The issue reported last week about the PSOne Classics expiring on PS3 and Vita have been fixed, but you won't find any gaming news outlets reporting on it.

Microsoft is investigating launching an in-game ad service that developers can use for free-to-play titles.

No Man's Sky has launched a new update - the Outlaws Update - which overhauls ship combat and makes their mellow exploration game more dangerous.

It has made me - and many others - not want to play anymore because of the new danger.

Then we talk to Rob about No Man's Sky and Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch.

PlayStation Plus is being rebranded this summer with an essential merging of the existing Plus service with PlayStation Now. This is being done as an answer (but not necessarily a competitor) to Xbox Game Pass.

PSOne titles were being expired on PS3 and Vita coincidentally with the launch of Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, but we hypothesized that it was a mistake and not "random" as some people have claimed.

A random tangent on that story was around how UNIX handles time and what's going to happen in January of 2038.

Gamestop has cancelled all preorders of the Intellivision Amico, which is sadly another nail in the coffin of the troubled console.

Then we talk about the Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer and the Chrono Cross remaster.

The 8-Bit Big Band won the GRAMMY award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella, with their cover of Meta Knight's Revenge from Kirby Super Star!

E3 2022 has been completely cancelled - including any digital show - for 2022.

There is a difference between a fan convention like a PAX and an industry-only trade show like older E3's - and there's still a place for those in the industry, even if consumers don't directly benefit from it. Other industries - even other entertainment industries - have industry-only trade shows that don't involve the public, but for some reason video games aren't allowed to have the same thing.

800 episodes!? Where has the time gone??

Polyphony Digital has apologized for the recent changes and downtime with Gran Turismo 7, and promises to do better.

Nintendo is shutting down Dragalia Lost, their only original title for mobile, later this year.

They are also discontinuing a subscription service for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.

Then we take a call about Chocobo GP and talk about if Nintendo is possibly exiting the mobile market.

Summer Games Done Quick 2022 will be in person this June!

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe got its first wave of new courses, and I liked them but a lot of other people haven't.

Gran Turismo 7 had a recent patch that changed the payouts for races that made some cars out of reach - unless you wanted to pay almost the entire cost of the game for a single car.

The way they did that was with a patch that took the servers offline for 30 hours - making the singleplayer game unplayable.

Then we talk about Final Fantasy Origins: Stranger in Paradise, Arcade1up leaks, and a Video Game Quiz card game that I quiz Rob on.

Don't get Chocobo GP. It's a full price game that then plays like Genshin Impact.

Princess Peach is joining the LEGO family with new playsets in the Super Mario line, including her castle. Be sure to get another LEGO castle to put the Peach figure in, so she can be in another castle.

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp has been delayed indefinitely due to current events - and the reasoning is deeper than just "it's a war with tanks."

While the itch.io Bundle for Ukraine is now over, the TTRPG's for Trans Rights in Texas bundle is still going strong.

Then we talk to Rob about bundles and Guardians of the Galaxy, now on Xbox Game Pass.

We start off by answering a viewer question - why did I install blacklights into my basement arcade?

The Gizmodo Media Group Union, consisting of writers from sites like Kotaku, went on strike for better working conditions, and won right before we went on the air. (But not before the outlets used articles from other regions not represented by the union!)

A bunch of Intellivision news from recent weeks which points to the company being sold and the Amico probably never coming out.

Then we talk about picking up older games after not touching them for a while, and about the No Man's Sky expedition going on now.

This episode is a pinball podcast - regular video games will return next week.

I just got the Rush Limited Edition pinball machine (#944 out of 1000) and set it up - but setting it up wasn't as smooth as it should have been!

I also installed the Pinwoofer aftermarket sound kit to get more bass out of the music - which also wasn't as smooth as it should have been.

But at least I'm now done buying pinball machines, because my second favorite act Weird Al will never get a pinball machine............oh no.

Then we talk to OLR about Rob's new home and things going on in video games.

Nintendo is closing the Wii U and 3DS eShops in 2023, with payment methods going away in the middle of 2022.

This means that up to 1000 digital only games will no longer be available to legally acquire in any way.

Various libraries and museums are commencing preservation efforts, however the Entertainment Software Association, who represents publishers like Nintendo, continually take them to court to stop them from doing so - even though they keep losing horribly.

Print out your photos. Don't rely on just digital backups.

There WILL be pinball talk on the next episode...

There will NOT be a live show on February 13th, as I will be watching TV with a small group of people I haven't seen in years.

Sony has acquired Destiny 2 developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion.

Most of that money went to securing the talent by offering them more money if they stay with the company for several years instead of immediately leaving.

The New York Times has purchased viral hit Wordle for over $1 million, and people think it will stay ad-free and free to play forever. (It won't.)

Google has deprioritized the Stadia service in favor of the "Google Stream" technology, choosing to spend more resources working with companies like Peleton rather than consumers.

Then we take a call trying to convince Bobby to get Pokemon Legends: Arceus, as well as talking about why we're seeing so much consolidation in the gaming industry recently.