#305 – 2016 Stuff and Things

Ray and Cer recap 2016, discuss the impact to the Star Wars universe, a brief look ahead to 2017 and more.

Bacon News

• Pork is so good it….well gets stolen
  • http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/trailer-containing-thousands-of-dollars-of-pork-stolen-1.3218395
    • A 53 foot refrigerated trailer containing 2400 boxes worth $105,000 of pork was stolen today in woodstock.

Geek & Random News

• Tracer comes out
  • http://kotaku.com/our-thoughts-on-overwatchs-tracer-being-gay-1790338620
    • Blizzard has come forward with a comic panel detailing a small romantic moment between Tracer and her girlfriend.
      • (http://www.nag.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Overwatch-Tracer-gay.jpg)
• Carrie Fisher Dead at 60
  • http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/carrie-fisher-princess-leia-in-star-wars-dead-at-60-w457713
  • http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/entertainment/reaction-carrie-fisher-death/ (Fellow stars/fans react.)
  • Cinnabon tries to capitalize on Carrie Fisher’s death?
    • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carrie-fisher-cinnabon-tweet_us_5862e8dae4b0d9a594597917?section=us_weird-news
    • Was this in playful jest? Or just a straight up dick move.

Gaming News

• Heroes of the storm updates:
  • https://www.destructoid.com/taz-dingo-get-a-good-look-at-zul-jin-and-some-new-heroes-of-the-storm-skins-408130.phtml
    • A round of new skins and the new hero:Vol’jin. Vol’jin is a ranged assassin that becomes more powerful the lower his health becomes.
• Nes classic edition sells 200,000 units
  • http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/16/nintendo-sells-196000-nes-classic-edition-retro-console.html
    • Is retro gaming finally become more mainstream? Could we hope for more reiterations from other companies?
    • Could we mid tier generation consoles make a comeback? Like the Sega Saturn, or the dreamcast?
• Talk about the year in gaming and what we hope to see in 2017
  • 2016 in review: Overwatch, Doom 3, Titanfall 2, Pokemon GO, WoW legion, Gears of War 4, Watch Dogs 2, Civilization 6, Pokemon Sun and Moon.
  • The giant disappointment that is No man’s sky.
  • Thing to be excited for in 2017: Mass Effect Andromeda, Horizon Zero Dawn, South Park The Fractured But Whole (butthole ha!), Red Dead Redemption 2, Dawn of War 3, The Legend of Zelda, Halo Wars 2, God of War, Star wars Battlefront 2(already?), Destiny 2.

RAY

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CER

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XIA

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