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.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - February 1, 2026
I spend the first part of the show excited about my Commodore 64 Ultimate shipping this month and talk about my favorite C64 game as a kid that most people had never heard of - Agent USA. (It wasn't that great.)
There is a class action lawsuit in the UK against Valve over their 30% fee on every transaction, and I explain why Valve is the target right now and not any of the other storefronts that also have a 30% fee.
Sony has patented a controller that has movable buttons on a touchscreen, and I talk about why it will be great as an option, but not a replacement for tactile buttons.
Then we talk to OLR about accessible controllers.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show - January 25, 2026
Dice and Diversions, a tabletop/board gaming convention in Atlanta, has been postponed to February due to the ice storm.
Forza Horizon 6 was shown off on the Xbox Developer Direct, but no, you will not be flying a Gundam.
I got the PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter, and getting the controllers to work over Bluetooth was a multi-day struggle.
A VR mod for Cyberpunk 2077 was removed due to CD Projekt Red not allowing the modder to charge money for it.
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays seven others in order to concentrate on what they think players want.
Then we talk to OLR about the Cyberpunk 2077 mod and about launching the second season of the long running podcast.
