Videogame Roundtable

Episode 433: It's Number 600

Gaming Podcast celebrates another major milestone, this time on February 2 -- so expect some Groundhog Day jokes. This month has no Gaming Flashback, but there's a lot of show in this sexcentennial podcast.
MLB The Show 21 announced for Xbox and PlayStation
Nintendo not planning to announce a new Switch model "anytime soon"
Yakuza spinoff Judgment coming to PS5, Xbox Series X in April
Xbox Series X will be in short supply until at least June
Mass Effect Legendary Edition now available for pre-order
EA returns to college football
Nintendo reportedly updating multiplayer server backend for first time in over a decade
Let us know what you think.

Episode 432: Remember Roogoo?

This episode is chock full of obscure games. Did you ever hear of the MMO Ever, Jane? No? Well, this week's Gaming Podcast features Roogoo, a game that was delisted from Xbox Live Arcade a year after it was released and is available on Steam for 99 cents. The news includes:
Jane Austen's MMO for socialites shuts down
Bethesda Indiana Jones game officially announced by Lucasfilm Games
Fall Guys could be coming to Xbox and Game Pass
Let us know what you think.

Episode 431: Welcome to 2021

This is the first podcast of 2021! It was also recorded a day before people decided to invade the US Capitol. How weird is that, hearing us blissfully unaware of insurrectionists who thought they could terrorize the US Senate? Anyway, this week's news includes:
Minecraft Earth is closing in June
Bethesda tweets about Elder Scrolls
Hitman 3 will launch with trilogy-wide optimizations
Let us know what you think at the official comment site.

Episode 430: Demon's Xmas

2020 is coming to a close, and the crew talk about the absolute shitshow that Cyberpunk 2077 has been in the past few weeks. The Gaming Flashback this week is Demon's Souls, which is a game that T.J. loves and hates. They also discuss how the PlayStation 5 is in trouble. This week's news items include:
Cyberpunk 2077 devs reportedly angry with management about unrealistic deadlines
Report finds PS5 scalpers are ‘threatening long-term health of the console’
Report: No More Heroes 1 and 2 are coming to PC
Let us know what you think.

Episode 429: More Sound Problems

The sound problems continue, while Jonah complains about not being able to live stream Dragon Quest XI; this issue is something that's frustrated PlayStation, PC and Switch gamers for the past few years, and there doesn't seem to be a reason why the restrictions are there.
Otherwise, the news of the week includes:
Mass Effect and Dragon Age leads leave BioWare
Halo Infinite now planned for a Fall 2021 release
Square Enix delists original Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age as S version comes out
Let us know what you think.

Episode 428: Two Hours of Sound Problems

This weekend's episode is two hours long, but due to some software recording issues, the audio sounds like it was recorded from the desktop. However, there's a ton of discussion of news from around the industry, not just the two news items listed below. In addition, this week's Gaming Flashback is Alan Wake, which was actually one of the news items back in Episode 252: "Alan Wake on PC because Remedy 'a nagging little kid' to Microsoft".
This week's news includes:
Xbox hedgehog picture kicks up Sega purchase rumors again
Super Gore Nest Master Level arrives in DOOM Eternal update
Let us know what you think.

Episode 427: Sony, Swimsanity, and Turkey

This is the third attempt in as many weeks at making an episode. There's no real news items this Thanksgiving as the podcast is giving away free Swimsanity codes and talk about the games they've been playing that month. Let us know what you think and win a Swimsanity code.

Episode 424: The PS5 Is Hot

This week's episode has only two official news items, but there's a lot to discuss that didn't quite make the list, including Sony's controversial plan to update the fan speed on the fly by taking data from consoles already purchased, to the beautiful Ori Collector's Edition bundle. This week's Gaming Flashback: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The news includes:
Phasmophobia updates will make ghosts smarter and less predictable
2K under fire for adding unskippable in-game ads to the full-price NBA 2K21 a month after release
Let us know what you think.