December 18, 2020

#49 - Cyberpunk’d

1 hour 57 minutes

Luis and Dan meet one final time in 2020 to chat about the controversies surrounding the console releases of Cyberpunk 2077, Sephiroth’s inclusion in Smash Bros. Ultimate, what to do about scalpers, and more. Plus: the hosts end the show with a rundown of some of the year’s biggest new stories in the world of videogames.

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

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05:00 - Thoughts on Games

05:00 - Fortnite and tangents

09:45 - Halo: Combat Evolved and inside baseball

19:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 early impressions

26:05 - Top News

26:05 - Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store via TheVerge

→ CD Projekt Red stock falls 29% via GamesIndustry.biz

→ Game troubles cost devs more than $1bn via GamesIndustry.biz

→ Conference call reveals last-gen neglect, no refund agreement via GameInformer

43:12 - Sephiroth is now in Smash via Polygon

49:55 - UK politicians call for action against PS5 and Xbox Series scalpers via VGC

54:45 - Geoff Keighley reveals Game Awards 2020 statistics via Twitter

58:38 - Doug Bowser’s interview with Polygon via Polygon

1:08:28 - Extra News

BioWare veterans return for new Mass Effect via GameInformer

Assassin's Creed Valhalla now selling XP boosts via Eurogamer

Super Nintendo World Direct coming Dec. 18th via MyNintendoNews

Riot Games announces League of Legends MMO via IGN

Dragon Ball FighterZ roster adds Super Baby 2 via GameInformer

1:11:34 - New Releases & Updates

1:17:42 - Broke Gamers Guide

1:21:28 - The Biggest News Stories of 2020 (Topic of the Show)

1:56:32 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

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