#121 - Another Day Another Buyout
Episode description
Dan and Luis talk about Coke Starlight/Pixel, Embracer acquiring studios and IPs, Free Timed Game Trials being mandated by PlayStation, and Yuji Naka’s remarks on Square Enix! All this and plenty more.
00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans
17:00 - Embracer Acquires Studios via Engadget
29:47 - Yuji Naka talks bad about Square Enix via The Verge
40:34 - Timed Trials a Requirement for PlayStation via Game Developer
Sony Disables PS Plus Stacking via Polygon
49:30 - NFT Sales are Flatlining via WSJ
57:33 - Check This Out! Elden Ring Demake via YouTube
59:21 - Extra News
- #1 - Xbox Game Studios holding a gaming showcase on Sunday, June 12 via Polygon
- #2 - Meta is planning to release four virtual reality headsets via The Information
- #3 - Disney Dreamlight Valley is coming to Switch in 2023 via NIntendoLife
- #4 - The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has changed studios via Polygon
- #5 - Footage from Skull & Bones has leaked online via PC Gamer
- #6 - Gearbox announced Tales from the Borderlands series will return via Polygon
- #7 - New York City has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard via Axios
- #8 - Raven Software’s quality assurance employees possibly to unionize via The Verge
- #9 - Call of Duty’s latest measure to thwart cheaters is rather novel via Call of Duty Blog
- #10 - SEGA is delisting Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles on May 20th via IGN
- #11 - Netflix has shared a first look at their upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog animated series via IGN
- #12 - Techland announced free Dying Light upgrade to Enhanced Edition via The Gamer
- #13 - A report indicates that a new Mafia game is in early development via Kotaku
- Roundup: Blizzard announced Warcraft Arclight Rumble, coming to Android and iOS, Diablo Immortal is now coming to PC in addition to mobile on June 2nd, Splatoon 3 is coming to Switch on September 9th, and Nintendo delayed the Super Mario movie to 2023
1:06:23 - Out This Week
1:18:21 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time
1:23:20 - Recommendations - Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
1:26:46 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
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