Videogame Roundtable

Episode 202: Dragon Age: MMO-Style

This week's episode has Jonah annoyed at the gameplay decisions for Dragon Age: Inquisition, Paul discusses passwords, while the Gaming History is the cartoon Captain N: The Game Master.
This week's news includes:
Valve lays out new rules and guidelines for Early Access developers
Xbox One console exclusive Ori and The Blind Forest delayed into 2015
Hackers claim to have raided PSN, 2K, Origin, Windows Live mail
GameStop & Nintendo: Game devaluation must stop
All this plus Listener Feedback and the Question of the Week: "What video game licensed cartoons have you enjoyed most, if any?"

Episode 201: Black Friday Approaches

As Black Friday approaches, Jonah and Paul discuss this week's news after an absence. No Devin this week, as well as no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History. Paul loses it on the last news item, too.
As for the news:
Just Cause 3 announced for PC, PS4, and Xbox One in 2015
Nintendo talks third party, holiday strategy
Dev: It's tougher to develop for kids than core gamers
Intel resumes advertising with Gamasutra
Xbox One sales triple following $349 promotion
World of Warcraft hit with DDoS attack as new expansion launches
Carbine: Redundancies are "part of game development"
The Question of the Week: “When did you first start buying games digitally?”

Episode 200: A New Beginning

The podcast is back as Paul S. Nowak is back from his vacation, and he brought back a new co-host with him. Devin Grimes, who once upon a time wrote for GameStooge, is now a part of the team. This week's podcast also includes a new Gaming History, discussing the Nintendo DS.
The news items include:
Ebola scare drives sharp rise in Plague Inc. downloads
Twitch bans 'sexually suggestive clothing' in new terms
Dying Light cancelled for PS3 and 360
Xbox One available for $349 Starting November 2
Sony apologizes for Driveclub's ongoing launch woes
No Listener Feedback, but a new Question of the Week: "When did you first start listening to this podcast?"

Episode 199: Hashtag GamerGate

One again, the episode gets a little political as it deals with the GamerGate controversy again. No Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, but plenty of annoyed podcasters. As a side note, there will be no podcast for the next two weeks as Paul will be on a trip. However, there will be a new podcaster when the show starts up again.
This week's news includes:
Sarkeesian cancels Utah State presentation following threats of shooting
Former GamerGate member explains his departure
Unreal, BioShock dev Digital Extremes sold to Chinese companies
Games driving "nearly all" Google Play's revenue growth in US
Mobile spending driven by 35-44-year-olds
All this plus Listener Feedback.

Episode 198: Pre-NYCC

This podcast has been delayed a little thanks to New York Comic Con, but that's a discussion for next week's podcast. While there's no Gaming Flashback or Gaming History, there's a lot to discuss.
This week's news:
DICE: Battlefield 4 "absolutely" damaged player trust
GamerGate pressures Intel into pulling ads over editorial
Capcom: 2 million sales may be required for sequels
Super Smash Bros. hints that Mario's extra lives are clones.
There are three Questions of the Week this week, so listen in and figure out which one(s) you want to answer!

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.