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Hello everybody, and welcome to Some Patches Required. Every other Wednesday, your hosts Aaron and Zak use their backgrounds in game development and analysis to discuss various facets of the ever-turbulent games industry. From interviews with AAA/indie devs to deep dives on timely topics, the duo hopes to entertain and educate you on this wild medium we all love.
Podcasting since 2020 • 98 episodes
Some Patches Required
Latest Episodes
Steam Censorship: Weaponizing Payment Processors
This week, Zak and Aaron kindly beg your attention to a very serious matter: the censorship of thousands of NSFW games across Steam and Itch.io at the behest of payment processors like Mastercard. Prompted by a grassroots organizati...
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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1:05:04
Roblox: The World's Worst Dating Service
This week, Zak and Aaron dig into a topic that's as absurd as it is concerning: the CEO of Roblox wants to officially incorporate dating into the platform. Completely ignoring the fact that the game's core audience is mostly children, David Bas...
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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59:31
Stop Killing Games: The Best Hope for a Better Industry?
This week, Zak and Aaron delve into the nitty-gritty of the Stop Killing Games movement — an initiative with the simple goal of persuading publishers to, well, stop killing games. From preservation to protecting consumer interests, Stop Killing...
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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1:06:57
Peak: The Rise of "FriendSlop" Games
This week, Zak and Aaron sit down, inexplicably inspired by a meme, to discuss the rise of so-called "FriendSlop" games. These are titles like Repo, Lethal Company, and the recently released Peak, all of whi...
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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57:38
Disney vs. Midjourney: The Future of AI in Entertainment
It finally happened! A set of entertainment juggernauts — Disney and Universal — are taking the fight to AI in a big way. This week, Zak and Aaron sit down to discuss the new lawsuit against image generator Midjourney, why it's happening, and w...
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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1:00:32
