Episode 632: Bobby Kotick Is Terrible

December 1, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:36 pm

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This week comments on the crapshow that is going on with most of the third party publishers. That, and some updates to games that people really care about.

The news includes:

Bethesda shows another brief tease of Starfield
Kotick reportedly says he’ll consider leaving if he can’t fix Activision Blizzard’s culture problems
Minecraft 1.18 ‘Caves and Cliffs Update’ Part Two is officially available on all platforms

Let us know what you think.

Episode 241: Air QuotesEpisode 241: Air Quotes

This week features a long podcast, as there’s a ton of news to report. Jonah tries air quotes on a pure audio podcast, while Paul refuses to believe The Legend of Zelda: Skyword Sword failed to hit the top 10 in software sales.

In addition, the Gaming Flashback checks out the JRPG Ys.

This week’s news includes:

Ubisoft polling gamers for next Assassin’s Creed setting
Electronic Arts bans a user for saying “badass”
Newell: Piracy is “almost always a service problem” and not price, DRM agitates
Christwire makes mock petition asking Pres. Obama ban Skyrim
Holiday shopping madness sees woman pepper spraying for 360
Microsoft refunds victims of Marketplace phishing scam

All this, and a bunch of reader feedback, as well as the Question of the Week: “Did you buy videogames as holiday gifts for friends and family?” Let us know.

Episode 729: Just Chattin’ ‘Bout GamesEpisode 729: Just Chattin’ ‘Bout Games

There’s no podcast notes this week because, well, nothing was going on. Enjoy your hot, hot, HOT summer.

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Episode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued AgainEpisode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued Again

[This episode has been re-uploaded due to technical issues]

Another week, another time that Activision-Blizzard suffers legal issues — in fact, there are lots of legal shenanigans going on. No Gaming Podcast this week in this short episode, while Microsoft Movie Maker has a comeback.