Episode 708: Hello 2024Episode 708: Hello 2024

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:38 pm

The first episode of 2024 is a short one, though the guys discuss the original Mickey Mouse hitting the public domain, Square Enix declaring it will be “aggressive in applying AI”, CD Projekt RED staying independent, and Valve ending all support for CSGO in favor of Counter-Strike 2.

The news includes:

  • Activision Blizzard workers speak out after Bobby Kotick’s CEO exit
  • Star Wars Outlaws releasing “late” 2024
  • Studio behind PlayStation Firewall games shuts down due to “lack of support” for VR within industry

Let us know how your 2023 went.

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Episode 705: Commercial BlissEpisode 705: Commercial Bliss

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:35 am

The first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer dropped, and it has been viewed well over 110M times since. There is much more news post-Game Awards, including Vampire Survivors, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and a ton of demos dropping on Xbox.

The news includes:

  • Stormgate launches Kickstarter campaign
  • Final Fantasy 16 director teases two-episode DLC will expand Clive’s story
  • GTA 6 will release on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 in 2025
  • Report: Embattled Bungie management insist fans ‘still like us’

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 704: Pointless AwardsEpisode 704: Pointless Awards

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:22 am

This week, we discuss the Videogame Awards and Destiny 2‘s final DLC The Final Shape being delayed, as well as the following news items:

  • Mario Kart X out in 2025 claims leaker
  • Pony-inspired fighting game Them’s Fightin’ Herds abandons its unfinished story mode
  • Nier: Automata sequel is coming – but not just yet
  • Former Xbox employee reveals game EA made them cancel

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 703: Shadow of WarEpisode 703: Shadow of War

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This week, TJ finally decides to play Middle Earth: Shadow of War, and there is a debate on whether he should play Shadow of Mordor or just watch a Let’s Play of the game first.

The news includes:

  • Cities: Skylines 2 DLC has been delayed and weekly patches have come to an end
  • Warner Bros says Wonder Woman won’t be a live-service game
  • Knights of the Old Republic remake reportedly not in active development
  • Insomniac’s Wolverine reportedly due 2025

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 702: Grand Theft Auto 6Episode 702: Grand Theft Auto 6

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:52 am

This week is all about Starfield, Grand Theft Auto 6 and Chucky.

The news includes:

  • Rockstar officially announces GTA 6 reveal in December
  • PlayStation and X break up
  • Nintendo says Switch releases won’t be bound by “traditional” platform lifecycle
  • The enormous new Stellaris DLC finally has a release date

All this and listener feedback!

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Episode 701: Carts and GlitchesEpisode 701: Carts and Glitches

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:15 pm

The guys continue from #700 by discussing, among other things, the upcoming Dark Forces remaster.

The news includes:

  • Xbox Partner preview
  • Cities: Skylines 2 studio promises performance issues can and will be fixed
  • PlayStation 5 Slim disc drive seems to require internet connection to install
  • Xbox sees record-breaking Q1 gaming revenue
  • Hogwarts Legacy Switch Day One update is larger than game’s cartridge size

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 700: Seven Zero ZeroEpisode 700: Seven Zero Zero

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:14 pm

The TD Gaming Podcast reaches its big 700th episode milestone, but unfortunately it covers some boring industry news about Microsoft, Activision, Lies of P, and giantesses in Baldur’s Gate 3.

The news items include:

  • Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
  • Phil Spencer: Activision Blizzard games are not coming to Game Pass until 2024
  • Cities: Skylines 2 performance has “not achieved the benchmark we targeted”
  • Cities: Skylines 2 won’t use Steam Workshop for mod sharing
  • Lies of P passes 1 million units sold

Let us know what you think.

[Music by Mr SoundX Studios]

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