Press Play to Save Ep120: Fishing for days of yore

Better late than never! Listen here: things were said. Mistakes were made. BUT NOW THIS EPISODE IS FINALLY OUT! Sony is gettin’ all democratic with the PSPlus free games, Nintendo is still trying to find its face in this world, and WoW wants you to GO FISH! But don’t forget your earbuds cuz this ep is hot hot hot!

NOTEWORTHY DEALS

XBL Games for Gold for February (link)
- XB1: Hand of Fate
- XB1: Styx
- 360: Sacred Citadel
- 360: Gears of War 2
PSPlus Games for February (link)
- Grid Autosport, PS3
- Helldivers: Democracy Strikes Back , PS4, PS3, PS Vita
- Lemmings Touch, PS Vita
- Nom Nom Galaxy, PS4
- Nova-111, PS Vita
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, PS3
Humble Bundle (link)
BundleStars (link)
Check for sales (link)

NEWS TICKER

IT’S VOTING SEASON! Starting February 8th, you can vote for which of three games will be a PS Plus game for March! (link)
- Action Henk (video)
- Assault Android Cactus (video)
- Broforce (video)
Nintendo profitable, but still not all that much so – running on the fuel of software and the fumes of hardware. (link) (link) (video)
CS:GO player and Reddit user AndroidL got sick of hackers in game, so he made a hack package of his own, built to attract players and get them banned as soon as possible (and it appears to have worked really well). (link) (video)
World of Warcraft introducing ARTIFACT FISHING POLES! AT LAST! (link) (video)
- Offers varying abilities and customization
LEGO The Force Awakens coming on June 28, promises content to bridge the gap between Return of the Jedi and Ep VII. (link) (video)

RETRO ROUNDUP

imgur user IAmMurloc working on an Unreal Engine 4 version of the first stage of the classic Spyro the Dragon (link) (video)

CURRENT RELEASES

PS4
- Not a Hero (PS4) -Feb 2
- Gravity Rush Remastered (PS4) – Feb 2
- Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines I… (PS4) – Feb 2
XB1
- Fortified (XONE) – Feb 3
PC
- XCOM 2 (PC) – Feb 5
- American Truck Simulator (PC) – Feb 3

THE RUNDOWN

Designers may want to put EA sports titles under the microscope – you may just find one of your own designs used for player tattoos, which can spell lawsuit. (link)
YouTuber ICEnJam used clips from Fallout 4 to prank call people as the Vault-Tec rep from the game’s intro. The results are kinda hilarious. (video)
Ubisoft think’s we’re all fools and sues EA because they’re worried EA’s subsidiary GHOST will be confused for the Ghost Recon series. Or something. (link)
Nintendo looking into virtual reality, even though they said it was dumb last year (link)
Smash Bros. NX rumored to be launch title on Nintendo’s new system (link)
Sony moves playstation to the U.S. with new sony interactive entertainment (link)