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Episode 322: Xbox One, PS4 Launch LineupsEpisode 322: Xbox One, PS4 Launch Lineups

August 28, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:49 pm

This week’s episode as a guest in the form of Jordan Lund’s wife Jennifer. There was to be a Gaming History, but it’ll be used next week when there’s more time.

This week’s news includes:

Microsoft Points transformed into cash
Gamers can return digital titles on Origin after a week
Bungie feels Destiny can be bigger than Halo, as big as Star Wars
Borderlands 2 coming to PlayStation Vita
Sony announces 33 “launch” titles for PlayStation 4
Microsoft announces launch titles for Xbox One
The Sims 4 emotional gameplay revealed at GamesCom 2013

All this and Listener Feedback, with the same “console or PC gamer?” question from last week.

Gaming Podcast 211: Short and SweetGaming Podcast 211: Short and Sweet

February 22, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 11:14 pm

This week we had to cut some segments short due to some work we’re doing on our house that had us tied up. We’re just doing up some news this week and community feedback. This weeks news includes:

Rumor: PS3 Pirates Unban Selves from PSN, Can Ban Others?
Electronic Arts: We Drained Our Core IPs
Bungie’s Next Game an MMOFPS?
Diablo III Developers Love Torchlight

And, here is the story about The Boy Who Stole Half-Life II. Here is our Question of the Week: Will all MMOs eventually follow a free-to-play model?

Gaming Podcast 192: Daddy Juice MakerGaming Podcast 192: Daddy Juice Maker

October 6, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 2:54 pm

This week we’re busting out some game news for our gaming podcast, as the usual. We’ve got some good community feedback that we’re tackling while also flashing back to The Guardian Legend and a bit of history on Hudson Soft. This weeks podcast news roundup includes:

Bungie Punishes Halo Reach Gamers… 15,000 of Them
Nintendogs blamed for dog mauling a 9 year old
OnLive Service Now Free But Games Are Not
Iwata claims 3DS game prices “not far off” from DS prices

This weeks question ‘o the week: What do you think of in-game exploits both physical exploits and software? Should gamers be punished for such a thing?

Gaming Podcast 171: Hating On ConsolesGaming Podcast 171: Hating On Consoles

May 4, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:32 pm

This week’s comments and conversations almost followed a common theme: console hating. The cast explains why they’re not really PC gaming anymore and the frustrations with PC gaming but admits the industry is extremely important. This weeks news includes the following stories:

Red Hot Chilli Peppers getting a guitar Hero game?
Next Call of Duty will be Black Ops
Bungie signs deal with Activision
Nintendo to release Black Console

This weeks question of the week is this: Will gamer parents treat their kids differently in terms of what is acceptable in terms of video game selection, play time and other gaming related activities? Is our perspective that much different?

Gaming Podcast 139: Pirate or Privateer?Gaming Podcast 139: Pirate or Privateer?

September 14, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 3:09 pm

Welcome to the early edition of the gaming podcast, because I’m going to be in Germany this week we had to record a bit early and post the podcast for listening. Hopefully this won’t screw up too many people’s schedules with a day-early release! This week we’re flashing back to Sid Meier’s Pirates and learning about women’s rights (or lack of) in the life of a privateer. We’ll talk a bit about the history of the Amstrad CPC 464 and cover some news:

Nintendo Wii Rumor: Price Rollback
Wii Sales Down 50 Percent
Bethesda Sues Interplay Over Fallout License
Bungie Says Natal Won’t Be Implemented To Be Gimmicky

The community questions were great, gave us lots of nice ideas for a future gaming cave! This week we’re riding on the community listener, Onyersix who wrote a good question of the week: “What was the scariest moment you ever experienced playing video games? We’re talking the type of shock that makes you need to go and put on a new pair of pants!”

Hey, did you notice our new microphone quality, Jennifer and I have upgraded our studio setup (by about $1,000!), hopefully you’ll notice the more dynamic vocal qualities.

Microsoft Holds Back Bungie AnnouncementMicrosoft Holds Back Bungie Announcement

July 17, 2008| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:38 pm

E3 was supposed to be the staging point for the next Bungie bombshell but Microsoft was said to cut it to save time. Bungie had big plans to reveal some stuff they were working on and really take best in show for E3. Was it really cut because of time?

This sounds fabricated, cutting a huge announcement because of time constraints makes absolutely no sense. Imagine a firework show where you cut the grand finale because it would push the show over by a few minutes. Just dropping a title name or a 30 second teaser video would have taken a minute at most, we’re not looking for long winded explanations, just the facts.

Perhaps the real reason was Microsoft had it in their back pocket if people found the Netflix and Final Fantasy XIII news hum drum compared to anything Sony or Nintendo were to show off. Reacting dynamically to the news, perhaps they realized Sony didn’t have any epic announcements and Nintendo just showed up to hint at their future accessories. Microsoft’s haymaker of an announcement wasn’t needed to win the show this year.

Or, maybe the low turn out to the event just wouldn’t build enough hype for Microsoft’s big announcement. They could find a better outlet to turn on the hype and get people jazzed for the next Bungie product. Three years ago there is no doubt Microsoft would have come out fighting with all their weapons; this year Final Fantasy XIII was enough to show consumers that Sony’s lost their exclusives.

After the noise of E3 fades we’re sure to hear more from Bungie. We feel bad for the employees of Bungie who were ready to make the announcements on their work in progress. Sometimes, saving it for later is the best thing you can do; think of the anticipation that will build!

(Thanks, 1up)