Videogame Roundtable

Episode 443: Castlevania's Gate

This week's episode is full of rumors, which the crew try to parse. The news includes:
Yakuza will remain a turn-based series going forward
Gears 6 won’t be announced “for some time”
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 re-release "on the table"
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow studio is making a new game
Let us know what you think.

Episode 442: Back 4 Baseball 4 Blood

Can scalpers get any sleazier? Find out in this episode, as more exciting games are coming this year that the crew get hyped about. The news list features:
Electronic Arts buys Super Mega Baseball studio Metalhead Software
Back 4 Blood details its deck-building card system
Pokémon Card scalpers are ruining cereal, too
Let us know what you think.

Episode 441: Ghosts and Goblins and Everything

Lots of stuff is coming to Game Pass and platforms everywhere, as TJ enthuses about Ghosts 'N Goblins, and shows less enthusiasm over Resident Evil Re:Verse. This week's news includes:
Ghosts 'N Goblins Resurrection coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in June
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey launches on PC in May
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass
Resident Evil Re:Verse has been delayed
Let us know what you think.

Episode 440: PC and xCloud

This week's episode is double-sized, because the previous week's episode was... pretty bad. Who knows? Maybe we'll air it some week when we're unable to post a new episode. This week's news includes:
Xbox Cloud Gaming for PC beta invites sent out
Rumor: Battlefield 6 not coming to Xbox One or PS4
BioShock 4 job listings appear to confirm an open world and sidequests
Civilization 6's final free game update adds three new units, two new maps, and more
Nintendo says it will focus on more original game series in the future
All this and listener feedback.

Episode 439: No April Fools

Guess what? This episode failed to load properly. So here it is, re-uploaded and backdated. The news:
PAX 2021 plans revealed
Battlefield 6 rumors are rife with spaghetti
7 Deadly Sins: Hitman 3 new DLC drops March 30
DOOM: The Classics Collection coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4
Let us know what you think.

Episode 438: Microsoft At It Again

After announcing most Zenimax games will be exclusive to PC and Xbox, now the rumors are swirling that Microsoft will buy Discord, the mammoth VOIP that is rivaling Twitch and Facebook for active users. The news includes:
Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Discord
PS3, PSP, and PS Vita stores to reportedly shutdown this year
Serious Sam 2 surprises fans with substantial new update
Let us know what you think on the Facebook comment page.

Episode 437: Bethesda Officially Belongs to Microsoft

Microsoft confirmed their ownership of Zenimax, and what wasn't in the episode because it would be revealed in Thursday that Bethesda games and others would be as exclusive as possible to PC and Xbox; contractual agreements would have to be honored, of course. This week's news includes:
Microsoft's $7.5B acquisition of Bethesda has been given the green light
Star Dynasties announced
Phasmophobia's latest update means ghosts can open doors and follow your voice
Let us know what you think.

Episode 436: Blizz Connection

This month seems to be full of conferences, as Nintendo Direct was streamed the previous week, BlizzCon 2021 aired this week, and Sony's State of Play is due next week. The announcement of Diablo II Remastered was only the highlight of the BlizzCon show. The news this week includes:
BlizzCon 2021 announcements
Xbox will reportedly hold an event related to Bethesda next month
Skullgirls 2nd Encore's new fighter Annie out in March
Stardew Valley: The Board Game sells out in one day
Watch Dogs: Legion's online mode is coming in March
Minecraft Dungeons 'Flames of the Nether' arrives alongside a free endgame update
All this plus Listener Feedback. Let us know what you think.