Videogame Roundtable

Episode 191: Changes

The Gaming Podcast is back after three weeks of a forced hiatus as one former host has left the podcast for good. Otherwise, some of the news items are old, some are new, in this long episode.
There's no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but plenty of news, including:
Activision won't launch an EA Access-style program anytime soon
Disney Interactive revenue up 45% in Q3
Sony agrees to $15M settlement in 2011 data breach class action
Yogscast: We have 'no obligation' to cancelled adventure game Kickstarter
Warner Bros. nabs Space Invaders film rights
Report: PC and console market will decline
There's also some Listener Feedback. The Question of the Week: “Do you think consoles will start doing early access on games?”

Episode 190: Dan-tastic

Paul Nowak is on hiatus from the podcast, but former podcaster Dan Quick is stepping in to fill his shoes. This week's Gaming Flashback is the expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
As for the news:
Noriega suing Activision over depiction in Call of Duty
The Sims 2 players get expansion-stuffed upgrade as EA ends support
Codemasters responds to GRID Autosport Boost Pack criticism (from Videogamer.com)
Ex-Call of Duty devs found brand new studio
Adam West playing himself in Lego Batman 3
Civilization Beyond Earth release date announced
All this and listener feedback.

Episode 189: Gi-Blow

This week's podcast finally reveals the winner of the E3 Swag Bag. The episode is packed full of show, including a Gaming Flashback about Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and the Gaming History celebrating Donkey Kong's 33rd birthday.
The news includes:
Another EA exec explains why mobile Dungeon Keeper suffered
PS4 fails to inspire Japanese market
Former Epic director Bleszinski unretires to reveal Project Bluestreak
Divinity: Original Sin developer turned off global chat to silence trolls
Bartle: "Free-to-play has a half-life"
All this plus the Question of the Week: “Have online players caused you to quit playing that session?”

Episode 188: E3 Swag Bag Part 3

This is the final week of the E3 Swag Bag giveaway, which includes a The Sims 4 bag, a The Sims 4 T-shirt, The Sims 4 sunglasses, and some other goodies like a Dragon Age: Inquisition T-shirt, a Farming Simulation 2014 cow, and so on. Paul is unavailable this week but Jordan's wife Jennifer guest hosts, with the famed Kingdom Hearts being the Gaming Flashback.
This episode also includes the following news items:
Report: PS Vita no longer available at major retailers
No women allowed at upcoming Hearthstone tournament
Lindsay Lohan files suit over GTA V allegedly using her likeness
Sources: Crytek UK's staff no longer going to work
Riot closing League Of Legends’ public chat
And once again, the Question of the Week: “What was your biggest takeaway from E3?”

Episode 187: E3 Swag Bag Part 2

The E3 Swag Bag contest is still going on, while Paul, Jordan and Jonah discuss the latest in videogame industry news.
This week's news includes:
Nintendo loses Wii patent lawsuit to Philips
PlayStation Now beta gets six new games, but those high prices remain
Crytek claims it’s doing fine, despite rumors
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty heading to Xbox One with ID@Xbox
Google announces virtual reality app Cardboard
All this and Listener Feedback. The contest question is still up: "What was your biggest takeaway from E3?”

Episode 186: E3 Swag Bag

Jonah returns from attending E3 last week, as Jordan is a sick latecomer into the podcast. Jonah and Paul relate his near-disaster loss of his iPad Air, while Jordan does his best Don LaFontaine impressions in this episode which is 50% longer than normal.
The news discussed includes:
Hirshberg: Console transition pains not a bad problem to have
Destiny may possibly come to Windows PC
Nintendo's top designer has "uneasiness" about virtual reality
How the Xbox One’s 10% GPU increase works without Kinect
PS4, Xbox One seeing much higher digital download attach rates
In addition to the news, there's Listener feedback, and even better, a new contest to win an E3 Swag Bag - listen in to find out how to win (US listeners only, sorry.)

Episode 185: Get Ready For E3 Again

It's the last podcast before E3 2014 starts on Monday. Jonah is still ravaged by the flu, while Paul's ghost haunts the podcast.
The news this week includes:
Watch Dogs sells 4 million in first week
Xbox One getting 34 new apps
Sony discontinues the PSP in Japan
Take-Two CEO skeptical of Oculus' broad appeal
All this and Listener Feedback as well as a new Question of the Week: “How much info do you try to glean from E3 reports?”

Episode 184: Explicit Lyrics

This week's episode is shockingly adult, so the warning about explicit lyrics is up. Aside from the dirtiness, the episode features the following news:
Apple refuses to allow an educational app on female stimulation
Zenimax announces lawsuit against Oculus
Sony may be working on newer PS4, PS3 models
PS4 game pre-loading will begin with Destiny
External storage coming in Xbox One system update in June
Blizzard is suing Starcraft 2 hackers for profiting off mods
This plus Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What is your favorite party game?”