Round 41 - New Year, New Gear

Date aired: 

13 Jan 2017

Show Length: 

01:58:54

Around the World:  00:06:48

  • Wolfenstein 3D ported to GameBoy Color, with a custom ARM chip to drive the graphics
  • Double Dragon IV (possible reboot?) to be released 30 Jan (Steam, PS4) as 30th anniversary of the series
  • nVidia GeForce Now - game streaming service, subscription fee to play games remotely
  • Steam Beta client supports remapping for Xbox 360 / Xbox One / generic input devices
  • AGDQ 2017; already has three world records set at the event
  • Lots of cool display- and gaming-related tech at CES
  • Huge Nintendo Switch event; console release date 03 Mar 2017, $299
  • Mass Effect: Andromeda to be released 21 Mar
  • Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood expansion to be released 20 Jun
  • Pokemon Snap released for Wii U Virtual Console
  • World of Warcraft patch 7.1.5
  • Zenimax v Oculus trial set to begin soon
  • New "game mode" for Windows 10 upcoming
  • Scalebound cancelled

Bonus Level 1:  00:49:54

Personal Gaming:  01:02:57

Bonus Level 2:  01:21:32

Ad-hoc Design: 01:33:12

  • Endless track racer
  • Rhythm-based JRPG
  • Isometric speed-based shooter

Full date: 

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:00:00 CST