Podquisition 412: Ol’ Blue Eyes

The fan base is fucking insufferable.

Games we played this week include:

Sonic Frontiers (9:30)

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (16:00)

Fallout 4 (34:10)

God of War Ragnarok (38:45)

Ghost Song (44:20)

Sonic Forces (54:50)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Translated tweet from Sonic Frontiers director suggests game shipped unfinished (59:45)

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sonic-frontiers-is-a-global-playtest-and-there-are-still-improvements-to-be-made-director-says/

ZA/UM dispute raises questions about company sale and employee mistreatment (1:03:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/fired-disco-elysium-director-claims-new-owners-took-control-of-zaum-through-fraud

Microsoft did make a streaming-only Xbox, literally shelved it (1:07:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/phil-spencer-says-xbox-shelved-game-streaming-box-because-it-was-too-expensive

Sony files patent for means of tracking digital ownership with NFTs (1:08:25)

https://gamesual.com/news/sony-patent-tracking-history-assets/

Rockstar was pitched a Grand Theft Auto movie with Eminem for the lead in 2005 (1:09:55)

https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-once-rejected-a-gta-film-starring-eminem

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