Ep. 013: Stan Lee's Clone, Lenovo Pirates, and Digital Copy Ghosts

In this week's episode: The Industry News (02:10): Bungie winds down Destiny 2 updates to gamble the studio's future on Marathon. Plus, Krafton is legally ordered to pay a massive $250M earnout to Subnautica 2 devs after a failed ChatGPT corporate takeover , the highly controversial digital resurrection of Stan Lee's voice by ElevenLabs , and Rockstar missing its original GTA 6 launch window. The Tech Update (12:56): Rocket League makes a generational leap directly to Unreal Engine 6. Meanwhile, Valve quietly hikes the price of the Steam Deck OLED models , and tech giant Lenovo gets caught red-handed shipping handhelds loaded with pirated ROMs on AliExpress. Dan's Point of View (20:20): Spurred by the sudden, sweeping digital delisting of Obsidian's The Outer Worldsacross all major digital storefronts , we talk about the illusion of digital ownership. From streaming movies disappearing out of personal libraries to the necessity of self-hosted media servers , we look at how cloud-dependent platforms are destroying the "intergenerational bridge" of video gaming and why a shift toward true digital lifetime licensing is vital for the survival of the medium. Retro Rewind (27:54): We look at a transforming Arcade Cabinet Kickstarter project , celebrate Metal Gear Solid 4 Remaster keeping its iconic, weird real-world product placements , analyze the legal brilliance of the Afterplay browser emulator , and welcome Donkey Kong 64 to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. Finally, Dan shares a personal log on replaying Pokémon Yellow on his AYN Thor handheld. Connect with the Show Hit me up on social @thegameadventure and via email at [email protected]. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to help other folks find the show! Every Saturday morning, we bring you the latest in gaming in under an hour. Have a great week!