Videogame Roundtable

Episode 490: Twitch and Transphobia

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.

Episode 489: 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 488: Quebecois

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.

Episode 487: Witch Doctor

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.

Episode 486: Hello Starfield

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.

Episode 484: Cataclysm

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.

Episode 483: Walking Simulators

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.

Episode 482: 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
Let us know what you think.