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- 7/2 - PlayStation acquires 2 (probably 3!) new game studiosAround the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: PlayStation is buying game studios, Xbox and Kojima are making a game together, and a man is sued into the ground by Nintendo for selling ROMs.Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamTime Codes:00:00 - Intro2:27 - Trivia: What is Bidoof’s Pokedex Number?4:42 - Topics7:00 - Ex-Blizzard devs partner with Tencent to make a RTS game studiohttps://www.ign.com/articles/ex-blizzard-developers-tencent-new-studio-rts-uncapped-games11:36 - Man sued by Nintendo for hosting ROM site can’t even pay them $50 a month (of $2.1M)https://kotaku.com/nintendo-can-t-even-get-50-a-month-from-sued-rom-site-184721088118:13 - PlayStation acquires Housemarque, Nixxes, and possibly Bluepoint?https://twinfinite.net/2021/06/playstation-sony-housemarque-bluepoint-acquisition/26:26 - Indie devs say it sucks to put your game on PlayStation consoleshttps://kotaku.com/playstation-is-hard-to-work-with-devs-say-184721006034:57 - Magic: Legends isn’t going to make it out of Betahttps://www.gameinformer.com/2021/06/29/magic-legends-is-shutting-down39:12 - CDPR says they are satisfied with Cyberpunk’s stabilityhttps://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-stability-satisfactory-performance-bugs-glitches-fixes42:39 - Xcloud is now available to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on iphones and PChttps://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-cloud-gaming-game-pass-ultimate-release46:16 - Xbox and Kojima are officially working togetherhttps://venturebeat.com/2021/07/01/hideo-kojimas-deal-with-xbox-reaches-key-milestone/49:01 - The Winner is...50:07 - Closing and Plugs#gamingnews #playstationstudios #playstationnews56 min
- 6/18 - Sonic is coming to... Minecraft?Around the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Sonic is coming to Minecraft, Pokemon GO changes are making fans mad, and is Abandoned secretly a Hideo Kojima game?Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamTime Codes:00:00 - Intro1:59 - Trivia - How much money has the Sonic franchise made?3:18 - Topics5:08 - Pokemon GO walks back covid changes and fans aren’t happyhttps://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-go-changes-exploration-bonus-updates-community-backlash-petitions11:25 - Sniper Ghost Warrior’s press event was… a lot.https://www.thegamer.com/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2-press-event-military-training-experience-arab-middle-east/20:44 - Let’s talk about the “Abandoned is a Kojima game” conspiracyhttps://kotaku.com/hideo-kojima-conspiracy-theory-ends-with-tears-184714171229:01 - The best looking 3D sonic game in a decade is… a DLC in minecraft?https://www.ign.com/articles/minecraft-sonic-dlc-30th-anniversary33:10 - Xbox says Halo Infinite doesn’t have a release date because it’s “waiting on other games”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-suggests-halo-infinite-doesnt-have-an-exact-date-because-its-waiting-on-other-games/38:13 - Valve clamps down on customers using VPNs to buy games at cheaper priceshttps://kotaku.com/valve-really-doesnt-want-you-using-vpns-to-get-cheaper-184716216645:01 - The Winner Is…46:04 - Closing and Plugs#sonicminecraft #minecraftsonic #minecraftnews49 min
- 6/18 - FNAF Creator Retires Over ControversyAround the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: FNAF creator retiring over political donation controversy, Facebook is adding ads into Oculus VR games, and Roblox is being sued for illegal use of music.Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamShow Notes:00:00 - Intro2:25 - Trivia: how many events were streamed officially by E3 this year?3:55 - Topics6:21 - Roblox has been sued for $200M for illegal use of musichttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-06-10-roblox-facing-usd200m-lawsuit-from-music-publishers12:02 - Pete Hines apologizes to PlayStation owners for Starfield being an Xbox exclusivehttps://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-xbox-exclusive-bethesda-apology-playstation16:59 - Ubisoft Massive’s director is stepping downhttps://kotaku.com/star-wars-studio-head-at-ubisoft-steps-down-184712091523:18 - FNAF creator Scott Cawthon retires after political donation controversy. Franchise will continue.https://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddy-s-creator-scott-cawthon-retires-a-184711816430:34 - Xbox Game Pass is getting even betterhttps://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-game-pass-in-june-202138:19 - Facebook will include ads in Oculus Quest headsetshttps://www.ign.com/articles/oculus-quest-vr-headset-apps-facebook-adsPSVR 2 will reportedly arrive holiday 2022, details on specshttps://www.ign.com/articles/psvr-2-holiday-2022-launch-report44:11 - The Winner is…45:50 - Closing and Plugs#gamingnews #FNAF #scottcawthon48 min
- 6/4 - Would You go to a "Nintendo Museum?"Around the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Nintendo is opening a museum, Dream cheated on minecraft, and Atari is releasing a classic console for $400.Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateam00:00 - Intro2:32 - Trivia: How Many Copies did the Atari 2600 Sell?5:16 - Topics7:22 - Herman Hulst, PS Studio Boss said a lot of things this week…https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-studios-bend-new-ip-asobi-pc13:56 - Nintendo will be opening a museum in 2024https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-gallery-museum-japan-march-2024-history18:14 - Dream, the youtube giant, admits to cheating on his world record Minecraft speedrunhttps://kotaku.com/minecraft-megastar-admits-to-cheating-after-months-of-d-184700962327:26 - In a reversal from last week, Far Cry 6 is in fact political says the Narrative Directorhttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/far-cry-6-is-political-narrative-director-says/1100-6492196/34:30 - We finally have a schedule for E3, and it looks… mostly normal? Final thoughts on the show?https://www.gameinformer.com/e3-2021/2021/06/03/full-e3-2021-schedule-revealed37:48 - CDPR’s Q1 2021 net profits are down 65% https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-profits-cd-projekt-red-q1-202141:36 - Y’all remember that Atari console? It comes out in less than 2 weeks for $300https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-vcs-release-date-confirmed-for-june-15-in-the-us/48:14 - Apparently Tesla cars have enough power to run Cyberpunk 2077?https://kotaku.com/apparently-tesla-cars-have-enough-graphical-horsepower-184701875050:09 - The Winner is…51:23 - Closing and Plugs#gamingnews #nintendonews #nintendomuseum56 min
- 5/28 - The "Super Switch" will be announced "any day now."Around the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: We Should be getting a Super Switch announcement any day now, Twitch adds a category for hot tub streamers, and Xbox and Bethesda will combine their showcases at E3.Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateam00:00 - Intro1:34 - Trivia: How Many Sonic Animated Series Have There Been?3:22 - Topics5:07 - Twitch has added a lot of tags, including gender, race, sexuality, and… hot tubshttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-24-twitch-adds-over-350-new-tags-related-to-gender-race-mental-health-and-hot-tubs11:17 - We could be seeing a Final Fantasy spinoff by Team Ninja!https://www.fanbyte.com/news/rumor-square-enix-set-to-announce-a-new-action-rpg-final-fantasy-spinoff/16:34 - More reports swell around Nintendo Switch Pro coming out in Septemberhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-27/nintendo-plans-upgraded-switch-replacement-as-soon-as-september20:36 - Hey that sonic event sure did happen todayhttps://www.theverge.com/2021/5/27/22454775/sonic-colors-ultimate-remaster-release-date-xbox-ps4-switch26:22 - Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PChttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/exclusive-valve-is-making-a-switch-like-portable-gaming-pc/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social35:15 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus gets a January release date. Is this game gonna be done?https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/26/22454614/pokemon-legends-arceus-nintendo-switch-release-date40:52 - Xbox and Bethesda E3 presentations will be combined into onehttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-26-microsoft-announces-merged-xbox-and-bethesda-games-showcase47:30 - Netflix is looking into getting into gameshttps://www.theverge.com/2021/5/24/22452173/netflix-gaming-subscription-service-executive-202252:32 - The Winner is...55:51 - Closing and Plugs1 hr
- 5/21 - Ubisoft Still Hasn't Fixed its Workplace CultureAround the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Ubisoft still hasn't fixed its workplace culture, IGN's editorial team was censored this week, and Starfield won't be coming to PlayStation consoles.Also, please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamShow Notes:00:00 - Intro1:55 - Trivia: What is Time Splitters 2 metacritic score?4:21 - Topics6:05 - Google claims Stadia is “alive and well” lolhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/google-claims-stadia-is-alive-and-well-following-high-profile-departures/10:40 - Apple spokesperson says they’re not sure if app store is even profitablehttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-19-apple-execs-dont-know-if-the-app-store-is-profitable-dont-deny-that-it-likely-is16:19 - Let’s talk about IGN’s editorial team getting censored this weekhttps://kotaku.com/ign-staff-criticizes-managements-decision-to-pull-artic-184691075022:38 - Ubisoft has reportedly changed very little internally after last years abuse allegationshttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-18-ubisoft-has-reportedly-made-minimal-changes-following-abuse-allegations30:58 - Sony has patented it’s own game betting systemhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-has-patented-its-own-game-betting-platform/36:19 - Gearbox reportedly has a new franchise dropping before April 2022https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/take-two-announces-plans-to-launch-a-new-gearbox-franchise/41:20 - Starfield won’t be coming to PlayStationhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesdas-starfield-is-a-confirmed-exclusive-for-xbox-and-pc-its-claimed/45:36 - WB Games will be broken up as AT&T has a sale/merger with Discoveryhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/wb-games-is-getting-broken-up-as-att-spins-off-its-media-business/51:11 - The winner is...52:23 - Closing and Plugs#gamingnews58 min
- Around the Monitor 5/14 - New Details About Next-Gen PSVR?Around the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: We got new details about the next gen PSVR hardware, Ubisoft said it wants to do more free to play games, and Sega wants to make a "super game," whatever that means.Thank you to Joseph for guesting on the show! Find his twitter here: https://twitter.com/mrbadbitand find The Trophy Room here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trophy-room-a-playstation-podcast/id1260212127Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamShow Notes:00:00 - Intro3:09 - Trivia: How many copies has PSVR Sold?4:46 - Topics7:26 - PlayStation 5 VR got some new details, and it sounds pretty beefyhttps://kotaku.com/report-next-gen-playstation-vr-is-sounding-pretty-impr-184686496915:24 - Sega wants to make a “super game,” whatever that means lolhttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/sega-announces-plan-to-make-a-super-game/1100-6491431/26:48 - Mario Odyssey team is working on a new Donkey Kong game?https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-mario-odyssey-team-is-working-on-a-new-donkey-kong-game-its-claimed/33:09 - PlayStation is working on 25 PS5 games, half are new franchiseshttps://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-working-on-25-ps5-games-half-are-new-franchises37:21- We got more details about how E3 will function as an online eventhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-2021s-online-app-will-feature-virtual-booths-leaderboards-and-more/39:46 - Ubisoft announces it will focus less on AAA games, more of f2p games. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-12-ubisoft-says-it-wont-abandon-paid-aaa-games-for-free-to-play47:40 - Epic wanted exclusivity for PlayStation games on PC https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/11/22424596/epic-games-store-sony-playstation-pc-games-steam-competition54:15 - The Winner is...56:54 - Plugs and closing1 hr 1 min
- 5/7 - Epic Had to Pay Sony to Have Crossplay for Fortnite on PlayStation!?Around the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Epic had to pay Sony to have crossplay for Fortnite on playstation, Nintendo had it's best year ever, and Google Stadia is having (yet another) really bad week.Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamShow Notes:00:00 - Intro1:22 - How much money did Fortnite make in 2018 and 2019?2:49 - Topics5:20 - Nintendo announces Game Builder Garage, which will teach people to make gameshttps://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/05/learn-how-to-make-games-with-nintendos-game-builder-garage-this-june8:07 - Nintendo reported record profits in 202012:36 - Epic had to pay PlayStation to get crossplay on Fortnitehttps://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22417560/sony-ps4-cross-play-confidential-documents-epic-games-agreements20:32 - Six of Google Stadia’s staff have left to join Jade Raymond’s Haven Entertainmenthttps://www.ign.com/articles/six-google-stadia-staff-leave-to-join-haven-entertainmentAnd their head of Product has left as wellhttps://www.ign.com/articles/stadias-head-of-product-has-left-google26:27 - Here’s a list of what Epic paid developers for it’s “free” gameshttps://www.polygon.com/22417954/epic-games-store-free-games-cost-epic-paid-publishers-developers32:04 - Activision is tripling down on Call of Duty, literally, will hire 2000 more devs in next 2 yearshttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/it-looks-like-activision-is-planning-to-triple-its-call-of-duty-developers/Crash Bandicoot developer has now been pulled to working on CoD: Warzonehttps://www.ign.com/articles/crash-bandicoot-dev-toys-for-bob-is-now-developing-call-of-duty-warzone39:51 - The Winner is...41:30 - Closing and Plugs46 min
- 4/30 - Humble Bundle Drastically Cuts Donation LevelsAround the Monitor's back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Humble Bundle lowers their donation levels, Bobby Kotick lowers his salary (not really), and Apex Legends gets new modes!Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamShow Notes:00:00 - Intro1:56 - Trivia: How many days has it been since Mario Party was released2:51 - Topics5:46 - Bobby Kotick agrees to cut salary by 50%... kind ofhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-agrees-to-halve-salary-but-could-yet-earn-more/9:58 - Surprising nobody, documents leaked showing EA is pushing players to microtransactionshttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-26-leaked-ea-document-says-fifa-21-is-driving-people-to-loot-boxes14:13 - Apex Legends adds 3 on 3 mode, will this game become a platform? https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2021/04/26/apex-legends-season-9-preview-living-on-cloud-nine18:50 - Humble Bundle isn’t going to be so charitable moving forwardhttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/04/humble_bundle_will_begin_to_cap_charity_donations_next_month24:19 - Over 2 years after release, and a year into the pandemic, Mario Party gets an online modehttps://www.ign.com/articles/super-mario-party-gets-new-online-modes-two-years-after-release30:04 - Super Nintendo World forced to close down due to Pandemichttps://www.ign.com/articles/super-nintendo-world-forced-to-close-as-osaka-heads-back-into-lockdown34:28 - The Winner is…36:29 - Closing and Plugs#gamingnews #humblebundle42 min
- Around the Monitor 4/23 - They're Making Assassin's Creed Children's Books!?We're back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Ubisoft is publishing Assassin's Creed Children's Books, Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard, and Amazon cancels yet another unreleased video game.Check us out on all these platforms:Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtpPatreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateamTwitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateamInstagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateamTwitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateamFacebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateamShow Notes:0:00 - Intro1:40 - How old is Jeff Kaplan?4:00 - Topics6:09 - Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzardhttps://www.ign.com/articles/jeff-kaplan-was-vital12:37 - Ubisoft publishes Assassin’s Creed children’s bookshttps://www.polygon.com/22396202/assassins-creed-childrens-books-mr-men-little-miss-hargreaves17:52 - Epic Games store has added an app… of another game store.https://kotaku.com/epic-games-store-adds-new-apps-including-um-another-g-184673928623:38 - Amazon has canceled it’s MMO set in the Lord of the Rings universe due to Tencenthttps://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-cancels-its-the-lord-of-the-rings-mmorpg27:40 - Sony accidentally leaks PlayStation Plus Video Passhttps://www.gameinformer.com/2021/04/21/official-sony-website-leaks-playstation-plus-video-pass34:44 - Sony Patents an AI that will play sections of a game for youhttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-has-patented-an-ai-that-will-play-games-for-you/1100-6490469/42:34 - The Winner is…44:35 - Closing and Plugs47 min
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