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  • 925 - 02/16/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Malware Game On Steam, E3 Replacement Not For You

    925 - 02/16/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Malware Game On Steam, E3 Replacement Not For You
    Feb 24 2025
    A malware infected game was released for free on Steam and delisted - but not before a thousand gamers downloaded and launched it. Valve recommends you format your PC. The creators of E3 have a new industry trade show, and seem to be doing everything in their power to not make the consumers interested - which is great. Former Activision CEO claims that buying Bizarre Creations, the creators of Project Gotham Racing and Blur, was a "bad decision". Then we talk to Rob about if he bought Civilization VII, and about how No Man's Sky's previous expedition rewards got wiped out on consoles.
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    57 min
  • 924 - 02/02/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sonic The Hedgehog Speed Cafe Impressions, Forza Horizon Coming To PS5

    924 - 02/02/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sonic The Hedgehog Speed Cafe Impressions, Forza Horizon Coming To PS5
    Feb 12 2025
    I visited the Sonic The Hedgehog Speed Cafe pop-up restaurant in Atlanta - a place where you are paying for the experience and not for the culinary excellence. (But the food was fine!) We had a listener correct me on calling the Meta Quest 3 a "low-end" VR headset, and then point me to Arcade Time Capsule, a five story VR arcade. (Bring your own games!) Forza Horizon 5 is coming to PlayStation this year. Then we talk to Rob about the Video Game History Foundation and what he searched for when it opened its digital library.
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    59 min
  • 923 - 01/26/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Physical Game Spending Halved Since 2021, Video Game History Foundation Library Online

    923 - 01/26/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Physical Game Spending Halved Since 2021, Video Game History Foundation Library Online
    Feb 3 2025
    The first part of the podcast is actually about me getting two new kittens! It takes up the first 15 or so minutes. EA is retiring the Origin PC client, which means that they are no longer supporting DRM for titles on 32-bit PC's, so older computers won't be able to launch The Sims anymore. US spending on physical video games has halved since 2021, spelling doom for people who don't want to lose access to their purchases. The Video Game History Foundation has brought most of their library online for research purposes - magazines, dev notebooks, and other things that aren't the games themselves. Then we talk to Rob about the Video Game History Foundation and what he'd search for first when it goes online.
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    1 h et 4 min
  • 922 - 01/19/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Marvel Snap Temporarily Banned In US, Popular Indie Games Banned In Better eShop

    922 - 01/19/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Marvel Snap Temporarily Banned In US, Popular Indie Games Banned In Better eShop
    Jan 27 2025
    I was at the tabletop/board gaming convention Dice & Diversions this weekend, run by the same folks behind the Southern Fried Gaming Expo. The government ban on apps by Chinese-owned ByteDance included the popular mobile game Marvel Snap, which surprised its California based developers. The Nintendo Switch 2 was finally unveiled in a CG rendered trailer, with a full reveal occurring April 2nd. Gaming outlet Nintendo Life released a "Better eShop" after a week of development, and silenced many highly rated, award winning indie games in the process. Then we talk to Rob about the Better eShop and the name of the Nintendo Switch 2.
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    58 min
  • 921 - 01/12/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Meta Discontinues Quest Pro Headset, SteamOS Coming To Other Handhelds

    921 - 01/12/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Meta Discontinues Quest Pro Headset, SteamOS Coming To Other Handhelds
    Jan 17 2025
    CES was this weekend, but the big news were the leaks of the Nintendo Switch 2, which had not been formally announced at the time of reporting. Nintendo did, however, say that the Genki mockups shown at CES were not official. Meta is discontinuing their higher end Quest Pro headset, instead concentrating on the Quest 3 and Quest 3S line. Valve has announced that SteamOS is coming to other handhelds sooner than you think, with the Lenovo Legion Go S being the first device to get official support. Then we talk to Rob about other CES announcements, like a mini virtual pinball machine from My Arcade.
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    59 min
  • 920 - 01/05/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - New D&D Pinball Machine, Apple Vision Pro Ends Production Run

    920 - 01/05/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - New D&D Pinball Machine, Apple Vision Pro Ends Production Run
    Jan 12 2025
    We are back! It is now 2025, the holidays are over, and it's time to get back to talking about video games. I was in Las Vegas over the Christmas holiday, and went to AREA15 (along with Meow Wolf's Omega Mart as well as the Asylum Bar and Arcade) as well as the Pinball Hall of Fame. I also picked up Balatro. I won on my second game, and I will now retire from the game forever. (Or will I?) Apple has halted production on their Apple Vision Pro headset because they believe they have produced enough units to meet the demand over the headset's lifetime. Stern Pinball has announced a new Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine with celebrity voiceovers as well as a procedurally generated dungeon that changes every Sunday. Then we talk to Rob about my virtual pinball cabinet, and how Zen Studios unlocked the cabinet mode for free for Pinball FX3 users, rather than forcing you to jump through hoops to get a free activation code.
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    58 min
  • 919 - 12/15/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - The Game Awards Rceap, itch.io Website Taken Down By AI

    919 - 12/15/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - The Game Awards Rceap, itch.io Website Taken Down By AI
    Dec 21 2024
    The indie game storefront itch.io was taken down by Funko earlier this week due to a fraud report by Funko that was executed after itch.io removed the offending content. We talk about games being inaccessible, and somehow this devolves to yet another love session for the racing game Blur. The Game Awards was this week, and we talk a lot about the winners and trailers. During this, we wonder aloud why College Football 25 was not nominated for Best Sports Game when it was such a cultural phenomenon this summer. Then we ask what YOUR GOTY was.
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    57 min
  • 918 - 12/08/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA Makes More Patents Free, Dragon Quest Creator Wants Kids To Play Remake

    918 - 12/08/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA Makes More Patents Free, Dragon Quest Creator Wants Kids To Play Remake
    Dec 16 2024
    We start off talking about where Microsoft Flight Simulator gets its maps - and why the game may be years behind what you can find in the web version. iFixIt now sells official Xbox parts, marking another win for Right to Repair. EA has made 23 accessibility patents free to use for any studio. The Dragon Quest creator wants you to loan your copy of the HD-2D Remake to kids when you're done with it so they will appreciate the genre like we did when we were kids. Then, thanks to chat, we talk about the legacy of Dani Bunten with 80's era multiplayer innovations with Seven Cities, M.U.L.E., and Modem Wars.
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    59 min