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Sony’s in the news again, but not in a positive way. Meanwhile, a classic game may be remastered and bitcoin fraud continues to be a problem.

• Indonesia has blocked Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, and more
• Sony doesn’t sound thrilled Microsoft is buying Call of Duty maker Activision

Let us know what you think.

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Twitch continues to mishandle bigotry, and NFTs and bitcoins continue to havens for fraud. That, and a legendary developer passes away.

The news this week includes:

• Twitch bans streamer after she openly discusses her online abuse
• No Man’s Sky Endurance update adds new missions, bridge and vast bases
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a Steam page and a potential release date
• Splinter Cell VR and Ghost Recon Frontline canceled”

All this and Listener Feedback.

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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.

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Ce podcast n’est pas parlé en français. Ce n’est même pas en français canadien. Désolé, nous ne vivons pas à Montréal. Les gars se moquent du gouvernement du Québec pour leur peur provinciale de l’anglais et blâment tout sur la langue.

L’épisode de cette semaine comprend les nouvelles suivantes:

• L’industrie québécoise du jeu vidéo sera impactée par une loi linguistique controversée
• RimWorld: Console Edition arrive sur PS4, Xbox One le 29 juillet
• Samsung Gaming Hub est officiellement lancé

Il y a aussi des retours d’auditeurs. Dites-nous ce que vous en pensez.

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This week’s episode is very short, even though it’s packed with dense content. The crew discuss the faux Latin chanting in Elden Ring and The Quarry’s original deal with Google to be on Stadia.

The news this week also includes:

• Activision Blizzard shareholders vote in favor of harassment report, despite board’s objections
• Sonic Origins game modes detailed in fresh trailer
• Fall Guys now free on Epic but de-listed from Steam
• Blizzard confirms World of Warcraft Dragonflight expansion is out this year

Let us know what you think.

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Microsoft finally showed off Starfield in a 15 minute demo of various aspects of the game. Is it worth the excitement? Was there anything else notable at the Microsoft/Bethesda Showcase?

If that weren’t enough, the guys also talked about the Devolver Digital showcase with such games as Card Shark and Anger Foot, the PC Gaming Show with such titles as Agent 64: Spies Never Die and Tactical Breach Wizards, and Capcom’s showcase including Resident Evil, Resident Evil and more Resident Evil (and Exoprimal).

Let us know what you think.

If you’re wondering where episode 652 is, the file was completely distorted, with only one half of a conversation going. So, all the discussion about Sony’s State of Play is lost to the ether.

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This week the guys discuss the mistake that was World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in the Gaming Flashback. They also discuss all the mergers and merger rumors in the videogame industry in the past few days.

The news includes:

• EA is reportedly looking to be bought
• More PS1 games get trophy support as part of revamped PlayStation Plus

All this and responses to the Listener Feedback about Starfield.

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This week’s episode looks at the progenitor of all walking simulator games, Dear Esther, in this week’s Gaming Flashback. They also discuss the upcoming Game Pass games for May as well as voice masking on the Playstation 3 and Xbox. In addition, Scott discusses Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, the spinoff of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes that was crowdfunded on Kickstarter.

The news includes:

• EA Sports officially ends FIFA partnership after 30 years of games
• Starfield and Redfall have been delayed
• Sony reportedly “will not approve any statements” from PlayStation studios on reproductive rights
• Alan Wake developer Remedy provides update on five projects in pipeline

Let us know what you think.

No episode this week due to family emergency. See you next week.