We’ll be starting a little later than normal tonight, 7:30p PST. Tonight we’ll talk about Alison Rapp’s firing, Miitomo and CENSORSHIP!!! (or is it?)
I’ll embed the stream closer to showtime.
Dead Space, Saints Row 4 now playable on Xbox One
Microsoft announced today that two Xbox 360 games were joining its Xbox One backwards compatibility family. The latest games made playable on Xbox One are Dead Space and Saints Row 4. Dead Space is also a free Games with Gold game for April, meaning that both Xbox 360 and Xbox One users with an active Xbox Live Gold membership can nab it for free and play it.
Nintendo denies Alison Rapp was fired because of ‘online harassment’
Earlier this week Nintendo Treehouse spokesperson Alison Rapp was fired by Nintendo. Rapp found herself on the receiving end of some harassment via social media for the removal of a boob slider in Xenoblade Chronicles X and a petting mini-game in Fire Emblem Fates, among other things.
Nintendo has no plans to exit the Korean market
A few days ago we reported that Nintendo Korea had laid off the majority of its staff in the wake of four years of financial loses.
Nintendo of Korea has said that despite the restructuring, it has no plans to pull out of Korea and games that are already scheduled will release as planned.
The Escapist hit by massive layoffs
Earlier this week Defy Media, the owner of the The Escapist, laid off a majority of employees working out of the Durham, North Carolina offices. The offices have also been shuttered, with plans to move the main offices of The Escapist to Seattle or Los Angeles. Current The Escapist Editor-in-Chief Joshua Vanderwall be running the operation out of Seattle, though according to what a Defy Media spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz, the operation would be rolled into its LA office.
SPJ names final winners in first annual Bill Kunkel Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) have announced the final winners in its first annual Bill Kunkel Awards. The awards are named after legendary games journalist Bill Kunkel, who helped found the very first magazine dedicated to home consoles in 1981 (Electronic Games) alongside Arnie Katz and Joyce Worley. Mr. Kunkel died of a heart attack in Sept. of 2011.
Valve found guilty of violating Australian consumer law
Back in the summer of 2014, almost a year before Valve adopted its current refund policy, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed a lawsuit against Valve claiming that it misled Australian customers into believing that they were not entitled to refunds for items purchased on Steam under any circumstances.
Earlier this week, Kotaku Australia reported that the Australian Federal Court has ruled that Valve had indeed run afoul of Australian consumer law.
Rights groups urge FCC to stop ‘zero rating’
Over 50 advocacy and digital rights groups today sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to put a halt to zero rating systems put in place by service providers such as Comcast, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile USA.
Three Xbox 360 games now playable on Xbox One
Microsoft has made three Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One as part of its backwards compatibility program for the console. The new games are Halo Wars, SoulCalibur II, and The King of Fighters ’98.
Nintendo Korea restructuring results in massive layoffs
According to a NeoGAF translation of a report in Korean news site Inven, Nintendo of Korea has let go nearly 50 people as it prepares to relocate to an office outside of Seoul. Only 10 employees remain.