992 - 08/23/26 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Another Live Service Closure, Switch 2 Price Increase

Sorry this took a while to get up (a month!) - between Dragon Con and illness, this episode and 993 sat in the queue to be edited for podcast. There were no live episodes in September until September 20th. Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices on September 1st, and we just learned how much they will be going up in the UK. This is because of components, not because of geopolitical financial situations. Riot Games have announced that the live service fighting game 2XKO is ceasing development and no new content will be made after 2026. But, refunds are being offered and Riot is trying to do right by the players that did pay them for virtual items. Then we talk to Jamie from OLR IIDX about development timelines and how they work in larger companies versus smaller companies.