Videogame Roundtable

Episode 461: The Core Nintendo Franchises

This week, Jonah, Scott and TJ have a huge debate over which franchises are the core ones for Nintendo. Mario and Zelda are the easy first two, but who is the third? Scott is also invested in what will be the next major Minecraft addition. There's also a Gaming Flashback, looking at a minor roleplaying game from 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has no relevance in 2021.
Nintendo Switch developers say they already have 4K dev kits
Dragon Age 4 is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC only
Bloodlines 2 came close to being cancelled completely
Mobs announced for fan vote ahead of Minecraft Live
Let us know what you think the third major Nintendo franchise is.

Episode 460: Them New World Bots

The hottest new MMO is out, New World, and it's been dominating the news this week, along with other MMOs.
New World bots flood fishing spots, so players bring boars to kill them
Offline version of MMO Dragon Quest 10 hits Japan in February
Metroid Prime 3 developer reveals scrapped open world plans
Sora revealed as the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter
Wasteland 3's final DLC is out now
Let us know what you think.

Episode 459: New Mic, New World

The new mic used for the episode has improved the audio by a factor of 1,000. In fact, Episode 625's audio is so bad, it'll take a lot of effort to make it even bearable, so it won't be published for a while. In the meantime, the new Amazon MMO New World has made a giant splash, but is it worth dipping your toes in, especially since it costs $40 to buy? Meanwhile, the frustrations T.J. has as a PlayStation 5 owner come to the fore. This week's news includes:
New World goes live in North America
343 makes Halo Infinite's next multiplayer preview available to everyone on Xbox
Civilization 6 modder has brought back upgradeable throne rooms and palaces
Sony: Still many PS5 features to add
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Episode 456: 2K Leaves PC Behind

Thanks to server issues, this podcast had to be re-uploaded. This week's news included:
Windows 11 launches on October 5
Nintendo Switch Online may be getting Game Boy games soon
Konami is switching off Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain PS3, Xbox 360 servers
NBA 2K22 reveals next-gen features for PS5, Xbox Series X, and not PC
Let us know what you think.

Episode 455: Pixeled

Thanks to server issues, this podcast had to be re-uploaded. This week's news included:
The Saints Row reboot will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC
Halo Infinite info revealed at Gamescom
Final Fantasy 4’s pixel remaster is out next month
Let us know what you think.

Episode 454: Alan Awoke?

Thanks to server issues, this podcast had to be re-uploaded.
This week's news included:
A possible Alan Wake 2 is now in "full production"
Jesse McCree, Diablo 4 director no longer at Activision-Blizzard
Pinhead from Hellraiser is coming to Dead By Daylight (from PC Gamer)
Samurai Shodown is getting Baiken from Guilty Gear as a DLC character
Let us know what you think.

Episode 453: Game Passing

Jonah thought that this podcast would be another short show -- but it evolved into a lively conversation about Spiritfarer and other game news. The news includes:
Stardew Valley is coming to Game Pass
Tales of Arise will get a PlayStation and Xbox demo
Take-Two trying to shut down popular GTA Online mod menu
Let us know what you think.

Episode 452: Streamboxing

Another short episode, because really, summer game news is typically slow. A lot of interesting stuff this week, however.
Alleged Xbox 'Stream Box' prototype appears online
Horizon Forbidden West reportedly delayed into 2022
Sony’s instructions to install PS5 SSD released
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