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This week Kat gushes over Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Aaron tries to pick apart the game to push her buttons, and Cameron reminisces about Dynasty Warriors.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-oscar-isaac-attached-to-star-in-metal-gear-solid-movie/1100-6485137/

This week Aaron talks about day one console sales, Cameron fan girls over Baby Yoda, and Kat talks about some Canadian something or other. From there the trio discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War; Cameron carries the team, Kat finally gets her knife, and Aaron looks pretty in the corner.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/toronto-police-issue-safety-alert-after-people-selling-e2-80-98popular-e2-80-99-gaming-consoles-robbed/ar-BB1b4JDt https://www.pcgamer.com/baby-yoda-joins-minecraft-in-new-star-wars-crossover/ https://screenrant.com/xbox-series-x-s-sales-launch-day-million/

This week Kat learns the rules of the internet, Aaron plays psychic and predicts the future of the Pikmin franchise, and Cameron learns that gettin' that juice ain't easy in this weeks review of Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/square-enixs-hd-gaming-unit-loses-63-million-after-marvels-avengers-launch/1100-6484203 https://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-season-2-halts-production-due-to-covid-outbreak-again/ https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/mass-effect-legendary-edition-brings-back-original-trilogy-in-2021/1100-6484191

This week Aaron and Kat spice things up with a dash of paprika as they welcome Cameron to the show! After putting him on display for the world to see, and Kat feeling like the awkward third wheel caught up in the middle of a Bromance, they get into a discussion about the next gen consoles. From there, Cameron gives his review on Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/14/21516928/sony-ps5-playstation-5-owners-record-listen-voice-chats-moderation-4-8-0-software-update https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-and-ps5-get-exclusive-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-mode/1100-6483705/ https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2020/10/Season-Six-The-Haunting-of-Verdansk

This week, Aaron and Kat are joined by a couple of grumpy old men, James and Jason. They discuss EA's latest cash grab, the new Monster Hunter World movie, and whether VR has a place in todays market. From there, the old men dominate the conversation in this weeks review of 'Star Wars: Squadrons'.

https://uploadvr.com/ea-star-wars-squadrons-dlc-oculus-quest-port/ https://www.ign.com/articles/monster-hunter-movie-setting-real-world-vs-video-game

This week, Kat fires Kaden and introduces him to his replacement, Aaron. After talking about a bit of gaming news, the three dive into their review of 'Forager'.

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/amazon-game-studios-cancels-crucible/ https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-ryzen-5000-price-increase/

This week on BGA, Kat and Kaden talk about a Breath of the Wild prequel, Among us 2 being cancelled, and an interesting piece of news about Baldur's Gate 3. From there they dive into their review of Hypnospace: Outlaw. https://www.zelda.com/hyrule-warriors/ https://www.pcgamer.com/among-us-2-cancelled-in-favour-of-ongoing-work-on-the-current-game/ https://www.pcgamer.com/yes-you-can-have-sex-in-baldurs-gate-3/

Kaden and Kat talk about a developer and their strange obsession with twins, Cyberpunk 2077’s PC system requirements, wizard beard mods, and a program that makes overclocking for Ryzen more simple. From there they jump headfirst into a Ratnado, in this weeks review of ‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’. https://www.pcgamer.com/dontnods-twin-mirror-gets-new-trailer-and-a-december-release-date/ https://www.pcgamer.com/with-this-wizard-beard-mod-theres-no-need-for-clothes-in-crusader-kings-3/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/clocktuner-for-ryzen-increases-efficiency-and-clock-speeds-of-zen-2-processors/ https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-pc-system-requirements/

Contains Spoilers. This week, Kaden talks about a new Borderlands’ D&D inspired tabletop RPG and fan-girls over NVIDIA’s new graphics cards… again, and Kat hogs the floor when reviewing this weeks game: “Tell Me Why”.

https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-fictional-joke-tabletop-rpg-will-soon-be-a-real-tabletop-rpg/

https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-will-kick-off-its-first-world-cup-tournament-in-summer-2021/

https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-rtx-3060-rumours-suggest-2080-performance-for-2060-cash/

https://www.tellmewhygame.com/

Before getting into their review of Remnant: From the Ashes, Kat gets excited about the announcement of another Witcher game, and Kaden fan-girls over NVIDIA’s new graphics cards.

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/71187/new-witcher-game-coming-after-cyberpunk-2077-cdpr-confirms/index.html

https://www.pcgamer.com/karaoke-livestream-game-twitch-sings-faces-the-final-curtain/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nvidia-reveals-rtx-3090-3080-3070-gpu-price-releas/1100-6481673/

After talking about new game characters, funny teams names, and standalone DLC’s, Kat and Kaden talk about ‘Kill It With Fire’; a game about murdering spiders with everything but the kitchen sink.

https://www.pcgamer.com/league-of-legends-next-champion-has-moves-like-a-capcom-spectacle-fighter/

https://www.dexerto.com/fall-guys/how-to-watch-50k-fall-guys-twitch-rivals-streams-schedule-1412078

https://www.pcgamer.com/time-loop-game-twelve-minutes-stars-daisy-ridley-james-mcavoy-and-willem-dafoe/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097200/Twelve_Minutes/

https://www.pcgamer.com/you-dont-need-to-own-doom-eternal-to-play-the-ancient-gods-part-one/

This week Kat does what she calls ‘rapid fire news’: Gollum in a toupee, Chernobyl Simulator, and an update on the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple. From there Kaden and Kat jump into their review of A Total War Saga: Troy, where Kaden explains all the good aspects of the game, and tells you about his ‘Big Boy Exploits’. 

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-24-ghost-of-tsushima-sold-1-9m-digital-units-in-july

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-24-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-given-more-hair-to-make-him-less-creepy

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-24-microsoft-files-statement-supporting-epic-games-against-apple

This week, Kaden and Kat discuss Epic Games’ feud with Apple, before diving into their review of League of Legends, or as Kat likes to call it, ‘LoL Chess’.

This week Kaden and Kat talk about Ryan Reynolds and his work with AbleGamers.org, and the potential TikTok ban in the U.S.A. They then get into their review of ‘Hellbound’, how its creator isn’t good at math, and how his Kickstarter raised over $40,000 just to produce…. well this. Kat also gives a brief update on ‘Old Gods Rising’.

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/news/ryan-reynolds-waives-speaking-fee-ablegamers-charity/

https://www.pcgamer.com/fall-guys-is-devolvers-biggest-launch-ever/

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-07/trump-banned-tiktok-and-wechat-are-video-games-next

This week, Austin and Kaden talk about Death Stranding, a new cinematic game by Hideo Kojima. As they both find out, they have to traverse this freaky Friday game between invisible ghost people, mason jar babies and figuring out why this game is considered social media multiplayer and a UPS simulator at the same time…

https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-has-been-making-it-tougher-to-use-vpns-to-get-cheap-games/

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-02-total-war-saga-troy-will-be-free-at-launch-on-the-epic-games-store

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week, BGA welcomes back Mr. Crowley for the long anticipated review of ‘Ghost of Tsushima’. Austin liked the pretty flowers, Kat liked the graphics , Kaden liked the variety of outfits, and Mr. Crowley liked everything else.

https://www.pcgamer.com/magic-the-gathering-arena-wont-get-cards-from-the-list-in-zendikar-rising/

https://kotaku.com/video-game-huds-used-to-be-cool-1843226429

https://www.pcgamer.com/amds-share-price-overtakes-intels-for-the-first-time-ever/

https://www.pcgamer.com/state-of-decay-3-announced-with-a-frosty-teaser-trailer/

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week, BGA reviews Old Gods Rising; Austin wishes the game would hold his hand and walk him through the objectives, Kaden’s feels so passionately about Bad Blood Studios that his blood pressure goes up, and Kat offers to consult on Bad Blood Studios next video game. *Contains Spoilers*

https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-henry-cavill-build-a-pc-very-seductively/

https://www.pcgamer.com/metacritic-implements-a-waiting-period-on-user-reviews-for-games/

https://www.ign.com/articles/under-sinking-ship-horror-game-pt-trailer

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week, Kat is away doing whatever Canadians do, so Kaden and Austin run the show! After discussing how Amazon is a terrible game developer/publisher, the duo talk about Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Kaden goes on more rants, and Austin talks about luring men into bathroom.

https://www.pcgamer.com/sony-invests-dollar250-million-into-epic-games/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-10/amazon-delays-next-video-game-half-a-year-after-latest-one-flops

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week, BGA discusses children spending WAY too much money on micro-transactions, allegations made against the president of EVO, and get to wash the taste of Dark Eye: Book of Heroes out of their mouths by reviewing a good game, ‘Predator: Hunting Grounds’.

https://www.pcgamer.com/evo-online-canceled-following-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-against-its-president/

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53272411

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-07-04-blizzard-outlines-plans-to-merge-its-less-populated-world-of-warcraft-servers-with-more-populated-ones

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week BGA reviews The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes, based on a German tabletop game ‘The Dark Eye’ that should have stayed just a tabletop game. But before Kaden, Kat, and Austin unanimously agree that this game sucks, they talk about some good ol’ gaming news.

https://www.pcgamer.com/crysis-remastered-gameplay-reveal-is-coming-on-july-1/

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/brainlab-picks-up-level-ex-maker-video-games-for-surgeons

https://www.greatwhiteandco.com/2020/06/harry-potter-rpg-leaks.html

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week on BGA we finally answer the question, does Kat hate first-person shooter’s because she is bad at them, or because she has no taste? But before we review the game Valorant, Kaden and Austin talk about Cyberpunk 2077 release date being postponed AGAIN, Valorant’s much needed surrender button, and Apple rejecting Facebooks gaming app for the fifth time.

https://www.gamesradar.com/cyberpunk-2077-delay-november/https://www.gamesradar.com/cyberpunk-2077-delay-november/

https://www.pcgamer.com/valorant-will-soon-let-players-surrender-early-in-a-match/

https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-has-banned-over-74000-world-of-warcraft-classic-accounts/

This week on BGA, Kat thinks the only exciting thing talked about is the New KFConsole, unless you agree with Kaden and Austin’s opinion on Gears Tactics.

https://www.pcgamer.com/divinity-original-sin-2-just-got-new-quests-new-loot-and-a-new-boss/

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week on BGA, Kaden, Austin and Kat talk about Steam Game Festival and EA Play Live being postponed, statistics nobody cares about, and Crucible removing two of its three game modes. From there they dive into their review of Minecraft Dungeons.

Steam Game Festival and EA Play Live Postponed
 <u>https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-game-festival-and-ea-play-live-have-been-postponed/</u>

Austin, new game beats contender

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/06/07/a-new-switch-game-has-unseated-animal-crossing-for-the-eshops-1-spot-after-three-months/#7f2c680ca2c8

Crucible is removing two of its three game modes

https://www.pcgamer.com/crucible-is-removing-two-of-its-three-game-modes/

https://creativebraincandy.com/shop/bga

This week the BGA crew dive into Amazon Games’ entry into the wide world of third person shooters as they review Crucible. Is it a worthy contender? Did the deep pockets of the online retail behemoth carve out a wedge they can expand into and knock down the likes of Blizzard and EA?

The answer is no. No, they didn’t.

Free Games with Prime
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amazon-prime-members-can-claim-5-more-free-games-s/1100-6477818/

E-Glasses
https://medicaldialogues.in/medicine/news/smart-e-glasses-new-wearable-device-to-monitor-health-and-video-games-66199

Summer Game-Fest

https://www.theverge.com/21254666/gaming-events-summer-game-fest-2020-e3-gamescom-digital-announcements

This week on BGA, Austin, Kaden, and Kat talk about AI PAC-MAN, COVID-19 Phishing, and Ghost of Tsushima news. From there they jump into their review of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

PAC-MAN Recreated with AI by NVIDIA Researchers:

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2020/05/22/gamegan-research-pacman-anniversary/?ncid=so-yout-74102#cid=_so-yout_en-us

Current Phishing Scam Offering Fake COVID-19 Stats

https://www.pcgamer.com/psa-terrible-people-are-running-a-phishing-campaign-with-fake-covid-19-stats/

Ghost of Tsushima’s huge map could take many hours to complete

https://www.techradar.com/news/ghost-of-tsushimas-huge-map-could-take-many-hours-to-complete

This week on BGA, Kaden, Kat, and Austin talk about Anthem developers trying to figure out what went wrong with the game, people being unhappy about Doom Eternal’s anti-cheat mode, and GTA V breaking the Epic Games store. From there they dive into their review of The Forest.

Anthem’s Team Trying to Learn From Their Mistakes?

https://www.pcgamer.com/anthem-developers-have-begun-trying-to-figure-out-what-went-wrong/

Doom Eternal releases kernel mode anti-cheat. Players aren’t happy.

https://www.pcgamer.com/people-are-extremely-unhappy-with-doom-eternals-kernel-mode-anti-cheat/

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/doom-eternal-anti-cheat-kernel-driver-is-safer-than-others-denuvo-says/

GTA V Broke the Epic Games Store

https://www.pcgamer.com/grand-theft-auto-5-giveaway-broke-the-epic-games-store/

This week, Austin Kaden and Kat talk about some interesting news articles, and some not so interesting, before diving into their review of this 4v4 multiplayer game, Bleeding Edge.

Xbox Series X Reveals Games Available Upon Release

Cyberpunk 2077 features customizable genitals 

https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-features-customizable-genitals/

Creator of one of the worst viruses ever finally fesses up 20 years later

https://www.pcgamer.com/creator-of-one-of-the-worst-viruses-ever-finally-fesses-up-20-years-later/

Playstation Store Indefinitely in China

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/05/playstation_store_suspended_indefinitely_in_china

How a video game is preparing my boyfriend and me for living together

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/11/love-bytes-how-a-videogame-is-preparing-my-boyfriend-and-me-for-living-together

This week on BGA, Austin, Kaden, and Kat talk about the Xbox Series X release, a new game that could help stop the spread of COVID-19, and a Summer Game Fest that is replacing E3. From there they dive into their review of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Xbox series x still set to launch on schedule, but games could be delayed

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/1/21243860/xbox-series-x-launch-release-date-timing-coronavirus-games-schedule

Let Summer Game Fest Begin!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/no-e3-video-game-industry-comes-together-launch-summer-game-fest-event-1292711

Very Well Timed Game release for Covid Lovers

This week on BGA, Jason and Mr. Crowley are back. Austin, Kaden, and Kat talk about some gaming news, then they all dive into the review for Final Fantasy VII. *Spoiler Alert Warning*

Kaden: Facebook Gaming is Finally here!

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-gaming-app-impressions/

Austin :Worlds Smallest Handheld gaming PC has a built-in Xbox controller

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-worlds-smallest-handheld-gaming-pc-has-a-built-in-xbox-controller/

Kat: Someone taught an AI to draw Penises after feeding it 25,000 doodles of penises

https://www.pcgamer.com/someone-taught-an-ai-to-draw-dicks-after-feeding-it-25000-doodles-of-penises/

Episode 100! This week, Austin, Kaden, and Kat talk about Facebook’s new gaming App announcement, Fortnite’s new season being postponed, and new game called Pope Simulator. From there they jump into their review of The Outer Worlds.

Facebook to introduce an App for Gaming

Epic Gams delays the release of Fortnite’s new season

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52289373

Pope Simulator promises a ‘realistic’ depiction of life as the Supreme Pontiff

https://www.pcgamer.com/pope-simulator-promises-a-realistic-depiction-of-life-as-the-supreme-pontiff/

This week on BGA Austin, Kaden, and Kat talk about what hardcore gamers might look like in 20 years, more Stadia news, and Steam being a Good Samaritan. Austin confuses Gene Simmons, Richard Simmons and Gene Richard, Kat struggles with math, and Kaden has to explain to Austin that Ori does not contain scenes of cannibalism. From there they dive into their review of Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Study predicts what gamers might look like in 20 years, and it’s not pretty.

https://nowthisnews.com/news/study-predicts-what-gamers-might-look-like-in-20-years-and-its-not-pretty

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2020/04/grotesque-model-hints-at-what-hardcore-gamers-could-look-like-in-20-years.html

Google is making Stadia Gaming Service FREE.

https://www.businessinsider.com/googles-stadia-gaming-service-free-how-to-get-it-2020-4

Total War Shogun 2 will be available for free from April 27th to May 1st

https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-shogun-2-is-going-to-be-free-to-keep-on-steam-for-a-limited-time/

This week, Kat, Kaden and Austin talk about all the fun gaming news resulting from COVID-19, and Amazons possible new cloud gaming platform. Their friendship is really put to the test when they discuss their opposing opinions in this weeks review of Doom: Eternal.

Mixer gives its streamers $100 to help them our during the pandemic

https://www.pcgamer.com/mixer-gives-its-streamers-dollar100-to-help-them-out-during-the-pandemic/

Amazon reportedly working on cloud gaming platform code-named Project Tempo

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-reportedly-working-on-cloud-gaming-platform-code-named-project-tempo/

The WHO is recommending video games as an effective way to stop the spread of COVID-19, on year after adding ‘gaming disorder’ to its list of addictive behaviors

https://www.businessinsider.com/who-video-games-coronavirus-pandemic-mental-health-disorder-2020-4

This week on Bad Gamers Anonymous we are joined by Aaron and James, the hosts of the Drunkenomics podcast. We discuss a small amount of gaming news before getting into our topic this week, COVID-19 and its impact on the gaming industry. We talk about pushed back release dates on video games and next gen consoles, conferences cancelled or put on hold, and whether or not internet speeds will survive in this time of increased activity.

300 GameStop Stores Permanantely Close

https://gamerant.com/gamestop-closing-stores-2020/?utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=GR-FB-P&utm_campaign=GR-FB-P

Online game could help find a cure?

https://fold.it/portal/node/2008963

Jason is back, for this episode anyways, and we couldn’t be happier! After a brief reunion, Kaden, Austin, Kat, and Jason discuss more stupid Twitch streamers, Game Stop finally closing, Kaden gives a breakdown on how video game piracy works (we do not advise this), Austin learns that May and March are not the same months, and Jason thinks we are reviewing State of Decay 3? From there we jump into our review of State of Decay 2, and talk about Kat’s struggling alcoholic leader.

Game stop closing all stores as of March 22

https://nintendoeverything.com/gamestop-closing-all-stores-as-of-march-22-due-to-coronavirus/

Bethesda Accidentally Leaves DRM free executable in Bethesda Launcher Files

https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-accidentally-left-a-denuvo-free-exe-in-doom-eternals-files/

Twitch Streamer suspended indefinitely over a coronavirus joke

https://www.pcgamer.com/twitch-streamer-kaceytron-has-been-suspended-indefinitely-over-a-coronavirus-joke/

This week, Kaden, Kat, and Austin talk about the Coronavirus and how it is affecting sports, as well as its impact on the Next Gen Consoles. They give their two cents on what games you should play while under quarantine, then talk about a new website where you can rent a ‘friend’ to play games with. They then dive into their review of Baldur’s Gate II.

The Suns Are Taking The Rest Of Their Regular Season To Twitch –https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2065973/the-suns-are-taking-the-rest-of-their-regular-season-to-twitch

What games to play while stuck inside

https://www.pcmag.com/news/10-insanely-long-games-for-your-coronavirus-quarantine

PS5 & Xbox Series X realease dates may be considered Coronavirus’ next victims

https://www.ccn.com/ps5-xbox-series-x-release-dates-may-be-coronavirus-next-victims/

A new site connects ‘Egirls’ with gamers – for a fee

https://www.wired.com/story/egirlgg-videogames-egirls-fee/

Baldur’s Gate 3 Reddit AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/fhk1u3/im_swen_vincke_creative_director_at_larian/

This week on BGA, we talk about guns, and more specifically how they can get you banned from Twitch, as well as how the Coronavirus is ruining video games, and more gaming news! Then we dive into our review of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Blaming Video Games for Violence is not scientifically sound https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/4/21164583/american-psychological-association-statement-on-violence-and-video-games

Corona Virus ruins video games for everyone https://time.com/5793862/coronavirus-video-games/

Stadia gives away three month trials to Chromecast owners https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21168471/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-chromecast-ultra-giveaway-promotion-subscription

I need this gaming bed https://www.pcgamer.com/japanese-gaming-bed/

Real guns can get you banned from Twitch, who knew? https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/twitch-streamer-suspended-after-accidentally-firing-real-gun-at-his-monitor/

This week on BGA, we discuss Borderlands 3’s new DLC, Rockstar Games rumours, Predator: Hunting Grounds Trial, GOG’s ‘Gamers-first’ refund policy and Doom Eternal. Then we dive into Journey to the Savage Planet.

Borderlands 3’s new DLC ‘Lovecraft’ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-3s-new-lovecraft-dlc-has-guns-gaige-an/1100-6474154/

Rockstar games being mysterious https://www.gamesradar.com/rockstar-games-is-updating-its-website-with-mysterious-new-imagery/

1000 FPS for Doom Eternal https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-eternal-can-do-1000-fps-if-youve-got-the-hardware-for-it/

Predator: Hunting Grounds Trial https://www.gamespot.com/articles/predator-hunting-grounds-to-get-a-trial-weekend-in/1100-6474234/

GOG’s ‘Gamers-first’ refund policy https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/developers-raise-concerns-over-gogs-new-refund-policy/

Bad Gamers Anonymous is back again this week with Jason, Kat, Austin and another new host, Kaden. After introducing himself, everyone dives into current gaming news where they discuss Sony being afraid of the Corona Virus and Stadia trying to stay relevant. From there, they discuss Borderlands 3.

Sony pulls out of PAX east – https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/02/no-playstation-for-pax-east-sony-backs-out-citing-coronavirus/

Stadia adds four SteamWorld games to its lineup – https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/21/21147010/google-stadia-games-steamworld-dig-2-heist-hand-of-gilgamech-lineup

You can cancel your stadia subscription and you won’t lost your paid games – https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/14/21136594/google-stadia-pro-subscription-free-trial-cancel-paid-games

Corona Virus ruining everyones fun – https://www.pcmag.com/news/valve-blames-coronavirus-for-far-fewer-index-vr-headsets

Bad Gamers Anonymous is back! After a brief hiatus, Jason introduces new hosts Bad Gamer Kat and Bad Gamer Austin. They then go straight into current gaming news where they discuss the upcoming next-get consoles, a new Half-Life game and Minecraft in Canadian classrooms. From there, they discuss the current state of Monster Hunter World and its new DLC, Iceborne.

The Playstation 5 may be pricier than first predicted. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-02-14-sony-struggling-to-lower-usd450-playstation-5-price-report-claims
https://gamerant.com/ps5-buy-hints-feature-patent/

Half life is back! https://gamerant.com/half-life-alyx-things-already-know-likely-possibilities/

The algorithms are coming Crowley. https://kotaku.com/steam-can-now-tell-you-what-to-play-next-1841674404

The Witcher is filming a little early, and the armor isn’t changing, nerds. https://gamerant.com/witcher-season-2-start-nilfgaard-armor/

GameStop hanging on by a thread. https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/14/21065964/gamestop-sales-down-holiday-quarter-revenue

Minecraft in Canadian classrooms. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-minecraft-education-1.5457213

Found in the depths of an abandoned warehouse, the lost Bad Gamers Anonymous episode surfaced but left no clues as to where the hosts, Bad Gamer Joe and Bad Gamer Jason, went after they did their E3 2019 recap and reviewed Warhammer: Chaosbane. If you have seen either host in the wild, please be cautious approaching them, as they may have reverted to a feral state.

Or they might ask to borrow money, one or the other. Approach with caution.

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Before Jason deep dives into Total War: Three Kingdoms, we discuss what we’ve been playing. SPOILER ALERT: Besides Total War: Three Kingdoms we’ve been playing terrible games; like, super-terrible. Then we move on to gaming news: EA’s full line-up at E3, is GamePass coming for PC, Hideo Kojima might be insane, finally getting some news on Square Enix/Crystal’s ‘Avengers,’ Pokemon watches you sleep, and lootboxes!!! Then Jason mispronounces fairly easy-to-pronounce Chinese names.

OUTSIDE RESOURCES:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-ea-play-stream-schedule-features-star-wars/1100-6467226/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/30/18645575/xbox-game-pass-pc-windows

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/29/18641438/death-stranding-release-date-ps4-e3-2019-trailer

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/before-marvels-avengers-e3-2019-reveal-first-game-/1100-6467260/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597w5a/pokemon-sleep-wants-to-gamify-your-dreams

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18644648/google-play-store-loot-box-disclosure-family-friendly-policy-changes

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We talk about tapping each other, repeatedly……………………………………………………………..in the Simpsons Tapped Out before moving on to talk about other dumpster fires. The Sonic move, Atari, loading times, and the WHO adding a “gaming disorder” to the ever growing list of non-real “disorders” all get discussed. Once we’re done droning on about the news, we get down to brass tacks and give our in-depth review of Bethesda’s Rage 2. Is it a dumpster fire, too? Listen and find out.

OUTSIDE LINKS:

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/24/18638635/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-delay-release-date-changes

https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/22/atari-vcs-details-classic-joystick-modern-controller/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvgkm/playstation-5-will-have-faster-loading-times

https://www.techradar.com/news/playdate-handheld-is-an-indie-powered-game-boy-for-the-21st-century

https://kotaku.com/gaming-disorder-now-a-recognized-illness-according-to-1835026321

https://www.gameinformer.com/rumor/2019/05/26/will-a-new-the-simpsons-game-be-announced-at-e3

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We welcome the illustrious Morgan McFly on this episode of Bad Gamers Anonymous. Morgan classes up the joint while Joe and Jason do their best to keep playing in the mud. We cover the Sony and Microsoft partnership, strange things in RDR2, the Epic Store debacle, crowdsourcing video games, and a whole slew of other gaming news. Then we get into the meat of the episode and pick Morgan’s brain on all that is Battle Royales. Why are they popular? Will they last? Why is Jason terrible at them? Why are we picking on Crowley when he’s still the producer and can type out these awesome show notes?

Special thank you to Morgan McFly for joining the other two yahoos for this episode. Follow her:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganmcfly23/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorganMcFly23

Twitch: twitch.tv/morganmcfly

OUTSIDE SOURCES:

https://kotaku.com/microsoft-and-sony-announce-vague-cloud-gaming-partners-1834821006

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-05-19-red-dead-online-players-find-mass-grave-of-dead-horses

https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/18/epic-games-store-mega-sale-causes-developers-to-raise-prices-temporarily-delist-games

https://gamedaily.biz/article/846/fig-announces-new-open-ended-funding-option-for-indie-game-developers

https://www.polygon.com/mobile/2019/5/17/18629569/elder-scrolls-blades-release-date-ios-android-update-patch-gems-unlock-times

https://www.polygon.com/pc/2019/5/17/18629816/game-of-thrones-starbucks-cup-skyrim-mod-pc-download-skylands-coffee

https://www.techradar.com/sg/news/valves-steam-link-app-is-now-on-ios-one-year-after-apple-rejected-it

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In this episode of BGA, we discuss the government’s fixation with loot boxes, Crowley’s fixation with SWTOR, Sony’s idiotic attempt at copying Nintendo Direct, and the labor issue in gaming (it’s a good thing Crowley isn’t here for this one, because he’d explain to us and you, the listener, why we’re both wrong). We talk a bit about why Randy Pitchford is insane before we review The Hand of Gilgamech!

Outside Sources:

https://www.wired.com/story/videogame-legislation-loot-boxes/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/8/18537481/elder-scrolls-plagiarism-elsweyr-dungeons-and-dragons

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-ps4-state-of-play-news-roundup-everything-ann/1100-6466735/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18534477/riot-employees-walkout-forced-arbitration-workplace-culture

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/12/18616643/apex-legends-cheating-piggy-backing-bans-update-patch

https://screenrant.com/borderlands-3-microtransactions-randy-pitchford/

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/indie_game_removed_from_switch_eshop_after_dev_reveals_it_contains_a_hidden_code_editor

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Crowley returns as Joe is out this week. With Crowley back in the driver’s seat, we discuss all the news that nobody cares about. What news segment would be complete without Crowley baggin’ on Kotaku and Sea of Thieves at the same time!! It’s good to be back…for just this episode. Once Jason and Crowley are done with the news, we deep dive into why Hollywood can’t make a good video game movie. This list is awful.

OUTSIDE SOURCES:

https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/03/bioware-recommits-to-anthem-as-rumors-swirl-about-dragon-age-taking-priority

https://www.gamesradar.com/respawn-confirms-star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-gameplay-will-be-shown-at-ea-play/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/iraq-government-bans-computer-games-including-pubg-190505093722737.html

https://kotaku.com/sea-of-thieves-new-arena-mode-is-all-the-good-and-bad-1834515034

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This week, we dive into the what the future of gaming looks like, but not before we discuss what we’re playing and cover a ton of gaming news. In news, we discuss how Nintendo Labo makes you throw up (how is this news?), Cox Cable squeezing more money out of PC players, people frivolously suing Epic, and Gamestop’s demise. We then jump into what we know about the next gen Playstation and Microsoft consoles, and even talk a little about Switch minis.

OUTSIDE SOURCES:

https://www.pcgamer.com/analyst-predicts-20m-people-will-abandon-gaming-pcs-for-checks-notes-tv-gaming-platforms/

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/hands_on_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_vr_made_us_want_to_puke

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/04/cox-internet-now-charges-15-extra-for-faster-access-to-online-game-servers/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/25/18516306/fortnite-epic-games-phone-it-in-saxophone-emote-lawsuit-leo-pellegrino-likeness

https://www.slashgear.com/epic-challenges-steam-to-pay-devs-more-with-pc-exclusives-on-the-line-25574762/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/16/18411237/gamestop-returns-trade-in-credit-days-gone-ps4

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/26/borderlands-3-gameplay-reveal-live-schedule-and-livestream-times

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-5-details-revealed-ps5-specs-psvr-supp/1100-6466281/

https://www.inverse.com/article/55122-ps5-sony-vr-headset-playstation-5

https://www.t3.com/features/microsoft-next-xbox-scarlett

https://www.ibtimes.com/microsofts-next-gen-console-more-powerful-playstation-5-2787314

https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-scarlett

https://www.imore.com/nintendo-switch-mini-everything-we-know-so-far