Episode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued Again

May 6, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 8:06 am

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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.

This week’s news includes:

New York City sues Activision Blizzard, says Bobby Kotick is ‘unfit’ to negotiate the Microsoft buyout
Reggie Fils-Aimé warned Nintendo about GameBoy Micro
Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase announced for June 12
Xbox has helped Fortnite sneak its way back onto iPhones

Let us know what you think.

Episode 330: Batman ProblemsEpisode 330: Batman Problems

This week’s episode has Jonah ranting about the shoddy QA in Batman: Arkham Origins, while Jordan admits he never used those Xbox Live cards that came free with some games. In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback is the classic Apple ][ game Bolo.

The news this week includes:

EA splits from Tiger Woods
Rumor: Xbox One SDK plagued by eleventh hours bugs
Apple sells 33.8m iPhones, 14.1m iPads in September quarter
Nvidia Shield update adds official PC streaming, console mode, more Android support
Fans trash Call of Duty: Ghosts booth at a games expo

No Question of the Week this week – just looking for Listener feedback.

Episode 656: Gooey EpisodeEpisode 656: Gooey Episode

This week includes a Gaming Flashback about the sticky puzzle game World of Goo, which was one of the first games released without DLC — which is one of the main themes running through this podcast: videogame obsolescence. The guys also discuss James Gunn’s work on Lollipop Chainsaw and speedrun cheating.

The news for the week includes:

Ubisoft to pull online from older games, which also takes away your DLC
Sucker Punch has “no plans to revisit” its Sly Cooper or InFamous games
Squad’s 50v50 tactical FPS action has moved over 3 million copies
Fable reboot gets a new narrative lead

All this and Listener Feedback.

Episode 589: Waiting for 2100Episode 589: Waiting for 2100

Nintendo has finally given a launch window for their next console, while TJ is slightly distracted by the Chiefs.