Dapper Shark's Podcast

EA doesn't want to give up and say gambling! https://www.pcgamer.com/brussels-prosecutors-launch-investigation-into-ea-over-refusal-to-remove-loot-boxes/ Tell Tale shuts down! https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/09/21/telltale-games-reports-shutting-down/ https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/09/22/telltale-games-confirm-huge-layoffs-and-majority-studio-closure/ Devil May Cry 5 Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT0I9-2_pfg The Light Keeps Us Safe Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLzmwFhvbUE

Current events episode! Hooray!

We're back! From outer space! We just walked in to find all this recording equipment in this place! We could talked about more stuff, we could have done more things, but who would have known that having different schedules would suck so much.

Fox and Disney get their peanut butter and chocolate mixed! https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/27/media/disney-fox-merger-vote/index.html Nia Wilson stabbed while waiting for BART https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/07/22/macarthur-bart-station-closed-for-police-activity/ Seizure "Predicting" Dogs http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/seizure-alert-dogs/ The creator of The Signal From Tolva and Sir, You Are Being Hunted, released a new trailer for another new game. Remember, the light keeps us protected. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsxS8EntqOM James Gunn Fired, and apparently will not be re-hired. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45013722 Chris Hardwick accused of abuse. https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/17/entertainment/chris-hardwick-chloe-dykstra-allegations/index.html Subsequently Reinstated http://www.vulture.com/2018/07/chloe-dykstra-speaks-out-after-amc-reinstates-chris-hardwick.html Maplestory M https://maplestorym.nexon.com/enLaunch#section0 Gunbound M https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai

This week is a John and James cast, where they shoot the breeze and talk current events, then Dark Souls.

No edits, No show notes, raw Dapper Shark!

Today's show will get a little dark, and then lighten up in the end. We talk about the situation brought up by the show notes below. Oldbear sexual harassment accusations https://www.pcgamer.com/prominent-final-fantasy-14-community-leader-accused-of-blackmail-and-sexual-harassment-by-over-a-dozen-women/ Revenge Porn accusations http://anonymousjanestruth.com/revenge-porn/

No show notes this week, we just talk at you!

Turns out that whole DDoS that the FCC purported to experience may have been bullshit! Who figured? https://gizmodo.com/fcc-emails-show-agency-spread-lies-to-bolster-dubious-d-1826535344 I sincerely wonder what Valve is thinking, because as a company this isn’t a good business move. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44393415 Paladins makes it way to Switch, surprising considering they still have a fair few glaring bugs to iron out, but this may very well help them grow substantially. Switch Trailer below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8VomG_49pU On the tail end of that, you can try out the nascent stages of Realm Royale, the battle royal style game set within the Paladins universe. It does have some unique things to it, I may actually have to try this, but I don’t imagine it is going to hold my attention. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/06/08/realm-royale-injects-battle-royale-with-tasty-new-ideas/ Bad Robot creates a game division, so they can have J.J. Abrams bail out in the middle of producti

Runescape is closing down soon, and a gaming staple for over a decade will meet its end. https://www.pcgamer.com/runescape-classic-is-closing/ Fallout 76! What is it? Who knows! https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/30/17405406/bethesda-fallout-76-trailer Bluehole have decided they wish to sue Epic games over Fortnite. I do not think this is a wise decision. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/29/pubg-corp-to-sue-epic-games-over-fortnite-similarities/ Pokemon Let’s Go, in Pikachu, and Evee flavors! This caused a lot of people to get upset. Short sighted people. https://kotaku.com/a-simplified-pokemon-game-is-coming-to-the-nintendo-swi-1826406743 Look, Diane was it? I don’t know what kind of porn you are into, but if you think it is causing shootings, you should seek help. http://whnt.com/2018/05/30/tennessee-lawmaker-says-pornography-is-a-root-cause-of-school-shootings/ Megaman 11 gets a pre-order trailer, and shows off some rockman shooting rockman! Get it? Because in Japan he is Rockman, and there is al

This week was a free form cast with Emily and John! No show notes for this week, but stay tuned for some proper coverage next week!

FUCK YOU WINDOWS https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-april-2018-update-biggest-user-problems-and-complaints Steam link app for android and ios! https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/17/steams-local-streaming-link-app-hits-android-ios/ Rage 2 is going to be a thing, and thats great! Rage the first was great, had a good setting and gameplay, but was kind of disjointed, like too many ideas at a time https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=50&v=M7eXH25_KC0 No virtual console for switch? Errr… do you dislike money? Also, here’s Arlo with the news, and opinions! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlXTr_o9Ye0 Electronic Arts, more like, Not a lot of smarts! Sick burn. But really, they seem incapable of learning, and reading the current climate. https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/08/ea-ceo-were-pushing-forward-with-loot-boxes-in-face-of-regulation/ Maple Story 2 Finally getting a US release soon! I’m excited as hell! https://www.destructoid.com/maplestory-2-is-releasing-globally-closed-beta-sign-up-op

Paladins launches today! Hooray! https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/08/free-to-play-overwatch-alike-paladins-launches-today/ Turns out that the Switch, should you so choose, is relatively easy to mod. Don’t do it though. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/the-unpatchable-exploit-that-makes-every-current-nintendo-switch-hackable/ Lawsuit from Gamevice towards Nintendo alleges that the Switch is GOD DAMNIT ALL WHY GAMEVICE. STOP DOING THIS. https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/01/nintendo-switch-wikipad-gamevice-import-investigation-patent/ Nintendo has a new president! Ahhhh! https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-04-26-nintendo-president-tatsumi-kimishima-steps-down Totalbiscuit, John Bain, news. This will be harsh news. https://kotaku.com/game-critic-totalbiscuit-says-hes-retiring-i-dont-have-1825681492 Belgium joins the ranks of Nations that have some qualms with the Gaming Industry and its loot box practices. Like saying they are gambling. Also, Illegal. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles

Not really much that needs to go into this here show notes this week! But here they are! Warcraft 3 gets widescreen support! https://www.pcgamer.com/warcraft-3-goes-widescreen-in-a-new-update/ Paladins is thankfully back on the upswing for concurrent players! All it took was them undoing their terrible terrible decision! http://steamcharts.com/app/444090 Discussion: Old games

This podcast void if sticker removed! https://www.pcgamer.com/ftc-warns-companies-warranty-void-if-removed-stickers-are-potentially-illegal/ Warcraft 3 gets the widescreen treatment it deserves, but is it what we deserve? https://www.pcgamer.com/warcraft-3-goes-widescreen-in-a-new-update/ Minecraft Bedrock edition education package go! Also, this is from one of John's favorite youtubers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS4Y_avaBWw Hearthstone gets cracked open by a game breaking combo. Again. https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-new-expansion-already-has-a-game-breaking-combo/

The Shark Gang get to talking about monitors and our computer woes. The "Ikea Table" Computer Chassis we were talking about. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112473&ignorebbr=1 There is some debate as to whether Nvidia will or will not be coming out with some new graphics card models soon. https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-probably-wont-announce-new-graphics-cards-at-gdc-or-gtc/

Amazon is buying up Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores! http://fortune.com/2018/03/20/amazon-toys-r-us-stores-kb-toys/ Affluenza kid. Affluenza, the disease for those who literally have too much to care. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/wild-legal-ride-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-article-1.3004637 Battlefront 2 brings back the transactions on a micro-scale. One might call them, "Microtransactions." https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/16/star-wars-battlefront-ii-loot-boxes-return-and-theyre-cosmetic-only/ VR is being used to train people for all sorts of things, from building computers, to surgery. https://www.undergroundthegame.com/

This one tries so hard to be a light hearted cast, and we mostly got it. Our president gets confused sometimes, it's okay. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/964512164865363968 Paladins fans protest in probably the most light hearted way. https://www.reddit.com/r/Paladins/ My favorite Ying https://i.redd.it/4h3g50esndh01.png Google "view image" button removed https://www.cnet.com/news/google-removes-view-image-button/

Remember folks, don't be a dick. Thirteen Russians indicted in Mueller investigation into Russian manipulation of our election. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/16/russians-indicted-in-special-counsel-robert-muellers-probe.html President of the United States Donald Trump tweets the darndest things. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/964512164865363968 Stardew Valley is still getting multiplayer for sure guys. It will be here really soon okay? https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/15/stardew-valleys-multiplayer-beta-expected-for-spring/

Fake gun skin sells for a what we used to pay for a house! https://www.pcgamer.com/csgo-dragon-lore-awp-skin-sells-for-more-than-61000/ Nunes Memo in its entirety for your interpretation. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4365338-Nunes-memo.html Seems James was not the only one to complain about the voice actors for Final Fantasy 14 https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/final-fantasy-xiv-heavensward-685089/almost-all-the-vas-are-changed-1774264/