This week's episode gets all kinds of salty against crypto, NFT's, Logan Paul and others. They also talk about Age of Wonders 4's announcement, bad Callisto Protocol projected sales, and Returnal's high PC specs. Other news includes:

Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games
Final Fantasy maker Square Enix plans ‘aggressive’ NFT investment
New single-player MechWarrior game in the works
Suicide Squad's leaked battle pass and in-game store triggers anger among fans
Jagged Alliance 3 brings back original designer

Let us know what you've been playing.

Episode 506: NFT Equals No Freaking Thanks

The first episode of 2023 discusses some of the events going on in the Ukraine, as well as the continued modding of Skyrim and new Game Pass games.

ZeniMax employees vote to form the biggest videogame union in the US
Cult of the Lamb's first big update will bring new attacks for every weapon
Payday 3 lands the first new game announcement of 2023
System Shock remake's March release locked in

Let us know what you think.

Episode 505: Ukrainian Devs

We have peaceniks in World of Warcraft, nude mods in Marvel's Midnight Suns, and more Black Mesa, but the Game Awards overshadowed all that. Of course, no one cared about the winners -- it was all about the commercials. The news includes:

Tekken 7 has sold over 10 million copies
Indie dev suggests players "don't buy" his game as the relationship with their publisher has "dissolved"

Let us know what you thought of the Game Awards.

Episode 504: Pre-Xmas

Jonah returns from PAX Unplugged 2022, while T.J. defends the maligned Castillo Protocol. Aside from the news, the Gaming Flashback is the Klei Entertainment's stealth 2D platformer Mark of the Ninja. The rest of the news includes:

Smash Bros tournament organizer Panda boots out boss following fan allegations
Harmonix rhythm game Fuser goes offline in two weeks
Half-Life: Blue Shift gets Black Mesa treatment
NVIDIA slashes GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 prices in Europe

Let us know what you think.

Episode 503: Castillo Unplugged

Jonah's heading off to cover PAX Unplugged on Thursday morning, so this week's podcast has been a quick, sub-40 minute show, even with a Gaming Flashback of Infamous 2, a game that former co-host Jordan Lund is probably far more familiar with. This week's news includes:

Report suggests Microsoft soon to offer concessions in Activision deal
Two Point Campus goes boldly into space for brand new expansion
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet sells 10 million units in three days
Monster Hunter Rise reportedly heading to PlayStation and Xbox in January

Let us know what you think.

Episode 502: Quick Pre-PAX Show

Twitter continues to be tire fire, as does cryptocurrency. One wonders when either one will shuffle off the stage and fade into obscurity. Anyway, lots of news this week, along with a Gaming Flashback of Dishonored.
News includes:

Musk reportedly laid off everyone who ran Twitter's million-follower gaming account
GameStop to end FTX partnership, will refund crypto gift card purchases

Let us know what you think.

Episode 501: Elon Musk’s Twitter Failure

The Videogame Roundtable has recorded its 500th episode, finally. This is the third attempt. The first was only partially recorded, while the next one was not recorded at all. Appended to this podcast is the partially recorded podcast which had former co-host Jordan Lund. The news includes:

Phil Spencer 'excited' at the idea of more StarCraft
Sony’s PSVR 2 gets a high price and a close release date
AMD announces $999 RX 7900 XTX and $899 RX 7900 XT
Hyped mystery Square Enix game turns out to be NFT junk
Suda51 and SWERY file new trademark for Hotel Barcelona horror game
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet linking with Pokemon Go confirmed for 2023

Let us know how long you've been listening to the podcast!

Episode 500: Milestone 500

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.

Episode 499: Nintendo Hentai Ban

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.

Episode 498: Wild Hearts Can Be Broken

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

Let us know what you think.

Episode 497: GTA6 Leaked

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.

Episode 496: The State of Play, Forward and Direct

[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.

Episode 495: Sony’s Price Hike

[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!

Episode 494: Remasters and Expansions

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.

Episode 493: Bob’s Mystery Game

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.

Episode 492: EVO Report 2022

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.

Episode 491: Sony’s Call

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.

Episode 490: Twitch and Transphobia

This week includes a Gaming Flashback about the sticky puzzle game World of Goo, which was one of the first games released without DLC -- which is one of the main themes running through this podcast: videogame obsolescence. The guys also discuss James Gunn's work on Lollipop Chainsaw and speedrun cheating.
The news for the week includes:
Ubisoft to pull online from older games, which also takes away your DLC
Sucker Punch has "no plans to revisit" its Sly Cooper or InFamous games
Squad's 50v50 tactical FPS action has moved over 3 million copies
Fable reboot gets a new narrative lead

All this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 489: Gooey Episode

Ce podcast n'est pas parlé en français. Ce n'est même pas en français canadien. Désolé, nous ne vivons pas à Montréal. Les gars se moquent du gouvernement du Québec pour leur peur provinciale de l'anglais et blâment tout sur la langue.
L'épisode de cette semaine comprend les nouvelles suivantes:

L'industrie québécoise du jeu vidéo sera impactée par une loi linguistique controversée
RimWorld: Console Edition arrive sur PS4, Xbox One le 29 juillet
Samsung Gaming Hub est officiellement lancé

Il y a aussi des retours d'auditeurs. Dites-nous ce que vous en pensez.

Episode 488: Quebecois

This week's episode is very short, even though it's packed with dense content. The crew discuss the faux Latin chanting in Elden Ring and The Quarry's original deal with Google to be on Stadia.
The news this week also includes:
Activision Blizzard shareholders vote in favor of harassment report, despite board's objections
Sonic Origins game modes detailed in fresh trailer
Fall Guys now free on Epic but de-listed from Steam
Blizzard confirms World of Warcraft Dragonflight expansion is out this year

Let us know what you think.

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