80-Bit Podsmash

When is it appropriate for video game developers to innovate within a franchise? What about reboots and re-releases? When is it smart to stay the course and make a sequel that plays like the original? Penguin & Termite discuss!

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Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

The very same day that the news of Blizzard firing Blitzchung debacle happened, some very important information came from Sony. Way more information about the PlayStation 5. So much info, that Penguin & Termite decided to have an entire episode about it! Come listen to us go through the information presented and our thoughts on the future of gaming.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/08/an-update-on-next-gen-playstation-5-launches-holiday-2020/

https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-playstation-5/

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Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite release a very important, breaking news development, about the protests in Hong Kong and the recent behaviors of Blizzard Entertainment. We will catch you up on all of what's going on as well as give you our hot take on the issues at hand. Should we indeed #BoycottBlizzard ?

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Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

https://kotaku.com/blizzard-subreddit-closes-after-devs-suspend-hearthston-1838880136

https://kotaku.com/blizzard-suspends-hearthstone-player-for-hong-kong-supp-1838864961

https://kotaku.com/blizzard-subreddit-closes-after-devs-suspend-hearthston-1838880136

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49317695

Penguin & Termite do another genre deep dive. This week, we discuss real-time strategy games (RTS)! Walk with us through the history, evolution and influence that the RTS genre has brought to the video game industry.

Playstation's State of Play:

https://kotaku.com/everything-playstation-announced-in-todays-state-of-pla-1838415976

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Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite discuss Portable Gaming! We look at how this is different from mobile gaming as well as the history of portable games, our favorite games and consoles, and its relevancy in the industry today. Nintendo has a hit on their hands with the Switch.

Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Penguin & Termite discuss the fact that video games get cancelled a lot! What does it mean? Why do they get cancelled? We go through some famous cancellations too. What impact do cancellations have on the video game industry? Do you remember StarCraft Ghost?

Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/10/the-13-biggest-video-games-that-never-came-out%3famp=1 https://www.thegamer.com/15-video-games-surprisingly-cancelled-15-reboots-need/quickview/31

Penguin & Termite celebrate the two year anniversary of 80 Bit Podsmash with a special live episode. Join us in our retrospection, celebration, and revelry of all things 80 Bit! We run through our most popular episodes and our most memorable moments from the year. Most of all, thank you for your listens and interactions to keep us going for a third year!

Music: Ozzed - All for me NES http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Penguin & Termite are on hype overload for all things Borderlands but specifically, Borderlands 3!!! Join us in our celebration of the Borderlands franchise. We go through our favorite moments, quotes, characters, weapons, as well as talk about the influence that Borderlands had in the gaming industry.

Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Penguin & Termite follow up from our discussion about in game currencies by talking about the larger economy that's present in video games with those in-game currencies. We talk about all things from single player games to MMORPGs as well as single player games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_economy https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/05/how-to-build-a-smart-game-economy/ Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Penguin & Termite discuss crowdfunding in video games! We compare and contrast that to board games and other industries. Why are video games not as successful with crowdfunding or are they? What avenues of crowdfunding work well or not? Do you believe in the crowdfunding business model?

Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

https://www.thegamer.com/failure-to-launch-the-15-biggest-kickstarter-fails/

https://www.gamersdecide.com/articles/top-10-kickstarter-games-failed-deliver

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-kickstarter-funded-video-games/%3famp

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