Episode 026: Don't Trade Away Your Gaming History!

GameStop wants players to “trade in gaming history”, but I want to make the case for keeping, repairing, and sharing old games and systems before trading in something you may someday wish you still owned. We talk through the "unpaid vacations" for most of the folks behind the successful launch of Star Wars Zero Company, Xbox anniversary consoles appearing online for thousands of dollars, Microsoft's plans for more television and movie adaptations, Twitch's proposed class-action lawsuit, and Xbox's confusing new limits on cloud gaming. Then we celebrate a nearly life-size LEGO PlayStation that could become a working emulation machine, two new ANBERNIC handhelds, major PCSX2 improvements, and Fall from Space, which is an ambitious new RPG made for original Game Boy hardware. The Game List adds Cat Secretary, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Joe & Mac Retro Collection, LEGO Skylines, Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest, and Luma. Plus: Nintendo is still updating Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and several games are joining or leaving subscription services this month. Join The Game Adventure Community! Visit https://thegameadventure.com and join the free email list. Subscribers get early access to the video edition of the podcast and an invitation to our Discord server when it launches. 00:00 This Week on The Game Adventure 00:34 Welcome 01:07 Inside the Industry 01:13 Two Nintendo Directs Next Week 02:23 Star Wars Zero Company Furloughs 04:16 Xbox Series X25 Scalpers 05:26 Xbox's Movie and Television Plans 07:38 Twitch's AI-Training Lawsuit 09:38 Xbox Cloud Limits and Its Next Generation 13:05 Razer's Translucent Xbox Accessories 14:05 Retro Rerun 14:15 LEGO PlayStation and BrickStation 16:19 ANBERNIC's New Retro Handhelds 20:04 PCSX2 and PlayStation Classics 22:15 A New RPG for the Original Game Boy 24:06 The Soapbox: Don't Trade Away Your Gaming History 31:36 The Game List 31:40 Cat Secretary 33:04 Crazy Taxi: World Tour 34:09 Joe & Mac Retro Collection 35:12 LEGO Skylines 36:01 Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest 37:10 Luma 38:13 A New RollerCoaster Tycoon Project 38:54 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Is Still Getting Updates 40:08 Duskfade and The King Is Watching 41:29 Subscription Games to Catch This Month 43:37 Closing Thoughts