Mike & Alex discuss the vast discrepancy between Western journalistic reactions to recent scandals at Activision and the Chinese government’s reported disdain for the predatory style of games peddled by Tencent. While the West demands superficial “change” that would leave brutal fundamental structures in tact, the CPC appears to target the very economic bases of exploitative game design.
Alex also explains the over-gameyness of Skyward Sword: how the insertion of burdensome, arbitrary mechanics impedes player attunement with the concept of the game.
Lastly a few words on Grime, a fantastic and beautiful new Soulslike.
Listener discretion is advised; contains profanity, references to drugs & alcohol.
Grounded is a survival and crafting game about kids that find themselves in a miniature backyard world, originally on PC/Xbox and now on PS5
Warframe "Jade Shadows" will drop in June, and will feature a new single-player narrative quest, new cosmetics and the 57th Warframe, Jade.
The XDefiant release date is "coming soon" according to Mark Rubin, as the devs list down the main issues they learned from the server test.
