Videogame Roundtable

Episode 293: PAX East 2017 Recap

Jonah Falcon is finally back from PAX East 2017, and related his experiences at the convention. Somehow, T.J.'s musings on Dune and the origins of Mini-Me come up during the discussion. Among the games discussed are Snake Pass, Earthfall, Dauntless, and Yonder. There's also some news discussed:
Payday owner Starbreeze to publish System Shock 3
Switch stock and sellouts could be a problem for Nintendo
Let us know what you think and post in the comments!

Episode 292: This Week and Last

So, thanks to an untimely computer breakdown, last week's episode could not be run in a timely manner. So, this double-length episode features an off-the-cuff discussion of videogames with no notes, with last week's episode tacked on. There's not much editing in the episode, due to the fact Jonah has to rush off to Boston to attend PAX East over the weekend. Last week's "news" includes:
Middle Earth: Shadow of War leaked then announced
Microsoft announces Netflix-style gaming for the Xbox One
Videogame industry lobbying to maintain "repair monopoly"
Microsoft plans to bring mixed reality to the Xbox in 2018
All this and some Listener Feedback

Episode 291: Dark Souls the Board Game

This week's episode features a report by Jonah Falcon from Toy Fair NY, raving about the co-op board gane version of Dark Souls. T.J. continues to rave about Nioh and Scott texted while the podcast was going on, but you'll have to wait for an outtakes episode to hear that story. This week's news includes:
Square Enix may have accidentally announced NieR: Automata's PC release date
Ed Boon would entertain the possibility of Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat crossover
Dragon Quest Heroes I and II too big for Switch drive
Let us know what you think.

Episode 290: For Honor

This week's episode has T.J. raving about the new hotness, the multi-cultural action-MOBA game For Honor, while Jonah complains about the lack of attention paid to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. Scott, meanwhile, is playing Pillars of Eternity in preparation for the sequel. This week's news includes:
Nintendo announces DLC Pass for Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Bard's Tale remastered trilogy will be finished, promises developer
Sony axes PS Now for PS3, Vita
Microsoft teases Project Scorpio in E3 2017 press event
Let us know what you think.

Episode 289: What's Coming in 2017

This week, the gang ponder about the games that are coming in 2017, thinking about what they're really interested in. The games range from Mass Effect: Andromeda to Injustice 2, among other titles. It's a long rambling conversation, but at least it's hope. The Gaming History focuses on the folly that was The Capcom 5. The news items this week include:
Fallout 4 surpasses Skyrim to become Bethesda's most successful game ever
Rainbow Six Siege year two: free loot, better matchmaking, subversive operators
E3 2017 will be open to the public
The Question of the Week is "What game are you looking forward to in 2017?"

Episode 288: It's Been a Fun Ten Years

Back in 2007, Derrick and Jennifer Schommer, along with Don Dunn started the Gaming Podcast, with their unique sense of humor and take on the biz of video games (as well as starting a popular World of Warcraft guild.) The trio would move on, with Derrick starting his Everyday Drinkers podcast and Common Man Cocktails site. Jonah Falcon took over, and merged it with the Videogame Roundtable. In that time, we've had hosts including Jordan Lund, Paul S. Nowak, Dan Quick, Scott Dirk and most lately, the inestimable T.J. Denzer. We've also had guest hosts including Hilary Goldstein and the late Andrew Yoon. This episode celebrates the past 10 years, including an intro by Dan Quick and Paul S. Nowak joining this week's episode, to discuss this news:
'Father of Pac-Man' Masaya Nakamura dies at 91
Nintendo is gearing up for more mobile games, plans 2-3 per year
$500 million awarded to ZeniMax in lawsuit over the Oculus Rift
Asheron’s Call comes to a quiet end after 17 years
Let us know how long you've followed the podcast for!

Episode 287: Rather Die Than Switch

Gaming Podcast is back after the one week break, and finally truly weighs in on the announcement of the Switch - and aren't impressed. What does impress the crew is the latest addition to the survival horror genre, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which takes the radical approach of being a survival horror game. They also ponder about how great a Zelda/Minecraft game would be.
The next episode will be Gaming Podcast's 10th anniversary, so longtime listeners are encouraged to write in.

Episode 286: Videogame Piss-Take

Unfortunately, there's no Donald Trump in this podcast - you'll have to wait for an outtakes episode to listen to THAT discussion. However, there's plenty of news culled from the past two weeks to enjoy. The news includes:
Rumor: Beyond Good & Evil 2 Switch exclusive for first 12 months
'Game Mode' for Windows 10 will power Xbox One and Project Scorpio games too
Square Enix strongly hints at Dragon Quest XI heading west
Xbox boss says Microsoft will still "take risks" after Scalebound cancellation
Let us know what you think.