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Episode 404: Rebel ScumEpisode 404: Rebel Scum

November 10, 2015| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:05 pm

This week’s episode is a little late thanks to unforeseen circumstances, but nothing will stop us from posting new episodes. It’s actually one day late, since last week was a week off, thanks to Podbean limits and Halloween. On that note, this week, Jonah had to erase a spoiler segment about The Force Awakens, but enough remains of the convo discussing other parts of the upcoming movie.

This week’s news:

Sony not to offer backwards compatibility
Advertising Standards Authority rules Valve misled customers with Grand Theft Auto V Steam Sale
The Witcher movie slated for 2017
Ubisoft admits poor Syndicate sales are due to franchise fatigue caused by Unity
World of Warcraft paid subscribers at a nine year low at 5.5M

The Question of the Week is what we usually ask ourselves, but with all the new games coming out, “What have you been playing this week?”

Episode 403: Jam and the HooligansEpisode 403: Jam and the Hooligans

October 26, 2015| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:38 pm

The episode is a day late, sorry about that, folks. In this episode, we wish Paul was with us to discuss what he thought of the release of Jem and the Holograms in theaters. The banter is strong, but not overstuffed like last week.

Lots of news this week, however:

Konami insists Hideo Kojima still works at company
343 Industries not ruling out PC port of Halo 5
Rebellion rescues Kickstarter backers from GRIN’s bankruptcy
Classic car combat RPG Autoduel may be making a comeback with inXile
Pete Hines: Entire game not on Fallout 4 PC disc
Vivendi seeking more shares of Ubisoft, board seats

The Question on the Week: Do you prefer first person or isometric RPGs?

Episode 401: Intentionally LateEpisode 401: Intentionally Late

October 10, 2015| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:56 pm

This week’s episode was deliberately delayed because there will be a new day we record: Friday, which means the podcasts will be released on Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, the Dr. Who episode preceding this gave us a little space, and now this podcast will be setting the stage for future episodes.

This week’s news includes:

Rumor: Caveman game teased by Ubisoft leaked as Far Cry Primal
Steam Sections coming to major videogame retailers this November
Sony: “Climate is not healthy” for a new PlayStation handheld
LEGO Dimensions outsells Skylanders Superchargers and Disney Infinity 3.0
Fan turns to the crowd for Pokemon PAX party settlement

Write in the comments and let us know what you think.

Episode 352: Get Ready for E3 AgainEpisode 352: Get Ready for E3 Again

June 6, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:15 am

It’s the last podcast before E3 2014 starts on Monday. Jonah is still ravaged by the flu, while Paul’s ghost haunts the podcast.

The news this week includes:

Watch Dogs sells 4 million in first week
Xbox One getting 34 new apps
Sony discontinues the PSP in Japan
Take-Two CEO skeptical of Oculus’ broad appeal

All this and Listener Feedback as well as a new Question of the Week: “How much info do you try to glean from E3 reports?”

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Episode 346: Back PainsEpisode 346: Back Pains

April 3, 2014| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:27 pm

Paul wasn’t able to make it for this podcast thanks to a hospital trip due to back pains, but Jordan and Jonah get into it a little themselves. They also avoid the predictable April Fool’s gags since even though the episode was recorded April 1, it wasn’t going to air until 2 days later. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Ubisoft’s first person shooter Far Cry.

The news this week includes:

EA deletes nasty Wii U April Fools’ tweets
Indies praise Xbox One self-publishing – but Microsoft must drop its launch parity policy
Uncharted 4 game director leaves Naughty Dog

Also included is Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What was your favorite videogame-related April Fool’s joke?”

Episode 335: Double XEpisode 335: Double X

December 11, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:59 pm

This week, Jordan reveals that he actually won an Xbox One from work, making him the second owner of the console in the podcast, and the only one with both a One and a PS4. Unfortunately, Paul’s not available for the podcast, making it a podcast of two.

The news this week:

Square Enix confirms Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for next-gen
EA donates $1.65 million to American Cancer Society following Humble campaign
Report: MMOs targeted by intelligence agencies
Ubisoft polling on Assassin’s Creed 5, non-Assassin pirate game
Report: Disney taking over Indiana Jones from Paramount

Also, listener Pawel Predki wrote his own review of Tearaway. Read it here.

Episode 332: Blue Light UnspecialEpisode 332: Blue Light Unspecial

November 20, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:59 pm

Gaming Podcast is back after a week off, as Jordan talks about playing games on his brand-new PlayStation 4, while Jonah is anxious and worried about the Xbox One launch this week.

There’s also a ton of news this week, including:

Unlucky PlayStation 4 owners face ‘blue light of death’
Report: Apple in “talks” to purchase co-creators of original Kinect tech
Ubisoft explains why launch games underwhelm
Xbox One launch official broadcast available through Spike, GameTrailers
Survey: only 1 percent of gamers want a Wii U this Holiday season
Ken Levine defends BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 1‘s length
World of Warcraft not going free-to-play, stop asking
More Fallout 4 evidence pops up with trademark registration

And the Question of the Week: “What was the best budget game you ever bought?”

Episode 327: Not-Love LettersEpisode 327: Not-Love Letters

October 1, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:49 am

This week’s podcast has Jonah having a new job, while some really long Listener Feedback letters lengthen the podcast. In fact, several discussions between Jonah and Jordan were cut and will be in a near-future Outtakes episode.

This week is full of news as well, including:

Star Wars 1313 was to have starred Boba Fett after all
Shadow of the Eternals dev Precursor Games disbands
Techland: Dying Light isn’t another Dead Island
China lifts console ban, Microsoft collaborating with BesTV to make new console
Watch Dogs ships on two discs, requires install, 30 FPS cap on Xbox One and PS4

That plus the long Listener Feedback, and Jordan has an appeal to veteran listeners to write in.

Episode 320: Like This Like ThatEpisode 320: Like This Like That

August 8, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:42 pm

The posting of Monday’s podcast has been delayed a day, sorry about that. This week is fairly long, and the Gaming History gets into the venerable Sega Dreamcast, which still has some developers making new games for it.

Otherwise, this week’s news items include:

Assassin’s Creed series will have end, assures Ubisoft
EverQuest Next gameplay revealed, accepting beta registration
Blizzard confirms Project Titan overhaul, “unlikely to be subscription-based”
EA claims freedom of speech in NCAA lawsuit appeal, court rejects it
Region-based factions will be in The Crew

This week’s Question of the Week: “What makes you decide to preorder a game or console?”

Episode 316: Talkin’ About Candleja–Episode 316: Talkin’ About Candleja–

July 10, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:09 pm

Jonah is getting ready for Vegas this weekend, so you know that whatever he does there will probably stay there. On the other hand, Jordan’s just beginning to check out State of Decay, while the winner of the T-shirt contest is announced. Also, for the first time in a long while, there’s a Gaming History – this one on the PlayStation 2.

This week’s news:

UbiSoft: Xbox One version of Watch Dogs more dynamic than PS4 and current-gen versions
Microsoft prez Don Mattrick leaves to be Zynga CEO
Sony: DualShock 4 controller’s light bar cannot be turned off
Indian PC gamers upset at Origin price increases

This week’s Question of the Week, “What’s your favorite indie game released in the last year?”