The Bobby Blackwolf Show - August 24, 2025
I will be at Dragon Con in Atlanta on Labor Day Weekend, moderating Dragon Con's first ever Speedrun Showcase, speaking with the Dad of Boy himself Christopher Judge, and moderating a panel with the cast of SYFY's The Magicians! (Sadly, the Mortal Kombat panel was dropped from the schedule the day after this was recorded!)
Sony has raised the price of all models of the PS5 by $50 in the USA due to the tariffs.
Gamestop made a PR move saying they would cover the difference if you traded in a last gen console - but that deal was only for 24 hours.
Steam now calculates the review score based on reviews in your spoken language to prevent review bombing from other territories - but they give you the option to go back to including all reviews.
Then we talk about games that people were excited for at Gamescom, and to Rob about Dragon Con.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - August 17, 2025
I will be at Dragon Con on Labor Day weekend - and I couldn't talk about my schedule as we were recording, but its out now if you go look.
Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development team successfully formed a union!
Gamescom is bigger than it ever has been before, and it's a model that ESA should have tried with E3.
Then we talk more about Dragon Con and why it's different than other conventions.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - August 10, 2025
Sony has announced that the PS5 has sold over 80 million units, which is better than anyone expected.
Sony also said that live service games were not going so great, but they are pushing ahead with their plans.
Nintendo has denied speedrunning marathon RTA In Japan permission to showcase any Nintendo games.
Then we talk to Rob about UFO 50 and Nintendo's survey about why people like physical games (and did not offer my reason as an option!)
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - August 3, 2025
We first hear from a viewer about the Microsoft Movies & TV store going away and why they are particularly disappointed in its removal.
Itch.io is currently seeking new payment processors to replace the ones who are forcing content guidelines on their service.
Itch.io has started to reindex free content that they originally pulled, since you don't need a payment processor to distribute that content.
Nintendo is raising hardware prices of OG Switch hardware and some Switch 2 accessories, but not that of the Switch 2 - yet.
Then we talk with Rob about how ESPN8: The Ocho should feature speedrunning and why we think esports hasn't really broken into the mainstream despite valiant efforts by the industry.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - July 27, 2025
July 24, 2005 was when the first episode of this podcast was broadcast live via Shoutcast internet radio, so we spend some time looking at how the last 20 years have been with this show.
Itch.io has deindexed every title that had sensitive content on its storefront, in response to payment processors who have given in to very small activist groups.
Xbox has announced that some titles that were going to be $80 will now be $70 instead.
Then we talk to Rob about 20 years in podcasting and $80 titles going away - for now.
