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Paizo has been rocked by some rather grim allegations of late, and Nintendo proves they are still Nintendo.

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (5:34) – Paizo doing their best impression of Blizzard, and not in a good way.

* Video Game News (37:47) – Nintendo drops the price of the current Switch model, but only for European customers.

* Wrap (48:53) – Final thoughts.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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Let’s talk GenCon and the future of gaming conventions. Plus, retro gaming via FPGA … Is it finally worth the price?

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (5:14) – GenCon 2021 is (finally) here! Let’s talk about what this means for cons in the future.

* Video Game News (23:28) – FPGA comes to the mass-market (kind of), via the MiSTer project.

* Wrap (42:35) – Final thoughts.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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Discussing updates regarding the Wargaming story from last week, as well as the upcoming release of “Girl Genius” TTRPG!

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (6:55) – Wargaming apologizes… sort of.

* Tabletop Roleplaying News (46:04) – “Girl Genius” TTRPG is finally coming! Fans of the web-comic all rejoice!

* Wrap (1:09:50) – Final thoughts.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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Wargaming shows their true colors. Also, let’s discuss the furor around the new companion book for “Thousand Year Old Vampire”

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (4:28) – Wargaming just keeps digging their grave deeper and deeper.

* Tabletop Gaming News (43:29) – How do you anger a whole bunch of Vampires?

* Wrap (1:04:54) – Final thoughts.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The nominations for the 2021 ENNIE awards are out, and Nintendo stomps on a ROM website operator. Again.

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (6:42) – The nominations for this year’s ENNIES are out! Let’s discuss.

* Video Game News (1:15:50) – ROMUniverse gets their throat stomped by Nintendo, and it’s all their own fault.

* Wrap (1:35:43) – Final thoughts.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

We’re all about upcoming gaming projects this week!

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (2:28) – Let’s talk about a great new TTRPG on Kickstarter, “Omega Horizon“.

* Video Game News (22:45) – Let’s talk upcoming gaming projects!

* Wrap (48:00) – Final thoughts.

Music from https://filmmusic.io

“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

More stupid Blizzard discussions, because we have to, and WotC are raising prices by the end of the year.

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (8:09) – Chaos ensues over at Blizzard, as J. Allen Brack “steps down” as President

* Tabletop Gaming News (32:04) – Price increases are coming for D&D and MtG products. Will this affect the rest of the TTRPG industry?

* Wrap (50:12) – Final thoughts.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Let’s (belatedly) talk about Valve’s Steam Deck, and a bit about OP subclasses in D&D.

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (3:04) – The Steam Deck is coming. Is it the Switch-Killer?

* Sage Advice (35:08) – Beoulus wants to talk about overpowered subclasses in D&D

* Wrap (1:01:36) – Final thoughts.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

There’s new information on upcoming D&D products to discuss, and of course the whole Blizzard kerfuffle.

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (5:19) – Let’s talk about the new information regarding autumn releases for D&D

* Video Game News (25:59) – California v. Blizzard. This ought to be good!

* Wrap (41:57) – Final thoughts.

Update: This show was recorded on Sunday, July 25th. At that time, the information I discuss in this issue was 100% accurate about Wonderfilled, and the state of the refund I had requested for “Giantlands”. On Tuesday, July 27th, I discovered that Wonderlands had changed their mind regarding this, and have refunded my money in full. So, good for them, I suppose. That said, I have to wonder what got them to change their minds regarding this topic? Maybe their Legal team advised them to follow through, or risk even more backlash?

I don’t know, and I don’t care. But I will say if you want a refund on your pre-order for “Giantlands”, you should probably ask for one.

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“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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A discussion of “Going RAW” in TTRPGs, and whether or not there are signs of life for the MMORPGs formerly run by Trion Worlds.

* Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.

* Main Topic (2:38) – Let’s discuss whether or not to play “rules as written” in TTRPGs.

* Video Game News (21:26) – Gamigo has brought “Trove” (formerly of Trion Worlds) to the Switch. Is there life yet for the Trion stable of games?

* Wrap (33:14) – Final thoughts.

Music from https://filmmusic.io

“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)