Videogame Roundtable

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.

Episode 157: Next-Generation Showdown

This week's podcast has no Listener Feedback, and is sort of short because of it. However, in addition to the news items that were on script, there was the surprise news of how much Grand Theft Auto V cost to produce.
This week's news includes:
Xbox One gets November 22 launch date
Each Xbox One to be sold at a profit
PS4 only supports 4 controllers
PS4 and Xbox One won’t support external hard drives for now
Sony refunds Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn PSN purchases
This week's Question of the Week asks if you've ever gotten a new version of the console you already owned.

Episode 156: What Is Nintendo Thinking?

Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund discuss PAX Prime 2013, then delve into this week's news, Listener Feedback, and discuss the 1990's developer Psygnosis.
The news this week includes:
Nintendo announces 2DS, Wii U price drop
Inafune "fought hard" for risk taking at Capcom, creators must be "willing to fail"
Godus beta to hit Steam Early Access on 13th September
Diablo III's new loot system to "cut the legs out" from the auction house
Bethesda wants The Elder Scrolls Online available to non-Xbox Live subscribers
The Question of the Week: "How many times have you purchased a new form factor of a console you already owned?"

Episode 155: Xbox One, PS4 Launch Lineups

This week's episode as a guest in the form of Jordan Lund's wife Jennifer. There was to be a Gaming History, but it'll be used next week when there's more time.
This week's news includes:
Microsoft Points transformed into cash
Gamers can return digital titles on Origin after a week
Bungie feels Destiny can be bigger than Halo, as big as Star Wars
Borderlands 2 coming to PlayStation Vita
Sony announces 33 “launch” titles for PlayStation 4
Microsoft announces launch titles for Xbox One
The Sims 4 emotional gameplay revealed at GamesCom 2013
All this and Listener Feedback, with the same "console or PC gamer?" question from last week.

Episode 154: Always Chaotic Good

This week, Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund discuss a little pen-and-paper Dungeons & Dragons, while the Gaming Flashback this week is the Microsoft Xbox, ending the coverage of the sixth generation consoles in the past few podcasts.
This week's news includes:
All PS Vitas $199 at Target August 18th to the 24th
Communist border crossing immigration official sim Papers, Please! now available
New Jersey court approves used game lawsuit against GameStop
Wasteland 2 dynamic NPC interaction detailed
This week's Question of the Week is a simple one: "Which do you do most of your gaming on, console or PC?"

Episode 153: Like This Like That

The posting of Monday's podcast has been delayed a day, sorry about that. This week is fairly long, and the Gaming History gets into the venerable Sega Dreamcast, which still has some developers making new games for it.
Otherwise, this week's news items include:
Assassin's Creed series will have end, assures Ubisoft
EverQuest Next gameplay revealed, accepting beta registration
Blizzard confirms Project Titan overhaul, "unlikely to be subscription-based"
EA claims freedom of speech in NCAA lawsuit appeal, court rejects it
Region-based factions will be in The Crew
This week's Question of the Week: "What makes you decide to preorder a game or console?"

Episode 151: Do Androids Dream?

This week's podcast is full of Android-based console goodness - or badness, depending on your opinion of them. This week's Gaming History looks at the Nintendo GameCube.
This week's news includes:
Ouya game developers sound off on disappointing sales numbers
Nvidia plans July 31st launch of the Shield
Telltale Games confirms Clementine returns to The Walking Dead
Star Control now owned by Stardock
Battlestar Galactica writer/producer collaborating with Sony Santa Monica
All this and Listener Feedback, as well as the Question of the Week: "What is your favorite first person shooter of all time?"

Episode 150: Is League of Legends a Terrible Game?

In this episode, Jordan's son Allen gets in on the act, berating League of Legends despite being addicted to it. This week's Gaming Flashback is the Sierra Online adventure game Police Quest, while the Gaming History is how BioWare prepared to develop their first Star Wars game, Knights of the Old Republic.
This week's news includes:
Blizzard announces Diablo III coming to Xbox One, PS4 in 2014
Dyack attempts to get Shadow of the Eternals off the ground with Kickstarter again
US recognizes League of Legends as a professional" sport
Sony drops fine appeal levied due to April 2011 hacker attack
Microsoft: Family sharing may return to Xbox One in some form
This week's Question of the Week: "What's your favorite RPG of all-time?"