Videogame Roundtable

Episode 508: Cancel Culture

Aside from a news blip taking about Final Fantasy 7 DLC coming to PowerWash Simulator, all of the news seems to talk about cancellations of one kind or another. The items include:
Epic kills Battle Royale game less than six months after release
CRIMESIGHT to end service on May 1
EA is shutting down Apex Legends Mobile and not giving refunds
EA reportedly cancels new Titanfall single-player game
Sony, Xbox and Nintendo are reportedly skipping E3 2023
Anything other games you wanted to play but can't anymore? Let us know.

Episode 507: Microsoft Madness

The crew react to Microsoft's show, which features the surprise hit Hi-Fi Rush. Other news includes:
The Day Before hit by 8-month delay over bizarre trademark dispute
GoldenEye 007 comes to Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox Game Pass this Friday
Let us know what you think.

Episode 506: NFT Equals No Freaking Thanks

This week's episode gets all kinds of salty against crypto, NFT's, Logan Paul and others. They also talk about Age of Wonders 4's announcement, bad Callisto Protocol projected sales, and Returnal's high PC specs. Other news includes:
Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games
Final Fantasy maker Square Enix plans ‘aggressive’ NFT investment
New single-player MechWarrior game in the works
Suicide Squad's leaked battle pass and in-game store triggers anger among fans
Jagged Alliance 3 brings back original designer
Let us know what you've been playing.

Episode 505: Ukrainian Devs

The first episode of 2023 discusses some of the events going on in the Ukraine, as well as the continued modding of Skyrim and new Game Pass games.
ZeniMax employees vote to form the biggest videogame union in the US
Cult of the Lamb's first big update will bring new attacks for every weapon
Payday 3 lands the first new game announcement of 2023
System Shock remake's March release locked in
Let us know what you think.

Episode 504: Pre-Xmas

We have peaceniks in World of Warcraft, nude mods in Marvel's Midnight Suns, and more Black Mesa, but the Game Awards overshadowed all that. Of course, no one cared about the winners -- it was all about the commercials. The news includes:
Tekken 7 has sold over 10 million copies
Indie dev suggests players "don't buy" his game as the relationship with their publisher has "dissolved"
Let us know what you thought of the Game Awards.

Episode 503: Castillo Unplugged

Jonah returns from PAX Unplugged 2022, while T.J. defends the maligned Castillo Protocol. Aside from the news, the Gaming Flashback is the Klei Entertainment's stealth 2D platformer Mark of the Ninja. The rest of the news includes:
Smash Bros tournament organizer Panda boots out boss following fan allegations
Harmonix rhythm game Fuser goes offline in two weeks
Half-Life: Blue Shift gets Black Mesa treatment
NVIDIA slashes GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 prices in Europe
Let us know what you think.

Episode 502: Quick Pre-PAX Show

Jonah's heading off to cover PAX Unplugged on Thursday morning, so this week's podcast has been a quick, sub-40 minute show, even with a Gaming Flashback of Infamous 2, a game that former co-host Jordan Lund is probably far more familiar with. This week's news includes:
Report suggests Microsoft soon to offer concessions in Activision deal
Two Point Campus goes boldly into space for brand new expansion
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet sells 10 million units in three days
Monster Hunter Rise reportedly heading to PlayStation and Xbox in January
Let us know what you think.

Episode 501: Elon Musk’s Twitter Failure

Twitter continues to be tire fire, as does cryptocurrency. One wonders when either one will shuffle off the stage and fade into obscurity. Anyway, lots of news this week, along with a Gaming Flashback of Dishonored.
News includes:
Musk reportedly laid off everyone who ran Twitter's million-follower gaming account
GameStop to end FTX partnership, will refund crypto gift card purchases
Let us know what you think.