Depressingly, sexual harassment in a development studio is once again the lead news item this week, and from a studio most gamers would never think it could happen. That, and major seismic shifting in the power structure of the digital storefront landscape. The news includes: Multiple employees resign over Skullgirls studio head’s behavior Microsoft sides […]
Entries Tagged as 'Industry News'
Episode 584: More #MeToo
August 26th, 2020 · No Comments
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Episode 583: #MeToo in Videogames
August 18th, 2020 · No Comments
The latest sexual harassment scandal rocks, and things are not steady with the developer. Bad puns aside, the industry continues to have to grow up from dude-bro heaven to actual places of business. All that, as well as the following news items: Batman: Arkham studio accused of failing to prevent sexual harassment Spelunky 2 is […]
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Episode 582: Is the Lockhart Real?
August 11th, 2020 · No Comments
Well, yes, it is real, just unannounced. The Xbox Series S is probably the worst kept secret at this point. In addition to the rumors, there’s some other interesting stuff going on pre-Gamescom. The news includes: EA Access page is now live on Steam Injustice 3, featuring the Watchmen, has been seemingly teased Xbox Series […]
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Episode 581: Double Stuffed Episode
July 30th, 2020 · No Comments
This week’s episode is almost two hours long thanks to the ID@Xbox Showcase and the Microsoft Xbox Series X stream. There was also news, which includes: Hideo Kojima in talks with Junji Ito bbout a new project Mysterious white next-gen Xbox controller appears online Fall Guys was the top game on Twitch during its beta […]
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Episode 580: Virtual E3
July 21st, 2020 · No Comments
Publishers are doing their virtual E3 announcements, such as Ubisoft Forward and ID@Xbox’s Indie Showcase. There’s other wild news going on, and some not even in the official news items below. Said news items include: Ubisoft executives quit over misconduct allegations Microsoft has stopped making the Xbox One X Blasphemous gets free Stir of Dawn […]
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Episode 577: Slow News Week
June 23rd, 2020 · 1 Comment
There really wasn’t all that much going on this week in terms of hard news, but there was a bunch of mini-items that got discussed, as well as a Gaming Flashback of the terrifying game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. What little news this week had included: Microsoft shutting down Mixer streaming platform Street Fighter 5 […]
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Episode 576: PC and PlayStation 5 Showcase
June 18th, 2020 · No Comments
This 90 minute episode is all about the PC Gaming Show and the PlayStation 5 Showcase — plus a rumor about the Xbox Series X. You might say that the entire podcast is next generation. Let us know what you think.
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Episode 575: Resident Rock of Ages
June 10th, 2020 · No Comments
This week’s episode features a Gaming Flashback about… nothing. The week before the PC Gaming Show and PlayStation 5 show is kinda slow, but there was some chatter in the industry. The news topics feature: Resident Evil 3 will not receive any DLCs or significant updates in the future Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will let players […]
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Episode 574: Naked People On Bikes
May 27th, 2020 · No Comments
The podcast returns after a week off, and Scott also returns. The Gaming Flashback is another imfamous title, Acclaim’s BMX XXX, something Dave Mirra definitely did not approve of. The news features all sorts of Nintendo Switch items, too. This week’s news includes: Metroid Prime Trilogy listed with June 19th release date Platinum insists Bayonetta […]
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Episode 573: A Very Special Returning Guest
May 19th, 2020 · No Comments
This week, Paul fills in for Scott, who has more pressing issues than discussing videogames, though some very serious topics about them do pop up, such as how misogyny became pronounced in the hobby. The Gaming Flashback is one of the legendarily panned titles, Bomberman Act:Zero. The news for this week includes: Video game spending […]
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