#135 - Inadequate Acquisitions?
Episode description
Dan and Luis meet to discuss Jim Ryan’s quote about Xbox’s purchase of Activision, a new revision of the PS5, Quantic Dream being acquired, video game anniversaries in September, and more.
00:00 - Intro / Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast coming next week
05:08 - Temple of Time
41:47 - Jim Ryan calls Xbox's COD offer "inadequate" via GI.biz
54:10 - Sony makes the PS5 lighter via TheVerge
57:41 - Sony and Tencent are buying 30% of FromSoftware via VGC & NetEase has acquired Quantic Dream via VentureBeat
1:06:31 - Check this out: KERMIT Spider-Man Mod via Youtube
1:08:00 - Extra News
- #1 - Halo Infinite's co-op delayed to Nov 8 via TheVerge
- #2 - White Xbox Elite Series 2 controller available via Polygon
- #3 - Sony acquires mobile studio Savage via Polygon
- #4 - Gray camo DualSense & PS5 covers coming this fall via Polygon
- #5 - Dragalia Lost shuts down Nov 30 via Engadget
- #6 - Pokemon Company suing Chinese companies via Polygon
- #7 - Nintendo announces Pokemon Scarlet & Violet OLED Switch via Nintendo
- #8 - EA officially reveals Ridgeline Games via VGC
- #9 - CAPCOM confirms TGS line-up via VGC
- #10 - Tomb Raider and Deus Ex now in control of Crystal and Eidos via VGC
- #11 - Hunger Games director working on BioShock movie via Twitter
- #12 - Resident Evil Netflix series not getting a 2nd season via Deadline
- Roundup: Shovel Knight Dig comes 9/23 for PC, Switch and iOS; Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion comes 2023; Assassin’s Creed Mirage confirmed; Hangar 13 announces new Mafia game.
1:16:46 - Out This Week
1:37:24 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time
1:48:49 - Recommendations - Attack on Titan (Netflix), Nope (Theaters) and Samaritan (Amazon Prime)
1:52:00 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
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