Careful what you reach for.
Games we played this week include:
Two Point Hospital (8:50)
Nobody Saves the World (13:15)
Cho Aniki (25:50)
Pix’n Love Rush (31:00)
Pokémon Go (32:40)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Sonic Origins needed a table to explain its launch DLC (39.55)
https://www.ign.com/articles/sonic-origins-fans-arent-happy-with-locked-off-dlc-content
Nintendo of America alleged to have violated worker’s right to unionize (45:30)
https://www.axios.com/nintendo-nlrb-complaint-3bb227c7-40c3-40c5-9578-5190e595a00e.html
Activision Blizzard surveyed players to gauge interest in crypto and NFTs (50:45)
https://gamerant.com/blizzard-nft-survey-online-store/
Square-Enix still determined to shove the blockchain into their games (1:00:35)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enixs-president-reiterates-desire-to-make-play-to-earn-blockchain-games/
Hideo Kojima up to his bullshit again, this time about a rumored acquisition by Sony (1:02:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/kojima-insists-kojima-productions-is-independent-after-posting-a-playstation-studios-banner-that-suggests-otherwise
Kim Kardashian threatens to sue Roblox after son finds an ad in game for her sex tape (1:06:10)
https://kotaku.com/kim-kardashian-roblox-sex-tape-advertisement-experience-1848811161
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