Videogame Roundtable

The guys talk about Resident Evil 3 (and by extension Evolve), but most of the episode delves into the Gaming Flashback, Red Dead Redemption and its sequel Red Dead Redemption 2, focusing on where the original succeeded and where the sequel failed. The news items this week include:
Valorant closed beta rushes to 1.6M viewers on Twitch
Rumor: Resident Evil 8 is first-person, takes "serious departures", and will be out next year
E3 2020 won't hold an "online experience" after all
Let us know what you think!

This week's Gaming Podcast is full of Animal Crossing, which Scott can't get enough of. You'd think TJ would be all over Resident Evil 3, but he reveals a plot twist, and talks about another game. Meanwhile. the Gaming Flashback is the titillatingly titled Deathspank. This week's news items include:
Resident Evil 3 Remake brings back unbreakable knives
Cities: Skylines' fishing-themed Sunset Harbor expansion is out next week
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting review bombed
Let us know what fish you've caught in Animal Crossing.

The Videogame Roundtable has been around since 2009 and it's hit its 400th episode, separate from TD Gaming Podcast! Former co-host Dan Quick offers his congrats, and the guys discuss electronic music. This week's news includes:
E3 2020 cancelled
Resident Evil 3 remake demo lets you visit Raccoon City early this week
Xbox Live struggled to cope with demand last night
Be sure to listen to the outtakes after the end of the podcast!

Jonah goes off on a virulent rant about NBA 2K20 and the decline of the series as a whole, while offering milder criticism of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. There's no Gaming Flashbacks, but plenty of news. The news items include:
Another leak points to new Tony Hawk game arriving later this year
Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC this summer
2K returns to making NFL video games, but not a Madden competitor
Let us know what you think.

This week's episode features more news about the next generation of consoles, while the Gaming Flashback takes a look at the unfairly overlooked arcade racer Blur. The news includes:
Bloodstained's roguelike mode has been cancelled
Xbox Series X and PS5 to come with Pro variants
Obsidian's survival game of tiny children, Grounded, has a Steam page
Let us know what you think.

This week's episode talks about Sony having issues, and that's not even taking into account their pulling out of a convention due to the coronavirus scare. This week's Gaming Flashback looks at the classic dark puzzle platformer Limbo. As for the news:
Sony breaks PS5 pricing tradition for Xbox Series X launch
Next in No Man's Sky: an organic spaceship you can grow from an egg
Xbox Game Pass for PC will get Yakuza 0, Two Point Hospital, and more soon (from PC Gamer)
This week's Question of the Week: "What is your favorite videogame commercial or trailer?"

This week, the gang discuss the provocative article by Forbes about Microsoft ignoring Sony in favor of combating Google and Amazon in the cloud space -- and how Sony is renting Microsoft's servers. No Gaming Flashback this week, though. The news includes:
Microsoft: Amazon and Google are ‘the main competitors going forward’
Stardew Valley creator is working on two new games
Capcom removes Denuvo DRM from Devil May Cry 5
Question of the Week: "What's your favorite videogame trailer or advertisement?"

Welcome to the future, as Jonah, Scott and TJ ring in the new year, as this week's Gaming Flashback reminds Jonah of what his favorite game of the decade was. (Spoiler: Mass Effect 2.) In fact, the game is so good Jonah and TJ talk about it for an hour before discussing the week's generally weak news. This week's topics include:
Report: New Switch model launching in 2020
The Ni No Kuni movie is coming to Netflix
Silent Hill Art Director Masahiro Ito announces a new video game
Vice City: Remastered for Grand Theft Auto 5 mod released
Was 2010 the best year for games in the 2010's? Let us know.