BigSlice Gamescast

This week, the Internet Archive expands its already extensive library of software, Analogue announces a new piece of hardware that will play ALL of your Game Boy games, Oxford researchers find that gaming disorder lacks sufficient evidence to its existence, and the Blizzard controversy continues to unfold. Also this week, a quick update on the near future of the podcast. Enjoy the show! BigSlice Games: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigSliceGames Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2VaASqXj1QnqyiuYKewUF0 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1473322271 Twitter: @BigSliceGames Corey’s Twitter: @strobbeofficial Jessica’s Twitter: @PheonixLeeJS JLBoone Photography: https://www.jlboonephotography.com/ Time Stamps 00:20 – Internet Archive Release 2500 MS-DOS Games 16:28 – Analogue Announces the Analogue Pocket 28:26 – Oxford Researchers Find No Evidence to Support Gaming Disorder 55:05 – Blizzard Controversy Continues 1:17:39 – Podcast Updates 1:18:50 – Out This Week 1:23:10 – What We’re Playing Relevant Articles and Links Internet Archive releases 2500 MS-DOS games so you can relive the ‘90s: https://www.cnet.com/news/internet-archive-releases-2500-ms-dos-games-so-you-can-relive-the-90s/?utm_source=reddit.com Game Grumps Troll Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j6KzxqbgvQ Internet Archive: https://archive.org/ Analogue Pocket Announced: Stylish Handheld Will Play All Game Boy Games, Ever: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/16/analogue-pocket-announced-stylish-handheld-will-play-all-game-boy-games-ever Oxford researchers say clinical “gaming disorder” lacks sufficient evidence: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/352607/Oxford_researchers_say_clinical_gaming_disorder_lacks_sufficient_evidence.php The Oxford post on the study: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/releases/nothing-clinically-wrong-with-obsessive-gamers-new-study-finds/ ‘Investigating the Motivational and Psychosocial Dynamics of Dysregulated Gaming: Evidence from a Preregistered Cohort Study’: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702619859341 Blizzard cancels Overwatch live event at Nintendo World in New York: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-15-blizzard-cancels-overwatch-live-event-in-new-york US Hearthstone players banned for Hong Kong protest: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-16-us-hearthstone-players-banned-for-hong-kong-protest