The Bobby Blackwolf Show - November 8, 2026
This isn't a normal episode - no gaming news is talked about. This is solely looking back at 21 years and 1000 episodes of doing a podcast. A lot has happened since broadcasting the first episode live on Shoutcast internet radio on July 24, 2005. Things talked about:
Why did I start doing this and why do I keep doing it?
Why am I not more popular?
Why did I stop chasing industry events and contacts?
Some pictures from 21 years (narrated, find the video on YouTube or Twitch to see them)
What were some of my favorite things to cover?
What's next?
Then we take a call from Rob Roberts from The Midnight Arcade and DarkSakura from Orange Lounge Radio IIDX to discuss the milestone. We get back to normal content next week.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - November 1, 2026
We discuss all of the sad celebrity news of the week and talk about why it always seems like it's about "the good ones".
I finally built the LEGO Astrobot and it was actually super annoying due to its design.
Sam Altman said on a podcast that it's "terrible" for people to have RAM in their personal computers when it could be better used in an AI data center.
GOG officially stated that they would love to create physical PC games again, but the logistics are complicated and I wonder if they'll even make it worth it - old PC games were more than just the outer box and game media.
Then we talk about the idea that EA might sell Mass Effect (they won't) and about how instruction manuals were the tutorials of the 80's - games didn't just drop you in with no information like popular thinking claims!
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 25, 2026
I got the Steam Frame Ergonomic Kit and it really should have been just included in the first place. (Since this was recorded, I did get the wrist straps on the controllers feeling a LOT better!)
A vulnerability in the PHP programming language found by researchers using generative AI affected 70% of the internet, including many game servers as well as the VOG Network's own infrastructure.
EA's new Saudi Arabia owners closed down the exact studio everyone thought they would - BioWare. The new Mass Effect game was also cancelled, and a trailer that had been done for months was leaked to the public.
A report has come out stating that the next Xbox console is coming out in 2028 and will cost between $1200 and $1800, which means maybe they should rethink their strategy.
Then we talk to Jamie about having enthusiasm for the gaming industry in 2026.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 18, 2026
A major community around decompiling old games has shut down its public site because generative AI users have removed the need for a community where people share knowledge.
Epic Games has declared that "Programming Is Hard" so it has announced that it has ceased to do that, and instead used generative AI to create a new Epic Games Store launcher.
Then we talk to Jamie from OLR about generative AI in the workplace.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 11, 2026
Surprise! I got a Steam Frame after all thanks to a listener who was able to get into the reservation queue when I was merely wait listed.
I give my impressions of the Steam Frame, the controllers, the upsides, and the downsides compared to other VR headsets.
Sony has sold many of their XR related patents to Meta, indicating that they are getting out of the VR space.
Wing Commander 3 is getting a remaster because a producer at EA found the original FMV recordings while going through EA's video archive.
Richard Garriott, aka Lord British, has informed EA that he will be reclaiming the rights to the Ultima series thanks to a little-known US Copyright law.
