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Episode 550: Kowtowing to ChinaEpisode 550: Kowtowing to China
Blizzard finds itself in hot water as it finds itself having to explain its actions in pleasing the Chinese government, in news that’s still hot and doesn’t look like it’s going to cool down anytime soon. It’s enough to overshadow even an official console announcement from Sony. There’s a Gaming Flashback, the embarrassingly bad FMV game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties.
The news this week includes:
- Blizzard is facing a boycott after removing a Hearthstone Grandmaster
- PlayStation 5 launches Holiday 2020
- Doom Eternal delayed until March 2020, Doom 64 goes multiformat
Let us know what you think.
Episode 384: Homestar RuinerEpisode 384: Homestar Ruiner
This week’s episode has bad audio, but at least it’s short, due to Jonah’s lingering laryngitis. Paul insists Homestar Runner hasn’t been good in 15 years, while Jonah talks about the NES classic bomb Athena.
This week’s news includes:
- Nintendo Virtual Store to start selling N64 and DS games
- Tim Schafer recommends Broken Age players start over from the beginning
- Silent Hills is officially dead
All this and Listener Feedback.
Episode 264: This Podcast is DRM-FreeEpisode 264: This Podcast is DRM-Free
This week is full of gaming goodness as E3 slowly creeps up like kudzu, but there’s still plenty to talk about this week. For one, the Gaming Flashback is the classic Infocom game Planetfall.
The news for the week:
- DICE has Frostbite-powered titles for 2013 that “will require a 64-bit OS”
- Actors confirm return to recording booth for Mass Effect 3
- CD Projekt RED: The truth is DRM does not work
- Potential $1 billion suit against EA by former student-athletes moves forward
All that and Reader Feedback. This week’s Question of the Week, “Have you ever wanted a game but didn’t buy it due to DRM?”