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Episode 220: Professional Butt BitingEpisode 220: Professional Butt Biting

June 29, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:08 pm

This week is a short podcast, since there’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there was some important news in the past few days that caught our eyes. We’re also giving away a free copy of Duke Nukem Forever for the Xbox 360.

The news items include:

California videogame law ruled unconstitutional
LulzSec ends its hacking spree
Molyneux: We didn’t have enough time for Fable 3
Star Wars Galaxies shutting down in December
Duke Nukem will continue
Microsoft says Xbox 360 halfway through lifecycle, Kinect added adrenaline

How can you win a copy of Duke Nukem Forever for the Xbox 360? Answer the Question of the Week, What kind of food and drink to you eat while gaming? US residents eligible only.

Gaming Podcast 219: ColecoVision RulesGaming Podcast 219: ColecoVision Rules

June 21, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:52 pm

Paul crows about Nintendo’s dominance over the ColecoVision and Dreamcast, while Jonah and Jordan reminisce about this week’s Gaming Flashback, Electronic Arts’ Barnstorming for the Atari 2600.

The news also includes the following topics:

Duke Nukem Forever review fiasco
Harrison: Apple will be the games industry in 10 years
Tretton: No need for PS4, PS3 now hitting its stride
Slimmer PS3 coming?

This week’s Gaming History looks at the husband-and-wife developing team Freefall Associates, while the Question of the Week is: How much weight do you give the score of a review? Let us know what you think.

Gaming Podcast Episode 218: Introducing PaulGaming Podcast Episode 218: Introducing Paul

June 15, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:19 pm

The listeners of Gaming Podcast finally get introduced to the third member of the Videogame Roundtable podcast team, Paul S. Nowak, who only desires hate mail and more time playing Dungeon Overlord on Facebook. This week, the Gaming Flashback looks back at the Gamecube title mentioned by Jordan Lund last week, Eternal Darkness, and the guys respond to the reader mail from episode 217, and if you’re interested in other types of games such as escape rooms you can visit the Room escape games in Portland Oregon just for this.

The trio also discuss the following news items:

Microsoft: Halo won’t be a yearly franchise
Analyst: Kinect appealed to “more hardcore” than expected
2M users sign up for COD: Elite beta
Wizardry Online announced, will feature permadeath

This week’s Question of the Week: How much do you think the Wii U will cost? All this and more in this delightful podcast that will have you begging for more.

Gaming Podcast 214: A Fully PAXed EpisodeGaming Podcast 214: A Fully PAXed Episode

March 16, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:04 am

We review our experiences of PAX East in this podcast and the second half is full of gaming news and community comments. Derrick reflects at his fun experience of Orcs Must Die while Jonah spent some time with LA Noire and Star Wars: The Old Republic. The news highlights include:

PSP Go Price Goes Back to $200 After 3 Days
Phil Harrison Sez Industry Struggling With Casual and Mobile Game Market
Angry Birds Hits 100 Million Downloads
Bioware Talks Jade Empire Again
Gamer Loses $1800 In Games from Steam

This week’s question of the week: Which convention would you want to attend most: E3, PAX or Comic Con?

Gaming Podcast 213: Pith HelmetsGaming Podcast 213: Pith Helmets

March 10, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:08 am

It’s time to use your meat, you gotta work at it! Yeah, this weeks gaming podcast talks a bit about moma’s meat on her Pooyan, this is your gaming flashback for the week! We’ve also got some news bulletins including:

Microsoft Beginning Work on Xbox 720?
Cliff Bleszinski: Only AAA Titles and Indie Games Matter
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Not Coming Til 2012
Will Wright Working on New Game
WoW Users ‘Not Ready’ for Firelands
Netflix Coming to 3DS This Summer

This weeks question of the week, sorta off the cuff random: What’s your favorite old school game, and how long do you believe it took to make it? (and, do you really know how long–do the research and let us know!)

Gaming Podcast 212: Watermelon JuiceGaming Podcast 212: Watermelon Juice

March 2, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:19 am

The gaming podcast is back for the full edition, this week we’ve got a preview look at the title Orcs Must Die! developed by Robot Entertainment. Besides our awesome community comments we’ve got some news coverage including:

LG Lawsuit Stops PS3 Shipments In Europe
Mortal Kombat Banned in Australia
Rift Claims More End-Game Content Than Any MMO Launch, Ever
Browser Based PC Games The Future?
Research Analyst: PC Gaming Is Indeed Dying

This week, we’ve got a question for you: What is your favorite gaming food? And, if you want to see the Orcs Must Die! youtube trailer, check it out after the break.

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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 208: Sony’s NGP RevealGaming Podcast 208: Sony’s NGP Reveal

February 2, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:23 am

We’re covering some of the NGP information, Sony’s new hand-held and trying to find the good and the bad for the hardware. With a market getting hit with smart phones, is there a place for the NGP? This week in the news we’ve got:

Sony Reveals NGP
Analysts Doubtful on NGP Success
Sony Believes 3D “Isn’t Right” For Handhelds
Nintendo’s Iwata Weighs In On NGP
BioWare On MMO Risk/Reward Balance
Grandmother Dies Before Gaming Wish Comes True

This week we flash back to the gaming impact created by one Garry Kitchen and ask the question of the week: Should Sony give up on the PS3 and release the PS4 as soon as possible?

Gaming Podcast 205: Scary PoopGaming Podcast 205: Scary Poop

January 11, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:28 pm

This week’s gaming podcast includes a gaming flashback on Rock N Roll Racing, a game that was very close to the game Derrick thought about last week. We’ve got community comments, as the usual, and a few good news articles that emphasis hacking:

PS3 Hacking Begins in Earnest, and Sony “Looking Into” It
Mac App Store Cracked
Microsoft Thinks PC Kinect Hacks are “Cool”
Nintendo 3DS to Have 3-8 Hours Battery Life
Interplay Calls Bethesda’s Legal Claims Absurd
Lord of the Rings Online Triples Profit

The focus on security and hacking brings out the emotions in this episode, we’re sure you’ll have a few things to say about it as well. Say on young warriors! (and warriorette’s). This weeks question of the week: What non-game features do you enjoy on your videogame console, and what features do you find useless?

Gaming Podcast 204: River City BarfGaming Podcast 204: River City Barf

January 5, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:16 am

This week we’re covering a few stories fresh in 2011 or at least our reactions are fresh! We’re hitting up some community comments, as the usual, and doing a flash back of River City Ransom, last covered in episode 4–don’t go find the old one, listen to the new one (we only had 3 listeners back then!). The stories of the week:

Nintendo Warns: No 3-D Gaming for Young Players
FOX Scares Family with Kinect Sex Game
Apple Expects iPad Explosion in 2011
PS3 Rootkey Exposed By Hacker

This weeks question of the week: What game did or do you love that no one else seems to have ever heard of?