Behind the Budget

Oscar nominations are out, Microsoft buys Activision/Blizzard, and Sony buys Bungie

We dive deep into all the details about the Activision/Blizzard lawsuit.

This week, we talk about the Disney v Johansson settlement, Bob Chapek's new way of running Disney, and Nolan's new biopic. On the games side, we look at Sony's latest acquisition and PSN's best selling games.

This week, we talk about a giant leak by Nvidia and a Nintendo direct. One the movies side, we have Universal making moves, and Disney trying hard to keep ownership of its characters.

On this week's episode, we discuss Scarlett Johansson suing Disney, the latest doctor to leave Doctor Who. We also discuss Nintendo's and Valve's new hardware projects.

We discuss the numbers Disney gave for Black Widow, the first MCU movie of phase 4, as well as the first big Disney Movie after the lockdown. We also talk Sony, Borderlands, and FIFA 22 news. As well as the moves Universal is making for Peacock. Finally, what is the Biden administration doing in regards to all these big mergers in the entertainment space?

We talk all about video games this week. We touch base on where Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are in terms of their financial goals. Then we look at how that translates to what was announced from each at E3 2021.

We discuss how the Video Game Industry is dealing with Palestine. We talk about the big mergers in the world of movies: WarnerMedia and Discovery, and Amazon and MGM. Finally we look at how far video games have come with a story about Overwatch.

We discuss the Golden Globes, a new member on Nintendo, and the new cast members of Knives Out 2. The PS5 shortage continues, Epic is willing to pay for more PC ports, and Capcom has made quite the turnaround.

We discuss the new dates and titles Marvel released for its upcoming films as well as whether movie theaters will be able to survive long enough to make money off them. We also discuss Playstation's new partnership with Discord, new details from Epic's lawsuit with Apple, and Activision moving the Crash 4 devs onto Call of Duty.