Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Episode 420: Ubisoft Forward
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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
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 with Epic in legal battle with Apple
Another intimidating obelisk has been found in Microsoft Flight Simulator
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Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
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 now on Steam with an updated release window
Nintendo's next Switch indie presentation tomorrow
7.5 million players claimed a free copy of Total War Saga: Troy
Let us know what you think.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
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 S name pops up on Microsoft's next-gen controller packaging
Let us know what you think.
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
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 weekend
Let us know what you think.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
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 DLC on August 4
Let us know what you think.
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
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 pros forfeit Capcom Pro Tour matches over lag
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Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
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.
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
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 walk around
The Rock of Ages 3 open beta starts on June 9th
Persona 4 Golden reportedly heading to PC this week
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