5 - Beers, Microsoft, Sequels

A saintly beer brewed by Belgian Trappist monks sets the tone for an episode of reflection!

Microsoft is going all-in on gaming buying Acitivision Blizzard. What does this mean in the console war? Is Gamepass the de facto Netflix of gaming? Will Sony respond? Is this a win for the PC? 

Hollywood is still obsessed with sequels and reboots, but has it gone too far? We discuss the final Bond, the latest Matrix and Spiderman. 

Beers

Dez - Evil Twin Brewing - James Beer

Marco - Trappist Westvleteren - 12

News

-Microsoft buys Activision - Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories

- Studios and IP owned by Microsoft - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-studios-list-microsoft-studios-upcoming-studios-games-6400

- Netherlands opens museums as hairdressers https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/world/europe/covid-netherlands-theaters-hairdressers.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

- Olympic athletes advised to use burner phones. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-2022-official-says-data-olympics-app-is-protected-2022-01-19/

Movies

- No Time To Die - No Time to Die (2021) - IMDb

- Matrix: Resurrections - The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - IMDb

- Spider-man: No Way Home - Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - IMDb

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