Massively OP Podcast Episode 289: Microsoft and Bethesda sitting in a tree

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin discuss Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda, the frequent death of Echo of Soul, Fallout 76's busy week, Conan Exile's first expansion, Phantasy Star Online 2's next patch, and how marketers use the fear of missing out to influence us.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: Microsoft acquires Bethesda and ZeniMax
• News: Fallout 76 releases One Wasteland update, rearranges road map
• News: Conan Exiles breaks out Isle of Siptah expansion
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's last DLC of 2020 is coming this November
• News: Echo of Soul dies (again)
• News: Phantasy Star Online 2's Episode 5 is coming September 30th
• News: Final Fantasy XVI is announced
• News: Crowfall talks about going back to earlier MMO evolutionary branches
• Mailbag: FOMO marketing tactics
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Ever Upwards" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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