Videogame Roundtable

Episode 348: Telltale Closes

This week follows the stunning announcement over the closure of Telltale Games and the repercussions of the shuttering of one of the most influential companies in the industry. There's also Scott continuing to gush about Dragon Quest XI and Jonah enjoying the 2008 version of Prince of Persia again. That, and Fallout 3 headlines the Gaming Flashback. News of the week include:
Telltale employees left stunned by company closure
Swiss soccer fans temporarily stop game to protest esports
Brian Fargo will try to buy back Interplay if The Bard's Tale IV sells well enough
Rez creator’s musical re-imagining of Tetris launches in November
Let us know what Telltale Games you were hoping to see in the future.

Episode 347: Red Dead Anticipation

This week the guys have gotten back to talking about games from the past, as this week the Gaming Flashback is 2008's Braid, Jonathan Blow's influential indie game, which was followed by The Witness, which was... less influential. The guys also keep drooling over Red Dead Redemption 2. The news items include:
Forza Horizon devs recruit staff for unannounced RPG
Hollow Knight comes to PS4 and Xbox One on September 25
Rumor: Halo 5: Guardians coming to PC
Red Dead Redemption 2 leaks tease Battle Royale mode
Let us know what you think.

Episode 346: Delays and Tragedy

Last week's episode was delayed by Jonah producing a new show (The Jonah Falcon Show), then by the tragedy on Sunday, August 26. Now, the podcast recorded last week and the one recorded this week have been merged into one big 2+ hour show. Last week's news items included:
Devil May Cry 5 arrives in March
Cyberpunk 2077 quests similar to The Witcher 3 'in terms of playtime and complexity'
Rumor: Nintendo planning big Switch upgrade
Soulcalibur 6 Story Mode and DLC character announced
This past week's news was simple:
EA cancels remaining Madden Classic qualifiers
To be fair, the crew ended up talking about other stuff going on during the week, including the the E3 demo for Cyberpunk 2077 that was finally released to the general public. Gaming still brings smiles to people's faces.

Episode 345: Heating Up

As Fall approaches, more info on exciting games are starting to trickle in. That, and Jonah talks about how he's going to Power Morphicon to cover stuff for his upcoming new show. Otherwise, the news this week includes:
Patrick Stewart will narrate My Memory of Us
Jagged Alliance: Rage! announced
Deep Silver's Outward coming February 12
Dark Souls coming to Nintendo Switch on Oct. 19
Let us know what you think.

Episode 344: Grim Sky at Riot

The guys discuss the recent report by Kotaku released this week on the shady institutionalized sexism at Riot Games, the people behind League of Legends. There's also hints of racism as well, especially since everyone in charge is, well, a white male. Otherwise, T.J. gushes about his experiences at EVO, the fighting game convention/competition, and is looking forward to QuakeCon. The news this week includes:
Siege’s next season Operation Grim Sky unveiled
The World Ends With You for Switch gets release date
IGN pulls review and fires writer for plagiarism
Grand Theft Auto 5 still going strong after five years
And Jonah confesses he still hasn't played GTA5 because, well, GTA4 soured him on the series.

Episode 343: Red Dead Surprise

This week's episode didn't initially have a Gaming Flashback, but the crew accidentally started one with 2010's Red Dead Redemption, which shouldn't be a flashback since it fails the "10 Year Rule", but it was so fun to talk about, it became one. They also found some interesting stuff in a thin-news week, which is the usual for Summer. The news includes:
Valve adds temporary fix for fake item scams on Steam
Halo devs not working on Battle Royale mode for Infinite
Nintendo Switch sales near 20m, down slightly on last year
Playground Games staffs up for the rumored Fable reboot
Let us know what you think.

Episode 342: Heatwave LA

This week was a hot time for Jonah -- really hot time as Los Angeles was sweltering and the Arctic was literally on fire. However, that didn't stop the crew from doing the podcast (albeit a day late), though the news was a bit thin again. The news items for the week include:
The C64 Mini is coming to North America on October 9
Datamined logo offers more evidence Taiko Drum Master for Switch is coming West
Next Xbox will focus on "XCloud" game streaming
GOG: Classic console games "might be possible"
The Question of the Week: "What little known game did you love?"

Episode 341: Marriage

TJ announces his nuptials the previous week, finally marrying his live-in girlfriend of 10 years. All that, and many parables that had to be cut from the podcast lest it last 90 minutes. That said, there's plenty of news this week:
The Battlefield 5 beta will take place in early September
Rainbow Six Siege now insta-banning players using hate speech
Pokemon GO Fest attendance announced
Star Citizen refund refusals
Let us know if you spent $50,000 on a virtual spaceship.