Video Game Logic Episode 249: The Long Haul to Federal Court

This week Shrink & Rage try to figure out what's going on With Activision Blizzard now they feds have gotten in on the act.

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Show Highlights & Timestamps

• Games we played 3:29

• Valve patents “instant play” game downloads 22:49

• Gran Turismo 7's big new campaign will require an internet connection 25:10

• Sports Games Add More Terrible Monetization 30:38

• Community Corner

  • Activision Blizzard Now a Federal Case 44:39

  • American and Euro Truck Simulator 2 devs have mastered sim economics 1:00:14

• Discovery Queue 1:10:05

 

Games We Played

Rage:

SkateBIRD

 

Shrink:

Will it Crush

Shrink's Crimes Against Humainty Stream

 

News

• Instant Play Coming to Steam?

NME: Valve patents “instant play” game downloads

 

• Gran Turismo Always Online

Eurogamer: Gran Turismo 7's big new campaign will require an internet connection

 

• Sports Games Anti-Consumer Moves

Eurogamer: EA sticks with loot boxes for FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, but adds preview packs

Eurogamer: Konami selling a £33 eFootball premium player pack you can't use until November

 

Community Corner

• Even More Bad News for Activision Blizzard

TechRaptor: Activision Blizzard Addresses SEC Investigation and Depatures

Wall Street Journal: SEC Is Investigating Activision Blizzard Over Workplace Practices, Disclosures

PC Games N: Activision Blizzard faces unfair labour practice suit alleging “worker intimidation and union busting”

Eurogamer: Activision boss Bobby Kotick subpoenaed as multiple agencies seek truth on harassment allegations

Hoeg Law Video

 

• American/Euro Truck Sim Devs Nails Selling a Sim Game

PC Invasion: American and Euro Truck Simulator 2 devs have mastered sim economics

 

Discovery Queue

Rage:

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

World War Z: Aftermath

Sheltered 2

Tails of Iron

Aragami 2

I Am Fish

Severed Steel

STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town

Destroy All Humans!

 

Shrink:

Gas Station Simulator

Scrapnaut

A Plague Tale: Requiem

The Magister

City of Gangsters

Beyond Contact