The Monster at the End of This Show (And some real ones in the middle)
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Show notes:
Axiom Verge Publisher Woes
Multiverse Edition for many platforms including Wii U, but that never made it to print
Everything else made it to print in 2017
Maps, art book, etc
LRG tweet https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/1106571425178140674
Axiom Verge Producer lays down a parallel timeline of events, claims $200k in loss in EU sales returns https://twitter.com/Dan_Adelman/status/1106602745279053824
Games Industry article https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-15-the-high-cost-of-a-wii-u-retail-release
June 2017 - Badland games creates Badlands publishing to keep distro and publishing apart
Sometime mid 2017 - Badland Games makes publishing offer “we couldn’t refuse” (Dan Adelman) as the CEO was sympathetic towards Tom Happ’s disabled son. Also offered to contribute 75% of their cut to a trust fund for Happ’s son.
July 2017 - LRG paid Badland Games $78k for 6000 Wii U copies ($13 ea)
September 2017 - Bank of Spain accidentally issues notice of non-payment and locks credit lines with other banks and Badland games, leaving them with no funding.
January 2018 - Small snag in passing Nintendo’s verification check, didn’t matter because Badlands went silent
Throughout 2018 - Badland games fails to regain footing after bank issue is resolved, liquidates assets and renegotiates deals
April 2018 - LRG asks for a refund OR $78k of other platform packages, a week later they gave a pay or get collected ultimatum
May 2018 - Badlands opts for non-wii U option and a phone call to discuss specifics, lrg agreed, Badlands never showed up for the call
October 2018 - LRG files suit against Badlands. They respond that they recently shuttered and transferred the rights back to Tom Happ, developer.
December 2018 - Badlands, having ignored the suit, loses case and has to repay+interest/fees
Badland’s CEO issues statement https://twitter.com/Luis_Quintans/status/1106928949911842816
“I have NEVER refused to pay a debt” they just didn’t, and admitted to not being proactive enough to make something work.
Google announces game streaming service, Stadia
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-hands-on-with-google-stream-gdc-2019
What happened to OnLive?
How does the tech work?
Chromecast, Chrome, Android, YouTube
The controller talks directly to Google data centers, not local devices
You can launch a game directly from YT
Viewers can join you in-game from their devices (not entirely new, PSNow does this)
YouTube’s wealth of tutorial videos will come into play when needing assistance (remember when gaming footage was unmonetizable because of fair use issues? hah)
No discussion of fees or costs
Doom Eternal will run at 4k60
1080p60 requires a 25MBit connection, compared to streaming on Twitch at 6MBit
Every major company is working on a cloud based gaming solution, lots of competition on the horizon.. Even Walmart lol http://gamasutra.com/view/news/339138/Report_Walmart_is_looking_to_enter_the_game_streaming_business.php AND SNAPCHAT http://gamasutra.com/view/news/338954/Report_Snapchats_rumored_game_platform_to_be_announced_in_April.php
According to the Verge: Kickstarter is the first major tech company to unionize in the US
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18254995/kickstarter-unionizing-union-representation-inclusivity-transparency-tech-us-crowdfunding
They are working with the Office and Professional Employees International Union or OPEIUUUUUU JOHN MADDEN JOHN MADDEN
The Happy Hob beats all 5 Soulsborne games without getting hit once
https://clips.twitch.tv/HomelyVainWrenchRiPepperonis
Game announcements
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the Necrodancer featuring The Legend of Zelda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYd_pph6RnI
Procedurally generated dungeons, will functionally play like CotN, release late this year
Cuphead coming to Switch with XBOX Live support (achievements)
Announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvwkS900oZE
Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ENsMEtxNg
SOULJA BOY WEEKLY UPDATE
GREEN DIAMONDS LIKE ZELDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45xKBmxGabc
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