People are losing their livelihoods as trademarks cross hands, EA spits on the grave of an already dead game, and there's a very angry lawyer who wants his cut of the backpay pie- and maybe a planted video of 18+ Daisy Does Dallas on a USB drive. Who knows!
Games We Played This Week!
Battle Chef Brigade
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Destiny Child
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Destiny 2
Monster Hunter World
Emo Goth News Week!
Machinima Sold Off, Creators Left in Disarray https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/19/18189611/machinima-youtube-fullscreen-warner-bros-multi-channel-network
EA Cancels Star Wars Game https://kotaku.com/ea-cancels-open-world-star-wars-game-1831786371
Gearbox CEO Under Assault By Angry Ex-Lawyer https://www.mcvuk.com/business/ex-gearbox-lawyer-accuses-ceo-randy-pitchford-of-taking-secret-12-million-bonus
TOPIC OF THE SHOW!
Everyone is so concerned as to whether we can or not, but nobody stopped to ask whether we should. Video game franchises being turned into movies?
https://www.businessinsider.com/video-game-movie-adaptations-2019-1#super-mario-bros-17
Game releases:
Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal (Jan 22, PS4/PC) - Remake
Smite (Jan 24, Switch)
Resident Evil 2 (Jan 25, PS4/XB1/PC) - Remake
This day in gaming (January 21st):
Halo 4 Spartan Ops S1 Ep 6 - 10 (2013)
Metroid II: Return of Samus Japan (1992)
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
List: https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0121