Videogame Roundtable

Episode 165: Blue Light Unspecial

Gaming Podcast is back after a week off, as Jordan talks about playing games on his brand-new PlayStation 4, while Jonah is anxious and worried about the Xbox One launch this week.
There's also a ton of news this week, including:
Unlucky PlayStation 4 owners face 'blue light of death'
Report: Apple in

Episode 164: Videogame Music Time

This week's episode has a long discussion on videogame music of the past, while Jonah discusses Batman: Arkham Origins and iPad adaptations of board games.
This week's news includes:
Surprises found in the PS4 FAQ
Xbox One will support DLNA, MP3 and audio CD
Valve working to make offline mode indefinite
Nintendo: We have failed to establish Wii U as a "worthy" Wii successor
Wii U bundle announced
This week's Question of the Week is: "What was your favorite videogame music?"

Episode 163: Batman Problems

This week's episode has Jonah ranting about the shoddy QA in Batman: Arkham Origins, while Jordan admits he never used those Xbox Live cards that came free with some games. In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback is the classic Apple ][ game Bolo.The news this week includes:
EA splits from Tiger Woods
Rumor: Xbox One SDK plagued by eleventh hours bugs
Apple sells 33.8m iPhones, 14.1m iPads in September quarter
Nvidia Shield update adds official PC streaming, console mode, more Android support
Fans trash Call of Duty: Ghosts booth at a games expo
No Question of the Week this week - just looking for Listener feedback.

Episode 162: Back Again

Gaming Podcast is back after being off for a week. This time out, there's a Gaming Flashback as Jordan and Jonah discuss The 7th Guest, which was coincidentally just released on Steam.
This week's news includes:
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 headsets compatibility issues
Dark Matter abrupt ending blamed on failed Kickstarter drive
Rockstar New England working on "next version of famous IP"
Fassbender on Assassin's Creed film: it's "definitely happening"
Struggling Scrolls may go free-to-play
This week's Question of the Week, "What was your favorite adventure game?"

Episode 161: No Rusty Ventures Allowed

This week is on the short side, though Jonah and Jordan discuss pop culture like Red Letter Media, The Venture Bros. and Cave Johnson's lemon ranting. There's no Gaming Podcast or Gaming History, but there's plenty of Listener Feedback and news items.
The news includes:
Source: RI governor Lincoln Chafee deliberately torpedoed Studio 38
UK online retailer SimplyGames enforcing PS4 bundles
Half-Life 3 removed from trademark registery - Portal 3 appears
The Last Guardian developers "re-engineering" the game, never was on "hiatus"
Grand Theft Auto Online microtransactions disabled while server issues persist
No "Question of the Week" - this week is Listener Questions - send 'em in!

Episode 160: Not-Love Letters

This week's podcast has Jonah having a new job, while some really long Listener Feedback letters lengthen the podcast. In fact, several discussions between Jonah and Jordan were cut and will be in a near-future Outtakes episode.
This week is full of news as well, including:
Star Wars 1313 was to have starred Boba Fett after all
Shadow of the Eternals dev Precursor Games disbands
Techland: Dying Light isn't another Dead Island
China lifts console ban, Microsoft collaborating with BesTV to make new console
Watch Dogs ships on two discs, requires install, 30 FPS cap on Xbox One and PS4
That plus the long Listener Feedback, and Jordan has an appeal to veteran listeners to write in.

Episode 159: Jordan's Back

Jordan is back, and even though he's not 100%, he's still well enough to do the podcast. He and Jonah discuss what things make them stop playing a game, while the rest of the podcast is all about Grand Theft Auto V. They also get into discussions about laserdisc players.
The news includes:
Microsoft: Women make up 40% of Xbox Live audience
Rumor: Steam Box announcement on Monday
Grand Theft Auto V hits $1B in sales after 72 hours
Dead Rising 3 "frame-locked at 30" on Xbox One
Sony offers fix for GTA5 error 80029564 crashing system on install
All this and Listener Feedback, as well as the Question of the Week, "When will the current generation of consoles discontinue?"

Episode 158: Civilized Podcast

This week's podcast has Dan Quick filling in for an ailing Jordan Lund, while Civilization V inevitably comes up in conversation with the Polycast host with Jonah Falcon. There's no Gaming History or Gaming Flashback, but tons of news items.
The news includes:
Andrew Wilson named Electronic Arts CEO
PlayStation Vita TV announced
Sega buys Atlus for 14 billion yen
Star Trek video game "big disappointment" to J.J. Abrams
Chair on Shadow Complex 2: Fans "don't want it more than we do"
Steam adopts Xbox One's former family sharing program
Diablo III auction house closing in March 2014
There's also some Listener Feedback from the T-shirt winning contestant.