Paul Nowak is on hiatus from the podcast, but former podcaster Dan Quick is stepping in to fill his shoes. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

As for the news:

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• Noriega suing Activision over depiction in Call of Duty
  
• The Sims 2 players get expansion-stuffed upgrade as EA ends support
  
• Codemasters responds to GRID Autosport Boost Pack criticism (from Videogamer.com)
  
• Ex-Call of Duty devs found brand new studio
  
• Adam West playing himself in Lego Batman 3
  
• Civilization Beyond Earth release date announced
  

All this and listener feedback.