#036: Of Scum and Villainy

People are losing their livelihoods as trademarks cross hands, EA spits on the grave of an already dead game, and there's a very angry lawyer who wants his cut of the backpay pie- and maybe a planted video of 18+ Daisy Does Dallas on a USB drive. Who knows!

Games We Played This Week!

• Battle Chef Brigade
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
• Destiny Child
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Destiny 2
• Monster Hunter World

Emo Goth News Week!

• Machinima Sold Off, Creators Left in Disarray https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/19/18189611/machinima-youtube-fullscreen-warner-bros-multi-channel-network
• EA Cancels Star Wars Game https://kotaku.com/ea-cancels-open-world-star-wars-game-1831786371
• Gearbox CEO Under Assault By Angry Ex-Lawyer https://www.mcvuk.com/business/ex-gearbox-lawyer-accuses-ceo-randy-pitchford-of-taking-secret-12-million-bonus

TOPIC OF THE SHOW!

Everyone is so concerned as to whether we can or not, but nobody stopped to ask whether we should. Video game franchises being turned into movies?

https://www.businessinsider.com/video-game-movie-adaptations-2019-1#super-mario-bros-17

Game releases:

1. Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal (Jan 22, PS4/PC) - Remake
2. Smite (Jan 24, Switch)
3. Resident Evil 2 (Jan 25, PS4/XB1/PC) - Remake

This day in gaming (January 21st):

1. Halo 4 Spartan Ops S1 Ep 6 - 10 (2013)
2. Metroid II: Return of Samus Japan (1992)
3. Resident Evil 2 (1998)

List: https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0121