#85 - 12 Minutes to Gamescom
Episode description
On this week’s episode, Dan and Luis give their impressions on the recently released Xbox game 12 Minutes, discuss the biggest announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live, and share their thoughts on some recent Fortnite stories. Plus: July’s NPD results, everything from the Pokémon Presents, Square Enix not disclosing Outriders sales to devs, and more.
00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping
03:20 - Game Impressions / 12 Minutes
19:03 - Topics of Discussion
- Gamescom Opening Night Live roundup via TheVerge
- 37:36 - Gamescom Xbox event roundup via GamesRadar
- 45:45 - Pokémon Presents biggest announcements via Polygon
- 55:22 - July 2021 NPD Results via VG247
- 1:00:47 - Outriders dev doesn't know how many copies it sold via IGN
- 1:07:05 - Battle Bus / Fortnite Season 7 thoughts
- 1:14:55 - Among Us devs aren’t happy with Fortnite’s copying via TheVerge
- 1:20:50 - MLK in Fortnite via Gizmodo
1:27:20 - Extra News
- #1 - XCloud touch controls added to more games via TrueAchievements
- #2 - GamePass not coming to other consoles in the near future via VGC
- #3 - New higher resolution dashboard coming to Series X via TheVerge
- #4 - Phil Spencer likes the Steam Deck via GameSpot
- #5 - Controls passes 10M, Remedy working on new game via IGN
- #6 - In-person EVO returns to Vegas in 2022 via DigitalTrends
- #7 - RomUniverse ordered by Nintendo to delete everything via ScreenRant
- #8 - Sea of Thieves breaks player records via IGN
- #9 - EA giving away patents via GameSpot
- #10 - Niantic U-turns on Pokémon Go decisions via Eurogamer
- #11 - NES and SNES designer retires via NintendoLife
- #12 - Stardew Valley is hosting an eSports tournament via PCGamer
- #13 - Roundup: Skyrim is coming to next-gen on November 11th; WWE 2K22 has been delayed to March 2022; Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza is joining Super Monkey Ball BananaMania; and Dying Light Platinum Edition will come to Switch at a TBD date.
1:33:18 - New Releases & Updates
1:43:22 - Broke Gamer’s Guide
1:46:15 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
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