Episodios

  • 973 - 03/29/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PS5 Price Increase, Fortnite Devs Laid Off

    973 - 03/29/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PS5 Price Increase, Fortnite Devs Laid Off
    Apr 14 2026
    EverQuest Legends has been announced - a version of EverQuest that goes back to 1999 but adds features to allow the entire game to be soloable. Sony is increasing the PS5 price by $100 to $150 due to the AI infrastructure roll out taking all of the RAM and storage away from consumer products. Epic Games lays off 1000 Fortnite developers, including leads who were influential in Fortnite's continued success, because their legal fights with Apple and Google took more money than they thought. Then we talk to Jamie from OLR about our desired nostalgia bait.
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    58 m
  • 972 - 03/22/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator Impressions, DLSS 5 Reactions

    972 - 03/22/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator Impressions, DLSS 5 Reactions
    Apr 7 2026
    My first job was at Blockbuster Video, so I had to try Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator. The Metaverse is no longer in VR - according to Meta - they are moving Horizon Worlds off of VR and onto mobile. Nvidia announced DLSS 5 and a vocal part of the internet rallied against it...but what about the majority that aren't terminally online? Bethesda reacted to the reactions and said they would be looking at the tech more before implementing it. Then we talk to DarkSakura about generative AI and where it might be able to be used ethically.
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    1 h y 7 m
  • 971 - 03/15/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA Lays Off Battlefield 6 Developers Despite Record Breaking Sales

    971 - 03/15/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA Lays Off Battlefield 6 Developers Despite Record Breaking Sales
    Mar 29 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.
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    58 m
  • 970 - 03/08/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Commodore 64 Ultimate Impressions

    970 - 03/08/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Commodore 64 Ultimate Impressions
    Mar 19 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.
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    1 h y 7 m
  • 969 - 03/01/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Valve Sued Over Loot Boxes, RAM And Storage Shortage Claims Another Victim

    969 - 03/01/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Valve Sued Over Loot Boxes, RAM And Storage Shortage Claims Another Victim
    Mar 9 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.
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    58 m
  • 968 - 02/22/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Leadership Shakeup, NSO Virtual Boy Impressions

    968 - 02/22/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Leadership Shakeup, NSO Virtual Boy Impressions
    Mar 2 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.
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    1 h y 4 m
  • 967 - 02/15/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Steam Decks out of stock, AI-induced RAM shortage to blame?

    967 - 02/15/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Steam Decks out of stock, AI-induced RAM shortage to blame?
    Feb 23 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.
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    1 h y 4 m
  • 966 - 02/01/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - UK Class Action Lawsuit Against Valve, Sony's Touchscreen Controller Patent

    966 - 02/01/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - UK Class Action Lawsuit Against Valve, Sony's Touchscreen Controller Patent
    Feb 8 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.
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    53 m