playing Viscera Cleanup Detail as they discuss how depressing the announcement of the Electronic Arts/NFL exclusive license extension is, promising more awful Madden titles.

VIDEO: GamingPodcast Plays ManeaterVIDEO: GamingPodcast Plays Maneater

May 24, 2020| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:53 pm

Gaming Podcast’s Jonah Falcon and Shack News’ T.J. Denzer do a totally-not-ripping-off-Zero-Punctuation’s-Let’s-Drown-Out video of the former playing Maneater as they discuss some of the news of the day.