The UK Smacks Down Microsoft

The CMA (not the Country Music Awards) has decided that Microsoft can't buy Activision/Blizzard for the weirdest reason.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquistion

Rich: Garden Story, Grindstone, BoTW (begrudgingly)

News

The UK Has Blocked The Microsoft/Activision/Blizzard Merger

This is Just the Beginning for AI

Sony is Bringing More Games to PC, Because Money

Sega of America is Unionizing

RIP Waypoint

Video Games Cost to Damn Much Money to Make

Steam Has a Fancy New Notepad

Questions

Mister Polite: I am currently playing if you could read my mindas a quick game before Zelda comes out. It’s a nice whimsical game but then a 1/4 of a way through the game the villain of the game takes a baby and just eats it.  I was stunned and speechless as I didn’t expect to see an actually cartoon baby get eaten in a game.  It doesn’t have to video game related, but when was the last time you were out completely shocked by something

Rdeacon: Since Cliff isn't a huge fan of Mario games. What changes would Nintendo need to make so Cliff would approve of them?

What is your favorite breakfast cereal?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Against All Odds
• Horizon Chase Turbo
• Kao the Kangaroo

Xbox Game Pass

• Redfall (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 2
• Ravenlok: May 4
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2: May 11
• Amnesia: The Bunker: May 23
• Railway Empire 2: May 25
• Farworld Pioneers: May 30

Xbox Gold

• Star Wars Episode I Racer
• Hoa

Playstation Plus

• Chivalry 2 (PS4 and PS5)
• GRID Legends (PS4 and PS5)
• Descenders (PS4)

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/striking-soulslikes

Prime Gaming

• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D (Amazon Games App) – May 4
• Super Sidekicks (Amazon Games App) – May 4
• Samurai Shodown IV (Amazon Games App) – May 4
• Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (Amazon Games App) – May 11
• Lake (Amazon Games App) – May 11
• Robo Army (Amazon Games App) – May 11
• Last Resort (Amazon Games App) – May 11
• Kardboard Kings (Amazon Games App) – May 18
• The Almost Gone (Amazon Games App) – May 18
• 3 Count Bout (Amazon Games App) – May 18
• Alpha Mission 2 (Amazon Games App) – May 18
• Lila’s Sky Ark (Legacy Games Code) – May 25
• Agatha Knife (Amazon Games App) – May 25
• King of the Monsters 2 (Amazon Games App) – May 25
• Kizuna Encounter (Amazon Games App) – May 25

Patreon

• John Tippins
• Sean Palmer
• Austin Palmer
• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

• https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/