Videogame Roundtable

Episode 182: Better Late

In this episode, Paul arrives in time for the letters, with some audio issues on his phone.
In the meantime, Jordan and Jonah cover some of the week's news including:
Nintendo skipping E3 media briefing again
E.T. cartridges unearthed in New Mexico
Sony Online Entertainment rolls out All Access Program
Star Wars: Episode VII cast announced
Skype group calls now free on Xbox One & PC
Analyst: PC gaming now brings in more money than console gaming
All this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 181: Nostalgia Filter

This week is a little special as Jonah, Jordan and Paul discuss some of the things that were common in the golden age of 1990's consoles that are no longer around.
In addition, the news includes:
King settles 'Candy Crush Saga' trademark disputes amicably
Gamestop's only female executive is fictional
Nate Wells leaves Naughty Dog
The Question of the Week: “What gaming activities do you no longer do?”

Episode 180: Final Fantasy

This week's podcast features the Gaming Flashback of Final Fantasy VI, which takes up a third of the podcast as Paul and Jordan enthuse about the Japanese roleplaying game at length - so much so, that some news items were skipped over due to running length. Jonah prepares for his trip to PAX East 2014 for the weekend. He also proclaims Emperor Palpatine dancing in Kinect Star Wars the best thing to ever happen for Star Wars.
This week's news includes:
Amazon says FireTV will boost mid-market games
Borderlands 2 Vita bundle hits on May 6, game launches May 13
Molyneux predicts Kinect-less Xbox One
Microsoft looking into Xbox 360 emulation through Xbox One
A lot of Listener Feedback this week, and the Question of the Week is “What mobile games have you played recently?”

Episode 179: Back Pains

Paul wasn't able to make it for this podcast thanks to a hospital trip due to back pains, but Jordan and Jonah get into it a little themselves. They also avoid the predictable April Fool's gags since even though the episode was recorded April 1, it wasn't going to air until 2 days later. This week's Gaming Flashback is Ubisoft's first person shooter Far Cry.
The news this week includes:
EA deletes nasty Wii U April Fools' tweets
Indies praise Xbox One self-publishing – but Microsoft must drop its launch parity policy
Uncharted 4 game director leaves Naughty Dog
Also included is Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What was your favorite videogame-related April Fool’s joke?"

Episode 178: Old in the Valley

This week's Jonah discusses an article about ageism in Silicon Valley, while Paul complains about an achievement ruining a casual game he'd spent $200 on. This week's Gaming Flashback is Dance Dance Revolution.
The news includes:
Facebook acquiring Oculus for $2 billion
Valve's Portal coming as Tegra 4 Android App to Nvidia Shield
Xbox One may allow loaning of digital games
Nintendo, Sony won't attend PAX East
All this and a little Listener Feedback, with the Question of the Week being “Do you subscribe to videogame magazines now?”

Episode 177: Origin Problems

In this episode, Jonah complains about Origin and his inability to play Dragon Age: Origins, while a heated discussion between Jonah and Paul occurs over various topics, along with discussion of Frozen. Jordan discusses his son's college tuitions as well. This week's Gaming Flashback is the coin-op arcade game Wizard of Wor.
This week's news items include:
Sony PlayStation honcho Jack Tretton stepping down
Disney Interactive cutting about 700 jobs
New Xbox Live updates coming in April
SimCity gets offline play today
Report: Microsoft working on augmented reality headset for Xbox
This week's Question of the Week: “Ever purchase new games for an unsupported console?”

Episode 176: iPad Hot Air

This week sees the return of Paul to the crew, but unfortunately, Jordan's voice is shot so he can't make it a team of three. However, Jonah is happy over having a new iPad Air, while Paul laments unemployment. This week's Gaming Flashback is Team Ninja's classic Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox.
The news for the week includes:
Microsoft pulls page discussing Titanfall online preloading
Report: Ouya Everywhere puts games on TV, PC without the Ouya
EU takes on “misleading” free-to-play games
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2studio boss, “One must be blind or stupid to give it a 4/10?
Nintendo separates Quality of Life business unit from consoles
Project Milo isn't coming back
No Question of the Week - listener questions are wide open.

Episode 175: Arcade Memories

Gaming Podcast is back, as Jonah and Jordan discuss arcade games from yore. This week's Gaming Flashback is the classic Half-Life 2 by Valve, which ushered in a new age of shooters that get massive delays.
This week's news includes:
Twitch coming to Xbox One on March 11
Microsoft appoints Stephen Elop to head Xbox
King files to abandon controversial “Candy” trademark in US
Nintendo wins 3DS patent dispute
Layoffs at Sony Santa Monica
Also included is Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: "What was your favorite coin-op arcade game?"