Dragon Con Goes Virtual this coming weekend, and I am on three panels for the Digital Media Track! Check them out on the DCDigitalMedia Twitch channel.

There was an addition to the stack of NES consoles on my desk - a Hallmark Keepsake Ornament of the original NES. There are also other Nintendo themed ornaments for 2020!

The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, California has had to close down and move their collection into storage. They hope to return in two years.

Apple has made good on their promise and turned off Epic Games' developer accounts on Friday, but a judge ruled they had to keep the account related to Unreal Engine active.

I talk a little bit about Flight Simulator 2020 and what it was like to fly into an extremely calm hurricane.

Then we talk to OLR about The MADE and the upcoming Dragon Con.

I was a host at Summer Games Done Quick 2020! I hosted the amazing Devil May Cry 4 run by Mekarazium. I give some insights from behind the curtain on how the virtual event was done and my hopes to do it again in 2021.

I will be a part of Dragon Con Goes Virtual over Labor Day weekend, being on three panels with the Digital Media Track as well as possibly in a segment on DragonConTV.

Facebook has stated that a Facebook account will be required for Oculus headsets starting in October, unless you already have an Oculus account, in which it will work until 2023.

Millionaires and Billionaires (some say Trillionaires) are still fighting, as Epic and Apple are still having their spat over revenues. Apple entered some emails into the lawsuit as evidence that shows what negotiations did (or didn't) take place.

Then we talk to OLR about SGDQ and Microsoft getting involved with the Epic/Apple lawsuit.

Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online had just started when this episode was recorded, and I hosted the Devil May Cry 4 run! More information on the next episode!

There was a 66GB patch for the Xbox One version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone due to the file structure of the game on Xbox consoles. Other platforms only had about 1GB.

Epic started its legal feud with Apple by adding their own payment options to Fortnite, which caused Apple to remove it from the app store.

Epic decided to also take on Google at the same time because the Google Play store also takes a 30% cut of all purchases.

Then we talk to OLR about Fortnite and SGDQ.

I am ACTUALLY hosting a shift at Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online! Catch me Wednesday night, 10PM ET/7PM PT hosting the Devil May Cry 4 speedrun. If you wish to donate, please DO NOT MENTION this podcast or VOG Network as it will not even make it to me, but you can donate towards the host's choice of incentive which I will choose that night based on what incentive needs help.

The Intellivision Amico has been delayed to April of 2021 due to obvious reasons.

Apple proclaimed that they are protecting their customers by not allowing Microsoft's Project xCloud and Google Stadia on iOS devices because they wish to individually review each and every title on the services.

The LEGO NES Kit has arrived, and I built the $230 behemoth and talk about the building process as well as how it works.

Then we talk to OLR about LEGO building and Apple's stance on cloud gaming services.

We start with a viewer recommendation for Rogue Company out on the Nintendo Switch.

Microsoft Flight Simulator will have VR close to launch - but only for the HP Reverb G2 headset.

The LEGO Super Mario sets have now come out, and we take a look at how this set differs from other LEGO sets, as well as how the interactivity takes place between the base set and various expansions.

Then we talk to OLR about how LEGO Dimensions might have inspired LEGO Super Mario.

The Xbox Games Showcase was this week, and there were actual gameplay reveals! But, does it signal that Xbox is bowing out of the "console wars" and going in a different direction?

(Note: during the Xbox Showcase conversation, there was discussion about Tetris Effect Connected and it's lack of VR. I didn't realize at the time of recording that it was also going to be an update for the existing versions of Tetris Effect, so I can still play it in PSVR even though it's going to be on Xbox Game Pass.)

At San Diego Comic-Com this weekend, the G4 Television Network announced that they will be returning in 2021 - we have some theories as to where.

Then we talk to OLR about G4 and Game Pass.

We first celebrate the fact that we've been on the air for almost 15 years, but really there's not much celebration.

Comments from a previous episode are shared about if games should cater to everyone and if you need to play every AAA title.

LEGO is releasing a $230 kit that has a NES and TV with a rotating World 1-1, and I want it.

Metacritic is asking you to wait 36 hours after release before submitting a user review for a game.

Microsoft has discontinued the manufacturing of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition.

Microsoft has also discontinued the digital sale of 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscriptions.

Then we talk to OLR about all these discontinuing and the possibility of online play being free on the Xbox ecosystem.

I contributed a video to the Virtual Southern-Fried Gaming Expo about how we used to play pinball at home before people could bring actual pinball tables home.

Dragon Con has finally been cancelled 60 days out of the convention. There will be a virtual event in its place.

Sony has made a strategic financial investment in Epic Games, further cementing their relationship with the Unreal Engine technology for both games and movies.

A chat on our Discord about The Last Of Us Part II spurned a discussion on if games need to cater to everyone, and why the terms "play" and "game" might be holding back the medium.

Then we take calls about video game pinball turning real, and the possibility of travelling in a year or two.

I have a personal announcement regarding Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online!

I did a video for the Virtual Southern-Fried Gaming Expo this weekend, playing a bunch of old pinball video games poorly. It premieres on Saturday at 6PM ET on their YouTube and Facebook pages.

The price of new AAA games might be finally going up to $70 after being $60 for 15 years.

EVO Online has been cancelled due to allegations of sexual misconduct by one of its founders.

Then we talk to OLR about the Arcade1up Burgertime cabinet that they just received.

Dragon Con gave an update to allow memberships to roll over for 2021 - I'm guessing that they will cancel sometime around July 3rd due to that being within two months of the show.

Oculus is discontinuing the Oculus Go to push the Oculus Quest.

Nintendo has decided that the investors were wrong and are pulling back from the mobile gaming market.

Microsoft abruptly announced that they are discontinuing their Mixer streaming service and transitioning to Facebook Gaming.

Then we take calls about the majority of Microsoft retail stores closing as well as why we at VOG chose Twitch over Mixer.