Videogame Roundtable

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.

Episode 500: Milestone 500

The Videogame Roundtable has recorded its 500th episode, finally. This is the third attempt. The first was only partially recorded, while the next one was not recorded at all. Appended to this podcast is the partially recorded podcast which had former co-host Jordan Lund. The news includes:
Phil Spencer 'excited' at the idea of more StarCraft
Sony’s PSVR 2 gets a high price and a close release date
AMD announces $999 RX 7900 XTX and $899 RX 7900 XT
Hyped mystery Square Enix game turns out to be NFT junk
Suda51 and SWERY file new trademark for Hotel Barcelona horror game
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet linking with Pokemon Go confirmed for 2023
Let us know how long you've been listening to the podcast!

Episode 499: Nintendo Hentai Ban

This week is plagued by the Mark of the Beast, but next week's will be a giant landmark, too. No Gaming Flashback, but a lot of legal happenings in the past week. The news includes:
USB-C charging ports will be required by law in the EU for most portable tech from 2024
NetherRealm's next game won't be revealed during Mortal Kombat anniversary events
Cyberpunk 2077 sequel is why there’s only one expansion, says dev
Nintendo has updated eShop rules on adult content, publisher says
Let us know what you think.

Episode 498: Wild Hearts Can Be Broken

This episode is a short one as Jonah flies to Los Angeles in the morning. There's a followup to the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, and Aaron Judge hits his 61st home run. The news includes:
Wild Hearts announced by EA and Koei Tecmo
Alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 hacker pleads not guilty
Skull and Bones delayed yet again, now launching March 2023
King of Fighters 15 "Samurai Shodown" character DLC launches in early October
Let us know what you think.

Episode 497: GTA6 Leaked

This episode was going to focus on the Toyko Game Show, but a massive leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 trumped all conversation. Meanwhile, TJ's mic still makes him sound like he's in the bathroom. The news includes:
Huge GTA 6 leak includes gameplay footage of robbery, Vice City locations, and two playable characters
Tokyo Game Show 2022 announcements
Let us know what you think.

Episode 496: The State of Play, Forward and Direct

This week's episode takes a look at Sony's State of Play, Ubisoft Forward and Nintendo Direct, and all of the games revealed in each conference. In addition, cryptocurrency gets all the reaction it deserves. Jonah expresses an unpopular GoldenEye 64 opinion, too. Let us know what you think.

Episode 495: Sony’s Price Hike

[This episode was reposted due to being corrupted when the site went down.] This week we recap every game that mattered (to us) at GamesCom 2022, as well as took a look at the PlayStation 5 price hike by Sony. That, and the Gaming History takes a look at the influential mass zombie apocalypse game Dead Rising. The news includes:
Sony pumps up PS5 prices
SNK vs Capcom 3 is something 'both parties' are interested in
GamesCom recap
Let us know what excited you at GamesCom.

Episode 494: Remasters and Expansions

[This episode was reposted due to being corrupted when the site went down.] This episode is heavy on remasters and expansions, some bad, some good, some questionable. There's even a sequel in there. The news items include:
Saber Interactive takes over working on KOTOR remake
MultiVersus was July's biggest-selling game
Cities Skylines gets pedestrianization in new Plazas and Promenades expansion
Ooblets is releasing in September
Sony sued for £5bn for "ripping people off" on PlayStation Store
Starfield at Gamescom may still happen
All this and listener feedback!