2013-09
2013-09
Wednesday Sep 18, 2013
Episode 158: Civilized Podcast
Wednesday Sep 18, 2013
Wednesday Sep 18, 2013
This week's podcast has Dan Quick filling in for an ailing Jordan Lund, while Civilization V inevitably comes up in conversation with the Polycast host with Jonah Falcon. There's no Gaming History or Gaming Flashback, but tons of news items.
The news includes:
Andrew Wilson named Electronic Arts CEO
PlayStation Vita TV announced
Sega buys Atlus for 14 billion yen
Star Trek video game "big disappointment" to J.J. Abrams
Chair on Shadow Complex 2: Fans "don't want it more than we do"
Steam adopts Xbox One's former family sharing program
Diablo III auction house closing in March 2014
There's also some Listener Feedback from the T-shirt winning contestant.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2013
Episode 157: Next-Generation Showdown
Wednesday Sep 11, 2013
Wednesday Sep 11, 2013
This week's podcast has no Listener Feedback, and is sort of short because of it. However, in addition to the news items that were on script, there was the surprise news of how much Grand Theft Auto V cost to produce.
This week's news includes:
Xbox One gets November 22 launch date
Each Xbox One to be sold at a profit
PS4 only supports 4 controllers
PS4 and Xbox One won’t support external hard drives for now
Sony refunds Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn PSN purchases
This week's Question of the Week asks if you've ever gotten a new version of the console you already owned.
Wednesday Sep 04, 2013
Episode 156: What Is Nintendo Thinking?
Wednesday Sep 04, 2013
Wednesday Sep 04, 2013
Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund discuss PAX Prime 2013, then delve into this week's news, Listener Feedback, and discuss the 1990's developer Psygnosis.
The news this week includes:
Nintendo announces 2DS, Wii U price drop
Inafune "fought hard" for risk taking at Capcom, creators must be "willing to fail"
Godus beta to hit Steam Early Access on 13th September
Diablo III's new loot system to "cut the legs out" from the auction house
Bethesda wants The Elder Scrolls Online available to non-Xbox Live subscribers
The Question of the Week: "How many times have you purchased a new form factor of a console you already owned?"