#113 - State of Play Reactions
Episode description
Dan and Luis meet to talk about the latest State of Play, the games industry’s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, possibilities of Game Pass on Steam, and more.
00:00 - Intro / New Theme Song
07:45 - State of Play Roundup via IGN
26:00 - Game industry unites behind call to cut off Russian market via ArsTechnica
- 39:25 - John Romero releases new Doom II map to “support the Ukrainian people” via ArsTechnica
- 40:12 - Russia considers legalizing software piracy to combat tech bans via PCGamer
43:00 - Valve would help Microsoft put Game Pass on Steam via PCGamer
46:57 - Nintendo launched a new mission system for Nintendo Switch Online users via Polygon
51:08 - Microsoft was Metacritic's highest-rated publisher in 2021 via VGC
54:40 - Extra News
- #1 - God of War TV show via Deadline
- #2 - Epic Games acquires Bandcamp via ArsTechnica
- #3 - Overwatch 2 Beta coming late April via Polygon
- #4 - TGS in-person in 2022 via Polygon
- #5 - Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 coming to next-gen via Polygon
- #6 - NBA 2K loot boxes lawsuit via PCGamer
- #7 - Insider trading allegations at Activision Blizzard via Wall Street Journal
- #8 - Activision sued by deceased employee's family via The Washington Post
- #9 - Halo Infinite co-op and Forge not coming soon via Polygon
- #10 - N64 cult classic Glover coming to PC via Polygon
- #11 - 13% of Horizon FW players finished the story via PushSquare
- Roundup: Remakes of The House of the Dead 1 and 2 are coming to Switch on Apr 7th; Forspoken has been delayed to Oct 11th; Gotham Knights got a release date of Oct 25th; and Nintendo delayed Advance Wars Reboot Camp due to the war in Ukraine.
1:05:35 - Out This Week
1:14:48 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time
1:19:54 - Recommendations - The Adam Project (movie on Netflix), Turning Red (movie on Disney+), and Outer Wilds (multiplatform game, also on GamePass)
1:24:45 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
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