Micah and Brad discuss FarCry 5's very FarCry-esque ending, the PlayStation 5 rumors, Micah's excitement level for the Shenmue remaster, Xbox achievements appearing on the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo and Sony running afoul of the FTC, Battlefront II's new EWOK-THEMED MODE, and we pile on to Billy Mitchell: noted douchebag.

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Headlines

• Minecraft for Switch receiving Xbox achievements

Top Stories

• Video Game Villain Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong scores officially wiped out by Twin Galaxies

• Final Fantasy XV has four new episodes coming in 2019
• Overwatch League indefinitely suspends a player due to sexual abuse allegations
• Boss Key’s (Cliffy B) next game is going to be an 80’s themed Battle Royale game
• Monster Hunter World first seasonal event is live
• Analyst deduced GTA V has made more money than any film, book, or game

• PIXELMANIA IV - Doomsday

• Lindsay Lohan’s GTA lawsuit struck down by New York Court of Appeals
• Sea of Thieves is Microsoft’s fastest “selling” new IP this console generation
• PlayStation VR gets $100 price drop

• The Best Gaming and Geek Culture related gags from yesterday
• QUESTION OF THE WEEK

• Schools combatting students playing Fortnite in class now that it’s on mobile
• 100 person YouTube stream draws in 1.1 million viewers
• Microsoft is going to try to clamp down on offensive language across all their platforms
• Marvel would not allow Capcom to show Marvel characters being beaten in marketing for Marvel vs Capcom Infinite

• Vivendi finally abandons attempted hostile takeover of Ubisoft
• 2018 nominees for the Video Game Hall of Fame announced

• Drake playing Fortnite destroys Twitch concurrent viewers record
• Epic’s last gift to the Paragon community is making all of the assets for the game publicly available for free
• StarCraft pro arrested for match fixing
• Geralt to be a playable fighter in SoulCaliber 6

• Battlefront II officially and permanently ditches paid loot boxes; overhauls microtransaction system

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK

• Valve claims they’re back making games again
• Blizzard denies, but sources say Diablo III is headed to Switch
• Fortnite Battle Royale is coming to mobile
• Playdead teams up with Real Doll maker for a mysterious Inside collector’s edition
• The Kingdom Come: Deliverance team will not commit to Kickstarter stretch goals

• This big ‘ol Nintendo Direct

• Monster Hunter World now the best selling game in Capcom history
• Yakuza 6 demo allowed players to experience the full game by accident
• Blizzard announces tons of giveaways to celebrate StarCraft 20th anniversary
• Judge bans student from violent video games after threatening a school shooting
• Iron Banner returning to classic 6v6 gameplay this week

• ESRB adding “in-game purchases” label to games to address loot boxes
• The President to meet with representatives of the video game industry this week...we think

• Sonic film is coming in 2019
• Sony attempting to get some of that Pokemon GO money with Ghostbusters World
• Some try to blame video games (again) in the wake of Parkland shooting
• Monster Hunter World apparently has a trolling problem

• DICE awards results - Nintendo is a bog winner
• Developer hides malware inside pirated copies of their game
• If you want to save a second character in Metal Gear Survive, it’s gonna cost you $10

• Bills introduced in Hawaii legislation to restrict sales of video games with loot boxes to minors
• THQ Nordic acquires Deep Silver bringing Saint’s Row back to THQ
• Rainbow Six: Siege director says the game will be around ‘for the next 10 years’

• System Shock Kickstarter that raised over $1.3 million put “on hiatus” for now

• Counter-Strike co-creator charged with paying minor for sex
• Quantic Dream vehemently denies harassment allegations
• Monster Hunter World is January’s highest selling PSN game
• The least surprising Call of Duty news ever
• Destiny 2’s major Fall expansion confirmed in investor call
• Fortnite experienced crashing last Sunday due to overwhelming player logins
• New Metroid game reportedly being developed by Bandai Namco Singapore Studio
• Geguri will supposedly be signed to an Overwatch League team

• Google reportedly readying a game-streaming service and game console
• EVO 2018 Lineup announced - DBZ will be on main stage Sunday; no MvC games at all

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK