Gary and Keith sit down to recap and discuss a week packed with controversial news in the world of video games.
Time Stamps & Sources:
2:18 – Shadow of War Forthog Orc Slayer DLC now free, WB to make a donation to charity
Link:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-27-warner-bros-apologises-for-controversial-shadow-of-war-forthog-dlc
8:00 – Monolith developer compares Shadow of War’s loot boxes to adding a difficulty mode
Link:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-24-shadow-of-war-developer-discusses-games-controversial-loot-boxes
20:12 – Forza Motorsport 7 features gameplay altering loot boxes
Link:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/7376w2/loot_boxes_have_reached_a_new_low_with_forza_7s/
28:07 – New Mega Man reveal teased for this December
Link:
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/09/29/capcom-teases-new-mega-man-game-announcement/
29:56 – Valve removes 173 “fake” games from Steam
Link:
https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/26/16368178/steam-shovelware-removed-asset-flipping
35:00 – Volition hit with layoffs, poor sales of Agents of Mayhem blamed
Link:
https://kotaku.com/big-layoffs-hit-agents-of-mayhem-developer-volition-1818844285
37:27 – Video game voice actors strike set to end after deal is struck
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41398503/video-game-voice-actors-do-a-deal-to-end-strike
40:42 – Nintendo Creators Program members won’t be allowed to livestream games on YouTube
Link:
https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/29/16384236/youtube-nintendo-livestream-monetization
47:55 – Atlus hits PS3 emulator with DMCA takedown over Persona 5 emulation
Link:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-27-we-understand-many-persona-fans-would-love-to-see-a-pc-version
52:45 – Ubisoft Milan has a bright future following Mario + Rabbids launch
Link:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-29-ubisoft-milan-i-see-a-really-brilliant-future-in-front-of-us
54:44 – Assassin’s Creed: Origins update to turn game into interactive museum
Link:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-27-free-update-turns-assassins-creed-origins-into-an-interactive-museum