Merry Christmas from the Graveyard Shift Gaming Boys!
This episode is full of all sorts of Christmas cheer and joy, plus the usual gaming news.
Tencent Holdings acquires Slamfire Inc, the makers of Back 4 Blood. Good or bad?
Ubisoft’s NFT scheme, which was dubbed “Quartz”, has failed to make any sales since its launch. The Internet has been mocking them ever since.
GSC Game World announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl would feature NFTs. This was met with huge backlash. The company has since made a big decision.
Nintendo warns new users of Christmas Chaos on their servers while signing up for a new account. Adam flips out.
“The Great Exodus” at Ubisoft. Staff are leaving in droves due to poor pay, heavy crunch, the recent allegations and the rollout of NFTs. Another drama for that company.
The next company to be accused of a toxic work environment; bro culture, sexual harassment/assault and bullying is Bungie - the makers of Destiny. The senior employee relations manager, Gayle d’Hondt, steps down from her position.
Cyberpunk 2077 designer makes a fool of himself in an interview. Explains why the game lacked police car chases and compares the game to “the new open-world Sonic game and Elden Ring”.
PlayStation Plus free games for January have been rumoured again.
The install sizes for Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring have leaked online.
Tesla is under investigation after a “Karen” lodged a complaint about passengers being able to play games on the car’s main screen.
Some real Christmas Joy, as a scammer in New Jersey, who was named “The Grinch” by local media, gets what she deserves.
PlayStation Christmas Holiday Sale goes live. We talk about some of the massive bargains.
ADIDAS released Xbox themed shoes for the Xbox 20th birthday.
PS5 and Xbox restocks at Target USA (for our American listeners).
Microsoft had to supply Xbox Series X Dev Kits to an eSports comp, as they couldn’t find extra consoles in time.
Our thanks to our listeners and some Christmas Cheer.
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