Let’s talk about the winners and losers from the Origins Awards!… and how none of it matters. Intro (0:49) – Catching up with Beoulus and Scormey. Other Stuff (4:11) – Let’s talk about the Origins Awards, and why they (and all other game awards) don’t matter. Wrap (28:30) – NuTSR is dead, or so it…
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“No Man’s Sky” on the Switch, “The Secret World” TTRPG brings controversy, and Roblox is getting sued! Intro (0:49) – Scormey’s been playing “No Man’s Sky” on his Switch, and Beoulus has been playing NMS on PC! TTRPG (19:26) – The Kickstarter project for “The Secret World” TTRPG started off with a bang, but not…
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It’s “International Talk Like a Pirate Day”, so we’re all about pirates in Gaming, on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Wizard 101 inundated with profane system messages, as it was either hacked or assaulted by a rogue employee. Other (12:33) – Talking about the role of Pirates in gaming, from board games to MMOs to…
Let’s get right to the chase, shall we? For years, Wizards of the Coast (current publisher of the “Dungeons & Dragons” line of tabletop roleplaying games) has dominated the TTRPG scene. They have bent the knee to “Wokeness”, and used the considerable power they and their parent company (Hasbro) wield, to bully and suppress Real…
The nominations for the 2021 ENNIE awards are out, and Nintendo stomps on a ROM website operator. Again. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (6:42) – The nominations for this year’s ENNIES are out! Let’s discuss. Video Game News (1:15:50) – ROMUniverse gets their throat stomped by Nintendo, and it’s all their…
Nintendo is suing the owner of a couple of small ROM websites for copyright infringement, to the tune of $100 million dollars. What… The… Fu…? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. Proud member of The Gaming and Entertainment Network (TGEN) Find us on Facebook and Twitter…
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