Episode #79: Speedrunning the Greek Alphabet: The 2021 Year-End GamesCast
Featuring: Merve The Kappa 3rdstringhero Canadave87 DashboardDough Dramus18 LittleMac Science is Bad Editor: The Kappa Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction 3:35 – The Game Awards: Ceremony and Awards 22:20 – The Game Awards: Announcements, Part 1 52:50 – The Game Awards: Project Sonic Watch 2022 53:00 – The Game Awards: Announcements, Part 2 57:15 – Abuse and Labour in the Games Industry 1:08:45 – Epic vs. Apple and Google 1:22:55 – Studio Acquisitions 1:34:55 – Community Top 3: 3rdstringhero 1:39:50 – Community Top 3: Canadave87 1:49:50 – Community Top 3: DashboardDough 1:56:00 – Community Top 3: Dramus18 2:02:35 – Community Top 3: LittleMac 2:11:55 – Community Top 3: Science is Bad 2:22:10 – Merve and The Kappa’s Top Fives 3:22:45 – Worst and Most Disappointing Games of 2021 3:47:15 – Surprises of 2021 3:54:55 – Conclusion Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep79 Podcast header image from OPUS: Echo of Starsong . Linkdump and content warnings after the jump. Introduction (0:15) Wikipedia article on the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant . The Game Awards: Ceremony and Awards (3:35) Official website for The Game Awards . Stream archive for the 2021 Game Awards. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube) The Avocado’s live chat for The Game Awards. Nominees and winners at The Game Awards. (Source: The Game Awards) Steam store page for It Takes Two . Steam store page for Psychonauts 2 . Steam store page for Deathloop . Steam store page for Resident Evil Village . Steam store page for Genesis Noir . Steam store page for Chicory: A Colorful Tale . The Game Awards: Announcements, Part 1 (22:20) Announcement trailer for Dune: Spice Wars . (Source: Funcom on YouTube) Confirmation: Dune 2000 was indeed released before 2000, in 1998. (Source: Wikipedia) Wikipedia article for Shiro Games . Wikipedia article on the Command & Conquer franchise . Announcement trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 . (Source: thegameawards on YouTube) Reveal trailer for Alan Wake 2 . (Source: GameSpot on YouTube) Teaser trailer for Slitterhead . Correction: Slitterhead is Bokeh’s debut game, not their debut “studio.” (Source: Bokeh Game Studio) Wonder Woman reveal trailer. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube) Cinematic reveal trailer for Quantic Dream’s Star Wars Eclipse . (Source: Star Wars on YouTube) Wikipedia article on Star Wars: Visions . Wikipedia article on Detroit: Become Human . “Sessions: Diana,” a royalty-free music collection by Riot Games. (Source: Riot Games Music on YouTube) Reveal trailer for Thirsty Suitors . (Source: Annapurna Interactive on YouTube) Wikipedia article on I Feel Bad . The Game Awards: Project Sonic Watch 2022 (52:50) Announce trailer for Sonic Frontiers . (Sonic the Hedgehog on YouTube) The Game Awards: Announcements, Part 2 (53:00) Reveal trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum: The Untold Story . (Source: GameSpot on YouTube) Correction: Abe’s Oddysee is actually one of the Oddworld games, not a separate franchise. (Source: Wikipedia) Game Awards 2021 trailer for Forspoken . (Source: PlayStation on YouTube) Abuse and Labour Issues in the Games Industry (57:15) CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexual misconduct Wikipedia article on the lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing against Activision Blizzard. Report on Bobby Kotick’s involvement in the ongoing problems at Activision Blizzard. (Source: Wall Street Journal) Report on layoffs at Raven Software. (Source: The Verge) Report on the ongoing union drive at Activision Blizzard. (Source: The Verge) Report on Jennifer Oneal’s resignation as co-head of Blizzard. (Source: Kotaku) Survey about why people didn’t buy Call of Duty: Vanguard . (Source: gamesindustry.biz) Eidos-Montréal’s announcement about moving to a four-day workweek. (Source: Eidos-Montréal) Epic vs. Apple and Google (1:08:45) Report on the hearing of Epic’s case against Apple. (Source: Associated Press) Report on the judge’s ruling . (Source: The Verge) Report on Valve cha