Masters of Unlocking Episode 31

The Pinkertons vs. The First Amendment – Episode 031

The wild west’s Pinkertons are still alive and are setting their sights on Take-Two, Rockstar, and Red Dead Redemption 2.  But could the suit have implications for the entire concept of “Fair Use” and have wide-spread impact on YouTube and game streaming?

Epic Set List

  • Discussion of what video games we’ve been playing recently & give our spoiler-free thoughts:
    • God of War
    • Donut County
    • Ripto’s Rage
    • L.A. Noire
    • Florence
    • Among the Sleep

Video Game Pickups

  • Limited Run Games
  • Super Rare Games
  • Intellivision
  • Fang Controller Tower

What’s News

  • Business & Law: Bungie leaves another partner at the alter.  Parting ways with Activision Blizzard prompts a shareholder lawsuit.
  • Trademark vs. First Amendment: The real-life Pinkertons sue over Red Dead Redemption 2, but could the suit have implications for YouTubers & streamers?
  • Psychology: The ESA is in talks with WHO about “Gaming Disorder.”
  • Copyright: Another fan-developed remake of Konami’s infamous P.T.
  • Hacks: Nintendo’s online subscription to add SNES games?
  • Sales: Could the Playstation 4 break the Wii’s console sales record?

Main Event

  • We look ahead to 2019 and discuss our most anticipated games, The games we are most intrigued by, and then reveal our 2019 gaming goals.

The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly From 2018 – Episode 030

We take a look back at the year that was 2018 in Video Games – critical hits, critical fumbles, guilty pleasures, and more.

Epic Set List

  • Discussion of what video games we’ve been playing recently & our spoiler-free thoughts
    • God of War
    • Red Dead Redemption 2
    • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    • Spyro
    • Jack Box Party Pack

Holiday Recap

  • What did we do over our 2018 holiday break?

Video Game Pickups

  • A holiday season full of gaming & game ephemera pickups
  • VGCollectaholic completes a major North American set

What’s News

  • Law: Police respond to a noise complaint & end up playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  • Sony: Our players demand single-player experiences
  • Psychology: Do video game players respond to crisis differently?
  • Collecting: NES Classic & SNES Classic production ends
  • Industry: The growth of The Game Awards

Main Event

  • Recaping the best and worst games from 2018
  • 2018 games we wish we had played
  • Things that intrigued us in 2018