The Bobby Blackwolf Show - May 15, 2022
The best selling console game in the world - EA Sports FIFA - is getting rebranded to EA Sports FC in 2023.
FIFA says that the only reason the game is good is because of their name on the box, and not the software inside.
A composer for Street Fighter 5 gave some insight on the future of a character, but now says that he was giving a hypothetical opinion on a livestream he promoted as "ask me about my work on Street Fighter" and, even though he said he had sources, he actually didn't have any sources.
Then we talk to Rob about how the video game industry is actually quite small and networking is key.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - May 8, 2022
I've been once again selected as a host for Summer Games Done Quick - this time IN PERSON!
Square Enix has sold Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal to Embracer Group for only $300 million.
Embracer Group is the Sweidsh version of Tencent - they have made a ton of purchases in the last few months.
Square Enix claims they sold these studios so they could concentrate on other moneymaking technologies.
Nvidia has been fined by the SEC for misleading investors over how many of their gaming GPUs were being sold to non-gamers.
We talk about a viewer comment about Nintendo not doing a good enough job preserving third party Nintendo titles.
Then we talk to Rob about Square Enix's sale and their reasoning.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - May 1, 2022
There's a real expensive Final Fantasy VI statue of Terra riding Magitek Armor for sale, and even the series creator thinks its a bit too much.
Sony is temporarily disabling the redemption of pre-paid PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now cards to prevent stacking.
Twitch reportedly is seeking to change the terms of their Partnership agreement which will negatively affect the incomes of many streamers.
Then we talk to Rob about the collectibles market.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - April 24, 2022
Happy Anniversary to us at the Voice of Geeks Network! We soft launched as an internet radio station in April of 2012.
In response to Microsoft, Sony has started looking into creating an ad delivery service for free-to-play titles. Right now, it's not as nefarious as it might wind up being.
Apple has informed iOS developers that they will remove their games from the App Store if they don't update their finished games once every two years.
We talk about old podcasts and the old Friday Night Gaming video podcast I did for two years, where the audio archives are still available.
Then we talk to Rob about PAX East and other events finally returning.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - April 17, 2022
The issue reported last week about the PSOne Classics expiring on PS3 and Vita have been fixed, but you won't find any gaming news outlets reporting on it.
Microsoft is investigating launching an in-game ad service that developers can use for free-to-play titles.
No Man's Sky has launched a new update - the Outlaws Update - which overhauls ship combat and makes their mellow exploration game more dangerous.
It has made me - and many others - not want to play anymore because of the new danger.
Then we talk to Rob about No Man's Sky and Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch.
