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July 21, 2022

Corporate tech

Do you truly own your tech?

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July 14, 2022

What ever happened to GameStop?

Such a good episode as we talk about gaming icon shop GameStop and its post-COVID struggles as it begins to fade into obscurity and tries to find new footing. We also highlight our favorite upcoming games for the rest of 2022...

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June 30, 2022

Ghosts in the machine

Technology continues to leap ahead at a rapid pace. But are we trying too hard to be more than human? This week we discuss Elon Musk's neural link and Ai's mimicking the deceased. One of our most thought-provoking episodes ye...

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May 12, 2022

The dark side of NVIDIA

What has NVIDIA been keeping from its shareholders? Apple brings the era of IPods to an end, and why is famed developer SQUARE ENIX selling some of its best IPs? We cover it all in this week's episode. Support this show http:...

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April 28, 2022

Elon Musk vs the world

Elon Musk has purchased Twitter. Are his goals of free speech truly the only reason, or is there more he has yet to mention? We also cover Ads coming to console games in the near future. Support this show http://supporter.aca...

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April 21, 2022

Star Wars, unions and underwear?

This week we cover the new Star Wars game in the works at Skydance Media, Nintendo of America's legal issues with unions, and an Elden Ring underwear hack that is seeing players banned. Support this show http://supporter.acas...

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April 14, 2022

We need to discuss toxic fanbases

This episode shines a light on the one thing holding all anime and gaming fanbases back...the toxic noise. We also talk about the REAL reason why you can't get a PS5. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzchopshop . ...

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April 7, 2022

The rise and fall of E3

This week we talk about the cancellation of major gaming expo E3 and what this means for the future of the once large gaming convention in the coming years. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzchopshop . Support us...

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March 10, 2022

Let's go plus ultra with Apple

We get into this week's Apple event and their major tech announcements. Was this event a hit or miss? Sony may already be working on the PS5 pro, and Epic game's surprising purchase of music platform Bandcamp and how it spell...

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March 3, 2022

Welcome to Luna

With the launch of Amazon's Luna cloud gaming service, the continued march towards cloud-focused gaming takes another big step. We also talk about Sony's very direct response to the Xbox game pass as they continue to make bol...

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Feb. 24, 2022

We need to talk about Tencent

Is company Tencent the Illuminati of gaming? The Chinese-owned juggernaut has more influence in the industry than we know and with their focus shifting to triple-A style games, we may soon see a shake-up in the industry. We a...

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Feb. 17, 2022

A better Ubisoft?

Game developer Ubisoft finds itself in similar waters as Activision-Blizzard and faces backlash from its workers that formed the organization "A better Ubisoft" in an attempt to rid the company of unfair treatment and judgmen...

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Feb. 3, 2022

Sony vs Microsoft - The battle for gaming control

Sony has responded to Microsofts recent gaming IP purchase by making a swift move of their own and buying former Halo creators BUNGIE. We discuss what this move means for the last few stand-alone studios, how it will affect s...

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Jan. 20, 2022

The Empire known as Microsoft

Microsoft continues to expand its gaming reach after acquiring longstanding developer Activision-Blizzard even during their tumultuous times of lawsuits. What does this mean for iconic titles such as WoW and Overwatch going f...

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Dec. 16, 2021

The Internet Overlords - Part two

Who is ICANN and what are the seven keys? We dive into the ones who really control the internet and the yearly "Key ceremony" to keep it running. Also, the Game awards 2021 and its winners. Are indie games finally ready to to...

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Dec. 9, 2021

The Internet Overlords - Part one

The first part of our two-part year-end episodes. We talk about the AWS outage that affected major streaming and gaming services this week and some not-so-great news for Sony that has landed them in the same hot water as Bliz...

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Dec. 2, 2021

The end of Nostalgia

Collecting games is rapidly becoming a thing of the past as digital consumption continues to rise and old gaming servers and physical copies get shuttered into oblivion. We talk about the changing times, Golden Joystick award...

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Nov. 18, 2021

Black Mirror 2021 and the Game awards

When has convenient tech gone too far? Apple begins the process of turning state IDs into digital Apple wallet add-ons. We also cover the Game Award 2021 nominees, demands for Activision/Blizzards CEO to step down, and the su...

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Nov. 4, 2021

Welcome to the MetaVerse

Facebook is now going Meta. As the aging social media giant gets a makeover amidst controversy, could Meta be what is needed to shake up the constantly shifting market? Also, SEGA enters a partnership with Microsoft for cloud...

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Oct. 28, 2021

The technological leap | Holograms

We return with an episode full of humor and tech updates you will not believe. Cisco is developing its groundbreaking holographic meeting software, Sony topples Nintendo for most consoles sold, and Activision tries to use a l...

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Oct. 7, 2021

The Tinfoil hat special

On this amazing mega episode, we dive into our conspiracy theories about what really brought about the social media shutdown, will the government soon take over the internet, and is social media tearing us apart? An episode y...

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Sept. 23, 2021

The technological paradox

When is there too much tech?

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Sept. 16, 2021

"Success is not illegal"

Apple continues on the path of dominance

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