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- 35. Fortnite is BACK! Blizzard and the China/Hong Kong situation.This week Victoria and Zzayphod discuss the promotion and release of Fortnite Chapter 2. It’s back with a vengeance! We also spend a LONG time discussing Blizzard, the Hearthstone incident and companies that are cowing to China’s will just for the money.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support53 min
- 34. TwitchCon 2019 Recap, Lootboxes, PS4 Crossplay, Red Dead Redemption to PC, John Kirby dead at 79.This week, Zzayphod give his recap of TwitchCon 2019, and Victoria and him discuss the announcements that were made during the convetion. They also discuss the Streamlabs acquisition by Logitech, PS4 Crossplay, Lootboxes as a big money maker, and legendary Nintendo lawyer and Kirby’s namesake, John Kirby passes away at the age of 79.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support55 min
- 33. Twitch's guidelines in the spotlight again, E3 2020 making a shift.On a slow news week, Victoria and Zzayphod discuss the recent bans to content creators on Twitch and how that affects streamers on the platform. They also discuss E3 2020 wanting to rebrand and go after “celebrities, influencers, and fans”, and shift away from a trade show atmosphere.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support49 min
- 32. Lootboxes, Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure, Gaming Layoffs, and Game Publisher Nicalis ToxicityThis week, Victoria and Zzayphod discuss the European study published regarding lootboxes and their recommendation for the gaming commission. They break down Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure and the weird video showing it off. They discuss the layoffs at Rooster Teeth and Gamestop closing more stores. Then they wrap up by discussing the story surrounding indie game publisher Nicalis and the toxic work environment created by the founder and President Tyrone Rodriguez.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support1 hr 5 min
- 31. Nintendo Direct Recap, Chucklefish Games Accused of Not Paying EmployeesThis week Victoria and Zzayphod discuss ALL the news announced in the Nintendo Direct, and also a story about publisher Chucklefish stiffing developers who worked on Starbound — also they tangent…like a lot.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support47 min
- 30. WoW Classic, Telltale Returns, Cyberpunk 2077 "Drama", Funimation Voice Actors in hot water.This week Victoria and Zzayphod discuss the unmatched enthusiasm for Wow Classic and how popular the game really is. Telltale Games is making a return with a new company purchasing the rights to Telltale’s old properties. Cyberpunk 2077 removes “binary” gender options from their game and the neckbeards go wild. Funimation voice actors are in some hot water for some very offensive remarks on a leaked audio clip.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support53 min
- 29. GameStop is slowly dying, The Spiderman Situation, Death Stranding and other Gamescom updates, and another Bioware producer leaves the company.This week, Victoria and Zzayphod discuss GameStop laying off over 100 employees and seriously cutting back on overhead. We also give our take on the Disney/Sony Spiderman situation — “I don’t feel so good Sony.” We give a rundown of Death Stranding at Gamescom from Germany and other announcements, and discuss the 2nd lead producer to leave Bioware in the last few weeks.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support38 min
- 28. Walmart Removes "violent" imagery from stores, Take Two/2K Interactive goes after Youtuber, Epic faces class action suit after breach, Discord introduces game streaming.This week Victoria and Zzayphod discuss Walmart’s decision to remove “violent” imagery from all their stores including video promotions. We give our opinion on Take Two/2K Interactive going after Youtuber “Supmatto” for allegedly stealing copyrighted material and discussing it on his channel. We give our take on Epic games facing a class action lawsuit for a data breach they failed to reveal, and talk about Discord’s new feature allowing games to be streamed in individual voice channels.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support59 min
- 27. Ninja Quits Twitch, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Battle Royale, E3 Journalist leakThis week we discuss the big shift in Ninja leaving Twitch for Mixer, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare announcement of a 100 player mode, a big leak of E3 journalists data from the E3 website, and more!---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support56 min
- 26. Grand Theft Auto opens a casino, Google Stadia is not a great service, Marvel Cinematic Universe announces a bunch of movies, and Nintendo repairs broken Joycons for free. Sponsored by CatTosserMonthly.com!This week, Victoria and Zzayphod discuss the opening of the Diamond casino in Grand Theft Auto V. Also, more details were confirmed for Google Stadia and their users access to games. We breakdown the slew of Marvel announcements that came out of SDCC 2019, and update on Nintendo and their users repairs of Joycon issues.---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-geek-digest/support46 min
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A weekly podcast from content creators Victoriashaz and Zzayphod on gaming, technology, and pop culture.