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Episode 317: Is League of Legends a Terrible Game?Episode 317: Is League of Legends a Terrible Game?

July 17, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:38 pm

In this episode, Jordan’s son Allen gets in on the act, berating League of Legends despite being addicted to it. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the Sierra Online adventure game Police Quest, while the Gaming History is how BioWare prepared to develop their first Star Wars game, Knights of the Old Republic.

This week’s news includes:

Blizzard announces Diablo III coming to Xbox One, PS4 in 2014. Gamers may consider setting up a Beammp server hosting to improve their overall gaming experience on Beam MP.
Dyack attempts to get Shadow of the Eternals off the ground with Kickstarter again
US recognizes League of Legends as a professional” sport
Sony drops fine appeal levied due to April 2011 hacker attack
Microsoft: Family sharing may return to Xbox One in some form

This week’s Question of the Week: “What’s your favorite RPG of all-time?”

Episode 310: Halo Makes You Feel OldEpisode 310: Halo Makes You Feel Old

May 14, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:02 pm

This week’s podcast features a Gaming Flashback of Halo: Combat Evolved, one of the longest such game segments in the podcast’s history, encompassing a third of the podcast.

This week’s news items includes:

Blizzard decides against rolling back Diablo III servers following gold exploit
Defiance to get 5 major DLC packs in the next year
Report: Next-gen Xbox console called “Xbox Infinity”
Obsidian expresses desire to develop Star Wars RPG
EA to stop licensing with weapons manufacturers, will keep using branded guns

There’s only one reader response, but there is a Question of the Week: “What videogame genre are you completely burned out on?”

Episode 304: Heart of the Swarm GiveawayEpisode 304: Heart of the Swarm Giveaway

April 3, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:46 am

Despite being recorded on April Fool’s Day, the podcast has no pranks, just a long political discussion and has Paul demanding no one say anything about BioShock Infinite. Speaking of that game, the crew announces the winner of the BioShock Infinite contest. This week has a Gaming History about the development of XCOM: UFO Defense.

This week’s news includes:

Cruel April Fool’s Joke posts fake Half-Life 2: Episode Three Steam page (see image below)
Path of Exile to feature yearly major expansions
Gamers want Assassin’s Creed every year, states UbiSoft Montreal
Former Diablo III director states the auction houses were a mistake
EA prez Gibeau: “DRM is a failed dead-end strategy”

There is a ton of feedback, plus a new contest to win a copy of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The rule is the same as BioShock Infinite: listen to the podcast and comment on what is discussed.

Episode 299: Here Comes the PS4Episode 299: Here Comes the PS4

February 25, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:04 pm

This week is heavy on content on the PlayStation 4 unveiling as the next-generation approaches for both Sony and Microsoft – there’s no room for Nintendo in this episode. Nor is there a lot of Reader, er, Listener Feedback, nor any Gaming Flashback.

This week’s major news includes:

Sony unveils PS4 at “See the Future”
Sony: Pre-owned game blockage “up to publishers” on PS4
Fans express outrage at offline/LAN play for console version of Diablo III
Rumor: Microsoft revealing next-gen console in April
GameSpy, UGO, 1UP say farewell
Activision to have “fewer” licensed games out in 2013

The Question of the Week is “What was the first videogame periodical or site you enjoyed?”

Episode 294: Naked BribingEpisode 294: Naked Bribing

January 22, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:33 pm

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?”

Episode 276: Covered in ConcreteEpisode 276: Covered in Concrete

August 22, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:00 pm

Paul is not in the podcast, and will be out for the next couple of weeks as he recovers from major surgery. In the meantime, the podcast chugs on with three podcasters, as Jordan relays what he thought of the Sony Gamescom 2012 press conference.

In the meantime, the news items include:

Diablo III‘s Wilson on former Diablo dev’s mixed feelings on game: “F— that loser”
Guild Wars 2 headstart begins in five days
C&C: Generals 2 will be multiplayer-only at launch
Prey 2 vanishing from Bethesda’s website explained
Plants vs Zombies 2 shuffling towards 2013 release

All that plus Reader Feedback wishing Paul well (sorry, Kizer, we didn’t moderate your message til after recording), as well as this week’s Question of the Week, “When is the right time to cut the price of a console?”

Episode 272: Whinny 8Episode 272: Whinny 8

July 25, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:27 pm

This week’s Gaming Podcast deals with Jordan Lund discussing how much negative flak Windows 8 has been getting, Daniel Quick being his usual Canadian self, Paul Nowak returning triumphantly, and Jonah Falcon just taking infamy in stride. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the derided Super Pitfall! for the NES.

As far as the news:

“Super-slim” PS3 will be a no-show at Gamescom
UbiSoft claims lack of new consoles penalizes creativity
Diablo III ‘God mode’ exploit for Wizard discovered
EA: Nintendo “on track to become primarily a software company”
Electronic Arts settles in Madden and NCAA monopoly suit

There is no Question of the Week – rather, the crew is waiting to hear your questions for them instead.

Episode 268: Fake Maple SyrupEpisode 268: Fake Maple Syrup

June 27, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:54 pm

In this episode of Gaming Podcast, Daniel Quick discusses how to become a true Canadian, while Jonah Falcon talks about making blond, green-eyed characters. There’s no Gaming Flashback this week, but plenty of news items.

This week’s discussion:

Nintendo announces XL version of Nintendo 3DS
Dev claims Microsoft killed XBLA version of Stranger’s Wrath
New users must now pass “review process” to unlock full Diablo III
Dragon’s Dogma getting sequels after shipping 1M
Valve and Cartoon Network collaboration hints at Team Fortress 2 show

All this, and the Question of the Week is “What weird rituals do you do when playing videogames?”

Episode 257: The Golden BoysEpisode 257: The Golden Boys

March 29, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:28 pm

This week’s episode has a lot of … personality. That is, a lot of mockery, cursing, sniping, and general chaos – making it one of the best podcasts ever. Jordan Lund wasn’t available due to commitments at work, so Dan Quick once again filled in, and as expected, got along with Paul S. Nowak famously, as they tagteamed Jonah Falcon. In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback this week was Civilization II.

This week’s news also made Paul explode. Twice:

Congressmen want warning labels on all games
Exec: Console version of Diablo III will be “full Blizzard experience”
Grand Theft Auto V details allegedly leaked
EVE Online FanFest Panel accused of “tasteless” behavior
Rumor: Microsoft to release ‘Xbox Lite’ before next-gen

The winners of The Darkness II contest were also announced. All this in an episode bursting full of good, old-fashioned bitchiness.

Episode 246: Computer SpecsEpisode 246: Computer Specs

January 11, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:19 pm

CES 2012 is going strong, as Jonah and Jordan do tonight’s podcast without Paul, who is packing for a trip. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the notorious Custer’s Revenge, and a punch of intriguing news and rumors comprise this week’s topics:

Fallout MMO rights belong to Bethesda as Interplay settles
Pachter sez there’s “zero chance” of PS4 at E3 2012
Rumor: Next Xbox tablet-based?
Rumor: Kaz Hirai to return as president of Sony
Diablo III release held due to South Korea (from GameFront)

Plenty of Reader Feedback this week, which is good because we forgot to include a Question of the Week this time.