Round 82 - I'm a Fan

Date aired: 

18 Sep 2020

Show Length: 

02:35:43

Multimedia version - YouTube

Around the World:  00:23:04

  • Apple removes Epic's Fortnite from the App Store; legal shenanigans ensue, opening lawsuit from Epic
  • 21 contracted writers for Lovestruck (mobile app by Voltage Entertainment) go on strike; Voltage refuses to recognize them for 21 days...then accedes to terms of newly-formed union
  • Spelunky 2 released on 08 Sep (for PS4), to release 29 Sep on PC
  • Soldat 2 to release 22 Sep on PC
  • New Battletoads game released on 20 Aug; new game, not a remaster
  • Infinity Drive 4 Life - solo charity event spanning 8 days (~24 hours), $1,251 raised for Extra Life
  • nVidia opens 3000-series GPU release w/ 3080 on 17 Sep, 3090 to release 24 Sep, 3070 on 15 Oct
  • AMD announces release dates for Zen 3 (08 Oct), Big Navi (28 Oct)
  • Microsoft announces their next-gen consoles - Xbox Series S ($299) and Xbox Series X ($499), 22 Sep
  • Sony announces their next-gen consoles - PlayStation 5 Digital Edition ($399) and PlayStation 5 ($499)
  • World of Warcraft Shadowlands prepatch to release 27 Oct
  • Nintendo officially discontinues the 3DS
  • Final Fantasy XVI announced for PS5, as a console exclusive
  • Crysis Remastered released today (18 Sep), may the memes continue

Bonus Level 1:  01:17:04

Personal Gaming:  01:29:34

  • Hades (PC; Quest for Semi-Glory, now complete)
  • Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna (PC; Quest for Semi-Glory, now in progress)
  • Gyruss (Arcade) (Shmup Book Club, Sep 2020)
  • Assault Android Cactus (PC) - lots of Infinity Drives
  • World of Warcraft Classic (PC)
  • Forgotten Island, Forgotten Desert (tabletop)
  • Jill of the Jungle (PC)
  • Duke Nukem 2 (PC)
  • Impossible Mission II (C64)
  • Heretic (PC)
  • Blake Stone: Planet Strike (PC)

Bonus Level 2:  01:54:02

Ad-hoc design: 02:06:04

  • Precision endless runner
  • Educational RTS
  • Body-swap rhythm fighter

Full date: 

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:00:00 CDT