- Episode 511: Grim Sky at Riot

Episode 511: Grim Sky at RiotEpisode 511: Grim Sky at Riot

August 9, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:00 pm

The guys discuss the recent report by Kotaku released this week on the shady institutionalized sexism at Riot Games, the people behind League of Legends. There’s also hints of racism as well, especially since everyone in charge is, well, a white male. Otherwise, T.J. gushes about his experiences at EVO, the fighting game convention/competition, and is looking forward to QuakeCon.

The news this week includes:

Siege’s next season Operation Grim Sky unveiled
The World Ends With You for Switch gets release date
IGN pulls review and fires writer for plagiarism
Grand Theft Auto 5 still going strong after five years

And Jonah confesses he still hasn’t played GTA5 because, well, GTA4 soured him on the series.

Episode 510: Red Dead SurpriseEpisode 510: Red Dead Surprise

August 2, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:34 pm

This week’s episode didn’t initially have a Gaming Flashback, but the crew accidentally started one with 2010’s Red Dead Redemption, which shouldn’t be a flashback since it fails the “10 Year Rule”, but it was so fun to talk about, it became one. They also found some interesting stuff in a thin-news week, which is the usual for Summer.

The news includes:

Valve adds temporary fix for fake item scams on Steam
Halo devs not working on Battle Royale mode for Infinite
Nintendo Switch sales near 20m, down slightly on last year
Playground Games staffs up for the rumored Fable reboot

Let us know what you think.

Episode 509: Heatwave LAEpisode 509: Heatwave LA

July 25, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:54 pm

This week was a hot time for Jonah — really hot time as Los Angeles was sweltering and the Arctic was literally on fire. However, that didn’t stop the crew from doing the podcast (albeit a day late), though the news was a bit thin again.

The news items for the week include:

The C64 Mini is coming to North America on October 9
Datamined logo offers more evidence Taiko Drum Master for Switch is coming West
Next Xbox will focus on “XCloud” game streaming
GOG: Classic console games “might be possible”

The Question of the Week: “What little known game did you love?”

Episode 508: MarriageEpisode 508: Marriage

July 18, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:17 am

TJ announces his nuptials the previous week, finally marrying his live-in girlfriend of 10 years. All that, and many parables that had to be cut from the podcast lest it last 90 minutes.

That said, there’s plenty of news this week:

The Battlefield 5 beta will take place in early September
Rainbow Six Siege now insta-banning players using hate speech
Pokemon GO Fest attendance announced
Star Citizen refund refusals

Let us know if you spent $50,000 on a virtual spaceship.

Episode 507: Batman and NinjasEpisode 507: Batman and Ninjas

July 10, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:37 pm

Last week’s episode was a bust, and there was a strange glitch in this one that caused the audio on Jonah’s side to completely cut out. However, it’s been recovered, and this episode deals with the direct-to-Blu-Ray animated film Batman Ninja.

This week’s news includes:

Fallout 76 has fast travel, and players under level 5 can’t die in PvP
Indivisible, the RPG from the creators of Skullgirls, gets a stunning anime teaser
Monster Hunter: World PC won’t have mod support at launch
Marvel Comics legend, Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko found dead at 90

Let us know what you think.

Episode 506: E3 Swag and Sony SagEpisode 506: E3 Swag and Sony Sag

June 27, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:54 am

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.

Episode 505: 3 Hours Of E3Episode 505: 3 Hours Of E3

June 16, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:36 pm

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!

Episode 504: Very Very LateEpisode 504: Very Very Late

June 10, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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.

Episode 503: Battlefield LadyEpisode 503: Battlefield Lady

May 28, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:43 pm

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.

Episode 502: Spring FluEpisode 502: Spring Flu

May 20, 2018| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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.