Episode 42 - The Spectacular Superheroes and Gaming Episode

The Joy of Gaming Podcast, Episode 42:

The Spectacular Superheroes and Gaming Episode

On this uncanny episode of the Joy of Gaming Podcast, we celebrate the world of comic book superheroes, and the many video games they have inspired. When we last saw our heroes (aka Podcast hosts), Rich was playing Infamous: Second Son and loving it, Jordan was just about to dive into The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game, and Tim was, well…he really loved Injustice: Gods Among Us a few months back. The point is that here at TJOG, we all love superhero-inspired video games, and now seems like an excellent time to talk about why.  We each discuss our favorite superhero video games - from Xmen: The Arcade Game to Batman: Arkham Asylum - and attempt to go behind the mask to understand what makes the best superhero games so special. 

But first, we discuss the games we’ve been playing over the past few weeks, including the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, Deadlight, Peggle 2’s Windy the Fairy DLC, Infamous: Second Son,  BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Quantum Conundrum, Infamous 2, Catherine, Valkyria Chronicles, Thomas Was Alone, Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, Spiderman 3, Iron Man, Pac Man: The Ghostly Adventures, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (but this time, we have an excuse), and more.

We also talk about some of gaming’s biggest news stories, including an update on the Atari ET cartridges buried in the Arizona desert, the new Skylanders: Trick Team game and its new trap-tastic money-grabbing tactics, the premiere of Season 12 of Red vs. Blue, and more. We also take a look at the recent slew of closings and departures in the games industry, including Gamestop’s 250 store closings and the all new, mobile-focused “Gamestop 3.0,” even more departures from developer Naughty Dog, a discussion of Epic games’ new game Fortnite and the revamped new business strategy that goes along with it, and possibly the most surprising departure of all – that of Halo soundtrack composer Marty O’Donnell – who was just fired from Bungie. Yeah, the whole industry’s gone crazy, and we’re just trying to make some sense of it all.

So join us, as we talk about superheroes, wax poetic about awesome new games, and ponder the very nature of life itself. Well, that and the next Uncharted game. This…is the Joy of Gaming!