May 06, 2022

#121 - Another Day Another Buyout

1 hour 28 minutes

Dan and Luis talk about Coke Starlight/Pixel, Embracer acquiring studios and IPs, Free Timed Game Trials being mandated by PlayStation, and Yuji Naka’s remarks on Square Enix! All this and plenty more.

00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans

17:00 - Embracer Acquires Studios via Engadget

29:47 - Yuji Naka talks bad about Square Enix via The Verge

40:34 - Timed Trials a Requirement for PlayStation via Game Developer

Sony Disables PS Plus Stacking via Polygon

49:30 - NFT Sales are Flatlining via WSJ

57:33 - Check This Out! Elden Ring Demake via YouTube

59:21 - Extra News

#1 - Xbox Game Studios holding a gaming showcase on Sunday, June 12 via Polygon

#2 - Meta is planning to release four virtual reality headsets via The Information

#3 - Disney Dreamlight Valley is coming to Switch in 2023 via NIntendoLife

#4 - The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has changed studios via Polygon

#5 - Footage from Skull & Bones has leaked online via PC Gamer

#6 - Gearbox announced Tales from the Borderlands series will return via Polygon

#7 - New York City has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard via Axios

#8 - Raven Software’s quality assurance employees possibly to unionize via The Verge

#9 - Call of Duty’s latest measure to thwart cheaters is rather novel via Call of Duty Blog

#10 - SEGA is delisting Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles on May 20th via IGN

#11 - Netflix has shared a first look at their upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog animated series via IGN

#12 - Techland announced free Dying Light upgrade to Enhanced Edition via The Gamer

#13 - A report indicates that a new Mafia game is in early development via Kotaku

Roundup: Blizzard announced Warcraft Arclight Rumble, coming to Android and iOS, Diablo Immortal is now coming to PC in addition to mobile on June 2nd, Splatoon 3 is coming to Switch on September 9th, and Nintendo delayed the Super Mario movie to 2023

1:06:23 - Out This Week

1:18:21 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time

1:23:20 - Recommendations - Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

1:26:46 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

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By Dan Lima & Luis Menchaca

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