Games preservation is dying a slow death - WULFF DEN Podcast Ep 199

• Intro • More Tetris games come to Nintendo Switch Online • dBrand, Satisfye and other case companies leak the Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of launch • BACKLOG: The Game Awards Winners • Black Myth: Wukong Dev Sad They Lost Game of the Year • Game Awards Announcements • HDMI 2.2 to Debut Next Month? • Microsoft to Redesign Xbox PC App • No More Xbox Exclusives Going Forward • Former Marathon Director Sues Sony • Walmart Starts Their Own Gaming News Site • Publishers Aren’t Committing to 2025 Releases Because of GTA 6 • Unpacking Dev Wants Nintendo to Crack Down on Clones • Capcom Committed to Reviving Old IP • Sega Wants to Be Rock & Roll Again • Tweet of the Week Originally streamed on December 17, 2024

• Intro • Are Steam Machines Coming Back? • MSI Claw 8 AI Impressions • BACKLOG • Itch.io Taken Down by Funko • Healthcare CEO Shooter Worked on Civilization 6 • Nintendo Rejected Rugged Mario Art for Brothership • Dragon Age Character Creator Getting Standalone Release • Sony Releases My First Gran Turismo • Jean Claude Van Damme Coming to Hitman • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Impressions • Google Extends Deadline for Stadia Controller Conversion • John Marston Actor Starts OnlyFans • Suicide Squad Updates End with Season 4/Deathstroke DLC • Ubisoft Cofounders Still Want Control After Tencent Buyout • TWEET OF THE WEEK • Q&A Originally streamed on December 10, 2024

• Intro • December PS+ • NES Tetris Coming to Switch Online • Switch 2 Joycons Leak • Switch 2 Accessories Leak • BACKLOG • Lenovo Legion Go S Leaks • Nintendo Files Court Documents Against Switch Pirates Subreddit • Original Warcraft Games Pulled from GOG • Xbox Says It’s Blocked from Launching Games on Android, Google Says They Aren’t • 8BitDo Makes Xbox Keyboard • Sony Anniversary Update • TWEET OF THE WEEK Originally streamed on December 3, 2024

• Donkey Kong Land 1 & 2 Added to Switch Online • Genesis Games Added to Switch Online • Black Friday • Sony Working on a New, Real Handheld • Echos of Wisdom Added to Zelda Timeline • Valve Working on New Steam Controller • Steam Creates New Season Pass Policy • Conan O’Brien Will Appear in Next Kojima Game • CD Projekt Red Not Making a PS5 Pro Patch for Cyberpunk • Remedy Reveals How Many Copies of Control 2 They Need to Sell • Xbox Avatar App Shutting Down

• Intro • 2024 Game Awards Nominations • Backlog • Xbox Is Working on Handheld • Any Xbox Game Can Appear on PlayStation • Xbox Not Done Acquiring Studios • Sony in Talks to Acquire From Software Parent Studio • PS Portal Update • GoG Announces Games Preservation Program • Bethesda Workers Go on Strike • Don't Let Your Pets Pee on Your Switch • Sega Confirms Sonic Is Homeless • Microsoft's 'This Is Xbox' Campaign • Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary • Half-Life 2 Gets Major Update • Footage and Info on HL2 Episode 3 Revealed • Fans Discover 21-Year-Old Disney Survival Horror Game • Tweet of the Week • Q&A

• Intro • Nintendo Owns Ryujinx Website • Nintendo Sues Streamer for Streaming Emulated Prerelease Games • Details in the Nintendo v Palworld Lawsuit • Ubisoft Being Sued for Shutting Down The Crew • Backlog • White Steam Deck • Microsoft’s New Emulator Could Bring More Games to ARM • Sega Delisting Classic Games • Xbox 360 Players Having Trouble Connecting Online • Take Two Sells Private Division • Death Stranding Now on Xbox • WB Head Says Multiversus is Underperforming • Secret MGS3 Voice Actor Finally Revealed • TWEET OF THE WEEK Originally streamed on November 12, 2024

• Intro • November PS+ • PS5 Pro Specs/First Enhanced Games Revealed • Sony Spent 5 Years Making PS5 Pro • PS5 Slim Plates Won’t Fit on PS5 Pro • BREAKING NEWS • Backlog • Nintendo Music App • Apex Legends No Longer Steam Deck Compatible • Fans Lose League of Legends Worlds Tickets to Linkin Park • Ubisoft’s NFT Game Being Dominated by One Guy • RE Movie Director Making House of the Dead Movie • Tweet of the Week • Q&A Originally streamed on November 5, 2024

• Intro • New Games Added to Switch Online N64 Mature • Copyright Office Denies Exemption for Games Preservation • Ryujinx is Back • Xbox App for Windows New UI • Backlog • Black Ops 6 Supports Audio Tool That Charges $20 for Improved Sound • Denuvo Tries to Defend Itself • Are People Buying Digital-Only PS5s? • Update on What Happened to the Prince of Persia Lost Crown Team • Baldur's Gate 3 Chief Calls Out Ubisoft • Marathon Update from Bungie • Sony Shuts Down Studio Behind Concord • Tweet of the Week • Q&A Originally streamed on October 29, 2024

• Intro • Banjo Tooie added to Switch Online • Switch Online members get 3 free game trials • Switch online playtest info leaks • Analogue unveils the Analogue 3D • Odin 2 Portal • Valve not going to release Steam Deck successor yet • Spider-Man 2 DLC not happening • Microsoft pulls $1 Game Pass ahead of Black Ops 6 launch • Alan Wake 2 still 30fps on PS5 Pro • Bloober Team done making 'shitty' games • Guerilla Games done with Killzone • Mario & Luigi Brothership developer revealed • Prince of Persia Lost Crown team disbanded • Tweet of the Week • Q&A Originally streamed on October 22, 2024

• Intro • October 10th Pokémon Leak • Nintendo Asks Fans Not to Discuss Playtests Nintendo Museum Emulates Games on a Windows PC • Nintendo Reveals Alarmo • BACKLOG • Anbernic Announces a Wireless Controller • Ayn Odin 2 Portal • Steam Adds Licensing Disclaimer to Store Pages • Xbox Reveals Limited Edition Indiana Jones Xbox • Xbox Cloud Gaming to Let You Stream Your Own Games • Sony Announces PlayStation Concert • Payday 3 Devs Admit Launch Was Rough, Think It Can Be Saved • Bandai Namco Pressuring Staff to Quit • TWEET OF THE WEEK • Q&A Originally streamed on October 15, 2024