Videogame Roundtable

Episode 296: Not an April Fool's Episode

This week's episode has nothing to do with April Fool's Day, since that was a week ago. There's nothing surprising about the crew this time around, though Jonah does finally give his final (?) thoughts on Mass Effect: Andromeda, and Zelda keeps getting heavy praise. The Persona 5 news item alone spurred a ton of debate. This week's episode includes the following news:
Twitch and YouTube streamers slam Persona 5's video policy
Total War: Warhammer 2 announced with a new trailer
Valve only wants to sell you good games
Nintendo might have accidentally revealed that Pokemon is coming to the Switch
Let us know what you think of the heated discussions in the episode.

Episode 295: Nerd Rage

Jonah discusses his renewed views of Mass Effect: Andromeda after his long, long rant last week. It fits in with the theme of nerd rage in the news items, as well as some new games coming out. TJ and Scott talk about the games they've been enjoying in the past week as well, as the latter is burning through Pillars of Eternity so he can play Torment: Tides of Numenera and the eventual Pillars of Eternity II. This week's news includes:
Planescape: Torment 4K remaster comes out April 11
First Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer dated for April
World of Warcraft has changed how enemies scale, and players are very angry
Destiny 2 officially announced, teasing the fall of The Last City
Let us know what you think.

Episode 294: Messy Effect: Andromeda

This week's episode, which has been posted a little late due to life interruptions, has Jonah ranting about Mass Effect Andromeda, which T.J. and Scott pine for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wind. This week's news includes:
Report: JoyCon wireless issues caused by "manufacturing variation"
There is a way to transfer Switch save data, Nintendo just doesn’t want you to know
Alexander the Great will lead Macedon in Civilization 6
Let us know what you think.

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?"