Words About Games

In this week’s episode we discuss EA driving people towards loot boxes in FIFA 21, a Riot Games employee roleplaying a mafia boss in private messages, Capcom making changes to Resident Evil Village’s demo rollout and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

13:44 - Leaked EA document says FIFA 21 is driving people to loot boxes

23:37 - Riot Games 'Disappointed' After Weird Shutdown Notice Of League Of Legends Fan Project Goes Public

33:57 - Capcom will now give you a week to play Resident Evil Village’s final demo instead of just a day

39:20 - Nier Replicant & Automata endings tangent

42:41 - Microsoft's gaming revenue shoots up 50%

48:29 - Sony reports 7.8m PS5s shipped in ‘PlayStation’s best year ever’

55:21 - Most game devs don't think Steam earns its 30% revenue cut

1:04:54 - GDC Survey: 44% of developers have had their game delayed by COVID-19

1:13:25 - 66% of gamers more likely to play socially responsible games

1:22:00 - Respawn Entertainment Wins An Oscar, A First For Gaming Companies

1:26:37 - Titanfall 2 sees Steam resurgence, with active players up 750%

1:31:05 - Super Mario Party’s first patch in 2 years adds classic modes to online play

1:34:54 - Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition arrives on PC next month as a free update

1:36:54 - Knockout City launches straight into Xbox Game Pass and EA Play

1:38:52 - Yoko Taro doubts Nier Replicant will sell very well because Automata was 'a fluke'

1:42:30 - Yoko Taro Is Working On A New Game That He ‘Has No Idea How To Explain Or Sell’

1:45:54 - Games Out Next Week

1:50:45 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - Resident Evil: Village

1:55:02 - I'm A Believer

1:58:42 - An Announcement About Our Other Podcast

Amy sits down with Moody to talk Gnosia, as well as a few demos she played for upcoming indie games thanks to Ludonarracon 2021.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

9:41 - Gnosia

39:13 - Lake (Ludonarracon Demo)

49:08 - Tunic (Ludonarracon Demo)

54:49 - Out There: Oceans of Time (Ludonarracon Demo)

1:02:52 - Dead Space 2

Amy & Moody discuss certain comments from a former Days Gone dev, PlayStation’s u-turn on the PS3 & Vita store closures, last week’s Resident Evil showcase, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

10:01 - Days Gone lead says ‘don’t complain if there’s no sequel if you didn’t buy it full price’

21:40 - Sony backtracks on shutting down PS3, Vita digital stores

34:03 - Jim Ryan says PlayStation has been ‘quietly investing’ in PS5 exclusives

41:45 - Everything announced in Capcom's Resident Evil showcase

53:03 - NPD March 2021 Breakdown

1:01:51 - Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 Conference Announced 

1:04:02 - Square Enix joins the growing digital E3 2021 roster

1:09:34 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developed by Aspyr

1:16:08 - Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Is Leaving Blizzard, Overwatch 2 Still In Development 

1:27:35 - Gearbox, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple oppose Texas anti-trans law 

1:34:15 - Xbox Live Gold Requirement Removed for Free-to-Play Online Multiplayer 

1:39:16 - Tales of Arise gets a lengthy gameplay showcase and September launch date 

1:43:55 - F1 2021 is coming this Summer and has co-op

1:45:55 - This hobbit baked millions of pies to hit max level in Lord of the Rings Online 

1:49:37 - Games Out Next Week

1:55:53 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: Returnal

Amy & Moody sit down to review Monster Hunter Rise

Amy is joined by Foxes to talk about PlayStation, Halo, Epic Games, Nintendo and more. This episode goes places.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

9:42 - Report: The Last of Us remake coming for PS5, but at a cost to PlayStation morale

30:32 - The Halo tangent

37:28 - Sony invests another $200 million in Epic Games

40:04 - Epic reportedly set to lose at least $330m in efforts to compete with Steam 

48:27 - Nintendo to focus more on original IP

54:27 - Ubisoft's new chief people officer will work to ensure its "culture is anchored in safety, respect, and well-being"

1:02:23 - Resident Evil RE: Verse Beta Suspended Due To Matchmaking Issues

1:09:12 - Dev calls out player who refunded his game after saying it was 'amazing,' player apologizes and rebuys it

1:19:24 - New indie games coming to Switch include House of the Dead Remake, Oxenfree 2 and OlliOlli World

1:27:41 - 13 years after it came out, Halo 3 has a new map 

1:33:26 - Mythic Quest season 2 gets new trailer ahead of May 7th debut

1:38:18 - Bowser penis hit with copyright takedown

1:45:05 - Games Out Next Week

1:50:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: NieR Replicant

Amy sits down with Moody to give her final impressions of Outriders, as well as talk about some indie games.

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0:01:55 - The Ultimate Among Us Betrayal

Amy and Moody are joined by Foxes to talk about everything awesome Xbox is doing right now (and some other stuff)

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

9:10 - Xbox is reportedly in talks to publish Hideo Kojima’s next game

20:06 - 'MLB The Show 21' is coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch

35:18 - GTA 5 returns to Xbox Game Pass this month

42:38 - Xbox talks up preservation, in week Nintendo pulls games and Sony confirms store closures

55:58 - Nintendo, Xbox and Ubisoft back digital-only E3 2021

1:04:33 - BioWare details the gameplay changes coming to 'Mass Effect: Legendary Edition'

1:15:49 - Marvel's Avengers, Borderlands 3, and The Long Dark Join PlayStation Now This Week

1:21:39 - Outriders Is Already Bigger Than Marvel's Avengers On Steam

1:26:58 - Stop-motion-style space adventure Harold Halibut looks sublime in new story trailer

1:31:44 - Ghosts promises to be FMV horror, only good

1:38:14 - Xbox Series X mini fridges will become a reality after Microsoft defeats Skittles in Twitter poll

1:44:24 - Games Out Next Week

1:47:18 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - MLB: The Show 21