Videogame Roundtable

The massacre continues at Telltale Games, and the crew discuss the ramifications in this episode. TJ complains about the new Skype incoming call music, and the Gaming Flashback this week is the short-lived 2008 reboot of Prince of Persia. There's also a new Gaming History, discussing an infamous incident in World of Warcraft back in 2005. This week's news includes:

Telltale Games has seemingly laid off its remaining staff

Nintendo to launch updated Switch next year

Overcooked! 2 gets Sunny Island DLC available now

All this and Listener Feedback. Let us know what you think of the Telltale closure.

The massacre continues at Telltale Games, and the crew discuss the ramifications in this episode. TJ complains about the new Skype incoming call music, and the Gaming Flashback this week is the short-lived 2008 reboot of Prince of Persia. There's also a new Gaming History, discussing an infamous incident in World of Warcraft back in 2005. This week's news includes:

Telltale Games has seemingly laid off its remaining staff

Nintendo to launch updated Switch next year

Overcooked! 2 gets Sunny Island DLC available now

All this and Listener Feedback. Let us know what you think of the Telltale closure.

This week follows the stunning announcement over the closure of Telltale Games and the repercussions of the shuttering of one of the most influential companies in the industry. There's also Scott continuing to gush about Dragon Quest XI and Jonah enjoying the 2008 version of Prince of Persia again. That, and Fallout 3 headlines the Gaming Flashback. News of the week include:

Telltale employees left stunned by company closure

Swiss soccer fans temporarily stop game to protest esports

Brian Fargo will try to buy back Interplay if The Bard's Tale IV sells well enough

Rez creator’s musical re-imagining of Tetris launches in November

Let us know what Telltale Games you were hoping to see in the future.

This week the guys have gotten back to talking about games from the past, as this week the Gaming Flashback is 2008's Braid, Jonathan Blow's influential indie game, which was followed by The Witness, which was... less influential. The guys also keep drooling over Red Dead Redemption 2. The news items include:

Forza Horizon devs recruit staff for unannounced RPG

Hollow Knight comes to PS4 and Xbox One on September 25

Rumor: Halo 5: Guardians coming to PC

Red Dead Redemption 2 leaks tease Battle Royale mode

Let us know what you think.

Last week's episode was delayed by Jonah producing a new show (The Jonah Falcon Show), then by the tragedy on Sunday, August 26. Now, the podcast recorded last week and the one recorded this week have been merged into one big 2+ hour show. Last week's news items included:

Devil May Cry 5 arrives in March

Cyberpunk 2077 quests similar to The Witcher 3 'in terms of playtime and complexity'

Rumor: Nintendo planning big Switch upgrade

Soulcalibur 6 Story Mode and DLC character announced

This past week's news was simple:

EA cancels remaining Madden Classic qualifiers

To be fair, the crew ended up talking about other stuff going on during the week, including the the E3 demo for Cyberpunk 2077 that was finally released to the general public. Gaming still brings smiles to people's faces.

As Fall approaches, more info on exciting games are starting to trickle in. That, and Jonah talks about how he's going to Power Morphicon to cover stuff for his upcoming new show. Otherwise, the news this week includes:

Patrick Stewart will narrate My Memory of Us

Jagged Alliance: Rage! announced

Deep Silver's Outward coming February 12

Dark Souls coming to Nintendo Switch on Oct. 19

Let us know what you think.

The guys discuss the recent report by Kotaku released this week on the shady institutionalized sexism at Riot Games, the people behind League of Legends. There's also hints of racism as well, especially since everyone in charge is, well, a white male. Otherwise, T.J. gushes about his experiences at EVO, the fighting game convention/competition, and is looking forward to QuakeCon. The news this week includes:

Siege’s next season Operation Grim Sky unveiled

The World Ends With You for Switch gets release date

IGN pulls review and fires writer for plagiarism

Grand Theft Auto 5 still going strong after five years

And Jonah confesses he still hasn't played GTA5 because, well, GTA4 soured him on the series.

This week's episode didn't initially have a Gaming Flashback, but the crew accidentally started one with 2010's Red Dead Redemption, which shouldn't be a flashback since it fails the "10 Year Rule", but it was so fun to talk about, it became one. They also found some interesting stuff in a thin-news week, which is the usual for Summer. The news includes:

Valve adds temporary fix for fake item scams on Steam

Halo devs not working on Battle Royale mode for Infinite

Nintendo Switch sales near 20m, down slightly on last year

Playground Games staffs up for the rumored Fable reboot

Let us know what you think.

This week was a hot time for Jonah -- really hot time as Los Angeles was sweltering and the Arctic was literally on fire. However, that didn't stop the crew from doing the podcast (albeit a day late), though the news was a bit thin again. The news items for the week include:

The C64 Mini is coming to North America on October 9

Datamined logo offers more evidence Taiko Drum Master for Switch is coming West

Next Xbox will focus on "XCloud" game streaming

GOG: Classic console games "might be possible"

The Question of the Week: "What little known game did you love?"

TJ announces his nuptials the previous week, finally marrying his live-in girlfriend of 10 years. All that, and many parables that had to be cut from the podcast lest it last 90 minutes. That said, there's plenty of news this week:

The Battlefield 5 beta will take place in early September

Rainbow Six Siege now insta-banning players using hate speech

Pokemon GO Fest attendance announced

Star Citizen refund refusals

Let us know if you spent $50,000 on a virtual spaceship.