Sunday Apr 05, 2015
Episode 216: Get Some Board Games In
Videogame Roundtable
GameStooge’s regular podcast, ”Videogame Roundtable”
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Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this episode was recorded on Monday, but despite the lateness, it's full of rich news items, including some very disturbing trends in videogames, as well as a question by a listener that got mental juices flowing. This week's Gaming Flashback is Professor Pac-Man.
The news items include:
Headteachers in UK threaten to report parents who let their children play 18-rated games
Star Citizen's Vanguard "concept" fighter costs a cool $250
PC version of Dead or Alive 5 Last Round launches on Steam without key features
Zelda delay could ruin Nintendo's 2015
New Jersey game store "swatting" takes an uglier turn
This week's Question of the Week: "What do you think is the future of older games?"
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
This week's episode is full of pop culture references, again, as Inspector Gadget, Matthew Broderick, My Little Pony and The Garry Shandling Show all get some airtime. In addition, Paul discusses his frustration with The Sims Freeplay, and Jonah threatens that in the next episode, he'll be naked and Paul will wear a silly hat. The news includes:
Free Windows 10 for pirates
Kojima breaks silence over departure rumours
Atari to indie dev: Stop ripping off your own work on Tempest 2000
Xbox For Sale - the rumours just won't quit
Nintendo's next-generation console is codenamed 'NX'
All that and a Listener Feedback.
Sunday Mar 15, 2015
Sunday Mar 15, 2015
After a week off from Jonah being at PAX East 2015 and Paul being at GDC, the podcast is back, as this week's Gaming Flashback is the landmark Guitar Hero. In addition, the podcast learns too late that Cities: Skylines runs on Windows XP. Paul also deals with goats, and the podcast is giving away a free code for Catlateral Damage.
This week's news items include:
Report: Mississippi deputy fired over threatening Xbox Live players
Cities: Skylines breaks Paradox sales records
Titanfall DLC is free forever on Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360
Goat Simulator is coming to Xbox One and 360 in April
Cards Against Humanity is now online, free
This week's Question of the Week, "What is your favorite gaming snack?"
Monday Mar 02, 2015
Monday Mar 02, 2015
This week's episode was going to be short thanks to a lack of news, but Paul and Jonah get into a long discussion about the Disney Afternoon from the 90's. which makes up for the lack of a Gaming Flashback or History.
This week's news includes:
Lenovo preinstalled Superfish adware on its laptop
The FCC approves strong net neutrality rules
Capcom takes co-op out Of Resident Evil, modders put it back in
No One Lives Forever re-release isn't happening after all
Star Trek Online players pay their respects to Leonard Nimoy
All this and Listener Feedback too.
Friday Feb 20, 2015
Friday Feb 20, 2015
This week has a very special guest, former IGN editor and current Dog and Thimble podcast host Hilary Goldstein, as he teams up with Paul to razz Jonah incessantly, as well as add a certain amount of NSFW spice to this week's proceedings.
The news items include:
Rock Band DLC hints at a comeback
Sony appears to have 'abandoned' its trademark for The Last Guardian
Final Fantasy 15: Episode Duscae demo detailed
Nvidia's big March 3rd event - is it a gaming phone?
After raising $114,000 on Kickstarter, dev goes silent
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has come back from retirement
All this and Listener Feedback.
Sunday Feb 08, 2015
Sunday Feb 08, 2015
This week's podcast begins on a sorrowful note, as since in the past week guest host Andrew Yoon (who co-hosted episode #207) passed away after drowning during a trip to Texas, while Jonah and Paul eulogize him.No Gaming Flashback this week, but plenty of news items:League of Legends tourney places limit on LGBT playersSOE acquired, becomes Daybreak Game CompanyNintendo wants to make a comeback with cheaper softwareEA exec: “Our games are actually still too hard to learn”This week's Question of the Week: “What videogame do you still get emotional about?”
Tuesday Feb 03, 2015
Tuesday Feb 03, 2015
The episode is a little late in publishing, though it was recorded on time - you know, real-life delays. However, it's worth the wait as the Gaming Flashback is Team Ico's second title, a PlayStation 2 title called Shadow of the Colossus.
There's also some of the meatiest news of the year, which includes:
Joystiq and Massively shut down amid AOL downsizing
Left Behind Games executive fined millions by the SEC, banned from trading stock
Bill Gates says he's concerned about machines becoming super-intelligent
Google changes UK privacy policy, but avoids hefty fine
The Question of the Week is "Should Nintendo partner with Disney?"
Sunday Jan 25, 2015
Sunday Jan 25, 2015
After a problematic week, Episode 375 is now up, with tons of news. So much that there's no room for a Gaming Flashback or a Gaming History.
The news includes:
Joystiq no longer scoring" reviews
New Harmonix survey points to Rock Band 4
Hatred gets an AO rating in US
Disney, Activision both claim landslide victory in toys-to-life category
Microsoft maintaining $349 price point on Xbox Ones
Windows 10 includes in-home game streaming from Xbox One
This week's Question of the Week: “What, if any, was your favorite part of Rock Band?”
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