This week was a free form cast with Emily and John! No show notes for this week, but stay tuned for some proper coverage next week!

FUCK YOU WINDOWS

https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-april-2018-update-biggest-user-problems-and-complaints

Steam link app for android and ios!

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/17/steams-local-streaming-link-app-hits-android-ios/

Rage 2 is going to be a thing, and thats great! Rage the first was great, had a good setting and gameplay, but was kind of disjointed, like too many ideas at a time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=50&v=M7eXH25_KC0

No virtual console for switch? Errr… do you dislike money? Also, here’s Arlo with the news, and opinions!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlXTr_o9Ye0

Electronic Arts, more like, Not a lot of smarts! Sick burn. But really, they seem incapable of learning, and reading the current climate.

https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/08/ea-ceo-were-pushing-forward-with-loot-boxes-in-face-of-regulation/

Maple Story 2 Finally getting a US release soon! I’m excited as hell!

https://www.destructoid.com/maplestory-2-is-releasing-globally-closed-beta-sign-up-open-now-498927.phtml

Omensight, spiritual sequel to Stories, Path of Destinies, is out. Looks a lot like its predecessor, but thats not a bad thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9nxvekre8E

Paladins launches today! Hooray!

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/08/free-to-play-overwatch-alike-paladins-launches-today/

Turns out that the Switch, should you so choose, is relatively easy to mod. Don’t do it though.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/the-unpatchable-exploit-that-makes-every-current-nintendo-switch-hackable/

Lawsuit from Gamevice towards Nintendo alleges that the Switch is GOD DAMNIT ALL WHY GAMEVICE. STOP DOING THIS.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/01/nintendo-switch-wikipad-gamevice-import-investigation-patent/

Nintendo has a new president! Ahhhh!

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-04-26-nintendo-president-tatsumi-kimishima-steps-down

Totalbiscuit, John Bain, news. This will be harsh news.

https://kotaku.com/game-critic-totalbiscuit-says-hes-retiring-i-dont-have-1825681492

Belgium joins the ranks of Nations that have some qualms with the Gaming Industry and its loot box practices. Like saying they are gambling. Also, Illegal.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-04-25-now-belgium-declares-loot-boxes-gambling-and-therefore-illegal

WE’VE BEEN GAMING! WOOOOO!

Midair, Paladins, Warframe, Destiny 2, They Are Billions, Running With Rifles, Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, Shoppe Keep 2, Killing Floor 2, Immortal Redneck,

Cities Skylines, Banished (new mode), Deathtrap.

Not really much that needs to go into this here show notes this week! But here they are!

Warcraft 3 gets widescreen support!

https://www.pcgamer.com/warcraft-3-goes-widescreen-in-a-new-update/

Paladins is thankfully back on the upswing for concurrent players! All it took was them undoing their terrible terrible decision!

http://steamcharts.com/app/444090

Discussion: Old games

This podcast void if sticker removed!

https://www.pcgamer.com/ftc-warns-companies-warranty-void-if-removed-stickers-are-potentially-illegal/

Warcraft 3 gets the widescreen treatment it deserves, but is it what we deserve?

https://www.pcgamer.com/warcraft-3-goes-widescreen-in-a-new-update/

Minecraft Bedrock edition education package go! Also, this is from one of John's favorite youtubers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS4Y_avaBWw

Hearthstone gets cracked open by a game breaking combo. Again.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-new-expansion-already-has-a-game-breaking-combo/

The Shark Gang get to talking about monitors and our computer woes.

The "Ikea Table" Computer Chassis we were talking about.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112473&ignorebbr=1

There is some debate as to whether Nvidia will or will not be coming out with some new graphics card models soon.

https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-probably-wont-announce-new-graphics-cards-at-gdc-or-gtc/

Amazon is buying up Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores!

http://fortune.com/2018/03/20/amazon-toys-r-us-stores-kb-toys/

Affluenza kid. Affluenza, the disease for those who literally have too much to care.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/wild-legal-ride-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-article-1.3004637

Battlefront 2 brings back the transactions on a micro-scale. One might call them, "Microtransactions."

https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/16/star-wars-battlefront-ii-loot-boxes-return-and-theyre-cosmetic-only/

VR is being used to train people for all sorts of things, from building computers, to surgery.

https://www.undergroundthegame.com/

This one tries so hard to be a light hearted cast, and we mostly got it.

Our president gets confused sometimes, it's okay.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/964512164865363968

Paladins fans protest in probably the most light hearted way.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paladins/

My favorite Ying

https://i.redd.it/4h3g50esndh01.png

Google "view image" button removed

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-removes-view-image-button/

Remember folks, don't be a dick.

Thirteen Russians indicted in Mueller investigation into Russian manipulation of our election.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/16/russians-indicted-in-special-counsel-robert-muellers-probe.html

President of the United States Donald Trump tweets the darndest things.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/964512164865363968

Stardew Valley is still getting multiplayer for sure guys. It will be here really soon okay?

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/15/stardew-valleys-multiplayer-beta-expected-for-spring/

Fake gun skin sells for a what we used to pay for a house!

https://www.pcgamer.com/csgo-dragon-lore-awp-skin-sells-for-more-than-61000/

Nunes Memo in its entirety for your interpretation.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4365338-Nunes-memo.html

Seems James was not the only one to complain about the voice actors for Final Fantasy 14

https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/final-fantasy-xiv-heavensward-685089/almost-all-the-vas-are-changed-1774264/