Episode 160A – The Problem Newsdump




The Distracted Gamers show

Summary: The Problem Newsdump. There are so many problems, like am I violating my children’s human rights today? Or Link’s gender apparently, the pope isn’t a gamer, and the list goes on. So enjoy the chaos. Unfortunately, it’s not going to get any better until we stop making stupid people famous.<br> Fan Email<br> We did get two emails this week. Both Chance and John participated. From Chance, we got <a href="http://thedistractedgamers.com/triumphant-return-marginally-adequate/" target="_blank">this gem</a>. And from John, we got these <a href="http://thedistractedgamers.com/johns-email/" target="_blank">words of wisdom</a>.<br> The Problem Newsdump<br> Now we move on to the newsdump. Now the problems commence in earnest. <br> <br> * <a href="http://source.superherostuff.com/comics/meet-the-new-iron-man-woman/" target="_blank">New Iron… Girl?</a><br> * <a href="http://source.superherostuff.com/movies/actress-anna-kendrick-wants-play-marvels-squirrel-girl/" target="_blank">Squirrel girl confirmed</a><br> * <a href="http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/16790802/gaming-personalities-embroiled-counter-strike-gambling-scandal" target="_blank">Counter Strike Go scandal</a><br> * <a href="http://kotaku.com/nvidias-250-geforce-gtx-1060-brings-pascal-power-to-th-1783267507" target="_blank">GTX 1060?!</a><br> * <a href="http://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-is-sending-lots-of-players-to-church-1783279425" target="_blank">Pokemon Go sanctioned by God?</a><br> * <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/business/self-driving-tesla-fatal-crash-investigation.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Self crashing car</a><br> * <a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/amazon-wants-you-to-pay-for-podcasts/ar-BBu4fnq?li=AA4Zoy&amp;ocid=spartandhp" target="_blank">Amazon wants your podcast money</a><br> * <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/tech/sharing-netflix-password-might-constitute-federal-crime-172344511.html" target="_blank">You’re breaking federal law</a><br> * <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/news/345804/microsofts-play-anywhere-hits-xbox-one-pcs-on-sept-13" target="_blank">Microsoft wants you to have games</a><br> * Rhett hates all things good<br> * <a href="http://kotaku.com/youtuber-meets-pope-gives-him-a-copy-of-undertale-1783157410" target="_blank">The Pope gets a game</a><br> * Ghostbusters promo stuff<br> * <a href="http://kotaku.com/dark-souls-3-dev-regrets-how-they-handled-the-games-con-1783132878" target="_blank">Dark Souls 3 the story of Poise</a><br> * <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/06/16/heres-a-simple-solution-for-the-female-link-controversy-in-the-new-zelda-game/#68808e0f29f9" target="_blank">Link isn’t a girl, and that’s a problem apparently</a><br> * <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/blizzard-job-posting-outs-plans-for-new-diablo-game/" target="_blank">New Diablo</a><br> * <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/roman-call-of-duty-game-was-never-seriously-consid/1100-6441522/" target="_blank">Call of Rome, Duty, game</a><br> * <a href="http://gizmodo.com/internet-access-is-now-a-basic-human-right-1783081865" target="_blank">Internet is a right…</a><br> <br> Hopefully the video is working right this week and we will only be infringing on your right to have famous, attractive people insult your intelligence.<br> <br> Let us know what you think about the topics discussed tonight by commenting on our <a href="https://twitter.com/DGPodcast" title="DG Podcast Twitter Feed" target="_blank">Twitter</a> account, comment here on blog, or go to the forum. You can also email us at <br><a href="mailto:thedistractedgamers@gmail.com" title="email the Distracted Gamers">thedistractedgamers@gmail.com</a> and support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/dgpodcast" title="DG Podcast Patreon page" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.<br> <br> HTML5 not supported<br> <br> <a href="http://www.sigmish.com/podcasts/DGP160A."></a>