Press Any Key Podcast

Show Notes

Your save data is not safe on the Nintendo Switch. (http://bit.ly/2oXNmlT)

Nintendo Switch owners report yet another issue: warping. (http://engt.co/2oXVVxm)

Dishonored 2's getting a free trial that's made up of the first three missions. (http://bit.ly/2oXNC4z) / (http://bit.ly/2oXB4u0)

 

Follow Up

Ubisoft rebalances For Honor’s unlockables amid outcry. (http://bit.ly/2oXCe8Q)

Court Orders Notorious Cheat Maker To Pay Blizzard $8.5 Million. (http://bit.ly/2oXP6LX)

W.T.F

Atlus Threatens To Go After People Who Stream Too Far Into Persona 5. (http://bit.ly/2oXSJS9)

Destiny Really Wants You To Pre-Order Destiny 2. (http://bit.ly/2oXXMly)

Blind player competes in Street Fighter V tournament, kicks some ass. (http://bit.ly/2oXIbCA)

Show Notes

StarCraft remaster unveiled, and original SD version becomes free-as-in-beer. (http://bit.ly/2nxsp3r)

GameStop expects the Switch to be hard to find through 2017. (http://bit.ly/2nxvDUE)

GameStop to close 150 stores. (http://usat.ly/2nxkpQa) / (http://bit.ly/2nxwHIg)

Capcom needs PC gamers’ help to test online Street Fighter V fixes. (http://bit.ly/2nxnQ9c)

For Honor director: We never intended for you to unlock everything. (http://bit.ly/2nxFrhz)

W.T.F

The Witcher's creator says he was stupid for selling the game rights for a lump sum. (http://bit.ly/2nxtGrf) / (http://bit.ly/2nxImGN)

Two Of The Oldest Video Game Torrents In The World Are Ubisoft Classics. (http://bit.ly/2nxA8yB)

Show Notes

Nintendo offering “simple fix” for disconnecting Switch controllers [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2mtXOov)

Hard-to-find Nintendo Switch sees 47% resale markup. (http://bit.ly/2mtClfs)

Report: Nintendo plans to double Switch production for coming year. (http://bit.ly/2mtUKc3)

New US and UK travel ban impacts Switch on some international flights. (http://bit.ly/2mtJYCv)

This Wii emulator lets you buy actual games from Nintendo’s Shop Channel. (http://bit.ly/2mtCxvi)

Capcom’s best Disney-branded 8-bit games return—with a “rewind” mode. (http://bit.ly/2mtCZcS)

Analysis: For Honor unlocks cost $730 (or 5,200 hours). (http://bit.ly/2mtS4v4)

Developer survey shows PC development interest on top, Switch on bottom. (http://bit.ly/2mtJvQL)

Show Notes

Sony will soon let console haters get their PS4 fix on Windows PCs. (http://bit.ly/2mpLuB1)

Why do some multi-platform games cost more on Nintendo Switch? (http://bit.ly/2mptgzw)

John Carmack: ZeniMax owes me $22.5M as part of 2009 id Software deal. (http://bit.ly/2mpLUXY)

Nintendo used 8-bit Zelda engine to prototype Breath of the Wild [Updated] (http://bit.ly/2n82vRE)

Project Scorpio Gets A Microsoft Store Product Page. (http://bit.ly/2mpY9Uh)

New data claims that Nintendo Switch has sold 1.5 million worldwide. (http://bit.ly/2mpCknU)

W.T.F

Kinda Funny co-creator quits following fallout from bad joke. (http://bit.ly/2mpM41B)

Show Notes

Switch game downloads can’t be shared across multiple systems. (http://bit.ly/2mduFdH)

Footage of Nintendo Switch system menus leaks out to the wild [Updated] (http://bit.ly/2mdpWsp)

Here's how much space Nintendo Switch games take up. (http://bit.ly/2mdy3VM) (mostly to discuss game size)

PewDiePie calls out media “attack” in response to Disney fallout. (http://bit.ly/2mdqsGR)

YouTube, Disney come down hard on PewDiePie after anti-Semitic stunt. (http://bit.ly/2mdyK1u)

Valve’s Gabe Newell: VR could “turn out to be a complete failure”. (http://bit.ly/2mdld9Y)

Now or never: Sony slashes device support for its game-streaming service. (http://bit.ly/2mdFqwr)

W.T.F

Weird science: play DOOM on a Porsche 911. (http://bit.ly/2mdw2ZF)

John Cena will be demoing the Switch with some YouTubers. (http://bit.ly/2mdhWr8)

Show Notes

Dozens of game makers contribute games to fight Trump on immigration. (http://bit.ly/2lIOOqE)

Get ready for true LAN parties with the Nintendo Switch. (http://bit.ly/2lJ9VZU)

Valve says goodbye to Steam Greenlight, hello to “Direct” publishing. (http://bit.ly/2lIYmlJ)

Valve is still frustrated with console game development. (http://bit.ly/2lIX9ea)

Valve is developing three full-length VR games in Unity and Source 2. (http://bit.ly/2lITRr9)

Oculus closes 200 Best Buy demo stations, begging the question 'does anyone want to demo VR?' (http://bit.ly/2lIXoWC)

E3 opens its doors to the public for the first time this year. (http://bit.ly/2lIWtoT)

So you think you want to go to E3…(http://bit.ly/2lIWBET)

Analysis: PS4 Pro’s “Boost Mode” bumps frame rates up to 38 percent. (http://bit.ly/2lJcivX)

Show Notes

Denuvo: Our cracked RE7 protection is still better than nothing [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2k0sPiC) Follow Up

Oculus, execs liable for $500 million in ZeniMax VR trial. (http://bit.ly/2k0nMih)

ZeniMax says it may try to stop Oculus from selling VR headsets. (http://bit.ly/2k0nIPu) Follow Up

World of Warcraft gold can now be used to buy other Blizzard items. (http://bit.ly/2k0oX1j)

Overwatch director speaks out against console mouse/keyboard adapters. (http://bit.ly/2k0myDG)

Cash, random chance almost ruin Nintendo’s first smartphone Fire Emblem. (http://bit.ly/2k0mWlt)

Retroblox teases modular, CD-based retro games console. (http://bit.ly/2k0vZmL)

New PS4 Pro “Boost Mode” could improve even unmodified titles. (http://bit.ly/2k0gQSo)

PS4 will soon support external USB hard drives. (http://bit.ly/2k0pYGB)

Show Notes

Super Mario Run hits 78 million downloads—but only five percent buy it. (http://bit.ly/2jSJaBQ)

Namco founder and “Father of Pac-Man” has died. (http://bit.ly/2jSDWGu)

Avengers-like team of Square Enix devs are making next Avengers game. (http://bit.ly/2jSInRi)

Square Enix allegedly moves away from Deus Ex as it pivots into Marvel. (http://bit.ly/2jSzFCQ)

Microsoft shuts down “Snap” multitasking feature on Xbox One [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2jSP1Hy)

As PC sales shrink, the gaming PC market grows faster than expected. (http://bit.ly/2jSOm8J)

Windows 10 Game Mode: Free FPS boost of a few percent, with more to come. (http://bit.ly/2jSx1gw)

Resident Evil 7’s Denuvo protections cracked in under a week. (http://bit.ly/2jSKa9f)

 

W.T.F

Final Fantasy XV's Noctis and crew morph into Power Rangers in upcoming DLC. (http://bit.ly/2jSOtBf)

Show Notes

EA claims Nintendo is making a bigger effort for third parties with the Switch. (http://bit.ly/2j2CDZc)

The Nintendo Switch won't have video/streaming platforms at launch, and that's okay. (http://bit.ly/2j2Unn1)

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes gets simultaneous iOS, Android launch [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2j2PTNt)

Microsoft to have holographic developer kits for cheap VR headsets at GDC. (http://bit.ly/2j2Ak8s)

Microsoft-owned Minecraft no longer supported on Microsoft-owned Windows Phone/Mobile. (http://bit.ly/2j2AgW5)

Reports: PS4 is selling twice as well as Xbox One, overall. (http://bit.ly/2j2CZPw)

Gabe Newell describes older Half-Life games as “things I regret“. (http://bit.ly/2j2Jvpb)

At trial, Zuckerberg is “highly confident” Oculus built its own technology. (http://bit.ly/2j2FtgC)

Show Notes

Hands-on: Nintendo Switch won't blow you away but will satisfy core gamers. (http://bit.ly/2iLR41J)

Nintendo Switch: One last roll of the dice. (http://bit.ly/2iLOs43)

Nintendo should unswitch the Switch to avoid a Kinect-astrophe. (http://bit.ly/2iLARd6)

Reggie: Nintendo Switch won't have shortages, NES Classic getting 'continued' stock in the US. (http://bit.ly/2iLF0h4)

Hands-on with Nintendo Switch: Jack of all trades, master of some. (http://bit.ly/2iLIqAD)

Your screen time is in another castle: Nintendo’s remote parental-control app. (http://bit.ly/2iLCEin)