Videogame Roundtable

The news includes: Firaxis announces, “Today, we confirmed we're testing dramatic changes to Legacy Paths, and continuous play as one Civ through all the Ages", Baldur's Gate 3 is about to become an Xbox Play Anywhere game. Jonah and T.J. have a long discussion of the games they're playing. This week features a Gaming Flashback: Master of Orion II The rest of the news includes: Nintendo’s Palworld...

The news items include: EA and NFL extend Madden license til 2030 – NFLPA still far apart, former Battlefield 6 campaign boss calls out EA for leaving him and other developers out of the credits after closing his studio in 2024, Ubisoft has come up with a new way to avoid saying the word 'layoffs,' with a 'voluntary career transition program' offer that some employees won't be able to refuse, 'Pac...

The guys talk about Skate Story is finally releasing in December, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a New Game+ mode and some new duds in a free update, Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, a Minecraft Movie sequel is coming in July 23, 2027, and Cities: Skylines 2's big Bridges and Ports expansion is finally almost here. News includes: Helldivers 2 developers blame HDDs for...

This week, there's a lot of discussion about the Tokyo Game Show, Epic pulling controversial Peacemaker dance emote, and Minecraft entering The Copper Age. News: EA to be acquired by Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55bn Halo Studios revealing more on next projects at next month's World Championship event Let us know what you think.

No real itinerary here. Just relaxed chatter about games and news. Let us know what you think.

There's a Silksong in the air, with lots of SIlksong. But despite the Silksong, we have other non-Silksong stuff, including Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage closed beta kicking off on September 11. The news includes: Hollow Knight: Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo as platforms grind to a halt 42,000 Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames products have been swiped by a scalper...

This week's episode the trio discussed Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot summoned to court in former employee harassment case, Paradox 'making adjustments' to Bloodlines 2's Toreador and Lasombra DLC, Sean Murray says the Earth-sized planet in Light No Fire will have 'real oceans', Crusader Kings 3's new DLC has a release date, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says "I think they could charge $200" for Border...

The guys talk about a whole lot of news, aside from Endless Legend 2 demo being out now on Steam, and Take-Two boss reckoning Civilization 7 will still hit its lifetime target despite "slow start". Don't trust the show notes on this one!

Just a half-hour episode this time. Germany calls for Google and Apple to remove the AI Deepseek app from their stores European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims the proposal 'would curtail developer choice' Let us know what you think.

[Reupload due to corrupted files.] System Shock 2 delayed for console – PC version still on target for June 26 You will soon be able to open non-Xbox games from the Xbox app Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room has laid off employees, but Paradox says the game is still coming in October Jurassic World Evolution 3 is ditching its AI-generated art after "some initial feedback" Sony remembers PSVR...

TJ and Jonah go alone this episode, as they discuss un-E3 showcases! The news includes: Xbox Ally X revealed Sony State of Play Summer Game Fest Wholesome Direct PC Gaming Show Xbox Games Show What was your favorite game of the shows?

The guys discuss Dune: Awakening's endgame deep desert area has a PvE zone, PowerWash Simulator goes underground, overground in final free content update, Persona 4 voice actor confirms a remake is in development, EA Sports College Football 26 adds cross-play Dynasty, 300 coaches and trophy rooms, Star Wars Battlefront 2 breaks its concurrent player count record on Steam, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD...

The guys discuss FTC finally dropping appeal against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and Metaphor: ReFantazio coming to Game Pass. The news includes: Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3 Bonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution announced ConcernedApe "hopes" to release Haunted Chocolatier within the next five years Elden Ring Nightreign could receive two pl...

This episode is half-length, but still has the guys talking about Bam Margera being officially confirmed for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, the Original Stalker trilogy getting an Enhanced Edition upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and Atlus teases next Persona game, livestream this week. The news items includes: Valve issues statement refuting claims of a Steam data security breach Ubisoft mov...

[Audio issues] The guys talk about the new trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages, which reveals the medieval equivalent of the BFG is a huge crossbow, Another Crab's Treasure getting a huge 'Year Of The Crab' update, Devolver Digital revealing Cult of the Lamb is its best-selling IP at around $90 million in revenue. The news includes: Star Wars Zero Company gets first trailer with 2026 release window Ga...

[Reupload] Sorry for the audio issues in this episode. In this episode, the guys discuss Ubisoft's defense against The Crew lawsuit (you don't actually own your games), Bowser telling Nintendo fans "Don’t want the Switch 2? Just buy a Switch 1!", Marathon won't require a PlayStation Network account on PC and Xbox, and Endless Legend 2 comes to Steam Early Access in summer 2025. The news includes:...

[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 l...

[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 s...

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...

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 offi...

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 i...

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: LE...

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.