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Podcast: 80-Bit Podsmash
Episode: 80 Bit Podsmash Episode 002: Is Pre Order Culture Ruining the Video Game Industry?
Description: Releasing unfinished video games seems to be normal and acceptable. We are declaring it "acceptable" because it keeps happening. Why does this happen, what are the causes?  GameStop circle of life issue http://kotaku.com/new-gamestop-program-leads-employees-to-lie-to-customer-1791874332  Mass Effect Andromeda released March 21st, big patch Thursday April 6th http://gematsu.com/2017/04/mass-effect-andromeda-update-roadmap-detailed  Batman Arkham Knight PC version https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/06/batman-arkham-knight-for-pc-pulled-from-steam-and-retailers-due-to-bugs/  Destiny http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731  References: http://kotaku.com/crunch-time-why-game-developers-work-such-insane-hours-1704744577 https://www.engadget.com/2014/11/24/broken-video-games/ https://kotaku.com/quality-assured-what-it-s-really-like-to-play-games-fo-1720053842  Music: 8-Bit Heroes | Daydream - Conflict  Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode