Logan and Trevor discuss the outcome of recent Quantic Dream libel lawsuits and react to the cast of Nintendo's Mario movie.

Time Stamps and Links:

00:00 - Intro

01:21 - Quantic Dream Lawsuit

"French outlet which successfully defended itself from Quantic Dream bosses' lawsuit releases statement," by Tom Phillips, Eurogamer

https://www.eurogamer.net/amp/2021-09-24-french-outlet-which-successfully-defended-quantic-dream-bosses-lawsuit-releases-statement

"Detroid Dev Quantic Dream Wins Lawsuit Without Actually Disproving Misconduct Allegations," by Renata Price, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/detroit-dev-quantic-dreams-wins-lawsuit-without-actuall-1847716375

18:33 - "Mario Movie Cast Includes Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black; Release Date Announced" by Eddie Makuch, Gamespot

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-movie-cast-includes-chris-pratt-anya-taylor-joy-jack-black-release-date-announced/1100-6496513/

47:55 - Shoutouts:

"How Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse is the Opposite of All Superhero Movies | Art of the Scene" by Michael Swaim and Chris Del Padre, IGN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9s3YCXK6_k

"The James Bond film franchise is actually a family business. Meet the Broccolis." by Jaime Weinman, Maclean's

https://www.macleans.ca/culture/movies/the-james-bond-film-franchise-is-actually-a-family-business-meet-the-broccolis/

55:36 - Outro

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Strap in for a long one this week as Logan and Trevor run through the silly "Best Video Game of All Time" Bracket from IGN.

https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1436389072075771906

Time Stamps and Links:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:40 - Rundown of the list

00:16:18 - Round of 64

02:17:42 - Round of 32

02:43:44 - Round of 16

03:07:11 - Round of 8

031:7:02 - Final Four

03:40:21 - Outro

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With Logan back from vacation, Trevor runs him through all of the highs and lows of last week's PlayStation Showcase.

Time Stamps and Links:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:02 - 2021 PlayStation Showcase Recap

01:30:55 - Shoutouts:

"Judge orders Apple to allow apps that link to external payment options" by Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-10-judge-orders-apple-to-allow-apps-that-link-to-external-payment-options

"Epic appeals against judge's ruling in Apple antitrust case" by James Batchelor, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-13-epic-appeals-against-judges-ruling-in-apple-antitrust-case

01:32:16 - Outro

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With Logan out this week, Cameron joins Trevor to discuss the fast action from TripWire Interactive to distance themselves from their now-former CEO, following his disruptive tweet in support of the recent Texas anti-abortion law.

Links:

"TripWire Interactive CEO steps down after supporting Texas abortion law" by Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tripwire-texas-abortion-john-gibson-gaming-tweet/

State in response to the appointment of a new CCO at Ubisoft by the A Better Ubisoft Twitter account

https://twitter.com/ABetterUbisoft/status/1435317036499013635

"Naughty By Nature - Naughty Dog Leadership Reflects On The Studio's History" by Ben Reeves, Game Informer

https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2021/08/28/naughty-by-nature-naughty-dog-leadership-reflects-on-the-studios

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In this week's episode, Logan and Trevor look ahead to all the games still slated for 2021 releases and discuss the ones they're most excited for.

Links:

Game Informer 2021 Release Dates list:

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021

"This Is Not a Diablo II: Resurrected Open Beta Preview" by Holly Green, Paste Magazine

https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/activision-blizzard/diablo-ii-open-beta-preview/

"'No Time to Die': A Rare In-Depth Interview With the Keepers of James Bond" by Brent Lang, Variety

https://variety.com/2020/film/features/james-bond-no-time-to-die-barbara-broccoli-michael-wilson-1203466601/

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After more than 3 months, IGN finally restored their article encouraging humanitarian aid for Palestine. Also, AbleGamers managed to surpass their million-dollar fundraising goal.

Time Stamps and Links:

00:00 - Intro

01:04 - IGN Restores "How to Help Palestine" article from May:

https://www.ign.com/articles/how-to-help-palestine

https://corp.ign.com/standards-and-practices

30:03 - "How a Disabled Gamers Initiative Was Able to Raise $1 Million" by Wesley LeBlanc, IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/steven-spohn-able-gamers-charity-fundraising-drive-disabled-gamers

To support AbleGamers, donate here: https://donate.tiltify.com/ablegamers-charity/spawn-together

44:10 - Shoutout:

"Turns Out The Hardest Part of Making a Game Is...Everything" by Rebekah Valentine, IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/turns-out-hardest-part-making-game-everything

45:30 - Outro

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As a break from the news of the week, Logan and Trevor decide to look at some of the most notable video games released during their birth years: 1992 and 1985, respectively.

Shoutouts: 

"Why Red Dead Redemption is the greatest Western ever made" by Spencer Hall, Polygon:

https://www.polygon.com/red-dead-redemption/2018/10/23/17986758/red-dead-redemption-best-western-game

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Logan and Trevor discuss the news surrounding Steve Gaynor stepping down at Fullbright, the studio behind Gone Home and Tacoma.

Time Stamps and Links:

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - "How the founder's toxic culture tore apart Fullbright, the studio behind Gone Home" by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/22610490/fullbright-steve-gaynor-controversy-stepped-down-open-roads

41:15 - Shoutouts:

"How to fix that awful font in the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games on PC" by Scott White, RPG Site

https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/11522-how-to-fix-that-awful-font-in-the-final-fantasy-pixel-remaster-games-on-pc

42:45 - Outro

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Logan returns to give his thoughts on the ongoing Activision Blizzard saga alongside Cameron and Trevor. And Cameron discusses the potential effects of T-Mobile possibly backing away from their Activision Blizzard eSports sponsorships.

Time Stamps and Links:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:23 - Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Continued

"Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack steps down" by Samit Sarkar and Nicole Carpenter, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/22598694/blizzard-president-resigns-j-allen-brack-activision-lawsuit

"Blizzard's HR boss is the latest exec to say goodbye" by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/22608340/blizzard-hr-sexual-harassment-lawsuit

"Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit" by Mike Fahey, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/activistion-blizzard-faces-second-lawsuit-over-first-la-1847415904

"Activision Blizzard staff reject company's choice of law firm" by Jeffrey Rousseau, gamesindustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-03-activision-blizzard-staff-reject-companys-choice-of-law-firm

00:34:27 - "Activision Blizzard loses T-Mobile as sponsor for Overwatch, Call of Duty esports leagues" by Michael McWhertor, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/22607861/activision-blizzard-t-mobile-overwatch-league-call-of-duty-cod-league-esports

00:52:22 - Shoutouts:

"What Really Happened At That BlizzCon Panel, According To The Woman In The Video" by Ethan Gach, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/what-really-happened-at-that-blizzcon-panel-according-1847408469

"Playdate sells out 2021 stock supply in less than 20 minutes" by Danielle Partis, gamesindustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-03-playdate-sells-out-2021-stock-supply-in-less-than-20-minutes

MegaRan Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/megaran/mega-ran-live-95-the-new-album

00:56:29 - Outro

Organizations you can support in solidarity with the #ActiBlizzWalkout:

Black Girls Code: https://www.blackgirlscode.com/

Futures Without Violence: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/

Girls Who Code: https://girlswhocode.com/

RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/

Women in Animation: https://womeninanimation.org/

Women in Games International: https://www.getwigi.com/

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Logan is out this week but Cameron joins Trevor to recap and discuss the events surrounding the harassment lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard over the past week.

Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Abuse, Suicide

Time Stamps and Links:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:26 - Activision Blizzard Sued Over 'Frat Boy' Culture, Harassment by Maeve Allsup, Bloomberg

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california-over-frat-boy-culture

"Activision Blizzard employees to walk out in support of harassment lawsuit" by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/22595703/activision-blizzard-employee-protest-walk-out-lawsuit

01:07:49 - Shoutout: "Shawn Layden: Consolidation is the enemy of diversity" by Christopher Dring, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-27-shawn-layden-consolidation-is-the-enemy-of-diversity

01:10:37 - Outro

Organizations you can support in solidarity with the #ActiBlizzWalkout:

Black Girls Code: https://www.blackgirlscode.com/

Futures Without Violence: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/

Girls Who Code: https://girlswhocode.com/

RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/

Women in Animation: https://womeninanimation.org/

Women in Games International: https://www.getwigi.com/

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