Episode 44 - Robot Club!

Iain Chantler has established a Robot Fight Club in the basement of Brainwaves HQ and who better than James Hewitt to help him get it setup. Iain McAllister is enthusiastic about the idea but James really needs to help out around the place if the club is going to stay, so he joins the Iains on the cast. This episode we cover Kickstarter unions, DTRPG categories, Hasbro Finances, Replacement policies and more. In Brainwaves we cast our eye to the new Federal Trade Commision rules on influencers and discuss the relationship between the press and publishers.  Headlines Kickstarter employees form union https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/3a8pp5/kickstarter-employees-win-historic-union-election?__twitter_impression=true Kickstarter Hires law firm that advertises maintaining a union free workplace https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8vyk/kickstarter-hired-a-law-firm-that-advertises-maintaining-a-union-free-workplace DTRPG launches LGBTQ+ and Romance genres https://www.geeknative.com/71220/drivethrurpg-launches-lgbtq-and-romance-genres Episode 43 link - Free League Workshop https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/02/17/episode-43-executive-bell/ Hasbro Finance report, MTG up 30% https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45147/magic-the-gathering-up-30-including-digital-2019   News Daniel Scott Palter, of Final Sword Games, passes away https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45207/r-i-p-daniel-scott-palter. Asmodee Replacement Parts policy https://www.asmodeena.com/en/customer-service-faq/ FFG to end RPG production http://www.d20radio.com/main/fantasy-flight-games-long-term-plan-will-discontinue-rpg-development/   Brainstorm FTC announces crackdown on undisclosed influencer advertising https://www.inputmag.com/culture/ftc-social-media-influencers-new-rules-instagram-youtube-tiktok Advertising Standards Authority https://www.asa.org.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA1-3yBRCmARIsAN7B4H1ZvU-F4FCfCCJVsSYqt-Jlr4Bwq79YLyN56VSi7k9KHpJTOt8WfyIaAoDXEALw_wcB Fyre Festival Documentary https://www.netflix.com/title/81035279 Outro Monopoly News:  https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45149/the-op-partners-toho-international-two-godzilla-brand-games   Patreon Shoutouts Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe https://luckysparrow.co.uk/   Guest Links   Twitter: https://twitter.com/lagoon83 Website: https://www.needycatgames.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/needycatgames/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/needycatgames/?hl=en Robot Fight Club: https://www.needycatgames.com/robotfightclub   Other Links Bugglebots https://www.bugglebots.com/ Bristol Bot Builders - audio from one of their fights was used in this cast https://bristolbotbuilders.com/   Our Links Twitter: @thegiantbrain Instagram: giantbrainuk Facebook: The Giant Brain Website: giantbrain.co.uk Email: [email protected]