Episode 268: Nobody Thinks About Damocles

Published: Sept. 20, 2023, 2 p.m.

Julian’s exhausted, so there’s not a lot of time to welcome you to this episode of Nerds Without Pants. We talk some more Starfield and a ton of news, plus your emails. It’s fun!\n00:00 – 14:33 Asking the important questions about Damocles\n15:09 – 1:02:31 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Starfield. Just Starfield.\n1:02:48 – 3:03:14 HEADLINES:\nUnity done effed up!\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870547/unit-price-change-game-development\nSquare Enix loses 2 billion in market value:\n \nGoing over the Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYfuAOKTxA\n \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmY1bJQy9sY\n \nStarfield gives Xbox sales a huge boost in the UK:\nhttps://gamerant.com/starfield-xbox-series-xs-sales-boost/\nUbisoft Montreal forces employees back into the office:\nhttps://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-montreal-in-turmoil-amid-what-developers-are-calling-broken-promises\n3:03:40 – 3:23:05 EMAIL BANANA BOAT AND OUTRO\nNEXT EPISODE:\nSTAGE SELECT: What are some of your video game compulsions, AKA “mind goblins”?\nVIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Neverwinter Nights vs Beatdown: Fists of Vengeance\nSUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7/22!\nTwitter: @NWPcast\nEmail: NWPcast@gmail.com\nOur theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.\n\n