#106 - Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard!!! (+2021 Prediction Results)

Dan and Luis meet to talk about what’s probably the biggest industry story since Ready Press Play started: the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. They also look back at their 2021 predictions and reminisce about the year, chat about the podcast’s last video episode, E3 possibly being canceled, and plenty more! 00:00 - Intro 03:15 - Talking about #105 06:10 - RPP Year 3 09:07 - Cogs in a Machine plug 10:40 - Topics of Discussion 10:40 - Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard via GI.biz 35:24 - Our 2021 Prediction Results 58:21 - December 2021 NPD via GI.biz & Xbox outsells PS5 in December 2021 via TheGamer 1:01:11 - E3 digital event reportedly a mess and "probably" canceled via DualShockers 1:03:55 - Extra News #1 - God of War is Sony’s biggest, highest-rated Steam launch via VG247 #2 - Cory Barlog talks about Sony games on PC via Eurogamer #3 - Sony opens registrations for buying PS5s directly from the company via VGC #4 - Gaming Youtubers had their likeness stolen and sold as NFTs via Eurogamer #5 - PS3 games have started appearing on the PS5 store via VGC #6 - Storm Reid cast as Riley on HBO's Last of Us show via Deadline #7 - Leaks about Persona 4 Golden and Persona 6 via GamingBolt #8 - PUBG nearly doubles player count following move to free-to-play via GI.biz #9 - Avatar: Reckoning, a new mobile MMO set on Pandora via Eurogamer #10 - Dying Light 2’s Cloud version for Switch has been delayed via Eurogamer #11 - (Check this out) New Cuphead Netflix cartoon trailer released via Netflix/Youtube Roundup: Life is Strange Remastered Collection is coming to Xbox, PC and PlayStation on 02/01, but the Switch version was delayed; Kingdom Hearts Cloud versions for Switch releases 02/10; Ubisoft will bring back classic RTS The Settlers, coming to PC on 03/17; LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga is coming to every console on 04/05. 1:07:30 - Out This Week 1:13:12 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:18:38 - Recommendations - Don’t Look Up (movie on Netflix) and Lethal League Blaze (fighting game) 1:25:45 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, go to readyplaynetwork.com or hit us up on Twitter or TikTok @readypressplay. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out The.How.To.Be by Waz on Spotify. Thank you!