Ep. 94: Failed Projects

We are back and so is Doc for another episode this week!  We recap the 2022 video game awards and the wild moment during it.  Congratulations Bill Clinton on winning GOTY Phil Spencer announced that all new titles for Xbox will see a price increase to $70 in 2023. Something that everyone saw coming.    The FTC has officially begun the process to sue Microsoft over the Activision deal, and of course Sony has been throwing a fit about the deal. Of course Sony is trying to stop their competitor....  Epic is also being sued because "fortnite is too addictive"  to kids. Because you know, games cause socially awkward kids. these and more this week on the BLGP! So enjoy your coffee, and we will see you next week!

We are back from a long break folks! Because we were gone for soo long, many stories that were breaking are now irrelevant, so here's what we got! Metaverse is collapsing as they lay off over 11,000 employees. Many investors believe Mark Zuckerberg is in over is head with this metaverse project, spending over $10 billion on it alone. Resulting in over 50% loss in profits. Guess nobody want's to go to work in VR eh Mark? Microsoft is facing a lawsuit from the FTC potentially blocking the Activision acquisition beyond summer 2023, with many firms and companies (Sony) stating that this is essentially going to turn into a monopoly with Microsoft dominating the gaming market. More news will be updated as the story unfolds.  The Video Game Awards are here (obviously passed, but this episode is late lol) and we give our predictions for each category. God of War: Ragnarok has finally released, and of course we dove balls deep into it beating it in about 4 days. We give our thoughts and review of the game spoilers included. But worry not, if you haven't played/finished it, we saved it for the end! Its been a long absence here at the BLGP, so enjoy and spread the word! Enjoy your weekend and we will see you next week!

It's another week here at the BLGP as we recap the haunted house and discuss the news in gaming! Bayonetta 3 drama over the week as voice actress Hellena Taylor claims she was offered only $4k to voice act the character. However, it's shown to be not exactly true.  Konami is finally making an actual Silent Hill game, as they announced several Silent Hill projects in the works to include a Silent Hill 2 remake. Finally, a real game that isn't a pachinko machine from Konami! The PS5 was jailbroken by a hacker, and revealed that there is a way to access Kojima's PT demo, a Silent Hill prequel. You know, the game Sony refuses to let us have? Gotham Knights released last week, and the reviews are very middling. With tech issues, poor UI and overly grindy gameplay, this latest installment in the "Arkham Batman" franchise is not meeting expectations. Amouranth revealed that she is married, and also showed that her husband has been abusive. In a stream last week she revealed that not only is he in control of her finances, but he also makes her do certain content. Now this is one side of the story, and we discuss our thoughts on the entire situation as well as dive into her response after this unfolded.  These and more on the BLGP this week! Be sure to check out our YouTube for more gaming news updates!

Welcome to the Blacklisted Gaming Podcast! Where veterans discuss the latest in gaming news! This week, my buddy Mike joins to discuss veteran benefits as well as gaming discussions. Google shuts down Stadia, and fails to tell development studios, Skull and Bones delayed again, Activison withholds pay raises to union employees, Bethesda charges $70 for Skyrim on Nintendo Switch, Overwatch 2 has disastrous launch! 

Doc has returned! But just for this week since he was in town. And just in time for some absolutely wild news. GTA 6 was leaked after a hack at Rockstar. For real this time! It's real! Over 90 hours of footage were leaked as well as some of the source code. Rockstar responded to the hack saying development will continue as normal. The hacker on the other hand is having a bad time. After a joint investigation with the FBI, the hacker was arrested in the UK pending several charges of multiple hacking events. He was a 17 year old kid... Twitch announced it will be dropping the 70/30 revenue split with most partners, making 50/50 revenue split the standard across the board. Making everyone pissed, and making YouTube look that much sweeter. What is you doin Twitch? EVGA announced they will no longer be manufacturing GPUs as well as they have parted ways with NVIDIA. In a seemingly bitter breakup, EVGA gives their reasons and the NVIDIA CEO responds.  YouTuber accidentally exposes himself as the major Assassin's Creed leaker. In a very dumb mistake on twitter, he tweeted about some AC news from his personal account instead of his alt. And apparently he's Brock's doppelganger.  These and more this week on the BLGP. A ton more. This is a fat episode as we catch up with Doc after all this time. So grab some joe and enjoy the episode!

 The Queen has died, now the king has arrived. Long live the king, and all that stuff. But before we get this tea party started, we have some gaming news to discuss y'all!   Ninja is streaming again after coming back from his very short break. But, he's multi streaming on 6 different platforms, ending his exclusivity deal with Twitch. Will he stay multi platform, or could he sign with someone else?    Diablo Immortal player is $35k in debt to Activision/Blizzard for purchasing orbs illegitimately. Yes, a player has negative orbs on their account, and has to pay back Blizzard in order to keep playing. In a first times for everything, I've heard of bans from games but being in DEBT to a game?   Sony and Microsoft CEOs have been at a back and forth this passed week over exclusivity deals with COD. Although Microsoft said that won't happen, Sony isn't convinced. Like always, Sony is complaining about stuff again....   These and more this week on the BLGP. Bow to your kings, get your crumpets and tea before work, and give us a like and sub for more!. Or it'll be off with your heads!

What better way to come back after a week off, than to spark the fires of rage? There's plenty of that in this weeks episode.   Madden 23 SUCKS! That's it, the end, nothing new here.... in fact it sucks soo bad, NFL players are hating on it. Find out why in the episode. I can't keep going with it, I'll have an aneurism.   Ninja is taking a break from streaming. Before rage ending his last stream, he stated he was taking a break and did not know when he would be back or where. Which sparked speculation of him moving to YouTube.   Sony is raising the PS5 price. In a bold move that nobody wants and is getting heavily criticized, Sony blames the supply not meeting the demand. Cool story right?   343 Announced they are canceling couch split screen co-op for Halo Infinite, and everyone is pissed off about it. Rightfully so, as 343 promised to bring this feature back. One of I'm sure many promises that will not be met. Also they are delaying the next season event. Is this nearing the end of Halo Infinite?   Twitch streamer Kimmikka faced a whopping 7 day ban for having sex on stream. Yep, you read that right, 7 DAYS! FOR SMEXY TIME.... ON STREAM! Twitch has become a true hell scape.   These and a lot more this week on the BLGP! We suffer for your enjoyment! Have a great week kids!

We are back this week with a guest! Mike has joined for his first episode, he's a former marine and massive nerd. Between star wars, Lord Of The Rings and more, Mike knows is schtuff.   Activision is once again being accused of plagiarism after a new operator skin was announced. And comes to find out, it's almost an identical copy of a character concept in Dr. Disrespect's new upcoming game. Which leads to the question, why does this keep happening? And why can't activision stay out of trouble? From Software's new game may very well be a new Armored Core game. Between them hinting at it, reports of play tests discussing "Mech game play" and their website mysteriously being armored core by accident. It's looking like this classic is making a comeback   Knights of the Old Republic remake has a new development studio. After Aspyr fired to directors, leaving the game in limbo and indefinitely delayed, Embracer Group replaced them with Sabre Interactive. There may be hope yet!   These and more this week on the BLGP! We discuss games and bad girlfriends. So get your cawfee and enjoy. YEET!

Aliens, Dinosaurs, Diablo, we go down the rabbit hole on this one this week y'all! But first...   Diablo Immortal streamer spends $100k on the game and is trying to get a refund. Why? Well, YouTuber Jtisallbusiness paid to get his level and stats soo high, that he can no longer match make with players. And they say Diablo Immoral wasn't pay to win.    WB spent $70 million on the production of Batgirl, and ultimately scrapped it in post production. Apparently the movie didn't do well in test screenings, in fact it was claimed to be irredeemably bad. Big OOF. Yet The Flash still is coming out?   Call Of Duty is in the news again, as one of the DLC skins set to release last week was apparently  plagiarized. No shocker there as this isn't the first time this has happened.   This and a bunch of randomness on aliens and dinosaurs kids!

While Nelson is off on another hike, Doc joins us in his place this week on the BLGP to discuss some fun news. Kinda....   Gamestop came under fire this week as an NFT showcased on their NFT storefront was modeled after the infamous 9/11 photo of the Falling Man. As the internet responds in its normal scorched earth fashion, Gamestop was quick to pull this off its store, as it perceived that they were profiting from a tragedy. We all know the truth Gamestop..... you'd have kept it if not for the backlash.    Dr. Disrespect's game studio, Midnight Society, gave their first look at what the game they've been working on looks like as well as minimum PC specs to run the testing levels. The responses are mixed as the specs seem to be on the higher end. But looking at it, Doc's game seems to be heading in the right direction.   The group A Better Ubisoft has reached its one year mark since making demands for positive change within the company, and has said that in the passed year Ubisoft has met zero of those demands. This is putting the big question on display, is Ubisoft really doing what they can to improve workplace conditions?   On top of the workplace culture issues, Ubisoft has also announced the cancelation of some of its upcoming titles. One of which being Ghost Recon: Frontier, the battle royale that nobody asked for, and saw its alpha test for October last year get indefinitely postponed. This game's cancelation comes to no surprise but does leave the community fearing for the future of some anticipated titles.   Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake was announced earlier this year, giving a breath of fresh air to Star Wars fans eagerly waiting for a follow up or remake of what's been hailed as the best RPG ever made. However, Aspyr (the studio behind development) announced that the game will be indefinitely delayed. This comes to the surprising termination of the game's creative director and art director. Aspyr said they were aiming for a late 2022 release, but was told the release date was not feasible. This is concerning news which speaks volumes of where the game may be headed. Rocky leadership, rushed development and the infamous crunch. Will KOTOR be the game we all want? Or will this be placed on the shelf with the increasing number of rushed, unfinished games that are DOA?   These topics and more this week my lovely children. It was a long day of multiple podcast recordings and Renaissance Faires, and your boy is tired! Have a good week!