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Episode 24: Gamestop’s Blockbuster Strategy & Having Opinions on the Internet


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This Week on Digital Fiasco:

Jim Sterling gets attacked for liking a game, Horizon players have thanksgiving early, Gamestop adopts a Blockbuster strategy, When fans attack: The rise and fall of YouTube celebrities. We’ll also talk about the current state of Mass Effect: Andromeda, but first we get to hear what 10 weeks of disappointment sounds like.
 
 
 

 
Episode 24: Gamestop’s Blockbuster Strategy & Having Opinions on the Internet

* (2:04) Jack McBastard is tired enough to play Mass Effect
* (3:17) Dandr0id plays Ghost Recon Wildlands (and Lumo)
* (8:47) Jack McBastard plays No Man’s Sky (and insults the Gek)
* (15:27) Discs, Downloads and DLC (featuring Mass Effect Andromeda)
* (23:38) Switch Disappointments: Week 9
* (25:16) Disappointment 1: GDC Survey of Switch Developers
* (30:01) Disappointment 2: Nintendo locks down cloud storage
* (32:39) Brightside 1: Superdata reports on Switch sales
* (35:14) Brightside 2: Nintendo’s efficient certification process (good news / bad news)
* (37:21) Jim Sterling gives Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7/10
* (52:57) Horizon: Zero Dawn facts and figures
* (58:24) PlayStation Now to add PlayStation 4 games
* (1:02:09) GameStop’s Blockbuster strategy
* (1:14:34) Private versus Public Opinions
* (1:51:14) The Options Menu: Everyone’s Played This Game But Me
* (1:51:33) Dandr0id hasn’t played Metal Gear Solid V
* (2:03:20) Neither one of us has played Journey
* (2:05:40) Jack McBastard hasn’t played Shovel Knight
* (2:12:58) Indie Shoutout: Where Is My Hammer (itch.io)
* (2:14:37) Outtro



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Digital FiascoBy Dandr0id and Jack McBastard: Video Game experts specializing in Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and PC gaming.