Fallout 76 Special Edition Bag Controversy | The Video Game Pals Episode 83

Pete & Thompson are sick this week, but Andy & Sean are here to discuss the drama surrounding Fallout 76, Game Awards announcement hype and the end of Nintendo’s whack creators program. (Sorry, no timecodes this week) Da News: According to Jason “what an actual video game journalist looks like” Schreier Rocksteady’s next game isn’t about Superman: https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1068274367002480646 RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Obsidian to announce next game at The Game Awards: https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1067860993080999937 Red Dead 2 Beta: https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/red-dead-online-beta-date-1203036161/ https://kotaku.com/red-dead-onlines-economy-is-broken-1830751794 Anthem Closed Alpha Sign-Ups Begin; Test Starts Very Soon: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/anthem-closed-alpha-sign-ups-begin-test-starts-ver/1100-6463548/ Dragon Age Announcement Tease: https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/29/bioware-teases-dragon-age-announcement Nintendo ends repressive Creators Program, making it easier to stream and record their games: https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/28/18117166/nintendo-creator-program-ends-streaming-content-monetization-guidelines Meat and Potatoes: Bethesda has really screwed the pooch with Fallout 76 and now, fans are considering a lawsuit over the state of the game at launch as well as the very real issue of the company’s false advertising around an item offered with the game’s special edition: https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/28/18116518/fallout-76-power-armor-edition-bag-west-tek-bethesda https://www.wired.com/story/fallout-76-possible-lawsuit/ (lawsuit info) Outro Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions