Episode 537: Riotous Development

After a long delay, this episode looks at some of the more disturbing stuff going on in the videogame industry — and Minecraft. The Gaming Flashback comes back with Lucidity.

  • Riot Games employees walkout in protest
  • Claptrap actor accuses Randy Pitchford of physical assault
  • Microsoft teases new Minecraft AR game for mobile

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