We take some viewer comments on previous episodes and talk about when movies have been "patched" after going to theaters (it doesn't happen as often, though...) as well as discuss why Capcom is remaking Resident Evil 4 for Oculus Quest 2 rather than making a new spinoff game in the franchise.
Jeff Kaplan, creative director for Overwatch, is leaving Blizzard after 19 years. However, this is a trend that is going on across the entire tech industry in early 2021 and is not necessarily specifically related to just Blizzard.
Sony has announced that the PS3 and Vita stores are NOT going offline after all.
Humble Bundle, the digital game storefront that allowed you to donate lots of money to charity, is now no longer allowing you to donate lots of money to charity and keeping more of your money for itself, making it not so humble anymore.
Then we talk to Rob about his thoughts on job changes in the tech industry.The Bobby Blackwolf Show
The Bobby Blackwolf Show is 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. The show began in October of 2004 as an internet radio only show, taking a hiatus in December of that year. It relaunched on July 24, 2005 and has been broadcasting new content every weekend ever since. On December 18, 2018, it moved from radio to video on Twitch.
While the show focuses on recent news and events in the gaming industry, frequently it delves into the independent or barely mentioned gaming scene, as well as discussing gaming's history with classic games.
The show has covered six E3's, two GDC's and Independent Games Festivals, four Penny Arcade Expos and multiple Dragon Cons, as well as other gaming events in the southeast, like SIEGE and the Southern Fried Gaming Expo.
Some guests of the show during its long run have been: Video Games Live, Homestar Runner, Atari Flashback 2, Beggar Prince, MechCorps, The Silver Lining, PlayStation Home, Gearbox Software, Devolver Digital, Telltale Games, and the IGDA. Bobby has also interviewed voice actors AJ LoCascio (Back To The Future), Jessie Seely (Double Dragon Neon), Ellen McClain (GLaDOS), John Patrick Lowrie (Team Fortress 2 Sniper), and Jennifer Hale (Mass Effect FemShep), as well as musicians Tommy Tallarico (Everything), Ken Allen (Sierra On-Line), Jake "Virt" Kaufman (Shovel Knight and DuckTales Remastered), and GRAMMY award winner Christopher Tin.
The show does not work without YOUR live interaction, and each chatter is thanked personally at the conclusion of each episode. Come join us on Sundays at 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific at the VOG (Voice of Geeks) Network Twitch Channel!
We take some viewer comments on previous episodes and talk about when movies have been "patched" after going to theaters (it doesn't happen as often, though...) as well as discuss why Capcom is remaking Resident Evil 4 for Oculus Quest 2 rather than making a new spinoff game in the franchise.
Jeff Kaplan, creative director for Overwatch, is leaving Blizzard after 19 years. However, this is a trend that is going on across the entire tech industry in early 2021 and is not necessarily specifically related to just Blizzard.
Sony has announced that the PS3 and Vita stores are NOT going offline after all.
Humble Bundle, the digital game storefront that allowed you to donate lots of money to charity, is now no longer allowing you to donate lots of money to charity and keeping more of your money for itself, making it not so humble anymore.
Then we talk to Rob about his thoughts on job changes in the tech industry.We start off with a viewer comment about E3 going digital and reiterating the importance of networking when in the technology industry, and how a digital E3 eliminates one of the main avenues that the industry used for networking.
Oculus has announced Oculus Air Link, a new way for the Oculus Quest 2 to play PC VR titles wirelessly - as long as you have a great wifi connection to a wired PC.
The Creative Designer of Days Gone blamed consumers for the lack of a Days Gone sequel, stating that many of them didn't buy the game at full price and waited for it to go on sale or show up on PlayStation Plus, and that's why there's no sequel.
Then we talk to OLR about consumer trust of AAA developers and publishers and why that can affect week one sales.We talk a little bit more about Niantic's AR Headset tease from last week, and why it may or may not have the same fate as Google Glass.
Atari is restructuring into two divisions - Atari Gaming and Atari Blockchain, complete with NFT's.
E3 is returning as an all-virtual event this year, and some people are wondering why they will ever bother going back to a physical event.
Then we talk to OLR about the No Man's Sky Expedition Update.This was the podcast of me getting corrected, as I was corrected on VR companies, HDMI vs DisplayPort, and USB2 vs USB3. Please accept my humble apologies and Price is Right fail horns.
We do get some interesting insider info about the software architecture of PlayStations vs. Xbox.
Summer Games Done Quick 2021 will once again, and hopefully for the last time, be a virtual event the week of July 4th. Here's hoping I'll make the cut to host again!
Microsoft has announced that the Sony developed (but MLB published) MLB The Show 21 will be available on Xbox Game Pass on day one of its release - but it does not mean any other PlayStation exclusives are following suit.
Niantic has teased an AR headset - does this mean that they might have figured out how to make AR headsets viable outside of the industrial or medical sector?
Then we talk to OLR about No Man's Sky's Expeditions Update.We had a lot of fun with our VHS Gaming Tape bonus stream - if you are subscribed to the VOGNetwork Twitch channel, check out the VOD!
Sony has (now confirmed) announcing the closure of the PS3, PSP, and Vita digital storefronts this summer. Since this was recorded, we learned that they are NOT closing down the ability to redownload existing purchases.
Microsoft is rebranding Xbox Live to just the Xbox Network, further cementing their desire for an Xbox ecosystem rather than just a console.
Microsoft is the current primary suitor for chat app Discord - what does this mean for the future of Discord communities if it happens?
Then we talk to OLR about Sony's backwards compatibility and the future of Discord.We had our Bonus Stream for the VHS Gaming Tape on Wednesday (after recording the podcast but before the podcast went up) - subscribe to our Twitch channel to watch the VOD!
Sony's Save Migration from PS4 to PS5 continues to be special, this time with Marvel's Avengers. (Don't blame Crystal Dynamics on this one, y'all...)
Sony has revealed the new controller for the PSVR2 coming next year (at the earliest) for the PS5 - which is very reminiscent of the Oculus Touch controllers (which is a good thing!)
A bunch of good PSVR games (as well as good non-PSVR games) are currently free to download for all PS4 and PS5 owners via Sony's Play At Home promotion.
Microsoft has reiterated that VR is not a focus for the Xbox ecosystem after a localization error in Italy caused confusion.
Then we talk to OLR about the history of gaming podcasts as well as the fun of buying time on an AM radio station to do your own talk show.There will be a bonus VHS Gaming Tape stream on Wednesday, March 24th at 9PM ET/6PM PT on the VOGNetwork Twitch channel, featuring promotional tapes and possibly some home movies from late 90's E3! (The date was announced after recording.)
There is a little bit of current events talk regarding vaccines (and getting them) at the beginning of the show.
We take some viewer comments regarding the challenges that hardware developers have had over the last year with social distancing requirements, as well as another reason why we're seeing so many remasters right now.
There was some confusion on why transferring save games from the PS4 to the PS5 seemed inconsistent, and we break down some examples.
Xbox's $7.5 Billion acquisition of Bethesda was finalized this week, which meant that a whole bunch of games appeared on Xbox Game Pass. But, in the long term, will we actually see big franchises launch day and date on PlayStation or Nintendo consoles?
I received the Strong Bad Sings vinyl this week (which sold out in an hour) and we talk a little bit about the resurgence of vinyl in general, and I talk about how hipster I am with my game music OST collection.
Then we talk to OLR about the Bethesda acquisition and what that might mean for non-Xbox platforms.It's Episode 750 and we didn't plan anything special, but there is some reminiscing about the past of this show and another show I did ten years ago where everyone laughed at me for thinking people would spend their Friday nights watching other people playing video games over the internet.
The Twitch audience completed a channel points goal to have a VHS tape stream where I go through some of my old 90's era VHS tapes (both promotional and home movies from E3's of the era) so that will happen on the VOGNetwork Twitch channel at some point this month.
I checked out the March PlayStation Plus game for PS5 Maquette, a first person puzzle game that seems like it should be clever but sometimes is just frustrating.
The Sinking City, a Lovecraft-based adventure game, has been DMCA'd off of Steam by its developer after its former publisher decompiled the game from another storefront, removed some splash screens, and uploaded a new version of it without the developer's consent.
Then we talk to OLR about movies being removed from the PlayStation Store.Apologies for the late upload on this one - there were technical problems on the night of which required more editing (basically cutting out repeated mentions of the frame drops for the live Twitch feed) and real life got a little crazy.
We talk about Persona 5 Strikers load times from a viewer email.
Cyberpunk 2077's 1.2 patch has been delayed due to repercussions over the alleged hack and code theft.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade is coming out for PS5 in June, and will be a free upgrade for those who own the PS4 version. It will include a new episode featuring Yuffie that is exclusive to the PS5.
FF7 Remake is also now available on PlayStation Plus - however this version will not upgrade to the PS5.
Why are there so many remasters coming out right now? There's a very good reason (that some consider to be an excuse) but it shows that we'll be seeing more remasters over the next year as the product of remote workforces in the gaming industry.
Then we talk to OLR about the transition from working in an office and working from home, and while the technology is there, not all people can adapt as quickly.We start off with a viewer comment regarding Google and its connected accounts that could control your entire digital life.
BlizzConline was this weekend, and there was a legendary musical act who performed but wasn't heard by most of the audience.
However, Blizzard DID announce that it was rereleasing the best game in its collection - Rock N Roll Racing is out with the Blizzard Arcade Collection alongside The Lost Vikings and Blackthorne.
The Intellivision Amico has been delayed again - it slipped from its initial launch date of 10-10-2020 to 4-3-2021, and now has slipped again to October 10, 2021 - exactly one year after its initially announced launch.
Persona 5 Strikers was released early for people who purchased the Digital Deluxe edition - and I had gotten about 10 hours into it over the weekend.
Then we talk to OLR about putting some respect into Diablo's name.