Videogame Roundtable

Episode 330: Only Three More Til 500

The podcast slowly inches towards the magic 500th episode of Gaming Podcast, representing over 11 years of yakking about video games. For a Gaming Flashback, the gang looks at arguably the last good Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy. They also discuss the phenomenon that is Fortnite. As for the gaming news, this week includes:
Atari reveals Ataribox, renamed Atari VCS
Ys: Memories of Celceta will arrive on PC this summer
Fortnite is already the second highest grossing game on iOS
Top Fortnite streamer Ninja earns $500,000 per month
Do you play Fortnite? Let us know.

Episode 329: Two Becomes Three

This week starts with two hosts and mysteriously turns into three without any warning. It's scary. Otherwise, this week's Gaming Flashback is the source of scorn from the hosts: Spore. Yes, SimEverything was SimDisappointing. Listen in and find out why. The news for this week includes:
Xbox head tweets support of PS4/Xbox One crossplay on Fortnite
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has already sold 500,000 copies
Writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare for a second time
Let us know what you think.

Episode 328: Monster Hunter Bros

This week, Scott and T.J. talk about playing Monster Hunter World on their PlayStation 4's, while Jonah talks about how bad his experience with the console version of Prey was. Everyone talks about their impressions of the Gaming Flashback this week: Fallout 3. This week's news includes:
The state of Washington passes law to protect Net Neutrality
Rumor: a new XCOM 2 expansion may be coming soon
State of Decay 2 will be released in May
Fortnite is now the most watched game on Twitch, doubling PUBG's viewer count
Let us know what you think!

Episode 327: Power Outage

This episode's release was delayed by Spectrum internet outage thanks to rain caused by El Niño, but that didn't stop Jonah from enjoying the Turtles. The news was slow this week, so there's a lot of banter about why Gaming Flashback title Grand Theft Auto IV was one of the best reviewed games of all-time, and how the crew thought it sucked. Maybe it was because of Roman constantly asking them if they'd like to go bowling or something. This week's news includes:
CD Projekt touts Cyberpunk 2077 as a "blockbuster franchise"
Minecraft Chemistry update goes live
Bandai Namco outlines plans to address Dragon Ball FighterZ online issues
Let us know what you thought of Grand Theft Auto IV.

Episode 326: Finally, After Three Tries

So, two weeks ago, the audio was so corrupted, there was nothing that could be salvaged. A week later, the podcast only had one track working, so it was like Jonah speaking to imaginary people only he could hear. This podcast is finally perfect, with Rock Band being the Gaming Flashback. This week's news includes:
System Shock reboot that raised $1.3M on Kickstarter is now on "hiatus"
Dragon Ball FighterZ’s premium DLC characters revealed
Rumor: Diablo III is coming to Nintendo Switch
Let us know what you think.

Episode 325: Dragon Ball Fighter TJ

This week, TJ talks about how much he's loving Dragon Ball Fighter Z, and how he enjoys using one character's OP exploit to take down opponents with breathtaking quickness. Jonah brings up doing a special podcast, like Paul, Jordan and Jennifer did with Doctor Who, except with Star Trek this time. All this and this week's news, which includes:
Sega teams up with Heavy Rain lead designer's new studio to publish "narrative-driven" game
Rainbow Six: Siege tweet suggests upcoming PS4 Pro & Xbox One X support
Microsoft's Mixer streaming service to get Twitch-style tipping
FIFA E-World Cup forced to switch to Xbox due to PSN outage
This week's Question of the Week is "What game have you ended up playing til sunrise?"

Episode 324: January Blues

Aside from cardboard products by Nintendo, there wasn't much to talk about this week, thanks to the January slog. However, the guys did play games and there was some news to talk about. This week's headlines include:
NIS America admits it has no idea when Ys VIII will launch on PC
New Fortnite: Battle Royale update available now
Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age releases in just a few weeks on PC
All this and Listener Feedback, too.

Episode 323: Switch Emulation

This week's episode was recorded on time, but publication was late thanks to power outages again. There's no discussion of Nintendo's $70 cardboard arts and crafts project (that'll be the subject of the next episode), but a Switch emulator does get some discussion. The news this week:
Battlefield 1 is setting one of its maps free this week
LEGO Incredibles 2 and DC Villains games reportedly in the works
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle has nabbed a Western release date
Stardew Valley creator teases multiplayer
This week's Question of the Week is again “What popular game did you play long after its initial release?”