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We're back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Naughty Dog is remaking The Last of Us, Epic Games spent over $300M on exclusives, and Nintendo wants to make new IP.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

1:44 - Trivia: How many games are on the Epic Store?

3:44 - Topics

6:20 - Sony is doubling down on it’s big tentpole franchises, will be remaking the Last of Us https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire

11:34 - Riot is making a League of Legends Cinematic Universe

https://www.ign.com/articles/riot-is-planning-a-league-of-legends-cinematic-universe

18:36 - Some classic Ubisoft games are losing their online multiplayer servers

https://www.ign.com/articles/some-classic-ubisoft-games-will-lose-multiplayer-later-this-year

23:39 - CDPR’s CEO says “Giving up on Cyberpunk 2077 is not an option.”

https://kotaku.com/giving-up-on-cyberpunk-2077-not-an-option-says-cd-proj-1846677365

31:02 - Epic is going to lose over $300M paying for its exclusives

https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-store-exclusives-apple-lawsuit/

35:01 - Nintendo’s president wants to focus on new IP

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-12-nintendo-to-focus-more-on-original-ip

38:18 - Not content with Fortnite, Ryu and Chun-Li are coming to Power Rangers

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/04/13/ryu-and-chun-li-from-street-fighter-join-power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid

43:03 - PlayStation wants to get into mobile games

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-10-sony-plots-big-playstation-push-into-mobile-gaming

48:26 - The Winner is… 

50:23 - Closing and Plugs

We're back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Xbox might be publishing Hideo Kojima's next game, E3 is coming back this year, and Twitch will punish streamers for their actions offline.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

1:54 - Trivia: How long is the world’s biggest Nintendo Switch?

4:41 - Topics

7:20 - Intel revealed an AI to censor hate speech on a sliding scale

https://kotaku.com/intel-a-white-nationalism-slider-aint-it-1846639935

13:21 - Animal Crossing x Build-A-Bear crossover revealed, and is disappointing

https://kotaku.com/animal-crossing-build-a-bear-go-on-sale-this-morning-c-1846626101

17:12 - Formerly a PlayStation exclusive, MLB the Show, is coming to Xbox Game Pass

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/04/06/mlb-the-show-21-on-xbox-game-pass-was-reportedly-mlbs-decision 

23:02 - Xbox hires japanese VTubers to advertise game pass in Japan

https://twinfinite.net/2021/04/xbox-game-pass-virtual-youtuber/

27:00 - Twitch is expanding its efforts to punish users for misconduct they do outside of Twitch

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-07-twitch-to-punish-misconduct-that-happens-outside-of-twitch

30:42 - Rumors swell that Xbox might be publishing Kojima’s next game

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-publish-hideo-kojimas-next-game/

35:34 - E3 is officially happening this year as an all digital event. Several major publishers confirmed

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/04/06/esa-confirms-e3-2021-will-be-an-all-virtual-event

40:07 - Mario 99 is Dead. Long live Pac-Man 99!

https://twinfinite.net/2021/04/pac-man-99-announced-for-nintendo-switch-online/

42:40 - The winner is…

45:14 - Closing and Plugs

We're back bringing you the week's hottest gaming news! Topics include: Nintendo has killed Mario, CDPR thinks Cyberpunk might be coming back to PlayStation soon, and we learned a little bit more about the Pikmin mobile game. Be sure to tune in and watch live to stay up to day on all the gaming news!

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

1:20 - Trivia “How long is the boat that got stuck in the Suez canal?”

3:09 - Topics

4:55 - Gfuel is producing “SANIC’s Chili Dog Flavored Energy Drink” (yes really)

https://www.polygon.com/2021/4/1/22362259/sonic-the-hedgehog-chili-dog-energy-drink-gfuel-sanic-how-to-buy

9:09 - Pour one out for the legend himself, Mario was executed yesterday

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-dies-today-why-the-internet-keeps-talking-about-nintendo-killing-mario/1100-6489579/

14:42 - We know a little bit more about the Pikmin mobile game

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pikmin-mobile-app-guide/

19:43 - After a new patch, CDPR says Cyberpunk should be returning to PS store soon

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/03/31/cd-projekt-red-says-cyberpunk-2077-playstation-store-return-is-close

26:39 - Outriders has a new way to punish people cheating in the game

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/03/29/outriders-hackers-will-be-punished-with-watermarked-huds-and-slower-matchmaking

31:11 - 2K signed contract with Tiger Woods, and now EA is making its own rival golf game

https://kotaku.com/oh-yeah-well-ea-is-making-its-own-damn-golf-game-again-1846572729

34:37 - The Winner is…

36:05 - Closing and Plugs

We're back to talk about this week's topics in gaming news! This week's topics include: Xbox might be buying Discord for $10 Billion, PlayStation is shutting down the PS3, PSP, and PS Vita online stores, and Marvel's Avengers sees a small spike in players.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

1:39 - Trivia: How many copies has the Pikmin franchise sold?

3:26 - Topics

5:24 - Sony is going to shut down the PS3, PSP and Vita stores later this year

https://www.thegamer.com/ps3-vita-psp-stores-permanently-closed/

9:39 - Marvel’s Avengers sees 5x player increase after release of Hawkeye

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/03/22/marvels-avengers-sees-5x-player-increase-after-hawkeyes-release/?sh=368facd2738a

14:24 - Six Days in Fallujah continues to look worse and worse

https://www.ign.com/articles/six-days-in-fallujah-is-complicated-and-painful-for-those-connected-to-the-real-events

22:02 - The rumored switch pro is apparently going to have some decent specs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/nintendo-to-use-new-nvidia-graphics-chip-in-2021-switch-upgrade?srnd=technology-vp 

27:37 - Sleazy, bad game Super-Seducer 3 has been banned from releasing on Steam

https://kotaku.com/steam-flat-out-refuses-to-sell-sleazy-pick-up-game-supe-1846526210

32:27 - It looks like Discord might be sold to Microsoft for $10B

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-23-microsoft-among-suitors-for-discord-in-reported-USD10b-deal

37:34 - The Winner is...

39:30 - Closing and Plugs

We're back to talk about this week's topics in gaming news! This week's topics include: Playstation bought EVO, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick receives $200M bonus while over 100 employees laid off, and Super Nintendo World is finally open to the public.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

1:58 - Trivia - How many PSVR games are there?

4:23 - Topics

6:22 - Super Nintendo World was created entirely in VR ahead of its physical creation https://www.ign.com/articles/super-nintendo-worlds-mario-kart-ride-is-also-a-video-game-but-just-for-its-developers

AND IS OPEN NOW

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/03/super_nintendo_world_celebrates_park_launch_with_grand_opening_ceremony

9:51 - Devotion finally available to purchase online after being delisted by Steam and GoG

https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/devotion-returns-to-digital-stores-for-first-time-in-two-years-2900890

13:56 - There is a SquareEnix presentation today, lotsa news!

https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-presents-spring-2021-everything-announced-revealed-news 

18:12 - Jade Raymond forms a new studio and partners with Playstation to develop a new IP

https://www.ign.com/articles/jade-raymonds-haven-entertainment-studios-to-develop-a-new-ip-for-playstation

23:02 - EVO has been bought by PlayStation

https://www.sie.com/en/blog/welcoming-evo-into-the-playstation-family/

27:06 - Activision Blizzard CTO, Bobby Kotick, could get away with $200mil highway robbery

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-17-activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-reportedly-due-to-receive-usd200-million-payout

Meanwhile, Activision Blizzard has just laid off between 50 and 190 employees and gave them Battle.net gift credit on the way out

https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-esports-announces-layoffs-1846485267 

31:24 - There was a TON of XBox GamePass news

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/03/15/five-legendary-bethesda-titles-get-fps-boost/ 

36:11 - A Samurai Showdown 64 prototype was found under a tree in California

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/03/random_a_24-year-old_samurai_shodown_prototype_has_been_found_under_a_tree_in_california

40:27 - The Winner is…

42:39 - Closing and Plugs

#gamingnews #playstation #evo

We are back with some hot gaming news!! Topics this week include: Roblox is worth more than EA, Animal Crossing teams up with Build-a-Bear, and speedrunners are putting ketchup on their CDs to go faster.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

2:37 - Trivia: How many mainline mario games are there?

4:19 - Topics

7:18 - Speedrunners are putting ketchup on their Battle for Bikini Bottom CDs to get faster times

https://kotaku.com/spongebob-players-discover-filthy-game-discs-make-speed-1846442190

11:27 - Roblox went public and is valued more than EA, Take-Two, and Ubisoft combined

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-11-roblox-goes-public-ends-first-day-valued-at-usd38bn

18:49 - Believe it or not, some people are trying to bring back Paragon from the dead

https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/09/omeda-raises-2-2m-to-relaunch-epics-paragon-as-predecessor/

25:07 - Super Nintendo World is opening on March 18th

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-08-japans-super-nintendo-world-to-open-on-march-18

Video of Yoshi’s Adventure Ride

https://youtu.be/ulRoJURA5u8

30:16 - Animal Crossing teams up with Build-a-Bear on cute plushies

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/03/10/animal-crossing-new-horizons-build-a-bear-line-announced

32:32 - Naughty Dog reportedly hiring for “Multiplayer game built for longevity”

https://www.ign.com/articles/last-of-us-developer-hiring-for-multiplayer-game-built-for-longevity

35:15 - Xbox & Bethesda are gonna do something today

https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-bethesda-broadcast-to-air-today

40:01 - Fortnite is adding its first single-player story event

https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnite-is-getting-its-first-single-player-story-event

43:47 - The Winner is...

45:22 - Closing and Plugs

#gamingnews #roblox

We are back with some hot gaming news!! Topics this week include: Sony introduces a patent which could make a controller out a banana, Fall Guys developer, Mediatonic, has been acquired by Epic Games, and it looks like we really are getting an upgraded Switch later this year!

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00:00 - Intro

2:47 - Trivia - How many copies has Fall Guys sold on PC?

5:36 - Topics

7:41 - New pokemon games were revealed last week, including an open world game

https://twinfinite.net/2021/02/pokemon-legends-arceus-looks-like-the-open-world-game-weve-all-been-dreaming-of/ 

11:58 - An unknown player showed up to a Street Fighter tournament, won, and vanished https://www.fanbyte.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-real-life-ryu/

17:41 - The Sinking City drama is some of the most wild things I’ve ever seen

https://www.ign.com/articles/sinking-city-publisher-denies-selling-pirated-copies-on-steam

21:56 - Sony’s newest controller patent is bananas… literally

https://kotaku.com/sony-imagines-a-future-where-a-banana-is-a-video-game-c-1846401203

26:16 - Pringles That Taste Like An Extinct Bird From Halo: Reach Have Arrived

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-branded-pringles-that-taste-like-an-extinct-bird-from-halo-reach-have-arrived/1100-6488395/

31:38 - Reportedly it cost Google “tens of millions” to get AAA ports on Stadia

https://www.ign.com/articles/google-stadia-reports-detail-development-troubles-tens-of-millions-spent-on-aaa-ports

34:04 - Fall Guys dev, Mediatonic, is acquired by Epic Games

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/03/02/fall-guys-studio-acquired-by-epic-games-as-mediatonic-shares-whats-next

41:09 - Once again I am asking you to talk about Switch Pro rumors

https://www.gameinformer.com/report/2021/03/03/report-nintendo-announcing-4k-capable-switch-model-with-bigger-screen-this-year

45:47 - WOOPER WATCH!!!

46:23 - The Winner is...

We're back with the hottest gaming news! Topics this week include: How would we rate Sony's State of Play this week? Call of Duty's file size is now over 500 GB. And believe it or not, Souljaboy is back with another game console.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

2:06 - How many mainline Zelda games are there?

4:29 - Topics

6:50 - Pour one out for Anthem, which is now officially dead

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/24/anthem-20-canceled-by-bioware

11:17 - What did we think about Sony’s State of Play?

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-playstation-state-of-play-february-2021-live-updates-everything-announced-news

15:32 - The “bad boy of video games,” Souljaboy is back with a new gaming console

https://www.ign.com/articles/soulja-boy-is-planning-on-releasing-another-video-game-console

19:20 - The Gifted Gene and my Lovable Memes, a book directed by Hideo Kojima

https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/19/22290073/hideo-kojima-book-english-translation-release-date

22:54 - Activision warns the newest call of duty patch might be too big for PS4’s with 500 GB storage

https://www.ign.com/articles/a-500gb-ps4-may-no-longer-be-able-to-fit-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone

27:54 - It seems the CDPR hack has greatly affected the team’s ability to patch Cyberpunk

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-24/cd-projekt-hack-severely-disrupts-work-on-cyberpunk-game-updates

31:33 - They’re making a Frogger game show, and it’s heading to your favorite streaming service… Peacock

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2021/2/23/22297625/frogger-game-show-peacock-nbc-konami

34:28 - Blizzcon did technically happen, so I made a topic for it

https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzconline-blizzcon-2021-news-everything-announced-biggest-reveals

39:58 - Sudden Death

41:31 - The Winner is...

42:48 - Closing and Plugs

We're back to  bring you the gaming news you need to know! Topics include: Six Days in Fallujah is “not trying to make a political commentary," Reggie Fils-Aime throws some shade at E3, and what did we really think about that Nintendo Direct?

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

1:24 - Trivia: How many days has it been since the last Nintendo Direct?

3:05 - Topics

5:10 - We finally got a Nintendo direct! Was it a disappointment or not? https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-17-everything-announced-in-tonights-nintendo-direct

9:56 - Valve bans a developer from steam for trying to manipulate scores in the dumbest possible way

https://kotaku.com/valve-bans-very-positive-developer-for-trying-to-trick-1846287795

12:58 - 6 Days in Fallujah is “not trying to make a political commentary” according to director

https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/15/22279600/six-days-in-fallujah-interview-iraq-war-politics

20:54 - Reggie Fils-Aime throws some shade on E3 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-17-reggie-fils-aim-on-e3-if-the-esa-doesnt-figure-out-how-to-do-this-someone-else-will

25:32 - Reportedly Phil Harrison told Stadia devs they were doing a great job, just before firing them

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-17-stadia-staff-lauded-for-great-progress-one-week-before-closure

28:31 - Bungie launching a new international office, plans to release new IP by 2025

https://twinfinite.net/2021/02/bungie-announces-ambitious-expansion/

33:19 - The first class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony for PS5 controller drift

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-15-first-ps5-drift-class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-sony

37:17 - Xbox is continuing to increase its support of accessibility in games

https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-doubles-down-accessibility-gaming-pledging-support-game-developers

41:42 - The Winner is…

43:05 - Closing and Plugs

Hello and welcome back to our video game news show! Topics for this week include: Google Stadia is calling it quits on making its own games, we got a closer look into Super Nintendo World, and Capcom officially revealed the height of Lady Dimitriscu. 

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

1:54 - Trivia: How many copies has the Mass Effect Franchise Sold?

4:07 - Topics

6:32 - Embracer Group has purchased several game studios this week, including Gearbox

https://twinfinite.net/2021/02/gearbox-software-embracer-merge-in-usd-1-3-billion-deal/

10:48 - someone got on all the Super Nintendo World rides and filmed them for us all

https://kotaku.com/guy-goes-on-super-nintendo-worlds-rides-films-them-1846193274

15:35 - In order to appease fans, Capcom has confirmed Lady Dimitrescu is nine and a half feet

https://twinfinite.net/2021/02/resident-evil-village-lady-dimitrescu-tall/

19:10 - Who could have foreseen this? Google Stadia is shutting down internal studios

https://kotaku.com/google-stadia-shuts-down-internal-studios-changing-bus-1846146761

22:24 - Activision has been sued over the likeness of a character in Call of Duty

https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/3/22264716/activision-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-mara-lawsuit-cade-janus

25:41 - Quantic Dream is opening a new studio in Montreal

https://www.ign.com/articles/quantic-dream-founder-david-cage-discusses-new-montreal-studio-and-unannounced-game

28:45 - It turns out Bowser’s Fury is a new mode in Mario 3D world and it’s an actual open world Mario game

https://www.gamespot.com/videos/7-minutes-of-bowsers-fury-gameplay-super-mario-3d-world/2300-6454568/

32:54 - Is 2021 the year of Sonic? A new Netflix series has been confirmed! https://twinfinite.net/2021/02/sonic-prime-that-rumored-netflix-3d-animated-series-is-officially-confirmed/

36:43 - The winner is...

39:28 - Closing and Plugs

#gamingnews #googlestadia #googlestadiaisdead