The Bobby Blackwolf Show - November 2, 2025
I did get the Hallmark Xbox 360 ornament, and it does not red ring.
Digital Eclipse's Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is out, and while the documentary is great, it isn't the main focus, and apparently the online play is falling very short of expectations.
Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a pirate who streamed leaked games.
Nintendo has lost a patent claim in Japan that it was using to go against Palworld - for now.
Then we talk to Rob about Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection and Dragon Quest I+II HD-2D Remake.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 26, 2025
25 years ago today, the PlayStation 2 launched in the US. I recount my lonely camping out at a local store that nobody knew had PS2's, only to get a PS2 that didn't work.
Once Upon A Katamari is a new entry in my favorite game series, and reviewers love it but there's an aspect of it I'm not as much a fan of.
Microsoft has told the Xbox division that they must make 30% profit margins, something that no game company has been able to do. This explains why Xbox has made the decisions they have made for the past year.
Then we talk about how Microsoft has opted all users of the Xbox Game Bar on PC into a Microsoft Copilot feature that periodically takes screenshots of your gameplay and sends it to their AI for learning - even if it's a game you're developing and under NDA.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 19, 2025
I spend a lot of time in this episode telling you about Blippo+, the FMV art project originally on the Playdate console but now on Steam and Switch. It's not for everybody, but it might be for you...
But first, we talk a little bit about my time with a (company owned) Meta Quest 3 VR headset, and why I'm still being a sucker and buying the Nintendo Switch Online's Virtual Boy plastic case.
Atari has announced an Intellivision console that will actually ship - the Intellivision Spirit - with 45 games. No cartridge port, though.
Then we talk to Rob about TRON: Ares (we haven't seen it yet) and the Intellivision Spirit.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 12, 2025
I give my early impressions of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles after revisiting it for the first time in decades.
Microsoft has stated that they are still committed to making traditional consoles.
Nintendo has sued a moderator of a Switch piracy subreddit.
Then we talk to Rob about Tron: Ares and the upcoming final episode of Orange Lounge Radio.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - October 5, 2025
EA is being purchased by private investors in 2027, and will immediately be saddled with $20billion worth of debt when the deal closes. (EA made $7.5billion in revenue in 2025.)
There is a vulnerability in all games using the Unity Runtime released since 2017, so all of those games must be patched before some systems will be allowed to run them.
Microsoft has changed up the Xbox Game Pass system to incur higher prices, meaning it is no longer the best deal in gaming.
Then we talk to Rob about Game Pass and why it might be a failing of Xbox leadership.
