Videogame Roundtable

Episode 339: E3 Swag and Sony Sag

This episode follows the three hour long E3 episode, but there was so much E3 to talk about, a lot of the show spilled over into this show, including the crew talking about the swag Jonah sent to them, and Sony's "winning" of E3 in terms of media attention. There was going to be a Gaming History, but the episode ran long and they weren't going to have a two hour podcast after a three hour one. The news of the week includes:
Microsoft and Nintendo troll Sony over crossplay
Bethesda lawsuit says Westworld game stole Fallout Shelter code
Microsoft and Razer are working on Xbox keyboard and mouse support
Nintendo Switch could get its own new Monster Hunter games
Life is Strange 2 Episode One release date revealed
There was some Listener Feedback to last week's episode, too.

Episode 338: 3 Hours of E3

This week's episode is three hours long -- Jonah's mic was moving in the first minute, but after that, it's ok. There's no news, just discussion of each of the press briefings that preceded E3, as well as some of the games that Jonah got hands-on time with. TJ is sad that he didn't get to attend this year, while Scott is getting E3 swag.
Next week, back to news items!

Episode 337: Very Very Late

This week's episode is very late thanks to Jonah having to prep for E3, which much of the podcast focuses on. There's even a massive argument between Jonah and TJ about which film was better: Tron or Tron: Legacy, while Tron 2.0 gets its love as well. This week's Gaming Flashback is Microsoft's most popular JRPG, Blue Dragon. The news items include:
Capcom registers Devil May Cry 5 site, fueling E3 2018 rumors
Ubisoft confirms E3 reveal of Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Rumor: Microsoft to reveal three Gears of War games at E3
Rumor: Rocksteady to announce a Superman game at E3
What do you expect from E3? Let us know.

Episode 336: Battlefield Lady

This week, TD Gaming Podcast talks about Battlefield V and how a certain part of the gamer population completely lost their minds over it. There was also a half-hour discussion of Second Life, shoot-em-up, and developer Treasure, with web searches and aimless conversation that went nowhere. This week's news:
The Steam Link Mobile App has been blocked by Apple
Killer7 is coming to Steam this Fall
The Wolf Among Us 2 coming in 2019
Mega Man X-inspired roguelike 20XX coming to consoles
WWII-themed Battlefield V drops October 19, abandons paid expansion model
Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Episode 335: Spring Flu

Jonah suffers from spring flu this episode, which you can probably here in his voice. There's a long discussion about isometric roleplaying games, and for the first time in a while, there's no Gaming Flashback. This week's news items include:
id Software partnering with Mad Max dev Avalanche Studios to develop Rage 2
Radical Heights developer Boss Key Games shuts down
Platinum claims it will "turn the action genre on its head"
Redditor leaks potential Star Fox racing spin-off from Retro Studios
Let us know what you think.

Episode 334: The Official Levis Episode

This episode follows the landmark 500th episode, and this next episode is dominated by Nintendo, both in the news and looking back at the Gaming Flashback for Wii Music and the infamous E3 performance starring Reggie Fils-Aime and Cammie Dunaway. The news includes:
Nintendo Labo first week sales sluggish in Japan, UK
Atari announces Atari VCS pre-sale begins May 30th on IndieGogo
Eastfound looks to scratch that retro Zelda itch
Nintendo starts moving to a Wii-like “non-gamer” strategy for the Switch
All of this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 333: Celebration Time!

After 11 years, VGRT Gaming Podcast, nee "Technical Diversions (TD) Gaming Podcast", has hit the magic 500th episode, with not only former co-host Paul Nowak joining in on the celebration, but 2Old2Play's Derek Nolan and former co-host Dan Quick sending their congrats as well. Paul's presence is the go-ahead to give TJ and Scott permission to razz Jonah to no end, while Parker Brother board games are compared. This week's Gaming Flashback is World of Goo. The news for this magical 500th episode includes:
"King of Kong" star stripped of high scores, banned from competition
Croteam and Devolver promise a "brutally bigger" new Serious Sam
SNK teasing its own classic compilation console
Nintendo overhauls parental control app for Switch
Question of the Week: "If you were a classic Parker Brothers board game, which would you be?"

Episode 332: A Long Delay

Yeah, we recorded this on April 2 and are just releasing this on April 12 -- because during this time Jonah went to PAX East, then visited his mother in NYC, and things have calmed down about now. This week's Gaming Flashback is the overly cute LittleBigPlanet... and to think it was a major topic of conversation in the early days of the podcast. How time has passed. This week's news items include:
You can play de_dust2 in Far Cry Arcade
No Man’s Sky coming to Xbox One later this year
You'd think that wouldn't be enough news for 90 minutes, but that's ok. We go off on tangents all the time.