Videogame Roundtable

Episode 313: Psychonauts

As the episode title would imply, this week's Gaming Flashback is Psychonauts, with Jonah revealing he's a total fanboy and backed the sequel for over $800. He also has no idea what Oxenfree is, since he hadn't played it yet. (He has, and realizes he was completely wrong about it being like Cabin in the Woods.) The news:
Captain Falcon was almost the mascot of the SNES
Hackers have already infiltrated the Call of Duty: WWII open beta
Assassin's Creed: Origins' non-violent discovery tour update wants to teach you history
Let us know what you think.

Episode 311: MissingNo Vol 1

For some reason, this episode was never uploaded, though it was recorded two weeks ago. The Gaming Flashback is Mass Effect, and the news includes:
After the fall update, development on Battleborn will cease
Every Nintendo Switch may contain a hidden copy of NES Golf
Divinity: Original Sin 2 boasts over 75,000 concurrent players on Steam

Episode 310: Escaping Irma

This week is a week late due to various issues, but Hurricane Irma was not one of them, as Scott recorded his part of the podcast from Georgia, while Jonah and T.J. live far away from hurricane zones. In the meantime, T.J. goes from being disappointed with Destiny and being ecstatic with Destiny 2. This week's news includes:
Destiny 2 passes 1 million concurrent users
Half-Life writer posts possible Half-Life 2: Episode 3 plot
American McGee is ready to make Alice 3
Settlers of Catan is coming to virtual reality this year
Act 1 of Homestuck adventure game Hiveswap coming out this month (from PC Gamer)
Pewdiepie threatened DMCA takedown following his use of the N-word on stream
Okami HD spotted for PC, PS4, Xbox One
This week's Gaming Flashback is the original Assassin's Creed. Let us know what you think of the game.

Episode 309: A Man Chooses

The Gaming Podcast is back after a week off, and it celebrates the 10th year anniversary of BioShock with its own Gaming Flashback. They also touch on its sequels, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite. It's not all BioShock, however, as the following news items are discussed:
Bethesda Game Of Thrones project potentially leaked
PUBG becomes the biggest game on Steam
$200 price cut brings HTC Vive down to $599
Thimbleweed Park’s arcade is now open
Let us know if you enjoyed any of the BioShock games.

Episode 308: Sterling Reviews

This week's episode is 50% longer as the first 20 minutes or so are devoted to the reaction to Jim Sterling's explosive review of Hellblade and his subsequent recanting later that day. This week has no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but there are six news items to make up for it. The items include:
EA talks about Nintendo Switch support
Rainbow Six: Siege "Operation Blood Orchid" update launches August 29
Myth-inspired RTS Deadhold charges into Early Access later this month
No Man's Sky "Atlas Rises" update adds story content and "limited" online co-op
EA says Star Wars: Battlefront "lacked long-term goals”
Moons of Madness is Lovecraftian horror on Mars
Let us know what you think.

Episode 307: That Splat Ain't Mayo

This week's episode not only has a Gaming Flashback, but a Gaming History as well. The Flashback looks at the hardware intensive PC game Crysis, while the Gaming History looks at one of the bigger crowdfunding fiascos, Starforge. Jonah also reminds viewers that the "mayo" in the Splatfest for Splatoon 2 probably wasn't actually mayo. This week's news items include:
Lexington video game company sues after personal information posted online
New game combines monster taming and Stardew Valley
Respawn: "We're doing more Titanfall"
Destiny 2 will not offer customization of imported characters
Question of the Week: "What two games would you like to see combined?"

Episode 306: Jonah Bashes Zelda, Gets Snarked

This week's episode features Jonah being seriously critical of the Zelda series and getting the aghast reactions from his co-hosts (and probably the internet at large). The crew also discusses games on laptops and dreaming about the games they'd played. There's another Gaming Flashback this week, 2007's Game of the Year, Yaris. This week's news includes:
Night Trap 25th Anniversary Edition to haunt PS4 and PC players in August
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy spotted with Xbox One controls
Dragon Quest XI coming West next year
Assassin's Creed Origins director says game won't be on Nintendo Switch
The Question of the Week: "What game do you play most on your laptop?"

Episode 305: Peggling Peggles

Last week's episode was torpedoed by audio issues (who knows, maybe they'll come back in a outtakes episode), so this week returns with half old news and half new news. The Gaming Flashback returns with a vengeance with the classic Popcap game Peggle -- which came out while Gaming Podcast debuted! This week's new/old news includes:
Atari's 'PC technology-based' Ataribox will echo NES Classic, crowdfunding campaign coming
PC release of Classic action-RPG Ys Seven announced
Possible Xbox One X wireless module passes through FCC
New trademark sparks rumours of ‘Nintendo 64 Classic’ console release
Also, there's a Question of the Week -- listen in and let us know what you think.