The guys were unable to find news for a good podcast, and instead did a Jackbox Party. Enjoy the goofing around!
Special Episode: Jackbox Party Time
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- EA breaking the sequel and sports games mold
- Activision/Red Octane feeling the pain of creating plastic instruments
- E for All officially canceled
- World of Warcraft hits 11 million subscribers
This weeks soapbox segement, we ask the question, does unlimited level creation cause bad press in video games?
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This week’s news includes:
- Nintendo “investigating” reports of accounts being breached
- Nintendo gearing up for increased Switch production following global shortages
- COVID-19 lockdowns have led to surges in popularity for survival and sports games
- Animal Crossing trading is being ruined by absurd trader fees
Let us know if you, too, are obsessing over the latest Animal Crossing.
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Paul is not in the podcast, and will be out for the next couple of weeks as he recovers from major surgery. In the meantime, the podcast chugs on with three podcasters, as Jordan relays what he thought of the Sony Gamescom 2012 press conference.
In the meantime, the news items include:
- Diablo III‘s Wilson on former Diablo dev’s mixed feelings on game: “F— that loser”
- Guild Wars 2 headstart begins in five days
- C&C: Generals 2 will be multiplayer-only at launch
- Prey 2 vanishing from Bethesda’s website explained
- Plants vs Zombies 2 shuffling towards 2013 release
All that plus Reader Feedback wishing Paul well (sorry, Kizer, we didn’t moderate your message til after recording), as well as this week’s Question of the Week, “When is the right time to cut the price of a console?”
