Videogame Roundtable

Episode 450: Steam Decked

The Steam Deck has been released, and TJ and Scott are just excited about it. They're able to play indie games on a Switch-like device even though many of the same games on the Switch. Jonah already has Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and therefore already plays games with a controller on his cellphone. This week's news includes:
Some Steam Deck preorders won’t ship until September 2022
PES is dead, replaced by the F2P 'football platform' eFootball
Humankind dev pulls controversial Denuvo DRM from game before launch
Xbox Game Pass is about to have an unbelievably good month
Let us know what you think.

Episode 449: Nintendo's New Switch

This week features the announcement of the Nintendo's new OLED Switch console... and people are not pleased, including the hosts. The news includes:
Nintendo Switch OLED model will go on sale October 8th for $350
Streets of Rage 4’s first major DLC arrives July 15
King of Fighters 15 now also coming to Xbox Series X and S
RoboCop is getting a videogame in 2023
Let us know what you think.

Episode 448: Mystery Game

For some reason, this episode did not upload properly. Hopefully, this re-upload will fix it. The news includes:
A mystery id Software game has been rated
Doom Eternal PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade live now
New Mana game in development for console
Aliens: Fireteam Elite out this August
Let us know what you think.

Episode 447: Virtual E3 2021 Recap

The bizarre streaming E3 2021 is over, and the guys discuss all of it. Yes, all of it. The conclusion they have is that Microsoft and Nintendo actually had something to say, and everyone else were basically unprepared -- for something they should have had months to prepare for.
Let us know what you think.

Episode 444: Not So Legendary Mass Effect

This week's edition has Jonah being really down on the Legendary Edition of the Mass Effect Trilogy, and it has nothing to do with any sort of bugs. TJ empathizes, recalling his frustration with the remaster of Demon's Souls. In other news:
Civilization devs have “several” games in development that will be revealed “this year”
The Apple vs. Epic lawsuit has sparked 'Xbox Game Pass on Switch' rumors again
No Hollow Knight: Silksong

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.