Ep. 88: Hype, Delays and The Falling Man

The Blacklisted Gaming Podcast

While Nelson is off on another hike, Doc joins us in his place this week on the BLGP to discuss some fun news. Kinda....

Gamestop came under fire this week as an NFT showcased on their NFT storefront was modeled after the infamous 9/11 photo of the Falling Man. As the internet responds in its normal scorched earth fashion, Gamestop was quick to pull this off its store, as it perceived that they were profiting from a tragedy. We all know the truth Gamestop..... you'd have kept it if not for the backlash.

Dr. Disrespect's game studio, Midnight Society, gave their first look at what the game they've been working on looks like as well as minimum PC specs to run the testing levels. The responses are mixed as the specs seem to be on the higher end. But looking at it, Doc's game seems to be heading in the right direction.

The group A Better Ubisoft has reached its one year mark since making demands for positive change within the company, and has said that in the passed year Ubisoft has met zero of those demands. This is putting the big question on display, is Ubisoft really doing what they can to improve workplace conditions?

On top of the workplace culture issues, Ubisoft has also announced the cancelation of some of its upcoming titles. One of which being Ghost Recon: Frontier, the battle royale that nobody asked for, and saw its alpha test for October last year get indefinitely postponed. This game's cancelation comes to no surprise but does leave the community fearing for the future of some anticipated titles.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake was announced earlier this year, giving a breath of fresh air to Star Wars fans eagerly waiting for a follow up or remake of what's been hailed as the best RPG ever made. However, Aspyr (the studio behind development) announced that the game will be indefinitely delayed. This comes to the surprising termination of the game's creative director and art director. Aspyr said they were aiming for a late 2022 release, but was told the release date was not feasible. This is concerning news which speaks volumes of where the game may be headed. Rocky leadership, rushed development and the infamous crunch. Will KOTOR be the game we all want? Or will this be placed on the shelf with the increasing number of rushed, unfinished games that are DOA?

These topics and more this week my lovely children. It was a long day of multiple podcast recordings and Renaissance Faires, and your boy is tired! Have a good week!