Episode description
Press X
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Topics:
Mary talks about Hollow Knight: Silksong having an eShop page (and Xbox page) and E10+ rating https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/hollow-knight-silksong-switch/
Kotaku: Potentially more than 100 contract testers let go at Nintendo amid huge product testing restructuring, no full-time employees affected https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-layoffs-testing-zelda-totk-1851369539
F-Zero Maximum Velocity has joined GBA NSO https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1773516683174354969
Jim Ryan claims Sony has sold 160M PlayStation 2 consoles https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jim-ryan-claims-sony-has-sold-160m-playstation-2-consoles/
All the actual math on the subject: https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1774120869096235518
Take-Two is acquiring Borderlands maker Gearbox from Embracer for $460M https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/take-two-is-acquiring-borderlands-maker-gearbox-from-embracer-for-460m/
Next Borderlands is in active development https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/2k-has-confirmed-that-the-next-borderlands-game-is-in-active-development/
Context regarding what Take-Two paid for Gearbox versus what Embracer paid https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1773217348687646997
Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 hero shooter from NetEase entering closed alpha in May, dev team includes former Call of Duty and Battlefield devs https://www.marvelrivals.com/news/official/20240320/40185_1144288.html
Like a Dragon series director thinks Yakuza Kiwami 3 will “definitely” happen “sooner or later” https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/like-a-dragon-new-title-cast-auditions-announced
Unicorn Overlord shipments and digital sales top 500,000 https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/unicorn-overlord-shipments-and-digital-sales-top-500000
Questions from Discord:
Joe: Do you enjoy video game music? If so what are some of your favorite game soundtracks?
What we’re playing:
Mary: FF7 Rebirth, Honkai Star Rail
John: Unicorn Overlord 🦄👑, Stellar Blade demo
Greg: Apex Legends, Rocket League
Brett L: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Brett M: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion (beat), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (beat), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII