The Bobby Blackwolf Show - March 15, 2026
We do start talking about retro computing with the Commodore 64 Ultimate - especially navigating BBS's in 2026 and how they differ from the standard internet we are used to today.
"Major Nelson" Larry Hryb, formerly of Xbox and Unity, has joined Commodore as a Community Development Advisor.
Zen Studios announced that their line of Zen Pinball software is being renamed, and that World Cup Soccer is being delisted at the end of March.
EA has laid off a number of developers that worked on Battlefield 6 despite it breaking records - reportedly because it didn't break the records by enough.
Then we talk to Jamie from OLR about why you should play World Cup Soccer Pinball.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - March 8, 2026
I finally got my Commodore 64 Ultimate Starlight Edition! It's probably the best thing I'll buy all year, but it might not be for you.
Valve say that the Steam Machine is still coming this year, just a little bit later than they had hoped.
Nintendo is suing the US Government over the 2025 tariffs that affected the Switch 2 launch.
Then we talk to Jamie about FPGA based recreations of retro hardware.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - March 1, 2026
The Muppet*Vision 3D experience from the Disney parks is coming to the Apple Vision Pro - and other VR devices.
A game archival site is going to go offline because it cannot afford to stay online due to various factors including the increasing cost of RAM and storage due to the global AI infrastructure roll-out.
The State of New York is suing Valve over their use of loot boxes, possibly hoping to set a legal precedent to go after larger corporations with deeper pockets and better lawyers.
Then we talk to Jamie from OLR about loot boxes and the "gaming" industry.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - February 22, 2026
I was at Dice & Diversions and played a bunch of board games, and I talk about two of them - Magical Athlete, and Draft & Write Records.
The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack's Virtual Boy collection has released, and I did buy the $100 piece of plastic to get the headaches I remember.
There was a shakeup at Xbox - CEO Phil Spencer retired, President Sarah Bond resigned, and Asha Sharma, a former AI executive, is now CEO.
Then we talk to Jamie about the Xbox shakeup and how we can be cautiously optimistic - IF they learn from their mistakes.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - February 15, 2026
At the Sony State of Play, there was a new Digital Eclipse collection released for Rayman's 30th Anniversary - and I didn't get it on launch, going back on my word that their collections were now day one purchases.
Steam Decks are now out of stock and Valve doesn't know when they'll be able to manufacture more. This is most likely because of the RAM shortage because AI companies have already ordered more RAM than factories can produce right now.
Because of this, the Steam Machine and Steam Frame are also delayed and will not launch in the first quarter of 2026 like originally announced.
Riot Games has laid off the majority of the team that built 2KXO two weeks after the game left early access. What is the actual plan for live service games to keep their teams after releasing the core product?
Then we talk to Jamie at OLR about the new Stern Pinball release - Pokemon.
