Game Buoy Podcast Episode 62 – PAX Prime 2014/SONY Pre-TGS Conference
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Ahoy, mateys, and welcome to the Game Buoy podcast – your twice monthly port of call for gaming news and views that maybe aren’t on your radar, but most definitely should be! On this episode, recorded Monday, September 1, 2014, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick discuss news from PAX Prime and Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show event!
FOLLOW-UPS
– The GaymerX team has launched a Kickstarter for next year’s convention, GX3: Everyone Games!
– Twitch has been purchased by Amazon for just shy of $1 billion.
– Mario Kart 8 DLC is coming for $8 a pack or $12 for a 2-in-1 bundle!
– Pokken Tournament, from Nintendo and Bandai Namco, will be coming to Japanese arcades in 2015!
– Margaret has been confirmed as paid DLC in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax’s North American release.
– Yakuza Zero will take place in 1988 and serve as a direct prequel to the first game in the series.
– Inti Creates and Inafune are talking about releasing Mighty Gunvolt DLC.
– Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is getting three new playable characters!
– World of Warcraft’s development team is already working on the next expansion pack.
– The first run of Final Fantasy Explorers will include Onion Knight armor.
– The latest batch of Theatrhythm DLC includes the battle theme from Advent Children!
– Deep Down’s public beta has been delayed to 2015.
– Saint’s Row 4 is coming to Xbox One and PS4!
– Fantasy Life’s expansion pack content has been confirmed for western release.
– Nintendo has announced the lineup and pricing for the first wave of amiibo.
– Gone Home is coming to Wii U!
– Virtua Fighter’s Akira will be a playable character in Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax.
– Peggle 2 is on its way to PS4.
– Update 6 for Titanfall will add 8-on-8 pilot combat with no bots.
– Platinum Games will release their game based on The Legend of Korra on October 21.
– Gauntlet has been delayed to September 23.
– Mega Man X4, X5, and Zero are on Playstation Network in September.
– Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham hits a console near you November 11.
– Costume Quest 2 will be getting an October 7 launch on Steam.
– The hair witch bitch is BACK when Bayonetta 2 hits Wii U on October 24! YASSSSS!
– Super Smash Bros. will have a spectator mode for both versions of the game!
– Changing the difficulty in Smash 3DS’s Classic Mode will have effects on rewards and more!
– Xenoblade’s Shulk has been confirmed for Smash Bros.
– Riki from Xenoblade will be an assist trophy!
– Buying both versions of Smash Bros. will earn you a pair of soundtrack CDs!
OMG NEWS
– Nintendo has announced the New 3DS and New 3DS LL, more powerful iterations of the 3DS handhelds.
– Xenoblade Chronicles will be ported to New 3DS!
– Monster Hunter 4G and Smash Bros. 3DS will be getting New 3DS bundles.
– Ultimate NES Remix is coming to 3DS later this year.
– Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is now available for pre-order.
– Classic Capcom fighting games are coming back to Japanese arcades!
– Gundam Breaker 2 will feature 100 gunpla for you to break and collect.
– Ragnarok Odyssey Ace has been updated with a boss rush mode and daily quests.
DOOM AND GLOOM
– Capcom is suing Koei Tecmo for patent infringment.
– 320 people were laid off by Nintendo of Europe at the beginning of this month.
– Dave Cox has left Konami after 17 years.
DISCUSSION
PAX PRIME 2014
– Mew-genics has been put on hold.
– Fantasia: Music Evolved’s full setlist has been revealed.
– Final Fantasy Type-0 will launch within the next year.
– Super Meat Boy Forever will be an endless runner for PC and tablets.
PRE-TGS SONY CONFERENCE
– Disgaea 5 has been announced for PS4!
– A new Way of the Samurai game is in the works for Vita.
– Luminous Arc Infinity has been announced for Vita.
– A new Hot Shots Golf project is in development for PS4 and will focus on social gameplay.
– Bloodborne will be out on February 5 in Japan.
– Resident Evil Revelations 2 was revealed and will hit Japan in early 2015.
– God Eater 2: Rage Burst has been announced for PS4 and Vita.
– PlayStation 4 is getting a new Gundam game next year.
– A new Ys game is coming to PS4 and Vita.
– Senran Kagura Estival Versus has been announced for PS4.
– Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force is coming to PS4.
– Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is coming to PS3 and PS4.
– The HD remaster of the Resident Evil remake will have professional Japanese voiceovers.
– Persona 5 is coming to both PS3 and PS4!
– Dragon Quest Heroes, a new action RPG, is in development for PS4!
RUMOR HAS IT
– PEGI has rated Nano Assault Neo X for PS4.
SMASH
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WHAT’S UP
Captain Spike has been playing Azure Striker Gunvolt, while he and Slagkick have both been enjoying Mario Kart 8 and WoW.
EXITLUDE
– Qoopa Klub, an award-winning* Nintendo-centric LGBT podcast (*award is from their moms)
– Orange Lounge Radio, where EVERY gamer has a voice
– Video Game Realness, serving up a weekly dose of gaming chit chat among friends
– Game Over Take Over, your one-stop shop to “GO TO” for geekery galore
– Nintendo Fun Club, a podcast about platformers, positivity, and pop-punk
– Gayme Bar, the podcast that “fills your brain with hours of gay video game commentary”
– Nerdgasm Network, the wildest shock jock video game radio show on the internet
– Horde House, the show about all things online gaming but NEVER too seriously
– Girls Gone WoW, for a female perspective on the world’s most popular MMO
– La Palanca Podcast, podcast por y para gay gamers latinoamericános en español
– X-Nation, an awesome podcast focusing on Marvel’s Mighty Mutants
– The Starboard Power Coupling Podcast, a Star Trek podcast you hope doesn’t fail