August 26, 2022

#134 - Gamescom 2022 Recap

1 hour 47 minutes

Dan and Luis meet to discuss Gamescom 2022, Coffee, Economic Inflation, an Acquisition, and plenty more.

00:00 - Intro / Coffee Talk

07:33 - Gamescom 2022 Recap via Polygon (Topic of the Show)

39:45 - PS5 price to increase in select markets via PlayStation Blog

47:39 - KOTOR remake reportedly changed developers via VGC

53:02 - Embracer Group makes more acquisitions - Lord of the Rings via VGC

59:20 - Check this Out - The Last of Us HBO Series Teaser

1:01:20 - Extra News

#1 - Hideo Kojima has a podcast via Variety

#2 - Masahiro Sakurai has a YouTube channel via Washington Post

#3 - Nintendo is shrinking the size of the Switch’s packaging via VGC

#4 - Dead Island 2 details have leaked via Amazon via Polygon

#5 - Phil Spencer expects the number of platform exclusive games to decline via Bloomberg

#6 - The roster of 60 games launching on the Sega Genesis Mini 2 has been announced via Polygon

#7 - The BioShock live-action feature film will be directed by Francis Lawrence via Twitter

#8 - Steve Blackman is developing Netflix‘s Horizon TV show via VGC

#9 - Sony PlayStation Productions is reportedly working on a Days Gone movie via Deadline

#10 - ‘Gravity Rush’ film in works from PlayStation Productions via Deadline

Roundup: Sonic Frontiers comes to all modern platforms on Nov. 8; Obsidian’s murder mistery game Pentiment is coming Nov. 15; The Game Awards 2022 will happen on Dec. 8; Sony confirms PSVR2 will launch in “early 2023”, after it is playable for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show

1:12:52 - Out This Week

1:24:44 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time

1:37:32 - Recommendations - House of the Dragon (HBO Max) and See (Apple TV+)

1:45:41 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games.

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