Episode 64 - The Age Of Always-Online Single-Player Video Games Needs To End

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It’s one thing to require multiplayer games to be online at all times so that people can play with each other, but it’s another thing entirely to lock single-player console games behind that same obligation. It’s a practice that creates hurdles for game preservation, as well as unnecessarily gatekeeping those with slower internet speeds. We look at this increasingly common trend among game devs and discuss whether anything can be done to combat it.

We'll also be talking about the 2023 Video Game Hall of Fame finalists (including The Last of Us, GoldenEye 007, and Wii Sports), how the synopsis of the new Silent Hill movie reboot hints at changes to the video game, and the bizarre controversy over signposting in the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo.

Finally, class is in session with Professor Ryebread in our Gaming History 101 segment. In this episode, we're looking at the launch of the Nintendo 64.

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