This week, the Internet Archive expands its already extensive library of software, Analogue announces a new piece of hardware that will play ALL of your Game Boy games, Oxford researchers find that gaming disorder lacks sufficient evidence to its existence, and the Blizzard controversy continues to unfold.  Also this week, a quick update on the near future of the podcast.  Enjoy the show!

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Time Stamps
00:20 – Internet Archive Release 2500 MS-DOS Games
16:28 – Analogue Announces the Analogue Pocket
28:26 – Oxford Researchers Find No Evidence to Support Gaming Disorder
55:05 – Blizzard Controversy Continues
1:17:39 – Podcast Updates
1:18:50 – Out This Week
1:23:10 – What We’re Playing

Relevant Articles and Links
Internet Archive releases 2500 MS-DOS games so you can relive the ‘90s: https://www.cnet.com/news/internet-archive-releases-2500-ms-dos-games-so-you-can-relive-the-90s/?utm_source=reddit.com
Game Grumps Troll Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j6KzxqbgvQ
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/
Analogue Pocket Announced: Stylish Handheld Will Play All Game Boy Games, Ever: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/16/analogue-pocket-announced-stylish-handheld-will-play-all-game-boy-games-ever
Oxford researchers say clinical “gaming disorder” lacks sufficient evidence: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/352607/Oxford_researchers_say_clinical_gaming_disorder_lacks_sufficient_evidence.php
The Oxford post on the study: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/releases/nothing-clinically-wrong-with-obsessive-gamers-new-study-finds/
‘Investigating the Motivational and Psychosocial Dynamics of Dysregulated Gaming: Evidence from a Preregistered Cohort Study’: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702619859341
Blizzard cancels Overwatch live event at Nintendo World in New York: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-15-blizzard-cancels-overwatch-live-event-in-new-york
US Hearthstone players banned for Hong Kong protest: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-16-us-hearthstone-players-banned-for-hong-kong-protest

Oxford Claims 'Gaming Disorder' Lacks Sufficient Evidence - BigSlice Gamescast Ep. 15

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