Gaming Episodes

Gaming news and rumors, including the latest games and developments on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Twitch, and more.
March 3, 2022

Thu. 03/03 – Epic Buys Bandcamp; Amazon Retrenches From Physical Retail

The story of the young Ukrainian Minister who has bent the conscience of western tech companies, and coordinated the reachout to crypto. Is regulation coming for NFTs? Epic Games acquired Bandcamp. Amazon pulls back from its…
March 1, 2022

Tue. 03/01 – Uber “Explore”

Crypto exchanges stick to their crypto ethos over the Ukraine War situation. A new, super crazy alleged Chinese backdoor hack. Uber adds new ways to buy concert tickets and book restaurants in its app. Amazon launches its Lu…
Feb. 22, 2022

Tue. 02/22 – The Original (DAO) Sin Solved?

Has the mystery of the original The DAO controversy been solved? We finally have Sony’s new PlayStation VR2 design. Crypto exchange FTX makes a big move into gaming. Datapoints suggesting remote work is here to stay. And a r…
Dec. 4, 2021

(TWTR SPC) Jack Dorsey, Halo Infinite And Foldable Phones

Mulling over the whole legacy of Jack Dorsey and name changes for tech companies in general. The weird way gaming is changing right now (see: Halo Infinite). And are foldable phones ready for the big time? With Bloomberg's @…
Oct. 6, 2021

Wed. 10/06 – ALL Of Twitch Leaked?

The entirety of Twitch has allegedly been leaked. Like, everything from the source code to a creator payout spreadsheet. Snap gears up in the creator economy platform wars. Some AirPods gain Find My Support. The SEC says it …
July 15, 2021

Thu. 07/15 – Oh Yeah. It Definitely Looks Like Netflix Is Getting Into Gaming.

Netflix hires a big name gaming executive. Twitter retires Fleets. Facebook wants to make it rain for creators. TSMC says the chip shortage is starting to ease. Amazon launches serialized storytelling. And one of the biggest…
July 6, 2021

Tue. 07/06 – New Nintendo Switch (Finally/Kinda)

Nintendo finally announces the new Switch, but how new is it really? What the heck is happening with Didi and China? REvil strikes again, and what that might mean for the hacking situation going forward. And on a day of big …
May 27, 2021

Thu. 05/27 – Upgraded Nintendo Switch Imminent

An upgraded Nintendo Switch is maybe days away from being announced. Twitter Spaces can now happen on the desktop. The behind the scenes details of the MGM buy. Snowflake has left Silicon Valley for… checks notes… Montana. A…
May 10, 2021

Mon. 05/10 – No PlayStation For Me Until 2023?

Sony warns that it might be literal years before I can finally win one of those PlayStation 5 sales windows on Walmart.com. The big ransomware attack that threatened fuel supply on the US East Coast, and the hackers allegedl…
March 11, 2021

Thu. 03/11 – The Roblox Debut

Roblox’s public market debut and why people are so excited about it. Twitter to open up spaces to everyone next month. An Apple silicon friendly version of Photoshop sports so eyebrow raising performance gains. Are iPhones a…
Feb. 20, 2021

(Bonus) The State Of VR Right Now

As mentioned, for my birthday this year I got my first VR rig, an Occulus Quest 2 because if an Apple AR/VR thingy is coming, if Facebook continues to invest in VR, then I figured it was time to, you know, not be functionall…
Guest: Kyle Hilliard
Feb. 2, 2021

Tue. 02/02 – Ok, But Is Stadia Long For This World?

Google is getting out of the game development business, but is it getting out of the Stadia business or just pivoting to infrastructure? Apple acknowledges that Covid has basically hobbled Face ID. Uber gets into the liquor …
Dec. 16, 2020

Wed. 12/16 – Google’s Stadia Arrives on iOS and iPadOS In Beta

Day three of the SolarWinds hack fallout sees major investors unloading stock at a suspicious time. M1 chip support comes to some major apps. Periscope joins the Deadpool. Bitcoin crosses $20k. An AirPods Max review. And wha…
Oct. 15, 2020

Thu. 10/15 – Xbox Series X Preview

It’s hardware review Thursday! Reviews of the Xbox Series X, Google Pixel 5 AND 4a 5G. SOME of the new iPhones are getting extra RAM. Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time and what that coul…
Sept. 25, 2020

Fri. 09/25 – Amazon Announces The Luna Cloud Gaming Service

All the headlines from Amazon’s hardware event. New Echo devices. Amazon is getting into cloud gaming with Luna. And ring has a literal drone that will fly around the inside of your house for the purposes of sentry duty. Int…