Welcome back for episode 30 of the This & That Gaming Podcast! We’ve been gone for a little while, so we’ve got a backlog of news to cover including Fornite being on the receiving end of the banhammer from Apple & Google, a bunch of Xbox related news, new retro hardware releases for SNK and the ZX Spectrum, obscure Konami branded PC’s and Sonic being ported to the SNES….wait, what?? All of this and a whole lot more, so we hope you tune in and enjoy the episode!

Show Notes:

Fortnite banned from Apple and Google stores: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/fortnite-banned-apple-google

Apple bans Xbox Game Pass on iOS: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/08/apple-wont-allow-xbox-game-pass-on-ios-because-they-cant-review-every-game/

Halo Infinite Delayed to 2021: https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/11/21363821/halo-infinite-delayed-xbox-series-x-343-industries

…but it’s multiplayer will be free!: https://www.engadget.com/halo-infinite-120fps-205131835.html

SNK MVSX coming November 2020: https://www.snkmvsx.com

ZX Spectrum Next - Issue 2 kickstarter kicks off: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2

GI Joe Operation Blackout coming October 13: https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/08/13/gi-joe-operation-blackout-coming-october-13

Sonic on the SNES? What is this sorcery?: http://www.indieretronews.com/2020/08/sonic-hedgehog-on-snes-looks-seriously.html

The People Behind Street Fighter (Retrospective) - The Nostalgic Gamer: https://youtu.be/ns05aoiMXp8

Check out the awesome Gears of Games on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/user/gearsofgameschannel

This episodes outro track is 'At the Riverbed in Front of Evil High School' from the Rival Schools OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H81O7CNM5-g

Shameless Plugs:

You can find us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/thisandthatgaming/

Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1M4JGF3Yx_GXgDcIdlD64A

Tune in to Daz & Taggsta on the Arcade Perfect podcast here: https://arcadeperfectau.podbean.com/

You can find Mark on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/rylosgaming

A big thank you to Erek from Retro Game Remix for our intro song: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJaUtGYLqRuTOeetURoCrA/featured