Videogame Roundtable

Episode 527: Baldur’s Starfield

As Starfield readies its launch, Baldur's Gate 3 gets a ton of updates. The news includes:
Star Wars: Dark Forces is getting the Nightdive remaster treatment
Xbox must have mobile presence if it's going to thrive, Phil Spencer says
No Man's Sky adds its first new race in its biggest update of the year
Citizen Sleeper 2 announced
League of Legends is ditching Mythic items
All this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 526: Madden Still Sucks

This week, the guys discuss Madden NFL 24 being a buggy mess, the Xbox 360 Store closure in 2024, Ubisoft still trying to make Skull & Bones work, and Starfield going gold. The news includes:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's big reveal brings campaign and multiplayer details, gameplay trailer
EA won't contest £9k FIFA Ultimate Team fine in Austria
Nightdive Studios lead reaffirms that they'd love tackle an Unreal remaster
Creator of AI-Powered GTA 5 Story Mode mod unlikely to fight back against Take-Two after shutdown
Let us know what you think.

Episode 525: Final Failure 16

[Reupload] The guys discuss EA closing servers for older games, the Red Dead Redemption controversy, Tekken 8 and Killer Instinct. The news includes:
Rumor: Microsoft planning on Xbox Series X Digital Edition
Square Enix’s profits drop after Final Fantasy didn’t “meet expectations”
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster is still planned for 2023 release
Street Fighter 6 fans hit out at $15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DLC costumes
Let us know what you think.

Episode 524: Lost Transformers

The guys discuss Baldur's Gate 3 and Dead by Daylight, as well as other topics. This week's news items include:
Rumor: Elder Scrolls 4 remake is in development
Cities: Skylines 2's maps will be about 5 times as large as those of the original
Hasbro says Activision has lost its Transformers games on a hard drive in its offices somewhere
Baldur's Gate 3 has a "hidden skill tree" for Illithid powers
Let us know what you think.

Episode 523: The FTC Loses

Jordan Lund returns for a guest appearance for the major FTC/Microsoft ruling by a judge. They also discuss Cyberpunk 2077. The news topics include:
ID@Xbox Digital Showcase
CMA extends deadline on final decision over Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Xbox Games with Gold ending, replaced by Game Pass Core
Stronghold is getting a definitive remaster
Let us know what you think.

Episode 522: PlayStation Portable

The guys discuss Apple and Epic going to the Supreme Court, Nic Cage being in Dead by Daylight, the death of Emile Morel, Mortal Kombat 1 fighters, Clockwork Revolution, Skullgirls, and Mojang complaining about Wiki adverts. The news includes:
Jagged Alliance 3 details how it will support two-player online co-op
EA confirms single-player Black Panther game from new studio
Microsoft tells court Sony "expected to release" PlayStation 5 Slim and 'handheld PS5' this year
Hi-Fi Rush update includes a new 'blistering 200 BPM' challenge
Let us know what you think.

Episode 521: July Is Coming

The gang talks about Cities: Skylines 2, Microsoft and the FTC, and Biden's high speed internet bill, as well as the following news:
Baldur's Gate 3 promises level 12 cap, new races, 22 new subclasses
Minecraft's devs exit Reddit
Bobby Kotick says Switch successor will be closer to Xbox One & PS4 performance
New Resident Evil 4 achievements spark speculation about upcoming DLC
All that and listener feedback.

Episode 520: Nintendo Directed

This week's episode revolves around the Nintendo Direct presentation. The guys also mock PlayStation fans and Geoff Keighley, and discuss Callisto Protocol and Vampire Survivors. Aside from the Nintendo Direct, the news includes:
Microsoft says it's officially done making new Xbox One games
Xenonauts 2 will invade our world this July
Respawn worked on Titanfall 3 for 10 Months
There is also some Listener feedback.