The Bobby Blackwolf Show

Indie gaming studio Possibility Space has closed its doors, claiming it's because of questions from a journalist for an article that hasn't even been published yet. Star Wars: Outlaws will requir...

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I'm helping raise money for Make-a-Wish Georgia with the Stream Atlanta meetup group this month - let's make some kids wishes come true! Gaming has reportedly fallen to pre-pandemic levels, meani...

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Kotaku is deprioritizing news in favor of guides - which leads into a discussion of "Evergreen Content" vs "Topical Content" when it comes to content creation. We go over the Game Developers Choi...

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We revisit the emulator settlement from last week with some clarifications from someone who is more knowledgeable in the inner workings of that scene than we are. Some emulator developers have go...

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We start off this episode by remembering Akira Toriyama and all of his contributions to gaming and anime. Happy MAR10 Day! Several Mario themed announcements were made, such as adding more Mario ...

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I finished Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and moved on to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and no, you don't actually know the story, so be wary of spoilers. (Not from me, though!) Octopath Traveler ha...

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I tried the Apple Vision Pro at an XR meetup for three minutes, which means I'm an expert on it now - and I also met an Apple fanboy who actually believed that everything the AVP did was revoluti...

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We start off talking about the return of EA Sports College Football 2025, because it was teased this week to be returning this Summer, and how it relates to one of the quotes in the show intro. X...

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I will NOT be wearing an Apple Vision Pro during a taping of this podcast, because I'm not buying it. This version, at least. I visited a new pinball arcade in Atlanta, and noticing a new trend i...

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Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is out, and has been taking up all of my evenings. While the game is great, there are some people that take issue with the fact that New Game Plus is locked behind ...

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 raised over $2.5 Million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation! I was fortunate enough to be a host in-person for multiple games throughout the week, and I talk about my...

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I'm going to be hosting at Awesome Games Done Quick 2024! I will be reading donations on Thursday night for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and on Saturday afternoon for Lies of P and Lost Judgment. I am al...

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Yes, it's an episode recorded in the afternoon of Christmas Eve and not posted until the new year...the holidays were a thing. I'm going to be hosting at Awesome Games Done Quick 2024! However, m...

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Our December 24th show will take place at 2PM ET/11AM PT/7PM GMT instead of our usual Sunday night time! I was at DreamHack Atlanta this weekend, hosting some events on the Main Stage and playing...

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I'm going to be MC'ing three events at DreamHack Atlanta from December 15-17th at the Georgia World Congress Center! Hallmark has taken my money once again with their gaming themed Keepsake Ornam...

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Intellivision has now released Amico as an app, where you can buy $15 versions of their games on Android and play them there. GameMaker, a 2D-focused game engine, has changed their licensing stru...

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I finished Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name on Game Pass and I really enjoyed the bite-sized nature of it compared to the mainline games. It also acted as a good entryway into th...

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I'm going to be hosting again at Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 in Pittsburgh from January 14-21st! Unity told shareholders that there would be more layoffs at the company, as the fallout for thei...

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Microsoft is going to ban unlicensed controllers from accessing the Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles - and there are multiple communities worried about the impacts of this, from members of the F...

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We are back from Las Vegas and TwitchCon! We start by talking all about Vegas and then TwitchCon, and then why the two shouldn't be together. (We were not alone in this thinking!) I also talk abo...

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I'm going to be at TwitchCon 2023 as one of the hosts of Games Done Quick Express! Best Buy is going to discontinue selling physical copies of movies in 2024, and games might be next. CD Projekt ...

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I'm going to be hosting at Games Done Quick Express at TwitchCon on October 20-22nd! Pac-Man 99 shut down its online servers on the night this episode was aired live. Nintendo is shutting down 3D...

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I'm going to be a host at Games Done Quick Express at TwitchCon! Tune in on Friday and Sunday at 1PM ET/10AM PT to hear me and possibly see me? Unity backtracked...kind of. They changed some of t...

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I'm going to be at Twitchcon as one of the seven hosts for Games Done Quick Express! My hosting shifts will be announced on the October 1st show. The TUNIC soundtrack had been taken offline by a ...

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We're back after some time off and talking all about Dragon Con 2023, including panels about Digital Media content creation, gaming, and even the current state of AI...As well as talking about wh...

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I'm going to be at Dragon Con 2023! I'm moderating and appearing on panels in the Digital Media, Video Game, and Independent Film tracks. There was no live show on August 26th, so you haven't mis...

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I talk about my tentative Dragon Con schedule - where I am on six panels across three tracks, including one with a board gaming luminary! I finally built the Atari 2600 LEGO set, and show off the...

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The PS5 is getting new features for accessibility as well as for atmospheric audio for people with home theater systems in an upcoming update. Microsoft is embracing Right-To-Repair by selling re...

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On this very special episode, Rob Roberts of Orange Lounge Radio joins Bobby LIVE in studio for his first ever in-studio guest ever in 18+ years and 859 episodes! We first go into some of the ann...

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My 18th year of podcasting started on July 24th! It's been a fun ride. I'll be at the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo July 28-30th in Atlanta, and hosting a Speedrun Exhibition of Silent Hill: Homecom...

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There was no episode the previous week because of head congestion, but we're back to talk about going to Disney World and riding the new TRON ride. I also bought some TRON merch, including the ac...

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Final Fantasy XVI is out! And I have some early spoiler-free impressions. I talk about the gameplay, story, and a surprising take on the diversity issue surrounding the game. E3 has been cancelle...

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I start off with some quick impressions of We Love Katamari REROLL, but then go into the Final Fantasy XVI demo. Note that there are some themes regarding some of the characters that some people ...

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Meta announced the Meta Quest 3 a few weeks ago to be sold next to the Quest 2 and the Quest Pro. Apple has finally invented AR and announced the Apple Vision Pro at WWDC this past week. Mark Zuc...

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I was one of the hosts for Summer Games Done Quick 2023, where we raised over $2.2million dollars for Doctors Without Borders! I talk about what a live in-person GDQ event is like for attendees, ...

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I'm hosting at Summer Games Done Quick 2023 next week! Check out when I'm on the air! The European Union has approved the Microsoft Activision merger, even though the UK has denied it. Pac-Man 99...

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I will be hosting at Summer Games Done Quick 2023 the week of May 28th! Microsoft boss Phil Spencer participated in a podcast interview where he seemingly surrendered the console war to Sony and ...

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I start off by showing off an old Heathkit catalog from 1978, and the way that we used to build electronics like you build Ikea furniture today. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has blo...

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I'm one of the on-air hosts of Summer Games Done Quick 2023, and I talk about the games I will be hosting, including a meme category for a popular horror game. I finally got the Final Fantasy Pix...

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I share some historical computer game finds that I have found cleaning out my childhood home, including some advertisements about Commodore 64 adventure games and how much they would cost in 2023...

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We have a live interview with prolific video game remixer Mustin about his decades in music production. He just released a 12-track solo album - Mario Mixtape - to coincide with the Super Mario B...

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E3 has been cancelled again, and possibly for good this time. While E3 didn't have much relevance to consumers anymore, the idea of an industry-only trade show is still very powerful and is still...

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We start off talking a lot about the Diablo IV beta and impressions from someone who hasn't played a lot of Diablo recently. The biggest hurdle has been cleared in the Microsoft-Activision merger...

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The 3DS and Wii U eShops were set to close on March 27th. Sadly this podcast episode didn't make it out in time, but we talk about game preservation and how much it cost one YouTuber to preserve ...

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According to Activision-Blizzard, Sony informed ABK and Microsoft in front of EU regulators that they are not interested in a long term deal for Call of Duty, they just want to block the merger. ...

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I start off by talking a little bit more about PSVR2 and my attempt to use eye tracking with a severe astigmatism. Microsoft has been granted access to Sony documents regarding their third party ...

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This episode is all about PlayStation VR2 - a great piece of hardware that I really hope gets a large enough software library (with GOOD software) that can compliment it. I discuss trying to set ...

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This episode is all about Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, the new rhythm game filled with Final Fantasy music. It's fantastic. While Square says that this is the last Theatrhythm Final Fantasy title,...

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There will not be a live show on February 12th due to a social gathering revolving around a television commercial watching event. Theatrhythm Final Bar Line has a demo out on Switch and PS4, and ...

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Hi-Fi Rush is FANTASTIC, and it was shadowdropped this week on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass. Following up on a story we had last week, Microsoft actually laid off all employees working in AR and VR, w...

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Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden have come out for modern consoles and are available on Game Pass. Microsoft is shutting down AltspaceVR and is transferring the technology and any remainin...

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I was a host at Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Online, which raised over $2.6 Million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. SGDQ will take place the last week of May instead of the last week of June,...

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We start off talking about Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 and my hosting assignments. We got a viewer comment about their games of the year for 2022. Nvidia is relaunching the RTX 4080 12GB as the...

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Happy New Year! In this week of basically no gaming news, we decided to look back at 2022 a little bit and answer questions from the audience on our Discord server. I am hosting at Awesome Games ...

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I'm back from a two week hiatus! And I'm hosting two early morning shifts at Awesome Games Done Quick 2023, but at least the second one concludes the Awful Block, so it might be worth it for you ...

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This is the last live show until December 25th, so we will be off the air for the next two weeks. Enjoy December! I WILL be a host at Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Online in January, but I don't ...

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Sorry this episode is a little late. There was a show recorded on December 4th that will be on the feed on December 7th. Then, we will be back with live shows on December 25th. We start the show ...

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We start off talking about social media - how the landscape will and won't change, as well as a quick primer on how Mastodon actually works, if you choose to go there. I went to DreamHack Atlanta...

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I will not be on the air next weekend, but I am tentatively scheduled to moderate a panel at Dreamhack Atlanta on November 19th and I have been once again selected as a host for Awesome Games Don...

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We start off the show by remembering Rieko Kodama, one of the creative leads on the Phantasy Star series, as well as working on Skies of Arcadia. There was a major Esports event in Atlanta - Leag...

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We finally delve into the Bayonetta 3 voice actor controversy, now that more information has been brought out from both sides. It's sad that there is a real conversation to be had regarding voice...

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We start off with some breaking news - G4 has closed up shop again. Mismanagement looks to be the root cause. Nvidia is "unlaunching" the RTX 4080 12GB because it is actually a different card tha...

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We start with a little talk about TwitchCon as well as a dangerous situation that occurred there that we might be hearing about for a while. The best trailer I saw this week was not a movie, and ...

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Google Stadia is shutting down in January of 2023. When it was announced, there was a curious display at GDC that foretold this end. That display was auctioned for charity. Ubisoft will transfer ...

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We start off with a viewer comment talking about why the PSVR2 won't be able to natively play PSVR1 titles, and questioning the idea that the tracking change is the reason. Streamer Bait Trombone...

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A bunch of new games were announced this week with several direct-to-consumer showcases. Yakuza is changing its name to Like A Dragon - which is actually what the series name is in Japan. Theatrh...

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We start by remembering a professional friend of mine who we lost this month - Mike Fahey of Kotaku. We talk about how we would be the two press representatives at Atlanta events in the late 2000...

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I will be moderating SIX PANELS at Dragon Con!! Sony is raising the price of the PS5 in some territories, but not in the US. The reviews for Saints Row are out, and their "meh"ness has caused the...

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I'm moderating and speaking on SIX PANELS at Dragon Con in Atlanta! Come find me in the app! I got the Tilt Five AR Glasses that I kickstarted in 2019 and it's pretty rough right now - but nothin...

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Unity gets a contract with the Department of Defense and employees aren't happy. Mobile ad company AppLovin wants to purchase Unity so it won't merge with ironSource. (This was turned down after ...

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VRChat has pushed a security update that adds the Easy Anti-Cheat tool and bans all mods, many of which were used by people to make VRChat more accessible to them. Meta has raised the price of th...

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It's literally the 17th Anniversary of this podcast - Episode 1 aired live on July 24, 2005 using Shoutcast Internet Radio and an IRC chat room, and has evolved into a Twitch video show 816 episo...

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I spent the weekend at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo playing arcades and pinball games! I also hosted two panels, one of which about speedrunning will be hitting YouTube soon. Unity has merged w...

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I'm going to be at Southern Fried Gaming Expo next weekend and I am hosting two panels/events on Saturday evening! A runner faked a portion of their remote speedrun on SGDQ last week, and I'm not...

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I attended my first in person speedrunning marathon - Summer Games Done Quick 2022 - where over $3 million was raised for Doctors Without Borders. I talk about what it's like to attend the week l...

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I'm hosting at Summer Games Done Quick NEXT WEEK - no show on June 26th, but I should be back on July 3rd, airlines willing. Diablo Immortal sales numbers are in, and they went as predictably as ...

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I'm hosting at Summer Games Done Quick 2022 in two weeks - hear me on Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon! Even though there was no big industry trade show, Geoff Keighley put on Summer Games Fe...

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Sega has announced the Mega Drive Mini 2 in Japan, which contains Sega CD games as well as more Genesis games. This is not a Dreamcast Mini because of the high cost of components - whereas the Me...

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Our hearts are with Uvalde, Texas - there is currently an itch.io bundle of NES homebrew games benefiting the families affected. I went to MomoCon this past weekend, and spent quite some time in ...

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We start off by wishing Pac-Man a very happy 42nd birthday, as the first arcade cabinet hit Japan on May 22, 1980. I talk about some of the memories and merchandise from the time period, and abou...

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The best selling console game in the world - EA Sports FIFA - is getting rebranded to EA Sports FC in 2023. FIFA says that the only reason the game is good is because of their name on the box, an...

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I've been once again selected as a host for Summer Games Done Quick - this time IN PERSON! Square Enix has sold Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal to Embracer Group for only $300 m...

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There's a real expensive Final Fantasy VI statue of Terra riding Magitek Armor for sale, and even the series creator thinks its a bit too much. Sony is temporarily disabling the redemption of pre...

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Happy Anniversary to us at the Voice of Geeks Network! We soft launched as an internet radio station in April of 2012. In response to Microsoft, Sony has started looking into creating an ad deliv...

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The issue reported last week about the PSOne Classics expiring on PS3 and Vita have been fixed, but you won't find any gaming news outlets reporting on it. Microsoft is investigating launching an...

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PlayStation Plus is being rebranded this summer with an essential merging of the existing Plus service with PlayStation Now. This is being done as an answer (but not necessarily a competitor) to ...

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The 8-Bit Big Band won the GRAMMY award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella, with their cover of Meta Knight's Revenge from Kirby Super Star! E3 2022 has been completely cancelled - i...

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800 episodes!? Where has the time gone?? Polyphony Digital has apologized for the recent changes and downtime with Gran Turismo 7, and promises to do better. Nintendo is shutting down Dragalia Lo...

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Summer Games Done Quick 2022 will be in person this June! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe got its first wave of new courses, and I liked them but a lot of other people haven't. Gran Turismo 7 had a recent pa...

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Don't get Chocobo GP. It's a full price game that then plays like Genshin Impact. Princess Peach is joining the LEGO family with new playsets in the Super Mario line, including her castle. Be sur...

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We start off by answering a viewer question - why did I install blacklights into my basement arcade? The Gizmodo Media Group Union, consisting of writers from sites like Kotaku, went on strike fo...

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This episode is a pinball podcast - regular video games will return next week. I just got the Rush Limited Edition pinball machine (#944 out of 1000) and set it up - but setting it up wasn't as s...

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Nintendo is closing the Wii U and 3DS eShops in 2023, with payment methods going away in the middle of 2022. This means that up to 1000 digital only games will no longer be available to legally a...

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There will NOT be a live show on February 13th, as I will be watching TV with a small group of people I haven't seen in years. Sony has acquired Destiny 2 developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion. Most ...

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Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master was released on PC and Xbox Game Pass, but unfortunately the PC version had to be temporarily delisted because you couldn't actually run it. Luckily, a mod was ...

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Huge news took place this week that pushed other announcements aside - Microsoft announced their intention to purchase Activision Blizzard King for $68.7 billion. Embattled Activision CEO Bobby K...

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 Online raised over $3.4 Million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, which is a WR for speedrun charity marathons! Check out the show notes on VOGNetwork.com for links...

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We get a viewer comment that lists their favorite games that came out in 2021 - and there were a lot of great games that came out! Stern Pinball showed off the Rush Pinball machine in detail, and...

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 is this week, and I've got three shifts as a host/donation reader! I'm hosting the first half of Final Fantasy XIII on Tuesday, Lost Judgment on Thursday, and on Sat...

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I got Sonic The Hedgehog running on THEC64, which is the large size version of the C64 Mini, which means if you have that with the latest firmware, you too can play the Sonic Commodore 64 port! C...

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