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This episode follows the three hour long E3 episode, but there was so much E3 to talk about, a lot of the show spilled over into this show, including the crew talking about the swag Jonah sent to them, and Sony’s “winning” of E3 in terms of media attention. There was going to be a Gaming History, but the episode ran long and they weren’t going to have a two hour podcast after a three hour one.

The news of the week includes:

• Microsoft and Nintendo troll Sony over crossplay
• Bethesda lawsuit says Westworld game stole Fallout Shelter code
• Microsoft and Razer are working on Xbox keyboard and mouse support
• Nintendo Switch could get its own new Monster Hunter games
• Life is Strange 2 Episode One release date revealed

There was some Listener Feedback to last week’s episode, too.

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This week’s episode is three hours long — Jonah’s mic was moving in the first minute, but after that, it’s ok. There’s no news, just discussion of each of the press briefings that preceded E3, as well as some of the games that Jonah got hands-on time with. TJ is sad that he didn’t get to attend this year, while Scott is getting E3 swag.

Next week, back to news items!

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This week’s episode is very late thanks to Jonah having to prep for E3, which much of the podcast focuses on. There’s even a massive argument between Jonah and TJ about which film was better: Tron or Tron: Legacy, while Tron 2.0 gets its love as well. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Microsoft’s most popular JRPG, Blue Dragon.

The news items include:

• Capcom registers Devil May Cry 5 site, fueling E3 2018 rumors
• Ubisoft confirms E3 reveal of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Rumor: Microsoft to reveal three Gears of War games at E3
• Rumor: Rocksteady to announce a Superman game at E3

What do you expect from E3? Let us know.

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This week, TD Gaming Podcast talks about Battlefield V and how a certain part of the gamer population completely lost their minds over it. There was also a half-hour discussion of Second Life, shoot-em-up, and developer Treasure, with web searches and aimless conversation that went nowhere.

This week’s news:

• The Steam Link Mobile App has been blocked by Apple
• Killer7 is coming to Steam this Fall
• The Wolf Among Us 2 coming in 2019
• Mega Man X-inspired roguelike 20XX coming to consoles
• WWII-themed Battlefield V drops October 19, abandons paid expansion model

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Jonah suffers from spring flu this episode, which you can probably here in his voice. There’s a long discussion about isometric roleplaying games, and for the first time in a while, there’s no Gaming Flashback.

This week’s news items include:

• id Software partnering with Mad Max dev Avalanche Studios to develop Rage 2
• Radical Heights developer Boss Key Games shuts down
• Platinum claims it will “turn the action genre on its head”
• Redditor leaks potential Star Fox racing spin-off from Retro Studios

Let us know what you think.

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This episode follows the landmark 500th episode, and this next episode is dominated by Nintendo, both in the news and looking back at the Gaming Flashback for Wii Music and the infamous E3 performance starring Reggie Fils-Aime and Cammie Dunaway.

The news includes:

• Nintendo Labo first week sales sluggish in Japan, UK
• Atari announces Atari VCS pre-sale begins May 30th on IndieGogo
• Eastfound looks to scratch that retro Zelda itch
• Nintendo starts moving to a Wii-like “non-gamer” strategy for the Switch

All of this and Listener Feedback.

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After 11 years, VGRT Gaming Podcast, nee “Technical Diversions (TD) Gaming Podcast”, has hit the magic 500th episode, with not only former co-host Paul Nowak joining in on the celebration, but 2Old2Play’s Derek Nolan and former co-host Dan Quick sending their congrats as well. Paul’s presence is the go-ahead to give TJ and Scott permission to razz Jonah to no end, while Parker Brother board games are compared. This week’s Gaming Flashback is World of Goo.

The news for this magical 500th episode includes:

• “King of Kong” star stripped of high scores, banned from competition
• Croteam and Devolver promise a “brutally bigger” new Serious Sam
• SNK teasing its own classic compilation console
• Nintendo overhauls parental control app for Switch

Question of the Week: “If you were a classic Parker Brothers board game, which would you be?”

[Song: “The Field Of Cormallen” by David Arkenstone.]

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Yeah, we recorded this on April 2 and are just releasing this on April 12 — because during this time Jonah went to PAX East, then visited his mother in NYC, and things have calmed down about now. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the overly cute LittleBigPlanet… and to think it was a major topic of conversation in the early days of the podcast. How time has passed.

This week’s news items include:

• You can play de_dust2 in Far Cry Arcade
• No Man’s Sky coming to Xbox One later this year

You’d think that wouldn’t be enough news for 90 minutes, but that’s ok. We go off on tangents all the time.

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This week’s podcast is a little late thanks to life interrupting, but better late than never. We discuss the Gaming Flashback, Robocop, and other weird tangeants that have nothing to do with videogames.

The news this week includes:

• PUBG is “considering” region-locked servers
• Rare cancels planned Sea of Thieves “death cost” after player complaints
• Red Dead Redemption 2 leak teases Battle Royale Mode

All this and Listener Feedback.

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The podcast slowly inches towards the magic 500th episode of Gaming Podcast, representing over 11 years of yakking about video games. For a Gaming Flashback, the gang looks at arguably the last good Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy. They also discuss the phenomenon that is Fortnite.

As for the gaming news, this week includes:

• Atari reveals Ataribox, renamed Atari VCS
• Ys: Memories of Celceta will arrive on PC this summer
• Fortnite is already the second highest grossing game on iOS
• Top Fortnite streamer Ninja earns $500,000 per month

Do you play Fortnite? Let us know.