OpenCritic Weekly Recap

OpenCritic.com's Samuel Adams hits the highlights of the biggest stories in gaming, sharing reviews and exploring the news each and every Friday on a podcast service near you.

Epic Vs Apple Saga Concludes, For Now - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - September 17th, 2021

This Week: Apple wins against Epic but Apple must disclose alternate purchase options, Blizzard receives a complaint from the NLRB, you can expand your Xbox Series storage yourself (sort of), a few more games are delayed, and the Switch finally get's Bluetooth audio support.

09-17
19:58

PlayStation State of Play Recap - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - September 10th, 2021

This week: We recap Sony's PlayStation State of Play with reveals of Spiderman 2, God of War Ragnarok, and more! Also, Sony backtracks on Horizon Forbidden West upgrade cost, Microsoft may release a new Series S next year, and Overwatch League to use early build of Overwatch 2 in 2022 Season.

09-10
17:25

Streamers Protest Against Twitch Inaction on Hate Raids - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - September 3rd

This week: Twitch streamers protest Twitch's inaction on preventing hate raids, TimTheTatman & DrLup move house from Twitch to YouTube Gaming, an technical look at the upcoming Dead Space remake, and the PS5 gets a slimming down in the heatsink department.

09-03
18:06

Halo Release Date Announced, Features Miss Launch - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - August 27th

This week: Halo Infinite drops sooner than you think but will miss two mainstay features at launch, Dr. Disrespect announces lawsuit against Twitch, Xbox's Gamescom announcements, and Saints Row reboot unexpectedly announced.

08-27
20:08

Pokemon Legends Arceus Details Revealed - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - August 20th

This week: New details and information on Pokemon Legends: Arceus in the most recent Pokemon Presents, Call of Duty Vanguard announced via Warzone, Epic Games copies Among Us into Fortnite, and the Xbox Series X gets a 4K dashboard refresh (for Insiders, for now).

08-20
18:02

Dr. DisRespect's AAA Studio Ambitions - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - August 13th

This week: Dr. DisRespect partners with Boom.TV to start a AAA studio, Nintendo's hosts their latest Indie Showcase, and Twitch updates their Suspension Notifications to banned streamers.

08-13
16:57

Blizzard President Leaves, Two Take Over - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - August 6th

This week: J Allen Brack is out as President of Blizzard with not one, but two others stepping in to co-lead the company. Also, additional PSVR2 details are leaked out, and Battlefield 2042 will get some more lore with a prequel movie. 

08-06
16:18

Blizzard Responds to Allegations, Devs Walk Out - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - July 30th

This week: The Activision-Blizzard executive team responds to the allegations and stories coming out from current and former employees, while current development team release list of demands for change & stage a walk out at the Irvine, CA campus. Also, PlayStation 5 sells over 10 million consoles since launch and the PS5 now gets it's storage expansion slot enabled (for beta users).

07-30
16:33

Activision Blizzard Faces Harassment & Discrimination Lawsuit - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - July 23rd

This week, Activision Blizzard sued for harassment and discrimination against former female employees, EA Play shows off more Battlefield & reveals Dead Space, and Tencent purchases Little Big Planet 3 devs Sumo Group.

07-23
18:10

Valve Does What Nintendon't - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - July 16th

This week: Valve announces the Steam Deck - a portable PC gaming handheld, two classic cartridges go to auction and make a lot of money, and Nickelodeon brings it's character lineup to the arena in All Star Brawl.

07-16
20:59

Nintendo Switch OLED Model Confuses Fans - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - July 9th

This week: Nintendo releases a hardware refresh for the Switch with the Switch Pro rumor all but squashed, Apex Legends is hacked in an effort to drum up Titanfall 1 support, and Overwatch League is in the crosshairs of the DOJ. 

07-09
17:37

Sony acquires two studios, leaks a 3rd - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - July 2nd

This week: Sony inadvertently leaks a potential acquisition when announcing Housemarque purchase, Xbox Game Streaming expands & grows more powerful, and CD Projekt Red feels "satisfied" with current state of Cyberpunk 2077.

07-02
17:26

Dead Space to Return? - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - June 25th

This week: Rumors of Dead Space's return are circulating the web, Valve changes Steam again to prevent buying games in other countries, and Back 4 Blood will not ship with an offline mode.

06-25
14:13

E3 2021's Monumental Reveals - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - June 18th

This week: A litany of reveals from Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft, and more during E3's 2021 all-digital event, Rockstar announces GTA Online shutdown for older consoles, and CDPR finds hack was potentially worse that it thought.

06-18
16:11

Xbox Streaming Gets Even Bigger - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - June 11th

This week: Battlefield 2042 announced, EA's FIFA and Frostbite source-code stolen, CS:GO nixes many free-to-play perks, and Microsoft announces an expanded push of Game Streaming to the masses.

06-11
16:45

Switch Pro's Rumored Pre-E3 Announcement - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - June 4th

Solid evidence of an upcoming Nintendo Switch Pro launch prior to E3, God of War sequel pushed to 2022, Nintendo wins $2.1 million in lawsuit, and Flight Simulator's install size shrinks.

06-04
15:49

Valve's Rumored Switch Clone - May 27th, 2021

This week: Valve is working on a portable Steam handheld, Blizzcon 2021 cancellation, Battlefield 6 trailer leaks, and a cheating scandal in Trackmania speedruns has been discovered. 

05-28
13:43

IGN's Response to Palestine - OpenCritic Weekly Recap - May 21st

This week: IGN responds to the abrupt takedown of it's Palestine charity post by senior management, Sega considers reboots of Jet Set Radio & Crazy Taxi, Overwatch 2 PvP details shared via livestream, and Nvidia bringing it's signature DLSS tech to VR.

05-21
15:53

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