Send us a text In this episode... --> Palworld developer Pocketpair has shared more details from the lawsuit it faces from both Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, and patent analyst Florian Mueller is describing Nintendo's actions as "a clear case of bullying." --> Sony president Hiroki Totoki has acknowledged that the company's plan to push PlayStation Network account linking on PC gamers can "invite pushback," but the company is sticking to its guns. --> With a month to go before India...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> The "Switch 2" will be backwards compatible according to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, who confirmed the news during the latest corporate management policy briefing. --> Steam says it's now requiring developers to fill out a disclaimer letting players know their games have kernel-level anti-cheat tools embedded into them. --> Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket launched on October 30, and it's already on pace to make $1 billion in its first yea...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> While a new report claims that Concord's initial development deal was around $200 million, Sony has announced it is shutting down Concord developer Firewalk Studios. --> Following a damning report that called Roblox an "X-rated pedophile hellscape," Roblox Corporation has announced changes to its child-safety policies that will impact the way pre-teen users can interact with its popular gaming platform. --> A terminally ill Borderlands fan has asked...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Two years after unveiling Team Blue, a new AAA studio aimed at building “the next big thing in gaming,” Netflix has closed it down without the studio having ever released a game. --> In a shocking turn of events which absolutely no one saw coming, information on Nintendo's upcoming Switch Online Playtest Program has leaked to the internet. --> According to a new report from Bloomberg, Bandai Namco is sending workers to “expulsion rooms” in an effort...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Microsoft has yoinked its $1 Xbox Game Pass trial ahead of the release of the new Call of Duty, just like it did before Starfield came out. --> Retro console manufacturer Analogue will open pre-orders for the Analogue 3D, its Nintendo 64 “reimagining” next week. --> The next James Bond game will focus on a "young" Bond as it aims to launch a new trilogy. --> The new #1 game on the Epic Store (or is it?) is Off the Grid, a web3/crypto-based battle...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Ubisoft has acknowledged the validity of a report by Bloomberg claiming that the company is considering leaving the world of public trading to seek shelter and stability under Tencent, the Chinese conglomerate. --> A damning new report has dubbed Roblox an "X-rated pedophile hellscape" and includes documented examples of graphic adult content aimed at under-13 users. --> Universal and Sega announced Tuesday that they're developing a film adaptation ...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2426, a new law that requires digital marketplaces to make clearer to customers when they are only purchasing a license to access media. --> Steam just removed its forced arbitration policy, opening the door for lawsuits against its parent company, Valve. --> The next generation of Xbox consoles reportedly could include both a console and a handheld. --> A video game based on The Rocky Horror Picture...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, makers of Palworld, eight months after the game's release. --> Tony Hawk has been "talking to Activision again" ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Pro Skater series and promises that "we're working on something." --> Italian police have seized a haul of counterfeit retro game consoles worth almost €50m ($55.5m). --> When Concord when offline for good, ...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> After years of rumors, Sony officially announced the PlayStation 5 Pro at a price of $699, and internet reaction has been both swift and merciless. --> Roblox CEO and co-founder David Baszucki wants one billion daily active users and 10% of all gaming content revenue worldwide to flow within Roblox. --> Band member and co-songwriter of Heaven 17, Martyn Ware, has told Rockstar to "go f*** yourself" after being offered $7500 to include their 1983 hit...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> PlayStation hero shooter Concord (which reportedly spent eight years in development) will be taken offline on September 6, 2024, a mere two weeks after its release. --> The first trailer for A Minecraft Movie released today, finally giving us a look at Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures visions for the film. --> Ubisoft's share price has fallen 12.6% since Outlaws released on August 27, and it now sits at a ten year low. --> Uwe Boll's ...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> We're joined by streamer and speedrunner JSR to talk games, collecting, and mostly about Peanut Butter, his shiba inu that gained fame for doing a charity speedrun of Gyromite at AGDQ 2024. --> The head of Amazon Games says bringing artificial intelligence into game development is a good idea because games “don't really have acting" anyways. --> Concord, PlayStation’s new 5v5 PVP first person hero shooter that released last week, has launched with u...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> We're discussing all the biggest trailers and announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live, including Borderlands 4, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, and more. --> A new censorship controversy has embroiled Black Myth Wukong just ahead of its release, sparked by a guidelines doc that prohibits streamers from mentioning an absurd list of topics, such a "feminist propaganda" and COVID-19. --> Jackbox's Naughty Pack wil...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> The Borderlands movie adaptation bombed during its opening weekend, bringing in only $8.8 million against a budget of $115 million with another $30 million in marketing and distribution. --> Sega has revealed its Gamescom 2024 line-up, which will include a previously unannounced game. --> Pre-owned copies of Activision’s 2013 Deadpool game are being listed online for nearly $50,000. --> A video game collector from Saudi Arabia has set a Guinness ...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr
Send us a text In this episode... --> Early reviews of the Borderlands movie are calling the live-action film adaptation of Gearbox's looter-shooter everything from a "huge misfire" to a "disaster" to a "lifeless, unfunny, and visually repulsive dud." --> Palworld's profits are so massive that its devs' next game could "go beyond AAA," but the company’s CEO doesn't want to wield "such an enormous budget." --> Bungie was reportedly going to pull the trigger on layoffs regardless of The F...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> According to a new report in the Wall Street Journal, insiders worry that Twitch might become a "zombie brand," or an acquisition that's sidelined because it's underperforming, at Amazon. --> In yet another bloodbath during a terrible two years for the games industry, Bungie has announced that it's laying off 220 people—roughly 17% of its workforce. --> Whoopi Goldberg was pissed off at Blizzard because Diablo 4 can't be played on Mac. One year late...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> The FTC has made a filing in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that slams the new Xbox Game Pass standard tier as a "degraded product." --> After two seasons, Paramount+ has canceled its live action Halo series. --> Your protagonist in Dragon Age: The Veilguard can be voiced by Baldur's Gate 3's sex noise specialist. --> Also: Top 3 New Releases, VIP! We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro G...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr
Send us a text In this episode... --> Microsoft has revealed a Deadpool and Wolverine–inspired controller that’s business in the front, party in the back. --> Sega has announced that it has taken legal action against an individual committing consistent harassment against one of its employees. --> Nintendo's mysterious Emio teaser isn't a full-blown horror game after all, but the first new Famicom Detective Club game in 35 years. --> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Nostalgia 101! We love ou...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox Game Pass and introducing a new subscription tier that does not include day-one releases --> Nintendo drops 20-second teaser for Emio, possibly the company's first ever M-rated horror game --> Danny Trejo has revealed his all-time favorite video game, and it's probably not what you think --> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Retro Rewind! We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Video games peaked in the Xbox 360 era and it was all downhill from there --> Tomb Raider's Lara Croft is the newest survivor joining the Dead by Daylight roster --> Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has fallen to a "mixed" Steam rating as PC players complain about the DLC’s brutal difficulty --> Also: Quick-takes, Top 3 New Releases, Nostalgia 101! We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro Game...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Nintendo Direct June 2024: All The Biggest Announcements, including Mario and Luigi: Brothership, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Metroid Prime 4 --> Also: Quick-takes, Top 3 New Releases, Gaming History 101! We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub - Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw - Visit A Gamer Looks At 40 at linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40 H...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Summer Game Fest 2024: All The Biggest Announcements --> Xbox Games Showcase and Black Ops 6 Direct June 2024 --> Also: Quick-takes, Top 3 New Releases, VIP! Want MOAR GamerGorlGabs?? - twitch.tv/gamergorlgabs - twitter.com/gamergorlgabs We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub - Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw - Visit A Gamer Looks At 40 at linktr...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> The biggest announcements from PlayStation’s summer State of Play, including Silent Hill 2 Remake, Astro Bot, Concord, Marvel Rivals, and more --> Also: Quick-takes, Top 3 New Releases, Retro Rewind! Want MOAR Brian and Drink A Beer & Play A Game?? - linktr.ee/DBPG We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub - Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw - Visit ...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> PlayStation Exec Believes Game Developers Will Prioritize "Immersive Narratives" Over Ever-Improving Graphics In Future --> Helldivers 2 director believes "live service is a good thing" for the industry, but only if games don't "nickel and dime" for skins after charging $70 upfront --> Also: Quick-takes, Top 3 New Releases, Superman 64's 25th anniversary! Want MOAR Trevor and New Dad Gaming?? - linktr.ee/Newdadgaming We love our sponsors! Please hel...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Nintendo agrees to deal to buy Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Switch studio --> Microsoft opens new game studio under Activision after shutting down 3 last week --> Also: Quick-takes, Top 3 New Releases, VIP! We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub - Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw - Visit A Gamer Looks At 40 at linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40 Hosts: wr...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Square Enix embarking on "aggressive multiplatform strategy" as profits drop 70% --> EA Considering In-Game Advertising, But Will Take "Thoughtful" Approach --> The season of game company gaffes continues with NetEase apologizing for a Marvel Rivals preview contract that asked streamers not to make 'subjective negative reviews of the game We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at li...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Send us a text Gamers Week is back from hiatus, and what a wonderful time to return! Sony and Xbox seem to be duking it out this week to see which one can make the most baffling, business-killing decision. First it was Sony's surprise requirement that Helldivers 2 would require a PSN account to play on Steam (a decision it quickly walked back due to player outrage). Next it was Xbox's mystifying announcement that it's closing a handful of studios, including Tango Gameworks (makers of Hi-Fi RUSH,...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Send us a text The 2024 finalists for the Strong Museum's Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, highlighting another selection of influential titles from across multiple eras. This week, we're taking a break from the doom and gloom of recent video game headlines to play Keep It or Kill It with the 40 games that have been voted into the Hall of Fame since inductions began in 2015. We'll also be talking about how Sony has stopped producing PSVR2 amid a “surplus” of unsold units, how Epic Ga...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Send us a text Shockingly, Nintendo has decided that it likes having a $1.3 billion grossing movie and would like another. On Mar10 Day, Shigeru Miyamoto graced the internet with the announcement that the company is hard at work on a sequel to the wildly successful Super Mario Bros. movie. But that wasn't the only news we got last week about video game film adaptations, and we're joined by Ben Magnet of the Basement Arcade Pause Menu Podcast to look at a roundup of movie headlines. We'll also be...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Send us a text For the last several months, it seems like video game news has been little more than a layoff-of-the-week carousel. With a fairly bleak release schedule ahead, upcoming projects getting canceled left and right, and the industry as a whole barely recognizable from the pandemic booms just a few years ago, it's worth asking... are we on the brink of another video game crash? Spoiler: No, but we discuss the reasons it seems that way and what we think may be happening instead. We'll al...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Send us a text Lay Off Fest 2K24 continues as Sony announced on Tuesday it will be laying off 8% of PlayStation employees around the world, or 900 people. The layoffs will affect even major PlayStation studios (such as Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Guerilla Games, etc.) that are home to some of the company's most successful IP, like The Last of Us, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Zero Dawn, and more. We're joined by SanityCrypto of It's Virtually A Podcast to discuss the state of the indus...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 14 min
