Episode 550: Kowtowing to ChinaEpisode 550: Kowtowing to China

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 am

Blizzard finds itself in hot water as it finds itself having to explain its actions in pleasing the Chinese government, in news that’s still hot and doesn’t look like it’s going to cool down anytime soon. It’s enough to overshadow even an official console announcement from Sony. There’s a Gaming Flashback, the embarrassingly bad FMV game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties.

The news this week includes:

  • Blizzard is facing a boycott after removing a Hearthstone Grandmaster
  • PlayStation 5 launches Holiday 2020
  • Doom Eternal delayed until March 2020, Doom 64 goes multiformat

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Episode 549: PS4 CrossplayingEpisode 549: PS4 Crossplaying

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 am

The crew realize how prickly gamers are getting. Lootboxes may make them complain, but it won’t stop them from paying. Exclusive DLC? That seems to be a bridge too far.

The news includes:

  • Modern Warfare fans are cancelling pre-orders over Spec Ops exclusivity
  • PS4 cross-play features reportedly out of beta, now available to all developers
  • French CS:GO players can preview loot box contents now, but still have to claim them

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Episode 547: NBA 2K20 ProblemsEpisode 547: NBA 2K20 Problems

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:26 pm

Jonah goes absolutely off on NBA 2K20, not just on its buggy launch, but it’s decline into microtransactions in the form of Virtual Currency.

The news includes:

  • NBA 2K20 devs “working around the clock’ on patch to address gameplay issues
  • Civilization VI adds Red Death Battle Royale mode
  • Switch could be getting a bizarre VR headset

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Episode 545: Fleshy Testicle MonstersEpisode 545: Fleshy Testicle Monsters

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:08 pm

Jonah finally finishes the strange puzzle platformer Inside and discusses it with the crew during the post-podcast discussion. Otherwise, there’s news galore, as well as a Gaming Flashback of the notorious flop Sonic the Hedgehog from 2006.

It includes:

  • Quantic Dream is “not exclusive to any platform anymore”
  • An enhanced edition of System Shock 2 is in development
  • Nintendo Switch SNES controller spotted
  • Minecraft‘s Super Duper Graphics Pack officially canceled

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Episode 542: Beware the Crab Lasers of DoomEpisode 542: Beware the Crab Lasers of Doom

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 am

Paul’s back for an episode, as the crew still has E3 on the mind, and still discuss stuff from the show. In fact, the conversation remains so much on E3, half of the scheduled news items don’t get done. Instead, it’s just a reunion of sorts as the rambling goes on and on.

The news that does get discussed includes:

  • Final Fantasy VIII Remastered PC will get exclusive features
  • NBA 2K19 fans are unhappy at an increase in the number of in-game unskippable ads

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