The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 20, 2024
There is a sad update to the new-to-me retro console that I acquired last week...Anybody have a disc tray for a Philips CDi 220?
It was a slow gaming news week, but the Bluesky social media network got a lot of growth this week from certain gaming circles, so we talk about its pros and cons.
A judge ruled that Google does not have to open up its Play Store to competitors yet, despite the judgment we discussed last week.
Bandai Namco isn't exactly laying people off, but they have cancelled projects and left a bunch of employees with nothing to do.
Then we talk to Rob about Diablo IV's expansion and the Unity 6 news.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 13, 2024
I made my GDQ Commentary debut on Disaster Relief Done Quick, doing a part speedrun commentary and part voice actor interview for a run of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.
I got a new toy - a Philips CD-I, and yes, it also came with Those Games that you're thinking of.
Steam has already complied with a California law saying you must disclose that you are merely licensing digital content, not purchasing it to keep.
Google must open its Play Store to competitors and not take a 30% cut as a result of the Epic v. Google lawsuit.
Microsoft has announced that Xbox will sell games directly on Android devices in November.
Then we talk about Nintendo Alarmo and Tetris Forever.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 6, 2024
Microsoft has discontinued the HoloLens 2, which was only available to businesses, and have decided to merely support other hardware with their software.
Ubisoft has listened to an activist investor, but instead of selling to private equity firms, they are looking into selling to Tencent.
This goes into a discussion about art and risks, and why the safe bet is to remake things that already exist.
Saudi Arabia is considering buying a larger stake in Nintendo according to a side comment in a podcast interview.
Then we talk to Rob about RetroAchievements and Randomizers.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - September 29, 2024
I did my first speedrun commentary for Doronko Wanko at Multithon Rivals 2024!
The Atari 50 DLC The Wider World of Atari is out, and has 19 new games and another chapter of video interviews and historical memorabilia.
There's a new California law stating that digital storefronts must disclose that you do not own what you purchase, you are merely licensing things, and that the licenses can be revoked.
An Activist Investor wants Ubisoft to sell to a private equity firm, and has the support of 10% of Ubisoft's shareholders.
Then we talk about Astro Bot, the Metaphor: ReFantazio demo, and the Atari 50 DLC with Rob.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - September 22, 2024
The Hallmark Keepsake ornaments are out, and this year's gaming console ornament is the original Xbox, and yes, I do have it.
I'm doing my first ever speedrun commentary on Multithon Rivals 2024! I'm commentating a race of Doronko Wanko on Friday, September 27, at 7PM ET/4PM PT.
Minecraft is dropping PSVR support on their PS4 version in early 2025.
IBM has won a patent lawsuit against Zynga using patents for the old 1989 online service Prodigy - of which my family were founding members of and I have memories.
Nintendo is finally suing Pocketpair, the makers of Palworld, in their own patent lawsuit, but Pocketpair does not know which patents they are violating.
Then I talk about Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, coming in 2025, and how RGG studio is so proud of their asset reuse and how it can allow them to release a new major game every 2-3 years.