Videogame Roundtable

Episode 263: Audio Issues

This episode has some audio issues due to circumstances requiring Jonah to tape from outside in the NYC streets. Otherwise, this week's news is Poke-mazing as some major issues hit the video game world this past week.
The news includes:
Valve's Counter-Strike illegal gambling controversy continues
Red Dead Redemption sales jump 6000% after Xbox One backwards compatibility announcement
Pokémon Go raises security concerns among Google users
This is the contest's last week. The Question of the Week is “How much is too much data to share with a game company?”

Episode 262: Colored Controllers

We're still running the contest for the E3 loot, which includes a T-shirt, a Loot Crate, some Civilization 6 swag and a Kobe Bryant gold coin with a DLC code on it.The podcast also follows up on some of the hardware that was seen at E3, including PDP controllers and the HTC Vive VR headset. Then there's Brexit...The news also includes:TIGA calls for government to reassure UK games industry Mario Maker fans have built a better community website than Nintendo Nintendo’s upcoming NX console may use cartridges instead of discs Gears of War 4 on Xbox One will push performance using DirectX 12, PC to have 4K and unlocked FPSJust let us know what excited you at E3 2016 to win the loot swag.

Episode 261: E3 2016 Loot Contest

Last week, we recorded a show with Jonah on the E3 show floor, while Paul made a cameo to discuss Zelda and Lego Dimensions before leaving with the Nerd Flu.
But better yet, we have a E3 LOOT SWAG CONTEST, with a crapton of stuff to give away, including a T-shirt and an ACTUAL Loot Crate, as well as an NBA 2K17 gold Kobe Bryant coin complete with exclusive DLC for NBA 2K16.
How do you enter? Be in the continental US and listen to the podcast to learn how to win a bunch of E3 goodies.

Episode 260: Pre-E3 2016

It's that time of year again, as E3 2016 will be next week, and a whole lotta exciting stuff will be shown off from Microsoft, Sony, Bethesda and everyone else.
In fact, four of the news items are about announcements of games that'll be highlighted at E3:
Xbox One is about to become even more Windows-like
Red Dead Redemption 2 looks set to be revealed by Rockstar at E3 2016
Dead Rising 4 leaks ahead of E3
Nintendo is showing more than just Zelda at E3 after all, but still no NX
Next week will be reports live from E3 - stay tuned!

Episode 259: Paul's Return Part 2

As promised, the second half of the two hour long podcast, in which there's a long, long ramble about pop culture and potential future specials with Paul and company.
The other news items included in the podcast are:
2K announces Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Nintendo NX “is neither the successor to the Wii U nor to the 3DS”
The next podcast will be recorded live at E3's show floor in two weeks - stay tuned!

Episode 258: Paul's Return Part 1

Paul returns to the show to drown his sorrows in the discontinuation of a game series he loved, and the podcast ran so long it has to be split into two parts.
The first half of this podcast includes the following news items:
Why Disney Infinity 4.0 was shut down
Microsoft kills Project Spark for Windows, Xbox One
Stay tuned for Part 2.

Episode 257: Awaiting Apocalypse

The gang discusses the just-released Captain America: Civil War as well as mention the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse film, but they also do get into this week's news, which is heavy on the Nintendo side.
The news includes:
Nintendo NX cartridge rumors abound
Fallout 4 Xbox One mods enter beta after May 19
Zelda anchors Nintendo E3 plans
Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare debut this past week
This week's Question of the Week is "What era war would you like to see in a shooter?"

Episode 256: Nintendo NX

This week revolves around Nintendo's upcoming console. Otherwise, there isn't much to speak of in terms of shocking news. However, there is a lot of it this time around.
The news items include:
Stardew Valley multiplayer, console ports confirmed
Nintendo NX launching March 2017, new mobile games on way
Oculus Rift arrives at Best Buy stores ahead of pre-orders
Nintendo won't sell NX at a loss
Classic Sega Mega Drive ROM hacks hit Steam workshop
Question of the Week: “Ever play any console ROM hacks?”