Videogame Roundtable

Episode 357: Goodbye, 2018!

This is the last podcast of 2018, and the next episode will be our Games of the Year announcement. Until then, we snark at Pewdiepie, and check some of the news ending the year. This week's news includes:
Steam Xbox One cross-play tools hinted
Americans can get Assassin's Creed Odyssey free from Google
Discord Store to offer developers 90 percent of game revenues
Inca announced for Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
Let us know what your Game of the Year is.

Episode 356: Valve Running Out of Steam

Valve continues to have problems in the wake of Epic (and now Discord) giving developers more of the earnings pie, as the year draws to a close. Meanwhile, T.J. explains his gamertag. This week's episode includes the following news items:
Developers do not believe Steam is worth it anymore
Canada announced for Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
Studio Wildcard’s Atlas is delayed by a week
Rainbow Six Siege chat filter and toxicity update
Let us know what your favorite game of 2018 was.

Episode 355: Civving Up

This week's episode is full of industry news in the wake of The Game Awards. There wasn't many news items but there was plenty to talk about with the Awards, especially with this week's Gaming Flashback, Unlimited Adventures. This week's news items include:
Rumor: Starfield in trouble
Epic launching Steam rival
Maori announced as second civ for Gathering Storm
Let us know what you think.

Episode 354: Power Outage

Last week's podcast couldn't be uploaded thanks to some good old-fashioned California power outages. This week's episode is full of snark -- enjoy. The news items include:
PlayStation Classic using PAL versions for several games regardless of region
Bethesda apologizes about Fallout 76 launch
Fortnite surpasses 200 million players
No Man's Sky Visions update improves diversity
Let us know what you think.

Episode 353: Excelsior!

The news cycle has begun to explode, as the holiday season looms and Black Friday in sight. Jonah and TJ get into a heated argument about Destiny 2, to liven up the proceedings after the bummer of Stan Lee's death. This week's news include:
Obsidian and inXile join Microsoft Studios
Stan Lee dies at 95
Destiny 2 director assures players Bungie is "not disappointed" with Forsaken
The Question of the Week is indeed "How would you fix Destiny 2?"

Episode 352: Red Dead Arrival

Jonah and TJ finally got to play Red Dead Redemption 2, and discuss how great it is and how disappointing it is at the same time. Great and disappointing can also describe the Gaming Flashback with 2008's Mirror's Edge, along with its awesome theme song, which Jonah is addicted to. The news this week includes:
Nintendo recommits to “keep the business going” for 3DS
Capcom has “high expectations” for Devil May Cry 5 and Resident Evil 2
Pachter: Red Dead Redemption 2 coming to PC in April
Let us know if you've been playing Red Dead Redemption 2.

Episode 351: Mattel Vs Atari Again

It's seems like old times as there's a new IntelliVision console coming out to compete with the Atari VCS. The funny part, of course, is that the new IntelliVision will feature Atari 2600 games on it published by Atari. I guess we're all friends now. This week's Gaming Flashback is Dead Space. As for the news:
Intellivision Amico console coming in 2020
Jade Raymond leaves Electronic Arts
Splash Damage ends development of its team-based shooter Dirty Bomb
Fortnite's Save the World Mode won't be going free-to-play in 2018
The Question of the Week is: "Which cancelled game would you wish have been completed: Starcraft Ghost, Fallout 3 (Van Buren), Warcraft Adventures, Scalebound, Fez 2, Prey 2, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, Full Throttle 2, or something else?"

Episode 350: Audio Problems

Unfortunately, Skype decided that since Jonah's webcam was connected, he wanted to use the webcam's mic instead of the actual mic Jonah uses, making it sound like he's in the next room talking to the others. It's unfortunate, since this was the 350th episode of the Videogame Roundtable and longtime co-host Paul Nowak took the time from his busy schedule to join in the landmark episode. This week's news includes:
Skybound Games will finish the final season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead
Star Citizen’s latest promise rakes in almost a million dollars
Blizzard denies Diablo: Reign of Terror is a BlizzCon leak
Microsoft looking to partner with new Japanese studios
Report: PS4 users are setting messages to private after discovering new bug that bricks consoles
Let us know what you think.