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How could anyone have seen this coming?

• 12:25 – Google doesn’t think gamers want a subscription service so Stadia will charge a subscription AND per game! …what?
• 32:44 – Lazy Valve made obvious boo-boos with its Steam Summer Sale. Because it’s lazy, you see.
• 44:42 – Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft stand arm-in-arm against tariffs
• 53-16 – DMCA-happy Nintendo gets DMCA-happy with IP-infringing indie game

If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube. Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night on RandomTower!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by E. Zachary Knight and Andrew Eisen. The show is edited by Andrew Eisen. Music in the show includes “Albino” by Brian Boyko. It is in the public domain and free to use. Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting.

Chat Transcript:

6:51 PME. Zachary Knight​Hello Everyone

6:58 PMaddictedtochaos​Hello

6:59 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​Hey Andrew!

6:59 PMAndrew Eisen​Hi!

7:00 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​I reacted to the first video I saw by you,which was The bugs and glitches of The Lego Movie videogame!

7:01 PMpsychadelic snake​look I’m here for once

7:01 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​Oh geez,I know that feeling…Sitting on grass in the middle of a packed venue full of sweaty music lovers.

7:02 PMSusanne Christ​steel!!!

7:02 PMSusanne Christ​lol actually its pronounced steel xD

7:02 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​I figure the Stadias gonna flop.

7:03 PMAndrew Eisen​Oh, we’re going to talk Stadia.

7:03 PMaddictedtochaos​My handwriting used to be very neat. Not anymore.

7:04 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​I mean…It sounds very VERY similar to those old school systems that were trying WAY too hard to be the next big thing…Kinda like the 3DO or the Pippin computer-console-thingamajigger.

7:06 PMaddictedtochaos​At least you last name doesn’t have 11 letters.

7:06 PMSusanne Christ​at least they think urs is real xD

7:08 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​I mean,if you look at the ads for the Stadia,it sounds VERY similar to the Jaguar or the 3DO or even the Pippin computer thingamabobble-that similarity does NOT bode well for the Stadia.

7:09 PMSusanne Christ​christ-mas lol

7:10 PMد. عبد العزيز​stadia will be a fail because 2/3 in world are suffering the weakness if internet

7:12 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​I’ve seen the ad campaign for the Google Stadia…and I think it’s gonna flop,just being honest.It looks like the Genesis,the ads promote it to be the next NEO-GEO,yadayadayada-this Stadia’s a mess.

7:13 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​Anyone else agree with me?

7:14 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​I can’t even get a Steam account because I’m on mobile…Gee,thanks Steam-leave out your mobile users why don’tcha?!

7:14 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​Yeaah.

7:17 PMaddictedtochaos​Games with gold

7:17 PMIcyLady58- Gamer Extraordinare!​I didn’t ven know that the Stadia was a subscription only platform.

7:17 PMmatthew wilson​games pass

7:17 PMmatthew wilson​which btw, atlest on pc is a shockingly goods deal

7:18 PMpsychadelic snake​yeah let me just pay a monthly subscription AND also pay full price for video games

7:22 PMWarren Lewis​hey guys!

7:23 PMaddictedtochaos​It is absolutely a choice, we can choose not to get Stadia at all.

7:26 PMpsychadelic snake​people still play those games Because of mods

7:26 PMAndrew Eisen​They’re also good.

7:28 PMaddictedtochaos​Sony owns Ghostbusters not Paramount

7:56 PMaddictedtochaos​That’s the key it’s their stuff. People should have to know that ripping off someone’s IP is going to lead to a cease and desist.

8:00 PMaddictedtochaos​Yes

8:03 PMaddictedtochaos​A lead balloon will actually fly.

8:03 PMaddictedtochaos​Mythbusters made one