Steam has a *NEW* Spam Problem, Nintendo’s Fun Police Strike Again | OTC 36

🎮 Dive into the latest in gaming and tech! We’re breaking down #XboxLayoffs, the #PlayStationLawsuit, and the ongoing battle against #GameCensorship. Plus, we’re navigating Steam’s spam issues, discussing our top picks from the #SteamSummerSale, and exploring the future of #Windows #BSOD and open-source tech. Join in the fun of Off The Console episode 36! 🚀

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Links:
Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
Stop Killing Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo
Stop Killing Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9ahH6HrtTc
Xbox Layoffs: https://bsky.app/profile/georgebsocial.bsky.social/post/3lsi27oqdos2f
Xbox Layoffs: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/microsoft-plans-major-job-cuts-at-xbox-gaming-division
Sony’s Monopoly Lawsuit: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-faces-dutch-lawsuit-over-artificially-high-playstation-prices
Ready or Not censorship: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1144200/announcements/detail/526472884483260568
Mario Kart World update angers gamers: https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-updates-mario-kart-worlds-online-removes-the-only-guaranteed-way-to-play-normal-3-lap-races-with-randoms.1228638/
Steam’s Spam Issue: https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/steam-is-dealing-with-spam-valves-platform-has-been-flooded-with/zb811a
https://kindanice.itch.io/dire-decks
https://forum.nexon.com/bluearchive-en/board_view?board=3028&thread=2982148&allBoard=1
Fedora 44 proposal drama: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324
https://www.theverge.com/news/692648/microsoft-bsod-black-screen-of-death-color-change-official

— Chapters —
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:14 What have we been playing this week
00:06:24 Stop Killing Games Inititive In Trouble
00:24:29 Xbox potentially laying off up to 20% of their workforce, close studios
00:36:51 Sony facing lawsuit from Dutch government, accused of monopoly
00:42:14 Vtuber Avatar Talk
00:44:15 Ready or Not censors itself to appease the ESRB, console holders
00:50:12 Ninteno’s Fun Police are forcing gamers to play unfun intermission tracks
00:57:43 How Itch games are being stolen and re-uploaded to Steam
01:12:23 Steam Summer Sale — Our Recommendations
01:19:50 Gacha game “”Blue Archive”” denied release on Steam
01:27:04 Nextcloud/Homelab talk
01:33:55 Fedora proposed removal of 32-bit support
01:43:07 Windows to remove Blue Screen from their BSOD
01:48:01 Big Beautiful Bill could ruin your WiFi

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