Once again, there’s no set list of topics; the guys just discuss the news of the week off the cuff and what they’ve been playing.
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Episode 673: NFT Equals No Freaking ThanksEpisode 673: NFT Equals No Freaking Thanks
This week’s episode gets all kinds of salty against crypto, NFT’s, Logan Paul and others. They also talk about Age of Wonders 4’s announcement, bad Callisto Protocol projected sales, and Returnal’s high PC specs.
Other news includes:
- Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games
- Final Fantasy maker Square Enix plans ‘aggressive’ NFT investment
- New single-player MechWarrior game in the works
- Suicide Squad’s leaked battle pass and in-game store triggers anger among fans
- Jagged Alliance 3 brings back original designer
Let us know what you’ve been playing.
Episode 631: Nintendo Dislikes VirtualEpisode 631: Nintendo Dislikes Virtual
This is the second attempt at Episode 631, as the previous episode had bad audio, and was boring to boot. This week’s episode features a lot of questionable content, as well as a Dark Souls Gaming Flashback.
The news includes:
- Surprise Halo Infinite multiplayer launch buckles Steam servers
- Grand Theft Auto Trilogy back on PC after Rockstar removes ‘unintentionally included’ files
- Microsoft adds 76 more games to Xbox backwards compatibility
- Nintendo explains why there is no virtual console on Switch
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EA Feels The 310 Million Dollar DaggerEA Feels The 310 Million Dollar Dagger
Halloween is a scary time of year, no less when you’re posting a $310 million net loss. EA CEO John Riccitiello sees “weakness” at retail in October and we’re betting this isn’t the end of the road of sorrow for game publishers around the globe.
Electronic Arts isn’t unfamiliar with bad times and we’re sure to see them make constant adjustments to their headcount, game releases and press as the economy goes into a bit of a slump. Although the game industry won’t see as big a hit as the financial market, everyone is going to watch their spending during slower economic times.
That slowness is a red flag for the mega-publisher, which says it’s “proactively making cost adjustments now.” One of those adjustments is the axing of some 600 EA employees across the globe. (Kotaku)
Last year Electronic Arts lost a “small” $195 million during the same time, not exactly a gold star on the financial records but it sure looks better than this loss. A few games may crumble under the economic pressures, Tiberium for example, but let us not forget the good times! EA posted some nice figures for Spore, Madden NFL 09, Warhammer: Age of Reckoning and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
So, they mixed a few sequels with a few new franchise hits and gave gamers some pretty hot titles for the year. Of course, hot titles in our hand do not always translate to positive revenue in theirs.