Show Notes Gaming critic TotalBiscuit passes away at 33. (http://bit.ly/2LPvAxt) Sony: Next PlayStation is at least three years off. (http://bit.ly/2LOlltf) Pokémon’s first Switch game launches in November, connects to Pokémon Go. (http://bit.ly/2LNEzzl) One hundred meeeeellion dollars: Epic dumps serious cash into Fortnite esports. (http://bit.ly/…

Show Notes Sources say that Nintendo is not planning a 'Switch 2.0,' will get by on peripherals. (http://bit.ly/2FKe0Zg) Nintendo: letting our fans review video games might not be a good idea [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2FJswR7) ESRB defends “fun” loot boxes as it starts labeling all “in-game purchases” [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2FKe9fg) Can gaming’s…

For this special edition of Press Any Key Podcast co-hosts Mike and Conner chat with special guests from indie developer Multivarious Games. Cody, the producer and lead game designer and Bria, narrative designer and community manager, joined us to talk about No Mercy, their studio's upcoming story-driven brawler expected to launch on Steam later th…

Show Notes The legislative fight over loot boxes expands to Washington state. (http://bit.ly/2GAjtSt) Xbox Game Pass Expands to Include New Releases from Microsoft Studios. (http://bit.ly/2GClwWe) Mad Catz, maker of gaming peripherals, is back from the dead. (http://cnet.co/2Gz5Q5X) Nintendo’s Labo playset slaps the Switch into build-your-own cardb…

Show Notes PSA Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is free to download on PC through December 18. (http://bit.ly/2CdmR3x) Sony is discounting PlayStation VR to $200 for the holidays. (http://bit.ly/2CgshuL) Topics Loot boxes may not return to Star Wars: Battlefront II. (http://bit.ly/2CdHlZX) Putting Nintendo Switch’s 10 million sales in context. (http…

Show Notes PSA It appears Assassin's Creed Origins is getting a Chocobo mount. (http://bit.ly/2zWxJBh) Ubisoft is handing out Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and World in Conflict on PC. (http://bit.ly/2zUVyJG) Topics Nintendo brings HD Wii games to China’s Nvidia Shield—is Switch next? [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2zUfyMu) How does Nintendo’s mobile …

Show Notes Topics The McLaren Formula 1 team just hired the World’s Fastest Gamer. (http://bit.ly/2zt9Kxx) After fan outcry, EA kicks real-money purchases out of Battlefront II. (http://bit.ly/2zsoQmB) (Update) The Belgium Gaming Commission has declared loot boxes as gambling. (http://bit.ly/2zt9SNx) Did Disney push for EA’s Battlefront microtransa…

Show Notes Sony comes to Paris with tons of PlayStation announcements, new footage. (http://bit.ly/2ylGN69) Ubisoft says DRM isn’t the reason Assassin’s Creed: Origins pushes CPUs. (http://bit.ly/2ymGWWX) EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games. (http://bit.ly/2ylXJtc) Nintendo promises improved Switch availability for holiday sea…

Topics 21 years later, original developer works to fix 16-bit Sonic. (http://bit.ly/2kZmGEq) Super Nt is a $190 FPGA, HDMI SNES (and probably other acronyms). (http://bit.ly/2kX3RBE) Tekken producer claims that fighting game fans don't use tutorials. (http://bit.ly/2kYWidT) So, IGN acquired Humble Bundle. (http://bit.ly/2l0igx2) Activision Patents …

Show Notes PSA Oculus Rift sees permanent price drop: $399 with Touch controllers. (http://bit.ly/2xBNWi1) Topics Zuckerberg announces $199 Oculus Go as “sweet spot” standalone VR headset. (http://bit.ly/2xAu0vT) Valve announces the first big SteamVR 2.0 feature: waaay more space. (http://bit.ly/2xBeal0) Xbox chief says Sony won’t allow cross-platf…

Show Notes PSA Take the plunge on that PS4 Pro with Sony's new 'PlayStation Credit Card'. (http://bit.ly/2kW9ro0) Fallout 1 celebrates 20th anniversary, is now totally free to own on Steam. (http://bit.ly/2kSgDBo) Topics Nintendo no longer welcoming YouTube livestreams of its games. (http://bit.ly/2kVyO9q) Loot boxes have reached a new low with For…

Show Notes Update Shadow of War's controversial charity DLC is now free. (http://bit.ly/2ya125V) Topics Hidden Switch game is actually a tribute to former Nintendo president [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2y8J9o7) Fortnite devs inadvertently prove cross-console play is possible [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2ya6fuG) Phil Spencer is movin' on up at Microsoft…

Show Notes PSA Ukiyo-e Heroes: Boss Fights. (http://kck.st/2xA5ZFj) Sega Dreamcast: Collected Works. (http://kck.st/2xzmOQP) Topics Nintendo fixes a major problem with Switch in-game chat service. (http://bit.ly/2xB1tGM) Nintendo likes money again, bringing back NES Classic Edition “next summer”. (http://bit.ly/2xyWG8F) Nintendo: Super NES Classic …

Show Notes One developer is attempting to archive the entirety of Miiverse. (http://bit.ly/2j5kdaw) (Update) Shadow of War DLC honours developer who passed away. (http://bit.ly/2j2IHkw) Pokémon Boss Thought The Switch Was Going To Be A Failure. (http://bit.ly/2j2ILkg) Steam's Haphazard Sex Games Policies Hit Another Game. (http://bit.ly/2j4GuoN) W.…

Show Notes Why don’t you make your own Half-Life 3 if you’re so smart?(http://bit.ly/2wjW0BI) Potential Half-Life 3 plot outed by series writer Marc Laidlaw. (http://bit.ly/2wjPQlk) Asus’ Windows Mixed Reality headset is priced on the steep side. (http://bit.ly/2wjztVP) SteamVR games coming to Microsoft’s $299 VR platform. (http://bit.ly/2wjZp3L) G…

PSA Battle.net is called Battle.net again, just like it always was. (http://bit.ly/2vFaADT) Topics Blizzard is once again resurrecting Warcraft III with updates over a decade on. (http://bit.ly/2vF0X84) Elon Musk’s Dota 2 AI beats the professionals at their own game. (http://bit.ly/2vESSQJ) The Secret World Is Getting A TV Series. (http://bit.ly/2v…

Show Notes PSA It’s Dota 2 time: Y‘all should watch The International. (http://bit.ly/2wvoW82) Nintendo World Championships 2017 coming to New York this October. (http://bit.ly/2wvUQBd) Follow Up AM2R developer gets hired at Moon Studios. (http://bit.ly/2wvA0lI) Definite Topics Valve announces Artifact, a Dota-themed digital card game. (http://bit.…

Show Notes PSA For the first time in years, GameStop will open its doors on Thanksgiving. (http://bit.ly/2w3UIss) The SNES Classic will be available for pre-order in late August. (http://bit.ly/2w40v1q) Topics Injustice 2 is releasing gold shaders to help fund the tournament scene. (http://bit.ly/2w4d3pB) Niantic cancels European Pokémon Go gatheri…

Show Notes PSA Humble Telltale Bundle. (http://bit.ly/2uEkfu9) The International 2017's Record-Breaking Prize Pool: $20 Million and Counting. (http://bit.ly/2uECBLq) Mass Effect: Andromeda now has a 10 hour trial. (http://bit.ly/2uEmFcl) Topics Oculus’ next step? A $200, untracked wireless headset for next year [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2uExPNV) Mo…

Show Notes PSA Oculus cuts Rift price for second time this year, now $399 with Touch [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2u78psd) Topics PlayStation Now updated with PS4 game support—and a hint at its future. (http://bit.ly/2u7umrb) Oddworld creator calls out Nintendo's third party support, says Switch has 'no hope'. (http://bit.ly/2u74StY) Study: Lumosity b…

Show Notes PSA Amazon UK is altering the deal on SNES Classic pre-orders. (http://bit.ly/2tNsy6n) Topics A year in, millions still play Pokémon Go (and will likely attend its festival). (http://bit.ly/2tOb61L) Halo-inspired fan-game gets conditional thumbs up from Microsoft. (http://bit.ly/2tNY5p0) StarCraft Remastered devs unveil price, explain ho…

Show Notes Follow Up Single-player modding returns to GTA V after publisher takedown. (http://bit.ly/2ufyClg) Definite Topics Fears of limited SNES Classic supply lead to 150% online resale markup. (http://bit.ly/2ufbeEz) Plug-and-play SNES Classic coming Sept. 29 for $80 with two controllers [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2ufdewv) Valve tries to one-up…

Show Notes Konami reportedly blacklisting ex-employees across Japanese video game industry. (http://bit.ly/2sMfttN) Microsoft’s Spencer: Xbox One X is not the console “most people will buy”. (http://bit.ly/2sMieLC) W.T.F Dream Daddy is a hot dad-on-dad dating sim from Game Grumps. (http://bit.ly/2sLVA5W) What? Atari is working on a new console. (ht…

PSA Ubisoft's Metroidvania game Outland is free on Steam for the next two days. (http://bit.ly/2shli2v) Show Notes Fig CEO talks about the future of crowdfunding and a little Shenmue 3. (http://bit.ly/2shhtdH) Want to get your game on Steam? $100 is all you need [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2shFAbU) Xbox One users largely ignore backward-compatible Xb…

Show Notes Far Cry 5 takes series to deadliest land of all: Disenfranchised America. (http://bit.ly/2rSHKif) Google announces untethered, fully tracked, standalone VR headsets. (http://bit.ly/2qyP1j1) The Witcher coming to Netflix as a TV series. (http://bit.ly/2qyG49K) Steam tries to shut down “fake” games that abuse Trading Card system. (http://b…

PSA Phantom Dust's Remaster Out Tomorrow, Will Be Free. (http://bit.ly/2pU1Jbe) Follow Up Blizzard broadly disputes report of $20M entrance fee to its Overwatch League. (http://bit.ly/2pUjYNw) Show Notes ZeniMax sues Samsung over Gear VR tech. (http://bit.ly/2pUdgHx) Alan Wake will be removed from digital stores after this weekend. (http://bit.ly/2…

Show Notes Arcade group promises ticket and claw games will no longer be “rigged”. (http://bit.ly/2pxcIrr) Four Pro Gaming Teams Drop Overwatch In One Week. (http://bit.ly/2pxiQjE) Prey developer: Go ahead, use Steam refunds to demo our game. (http://bit.ly/2pwXwed) Users request nearly 50,000 Steam refunds per day. (http://bit.ly/2pxnZIo) W.T.F Me…

Show Notes Nintendo figured 2.3 million NES Classics was enough (it wasn’t) (http://bit.ly/2qKbut9) Nintendo 2DS XL: A handheld for gamers who can’t afford a Switch. (http://bit.ly/2pFpVkI) Nintendo plans to ship 10 million Switch consoles in the next year. (http://bit.ly/2q4ZaHN) (? maybe mention in passing?) Fan project makes 2D Breath of the Wil…

Show Notes Latest version of Denuvo’s DRM cracked yet again. (http://bit.ly/2py7LSI) Nintendo hates money, discontinues the NES Classic. (http://bit.ly/2pxWaCY) Xbox One, Windows 10 become more Steam-like with “self-service refunds”. (http://bit.ly/2py2Ot1) How Microsoft is future-proofing for Xbox’s “multi-generational” future. (http://bit.ly/2py8…

Show Notes The Super Nintendo is next in line for a visual compendium. (http://bit.ly/2o29cUo) / (http://kck.st/2o2cU0u) Blizzard hints Nintendo Switch may not be powerful enough for Overwatch. (http://bit.ly/2o28kPV) Square Enix says it'll prioritize the Nintendo Switch over the Xbox Scorpio. (http://bit.ly/2o25pqg) Pewdiepie starts crowdsourced c…

Show Notes Your save data is not safe on the Nintendo Switch. (http://bit.ly/2oXNmlT) Nintendo Switch owners report yet another issue: warping. (http://engt.co/2oXVVxm) Dishonored 2's getting a free trial that's made up of the first three missions. (http://bit.ly/2oXNC4z) / (http://bit.ly/2oXB4u0) Follow Up Ubisoft rebalances For Honor’s unlockable…

Show Notes StarCraft remaster unveiled, and original SD version becomes free-as-in-beer. (http://bit.ly/2nxsp3r) GameStop expects the Switch to be hard to find through 2017. (http://bit.ly/2nxvDUE) GameStop to close 150 stores. (http://usat.ly/2nxkpQa) / (http://bit.ly/2nxwHIg) Capcom needs PC gamers’ help to test online Street Fighter V fixes. (ht…

Show Notes Nintendo offering “simple fix” for disconnecting Switch controllers [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2mtXOov) Hard-to-find Nintendo Switch sees 47% resale markup. (http://bit.ly/2mtClfs) Report: Nintendo plans to double Switch production for coming year. (http://bit.ly/2mtUKc3) New US and UK travel ban impacts Switch on some international fligh…

Show Notes Sony will soon let console haters get their PS4 fix on Windows PCs. (http://bit.ly/2mpLuB1) Why do some multi-platform games cost more on Nintendo Switch? (http://bit.ly/2mptgzw) John Carmack: ZeniMax owes me $22.5M as part of 2009 id Software deal. (http://bit.ly/2mpLUXY) Nintendo used 8-bit Zelda engine to prototype Breath of the Wild …

Show Notes Switch game downloads can’t be shared across multiple systems. (http://bit.ly/2mduFdH) Footage of Nintendo Switch system menus leaks out to the wild [Updated] (http://bit.ly/2mdpWsp) Here's how much space Nintendo Switch games take up. (http://bit.ly/2mdy3VM) (mostly to discuss game size) PewDiePie calls out media “attack” in response to…

Show Notes Dozens of game makers contribute games to fight Trump on immigration. (http://bit.ly/2lIOOqE) Get ready for true LAN parties with the Nintendo Switch. (http://bit.ly/2lJ9VZU) Valve says goodbye to Steam Greenlight, hello to “Direct” publishing. (http://bit.ly/2lIYmlJ) Valve is still frustrated with console game development. (http://bit.l…

Show Notes Denuvo: Our cracked RE7 protection is still better than nothing [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2k0sPiC) Follow Up Oculus, execs liable for $500 million in ZeniMax VR trial. (http://bit.ly/2k0nMih) ZeniMax says it may try to stop Oculus from selling VR headsets. (http://bit.ly/2k0nIPu) Follow Up World of Warcraft gold can now be used to buy ot…

Show Notes Super Mario Run hits 78 million downloads—but only five percent buy it. (http://bit.ly/2jSJaBQ) Namco founder and “Father of Pac-Man” has died. (http://bit.ly/2jSDWGu) Avengers-like team of Square Enix devs are making next Avengers game. (http://bit.ly/2jSInRi) Square Enix allegedly moves away from Deus Ex as it pivots into Marvel. (http…

Show Notes EA claims Nintendo is making a bigger effort for third parties with the Switch. (http://bit.ly/2j2CDZc) The Nintendo Switch won't have video/streaming platforms at launch, and that's okay. (http://bit.ly/2j2Unn1) Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes gets simultaneous iOS, Android launch [Updated]. (http://bit.ly/2j2PTNt) Microsoft to have holog…

Show Notes Hands-on: Nintendo Switch won't blow you away but will satisfy core gamers. (http://bit.ly/2iLR41J) Nintendo Switch: One last roll of the dice. (http://bit.ly/2iLOs43) Nintendo should unswitch the Switch to avoid a Kinect-astrophe. (http://bit.ly/2iLARd6) Reggie: Nintendo Switch won't have shortages, NES Classic getting 'continued' stock…

Show Notes Steam hits 14 million concurrent users in new milestone. (http://bit.ly/2jwXl3e) More games on Steam doesn't mean more money for Valve. (http://bit.ly/2jwXrb6) Sim racing hits the big time with the $1 million Vegas eRace. (http://bit.ly/2jwQ5nO) Nvidia brings GeForce Now game streaming to any PC or Mac. (http://bit.ly/2iWIX14) Mobile res…

Show Notes Super Mario Run breaks records, gets 40 million downloads in 4 days. (http://bit.ly/2igyCLC) NES Mini sells as many units in 30 days as Wii U in six months. (http://bit.ly/2igA14U) Nintendo Switch uses Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC, clock speeds outed. (http://bit.ly/2igA8NS) Street Fighter V ragequitters to be publicly shamed with profile icon. (…

Show Notes PewDiePie claims he will delete his YouTube channel today [Update]. (http://bit.ly/2gTxVI4) Follow Up Super Nintendo World will be built in time for 2020 Olympics, looks to be Mario focused. (http://bit.ly/2gTk3xq) Ubisoft has plans for a theme park in the UAE. (http://bit.ly/2gTxDkf) After cracks, developers remove Denuvo DRM from their…

Show Notes Ubisoft ends its free game giveaway with a whimper. (http://bit.ly/2gdQfxD) PSA The Last of Us: Part 2 revealed in trailer; Ellie and Joel return. (http://bit.ly/2gdI9VH) Watch Captain Marvel kick butt in Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite gameplay premiere. (http://bit.ly/2gdInMx) Zynga sues 2 former employees over alleged massive data heist. (…

Show Notes Google DeepMind could invent the next generation of AI by playing Starcraft 2. (http://bit.ly/2geq1c5) Steam autumn sale kicks off, joined by first annual Steam Awards. (http://bit.ly/2geqP0B) Xbox One streaming comes to Oculus Rift on December 12. (http://bit.ly/2geu48j) Two Nintendo-themed fan games have been locked out of The Game Awa…

Show Notes Infinite Warfare's Windows 10 And Steam Versions Don't Play Together. (http://bit.ly/2egenAb) Snag a copy of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon while it's free on PC. (http://bit.ly/2f1pGZk) You’ll need to hit the arcades to play new Daytona USA, Cruis’n. (http://bit.ly/2egd7gu) 4K game analyzers say YouTube isn’t good enough, unveil new video site…

Show Notes Lost Soul Aside still an impressive one-man effort, will be a timed PS4 exclusive. (http://bit.ly/2eOHOFf) No, Hello Games didn’t admit that No Man’s Sky was a mistake. (http://bit.ly/2faleqR) Report: Nintendo Switch has 6.2”, 720p multitouch screen. (http://bit.ly/2fakEtg) Nintendo president hints at “wide array” of add-on hardware for …

Show Notes Searching for hidden surprises in Nintendo’s Switch controller reveal. (http://bit.ly/2eOF8Yu) Nintendo: Switch trailer may not show “actual game footage”. (http://bit.ly/2eOKVgm) One day later, additional Nintendo Switch details dribble out. (http://bit.ly/2eOHMgQ) What we know (and what we can guess) about Nintendo Switch’s insides. (h…