Videogame Roundtable

This week is plagued by the Mark of the Beast, but next week's will be a giant landmark, too. No Gaming Flashback, but a lot of legal happenings in the past week. The news includes:

USB-C charging ports will be required by law in the EU for most portable tech from 2024

NetherRealm's next game won't be revealed during Mortal Kombat anniversary events

Cyberpunk 2077 sequel is why there’s only one expansion, says dev

Nintendo has updated eShop rules on adult content, publisher says

Let us know what you think.

This episode is a short one as Jonah flies to Los Angeles in the morning. There's a followup to the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, and Aaron Judge hits his 61st home run. The news includes:

Wild Hearts announced by EA and Koei Tecmo

Alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 hacker pleads not guilty

Skull and Bones delayed yet again, now launching March 2023

King of Fighters 15 "Samurai Shodown" character DLC launches in early October

Let us know what you think.

This episode was going to focus on the Toyko Game Show, but a massive leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 trumped all conversation. Meanwhile, TJ's mic still makes him sound like he's in the bathroom. The news includes:

Huge GTA 6 leak includes gameplay footage of robbery, Vice City locations, and two playable characters

Tokyo Game Show 2022 announcements

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This week's episode takes a look at Sony's State of Play, Ubisoft Forward and Nintendo Direct, and all of the games revealed in each conference. In addition, cryptocurrency gets all the reaction it deserves. Jonah expresses an unpopular GoldenEye 64 opinion, too. Let us know what you think.

[This episode was reposted due to being corrupted when the site went down.] This week we recap every game that mattered (to us) at GamesCom 2022, as well as took a look at the PlayStation 5 price hike by Sony. That, and the Gaming History takes a look at the influential mass zombie apocalypse game Dead Rising. The news includes:

Sony pumps up PS5 prices

SNK vs Capcom 3 is something 'both parties' are interested in

GamesCom recap

Let us know what excited you at GamesCom.

[This episode was reposted due to being corrupted when the site went down.] This episode is heavy on remasters and expansions, some bad, some good, some questionable. There's even a sequel in there. The news items include:

Saber Interactive takes over working on KOTOR remake

MultiVersus was July's biggest-selling game

Cities Skylines gets pedestrianization in new Plazas and Promenades expansion

Ooblets is releasing in September

Sony sued for £5bn for "ripping people off" on PlayStation Store

Starfield at Gamescom may still happen

All this and listener feedback!

This week is full of rumors. The news includes:

Amazon leak says Tales from the Borderlands follow-up out this October

Crash Bandicoot 4 developer Toys For Bob teases potential new game

Sony possibly developing its own PlayStation PC game launcher

Fresh report alleges sexist workplace at Nintendo of America

Let us know what you think.

TJ covered -- and also competed at -- EVO 2022 this past week, and likewise, many of the news items today are about the lastest fighting game news out of the event.

Fatal Fury returns, after more than 20 years

Street Fighter 6 introduces Kimberly at EVO

Splatoon 3 gets three-way fights and a demo later this month

Let me know what you think.

Sony's in the news again, but not in a positive way. Meanwhile, a classic game may be remastered and bitcoin fraud continues to be a problem.

Indonesia has blocked Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, and more

Sony doesn't sound thrilled Microsoft is buying Call of Duty maker Activision

Let us know what you think.

Twitch continues to mishandle bigotry, and NFTs and bitcoins continue to havens for fraud. That, and a legendary developer passes away. The news this week includes:

Twitch bans streamer after she openly discusses her online abuse

No Man’s Sky Endurance update adds new missions, bridge and vast bases

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a Steam page and a potential release date

Splinter Cell VR and Ghost Recon Frontline canceled"

All this and Listener Feedback.