January 28, 2022

#107 - We Predict 2022

1 hour 38 minutes

After comparing their 2021 prediction results last week, Dan and Luis each share eight prophecies of what will happen in the industry in 2022. They also talk about Raven Software’s QA workers attempting to form a union, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson teasing a new video game movie, a handful of new game announcements including Respawn’s Star Wars projects, and plenty more.

00:00 - Intro

02:20 - Teases vs Surprises

04:30 - Cogs in a Machine plug

09:22 - Topics of Discussion

09:22 - 2022 Predictions

44:20 - Activision Blizzard won't recognize Raven Software's union via Polygon

51:41 - EA confirms Respawn is working on 3 Star Wars projects via EA

59:00 - The Rock is making another video game movie via IGN

1:03:45 - New game announcements: Crysis 4 via Polygon, Blizzard’s new Survival game via Polygon, Seven Deadly Sins: Origin via Gematsu

1:08:04 - Extra News

#1 - Nintendo updating the Switch's N64 emulator via MyNintendoNews

#2 - Ocarina of Time's fan-made PC port Via VGC

#3 - Yakuza creator announces new studio via TheVerge

#4 - Composer of Chrono Trigger / Cross teases new announcement via VGC

#5 - Ubisoft is done with Watch Dogs Legion, ...and HyperScape via Eurogamer

#6 - Nintendo going after fan-made Pokémon FPS via Eurogamer

#7 - PVP servers for Dark Souls PC temporarily turned off via VGC

#8 - Shenmue getting an anime series Feb. 5th via Polygon

#9 - Riot Games suing Vietnamese studio via Polygon

#10 - Player banned from Roblox by US District Court via ArsTechnica

#11 - Gran Turismo 7 is 90GB and coming Mar. 4th via Playstation Size Twitter

#12 - The Nintendo Switch has outsold the PS1 via VGChartz

Roundup: GTA Trilogy physical on Switch coming Feb. 11th; Sol Cresta coming to Switch, PC and PS4 on Feb. 22nd; Elden Ring has gone gold ahead of its Feb. 25th release; Majora’s Mask coming to NSO in February; WWE 2K22 coming Mar. 11; Death Stranding Director's Cut hits PC on Mar. 30th.

1:14:20 - Out This Week

1:23:40 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time

1:31:10 - Recommendations - I Care a Lot (movie on Netflix) and Guardians of the Galaxy (action-adventure game)

1:37:00 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

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