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On our episode 25. we discuss the following topics:

• The Witcher 4: CD Projekt Explains Why It Switched to Unreal Engine 5
• It's Game On In Dubai With New Gaming Visa For Gamers, Developers, Creators
• PlayStation 5 "most profitable generation to date", Sony says
• Just Cause' Movie in the Works from 'Blue Beetle' Director Ángel Manuel Soto, 87North
• Netflix Announces Animated Minecraft Series is Coming Soon
• Riot will now hardware ban toxic players in Valorant
• State of Play - PlayStation

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Let's continue our acquaintance-ship with our new episode. When starting this podcast, I was betting that we would not pass episode 3 before life takes over, and we stop. But with Ian and few listeners by our side acting as noble sinews of our power, we have reached Episode 24. Very few amateur podcasters get to this episode, and we hope to continue more.

• Microsoft's new Copilot AI will be inside Minecraft, and other Xbox, PC games
• Amazon Games is opening its first European studio, helmed by a Ubisoft veteran
• Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo
• IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more
• Alone in the Dark Reboot Flopped, Embracer Says After Laying Off Staff
• Atari acquires longtime rival Intellivision - The Verge
• Embracer CFO and deputy CEO Johan Ekström stepping down
• Nintendo is opening an official store in San Francisco next year | VGC

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Let's continue our journey. Already at episode 23, and it feels like just yesterday we were starting. With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come. In this episode, we talked about the following video game industry news:

• Nexon Reveals The Finals Isn't Performing As Well As Expected - Insider Gaming
• Microsoft using AI to tackle community safety in voice chats, but there's still a long way to go | Eurogamer.net
• New Leadership Structure Formed at Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Polish Competition Authority Probes Sony For Anti-Competitive Practices
• Square Enix confirms US, Europe layoffs as part of restructuring
• Summer Game Fest has confirmed a line-up of over 55 partners
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Inside Ubisoft’s Ambitious Open World Japan
• Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut PC players are getting auto-refunds if they cannot legally sign up for PSN
• Fallout is officially coming to Fortnite, and it looks like Epic's already teasing a new POI and the Brotherhood of Steel
• Redfall Final Update

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If podcasts be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the contents may sicken, and so die. In this episode, we talk about the following things and stuffs:

• Warner Bros. Says the Failure of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Contributed to a $200 Million Hit to Revenue
• WB Blames ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ For Quarterly Miss
• EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO
• Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda
• Redfall's Planned Offline Mode Scrapped as Arkane Austin Shuts Down
• Nintendo president: “Game development will become even longer, more complex, and more sophisticated”
• Netflix unveils "digital theme park" Nextworld on Roblox
• Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit"
• Marvel Rivals terms of service has "non-disparagement" clause to prevent players giving "negative reviews"
• Square Enix "aggressively pursuing" new multiplatform strategy after reports FF7 Rebirth underperformed on PlayStation

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This is the 21st episode of our podcast. So, it's a blackjack episode. Although I was mostly distracted with the KDot/Drake beef, I was paying attention to the following video game industry news.

• HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update - Steam News
• Hasbro is investing $1 billion to make video games in house | TechSpot
• TopSpin 2K25 players furious at server issues impacting single-player career mode
• Unity's New CEO Nets Millions Months After Layoffs and Scandals
• Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant gets release date after numerous delays
• Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it - The Verge
• Alan Wake 2 Still Not Profitable Nearly Six Months Later
• Todd Howard Said Fallout Won't Leave The United States
• Todd Howard reckons he knows why Starfield was so divisive: It was too 'different than you've seen from us in past'
• Todd Howard says Bethesda's trying to 'increase our output' with Elder Scrolls and Fallout 'because we don't want to wait that long either'

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Did you know that one "score" is 20? So we are now one score old. For our first score, here are the topics we talked about:

• Embracer Group splits into three: Everything you need to know
• Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Riddled With Issues
• Pokémon GO players rally against Niantic after poor customer service
• Garry's Mod - Nintendo stuff on Steam Workshop
• ‘Escape From Tarkov’ Fans Are Outraged At New $250 Pay-To-Win Edition
• An Update on This Year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s 2024 Live Events
• Valve Updates Steam Refund Policy To Include "Advanced Access"
• Watch Dogs Series Is "Dead and Buried"; "Fairly Original" Battle Royale Project Has Been Canceled
• Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
• Fallout London's project lead is not taking the surprise drop of Fallout 4's update well: 'That has, for a lack of a better term, screwed us over'
• Xbox Games Top PlayStation Charts as Exclusivity Wanes
• Facebook owner Meta loses a billion per month on its AR/VR division, but believes it will be worth it
• Activision Blizzard boosts Microsoft earnings, but Xbox console sales plummet

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The last "teenth" episode for our show! Our podcast is ready to go to university and gain that awkward Freshman 15 lbs of weight. So proud. In this episode, we covered the following topics

• The number of Japan arcades ‘has declined by 8,000 in 10 years
• ’Abusive privacy policies in video games a grim sign for industry
• Content Warning opens to near-205K players, nets 6.2M owners at launch
• EA enlists Dead Space remake team to work on next Battlefield game
• EA raising price of EA Play subscription
• Rockstar Announces GTA+ Subscription Price Increase
• Ubisoft accused of stealing The Crew from paying customers
• Former Blizzard boss suggests players should be able to ‘tip’ devs after finishing a game
• 70% of developers concerned about sustainability of live-service games, new study suggests
• GTA 6 Publisher Take-Two to Layoff 5% of its Workforce and Cancel Games
• ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Is Releasing In 2024 - Insider Gaming

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Welcome to 18th episode of the podcast. In this episode, we talked about the following topics:

[7:24] We don't see a place for microtransactions in singleplayer games', says CD Projekt Red following Dragon's Dogma 2's DLC fiasco | PC Gamer

[11:45] 60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows

[16:24] PC, console growth to lag pre-pandemic levels as gamers clock in fewer hours, report says | Reuter

[22:49] Atari has bought Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 for $7m | Eurogamer.net

[27:14] Roku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are paused | VGC

[35:19] Discord Is Going To Start Showing Users Ads Despite Past Claims Of Being Against It

[39:21] US government blocks "age estimation" technology that would have analysed faces | Eurogamer.net

[44:49] Ugly film Sonic changed how Hollywood makes video game movies | Eurogamer.net

[51:03] Ark: The Animated Series surprise releases in US and Canada, ahead of April debut elsewhere | Eurogamer.net

[55:36] Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators - The Verge

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Our podcast has enough episodes to apply for driver's permit. Sweet 17. In this episode, we covered the following topics:

[01:48] PS5 Pro developer verdict: ‘I didn't meet a single person that understood the point of it’ | PS5 Pro Enhanced Requirements Detailed

[08:07] Embracer Group Sold Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two for $460 million | Embracer CEO says it’s ‘too early’ to start buying studios again

[14:37] Xbox boss Phil Spencer says multiplatform ‘brand pivot’ partly driven by Gen Z habits

[16:34] Phil Spencer discusses potential Xbox handheld plans

[24:47] The First Neuralink Recipient Used It To Play Civilization 6

[31:12] Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's Joker Season Is Unbelievably Bad

[39:13] Indie developers say the Game Pass and Epic Games Store gravy train is over

[45:36] Jim Ryan, CEO of PlayStation, Retires

[47:51] Toxic Gaming Tackled by Ubisoft's Unique Alert System

[54:51] Dragon's Dogma 2's first proper patch adds a much-needed new game option and makes it easier to get a house | Dragon's Dogma II: The Dragon Princess details (Expansion Pack bigger then Dark Arise

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We are already at our thirteenth episode. In this episode we covered the following topics.

Timestamps:

[01:43] U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly

[10:49] Microsoft, Meta, X, and Spotify file legal brief supporting Epic Games fight against Apple

[20:22] Bloomberg at GDC: creativity way too risky as AAA budgets hit 300 mil, painting bleak future with mostly safe IPs

[36:15] Baldur’s Gate 3’s director says publisher ‘greed has been f***ing up’ the industry and causing layoffs

[43:20] Larian Not Planning Baldur's Gate 3 DLC or Sequel

[45:20] Resident Evil 9 Possibly Going Open World, It’s Claimed

[51:48] EA, Miniclip, Jagex loot box ads broke UK advertising rules

[58:17] Overwatch 2 PvE completely canceled after poor sales: report

[1:02:29] Dragon's Dogma 2 launches to "Mostly Negative" review bombing after microtransaction reveal | Windows Central

[1:17:34] Dragon's Dogma 2 PC Performance Is a Mess, But It Didn't Have to Be - IGN

Extra Links:

Denuvo's new feature can invisibly watermark your game footage so publishers can track down leakers | PC Gamer

Dragon's Dogma 2 fans warn Denuvo is bricking the game on Steam

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