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Hitting plateaus is a common milestone in business, but there’s a difference between stability and a rut. In the last installment of this season, we’ll dive into the ways small business owners push beyond plateaus and find new ways to achieve revenue growth. Jannese and Austin wrap up their time in Nashville, Tennessee with a wonderful visit to N.B. Goods to speak with owner Camille Alston . Camille details the times where she hit a wall with profits, the strategies she implemented to increase revenue, what worked, what didn’t, and the important lessons she learned in the process. You won’t want to miss this informative final chapter! Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business: QuickBooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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A weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming's history. It records LIVE on Sundays at 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific on the VOG (Voice of Geeks) Network Twitch Channel while taking live calls via Discord and including chat room interaction.

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932 - 04/13/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - What Nintendo Could Have Done To Make Mario Kart World Cheaper 1:00:35

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Nintendo is assessing the tariff situation, and made a statement that the Switch 2 price was not made with the tariffs in mind. The 46% tariffs on Vietnam were paused for 90 days, but the 10% tariff went into effect. If you ask Google and Reddit, the physical version of Mario Kart World is $90 in the US - however, if you ask Nintendo, it is only $80. The confusion is because the internet is broken. Then we ask the multi-million dollar question - how could Mario Kart World's price have been lowered? You probably wouldn't like the answer as a consumer - but it's a reckoning a lot of AAA titles that are feature-filled or take innovation and risks will have to come to grips with. Then we talk to Rob about the price of everything gaming related, even though our wages haven't gone up to pay for it.…

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931 - 04/06/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - The Impact Of Tariffs On Nintendo Switch 2, Board Games, and Tabletop Games 55:41

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The Nintendo Switch 2 was announced on the same day the United States announced sweeping tariffs across every other nation on the planet. This caused the initial pre-orders for the Switch 2 to be delayed in the US. Vietnam, where Nintendo moved production to from China, had come to the negotiating table as of the recording of this show, and after recording this show, the reciprocal 46% tariff has been paused for 90 days (however the initial 10% still remains.) Board Games designed in the US are affected, too, because there just isn't the manufacturing capability or capacity in the US to do the specialty parts that many board games need. This means that board game prices will either soar, or people will just stop designing new board games. Tabletop Game makers are also facing some tough decisions about how to go forward with their business when the only good manufacturing for their niche product is in a highly tariff'd country.…

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930 - 03/30/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Nintendo Virtual Game Cards, Sony Preserving Their Gaming History 54:36

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Before the Switch 2 reveal, Nintendo revealed the Virtual Game Card system, a solution to a problem not many people were having - which caused confusion. We break down who it's for and why it might not be something you would use, since you can opt out of it. Game Informer is back! At least the magazine and staff is - thanks to a crypto company. No word on the amazing Game Informer Vault, though. Sony is preserving PlayStation history on tape backups in a cold storage vault at an undisclosed location, but it's not for researchers - only for internal company use. Then we talk to Rob about the Virtual Game Cards and who they're for.…

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929 - 03/23/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - SNESs Are Faster Now, Accessibility Features To Have Better Indicators 58:29

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Yakuza is leaving Game Pass and it's all one of our listener's fault. The United Videogame Workers union has started to help the game industry unionize. Standard accessibility labels are coming across several online storefronts. SNES's are faster now, and it's because of Nintendo skimping on a resonator, so it speeds up over time. Portal is getting a new pinball machine courtesy of the Multimorphic P3 platform. Then we talk to Rob about Arcade1up and how it sounds like they are about to go under - and how our TRON cabinets are now worth a lot of money.…

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928 - 03/09/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Is Acclaim Really Returning, Or Is It Just The Trademark? 1:03:13

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Discord is in talks to go public, which means that we're nearing the time when the platform might become less usable as profits will become more necessary. Forza Horizon 5 on the PlayStation 5 will require an Xbox account linked to your PSN account to play. Classic game publisher Acclaim is returning! While everyone is talking about which games they could resurrect, the reality is only the trademark was purchased, and the new company doesn't own any of the former Acclaim catalog. There's a lot of live investigation about who owns what rights to what games, with a lot of attention to Wizards & Warriors. We still aren't positive who owns it. Then we took a call about Jeff Jarrett's involvement with Acclaim and why that is a red flag. Then we talk to Rob about Acclaim and my old Flappy Bird clone that maybe Acclaim can publish.…

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927 - 03/02/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PEGI Reclassifies Balatro, Warner Bros Closes Game Studios 56:33

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We start off talking about preservation of television video from the late 90's and 2000's - and why it looks a lot worse today than we remember when it first aired. PEGI has reclassified Balatro and Luck Be A Landlord down to a PEGI-12 rating from a PEGI-18, which was given because it had elements of gambling. PEGI's statement described how it was modifying its rating rules to account for "fantastical elements" in games like Balatro. EA has released the source code for many of their Command & Conquer titles, which are fun to go through and will help the modding community greatly, but won't really teach you how to make a game in 2025. Warner Bros is closing Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB Games San Diego, and cancelling their projects, including a Wonder Woman game. Monolith Productions had patented the "Nemesis" system from Shadow of Mordor, and now Warner Bros holds on to the patent until 2036, while most likely not using it in any more games - but will stop other games from incorporating the same mechanic. Then we talk about how March is gonna have a lot of great game releases.…

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926 - 02/23/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Marvel Rivals Design Team Laid Off, Twitch Destroying Gaming History 51:20

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Twitch is going to be destroying a decade of gaming history by limiting all Twitch channels to only 100 hours of highlights on their account, affecting only 0.5% of active channels, which apparently include everyone I know in the speedrunning community. An entire US based team of designers has been laid off by Chinese company NetEase, even though they worked on the hugely successful Marvel Rivals. Limited Run Games has put out a warning regarding some recently released NES cartridges that may damage the cartridge or the console due to faulty voltage regulation. Then we talk with the chat about asset reuse and the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series, now that Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is out.…

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925 - 02/16/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Malware Game On Steam, E3 Replacement Not For You 56:55

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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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924 - 02/02/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sonic The Hedgehog Speed Cafe Impressions, Forza Horizon Coming To PS5 59:17

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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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923 - 01/26/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Physical Game Spending Halved Since 2021, Video Game History Foundation Library Online 1:03:44

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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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922 - 01/19/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Marvel Snap Temporarily Banned In US, Popular Indie Games Banned In Better eShop 58:08

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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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921 - 01/12/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Meta Discontinues Quest Pro Headset, SteamOS Coming To Other Handhelds 59:04

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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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920 - 01/05/25 Bobby Blackwolf Show - New D&D Pinball Machine, Apple Vision Pro Ends Production Run 58:10

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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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919 - 12/15/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - The Game Awards Rceap, itch.io Website Taken Down By AI 56:55

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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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918 - 12/08/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA Makes More Patents Free, Dragon Quest Creator Wants Kids To Play Remake 59:14

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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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917 - 12/1/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Shuhei Yoshida Leaves Sony, Xbox Avatars Leave Xbox 1:02:37

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I was on the Dragon Con Digital Media Track's "Be Awesome Together" livestream this week, go check it out! Shuhei Yoshida is leaving Sony after over three decades. Sony has officially announced that the PlayStation 2 has sold over 160 million units worldwide, keeping it as the best selling game console of all time. Microsoft will be removing the Xbox Avatars App from the Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles in January of 2025 because nobody was using it. Then we talk to Rob about our previous gaming setups, including Bobby's dorm room in college.…

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916 - 11/24/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Tetris Forever Impressions, Sony To Buy FromSoftware? 55:33

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We start off by talking about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and its current performance in VR, which has a long way to go to become stable. I finally went through Digital Eclipse's Gold Master Series of Tetris Forever, and I loved it, but people who just want the games may not be feeling it. Sony has submitted a proposal to purchase Kadokawa Corporation, which owns many anime and manga companies, but also FromSoftware, the developers behind Dark Souls and Elden Ring. Steam has issued new rules about DLC and season passes which are very pro consumer but make things more difficult for publishers who can't accurately predict release dates. Itch.io now requires AI disclosure for all products, and are making every project declare if they used GenAI in the development of what they are selling. Then we talk to Rob about Pikmin Bloom.…

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915 - 11/17/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - SEGA Delisting Games, Internet Archive Preserving Them 58:20

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The second DLC for Atari 50 is out, about the first console war, and it has some interesting games - as long as you have a second player on the couch with you. Tetris Forever is also out now, and I give some early impressions of the games included and the start of the documentary portion. SEGA is delisting many classic games on all platforms, probably to sell them back to you at a higher price. Epic Games has said they are supporting the Internet Archive's hosting of Unreal and Unreal Tournament. GOG announced a preservation program that has them taking on tech support and updates for older games. Then we talk to Rob about game archival and when holiday lights should come up.…

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914 - 11/03/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Nintendo Music App Launches, Sony Closes Two Studios 56:50

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I finally got to the part in Metaphor: ReFantazio with the mandatory stealth section...I don't like stealth. Nintendo has launched a new music app, and it has a feature that Spotify doesn't - extending the game loop for up to an hour. However, they don't credit the artists on any of the songs, and this is partially due to how Japanese companies work. Sony has closed Firewalk Studios, who made Concord, and Neon Koi, a mobile game studio, just two years after purchasing them. Then we talk to Rob about the Nintendo Music App and the Like A Dragon: Yakuza series on Amazon Prime.…

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913 - 10/27/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Video Game Libraries Cant Rent Online, AAA Studio Closed Before Making Game 59:04

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If a AAA game studio is closed, was it ever a AAA studio? Netflix closed their AAA game studio before even announcing a project. The US Copyright Office declined a DMCA exception for Video Game Libraries looking to help researchers access their materials online. A Larian Studios executive made comments about Ubisoft's drive to be more subscription only after the new Prince of Persia was declared not profitable and the team disbanded. Then we talk to Rob about game preservation - which is a very hot topic for him. (Language alert!)…

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912 - 10/20/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Google Doesnt Need To Open Play Store, Bandai Namco Cancels Projects 56:53

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There is a sad update to the new-to-me retro console that I acquired last week...Anybody have a disc tray for a Philips CDi 220? It was a slow gaming news week, but the Bluesky social media network got a lot of growth this week from certain gaming circles, so we talk about its pros and cons. A judge ruled that Google does not have to open up its Play Store to competitors yet, despite the judgment we discussed last week. Bandai Namco isn't exactly laying people off, but they have cancelled projects and left a bunch of employees with nothing to do. Then we talk to Rob about Diablo IV's expansion and the Unity 6 news.…

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911 - 10/13/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Google Must Open Play Store, Steam Complying With California Law 59:40

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I made my GDQ Commentary debut on Disaster Relief Done Quick, doing a part speedrun commentary and part voice actor interview for a run of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. I got a new toy - a Philips CD-I, and yes, it also came with Those Games that you're thinking of. Steam has already complied with a California law saying you must disclose that you are merely licensing digital content, not purchasing it to keep. Google must open its Play Store to competitors and not take a 30% cut as a result of the Epic v. Google lawsuit. Microsoft has announced that Xbox will sell games directly on Android devices in November. Then we talk about Nintendo Alarmo and Tetris Forever.…

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910 - 10/06/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - HoloLens 2 Discontinued, Ubisoft Selling To Tencent? 1:00:25

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Microsoft has discontinued the HoloLens 2, which was only available to businesses, and have decided to merely support other hardware with their software. Ubisoft has listened to an activist investor, but instead of selling to private equity firms, they are looking into selling to Tencent. This goes into a discussion about art and risks, and why the safe bet is to remake things that already exist. Saudi Arabia is considering buying a larger stake in Nintendo according to a side comment in a podcast interview. Then we talk to Rob about RetroAchievements and Randomizers.…

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909 - 09/29/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - California Law On Own Vs. License, Activist Investor Wants Ubisoft To Sell 56:08

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I did my first speedrun commentary for Doronko Wanko at Multithon Rivals 2024! The Atari 50 DLC The Wider World of Atari is out, and has 19 new games and another chapter of video interviews and historical memorabilia. There's a new California law stating that digital storefronts must disclose that you do not own what you purchase, you are merely licensing things, and that the licenses can be revoked. An Activist Investor wants Ubisoft to sell to a private equity firm, and has the support of 10% of Ubisoft's shareholders. Then we talk about Astro Bot, the Metaphor: ReFantazio demo, and the Atari 50 DLC with Rob.…

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908 - 09/22/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Minecraft Dropping PSVR Support, IBM Wins Patent Lawsuit Using The Old Prodigy Service 1:02:48

29 weeks temu1:02:48

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The Hallmark Keepsake ornaments are out, and this year's gaming console ornament is the original Xbox, and yes, I do have it. I'm doing my first ever speedrun commentary on Multithon Rivals 2024! I'm commentating a race of Doronko Wanko on Friday, September 27, at 7PM ET/4PM PT. Minecraft is dropping PSVR support on their PS4 version in early 2025. IBM has won a patent lawsuit against Zynga using patents for the old 1989 online service Prodigy - of which my family were founding members of and I have memories. Nintendo is finally suing Pocketpair, the makers of Palworld, in their own patent lawsuit, but Pocketpair does not know which patents they are violating. Then I talk about Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, coming in 2025, and how RGG studio is so proud of their asset reuse and how it can allow them to release a new major game every 2-3 years.…

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907 - 09/15/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Entire Annapurna Interactive Staff Quits, Is Flappy Bird Back? 59:33

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We start off remembering Andrew C. Greenberg, the co-creator of the Wizardry series of RPGs, who passed away earlier this month. The Crew 2 is $1 until September 23rd! Ubisoft has proclaimed that The Crew 2 and Motorfest will have offline modes before their servers are shut down. The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive quit earlier this week due to failed negotiations to become independent. Unity has cancelled their controversial runtime fees, and just raised the prices of subscriptions instead. Flappy Bird is supposedly back, but not according to DONG Nguyen (who I keep misnaming as Doug throughout the entire live recording, sorry) - it is actually a crypto company who purchased the abandoned trademark and has no ties to the original creator. Then we talk to Rob about a new world record in the gaming podcast space.…

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906 - 09/08/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Dragon Con Recap, Concord's Launch And Subsequent Delisting 57:21

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We are back from Dragon Con, and I go over the activities I was involved with from a panel perspective. Be sure to check out VOG's YouTube channel for a much deeper dive into Dragon Con outside of video game talk! Tetris Forever was announced at the Nintendo Direct, and it turns out it is Digital Eclipse's latest entry in their fantastic Gold Master Series. SAG-AFTRA has made a deal with 80 game studios for an interim contract for voice actors seeking more protections from AI. Since we last spoke, Concord launched and was removed two weeks later, and players were refunded for their purchase. The Amazon Prime series Secret Level will still air it's Concord related episode, though! Then we talk to Rob about virtual pinball and Dragon Con.…

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905 - 08/25/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Amazon Games Says AI Isn't Bad, Atari 7800+ Announced 1:02:11

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I'm going to be moderating and appearing on panels at Dragon Con! Maybe I'll see you there? Amazon Games boss says that AI is okay because their games have no acting, and AI will only take away the boring work that junior employees use to train up to become senior employees. Atari has announced the 7800+ retro console, which has all of the same features as the 2600+ with a 7800 shell. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is closing down after 7 years of service, but Nintendo is doing the right thing for island preservation. Then we talk to Rob about mini retro consoles and Dragon Con.…

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904 - 08/18/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Borderlands Movie Already To Streaming, No Switch 2 This Fiscal Year 54:06

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My Dragon Con schedule is out! I'm moderating several panels on the Digital Gaming Track, moderating a Video Game panel with voice actors from Mass Effect, and I get to introduce a Doctor Who companion on stage! The Borderlands movie that bombed at the box office is going to be available on streaming before the end of the month. Nintendo has told developers that the successor to the Switch is not expected until April or May of 2025. This means it won't be announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live, but a lot of other games will be shown (and were shown, as this was recorded before the broadcast.) Then we talk to Rob about Mass Effect.…

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903 - 08/11/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - New Versions Of Doom and Doom 2, WB Games Shopped Around 59:04

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We actually start off discussing the Olympics - primary the Breaking competition - and why I loved it and thought it was phenomenal, and why I am sad that it's not returning and all anybody saw was the Australian. Apparently the Borderlands movie wasn't that good? At QuakeCon, Doom and Doom 2 got both a 4K remaster as an update. Limited Run Games announced a new version of SNES Doom that even works with a new controller with rumble support. WB Games might be up for sale, as Warner Bros Discovery continues to try to save its shareholders money. Then we talk to Rob about the Olympics and stories from Atlanta in 1996. We miss Mario and Sonic attending...…

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902 - 08/04/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Game Informer and Bungie Layoffs, Translation Site Taken Offline 1:00:56

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Gamestop has shut down Game Informer magazine, laid off all of its writers, taken all of its content offline, and used AI to generate a farewell post. Bungie has laid off or transferred another 17% of their workforce in what was described as "inevitable" due to previous spending. A popular resource for video game translations and homegrown fixes for classic games has been taken offline by its owner. We discuss if there is a lack of gaming news because there is a lack of actual gaming news sites, with consumers gravitating more towards personalities and influencers, while actual journalists leave the gaming industry or the media field all together. Then we talk to Rob about No Man's Sky and the lack of gaming news.…

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901 - 07/28/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Voice Actor Strike, Humble Games Layoffs 58:19

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In a followup to a comment made in last week's show - there is a certain NES game actually listed in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition that we totally assumed would not be mentioned. The Xbox 360 digital store has closed - thankfully, it was still a console that had copious amounts of physical media. SAG-AFTRA has authorized a strike of video game voice and performance actors over concerns about AI. Not all games are affected yet, such as Grand Theft Auto VI, or any other game that is already in production - unless they need to renegotiate a contract. Humble Games has laid off everyone in their publishing arm - yet says that nothing will be affected in their publishing arm. Then we talk to Rob about No Man's Sky and how it's changed so much, even with the new update.…

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900 - 07/21/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Southern-Fried Gaming Expo 2024 Recap, NWC: 1990 And NES Edition Thoughts 1:12:33

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It's Episode 900 and our 19th birthday! Episode 1 was recorded on July 24, 2005. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition released, and I have some thoughts on it from someone who is speedrun adjacent. I also (finally) tell the full story about how I was technically a city semifinalist at the Nintendo World Championships 1990. I was at the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo this past weekend, and talk about the pinball and arcade games that were there, as well as some of the panels I was on. Then we talk to Rob about Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.…

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899 - 07/14/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Game Pass Price Increase, Nintendo Switch Makes History 58:26

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I'm going to be on a panel and hosting a Speedrun Showcase at the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo next weekend in Atlanta. Come say hi! I was on a virtual panel about doing solo podcasts on the Dragon Con Digital Media Track's "Be Awesome Together" podcast. Microsoft has hiked the price of Xbox Game Pass, and also made the tiers a bit more confusing than they used to be. The Switch is now the longest-running console in Nintendo history. Then we talk about VR and people's first experiences in VR - as well as an attraction called The Void that did not survive 2020.…

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898 - 07/07/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Summer Games Done Quick 2024 Recap 1:05:08

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We dedicate this episode to the memory of Lt. Commander Eddy, host of the Starboard Power Coupling podcast, the Star Trek podcast you hope doesn't fail. I will be at the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo on July 19-21st in Atlanta, and will be on a panel Friday night and hosting a Speedrun Showcase on Saturday night! I was at Summer Games Done Quick 2024 as a host/donation reader, and we raised $2.54million for Doctors Without Borders. I talk about some of the things that happened at the event outside of what you saw on stream, as well as talk about the times I was on stream. Then we talk to Rob about if there was any gaming news this week, as well as unveil a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT regarding our involvement with Dragon Con this Labor Day Weekend. If you were ever on the fence about going to Dragon Con, this is the year to go...…

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897 - 06/23/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Unity's New Community Director, Nintendo Takes Down Sheet Music 58:30

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I will be once again hosting at Summer Games Done Quick 2024! Check out my schedule to see what I'm hosting on Day 1 and Day 3 of the event! Is there a cheaper Apple Vision Pro coming? Signs point to yes. Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, formerly of Xbox, is joining Unity as their Director of Communications. Nintendo is continuing using its DMCA takedown powers against the community, this time taking down properly licensed sheet music arrangements. Then we talk to Rob about the Nintendo Direct.…

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896 - 06/16/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - VRChat Layoffs, Cities: Skylines 2 vs. Virtual Landlords 59:04

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I will be once again hosting at Summer Games Done Quick 2024! Check out my schedule to see what I'm hosting on Day 1 and Day 3 of the event! VRChat has laid off 30% of their team due to incorrect staffing and the inability to scale. Cities: Skylines 2 had to remove virtual landlords from the game because it made the rent in game too high. The new Call of Duty is NOT 308GB after all - that's only if you literally install every version of COD included. Then we talk to Rob about Twitch adding super reactions and why you shouldn't give us $100 just to make emotes appear.…

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895 - 06/09/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Summer Games Fest and Xbox Games Showcase Recap 1:04:02

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I will be once again hosting at Summer Games Done Quick 2024! Check out my schedule to see what I'm hosting on Day 1 and Day 3 of the event! The cost of being featured on Summer Games Fest is pretty high - but there are some indies that can get in for much, much cheaper...if a particular someone likes you. A billboard outside of Summer Games Fest paid tribute to the closed studios and the laid off workers from the past year. Then we talk about the actual games from Summer Games Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase.…

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894 - 06/02/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Bungie Lawsuit Vs Cheat Maker, Evercade Alpha Announced 56:14

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Bungie has won a lawsuit against a cheat maker on copyright grounds - which has caused the cheat maker to countersue on DMCA grounds. Evercade has announced the Evercade Alpha bartop arcade units with Capcom games - so now you can use (almost) all of the Evercade cartridges in a small arcade setup! Then we talk to Rob about the Evercade Alpha and what you should know about how not ALL of the cartridges work in every Evercade device.…

The Bobby Blackwolf Show

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893 - 05/26/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Atari Buys Intellivision Brand, IGN Buys Gamer Network Websites 52:56

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Atari has acquired the Intellivision Brand and many games, but not the Amico console itself. IGN has bought several media properties of the Gamer Network sites such as Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun, and already started laying off their editors. We do talk a little bit about Little Kitty Big City in this show, as well as do an exercise about scoring my favorite video game of all time, Katamari Damacy, on a recently released "objective" review card from a gaming website, only to find that, objectively, the game is a disaster in their rating scale, despite it being my favorite game of all time subjectively.…

The Bobby Blackwolf Show

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892 - 05/19/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Take Two Says It Didn't Close Studios That Are Currently Closed 1:06:31

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Warner Bros Discovery has announced that they won't retire Adult Swim Games published titles after all, instead they will transfer the store pages to the indie developers. New Tesla cars were going to get native Steam integration until Tesla learned nobody actually cared during the beta phase. The UK Government says game companies don't have a legal obligation to keep older games playable. Take Two says that they didn't actually close studios Roll7 and Intercept Games - they just merely laid off almost everyone who worked there. Then we talk to Rob about if we're about to see another video game crash like we did in 1984.…

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891 - 05/12/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Microsoft Closes Studios Making Hit Games, Says It Needs More Hit Games 1:00:03

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The requirement for Helldivers 2 requiring PC players to link a PlayStation Network account has been reversed - for now. The 2024 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees have been announced! Microsoft closes four studios from the Bethesda/ZeniMax side of the house, including ones that released smaller scale award winning games. They say this is because they can't actually afford to run all of the studios it bought. Xbox says that they need more smaller scale award winning games coming out of their studios. There is a new John Wick pinball machine coming out - look for it in a local barcade (if you have any) in the next few months! Then we talk to Rob about the fact that it's my birthday and how I want to retire the running joke of me being only 29 years old.…

The Bobby Blackwolf Show

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890 - 05/05/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Dave and Busters Introduces New Feature, Helldivers 2 Introduces PSN 53:23

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We start off with some clarification from a listener about using the Meta Quest 3 wirelessly with Virtual Desktop to play PCVR games. Dave & Busters is going to be introducing a new feature that may or may not be legal in all states. Helldivers 2 was supposed to launch on PC with a requirement to link your PlayStation Network account, but was put on hold - until this weekend. (This decision was reversed three hours after this episode was recorded.) There was review bombing and even the game being pulled in 177 countries. Then we talked to Rob about Pikmin Bloom, of all things.…

The Bobby Blackwolf Show

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889 - 04/28/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Eiyuden Chronicles Early Impressions, Meta Quest Partners With Microsoft 55:47

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After the first six hours of Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes, there are some early impressions...And why I may not continue. Meta Quest has once again partnered with Microsoft and the Xbox brand, but it does not mean that VR is coming to the Xbox console. Valve has closed a refund loophole with regards to games in Advanced Access. Then we talk to Rob about Eiyuden Chronicles and how it is very much an old school JRPG, for both better AND worse.…

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888 - 04/21/24 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Game Boy Turns 35, Target Removing Some Physical Media 56:15

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The Game Boy has turned 35 years old in Japan! I try my old Game Boy, as well as discuss how my entire Game Boy library was stolen by a classmate and we never caught him or got any of it back. (And also nobody believed me.) We talk about a viewer comment about having high fidelity VR in an untethered headset - as long as you have high quality equipment. Target is scaling back how much physical media it carries in stores - but it's not eliminating them entirely yet. Arcade1up has partnered with TaskRabbit to build your Arcade1up cabinets for you. Anyone who has tried to install a monitor in an Arcade1up cabinet understands why this is a good thing. Then we talk to Rob about our memories of the Game Boy.…

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