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We talk about Injustice 2, a possible Legend of Zelda smartphone game, the future of Hitman and Mass Effect, apart from Alan Wake and Steam. Regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab in this episode.

Injustice 2

• Story mode
• How the game looks
• Gameplay mechanics
• Microtransactions
• Comparison with Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Mortal Kombat X microtransactions
• Various editions
• Pricing and IAP
• Street Fighter V IAP
• The state of AAA games

Future of Mass Effect and Hitman

• Mass Effect on hiatus
• Thoughts on Mass Effect Andromeda
• Patch culture
• IO interactive to be sold?
• Hitman (2016)’s episodic approach

The Legend of Zelda on phones?

• How the game will be like
• Pokemon trading game
• Animal Crossing
• Free-to-play or premium?
• Grand Blue Fantasy as a model

amiibo piracy

• What people are doing
• Why is amiibo piracy happening
• Nintendo’s role in this
• Why this is a grey area

Quake Champions Beta

• First impressions
• What’s new
• Microtransactions
• Difficulty curve and skill ceiling

Alan Wake

• Removed from sale
• Music licences expiring
• Why the game was cool
• The fragility of digital purchasing

Steam

• User forums gone forever?
• Why this is a bad thing
• How they should have handled the situation
• Steam summer sale dates leaked
• Games we expect price drops for

Games we’ve been playing this week

• Period Cube
• Kamiko
• Overwatch
• Steins Gate
• Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Injustice 2

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.