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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.

Episode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About MicrosoftEpisode 319: Someone Is Butt-Hurt About Microsoft

July 30, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:26 pm

There’s no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there is a crapton of news this week on TD Gaming Podcast, which Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund eagerly read.

That, and Jordan really wants to know what you have been playing.

The news this week includes:

Microsoft officially announces indie self-publishing, to be unveiled at GamesCom 2013
Phil Fish explodes on Twitter, cancels Fez II in a huff
Shadow of the Eternals back on Kickstarter, no longer episodic
Neil Gaiman has announced his first videogame, Wayward Manor
Lanning: Nintendo will be around for “100 years,” but probably not Zynga or Microsoft
Activision-Blizzard buys out $8.2B of its own stock from Vivendi
Paid subscribership of World of Warcraft down to 7.7M

All this and Listener feedback.

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 316: Talkin’ About Candleja–Episode 316: Talkin’ About Candleja–

July 10, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:09 pm

Jonah is getting ready for Vegas this weekend, so you know that whatever he does there will probably stay there. On the other hand, Jordan’s just beginning to check out State of Decay, while the winner of the T-shirt contest is announced. Also, for the first time in a long while, there’s a Gaming History – this one on the PlayStation 2.

This week’s news:

UbiSoft: Xbox One version of Watch Dogs more dynamic than PS4 and current-gen versions
Microsoft prez Don Mattrick leaves to be Zynga CEO
Sony: DualShock 4 controller’s light bar cannot be turned off
Indian PC gamers upset at Origin price increases

This week’s Question of the Week, “What’s your favorite indie game released in the last year?”

Episode 315: Titanfall T-Shirt Contest ContinuesEpisode 315: Titanfall T-Shirt Contest Continues

July 2, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:44 pm

This week’s podcast is fairly heavy on the Xbox One news, but at least it makes for a themed podcast. Jordan expresses his fears at controllers that look at you, while QWOP and Surgeon Simulator 2013 are discussed.

This week’s news includes:

PS4 did have always on DRM, camera, but Sony changed it at E3
Report: Xbox One’s capabilities better than Microsoft expected
Report: Xbox One will be able to run Windows 8 apps
Xbox One getting Unity support to aid indie developers
Half-Life 3 rumors squashed by Surgeon Simulator 2013 dev
Star Citizen asset cost for ships “anywhere from $35,000 to $150,000”

The “Win a Titanfall T-shirt” contest continues. Merely answer, “What game at E3 impressed you the most?” to enter to win a large size tee.

Episode 312: Dare You To Press the ButtonEpisode 312: Dare You To Press the Button

June 4, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:44 pm

This week’s episode is the final episode before E3, and next week, an outtakes episode filled with Dr. Who and Game of Thrones discussion will run. After that, we’ll have some serious E3 2013 discussion, especially about what happens with Microsoft and Sony in particular.

No Gaming Flashback, but news includes:

Pachter predicts $349 for PS4, $399 for Xbox One
World of Warcraft movie ‘begins shooting‘ in Q1 2014
Robert Bowling’s Robotoki raided by LAPD, mistake COD figure as armed intruder
Documentary seeks to unearth 3.5M E.T. cartridges from landfill
Oculus Rift developer Andrew Scott Reisse, 33, killed as bystander in police chase
Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter fundraising struggling

All that and Listener Feedback.

Episode 311: Podcast Two, Xbox OneEpisode 311: Podcast Two, Xbox One

May 28, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:36 pm

This week is just Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund, but the podcast is double length as the Xbox One dominates the last part of the podcast. There’s also the Gaming Flashback of Bungie’s Oni.

This week’s news includes:

Games Industry Biz eulogizes Wii U, states it suffered “death by apathy”
Xbox One revealed by Microsoft
Microsoft: No fees for used games, special dispensation for gamers without internet
Microsoft’s Greenberg: E3 presentation will be “all about the games”

All this and Listener Feedback.

Xbox Reveal Live StreamXbox Reveal Live Stream

May 21, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:23 am

GameTrailers is live streaming the Xbox Reveal Event at 10am PST / 1pm EST – check it out in the video below after the break and let us know what you think!

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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 309: Best Episode Ever?Episode 309: Best Episode Ever?

May 7, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:16 pm

[This episode is unedited, so be prepared for some naughty language.]

This week has some stunning news items, causing an overstuffed, long episode, so big even Jordan’s wife chimes in, and Jonah and Paul argue hotly over the last item. The Gaming Flashback for this episode is Super Star Wars.

This week’s huge news:

EA gets exclusive license to publish Star Wars games, powered by Frostbite 3 engine
Uplay causing problems with Steam version of Heroes VI expansion Shades of Darkness
The Sims 4 officially announced by Electronic Arts
Michael Biehn hints at Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon sequel
Doritos Crash Course 2 coming May 9, still free
Spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness hitting crowdfunding on May 6
Gearbox dismisses Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit as “beyond meritless”

Also some listener feedback, plus this week’s Question: “What was your Golden Era of videogaming?”