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Episode 288: Wii U-tiful PodcastEpisode 288: Wii U-tiful Podcast

November 26, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:43 am

This week’s episode is short due to Jonah Falcon’s impending trip to San Francisco to cover a preview event of Company of Heroes 2, while Paul Nowak gets irritated at the complaints coming out of the Wii U launch.

The news items include:

Wii U’s launch day update reportedly causing major problems
Nintendo DRM traps $400 of downloaded games
GTA: Vice Cityremoved from Steam over music licensing
Report: Next-gen Xbox TV device coming in 2013
Sony: Our iPhone and Galaxy S3 challenger is coming

The Question of the Week: “Do you play real-time strategy games. If so, what is your favorite. If not, why not?”

Episode 282: Resident Paul 6Episode 282: Resident Paul 6

October 10, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:01 pm

This week’s episode is light on news but heavy on features, as the Gaming Flashback checks out the coin-op arcade racer Omega Race while the Gaming History looks at the failed GameBoy Micro.

This week’s news includes:

Resident Evil 6 on-disc DLC unlocked by modders
Sony sues Kevin Butler actor for appearing in Wii commercial
World of Warcraft cities laid waste by first level priest

We also have a single Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week is, “What is your game purchase in the Fall season with the highest priority?”

Episode 273: Flinging GutsEpisode 273: Flinging Guts

August 1, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:46 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast is a fairly routine one, with no Gaming Flashback or even a Question of the Week. However, this week features a ton of great news and industry discussion. Paul also announces that he will be unable to do the podcast in a few weeks for an extended period of time due to surgery.

The news items for the week includes:

Yoshida admits absence of Vita at E3 was a mistake
Irrational Games now includes 85+ Metacritic game requirement for employment
UbiSoft patches UPlay rootkit issue
Paradox Interactive announces dungeon builder Impire
EA: Current CEO John Riccitiello’s job is secure

All that plus Reader Feedback, check it out.

Episode 272: Whinny 8Episode 272: Whinny 8

July 25, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:27 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast deals with Jordan Lund discussing how much negative flak Windows 8 has been getting, Daniel Quick being his usual Canadian self, Paul Nowak returning triumphantly, and Jonah Falcon just taking infamy in stride. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the derided Super Pitfall! for the NES.

As far as the news:

“Super-slim” PS3 will be a no-show at Gamescom
UbiSoft claims lack of new consoles penalizes creativity
Diablo III ‘God mode’ exploit for Wizard discovered
EA: Nintendo “on track to become primarily a software company”
Electronic Arts settles in Madden and NCAA monopoly suit

There is no Question of the Week – rather, the crew is waiting to hear your questions for them instead.

Episode 263: Play Alter EgoEpisode 263: Play Alter Ego

May 16, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:24 pm

This week lacks Paul, but has plenty of good show, as Jordan refuses to believe in the magic of the old adventure game Alter Ego. This week’s game of the week is inspired by the Kickstarter reboot, as the gang discusses the classic Battle Chess.

As for the news:

Aussie Diablo III preorders not getting refunded from GAME
CliffyB praises Dark Souls multiplayer, urges Japanese devs to take notice
Atari: Eden Studios not closed, Test Drive Unlimited 2 support still ongoing
Bach: Sony’s mismanagement of PS3 led to Xbox successes
Report: 38 Studios fighting to stay solvent

All this, plus Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What is your favorite free-to-play game?”

Episode 257: The Golden BoysEpisode 257: The Golden Boys

March 29, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:28 pm

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, as they tagteamed Jonah Falcon. In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback this week was Civilization II.

This week’s news also made Paul explode. Twice:

Congressmen want warning labels on all games
Exec: Console version of Diablo III will be “full Blizzard experience”
Grand Theft Auto V details allegedly leaked
EVE Online FanFest Panel accused of “tasteless” behavior
Rumor: Microsoft to release ‘Xbox Lite’ before next-gen

The winners of The Darkness II contest were also announced. All this in an episode bursting full of good, old-fashioned bitchiness.

Episode 253: Future GenerationEpisode 253: Future Generation

February 29, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:20 pm

This week, Paul is still not available, which is unfortunate, since the Gaming Flashback is the classic DuckTales for the NES. There’s also a bunch of scintillating news items including:

Pachter: Nintendo “Blew It” With Wii U, “In Disarray”
Bethesda hiring talent for Xbox 720, PlayStation 4 game
EA reveals Mass Effect 3 preorders well ahead of Mass Effect 2‘s
Pachter: Next generation Sony and Microsoft consoles will have 4GB SKU
Sony filed patent For Kinect-like motion device
PSN Minis not working on Vita

We also reveal the winner of the Pixie Diamonds contest.

Episode 251: The New Crew ReturnsEpisode 251: The New Crew Returns

February 15, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:25 pm

After last week’s special appearance by Derrick and Jennifer Schommer along with Don Dunn, the regular crew of Jonah Falcon, Jordan Lund and Paul S. Nowak return, and they find themselves with some fascinating news items.

The news items include:

Blizzard brags Diablo III will have difficulties that are harder-than-hard
Sony passed on Demon’s Souls because it was “crap“
Sony credit rating downgraded, “strong recovery in earnings unlikely”
Tim Schafer raises $1.6M (and counting) to develop an adventure game
Epic’s Sweeney: Lifelike graphics will come in our lifetime

Paul is also running a contest to earn “Pixie Diamonds” currency for Disney’s Pixie Hollow social networking MMO, with the prize going to the person who can answer, “Who is your favorite Disney Prince or Hero, and why?”

Episode 250: Do the Time Warp AgainEpisode 250: Do the Time Warp Again

February 5, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:50 am

It’s the fabulous 250th Episode milestone, and this particular podcast features a major surprise for longtime listeners. Not only is this one of the funniest podcasts in a long while, but there’s plenty of show to go around, too. First, the Gaming Flashback checks out the classic shooter No One Lives Forever, while the Gaming History examines the infamous Gizmondo handheld gaming console.

As for the news:

Hirai: Sony could be facing “serious trouble“
Take Two CEO states “strong become stronger” with next-gen transitions
Developer Starbreeze fears Syndicate may be “too hard“
Oklahoma state rep wants 1% violent videogame tax
Ubisoft cuts off legit players With DRM server migration

There’s no Question of the Week, but we’re definitely sure there will be plenty of comments for the podcast hosts.

Episode 249: Milestone LoomingEpisode 249: Milestone Looming

February 1, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:07 pm

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 though none of the podcasters have gotten a chance to actually play it.

There’s also some interesting news to discuss, including:

Christian group accuses The Old Republic of “warping kids” with pro-gay message
Rumor: Next Harmonix project being released on XBLA, PSN, and Facebook
EA Sports: SSX will bring extreme sports videogames back to prominence
Xbox 720 rumors springing up like wildfire
PS Vita continues to struggle in Japan
SNK brings Neo*Geo back as a handheld

There’s plenty of Reader Feedback, but there’s no Question of the Week, because there’s a special episode coming up. Ooooh, what could it possibly be?