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No episode this week due to family emergency. See you next week.
Episode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued AgainEpisode 649: Activision-Blizzard Sued Again
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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
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Episode 648: Sleeping ScottEpisode 648: Sleeping Scott
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Scott falls asleep mid-podcast, leaving Jonah and TJ to wrap up the episode. In the meantime, the crew get nostalgic over the “Toys to Life” craze, as this week’s Gaming Flashback is Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure.
This week’s news includes:
- The Bethesda Launcher will be shut down on May 11
- PlayStation 5 finally getting Variable Refresh Rate support this week
- Sony wants someone to shape its Playstation PC plans
- Baldur’s Gate 3 officially gets 2023 release window
Let us know what you think.
Episode 647: AdvertisingEpisode 647: Advertising
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This week’s is pretty short, featuring a Sonic the Hedgehog and Halo discussion before delving into what’s okay and what’s not okay with in-game advertisements. The Gaming Flashback for this episode is the tripping Journey.
The news includes:
- PlayStation wants ads in its games, too
- Bugsnax leads late April Xbox Game Pass line-up
- Amy Hennig is taking another shot at making a Star Wars game
Let us know what you think.
Episode 646: Late April Fool’sEpisode 646: Late April Fool’s
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This week’s episode deals with the fact it was published on April Fool’s Fool’s Day, and discussion of the games that have been floating the hosts’ boats. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the magnum opus of Telltale Games: The Walking Dead. The guys also discuss the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 4 and whether anyone cares about it.
The news includes:
- Digital games on PS3 and Vita are reportedly “expiring” and becoming unplayable
- Ubisoft ends its NFT experiment in Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Konami details eFootball 2022 v1.0 update due next week
- Blue Box: Abandoned has not been canceled
Let us know what you think.
Episode 645: Brought To You By the Swedish MafiaEpisode 645: Brought To You By the Swedish Mafia
There’s a lot of PlayStation news this week, good bad and indifferent. In addition, there’s some Gundam’s coming your way. This week’s episode features a double whammy of a Gaming Flashback highlighting Mass Effect 3, and the Gaming History of the infamous Gizmondo.
The news item this week:
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart lead writer claims work has been “erased”
Let us know what you think.
Episode 644: Nintendo At It AgainEpisode 644: Nintendo At It Again
Jonah considers Elden Ring too grind-y, and talks about the name of an infamous handheld console.
News items include:
- PlayStation 5 owners report online issues following system update
- Mass Effect Trilogy co-creator returning to science fiction
- Bungie says last week’s Destiny 2 video takedowns were ‘fraudulent‘
- Nintendo takes down scans of 1996 Super Mario 64 Strategy Guide
Let us know what you think.
Episode 643: Bits and PiecesEpisode 643: Bits and Pieces
The previous two podcasts got corrupted on upload, and now I have to reedit them completely. Be patient.
This week’s there’s a bunch of minor news items, covering things like Sony’s lawsuit, S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and the Ukraine invasion, Minecraft frogs, various remasters, and the gang talk briefly about the newly released Tunic.
The main news items include:
- The Gold Box D&D games are coming to Steam
- Elden Ring described as start of a “new franchise“
Let us know what you think.
Episode 640: Spacewar!Episode 640: Spacewar!
This week has a lot of followup to the entire situation with Activision/Blizzard, and also a lot of news items that weren’t a part of the official news feed. According desky.ca in addition, this week’s Gaming Flashback is recognized as the first computer game, Spacewar!
The news feed includes:
- Microsoft is watching Activision/Blizzard to ensure ‘the right people’ are in charge when it takes over
- Witcher 3 director and Cyberpunk 2077 veterans announce new studio and ‘AAA dark fantasy‘ RPG
- Nintendo Switch Sports online play test registration now open
- 3DS and Wii U eShop purchases end in March 2023
- Focus Home Interactive to acquire Metal Slug Tactics dev Leikir Studio
Let us know what you think, now that the Comments section works again!
Episode 639: Live Games ServiceEpisode 639: Live Games Service
The crew gets excited about the announcement of The Wolf Among Us 2, although it won’t be out for a while, and bemoan the infestation of live service games everywhere these days in videogames.
The news includes:
- PlatinumGames pivoting to live service games
- Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto 6 in a tweet
- Tim Schafer doesn’t want Psychonauts or any other Double Fine game turned into a movie
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