Videogame Roundtable

[This podcast upload was corrupted. Reuploaded.] The news this week: Elon Musk's estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: 'He was a Bronze Torbjörn main. He was fucking dogshit', Palworld decides it wasn't April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, 'dismember and eat' some of its cast, Death Stranding has crossed 20 million players since launch, If the Switch 2 stumbles, Nintendo has no Plan B, Final Fantasy 9 Anniversary celebration begins, Star Wars XCOM game on the way?, and Shuhei Yoshida believes Nier: Automata was a turning point in modern Japanese games.

[This podcast upload was corrupted. Reuploaded.] The news this week: The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered's PC specs and features detailed, as Sony reiterates no PSN account required, EA Sports College Football 26 to increase NIL payouts to $1,500, Palworld update 0.5.0 patch notes bring crossplay to the game, Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says 'it's a tragedy' his 2013 immigration sim now feels so on-the-nose, Xbox lists Hollow Knight: Silksong as part of "incredible" upcoming indie line-up, Apple & Google face antitrust charges as EU defies threat of Trump tariffs. Let us know what you think.

Some of the minor news discussed include Defiance coming back 4 years after servers were shut down, BlizzCon 2025 not happening, Moon Studios going full indie, buying No Rest For the Wicked's publishing rights from Take-Two and Final Fantasy 16 PC version removing Denuvo Anti-tamper DRM. The Gaming Flashback is 2015's Bloodborne. The news includes: Humble Games Showcase Killing Floor 3 delayed to later in 2025 Next-gen Xbox reportedly coming in 2027, handheld rumored for this year Let us know what you think.

This week, the guys discuss the fact that Cities: Skylines 2's asset editor is remaining a distant dream as Colossal Order is still working on it but says it's 'proven more technically challenging than initially anticipated', Western Digital sold their SSDs to SanDisk, and Naughty Dog boss says "don't bet" on there being a The Last of Us Part 3. The news includes: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 official announcement reveals deluxe edition with Doom Slayer Call of Duty admits it's using generative AI to 'help develop some in-game assets' Let us know what you think.

The guys discuss the week's goings-on, including Diablo speedrun sleuths proving a 15-year world record was fake after reverse-engineering the game and failing to replicate the run in 2.2 billion possible randomized dungeons, Call of Duty's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover costing $90, Valve releasing the Team Fortress 2 source code, and a mystery Tony Hawk remaster mentioned by pro skater involved in the game. For the first time in years, we have a Gaming History: The Civilization II Eternal War. The news includes: Netflix culls staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio Marvel Rivals team hit by layoffs despite major launch success Days Gone Remastered $10 PS5 upgrade not available for game redemptions via PS Plus Let us know what you think.

This episode was recorded on January 10, 2015, and was guest hosted by former Joystiq editor Andrew Yoon. He tragically passed away three weeks later. Here are the original podcast notes: This week's episode of Gaming Podcast has a special guest co-host, Andrew Yoon, formerly of Joystiq and currently in card game and video game development. The Gaming Flashback is the one that started them all: LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. The slow news week includes: DDoS service targeting PSN and Xbox powered by home Internet routers Japanese console sales continued to slide in 2014 Evolve's questionable bargain: pre-purchase to avoid the unlock grind Sony delays PS4 in China The Question of the Week: "What is your favorite, if any, LEGO videogames?"

The guys discuss a ton of topics off the cuff. They talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct airing on April 2, the PSN crash, lots of negative Civilization 7 reactions, Phasmophobia hitting 22m total sales, PlayStation and Steam quietly removing shovelware, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake selling and Dragon Quest 12 confirmed to still be in development. Let us know what you think.

This week, there's no notes, just talking about the current events, such as Microsoft's multiplatform strategy and the new games that have come out, especially Foundation, a city-builder in the style of The Settlers. Let us know what you think.

This week, Nintendo reveals the Switch 2 teaser video and Hello Kitty and Friends DLC has been released for Minecraft. Fun! The news also includes: Retailer lists "New 3D Mario" and "Legend of Zelda Remake/Remaster" under 2025 games Horizon's unannounced MMO has been quietly cancelled Nintendo Switch 2 rumored to get at least 5 Xbox games Let us know what you think.

With Scott:   With TJ:   This episode was done twice -- the Scott version can be seen in the first video. The podcast uses the version with TJ. Feel free to compare both. Both episodes start with the blockbuster news of Nintendo breaking silence on Switch 2 leaks. The other news includes:   Microsoft announces Xbox Developer Direct Switch 2 reportedly getting Halo and another big Xbox game, with Microsoft set to be a "very big supporter" Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed again as Ubisoft explores company sale options Ubisoft "deeply disturbed" by damning reports of abuse at Assassin's Creed Shadows support studio Let us know what you think of the new site design!

This podcast just has the guys talking about the games they're looking forward to in 2025. It's shockingly longer than expected. What game(s) are you looking forward to in 2025?

Jordan's back, as the four of us discuss topics like the fact No Man's Sky has reached a Very Positive rating on Steam, Russian disinformation is trying to spark a boycott of Stalker 2 by claiming it's going to draft you into the war in Ukraine somehow, a new Pokémon project in the works with Wallace and Gromit maker Aardman and Sony confirms interest in buying FromSoftware. In other news: Vision of Mana director quits NetEase to join Square Enix Intel CEO resigns after a disastrous tenure Baldur's Gate 3 will add cross-play and 12 new subclasses in 2025 Dragon Age: Inquisition's final expansion originally forced you to blow up Skyhold Let us know what you think.

If you want to watch the live version of the podcast, check the video above. Google to sell Chrome AND be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years, recommends US Department of Justice, Stalker 2 sells over a million copies, Steam has changed its policy on DLC content and season passes, so now players are entitled to proper compensation if future plans fall through ("Customers will be offered a refund for the value of unreleased DLC"), and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won't receive any DLC. The news includes: PlayStation Portal update adds cloud gaming support in beta, no PS5 required Path of Exile 2 early access has a 25-hour campaign Dragon Quest 3 Remake producer wants to give Final Fantasy 6 some HD-2D love Let us know what you think.

Another podcast live on YouTube. You can check the original broadcast here. Stalker 2 needs 150GB of SSD space, the makers of Black Mesa reveal their new project, which has absolutely nothing to do with Half-Life; Rogue Point is a co-op tactical shooter set in a world ruled not by aliens, but by corporations. Stellar Blade's Nier: Automata DLC drops later this month and Microsoft has now confirmed Spyro Reignited Trilogy hits Xbox Game Pass on the 12th November. Palworld developer reports Nintendo's suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages Death Stranding launches on Xbox Let us know what you think.

Yes, we recorded this episode live on YouTube. We spoke about Minecraft dropping VR support next year, Ubisoft Montpellier disbanded, Obsidian saying choices both big and small will matter in Avowed, ColdRidge - a game about cowboys doing 4x-style exploration -- hits release, and Yakuza Kiwami has sold far over studio director's expectations on Switch. The news includes: Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino is already working on a new game Sony wanted to lock Crimson Desert into a timed PlayStation exclusivity deal Let us know if you watched the video!

There's a ton of discussions, such as Xbox Cloud Gaming will reportedly let players stream any game in their library from November, Russia straight-up bans Discord for enabling 'terrorist and extremist purposes', Killing Floor 3's dynamic tech makes zed heads 'flower' when you shoot them, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will get a Nuketown map, Brazil lifts ban on X following Elon Musk's compliance with Supreme Court orders, the DOJ may break up Google, Terrifier 3 (the indie horror film that managed to make 10x its budget while Joker: Folie à Deux flails in the water) is getting a videogame, the current head of Xbox Game Studios, Alan Hartman, is to retire at the end of November, with Rare studio boss Craig Duncan taking over and the official Nintendo Museum appears to be emulating SNES games on a Windows PC, which is slightly embarrassing. The news: Legendary game designer Jordan Weisman's next project is an open world deck-building pirate romance tactical RPG Red Dead Redemption coming to PC later this month Former Bethesda and BioWare devs are making a Stardew-like with Redwall animals (from PC Gamer) Let us know what you think.

Among the discussions are the original 1997 Backyard Baseball finally coming to Steam, the original Horizon Zero Dawn removed from Epic Games Store, Hi-Fi Rush 2 already in development six months when Krafton acquired Tango Gameworks and Mario + Rabbids director and Red Dead Redemption lead designer found new studio Day 4 Night. The news includes: Everything revealed in State of Play September 2024 Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast Sea of Stars free content update Dawn of Equinox adds local co-op, revamped prologue Let us know what you think.

In this podcast, they discuss Skyrim lead designer saying it will be 'almost impossible' for Elder Scrolls 6 to meet fan expectations, Minecraft is ditching PSVR support next year, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered rated for PS5 and PC, and Dead by Daylight PvE spin-off Project T being canceled after "unsatisfactory" player testing. The news includes: Square Enix confirms lower-than-expected Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 sales Cities: Skylines 2 Creator Packs and the Bridges and Ports Expansion are being delayed EA confirms next Battlefield will have a modern setting Feel free to reply.

Concord got canceled after only two weeks, Balatro hits the iOS App Store and Android's Google Play on September 26, EVE players are in revolt over CCP's blockchain plans and a year after outraging developers, blowing up its reputation, and saying goodbye to its CEO, Unity decides 'Runtime Fees' are a bad idea so it's getting rid of them. Oh, and the PS5 Pro is $700. And it's Friday the 13th. Other news includes: Annapurna Interactive has collapsed Let us know what you think.

Episode 563 has been lost to time. It was recorded on August 14, but instead has been folded into this episode.

There's no podcast notes this week because, well, nothing was going on. Enjoy your hot, hot, HOT summer.

In this episode, the guys discuss Riot Games reportedly canceled an unannounced platform fighter, Fallout getting nominated for 16 Emmy Awards, and a player coming back after a 11 year, 5 month ban to continue the same argument from 2013. The news includes: No Man's Sky goes 5.0 with a sweeping tech update Yakuza studio Ryu Ga Gotoku will reveal its next game at Tokyo Game Show 2024 Nintendo reveals Emio – The Smiling Man as a new Famicom Detective Club game Let us know what you think.

Ubisoft is coming back with the Assassin's Creed games, but the guys also discuss the sheer Scottishness of Still Wakes the Deep, Farming Simulator 25 announced, 20 TB NVMe drives for under $300, Final Fantasy 14 producer Yoshi-P apologizing, Space Marine 2 public beta test canceled, and Forza Horizon 4 to be delisted. The news also includes: Multiple Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works, according to Ubisoft CEO Sega's new Crazy Taxi game will be open-world and “massively multiplayer” Let us know what you think.

This week is Nintendo's turn at their showcase. But you know what? There's even more to talk about. The Beyond Good and Evil remaster showcased, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection also getting remastered, the banana clicking game now 9th most popular of all time on Steam, Embracer Group shuts down Pieces Interactive, Life is Strange: Double Exposure 'will respect both endings' to original game, FromSoftware warns new Elden Ring Steam Deck bug making game unresponsive, and Microsoft will be at this year's Gamescom. The other news includes: Sims-like rival Life by You has been canceled after indefinite delay We also have listener feedback. Let us know what you think.

This week is all about the Showcases, from Summer Game Fest to Microsoft's Xbox/Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 showcase. It's over 2 hours of fun, enjoy!

The guys discuss Eric Barone still working on Stardew Valley, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 being confirmed for Xbox Game Pass, blackjack roguelike Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, Kerbal Space Program developer layoffs, The Sims 4 launching a battle pass-like, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. The news includes: The Sony State of Play showcase Sony apologizes for interview with developer Neil Druckmann Silent Hill announcement stream scheduled for this week Let us know what you think.

The gang discusses the PC Gaming Show coming June 9, Tesla ending Steam support in its vehicles, Ghost of Tsushima being PlayStation's biggest single-player PC launch to date (second only to Helldivers 2), Hellblade 2 developer Ninja Theory's next game reportedly already greenlit by Xbox (and "no plans whatsoever" to close studio), Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher "highly confident" of an Autumn 2025 release window and the Resident Evil 1 Remake is in production and will release in 2026 according to a leaker. The news includes: This year's Call of Duty will reportedly launch on Xbox Game Pass Jason Voorhees slashes into the MultiVersus roster Life By You is delayed again Let us know what you think.

[This file was corrupted and re-uploaded.] Podcast notes: Sony backs down on demand that Helldivers 2 players log into a PSN account Microsoft announces Xbox Games Showcase and mystery Direct for June 2024 EU rules iPadOS must comply with Digital Markets Act, opening door for Fortnite Hades 2's surprise early access release already has more stuff in it than the first game Square Enix announces it's tanked $140 million in losses due to "content abandonment" Feel free to leave feedback.

Once again, there's no set list of topics; the guys just discuss the news of the week off the cuff and what they've been playing. Let us know what you think.

This week, the guys talk about how Yu-Gi-Oh players stink, literally. Aside from that, they also discuss the Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions, Palworld's PvP arena, the Rogue Prince of Persia getting revealed, yet another Stardew Valley patch is on the way, Activision Blizzard and NetEase renew their agreement to publish games in China, and free updates heading to Fallout 4. The news includes: Sega declares 2024 the Year of Shadow the Hedgehog Slay the Spire 2 releases in 2025 EA denies rumor that it canceled an in-progress Dead Space 2 remake The Dread are the new enemy faction coming to Destiny 2 Let us know what you think.

This week, there was almost no news (until the last second). Instead, the guys talk about videogames they've been playing and the minor news items that popped up. The one major news item: Gamers seek legal win that would stop developers from rendering online games unplayable Let us know what you think.

This podcast is full of patches and updates, but the guys also discuss Destiny finally getting Horde mode, PS VR2 production reportedly being paused as Sony seeks to move backlog of unsold units, the Stellaris spin-off changing its name to Nexus 5X, and Assassin's Creed Jade likely delayed to 2025. The news includes: Stardew Valley's 1.6 update is finally live Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection gets first patch following troubled launch Marathon fan revival coming to Steam with Bungie's blessing Ubisoft reveals generative AI project for NPC dialogue Palworld propels Xbox to best ever month of console playtime Let us know what you think.

This week, the gang follows up on Tim Sweeney from last week, and also discuss Dark Souls 2 modding, the "photorealistic" ant RTS Empire of the Ants, and Resident Evil 4 Remake crossing 7 million copies sold. The news also includes: Saber Interactive confirms "a number of titles" still in development Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection players tear into Aspyr Halo 2 online matchmaking returns in March thanks to community modders Let us know what you think.

This week the gang covers the Xbox Partner Preview, while also discussing the closing of Rooster Teeth. The news includes: Apple kills Epic's iOS developer account Xbox Partner Preview announcements Rogue-like poker hit Balatro sells half a million copies in ten days Let us know what you think.

Layoffs around the industry dominates the news, as well as workplace issues. The news includes: Respawn's Star Wars FPS is canceled Pokémon Presents 2024 Final Fantasy 7 Remake's final scene gets a script change 2 days before its sequel drops Star Citizen developer hit with layoffs amid claims of a "highly toxic company" Let us know what you think.

The guys discuss the Nintendo Direct shown earlier in the day. In addition, they talk about Helldivers 2, Pokemon, and Killer Klowns From Outer Space. The news includes: The Nintendo Direct Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will be FromSoftware's "largest expansion to date in terms of overall volume" Sony isn't happy with Bungie Let us know what you think.

This episode is short, but only because there wasn't much news to discuss. The makers of Palworld are desperate to hire more developers Dead Cells' designer livid at former studio EA flop Immortals of Aveum reportedly cost around $125 million Let us know what you think.

The guys discuss RoboCop: Rogue City, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and F-ZERO 99, among other things. The news items include: Apple will soon permit Game-Pass-style game streaming apps on its App Store Palworld just sold 4 million copies in 3 days Horizon: Forbidden West announces March release date on PC Dragon's Dogma 2 director wants players to avoid fast travel Let us know what you think.

This week's podcast includes the following news items: Cities: Skylines 2 community is getting more toxic Twitter ends NFT profile picture support Naoki Yoshida thinks Final Fantasy 17 should be directed by someone new Rocksteady reportedly worked on a non-DC game before Suicide Squad Let us know what you think.

This week's episode has the entire podcast crew reacting to Palworld. It's priceless. They also discuss Alan Wake is coming to Dead by Daylight later this month and a Tetris prodigy triggering a "true killscreen" in record-setting run. The news includes: Bethesda will finally show off Indiana Jones gameplay at the Developer Direct showcase Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 Palworld's Pokémon-with-guns adventure enters early access next week Let us know what you think.

The first episode of 2024 is a short one, though the guys discuss the original Mickey Mouse hitting the public domain, Square Enix declaring it will be "aggressive in applying AI", CD Projekt RED staying independent, and Valve ending all support for CSGO in favor of Counter-Strike 2. The news includes: Activision Blizzard workers speak out after Bobby Kotick's CEO exit Star Wars Outlaws releasing "late" 2024 Studio behind PlayStation Firewall games shuts down due to "lack of support" for VR within industry Let us know how your 2023 went.

This is the last podcast of 2023, as the gang just talks about the year that was and the upcoming 2024 in a long, unscripted episode.

E3 is no more, but was it inevitable? Other news includes: E3, the video game expo, officially shuts down forever Report: Insomniac suffers ransomware attack Zelda producer doesn't get why some fans want to go back to the "limited" and "restricted" games The Last of Us Online finally canceled Let us know what you think.

The first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer dropped, and it has been viewed well over 110M times since. There is much more news post-Game Awards, including Vampire Survivors, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and a ton of demos dropping on Xbox. The news includes: Stormgate launches Kickstarter campaign Final Fantasy 16 director teases two-episode DLC will expand Clive's story GTA 6 will release on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 in 2025 Report: Embattled Bungie management insist fans 'still like us' Let us know what you think.

This week, we discuss the Videogame Awards and Destiny 2's final DLC The Final Shape being delayed, as well as the following news items: Mario Kart X out in 2025 claims leaker Pony-inspired fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds abandons its unfinished story mode Nier: Automata sequel is coming – but not just yet Former Xbox employee reveals game EA made them cancel Let us know what you think.

This week, TJ finally decides to play Middle Earth: Shadow of War, and there is a debate on whether he should play Shadow of Mordor or just watch a Let's Play of the game first. The news includes: Cities: Skylines 2 DLC has been delayed and weekly patches have come to an end Warner Bros says Wonder Woman won't be a live-service game Knights of the Old Republic remake reportedly not in active development Insomniac's Wolverine reportedly due 2025 Let us know what you think.

This week is all about Starfield, Grand Theft Auto 6 and Chucky. The news includes: Rockstar officially announces GTA 6 reveal in December PlayStation and X break up Nintendo says Switch releases won't be bound by "traditional" platform lifecycle The enormous new Stellaris DLC finally has a release date All this and listener feedback!

The guys continue from #700 by discussing, among other things, the upcoming Dark Forces remaster. The news includes: Xbox Partner preview Cities: Skylines 2 studio promises performance issues can and will be fixed PlayStation 5 Slim disc drive seems to require internet connection to install Xbox sees record-breaking Q1 gaming revenue Hogwarts Legacy Switch Day One update is larger than game's cartridge size Let us know what you think.

The TD Gaming Podcast reaches its big 700th episode milestone, but unfortunately it covers some boring industry news about Microsoft, Activision, Lies of P, and giantesses in Baldur's Gate 3. The news items include: Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Phil Spencer: Activision Blizzard games are not coming to Game Pass until 2024 Cities: Skylines 2 performance has "not achieved the benchmark we targeted” Cities: Skylines 2 won't use Steam Workshop for mod sharing Lies of P passes 1 million units sold Let us know what you think. [Music by Mr SoundX Studios]

This week, the guys discuss the upcoming consoles coming from Sony and Nintendo, announced and rumored respectively. The news includes: New PS5 Slim officially revealed Nintendo Switch 2 name, release date and pricing reportedly revealed Unity CEO Riccitiello steps down, effective immediately Let us know what you think.

Reuploaded episode due to file corruption. Game news: Payday 3's first update is delayed to mid-October to ensure its stability Wolf Among Us 2 dev says “Telltale laid most of us off” Sony confirms cyber-attack exposed details of nearly 7000 current and former employees Stardew Valley creator shares new screenshots of Haunted Chocolatier Let us know what you think.