The Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival is overlaid on top of a screenshot of FF14's infamous low-poly grapes

8bA Podcast 283: Just Call It F5

https://youtu.be/Mlu5ZIXPVkE

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest geeky news of the past week.

NEWS ITEMS

Final Fantasy 14. IGN reports that Square-Enix is giving away real versions of the MMO’s infamous low-poly grapes as part of the goodie bag at Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival. Other items include a crossbody bag, a Loporrit Carrot pen, an anniversary pin, a Grebuloff magnet, and an Azem’s Crystal keychain.

Magic: the Gathering. The Wall Street Journal reported that the serialized 1:1 One Ring card had been found by a Canadian collector who wishes to remain anonymous. Grading company PSA confirmed the news via Twitter.

Pokemon Concierge. Stop-motion animated series revolving around a Pokemon resort is coming to Netflix this December.

PowerWash Simulator. FuturLab and Square Enix Collective have released a special Spongebob-themed DLC pack for the popular sim game.

Stream Deck. The Verge reports that Elgato is opening an app store for the Stream Deck later this year to allow developers to sell plugins, modules, and icons.

Unearthed Arcana. The latest Dungeons & Dragons playtest is out and available. Points of interest include class progression for the monk, capstones returning to level 20, and subclass progression reverting to a class by class basis.

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