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Now that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is in the rear view mirror, the blame game has begun. Insiders are claiming that BioWare left the DA team out to dry while diverting all efforts to Mass Effect 5. Could this explain the sudden layoffs after the game's release? The franchise doesn't matter to EA. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. D/REZZED News covers Pixels, Pop Culture, and the Paranormal! We're an independent, opinionated entertainment news blog covering Video Games, Tech, Comics, Movies, Anime, High Strangeness, and more. As part of Clownfish TV, we strive to be balanced, based, and apolitical. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://news.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629
This week we talk about BioWare hiring for Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto VI's new trailer, DOOM: The Dark Ages reviews, Death Stranding 2 previews, the ASUS Xbox handheld has been leaked and much more. Click this link for my socials, all of my other content and ways to support: https://linktr.ee/baundiesel00:00:00 | Intro00:00:22 | Opening00:07:29 | News00:52:58 | Updates00:54:46 | Wrap Up
Anders needs help finding evidence of a plot to make all mages in Kirkwall tranquil. The squad creeps through the underground passage that leads into the Gallows, fighting spiders and Lyrium smugglers along the way. At the end of the passage, our target Sir Alrik is terrorizing a mage girl who only wanted to see her mom. Justice (or perhaps he is now Vengeance) takes control of Anders, feeding off their shared anger. Sir Alrik and his soldiers are killed but that leaves a very frightened young woman who has never seen anything like Vengeance before. She, justifiably, calls him a demon and cowers. Vengeance doesn't like this. Once all is said and done, Anders has fled the passage and we must go back to his clinic to check on him and perhaps show him how far the tranquil solution has gotten. Special thanks to Redd Spinks for our amazing logo as well as to Miracle of Sound for the song Age Of The Dragon, which we use as our theme music. You can find the show on Instagram and Bluesky!! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!
Bioware fired almost everybody who worked on Dragon Age: The Veilguard citing finances, and now they're ramping up the hiring again. The CEO of EA claims that the future looks rosy after a number of recent layoffs. Are many of the AAA gaming layoffs just a ruse? Are they lowkey trying to get rid of underperformers and activists? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. D/REZZED News covers Pixels, Pop Culture, and the Paranormal! We're an independent, opinionated entertainment news blog covering Video Games, Tech, Comics, Movies, Anime, High Strangeness, and more. As part of Clownfish TV, we strive to be balanced, based, and apolitical. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://news.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629
As we announced last week, today we're diving headfirst into Knights of the Old Republic II, Obsidian's follow-up to the BioWare game that dug into the ancient history of our favorite galaxy far, far away. (Though before we dig into that, we talk more about that announcement from last week to try to share some of our thoughts and process about getting where we got.) Because KOTOR II is a pretty big meal, we took our time today to set the table. We dig into our characters, the state of the galaxy after KOTOR II, the mods we used, and the various technical fixes we had to adjust for. If you're playing along with us on a device that can run mods, well here's that mod list (along with additional instructions) for you. (That last sentence had a link in it. If your podcatcher doesn't see one, try going to our site directly.) Finally, another little announcement. We know that many folks don't have time to play through all of KOTOR II along with us. To help those of y'all who nevertheless want to get a sense of the game, Austin will be uploading an episode-by-episode Let's Play to the official AMCA YouTube Channel. Here's the first episode! (That was also a link.) Next Time: Peragus Support the show by going to Patreon.com/civilized! Show Notes Our KOTOR II Mod List The First Episode of the KOTOR II LP Episode 01 of ReBoot Hosted by Rob Zacny (@RobZacny) Featuring Alicia Acampora (@ali_west), Austin Walker (@austin_walker), and Natalie Watson (@nataliewatson) Produced by Chia Contreras (@a_cado_appears) Music by Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal) Cover art by Xeecee (@xeeceevevo)
We find Sebastian in the Chantry talking to Grand Cleric Elthina. Despite killing Flit Company mercenaries, there is more to be done for the prince of Starkhaven. He has discovered that his family's allies, the Harimanns are responsible for the murder of his family. He doesn't want to provoke a war, but it isn't the best idea for the sole heir to walk into enemy territory alone. Thankfully Hawke is the kind of person who gets voluntold into things and will help Sebastian whether they like it or not. Upon entering the estate, Sebastian comments that something isn't right–which is proven as we encounter each member of the household. Drunk, mad, and sex crazed, no one of the house even registers our presence until we attempt to press further into the expansion underground. After some demon confrontations, we continue into the underground ruins where shades, rage demons, skeletons, and revenants all try to slow us down. At the end, we find Lady Harimann kneeling before a desire demon demanding more power. Can the desire demon persuade us to her side? Is Sebastian truly as altruistic as he believes? Special thanks to Redd Spinks for our amazing logo as well as to Miracle of Sound for the song Age Of The Dragon, which we use as our theme music. You can find the show on Instagram and Bluesky!! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!
Entertainment attorney Simon Pulman (Prior Cashman, NYC) reveals how to build billion-dollar transmedia franchises without risking studio collapse. Learn the formula top 1% of adaptations use.The entertainment industry faces its biggest paradigm shift in decades. While Hollywood struggles with declining theatre attendance and rising production costs, gaming properties are creating the most successful adaptations in history. Entertainment lawyer Simon Pulman breaks down exactly why this is happening and how it's transforming deal structures across the industry.In this eye-opening conversation, Pulman reveals how individual incentives are driving risk-aversion across studios, why original scripts have been replaced by IP acquisitions, and the shocking truth about how "Hollywood created Netflix" through short-term financial decisions that destroyed their long-term business model.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction to Simon Pulman's expertise02:14 Why original scripts dominated in the 90s vs franchise dominance today04:35 The audience shift: Why people won't leave home for cinema anymore07:18 How international content (Squid Game, anime) is reshaping Hollywood10:47 Snow White remake failure: Budget vs ROI analysis13:30 Community: The undervalued asset Hollywood ignores but gaming understands17:42 The Holy Trinity of successful adaptations: Last of Us, Fallout, Mario21:36 Why honoring IP is non-negotiable for successful adaptations26:55 How transmedia success drives game sales - the feedback loop30:10 The weekly episode model vs. binge culture for deeper engagement33:22 Netflix's gaming strategy: Can they leverage their IPs effectively?39:08 BioWare's storytelling potential beyond games43:15 The new deal paradigm: How game companies flipped Hollywood's ownership model49:40 Roblox's untapped potential: Why it's creating tomorrow's entertainment moguls56:28 AI's complex entertainment industry implications57:45 Entertainment predictions for next 12 monthsAbout Simon Pulman:Simon Pulman is an entertainment attorney with Prior Cashman in New York City, specialising in deals across television, motion pictures, podcasts, video games, and publishing. He helps companies develop, produce, and finance media projects during a period of unprecedented technological and audience behaviour change.The Transmedia Revolution:This episode explores how successful properties like The Last of Us have created a virtuous cycle where shows drive game sales and games build audience anticipation for new seasons - all while maintaining the core emotional elements that connected with audiences originally.Join the Conversation:What gaming property do you think deserves the Last of Us treatment next? Share your thoughts in the comments below!Connect with Simon:Find Simon Pulman on LinkedIn for more insights on entertainment law and industry trends.Subscribe for more industry insights:
In this episode of Digital Coffee Gaming Brew, host Brett Geiser dissects the latest dramatic revelations from BioWare concerning the favoritism of Mass Effect over Dragon Age. The episode also delves into updates on Lords of the Fallen 2.0, the next Battlefield game, and NVIDIA's new GPU drivers, among other gaming news. Brett critiques Ubisoft's marketing of Assassin's Creed Shadows and discusses new developments in Overwatch 2's Stadium mode and Dune Awakening. He also explores government claims linking video games to social issues and examines skepticism around China's technology advancements. Finally, the episode touches on the practical implications of ongoing U.S. tariffs on tech products.
THIS WEEK ON THE NERDY VENOMS... Its the final show of the season! Lets celebrate by pissing on Bioware and staging fights between oddball character choices! Also news and reviews. See ya next time for Season 8!
The Arishok informs Hawke that there was a theft. Someone stole what they thought was the formula for explosive gaatlock powder but it was switched out with the formula for a poisonous gas. After a long trek through a smuggler's cave, Hawke confronts the obvious thief, Javaris, only to discover he's the fall guy and the real thief is an elf woman. Back to Lowtown Hawke goes to find a side alley covered in a green gas. After some fighting and closing off the gas barrels, Hawke comes face to face with the real thief and learns more about her motivations. Once all is done, Hawke returns to the Arishok to deliver the news–and to be given further insight into the Qunari occupation. Special thanks to Redd Spinks for our amazing logo as well as to Miracle of Sound for the song Age Of The Dragon, which we use as our theme music. TRANS DAY OF STAYING IN AND HAVING A NICE BOOK! You can find the show on Instagram and Bluesky!! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!
It doesn't matter how many draft picks get stolen. We will hold the line!Oh yes, it's time for another draft episode! This time around, we're drafting from some of BioWare's most celebrated games…alongside one or two that are a bit less celebrated. Who will steal Garrus before anyone else? How many choices will determined entirely by romance compatability? Will anyone remember Anthem exists, and does it have any memorable characters? Listen on for the answers to these questions, and more! This is guaranteed to be your favorite podcast on the Citadel!Featuring: Wes Iliff, Aleks Franiczek, Michael Sollosi, Matt Wardell; Edited by Zach WilkersonOpening and ending music by Miles MorkriGet in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: retro@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom
Send us a textIn which we look at the DLC expansions, and prospects for adapting DA2 to the screen
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the most recent layoffs that have taken place at BioWare and talk through what it means for BioWare and the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises.
Once we finish with the viscount it's time to see how Kirkwall, and our friends, have changed since our rise in society. Special thanks to Redd Spinks for our amazing logo as well as to Miracle of Sound for the song Age Of The Dragon, which we use as our theme music. You can find the show on Instagram and Bluesky!! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Part 5: Stevie Knicks, You're Going To Jail Square Roots - Episode 456 Level Up Starts at 01:57:45 We speed towards the finale of Sonical Chronicles by BioWare, fast like a hedgehog through a loop-de-loop. Does Sonic nail the landing? Or is he all out of rings? Vanessa, Johnny and Matthew debate the pros and cons and finally decide: are they Squarely Against or Roundly For this speedy rodent adventure? Also: I Can Be Any Kind of Hulk I Wanna Be, It's 2017 Not Agreeing Bad Boyness I'm D-d-d-danny They're All Children, Johnny Each Party Needs A Hedgehog This Week: Finish Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood! Next Week: Get to the city of Agear in Grandia II! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com
Once again we are seeing one of the gaming industry's legendary studios struggle with creating games people want. Bioware, once known for creating amazing games such as the Mass Effect trilogy is now struggling to make a game worth playing. After Dragon Age The Veilguard failed to meet sales expectations the studio is now struggling to stay afloat after massive layouts. So what does this mean for the new Mass Effect game........Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuperWeaponPod/https://twitter.com/_1ldc_/https://instagram.com/_1ldc_/https://twitter.com/DariusTh3Artist/https://instagram.com/dariusth3artist/https://tiktok.com/@superweaponmedia/https://www.twitch.tv/dariustheartist (Live Podcast Sat 11am EST) COME JOIN US Check out the community discord: https://discord.gg/knJDbT6Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/superweaponpod/support
In 1998 Bioware changed the gaming landscape with Baldur's Gate, a Dungeons and Dragons inspired adventure. Taking cues from second edition D&D and the many stories written about it, Bioware wrote a low level adventure that jammed everything they could find inside it. They attempted to copy mage spells directly from the manual, and even added in famous characters like Drizzt. It was exactly what the fans had been waiting for. Not only were they able to see everything come to life, the game used the radical real time with pause system, allowing combat to flow far more freely than other turn- based games before it. Fights were fast and frequently deadly, adding a thrill to RPG combat, even if it came at the cost of precision and control.But CRPGs are now a dime a dozen. Not only are there later games in the series, Baldur's Gate now has to compete against Pathfinder, Warhammer and Divinity, to name a few. With all the advancements in tech, in UIs, in skill systems, can the original Baldur's Gate really compete? Has it stood the test of time, or has it been made obsolete by the wave of modern RPGS that came in its wake?On this episode, we discuss:ExplorationMuch of the early-mid game of Baldur's Gate 1 is spent exploring the environment around the towns and keeps that are dotted around the Sword's Coast. Is this exploration enjoyable to engage with intrinsically, and does it provide enough extrinsic rewards to motivate you to continue?CombatBaldur's Gate's combat is scrappy, disorganised and messy. There is a high level of vulnerability on both sides, spells have unclear areas of effect, and high rolls can produce instant-death in many circumstances. Does this combat system lead to dynamic and novel encounters that allow for tactical depth, or does it just encourage reloading until you get the outcome that you want?Character CustomisationBaldur's Gate is a very complex game under the hood, but those calculations, and level up decisions are mostly hidden from the player. Does the game give sufficient options to the player to customise their character with skill choices and gear, or is it all predetermined the moment you first select your character? We answer these questions and many more on the 128th episode of the Retro Spectives Podcast? Intro Music: KieLoBot - Tanzen KOutro Music: Rockit Maxx - One point to anotherBaldurs Gate OST - Michael Hoenig Are you meant to eventually multiclass everyone to a mage in DND? Is Sanctuary really as overpowered as it seems? When will you play Baldur's Gate 2, you pair of sniveling cowards? Come let us know what you think on our community discord server!You can support the show monetarily on our Buy me a Coffee Page!
Send us a textWe wrap up the main game of DA2, discussing the demands of the Qun, and the worst RPG romance of all time.
Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we travel back to 1998 and we play the closest thing to single-player Advanced Dungeons & Dragons on our PCs via BioWare's Baldur's Gate!Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and returning guest James Carter of the Cane and Rinse podcast as we explore the Sword Coast of the Forgotten Realms!Make sure you listen until the end to hear what the next game is and play through with us before the 14th of next month! Smashing Bricks Bonus Round Episodes are now available to all Fire Flower tier (and higher) Patreon Patrons! These amazing episodes post on the 28th of each month, and I really want as many of you to hear them as possible, so I've made it easier to be a part of that audience! Be sure to check them out at: https://patreon.com/smashingbricksSmashing Bricks has a Discord server! Follow this link to join our community and chat about games, the podcast, and anything else your heart desires! https://discord.com/invite/gfnpx62JzSYou're invited to join the discussion with your comments on our current and upcoming titles or any past game we've played. You can also make suggestions for games you'd like to hear about on future episodes!Check out the Smashing Bricks Playlist and help me fill in the gaps, or let me know that a game that's already on the list is a must-play for the show!Here's a link to the list: playlist.smashingbricks.comAnd again, if you'd like to go above and beyond to support the show and even get yourself some brand new bonus episodes, donate a few bucks a month via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SmashingBricksSOCIAL LINKS:Linktree with all links: links.smashingbricks.comSB on YouTube: youtube.smashingbricks.comSB on Facebook: facebook.smashingbricks.comSB on Intagram: instagram.smashingbricks.comSB on Twitter: twitter.smashingbricks.comSB on Twitch: twitch.smashingbricks.comEddie's Photography on Instagram: https://instagram.com/edwardinzautoEddie's Music on Instagram: https://instagram.com/lightseekersoundwaves
IT'S TIME. After we give Bartrand our gold and maps, then it's time to select our party and get going. But not before Leandra begs us to leave our little sibling home. She never wants us to do anything fun. No matter who Hawke takes along, it is a long march through the deep roads until we hit a cave in. Hawke must take initiative and clear out the dangerous side passageways of darkspawn before the party can progress. Along the way, we find a familiar face with some familiar and yet still mind boggling enchantments/not enchantments. Once we find the creepy primeval thaig, everything goes to shit. Batrand betrays us over an idol made of lyrium, we discover some ancient hungry rock wraiths, and a demon offers us a deal so we can leave. Will everyone survive the expedition? What becomes of the Hawke family? Special thanks to Redd Spinks for our amazing logo as well as to Miracle of Sound for the song Age Of The Dragon, which we use as our theme music. You can find the show on Instagram and Bluesky!! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1997's Interstate '76. We set the game a bit in its time, talk about Activision (almost as an afterthought), and then start getting into the characters and the vibe, of which there is much. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Early mission or two Issues covered: a game time forgot, playing a sim game genre, a unique take on the sim genre plus car combat, prepping the sim elements vs the actual play, other games from that year, taking a formula and doing something different with it, modern exploitation-inspired games, exploitation cinema, grindhouse, other potential influences and inspirations, why you pick sparse environments, breakable cacti, a huge variety of games, low-cost film-making and democratization, vigilantes, a bland corporation, text adventures, a business and not a game company, seeing the impact of acquisition or mergers, character introductions, fake actors playing characters, character names, Groove Champion vs Stiletto Anyway, stylized and simplified characters, flat shading and seeing every polygon, connecting to the character in the cockpit and via the radio, naturally cinematic, stylized presence, jitteriness and physics, compounding errors, deterministic physics, preserving this game and finding ways to play it, just shipping a game, dealing with a controller vs keyboard. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: TIE Fighter (series), Starfighter, MechWarrior (series), Voltron, Diablo, Resident Evil, The Last Express, Fallout, GoldenEye, Castlevania: SotN, Age of Empires, Outlaws, Curse of Monkey Island, Dark Forces 2, Shadows of the Empire, Wing Commander: Prophecy, Final Fantasy VII, Mario Kart 64, Gran Turismo, PlayStation, Dark Forces, Final Fantasy Tactics, Wet, Kane and Lynch, Suda 51, Grasshopper Interactive, Killer 7, Death Race 2000, Russ Meyers, Death Proof, Mad Max (series), MegaMan 8, Kaeon, Cleopatra Jones, Enter the Dragon, Jim Kelly, Bruce Lee, Game of Death, Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill, Fist of Fury, Starsky and Hutch, River Raid, Pitfall, David Crane, Atari, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Capcom, Blizzard, id Software, Interplay, Infocom, Zork (series), Witness, Enchanter (series), Ballyhoo, Lurking Horror, Electronic Arts, Bobby Kotick, Nintendo, BattleZone, Pac-Man, Jason Schreier, Play Nice: The Rise and Fall of Blizzard Entertainment, Hearthstone, Marvel Snap, Ultima (series), Bioware, Treyarch, Raven Software, Heretic/Hexen, Quake, Battletech/FASA Entertainment, Anachronox, Pam Grier, Chuck Norris, Dungeon Keeper, Half-Life 2, Indiana Jones and the Internal Machine, Video Game History Foundation, Star Wars: Episode I: Racer, Forza (series), Falcon (series), Dark Souls, Minecraft, LostLake86, Mors, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Errata: Lost Treasures of Infocom actually originally came out in 1991. We regret the error. Next time: More I'76! Twitch Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com
This week we talk about a Respawn game that was recently cancelled, BioWare hiring for Mass Effect again, Battlefield Labs testing beginning, The Last of Us 3 likely isn't coming and much more. Click this link for my socials, all of my other content and ways to support: https://linktr.ee/baundiesel
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Part 2: A Chat About Eggs, Man Square Roots - Episode 453 Level Up Starts at 01:39:00 Jim's out on a date, so we're gonna be a little insane on this episode Square Roots. Vanessa's on probation, Johnny's gone waffles crazy, and Matt does nothing but read books now. But we're playing what Vanessa calls a Gateway JRPG, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood by BioWare. Vanessa is kind of Pokécurious, and the Chaos are somehow making it worse. And now we've got all sorts of new Sonic Friends to join our party, like Big, Knuckles, Cream and Bobby De Niro! Also: One Date Per Year With A Host Of Your Choice The Most Canadian Thing Johnny's Ever Said Eggman's Treasure Trail Marvel Didn't Create Let's Get Some Magic Stones All Hedgehogs Are Related Is This A Snow Zone? This Week: Finish Chapters 3 & 4! Next Week: Finish Chapters 5 & 6! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com
Rand and Shpeshal Nick chop it up in a special episode of XB2. This week, the guys tackle Xbox's roadmap, the big Fable delay, WB Games in turmoil, Wonder Woman's delay, and much more. SPONSOR: TRY 4XP GAMING, for the freshest, most hydrating gaming drink around. https://4xpgaming.com/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, TV discussion. 00:40:00: Banjo speculation, Tony Hawk speculation, Bioware's future. 01:20:00: New Terminator game, games Rand and Nick are playing, Fable delayed. 02:40:00: Forza 5 on PlayStation, WB Games implodes. 03:50:00: Konami x Bloober, Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hey Geeks, this week we talk about Valve/Steam is a continual threat to the gaming industry, but the biggest friend to gamers. We talk about a BioWare dev who decided gamers were mean and need to stop. We also talk a little about the failure of Avowed and how every lesson that could be learned from it will absolutely be ignored. Additionally we talk about some Anime we've been enjoying, a prequal for a beloved TV show that recently finished up, and a game whose franchise should just stop.
This week we talk about WB Games shutting down studios, Dragon Age The Veilguard on PS+ Essentials, Monster Hunter Wilds releases, BioWare co-founder received bad advice and much more. Click this link for my socials, all of my other content and ways to support: https://linktr.ee/baundiesel
Jerrett and Mogan have completed their respective Dragon Age: The Veilguard campaigns and bring their final review of Bioware's fantasy RPG. NOTE: Since this is our final review, there are full spoilers throughout for the game 0:00 - Intro 2:33 - WB Games Layoff and Studio Closures 5:38 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review 9:11 - Veilguard's Troubled Development 22:12 - Gameplay and Mechanics 33:58 - Story 1:26:44 - Overall Thoughts Subscribe to watch new episodes every week: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi14dFb-OyPcOS2pt4ZKP7g?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe on podcast services: https://teamchatpodcast.com/where-to-listen/ Buy Team Chat Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/team-chat-podcast Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/jkh48jk Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teamchatpodcast
In this episode we're going to go over some of the side quests we left until the last minute–or did we? Some were fetch quests but some of them gave interesting insight into Hawke's world. Special thanks to Redd Spinks for our amazing logo as well as to Miracle of Sound for the song Age Of The Dragon, which we use as our theme music. You can find the show on Instagram and Bluesky!! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!
Go to https://kindafunny.com/chicago to grab your tickets! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/kindafunny to get 10% off your first month. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you'll get: GAMESCAST - how we would save WB Games The STREAM is Bless playing Dark Souls If you're a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today's Gregway And you can get Alien vs Predator In Review this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report - - Canceled Wonder Woman 'Was Gorgeous and Expansive,' Comic Book Writer Who Consulted on the Game Says - Monolith's Shadow Of Mordor Nemesis System Patent Doesn't Expire For Another Decade - Ad - More than 40% of all US PS5 and Xbox play time last month was spent on 10 live service games - OG Xbox Exclusive Jade Empire Could Have Been 'Another Franchise' for BioWare if Not for 'Moronic Advice' From Microsoft - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greg Zeschuk is the co-founder of Bioware. While a medical student at the University of Alberta he told his future wife that, if he could, he'd make video games for a living. After he graduated, the dream came true when, in 1995, he and two friends founded Bioware in his basement. The following year the trio released Shattered Steel and, two years after that, Baldur's Gate, which revolutionised the world of computer role-playing games. In the years that followed Bioware released a string of blockbuster hits, including Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. In 2007, just 12 years after its founding, the company was sold to Electronic Arts as part of a deal worth $860 million. In recent years, my guest started a brewing company, Blind Enthusiasm, and today runs two microbreweries and a restaurant in Edmunton, where he has spent most of his life. Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Square Roots - Episode 452 Level Up Starts at 02:09:00 SEGA and BioWare form the ultimate dream team for our new season of Square Roots! That's right, we're tackling the Sonic RPG Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood and finally we get stylus based controls and dialogue trees in our sonic games! Plus this game has all sorts of deep cuts: there's Vector from Knuckles Chaotix on the 32X! Big the Cat! Cream! Rouge the Bat! Who will be next? Fang the Sniper? Espio the Chameleon? The sky's the limit! Also: Maybe if GameStop focused less on woke and more on wake, Alan Wake that is. She seems like a SNES girlie. I don't like a tude dude! Vanessa's good nice water cooler chat! 8 year olds can fly planes, but not very well. This Week: Finish Chapters 1 & 2 of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood! Next Week: Finish Chapters 3 & 4! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com
We managed to avoid talking about 2025 for nearly an entire month. Given the state of [gestures wildly], maybe that was for the best. But Patrick, Janet, Rob, and Cado are back, baby, and we're ready to [checks upsetting notes] talk about the strange space BioWare finds itself in, the relentless and misguided pursuit of different game design and financial trends, and much more. Plus, we've played new games! Blade Chimera! Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders! Ultimate General: American Revolution! Plus, at long last, we return to The Question Bucket.Discussed: Bioware Studio Update 6:51, More Live Service Game Talk 55:20, BattleField Annoncement 1:08:03, Treyarch Co-Founder Pleads Guilty To Grounding Fire Plane 1:15:48, Lonley Mountains Snow Riders 1:27:29, Blade Chimera 1:45:30, Ultimate General: American Revolution 1:57:15, The question bucket 2:21:09See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
More xbox games are heading to PS5 and the old Gears crew are getting back together. We talk about all this and more on this weeks My Xbox and Me podcast. The ►Please Subscribe www.youtube.com/myxboxandme ►Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/McFixer ► BRAND NEW MXAM DISCORD - https://discord.gg/aQDSbAy8QH ► Twitter: @MCFixer @Kreshnikplays @MattPVideo @PaulDespawn ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/McFixer ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Kreshnik ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/PaulDespawn timecodes: 00:00 Intro 03:36 Fantasy Critic Draft 09:59 Battlefield Labs 17:18 What's been in our box? 31:05 Xbox are the new top game publsiher? 33:44 Gears of War E-Day co-developed by People can fly 38:53 Bioware team get's refocused 44:06 Gamepass growth, hardward down 51:59 Age of empires 2 and age of mythology coming to ps5 53:58 Guess That Game 01:03:30 Blind Ranking 01:12:10 Fixers Sack
Before February really gets going, we check in with some new indies this week like While Waiting and Rift of the Necrodancer, catch up on news about downsizing at BioWare and Iron Galaxy, Forza Horizon 5 on PS5, the Sleeping Dogs movie, and the long lost Nintendo PlayStation game, learn some interesting facts about industrial paper cutters, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:05:34) YouTube ads seem to be picking up (00:08:41) So, is TikTok just back? Someone explain TikTok to Vinny. (00:14:40) While Waiting | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] | Feb 05, 2025 (00:23:43) First Break (00:23:48) Rift of the NecroDancer | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Feb 05, 2025 (00:43:54) Second Break (00:43:59) The News (00:44:19) Bioware relocates staff permanently? (01:00:24) Iron Galaxy layoffs (01:05:22) Forza Horizon 5 coming to the PS5 (01:11:18) Multiversus officially shutting down (01:20:53) Sleeping Dogs has awoken? (01:26:28) Drones, why is it always drones? (01:33:54) Remember when Sony was working with Nintendo? (01:40:22) Emails (01:48:01) Wrapping up and thanks (01:49:03) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (01:51:08) NXL content updates (01:53:12) See ya!
Wayne June (Darkest Dungeon) passes away. FFVII Rebirth sells well on Steam. WoW details player houses, jabs FFXIV. Xbox supports Switch 2. EA struggles; Bioware restructures, layoffs hit Mass Effect team. FFVII Rebirth, McPixel 3, Eternal Strands, Turbo Overkill, Civ VII, No Man's Sky, V Rising, Overwatch and lots more in what we played! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wayne June (Darkest Dungeon) passes away. FFVII Rebirth sells well on Steam. WoW details player houses, jabs FFXIV. Xbox supports Switch 2. EA struggles; Bioware restructures, layoffs hit Mass Effect team. FFVII Rebirth, McPixel 3, Eternal Strands, Turbo Overkill, Civ VII, No Man's Sky, V Rising, Overwatch and lots more in what we played! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Download for Mobile | Podcast Preview | Full Timestamps The Substance: Spoiler Free Review Citizen Sleeper: Roleplaying in the Ruins of Interplanetary Capitalism Pillows Broke Up, Haruko Got Pyramid-Headed Blue-Eyes White Destiny: Yu-Gi-Oh Must Be Stopped Multiversus Over, No Refunds Go to https://www.turtlebeach.com/CASTLE and use code CASTLE to get 10% off your entire order. - Go to http://shopify.com/superbeast to sign up for your $1-per-month trial period. - Go to http://hellofresh.com/superbeast10fm to get up to 10 free meals and a free high protein item for life. - Go to http://auraframes.com/ and use code SUPERBEAST to get 20$ off their best-selling Carver Mat frame Watch live: twitch.tv/castlesuperbeast Warner Bros. says that's all, folks for Multiversus: The next season will be its last, but you'll be able to play offline 'for the foreseeable future' Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Reveals New Structure Deck: Blue-Eyes White Destiny Capcom finally breaks silence on lack of new costumes in Street Fighter 6, confirms they have been in development since last year Devil May Cry - Opening Credits | Netflix We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June. The Pillows disband: "It's been a happy 35 years" The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Official Teaser Hideki Kamiya video reveals five more leads have quit Platinum, including Bayonetta 3's director BioWare layoffs confirmed via BlueSky personal accounts instead of officially mentioning them in their 'restructuring' blog post
This weeks show Darkestfrost joins the crew to discuss how awesome Arma is with Webby and we all reminisce about the good old days of Xbox when we had awesome times with 1 vs 100, the Xbox avatars and how Xbox used to feel like a community and how things have changed since the glory days. We also talk about how cool and ahead of its time Playstation Home was and how all these console community features have all but vanished! We discuss Xbox doing a SEGA and going full multi-platform and how in some aspects its cool but in another it feels like a kick in the teeth to the hardcore Xbox fans who have stayed loyal to the brand since the beginning. Games discussed include: Lonely Mountains Snow Riders, Arma, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Sniper Elite Resistence, Metro Vr, Resident Evil 4 VR, Assassins Creed Nexus, Hogwarts Legacy, Dead Island 2 and much more. Quite alot of news this week including Xbox going to multiplatform on games that used to be considered huge exclusives, More layoffs at Bioware, Ubisoft rumoured to be going bankrupt, and more games being shutdown. This is not an episode to be missed. To be able to listen to this episode in full please subscribe to the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/360gamercast https://www.patreon.com/360gamercast https://discord.gg/CqDMSg9 https://www.facebook.com/groups/360gamercast/ https://twitter.com/Webby360G https://twitter.com/360GamerCast All Access Patrons - John Smith Philip Thompson
Go to http://auraframes.com and use code KINDAFUNNY to save $20 off their best-selling Carver Mat frame. A PlayStation State of Play is rumored for next week, the Bioware layoffs are worse than we thought, and our first look at the next Battlefield. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you'll get: GAMESCAST - Mike's Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Civ 7 impressions/ The STREAM is Mike and Nick play Streamer Life 2 If you're a Kinda Funny Member: You can get Greg's Royal Rumble stories from Indianapolis on today's Gregway! And you can get the Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report - - PlayStation is reportedly prepping a February State of Play for Valentine's week - Andy Robinson @ VGC -EA shares pre-alpha gameplay of the next Battlefield - Tom Ivan @ VGC - Ad - After ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard' Layoffs, BioWare Has Under 100 Employees - Paul Tassi @ Forbes - The Sleeping Dogs Movie IS in Development and We're Hearing Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Is Set to Play Wei Shen - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Fallout: New Vegas and Horizon: Zero Dawn lead writer John Gonzalez returns to Obsidian - Matt Wales @ Eurogamer - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just last year, Sony had grand designs of a new PlayStation leadership structure executing on an exciting multi-pronged strategy, but only three fiscal quarters later, the plan has come undone. Hideaki Nishino and Hermen Hulst were bestowed co-CEO roles -- the former looking after hardware and services, the latter after software -- but now, Nishino will hold the CEO role alone, with Hulst demoted and now reporting directly to him. While Sony Corporation itself made some other changes as well, including installing Hiroki Totoki as the larger entity's CEO, changes to PlayStation's executive structure so soon after alterations were first made says something rather clear: Bad choices were made, and rectifying them as quickly as possible is the best idea. We discuss. Other news this week includes Xbox quickly becoming PlayStation's biggest publisher, with yet another Xbox game -- Forza Horizon 5 -- en route to PS5, rumblings of new films for Resident Evil and Beyond: Two Souls, PlayStation 5 continuing to outsell the PS4 in the US when adjusted for time, layoffs at BioWare following Dragon Age's tumultuous end, MLB: The Show 25 skipping PS4 for the first time since the console launched, and more. Listener inquiries wrap things up. Is NCSoft's Horizon MMO cancelled? How does a game's budget actually get determined? Should future Dragon Quest games abandon Akira Toriyama's art style? Will Colin's Herman Miller chair ever arrive? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:10:14 - Gooneral 0:25:29 - Punching Up rising up 0:27:14 - Herman-Miller woes 0:30:13 - Raymond 0:40:52 - PS5 is outselling PS4, time-adjusted 0:52:26 - PSN logins on PC are now optional for single player games 0:59:23 - 30th Anniversary themes are gone (but coming back) 1:21:16 - MLB The Show 25 coming on Match 18 1:35:38 - Spider-Man 2 is out now on PC 1:43:51 - BioWare downsizes 1:56:44 - Helldivers 2's director is taking a sabbatical 2:04:44 - Silent Hill 2 Remake surpasses two million copies sold 2:05:03 - Sega renews the trademark for Skies of Arcadia 2:09:00 - Berserk Boy 2:11:44 - What Are We Playing? 2:49:50 - Shakeup in Sony's leadership 3:10:58 - Xbox is the biggest publisher on PlayStation 3:33:13 - PlayStation Productions news 3:44:16 - New PS Plus games 3:50:12 - Horizon MMO canceled? 3:53:09 - Difficulty and trophies 3:59:43 - Best tip for aspiring journalists 4:19:05 - Why does game production cost so much? 4:23:22 - Should Dragon Quest's art style change with Toriyama's passing? 4:27:40 - What is the golden age of gaming? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jeff and Christian welcome Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb back to the show this week to discuss WB shutting down Multiversus for good, Microsoft bringing Forza Horizon 5 to Playstation, the uncertain future at Bioware, and more! The Playlist: Jan: Marvel Rivals, Motor Town: Behind the Wheel Christian: Citizen Sleeper 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PC, streaming with Apollo and Artemis Jeff: Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap, Coridden, IDUN Frontline Survival VR Talk: Jeff: Arken Age Parting Gifts!
It is once again Letter Tiiiiiiime. Kat, Nadia, and Eric answer YOUR burning questions like: What are some big freaky guys? If you'd like a chance to have your letters read on a future episode join us over on the discord! Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod and subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod Also in this episode: The future of BioWare after layoffs How to handle spoilers and learn to appreciate the journey Final thoughts on Persona 3 Reload Getting very bad grades Timestamps: 04:22 - What Will Major Franchises Look Like When The Creators Are Gone? 12:48 - What Cybernetic Parts/Tattoos Do You Want? 19:36 - How Do You Pick A Game Back Up? 26:24 - Will We See A World With Shorter RPGs? 34:08 - Newsletter Wishlist 39:44 - Freaky Big Guys 44:28 - Should We Bring Back Fixed Camera Angles/Pre-rendered Backgrounds? 48:24 - What Folklore and Myth Would You Like To See Explored? 52:24 - Plans For More Audio Commentaries? 58:40 - Random Encounters 1:03:24 - The Tavern 1:20:16 - This Week In Gekkoukan 1:30:40 - Citizen Sleeper 2 1:27:44 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] Pub - [Boktai DS] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Here She Comes - [Xenosaga Episode II] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
https://www.patreon.com/jarmedia Find us on Spotify and iTunes under: "Jar Media Posdact" Find the original episodes under: "The JARChive" Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 09:13 Housekeeping 21:48 Alex has figured out how to be Normal 25:36 The Flee Flee 34:59 Mid Break 36:28 The Final Afternoon 49:11 Don't even TRY IT 54:02 Bioware is back! 1:01:33 The Final Message
After a strong financial performance in December 2024 and a non-disastrous Phil Spencer interview, gamers are seemingly starting to bite on Xbox's vision a bit. After managing to fund games like Kunitsu-Gami, Ninja Gaiden 4, and reportedly picking up the phone to talk about Ori 3, Xbox appears to be driving all of their capital into making the unlikely games actually exist. If Xbox's future as a third party publisher is looking like this, it means that excellent games are enroute and that is a win for everyone. Do the Dukes agree?! Perhaps. You're going to have to listen to find out, obviously. Nerd. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:21 - Sony Interactive Entertainment announces that they are appointing Hideaki Nishino as President and CEO 0:34:57 - Ninja Gaiden 4 was in talks 6-7 years ago 0:42:35 - Gears Of War E-Day in 2025? 0:50:39 - The Gears Of War Judgment developer is back on Gears! 0:57:36 - Ori 3 is happening? 1:10:27 - DOOM: The Dark Ages is strictly single player 1:12:47 - Some updates on future Halo projects 1:25:42 - MLB The Show 25 is not coming to Xbox Game Pass 1:31:38 - BioWare is dramatically shrinking down 1:48:14 - Ubisoft is making cuts 1:49:18 - Split Fiction has officially gone gold 1:49:57 - Warner Bros Gaming division will have a new president 1:53:48 - What We're Playing 2:22:26 - Xbox's bold risk from 2024 is finally paying off 2:27:48 - Destin Legarie's Phil Spencer interview 2:54:56 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 460 - Forza Horizon 5 coming to PlayStation has us examining Phil Spencer's recent comments. BioWare tries to paint a sunny picture as they part ways with much of their team. Plus, our thoughts on Eternal Strands and Hello Kitty: Island Adventure. (0:00) - Intro (4:25) - Xbox Digs Deeper Into Multiplatform Plans (38:59) - BioWare Restructuring and Layoffs (59:03) - Eternal Strands Impressions (1:18:22) - Hello Kitty: Island Adventure Impressions (1:28:36) - December and 2024 Sales Reports (1:47:41) - Also This Week (1:55:09) - L&R: How Many Did You Buy? (2:06:06) - L&R: Sleep, Eat, Bored? (2:09:44) - L&R: Realtime Woes (2:15:36) - Bets (2:21:12) - Closing
We're joined by Farm boy Strippin this week to take stock of all the games releasing in the month of February and being on a farm! But first an update from the front lines of the ongoing Bronze Wars in League of Legends, getting influenced into playing No Man's Sky, more layoffs and more OnlyFangs drama. Games this week: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds and much more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Bronze Wars4:00 - Apples7:00 - Spider Facts14:00 - Wayne June - The voice of Darkest Dungeon passed away17:00 - More Ubisoft layoffs26:20 - No Man's Sky Worlds 244:00 - Next Path of Exile 1 league delayed indefinitely54:00 - Parenting1:07:40 - Bioware layoffs1:14:40 - PSN changes for PC1:19:20 - Baldur's Gate 3 Update 81:24:00 - 5090s1:27:50 - Midnight Society shutsdown1:29:00 - WoW drama1:36:00 - The February games onslaught2:46:00 - Why is Marvel Rivals engaging?2:52:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week we're talking about DeepSeek upending the AI cart, NVIDIA trying to pick up everything that fell off the cart, Bioware pivoting, No Man's Sky being goated, and more!
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/kindafunny to get 10% off your first month. Go to http://joinbilt.com/kindafunny to start earning points on your rent payments today. A major PlayStation leadership shake up, Playstation accounts on PC are getting a major change, and a shift in PS Plus games being offered. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you'll get: GAMESCAST - The Avowed hypecast The STREAM is Kingdom Hearts 2 w/ Mike If you're a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today's Gregway And you can get Aliens in Review this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report - - Sony leadership has a major shake up - BREAKING: Bioware Downsized - Ad - PlayStation Accounts on PC are getting a major shake up - Sony announces plan to shift away from offering PS4 games through PlayStation Plus - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is So Popular the Dev Can't Meet Collector's Edition Demand - Sega XD launches “brain rental” service, letting companies rent its game developers to brainstorm ideas and write up projects - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code FUNNY to get 35% off polarized sunglasses. Go to http://rocketmoney.com/kindafunny to cancel your unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money. Marvel Snap got banned but it's on its way back, Bluepoint and Bend employees didn't know their games were cancelled, and Dragon Age's director is leaving Bioware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices