Friday, January 24, 2014

QQ News: January 24th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to January 24th, 2014. Also, some drinking; listener discretion is not advised.


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Headlines

  • 00:00 - Date and Introductions
  • 00:40 - People Are Getting High On An Actual Drug Called "Nintendo" (Kotaku)
  • 02:15 - Hearthstone Enters Open Beta (RockPaperShotgun)
  • 05:30 - Nintendo Makes Reductions in Wii U Sales Projections (Escapist)
  • 07:50 - Nintendo CEO Iwata Says He Won't Resign (IGN)
  • 11:30 - Nintendo Considering Smartphone Games, Restructuring (Escapist)
  • 14:20 - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 Demo Available Today (IGN)
  • 17:30 - Final Fantasy VI Mobile Releases, Adds Typos (Escapist)
  • 19:00 - Final Fantasy VI Mobile Remake Unbeatable Thanks to Bug (Escapist)
  • 20:20 - Report: Pixar Will Make A Star Wars Movie (Kotaku)
  • 23:00 - DC's Batman vs Superman Delayed Until 2016 (Escapist)
  • 24:50 - Marvel Confirms Paul Rudd for Ant-Man (IGN)
  • 26:20 - Cortana Actress Will Voice Microsoft's Version of Siri (Escapist)
  • 29:45 - Tomb Raider Made Money Despite Early Disappointment (Escapist)
  • 32:00 - League of Legends Nets $624 Million in Revenue Last Year (Escapist)
  • 38:20 - EA pays YouTube personalities to promote new games (Verge)
  • 44:00 - Games Workshop Stock Plummets By 24 Percent (Escapist)
  • 50:20 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!