Videogame Roundtable

Episode 167: Droning On

Despite the title of the podcast episode this week, nothing is boring. Rather, there's a ton of banter between Jonah, Paul and Jordan, as they discuss next-gen console gaming.
This week's news items include:
Amazon testing package delivery by drone
Microsoft advises gamers against turning the Xbox One into a dev kit
There's "no lack of ideas" at DICE, CEO ponders local weather for Battlefield
Xbox One beats PS4 sales at Walmart, Target
Epic: "We've yet to see the real value of the second screen"
Sega: Shenmue 3 trademark listing a hoax
All this and some Listener Feedback.

Episode 166: Boss Battles

Paul returns to the Gaming Podcast, having doing the major work on the Facebook game he'd been helping develop, Team USA Pinsanity. The trio argue over boss battles, and this week's Gaming Flashback is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Jordan also finally has a great Vita game to fawn over, Tearaway.
Take-Two files 'Bully Bullsworth Academy' trademark in Europe
Twitch cracks down on PS4 Playroom inappropriate content
Blizzard dev apologizes for remarks on sexualized designs
Sony to make $250M entertainment cuts, "nothing too sacred"
The Question of the Week: "What is your opinion on boss battles?"

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.