Welcome to the ScrubVerse Podcast! Your last stop for the latest in gaming news, pop culture, retro games gaming, and more. We’re your hosts – Chris, Corey, and Eddie – sharing the news of the week in a comedic & informal manner.
Episodes
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
2hr 40 min
Chris and Corey dive into the early days of Toonami with limited memory and incredible bias! Stay tuned for more tin foil hat conspiracies regarding the end of physical media, Sony's push for backwards compatibility on the PlayStation 5, and YouTube seemingly deleting users political comments.
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "No Lives Matter" by Body Count
Music provided by OCRemix.org
News:
Hot Take: “Physical Games will go away in two or three years.”
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-28-david-braben-physical-games-will-go-away-in-two-to-three-years
New PlayStation 4 Games must also run on PlayStation 5 by July
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-29-new-ps4-games-must-be-playstation-5-compatible-from-july-sony-tells-devs
https://www.gamesradar.com/ps5-backwards-compatibility-will-let-you-play-supported-ps4-games-with-system-update/
YouTube deleting comments critical of the Chinese Communist Party
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270290/youtube-deleting-comments-censorship-chinese-communist-party-ccp
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/05/19/the-chinese-government-fakes-nearly-450-million-social-media-comments-a-year-this-is-why/
https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/17821466?hl=en
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/daveyalba/google-project-dragonfly-terminated-senate-hearing
May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
2hr 27 min
Billy Mitchell strikes back with a new lawsuit against the Speedrunning community, COVID-19 continues to take out everything we know and love, Titanfall 3 gets the axe, and we talk about the Nintendo 64 and it's relevancy in the modern retro scene.
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "Time Traveler's Delight" by OverClocked Assembled
Music provided by OCRemix.org
The Ballad of Shitty Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqZUrar4Io&t=164s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVUr61L7UhY
News:
- COVID-19 Continues to Take Away Everything We Love
- http://evo.shoryuken.com/
- https://www.siliconera.com/evo-online-announced-with-5-weekends-of-fighting-games-starting-july-4-2020/
- https://screenrant.com/evo-2020-online-games-netcode-mk11-killer-instinct/
- https://www.shacknews.com/article/118077/evo-online-announced-super-smash-bros-ultimate-removed-from-lineup
- https://www.ign.com/articles/guilty-gear-strive-delayed-until-2021-due-to-covid-19
- Newest Installment on the Titanfall Franchise May have been Axed
- Full Ghost of Tsushima Reveal Trailer Recap
- Elder Scrolls 6 Not in Development as Previously Thought
- https://twitter.com/DCDeacon/status/1259619185879142402
- https://www.dualshockers.com/elder-scrolls-6-not-development-bethesda-game-studios-has-two-big-mutliplaform-releases-first/
- https://www.pcgamer.com/elder-scrolls-6-what-we-know/
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bethesda-e3-2017-exec-explains-why-elder-scrolls-6/1100-6450988/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkFdqqyI8y4
- https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesdas-starfield-is-playable-elder-scrolls-6-is-in-pre-production-says-todd-howard/
- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-28-yes-todd-howard-and-team-have-settled-on-a-region-for-the-elder-scrolls-6
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/elder-scrolls-6-is-a-long-way-off-might-not-launch/1100-6462813/
- https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-wont-have-a-digital-showcase-this-year-but-it-still-has-things-to-talk-about/
May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
3hr 44 min
ScottyMo is in the house this week! This week we talk about Microsoft's "Inside 20/20 All Gameplay" showcase that had zero gameplay, Nintendo slamming down another fan project, and we reach the climax of Doom Eternal's Mick Gordon controversy. Let's get into it.
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "Arctic Mayhem" by Black Ace
Music provided by OCRemix.org
News:
- Nintendo Slams Super Mario 64 Port
- Marty Stratton, id Executive Producer for DOOM weighs in on Doom Eternal Soundtrack Controversy
- EA acknowledges the existence of Xbox’s Smart Delivery, Says Fuck that Noise
- https://www.gamesradar.com/eas-upcoming-games-will-let-you-upgrade-them-to-run-on-next-generation-consoles-for-free/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD4kh3-74a8
- https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1258427927332446211
- https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2020/EA-SPORTS-Announces-Madden-NFL-21-Will-Be-Available-on-Xbox-Series-X/default.aspx
- https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/7/21250334/xbox-series-x-free-games-smart-delivery-one-upgrade-list-ea
- https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/7/21250755/xbox-series-x-smart-delivery-ea-madden-nfl-21-ps5
May 5, 2020
May 5, 2020
2hr 14 min
EVO 2020 will only feature Wi-Fi matches! Jump in for the Alien retrospective, stay for the Streets of Rage 4 review. We also talk on how A Plague's Tale is bullshit, The Last of Us 2 leaks, and why Final Fantasy VII is the new Kingdom Hearts!
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "Never Gonna Give (Up the Funk)" by Jorito, Anton Corazza, Tuberz McGee, Eino Keskitalo
Music provided by OCRemix.org
News:
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla reveal, will support Smart Delivery
- https://www.ubisoft.com/en-au/game/assassins-creed/valhalla/news-updates/zp9xRC5VBA3SIgAAAxPPi/assassins-creed-valhalla--become-a-legendary-viking-raider?isSso=true&refreshStatus=noLoginData
- https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/25/ubisoft-ubi-stock-down-20percent-on-game-delays-and-profit-warning.html
- https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-24-ubisoft-watch-dogs-legion-delay-gods-and-monsters-rainbow-six-quarantine.html
- https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1255885002455351299
- https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/assassin-s-creed-valhalla-xbox-one/14605095
- The Last of Us 2 Leak
- Final Fantasy VII Remake is the new Kingdom Hearts
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 died, so that Battlefield may live
- https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/star-wars-battlefront-2/news/letter-to-the-community-original-era-content
- https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-2021-dice-battlefront-2-last-update
- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-28-dice-shifts-focus-to-next-years-battlefield
- https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1189289817282097152
Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
2hr 40 min
WWE ditches the yearly installment, Corey walks us through the new kickstarter for "In Search of Tomorrow", Mick Gordon steps away from Bethesda, bot are eating up all the Switches, and GameStop solved the Coronavirus! Let's Go!
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "Buttercup (K.K. SLider Remix)" by Clay K. Slider
News:
- The Great Switch Shortage
- https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvgqp3/nintendo-switch-check-out-bots-shortage
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/tech/nintendo-switch-shipment-pause-shortage/index.html
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-is-still-sold-out-almost-everywher/1100-6475217/
- https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-shortage-traced-to-checkout-bots/
- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2540003.m570.l1311.R1.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xnintendo.TRS0&_nkw=nintendo+switch&_sacat=0
- Mick Gordon Seemingly Walks Away from Doom and Bethesda
- https://twitter.com/thatACDCguy/status/1251690243389927424
- https://twitter.com/thatACDCguy/status/1251692975005917184
- https://twitter.com/thatACDCguy/status/1251696222382911488
- https://twitter.com/Mick_Gordon/status/1251828567882600448
- https://www.ccn.com/bethesda-has-stupidly-ruined-that-epic-metal-doom-eternal-soundtrack/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_rFkPbZmY&=&lc=UgySXf-fsqIZb2zBezJ4AaABAg
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/g4afzw/i_commented_about_it_yesterday_i_turned_id_break/fnxfm88/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/g4l2iz/it_is_possible_that_mick_gordon_and_bethesdaid/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040124/https:/twitter.com/Mick_Gordon/status/1250930670718693376
- GameStop declares Coronavirus over and has reopened for business
Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
2hr 50 min
Who the hell buys eBay gift cards anyway?! Chris discusses the Guilty Gear Strive Closed Beta, an spoiler free review of Final Fantasy VII Remake, rumors of two new Resident Evil games, and Corey uncovers the legends of Tarantula Island!
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "Royd Rage" by Trism, featuring Jorito & Chimpazilla
Music is provided by OCRemix.org
News:
- Rumors of Resident Evil
- https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake/
- https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/status/1249473833662177280
- https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1247460906684080128
- https://www.biohazardcast.com/new-rumors-arise-about-resident-evil-8/
- https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/sources-resident-evil-8-village-test-demo-details-leak/
- https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/status/1247610240305991681
- https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/resident-evil-8-rumors-zombies-witches-and-wolf-like-creatures/
- https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/status/1247618016646279168
- PlayStation 5 to be limited, expected to cost between $500 - $550
- China to ban online multiplayer with foreign countries
- https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1245639425331056640
- https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3916690
- https://www.abacusnews.com/games/gamers-taiwan-cut-chinese-game-over-controversial-covid-19-term/article/3078767?_ga=2.135729905.1150260464.1587131899-1043236554.1587131899
- https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3080297/china-may-clamp-down-politically-sensitive-content-popular-video
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
2hr 46 min
Sony's got a new ugly baby! Jump in to hear about the new PlayStation 5 DualSense Controller, Chris give his thoughts on Resident Evil 3 Remake and his first thoughts on Final Fantasy VII Remake, Corey cringes with Danzig, and how China has banned Animal Crossing!
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "K.K. Crusin'" by Tudd
News:
- Stadia is Free for two months
- https://blog.google/products/stadia/try-stadia-free-today/
- https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/This-Week-on-Stadia-Three-new-free-Stadia-Pro-games-and-much/ba-p/17880
- https://9to5google.com/2020/04/03/stadia-trial-youtube-premium/
- https://www.ign.com/articles/google-stadia-free-starting-today-pro-subscription-free-for-two-months
- Massachusetts shuts down GameStop in entire state
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons banned in China
- https://www.usgamer.net/articles/animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-fast-becoming-a-new-way-for-hong-kong-protesters-to-fight-for-democracy
- https://twitter.com/studioincendo/status/1245414753058426881
- https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1245639425331056640
- https://time.com/5818993/animal-crossing-china-removed/
- http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/04/china_bans_sales_of_animal_crossing_new_horizons_in_suspected_censorship_scuffle
- https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1248495063883116544
- https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1248495067167244290
- https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1248495070933684225
- https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1248495073123172354
- https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1248495079615954945
- https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1248495081406910468
Apr 7, 2020
Apr 7, 2020
3hr 21 min
ScottyMo of MegaVisions joins us once more to talk podcast theme songs, old school Hanna-Barbera cartoons, and adapting to life with COVID-19. Stick around as we discuss how Son'y PlayStation 5 may be facing some serious trouble, The Last of Us Part II seeing indefinite delays, and how Randy continues to fuck his employees over.
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "Zero" by Base Fox
News:
- Randy Pitchford is a money grubbing scumfuck
- https://kotaku.com/sources-despite-huge-sales-borderlands-3-developers-a-1842617645
- https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/07/red-dead-redemption-2-29-million-borderlands-3-8-million/
- https://ir.take2games.com/news-releases/news-release-details/borderlandsr-3-redefines-mayhem-establishes-franchise-billion?field_nir_news_date_value%5bmin%5d=2019
- https://www.inquisitr.com/5976248/god-of-war-cory-barlog-randy-pitchford/
- https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1245403576198926339
- https://twitter.com/danlowlows/status/1245425865367805953
- https://twitter.com/search?q=randy%20pitchford&src=typed_query
- https://twitter.com/BBblazkowicz/status/1245459090349981698
- https://twitter.com/CaseyExplosion/status/1245482311023501315
- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-03-gearbox-ceo-randy-pitchford-and-former-lawyer-bring-end-to-messy-legal-dispute
- https://kotaku.com/former-gearbox-lawyer-accuses-ceo-randy-pitchford-of-ta-1831679539
- https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/1083863896010776578
- https://www.businessinsider.com/gearbox-ceo-randy-pitchford-lawsuit-dismissed-2019-10
- The Last of Us 2 Sees delays as Sony scrambles to find it’s footing
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-02-the-last-of-us-part-2-iron-man-vr-delayed-indefinitely
- https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1245773000592384001
- https://twitter.com/Naughty_Dog/status/1245773177944281089
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/world/coronavirus-news-updates.html
- https://kotaku.com/as-naughty-dog-crunches-on-the-last-of-us-ii-developer-1842289962
- https://twitter.com/GameAnim/status/1238199242256052224
- https://twitter.com/GameAnim/status/1238199518534881281
- https://twitter.com/GameAnim/status/1238200254605873152
- https://screenrant.com/ghost-tsushima-delay-playstation-ps4-june-trending-twitter/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/sony-says-virus-may-wipe-out-forecast-upgrade-delay-earnings
- GameStop to permanently close 320 stores in 1. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/360247/GameStop_to_close_at_least_320_stores_in_2020.php
- Sony’s PlayStation 5 may be in serious trouble
Music is provided by GameChops under Creative Commons.
Apr 1, 2020
Apr 1, 2020
3hr 16 min
GameStop's Greed and insanity knows no bounds. Join us as we discuss GameStop's Coronavirus response, Corey's review of Doom Eternal, and how Chris is slowly losing his mind over Phantasy Star Online 2
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "Fairfrozen" by STEEL_PLUS
Music is provided under Creative Commons.
Mar 17, 2020
Mar 17, 2020
2hr 23 min
Join us as Corey nearly gets scammed for some Pokemon games, Chris' rages over the sheer difficulty of some Sonic fan games, we talk E3 2020 cancellation, Reggie's promotion in GameStop, and more!
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Opening: "ScrubVerse Theme - Wily" by Kubaluka
Closing Track: "By the Sea" by Tuberz McGee
Music is provided by OCRemix under Creative Commons.
News:
- E3 2020 is cancelled
- https://tinyurl.com/vdkll5f
- https://tinyurl.com/vqqm9wc
- https://tinyurl.com/yx2paajr
- https://tinyurl.com/stenx3t
- https://tinyurl.com/uapscba
- https://tinyurl.com/wzr2465
- https://tinyurl.com/twd93mz
- https://tinyurl.com/rpcsjfw
- Paramount wants Knuckles Spin-off
- Reggie “The Body” Fila-Aime joins GameStop’s board of directors
- https://tinyurl.com/qrvo62a
- https://tinyurl.com/smwphld
- https://tinyurl.com/wdnbzn6
- https://tinyurl.com/vv79j7m
- Arc System Works forgoes Final Round 2020 due to COVID-19
- https://tinyurl.com/vcfbsef