Industry News Episodes

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...

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 . ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Can the world handle a blackout of information?

We discuss the lawsuit the state of California has issued against Activision Blizzard and the potential ripple effects it could have on gaming as a whole. Check out our sponsor PODDECKS and leave your answer to our PODDECKS q...

A true Chop Shop episode as we return from our week-long break and talk about pretty much everything that comes to our minds in an episode, you won't soon forget. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzchopshop . Supp...

This week we cover the E3 expo and who we feel won the show, new games and more. It's a jam-packed episode you won't want to miss. 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - E3 games and winners 36:20 - Blanko and NFTs 58:00 - Will E3 survive? 01...

What has been going on in the technology wars? Why is Europe going after Apple and Google? And what has Nintendo been up to in regards to E-sports? This week's episode is jam-packed with updates you will not want to miss. 00:...

This week we talk a little bit about K-pop and the group Stray kids, then break down the changes Blizzard brought to the famous e-Sport title Overwatch and the possible consequences it may have for the rest of the league seas...

Esports scholarship is a thing, and we cover what this means for the future of colleges. Also, will Sony be able to fix its PS5 shortage over the summer? And what is going on with EPIC games vs Apple in their 3-week long cour...

This week we break down the shady dealings of giant developer EPIC games as they push to bring console titles to their platform in a bid against Steam, Apples refusal to bend in their legal battle with EPIC, and new streaming...

Back from our week break, we kick things off with the awesome news of Sony investing in the communication juggernaut Discord after they turned down a 12 billion dollar deal with Microsoft, for the chance to possibly do their ...

Is this the end of E3? the gaming expo goes digital as big developers opt to sit out the "free for everyone" expo. Is this the end of them? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzchopshop . Support us by becoming a GZ...

Crypto miners have been sucking up PC GPUs and causing a huge issue in the PC gaming market. Here our take on what has been sending ripples through the PC community since 2020. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzc...

Major community platform Discord is in talks with Microsoft about letting the tech giant purchase them. And was the Snyder cut of Justice League better? We break it down this week. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com...