UDP Broadcast

Leaks leaks and more #leaks . Normally I would not suggest a topic but between Warthunder and now some national guard airman in IT leaking HIGHLY #classified US intelligence documents to their buddies on #discord, it couldnt be ignored. The implications of this reach into regulation and there is no telling what will be implemented to keep the gamers under control. BEHOLD the stupidity of flexing c...

In this episode of #udpbroadcast we talk about the insane stunt Monster Energy is pulling with the litigation issued to developers and other creators for including Monster in the name - Even Pokemon which predates Monster Energy. We move on to Nintendo putting content ID claims on most of a Youtuber's videos because of a Multiplayer mod for Zelda Breath of the Wild. We finish off with a talk a...

This week on #udpbroadcast, we discuss the complete and utter dismissal and cancellation of E3. The utter decimation of DeSantis trying to take over Disney World's mini city by the Imagineers of Law for the Mouse. And finally we talk about Multiversus and our thoughts on the beta closing for 6months to a year.

This episode we talk about the recent ChatGPT lookalike chrome store extension that is hijacking your Facebook account to promote more consumption of said extension. We touch on Tax Simulator 3000 and the implicaitons of a Game that does your taxes. Finally we hit home with family - the best source of gaming experiences - with a story about Lumi's disabled brother and the shenanigans that are...

This episode was a bit more freeform. We sprinboarded of into AI everything with Genna Bain's tweet to remove all of her late husband's, TotalBiscuit, content from the youtube platform as a starting point. Genna is not removing the content in an update tweet. Then we tackle Symbiogenisis by Square Enix and the NFT @#$!ery that it is and begin the conversation of NFTs-- again. There was a s...

This week on the UDP Broadcast, there has been an outbreak of terminations and misconduct between EA releasing 200 QA testers for Apex Legends from their Baton Rouge, LA studios, Nordic Games breaking the Sweedish Discrimination Act with investigateive help from Gender balance to investigate 2 men, and Activision blizard - AGAIN - for firing 2 QA workers for using strong language while in a group...

This week we are accompanied by BombRedeemer, Nito the Kitty and Will the Alright in discussing the  controversy surrounding Atomic Heart, its developers ties to Putin lead russian orginizations, similiarities  of Ukranian figureheads in government, and their inadequite renoucement of Putins regime.  Sources - Call for removal https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ukraine-seeks-to-remove-at...

This week, we talk about the drop in player base for Multiversus and our experience wednesday playing Brawlhalla. Source: https://kotaku.com/multiversus-steam-pc-pickle-rick-morty-player-count-1850120234 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/multiversus-daily-peak-steam-player-count-has-dropped-more-than-99-since-launch/ We turn to Mick Gordon who donated his fee for scoring Atomic Heart's soun...

Welcome to the UDP Broadcast - Where we discuss gaming related stuff and offer somewhat uninformed opinions. This week we talk about a lot of intolerance and backlash from the amazing show, The Last of Us on HBO, for Episode.  In the same vein, we hit on the new update for The Sims 4 with the inclusive update.   We briefly touch on the SEC filing where Blizzard was fined.  We also t...

Welcome to the UDP Broadcast - Where we discuss gaming related stuff and offer somewhat uninformed opinions. This week we talk about the Riot Source Code leak for League of legends, Team Fight Tactics, and some legacy anticheat software from their build environment.   Sources: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/league-of-legends-source-code-is-being-held-to-ransom-but-riot-arent-paying https://...

Welcome to the UDP Broadcast - Where we discuss gaming related stuff and offer somewhat uninformed opinions. This week we talk about NetEase Blizzard conflicts, probably one of the most lucrative deal in gaming history to bring games to China, breaking down into destruction of property.  The EU passing regulation on the gaming industry and a call for better and informative upfront documentati...

Welcome to the UDP Broadcast - Where we discuss gaming related stuff and offer somewhat uninformed opinions. This week on Episode 19, we tackle the FTC lawsuit with NVIDIA and Google joining sony to stop acquisition of Activision Blizzard King (ABK) and the impacts of such acquision.  Justin Roiland, co-creator of Rick and Morty and head of High on Life's studio Squanch Games, is in hot water...

This week, we talk about the OGL changes for Wizards Dungeons and Dragons, A blind streamer, SightlessKombat streamer who is currently playing God of War Ragnarok with its award winning accessibility features, and the funniest hiest of Zulily right out of Office Space. Welcome to the UDP Broadcast - Where we discuss gaming related stuff and offer somewhat uninformed opinions. Sources: Dungeons and...

This week, we follow-up on the Smash World Tour/Nintendo/Pandas Global story from Episode 16,  The saga of Callisto Protocol's rocky release and crunch culture, DidYouKnowGaming's Copyright Strike from Nintendo for a game pitch by Retro for Heroes of Hyrule on DS, and we talk about the game awards. Sit back and enjoy the show.  ======================== UDP Broadcast E17 Callisto Protocol...

This week, we talk about Smash World Tour canceling all future events, Last Pass security breech and the details about what it is and why, and #pilk Smash World Tour was one of the largest Smash Bros esports tournaments in operation,  with over 6,400 live events and 325,000 entrants across its 2022 activity alone. - SWT is a grass roots Super Smash Bros esports competition -- Next 2 events ar...

This week, we talk about User interfaces spawned by the conversations of how bad Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2's user interface is hard to navigate. We even compare this to something similar that happened to elden ring but by other game designers.   We touch on Capcom's report of 50% of their revenue actually came from PC sales and they are going to focus on that more.  Mitsuda desc...

This week we hit up some hardware topics dealing with NVIDIA's 4090 series cards and the 12VHPWR cables included. Apparently it is a fire hazard if you bend too close to the connector!  We also talk about a test done by a TikToker, Mryeester, testing if salt mixed with thermal paste could be a useful cooling solution for your PC.   Disney has a gacha rhythm game, Disney's Twisted Wonderl...

This week, our discussions are on NDAs and Leask with respect to Diablo 4, Art theft using AI - specifically NovelAI.  And Netflix considering a game streaming service?  Really? On the back of Stadia shutting down?  Well lets see what is going to happen after opening 2 studios and buying 3 others.  References: Diablo 4 NDA breech -End Game Beta  --oct 21ish --Invites were...

Guest Host - Bombredeemer!  https://twitch.tv/videoredeemer  https://youtube.com/videoredeemer This week, we talk about the 2k Helpdesk Data breech, the implications of this data breech and how to protect yourself, and the sale of your data on the dark web.  https://kotaku.com/2k-hack-scam-malware-support-desk-email-1849640771 https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2k-confirms-user-data-s...

This week, we condense some of the most impactful items that have happened since we went on break.   Stadia is being shut down and that leaves a lot of questions for not only the users - who have a sunset date in mid January 2023 - but the developers that have lost a whole revenue stream.  To make matters worse, they did not notify the developers before announcing the sunset over twitter...

This week, we talk about EAs executive wage cuts and Chucklefish's progress to a more worklife balanced enviroment by raising their wages while still maintaining a 4 day work week.  https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-caps-cash-severance-plans-for-execs-but-stops-short-of-limiting-stock https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/uk-studio-chucklefish-boosts-wages-to-help-offset-cost-of-living-crisis...

This week, we tackle Harassment, Scams and Bans. Harassment tackles the events happening with Arc System Works and the Guilty Guear Strive character Bridget where gender is in question.  We also talk about Keffals and the trials she faced against the Kiwifarms group hosted on Cloudflare. There is also the harassment of a female Call of Duty streamer,Nadia Amine, that faces harassment from the...

This week we tackle Denuvo's involvement with Emulation Protection for publishers looking to port to the Nintendo Switch: https://irdeto.com/denuvo/nintendo-switch-emulator-protection/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/denuvo-says-devs-don-t-get-refunds-if-its-anti-piracy-tech-is-defeated https://www.howtogeek.com/400126/what-is-denuvo-and-why-do-gamers-hate-it/ The PS5 price hike in select r...

This week, we talk about Tencent and Ubisoft and what this acquisition means and why it is happening.  Show Segments: 0:00 Intro and Topics 2:17 Tencent looking to acquire majority share of Ubisoft 19:57 ABK and Nintendo Worker's Rights and Unionization 50:35 Pokemon Company humanitarian equity and Nexus Mods Pride 59:48 Roundtable and Exit Refs: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/exclusi...

This week, Unity has been in the news more than once with some of the new projects they are undertaking.  The flow at which it came in and headlines called our attention to a partnership with China business and another with US Military for simulations.   Gamestop never ceases to amaze with the sheer amount of shenanigans with NFTs and their Beta Marketplace.   We go over what N...