#55 - 2021 Hype Train
Episode description
With a stacked news week, our hosts meet to talk about Ninja and other influencers’ responsibilities to the youth, the GameStop stock situation, and the Xbox Live Gold pricing fiasco. Plus: Microsoft recreating a scenario from an episode of Black Mirror and our most anticipated games of 2021, all this and more.
00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping
04:45 - Game Impressions
- 04:45 - Ori and the Blind Forest
11:05 - Donut County
13:59 - Luis’ Battle Bus - Terminator skin and Melee Wolf/Volleyball
20:36 - Top News
20:36 - GameStop stock up 135% in 24 hours, Biden administration "monitoring the situation" via GamesIndustry.biz
32:40 - Ninja interview controversy: Twitch streamer Tyler Blevins history via Insider
44:08 - No Changes to Xbox Live Gold Pricing, Free-to-Play Games to be Unlocked [Update] via Xbox
54:39 - Report: Diablo 2 remake in development at reorganized Blizzard via Polygon
57:39 Microsoft patent shows plans to revive dead loved ones as chatbots via Independent
1:01:40 - Extra News
#1 - Ninja Theory shuts down Bleeding Edge via Polygon
#2 - Actress Jeanette Maus dies at 39 via GameInformer
#3 - Tesla's new cars can run The Witcher 3 on their gaming rigs via IGN
#4 - A Tomb Raider anime series is in development at Netflix via IGN
#5 - Electronic Arts announced the creation of Full Circle via GamesIndustry.biz
#6 - Kevin Hart has officially joined the cast of the Borderlands movie via IGN
#7 - Tencent has added Dontnod to its list of game developer investments via GamesIndustry.biz
#8 - Gabe Newell has talked about Valve’s exploration of brain-computer interfaces for gaming and beyond via TheVerge
1:05:05 - Most Anticipated Games of 2021 (Topic of the Show)
1:31:31 - New Releases & Updates
1:33:47 - Broke Gamers Guide
1:41:18 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
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