- Episode 703: Shadow of War

Episode 703: Shadow of WarEpisode 703: Shadow of War

November 23, 2023| Jonah 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.

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

November 10, 2023| Jonah 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!

Episode 701: Carts and GlitchesEpisode 701: Carts and Glitches

October 30, 2023| Jonah 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.

Episode 700: Seven Zero ZeroEpisode 700: Seven Zero Zero

October 19, 2023| Jonah 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]

Episode 699: PS5 SlimEpisode 699: PS5 Slim

October 12, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:29 pm

This week, the guys discuss the upcoming consoles coming from Sony and Nintendo, announced and rumored respectively.

The news includes:

New PS5 Slim officially revealed
Nintendo Switch 2 name, release date and pricing reportedly revealed
Unity CEO Riccitiello steps down, effective immediately

Let us know what you think.

Episode 698: Chocolate EpisodeEpisode 698: Chocolate Episode

October 7, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:11 pm

Reuploaded episode due to file corruption.

Game news:

Payday 3’s first update is delayed to mid-October to ensure its stability
Wolf Among Us 2 dev says “Telltale laid most of us off”
Sony confirms cyber-attack exposed details of nearly 7000 current and former employees
Stardew Valley creator shares new screenshots of Haunted Chocolatier

Let us know what you think.

Episode 697: Bye Jim RyanEpisode 697: Bye Jim Ryan

September 29, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:30 pm

This week the guys discuss Electronic Arts soccer, Far Cry 7, Vampire Survivors, Sony vs. Gaming Heads, Starfield, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, The Talos Principle 2, and Unity getting games canceled.

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan to retire next spring
Meta Quest 3 is coming on October 10
All of Sony systems allegedly hacked by new ransomware group

Let us know what you think.

Episode 696: Nintendo Directs, PlayStation States, Microsoft Lifts the KimonoEpisode 696: Nintendo Directs, PlayStation States, Microsoft Lifts the Kimono

September 23, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:29 pm

Plenty to talk about, as the guys discuss Cities Skylines 2, The Elder Scrolls 6, Phil Spencer’s old emails, the Steam Deck 2 and The Division 3. However, the main focus of discussion lies in the Nintendo Direct, PlayStation State of Play and Xbox Tokyo Game Show conference and what to expect in the future.

The news otherwise features:

Xbox Series X disc-Less design leaks online
Fallout 3 remaster leads colossal Microsoft leak of unannounced games

Let us know what you think.

Episode 695: Attack of the VCEpisode 695: Attack of the VC

September 12, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:12 pm

Life By You looks promising, Armored Core 6 is kicking all sorts of butt, and NBA 2K24 gets more and more predatory and dismaying.

The news this week includes:

NBA 2K24 players say new badge regression system feels like a “second job”
Nintendo reportedly gave private Switch 2 demos to developers
Atari acquires massive Atari archive after revealing a new 2600 that takes cartridges
Starfield mod tools are coming in 2024

Let us know what you think.

Episode 694: Baldur’s StarfieldEpisode 694: Baldur’s Starfield

September 1, 2023| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:47 am

As Starfield readies its launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 gets a ton of updates.

The news includes:

Star Wars: Dark Forces is getting the Nightdive remaster treatment
Xbox must have mobile presence if it’s going to thrive, Phil Spencer says
No Man’s Sky adds its first new race in its biggest update of the year
Citizen Sleeper 2 announced
League of Legends is ditching Mythic items

All this and Listener Feedback.