New merch store! A most highly requested episode, we take a look over the recent kerfuffle involving Wargaming and its tumultuous community. World of Warships, like many free-to-play games, has only gotten more shameless with time, and its latest stunt involving loot boxes was seen as a bridge too far….
After a brief game of Life on a Pizza, we check out Huntfeast. The results of today’s excursion are quite delightful.
New merch store! Activision Blizzard has been running damage control ever since stories of the company’s abusive work culture exploded. Blizzard president J. Allen Brack is out, and hand-wringing contrition is in. Be aware that Activision is only looking out for itself, and simply wants us to forget this ever…
New merch store! Welcome back to the Heaving Toy Chest, folks! Today we’re indulging in one of my favorite topics… Boglins! A range of “remastered” Boglins came out in 2021 after a successful Kickstarter campaign, and we’re going to take them out of their boxes and dramatically decrease their market…
New merch store! Samurai Warriors 5 manages to disappoint me despite being part of an increasing franchise of letdowns. The Warriors series overall is in a total slump, has been for years, and yet I keep hoping for better. Tecmo Koei went the “reboot” route with this one – a…
New merch store! Pokémon Unite is sick. Aimed at children, this flimsy MOBA seeks to exploit anybody it can get its talons on with excessive monetization, including a battle pass, loot boxes, and active pay-to-win mechanics. It is also, sadly, the natural conclusion of the track Nintendo’s been on, as…
New merch store! This game’s title is weirdly accurate to a very specific degree. It has a pure maiden. It has an uncle. The interaction is a little more “direct” than merely capturing though.
Nothing fun or funny to say this week. Just anger and sadness over an industry that remains truly screwed up and rotten to the core. Activision, Ubisoft, Insomniac, “AAA” powerhouses and small indie outfits. It’s rotten.
An alleged crypto mining farm turned to out to be an alleged FIFA Coin mining farm, highlighting the ridiculousness of EA’s sprawling microtransaction economy. As players “skip the grind” in less legal ways, Electronic Arts continues a years-long struggle against the FIFA black market. It’s a struggle EA deserves.
It’s the pilot episode of Stephanie Sterling’s Heaving Toychest. It’s just a show where we look at stupid toys, no biggie. But hey, we have lots of Aliens stuff if you like action figures that are totally appropriate for your kids! I mean… they included the dog. The DOG!
MERCH STORE IS BACK: https://www.thejimporium.com/ Nintendo announced the Switch OLED to a chorus of angry boos this past week, even though technically Nintendo didn’t do anything wrong. It promised no upgrades, hyped no announcements. That didn’t matter after weeks of rumors though. So let’s talk about the Switch OLED, the…
