VG247 has been kind enough to post the entire “See the Future” event that Sony held to reveal the PlayStation 4.

Check out the entire 2 hour show in the video below.

The videogame world has been stunned by the news that GameSpy, 1UP and UGO are all being shuttered. GameSpy had been around since 1999 (back when it was a mere online match service – game-spy, geddit?) UGO was a site that I wrote for both indirectly as an editor of GamePen and directly when I wrote DVD and game reviews for UGO.

UGO’s Chris Radtke bid farewell stating:

I’ve spent many years of my life trying to turn UGO.com into something entertaining for you guys. Hopefully you stopped by recently to watch one our funny videos. Or you found yourself debating one of our nerd culture lists, read a movie review or pondered the age old question “Who would win in a fight, a minotaur armed with a trident or a centaur armed with a crossbow.” Could be you tried to win something off our homepage or you Googled “Hot Girls” and found a couple of pics you liked. I don’t really care how you got here, just as long as you were entertained when you did.

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This week’s podcast is rife with arguing between Jonah, Jordan and Paul regarding computer science in schools and have a long discussion about the future of the Wii U. In this episode, the earliest MMOFPS PlanetSide gets a Gaming Flashback.

As far as the news items for the week:

• Obama: Games innovate technology, interest children in computer science
• Destiny preorders at Best Buy reveal info about Bungie’s upcoming game
• Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta begins the 25th February
• Rumor: Sony will use Gaikai to stream PS3 games in PS4
• Wii U sold around 50,000 units in US in January
• Take 2 confirms acquiring WWE license

All this and Reader Feedback as well as the Question of the Week: “How important is backwards compatibility to you?”

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[Note: Due to a mic issue, some of the podcast is slightly distorted.]

This week’s podcast was recorded a day early due to schedule conflicts, but we make up for it with an actual Gaming Flashback this week of one of the most famous recent RPGs, Knights of the Old Republic.

In addition, there’s a ton of news:

• Brad Wardell states RTS’s aren’t dying – just waiting
• Microsoft considered buying Sega at one point
• UK: Wii U sells just 34,000 pieces of software in January
• Next World of Warcraft update to arrive in the “coming weeks”
• thatgamecompany had been bankrupt when Journey shipped
• Report: Next-gen Xbox will feature Siri-like voice recog
• Ubisoft plans new Assassin’s Creed game for 2013/14, set in a new time period

All that plus Reader Feedback and a Question of the Week: “What was the first roleplaying game you enjoyed?”

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Jonah is still plagued, though this time he’s suffering laryngitis that accompanied the flu. However, even without Dan or a Gaming Flashback, there’s a ton of news to pour over.

This week’s news items include:

• Notch earned $101M in 2012, may buy car
• Sony teases “See the Future” event on 20th February
• Rumor: PS4 hitting Europe in 2014, will have 8GB GDDR5
• Feedback leads Kawata to “slightly revise” opinions on Resident Evil
• Take-Two delays Grand Theft Auto V to September 17th
• Source Code director signs on for Legendary Pictures’ Warcraft adaptation
• Controversial torture interrogation from Splinter Cell: Black List removed
• Rumor: Halo 3 finally hitting PC – on Steam?

All that plus Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week: “What remake would you like to see done?”

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This week, Jonah has the flu, but still manages to host despite hacking and coughing (which was edited out of the podcast), and having a nasally voice as well. Jordan was not so lucky, and couldn’t make it at all. Despite all this, the crew manages to give Dan a sendoff in his last regular podcast.

The news was also pretty major this week, including:

• THQ finally dissolved, assets auctioned off
• Dead Space 3 micro-transactions for players wanting “instant gratification”
• Disney Infinity to feature on-disc DLC, susceptible to movie spoilers
• League of Legends Team Solo Medbi players receive lifetime bans for anti-Semitism and abuse
• Sony fined 250K GBP for April 2011 hacker intrusion

We also have Reader Feedback and a new Question of the Week: “What kind of microtransactions are acceptable?”

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This week has a full crew again with Jordan, Jonah, Paul and Dan, and even though there’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, there’s a ton of news to pour over.

This week’s news includes:

• Jay Wilson steps down from Diablo III stewardship
• The Secret World sees ‘400% increase in activity’ after December relaunch
• Mojang: Minecraft XBLA outsold Minecraft PC in 2012
• Gas Powered Games confirms major layoffs
• Sony settles lawsuit with Kevin Butler actor Jerry Lambert
• Pachter: Nintendo is “a few years late” in everything they do

On a sadder note, Dan announced a day after the podcast recording that he will be employed full-time and no longer have the time to be a regular member of the podcast.

This week’s Question of the Week: “What game do you want to see a sequel to the most?”

Due to scheduling conflicts, there is no podcast. The next podcast will be recorded at its regularly scheduled time.

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This week sees the return of Paul Nowak from his holiday vacation. There’s plenty of news items and some reader feedback, but also the return of Gaming History as the crew checks out the failed portable console, the Game.com.

The news for this week includes:

• Age of Empires Online won’t be seeing any more content
• Sony patents tech to stop used games and rentals
• Major Nelson posts countdown to E3 Expo 2013
• PvP mode for Diablo III delayed yet again
• Telltale is in the very early stages of The Walking Dead Season 2

Finally, the Question of the Week is simple: “What did you do on your holiday break?”

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This double stuffed episode makes up for last week’s week off, even without Paul in the podcast.

The news covers the following items:

• Sony stops shipping PlayStation 2 in Japan
• WWE may not get $45M owed by THQ for license
• Asheron’s Call 2 returns

They then covered the top stories of the year, which leads to the Question of the Week, “What was the biggest news item in 2012?”