The Gaming Guru Podcast

This week we look at the ever-shifting world of gaming with regard to digital rights and ownership. Especially since everything is moving online, we no longer even own discs and all our data, save games and skin collections are in the cloud, who actually owns it? What happens when the game goes offline or the storefront closes? How do I get my stuff? Tim and Gareth dive headfirst into understand what are your rights when it comes to digital content ownership.

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This week we put our expertise to the test by predicting the Metacritic scores of 5 of the biggest games launching in May as part of our first Gaming Fantasy League. If you think you are better at predicting than both Gaming Gurus Tim and Gareth then you could win R500 in vouchers to your favourite gaming storefront.

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Scammers and scalpers are having a field day with the latest gen consoles and apparently made 28 million dollars on eBay alone, but what caused the problem in the first place? What has been the impact to not only us, the consumers, but other retailers and Sony itself? And of course, how are the good people of the internet fighting back against the scourge of scammers and scalpers? (Sometimes with hilarious results)

This week, Gareth and Tim get the answers to these questions and more

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Much has been said about the console wars between Sony and Microsoft but is the real war in gaming actually happening on the side of digital distribution. For the longest time Steam has been the unopposed monopoly of digital gaming distribution, but since players like Epic, Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Sony and Microsoft joining the fray, who is the real winner? Is it us, the consumers, the game developers or no one at all?

This week, Gareth and Tim take a look at these questions to find out.

In a world where EVERYONE has an opinion do game reviews even matter anymore? When we hear about reviews being influenced and even bought by game publishers how do we know we can trust reviews to be honest? With the spate of games being “review bombed” by angry fans (sometimes who haven’t even played the game) have we finally reached a point where game reviews have lost any credibility?

This week, Gareth and Tim take a look at these questions to find out what place game reviews still have (if any).

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