Not a Bobby episode, but it brings the clicks
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Chapters:
00:00 Let's Do Some News!
01:05 Meme tweets in lawsuits lul
05:32 NFT pep talk gets rug pulled
09:10 Minecraft makes a statement on NFTs, sinks Worlds
22:17 Speaking of CEOs who can't shutup
37:29 DoubleLift DoublesDown
43:25 Just let your SSSOOUUULLLLLL..
46:44 Clickbait thumbs, editors not getting their due and NFTs in one story
1:00:57 Twitch unveils shared ban system
1:08:45 SDCC IS HAPPENING NOW NOW, MY BAD
1:16:50 Public figure evicts tenant in 40 hour standoff
1:18:30 One of us made it
1:25:15 I love you
Link dump:
Twitter sues Elon Musk
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1546963794215272451
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22084453-twittermuskcomplaint
NFT
Developer turns 'future of gaming' talk into a surprise attack on convention's NFT and blockchain sponsors
https://twitter.com/RiqueSampaio/status/1545514524534607873
https://www.pcgamer.com/developer-turns-future-of-gaming-talk-into-a-surprise-attack-on-conventions-nft-and-blockchain-sponsors/
Minecraft makes stance against NFTs
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-and-nfts
NFT Worlds Collapses As Minecraft Bans NFTs
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7bw3m/minecraft-nft-project-implodes-after-minecraft-bans-nfts
Data
https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xbd4455da5929d5639ee098abfaa3241e9ae111af/2358
https://viewer.nftworlds.com/?world=2358#2358:150:439:69:0:-2.52:0.12:0:0:free
They built a massive business around MC
https://opensea.io/NFTWorldsVault?tab=created
Devs not baking monetisation into the creative process are “fucking idiots”, says Unity’s John Riccitiello
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/79190/unity-ironsource-john-riccitiello-marc-whitten-merger/
Based interview tho?
Dean Hall seems to agree
https://twitter.com/rocket2guns/status/1548038479153885184
Since being EA CEO, his views haven’t deviated much
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR6-u8OIJTE
Regrets ensue
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/unity-ceo-john-riccitiello-is-sorry-for-calling-devs-fucking-idiots-regrets-using-crude-language
Riot Games and LCS blocked Bjergsen from playing in the Mr Beast and Ninja League of Legends event
Then forbid DoubleLift from co-streaming LCS for commenting on NA LCS poor viewership
https://twitter.com/JakeSucky/status/1547597274993160194
https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-mrbeast-ridicules-riot-games-after-ninjas-aide-doublelift-gets-a-hefty-suspension-following-150000-showdown/
Rebecca Ford transitions to Creative Director while Steve Sinclair and others focus their efforts on a brand new game, Soulframe
https://twitter.com/PlayWarframe/status/1548433145124401154
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O95JgXgqbQ
DRAMA
Some content creator drama between streamers and editors
https://twitter.com/tylercolp/status/1548351263682596864?s=20&t=gwk8Di6-OLTjuxBe0acTsQ
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-underpaid-and-unrecognized-editors-behind-twitchs-biggest-streamers-want-and-deserve-more/
Some readin
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-underpaid-and-unrecognized-editors-behind-twitchs-biggest-streamers-want-and-deserve-more/#:~:text=Twitch%20as%20a,viewers%20this%20week
Poki’s editor chimes in
https://twitter.com/JKSADlol/status/1548436600975069184?s=20&t=gwk8Di6-OLTjuxBe0acTsQ
It is revealed that author had a bad working relationship with streamer Fran_OW
https://twitter.com/tylercolp/status/1543358095069286400
Fran fires back that she’s paid Tyler etc etc
https://twitter.com/FRANA_OW/status/1543589220073226240
Fran defends selling NFTs to suckers in a completely unrelated comment?
https://www.reddit.com/r/OverwatchTMZ/comments/vnu3im/what_the_hell_happened_to_fran/iebtwam/
Seems like everyone is just shitty.
Shared Ban info feature
https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1550157013132394496
Some glaring issues
https://twitter.com/CohhCarnage/status/1550158611359342593
WHOLESOME
Wholesome pics coming out of Twitchcon Amsterdam
https://twitter.com/hashtag/TwitchConAmsterdam?src=hashtag_click
Also a driveby but no big
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1534512702?t=6h29m16s
Speaking of wholesome, Soembie had her baby
https://twitter.com/Soembie/status/1550307122105106432
Mark Rober subbed in to host Jimmy Kimmel Live and did.. Great?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugkQ9z-3huI
Discord Voice Chat Comes to Xbox Consoles for Xbox Insiders
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/07/20/discord-voice-chat-for-xbox-insiders/
Live-action Barney movie is happening
https://twitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1547642099549360128
“It will be darker than the TV show”
Like Winnie the Pooh dark?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19623240/