Bad Gamers Anonymous

This week on BGA, we discuss Borderlands 3’s new DLC, Rockstar Games rumours, Predator: Hunting Grounds Trial, GOG’s ‘Gamers-first’ refund policy and Doom Eternal. Then we dive into Journey to the Savage Planet.

Borderlands 3’s new DLC ‘Lovecraft’ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-3s-new-lovecraft-dlc-has-guns-gaige-an/1100-6474154/

Rockstar games being mysterious https://www.gamesradar.com/rockstar-games-is-updating-its-website-with-mysterious-new-imagery/

1000 FPS for Doom Eternal https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-eternal-can-do-1000-fps-if-youve-got-the-hardware-for-it/

Predator: Hunting Grounds Trial https://www.gamespot.com/articles/predator-hunting-grounds-to-get-a-trial-weekend-in/1100-6474234/

GOG’s ‘Gamers-first’ refund policy https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/developers-raise-concerns-over-gogs-new-refund-policy/

Bad Gamers Anonymous is back again this week with Jason, Kat, Austin and another new host, Kaden. After introducing himself, everyone dives into current gaming news where they discuss Sony being afraid of the Corona Virus and Stadia trying to stay relevant. From there, they discuss Borderlands 3.

Sony pulls out of PAX east – https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/02/no-playstation-for-pax-east-sony-backs-out-citing-coronavirus/

Stadia adds four SteamWorld games to its lineup – https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/21/21147010/google-stadia-games-steamworld-dig-2-heist-hand-of-gilgamech-lineup

You can cancel your stadia subscription and you won’t lost your paid games – https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/14/21136594/google-stadia-pro-subscription-free-trial-cancel-paid-games

Corona Virus ruining everyones fun – https://www.pcmag.com/news/valve-blames-coronavirus-for-far-fewer-index-vr-headsets

Bad Gamers Anonymous is back! After a brief hiatus, Jason introduces new hosts Bad Gamer Kat and Bad Gamer Austin. They then go straight into current gaming news where they discuss the upcoming next-get consoles, a new Half-Life game and Minecraft in Canadian classrooms. From there, they discuss the current state of Monster Hunter World and its new DLC, Iceborne.

The Playstation 5 may be pricier than first predicted. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-02-14-sony-struggling-to-lower-usd450-playstation-5-price-report-claims
https://gamerant.com/ps5-buy-hints-feature-patent/

Half life is back! https://gamerant.com/half-life-alyx-things-already-know-likely-possibilities/

The algorithms are coming Crowley. https://kotaku.com/steam-can-now-tell-you-what-to-play-next-1841674404

The Witcher is filming a little early, and the armor isn’t changing, nerds. https://gamerant.com/witcher-season-2-start-nilfgaard-armor/

GameStop hanging on by a thread. https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/14/21065964/gamestop-sales-down-holiday-quarter-revenue

Minecraft in Canadian classrooms. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-minecraft-education-1.5457213

Found in the depths of an abandoned warehouse, the lost Bad Gamers Anonymous episode surfaced but left no clues as to where the hosts, Bad Gamer Joe and Bad Gamer Jason, went after they did their E3 2019 recap and reviewed Warhammer: Chaosbane. If you have seen either host in the wild, please be cautious approaching them, as they may have reverted to a feral state.

Or they might ask to borrow money, one or the other. Approach with caution.

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Before Jason deep dives into Total War: Three Kingdoms, we discuss what we’ve been playing. SPOILER ALERT: Besides Total War: Three Kingdoms we’ve been playing terrible games; like, super-terrible. Then we move on to gaming news: EA’s full line-up at E3, is GamePass coming for PC, Hideo Kojima might be insane, finally getting some news on Square Enix/Crystal’s ‘Avengers,’ Pokemon watches you sleep, and lootboxes!!! Then Jason mispronounces fairly easy-to-pronounce Chinese names.

OUTSIDE RESOURCES:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-ea-play-stream-schedule-features-star-wars/1100-6467226/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/30/18645575/xbox-game-pass-pc-windows

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/29/18641438/death-stranding-release-date-ps4-e3-2019-trailer

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/before-marvels-avengers-e3-2019-reveal-first-game-/1100-6467260/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597w5a/pokemon-sleep-wants-to-gamify-your-dreams

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18644648/google-play-store-loot-box-disclosure-family-friendly-policy-changes

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We talk about tapping each other, repeatedly……………………………………………………………..in the Simpsons Tapped Out before moving on to talk about other dumpster fires. The Sonic move, Atari, loading times, and the WHO adding a “gaming disorder” to the ever growing list of non-real “disorders” all get discussed. Once we’re done droning on about the news, we get down to brass tacks and give our in-depth review of Bethesda’s Rage 2. Is it a dumpster fire, too? Listen and find out.

OUTSIDE LINKS:

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/24/18638635/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-delay-release-date-changes

https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/22/atari-vcs-details-classic-joystick-modern-controller/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvgkm/playstation-5-will-have-faster-loading-times

https://www.techradar.com/news/playdate-handheld-is-an-indie-powered-game-boy-for-the-21st-century

https://kotaku.com/gaming-disorder-now-a-recognized-illness-according-to-1835026321

https://www.gameinformer.com/rumor/2019/05/26/will-a-new-the-simpsons-game-be-announced-at-e3

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We welcome the illustrious Morgan McFly on this episode of Bad Gamers Anonymous. Morgan classes up the joint while Joe and Jason do their best to keep playing in the mud. We cover the Sony and Microsoft partnership, strange things in RDR2, the Epic Store debacle, crowdsourcing video games, and a whole slew of other gaming news. Then we get into the meat of the episode and pick Morgan’s brain on all that is Battle Royales. Why are they popular? Will they last? Why is Jason terrible at them? Why are we picking on Crowley when he’s still the producer and can type out these awesome show notes?

Special thank you to Morgan McFly for joining the other two yahoos for this episode. Follow her:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganmcfly23/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorganMcFly23

Twitch: twitch.tv/morganmcfly

OUTSIDE SOURCES:

https://kotaku.com/microsoft-and-sony-announce-vague-cloud-gaming-partners-1834821006

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-05-19-red-dead-online-players-find-mass-grave-of-dead-horses

https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/18/epic-games-store-mega-sale-causes-developers-to-raise-prices-temporarily-delist-games

https://gamedaily.biz/article/846/fig-announces-new-open-ended-funding-option-for-indie-game-developers

https://www.polygon.com/mobile/2019/5/17/18629569/elder-scrolls-blades-release-date-ios-android-update-patch-gems-unlock-times

https://www.polygon.com/pc/2019/5/17/18629816/game-of-thrones-starbucks-cup-skyrim-mod-pc-download-skylands-coffee

https://www.techradar.com/sg/news/valves-steam-link-app-is-now-on-ios-one-year-after-apple-rejected-it

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In this episode of BGA, we discuss the government’s fixation with loot boxes, Crowley’s fixation with SWTOR, Sony’s idiotic attempt at copying Nintendo Direct, and the labor issue in gaming (it’s a good thing Crowley isn’t here for this one, because he’d explain to us and you, the listener, why we’re both wrong). We talk a bit about why Randy Pitchford is insane before we review The Hand of Gilgamech!

Outside Sources:

https://www.wired.com/story/videogame-legislation-loot-boxes/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/8/18537481/elder-scrolls-plagiarism-elsweyr-dungeons-and-dragons

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-ps4-state-of-play-news-roundup-everything-ann/1100-6466735/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18534477/riot-employees-walkout-forced-arbitration-workplace-culture

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/12/18616643/apex-legends-cheating-piggy-backing-bans-update-patch

https://screenrant.com/borderlands-3-microtransactions-randy-pitchford/

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/indie_game_removed_from_switch_eshop_after_dev_reveals_it_contains_a_hidden_code_editor

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Crowley returns as Joe is out this week. With Crowley back in the driver’s seat, we discuss all the news that nobody cares about. What news segment would be complete without Crowley baggin’ on Kotaku and Sea of Thieves at the same time!! It’s good to be back…for just this episode. Once Jason and Crowley are done with the news, we deep dive into why Hollywood can’t make a good video game movie. This list is awful.

OUTSIDE SOURCES:

https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/03/bioware-recommits-to-anthem-as-rumors-swirl-about-dragon-age-taking-priority

https://www.gamesradar.com/respawn-confirms-star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-gameplay-will-be-shown-at-ea-play/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/iraq-government-bans-computer-games-including-pubg-190505093722737.html

https://kotaku.com/sea-of-thieves-new-arena-mode-is-all-the-good-and-bad-1834515034

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This week, we dive into the what the future of gaming looks like, but not before we discuss what we’re playing and cover a ton of gaming news. In news, we discuss how Nintendo Labo makes you throw up (how is this news?), Cox Cable squeezing more money out of PC players, people frivolously suing Epic, and Gamestop’s demise. We then jump into what we know about the next gen Playstation and Microsoft consoles, and even talk a little about Switch minis.

OUTSIDE SOURCES:

https://www.pcgamer.com/analyst-predicts-20m-people-will-abandon-gaming-pcs-for-checks-notes-tv-gaming-platforms/

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/hands_on_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_vr_made_us_want_to_puke

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/04/cox-internet-now-charges-15-extra-for-faster-access-to-online-game-servers/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/25/18516306/fortnite-epic-games-phone-it-in-saxophone-emote-lawsuit-leo-pellegrino-likeness

https://www.slashgear.com/epic-challenges-steam-to-pay-devs-more-with-pc-exclusives-on-the-line-25574762/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/16/18411237/gamestop-returns-trade-in-credit-days-gone-ps4

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/26/borderlands-3-gameplay-reveal-live-schedule-and-livestream-times

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-5-details-revealed-ps5-specs-psvr-supp/1100-6466281/

https://www.inverse.com/article/55122-ps5-sony-vr-headset-playstation-5

https://www.t3.com/features/microsoft-next-xbox-scarlett

https://www.ibtimes.com/microsofts-next-gen-console-more-powerful-playstation-5-2787314

https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-scarlett

https://www.imore.com/nintendo-switch-mini-everything-we-know-so-far