Videogame Roundtable

Episode 197: Ello, Facebook

This week's episode has a lot of tangential videogame news, but the discussions turn in interesting directions. No Gaming Flashback or Gaming History unfortunately.
The news includes:
Microsoft announces Windows 10
Ms Pac-Man joins the fight against breast cancer
Facebook apologizes to LGBTQ users, plans “substantive changes”
PS Vita firmware 3.30 launches soon, brings theme support
The Sims 4 free content updates to include pools, Star Wars costumes
No Question of the Week either - just ask us anything.

Episode 196: Mammoths With Hats

The publication of this episode is a little late thanks to uncontrollable circumstances, but while Paul discusses the ending of Slicing Fractions, this week's episode includes both a Gaming Flashback, Scramble, and a Gaming History which focuses on the Zelda series.
This week's news includes:
Apple fans report iPhone 6 bending in pockets
Titan cancellation may have cost Blizzard more than $50 million
Wasteland 2 earns $1.5 million revenue in four days
Microsoft mistakenly affirms that Windows 9 will be revealed next week (from Ars Technica)
This week's Gaming History discusses rumors that raged about Zelda games - Paul is not amused.

Episode 195: Getting Political

This week's episode gets a little political as certain factions get into the videogame discussion and have some interesting ideas about them, which is enough to get Paul a little angry and a lot disappointed.
This week's news includes:
Rust creator: "I'd have done the same thing" on Mojang deal
Conservative group issues video lambasting gaming's feminist critics
Trade your violent games in for ice cream in California
Xbox games may soon be streamed to PC
This episode also features the Question of the Week discussion about preorders and bonus content.

Episode 194: Dev Stories

This week is slow in terms of videogame industry news, but rich on developer stories told by Paul, so be prepared for a lot of advice for the kid who wants to make games instead of just play them.
The news includes:
Report: Microsoft to buy Mojang
Destiny day-one shipments top $500 million
Dan Adelman: "Good games are worth paying for"
Video game degrees in the US increase by 50% in five years
European Women in Games Hall of Fame adds new members
All this and Listener Feedback, with the Question of the Week: “Have you ever created your own content with a game’s editor?”

Episode 193: City of Warcraft

This week's Gaming Flashback is a major one, in particle for Gaming Podcast: World of Warcraft, as the WoW guild established by Derrick and Jennifer is well-remembered. For Paul, however, World of Warcraft was and is the source of some deep pain.
Along with the Gaming Flashback, this week's news includes:
NCsoft might allow players to resurrect the City of Heroes IP
Sega accuses Gearbox founder of “doing whatever the f--- he likes”
Free full-version Xbox One game trials coming for Gold members
Thousands of developers sign plea for tolerance in gaming community
Dev on PS4?s 8GB RAM: "It didn’t really change that much for us"
All this plus Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: "What are the strongest memories of World of Warcraft that you have?"

Episode 192: Longtime Listener

The podcast is back, albeit on a Saturday instead of the usual Friday. No Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but a good chunk of news, though some of it only tenuously connected to videogaming.
The news this week includes:
T-Mobile now offers app that unlocks your smartphone
Analyst: Downloadable titles make up 92% of PC games market
Driveclub was delayed due to a 'huge technical issue,' says Yoshida
NHL 15 will be missing some features on Xbox One and PS4
YouTube subscription plan leaks: Offline play, no ads, 20 million songs
This week's Question of the Week is based on the Minecraft convention scam from last week, which the podcast discusses, “Have you even attended a convention devoted to a game?”

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.