High Ping Basterds

By: High Ping Basterds
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  • “We, to tell the actual absolute truth, don’t live in society, actually.”


    In the history of humans, for the first time after the glorious 18th Century have we had The 21st Century. If one strains their ears, one can gather echoes traveling back to us from a dismal future, hankering for the nostalgic and innocent and simpler times of The 21st Century.


    The 21st Century where we actually don’t live in a society. We live more in tubes, in simulations, in hypotheticals and in conspiracies. We live in line graphs, in word vomits, in feeds and filters, in videos and in games, and in video games.


    The Basterds navigate this terrain of solipsistic confabulations.


    “Two weeks to two minutes” Exclaimed Cyrus West Field—an American entrepreneur and financier, pointedly not an inventor, actually—when the telegraph line laid across Atlantic finally worked in 1866. Now in place of these obsolete thick copper cable lay nets upon nets of fiber optics where we sail daily. And the echo of our future sounds across these nets of our present and of our past, where we are constructing a singular Transatlantic tunnel, dug under the pioneer ocean for us to live in, when the whole world itself shall drown under the weight of our present and of our past.


    The Basterds navigate these uncertain terrain.



    Release Schedule: New Episodes Every Tuesdays

    Language: English

    Category: Video Game Commentary, News Reviews, Criticisms


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Episodes
  • 39 Palworld v Nintendo, Video Game Crime, Square Enix, Gamepass Cost, IBM v Zynga, Intel Loses, Aussie Gov Anti Lootbox .mp3

    39 Palworld v Nintendo, Video Game Crime, Square Enix, Gamepass Cost, IBM v Zynga, Intel Loses, Aussie Gov Anti Lootbox .mp3
    Sep 25 2024

    On our 39th episode, we discussed the following topics:

    • [11:18] Palworld: Nintendo sues 'Pokémon with guns' video game firm
    • [25:04] Fake retro video game ring worth €50m smashed in Italy
    • [37:22] Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 profits "did not meet expectations
    • [44:45] "Microsoft Spends $1 Billion Annually To Get Third-Party Games On Game Pass - Report
    • [53:05] Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games
    • [58:39] Exclusive: How Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business
    • [01:05:19] Australia Government Cracks Down On Loot Boxes and Gambling Content


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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 38 PS5 Pro Announced, Ex Sony Opinion, The Crew Offline, Ubisoft internal coup, Roblox, Annapurna Int, Unity, Diablo 4

    38 PS5 Pro Announced, Ex Sony Opinion, The Crew Offline, Ubisoft internal coup, Roblox, Annapurna Int, Unity, Diablo 4
    Sep 17 2024

    On our 38th episode, we discussed the following topics:


    • [07:15] Sony Officially Announces PS5 Pro with New Features, Priced at $700
    • [14:48] Games industry layoffs not the result of corporate greed and those affected should "drive an Uber", says ex-Sony president
    • [23:26] After killing The Crew, Ubisoft says The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest will get offline modes
    • [27:17] Ubisoft Investor Calls for Company to Go Private, and CEO Yves Guillemot to Be Replaced | Ubisoft's slump continues: Star Wars Outlaws fails to turn things around, XDefiant numbers are sliding, and we still don't know where The Sands of Time is
    • [42:02] Roblox to allow devs to sell premium titles with up to 70% revenue share
    • [46:30] Annapurna Interactive team quits after spin-off talks fail
    • [52:14] Exclusive: Unity is killing its controversial Runtime Fee
    • [58:54] Blizzard Reveals How Much Money Players Spent on Microtransactions in Diablo 4. Sales Revenue Has Already Exceeded $1 Billion


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 37 Concord Fail, Dune Awakening, Spectre Divides Gamers, VA Signs Interim, Sekiro Anime, Rocksteady Layoff, Hogwarts Legacy, Heaven 17, Racoon Logic

    37 Concord Fail, Dune Awakening, Spectre Divides Gamers, VA Signs Interim, Sekiro Anime, Rocksteady Layoff, Hogwarts Legacy, Heaven 17, Racoon Logic
    Sep 10 2024

    On our 37th episode, we discussed the following topics:


    • [09:58] ]An important update on Concord – PlayStation.Blog
    • [17:20] Bringing Dune Awakening to the Xbox Series S will be a "challenge", according to Funcom chief product officer
    • [21:34] Spectre: Divide Price Cut Highlights Predatory Gaming Industry Practices
    • [33:35] Voice Actors' Union Has Signed Deals With 80 Individual Games As Strike Continues
    • [38:56] ANIME "Sekiro : Shadows Die Twice (セキロ：シャドウズ ダイ トゥワイス)" is animated by Qzil.la! - OECUF
    • [43:46] Rocksteady hit by layoffs after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League underperforms | Eurogamer.net
    • [46:34] Warner says a Hogwarts Legacy follow-up is a major priority for the company
    • [50:54] Heaven 17 claims it turned down GTA 6 soundtrack offer over pay offer: ‘Go f*** yourself’
    • [54:44] Raccoon Logic: "Let people own the game they bought" | GamesIndustry.biz


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    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@HighPingBasterds





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