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Topics:

4:35 - The culprit behind the fatal Wichita swatting incident in 2018 will be sentenced later this month

17:38 - Division 2 beta review

1:00:48 - Witcher 3 game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz promoted to Vice President of Game Development within CD Projekt Red

1:09:00 - Activision Blizzard warns shareholders that their recent decision to lay off hundreds of staff members might cause low employee morale and make it harder to attract talent

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Topics:

3:35 - CDPR confirms Cyberpunk 2077 will be at E3 2019

21:46 - Metro Exodus mini review, plus discussion on the consequences of the game releasing as an Epic Games exclusive

31:24 - Why are so many people predicting 2020 as the release year for Cyberpunk 2077?

46:08 - Why do some game publishers strip their games down to the "minimum viable product" before release?

54:51 - Alita: Battle Angle spoiler-free review

1:07:33 - The Outer Worlds originally pitched as "Fallout meets Firefly"

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Topic timecodes:

5:30 - Cyberpunk 2077's target release date: CDPR's official stance is still "when it's ready", but here's why we think it's coming in 2019

54:20 - The Outer Worlds release date leak

1:04:48 - As You Sow lists Activision and EA on their 2019 list of the 100 companies with overpaid CEOs

1:22:21 - Anthem is boring & nobody is buying it

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The video game industry is split down the middle. On one side are companies who are loyal to their fans (the gamers). On the other, companies that only want to please their shareholders. Any middle ground that once existed is eroding fast.

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Topic timecodes:

3:59 - Female companions for Cyberpunk 2077 confirmed (plus general chat about companions in games)

35:42 - Metro Exodus early review and impressions

48:47 - Anthem early access review + day 1 patch notes

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Topic timecodes:

3:47 - Discussing the many games that dropped over the past couple of days (Civ 6: Gathering Storm expansion, Anthem early access, Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3, Far Cry New Dawn)

40:16 - Super Mario Maker 2 announced from Nintendo

46:14 - CD Projekt Red released a Cyberpunk 2077 Cupid image for Valentine's Day; could the numbers in the image represent important dates?

1:06:22 - Rick & Morty Season 4 info

1:10:47 - The Outer Worlds: new info about the science weapons class

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Topic timecodes:

0:51 - Activision Blizzard stock troubles (earnings call happens later today)

14:22 - Oats Studios announces Anthem Conviction, a live-action short film based on Anthem

20:24 - Starbreeze Studios sells the publishing rights for System Shock 3 back to OtherSide Entertainment

32:24 - Cyberpunk 2077 will not be an Epic Games exclusive

38:58 - responding to chat question about Paradox's vampire-themed ARG

53:17 - The Outer Worlds combat details + the devs respond to criticism of Fallout 76

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Topic timecodes:

2:58 - Reading and responding to comments on Syb's Bethesda/Fallout 76 rant from Tuesday

22:23 - Syb rants about how the success of Apex Legends has proven EA right in its approach to game publishing

41:20 - Anthem news & Division 2 beta reactions

1:03:06 - Top 10 things to know about The Outer Worlds (new info)

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Topic timecodes:

4:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 news roundup

46:11 - Anthem public demo comments and reactions

57:17 - Apex Legends: reasons for the surprise launch + commentary on the lootboxes

1:13:25 - Bethesda breaks their promise to include "only cosmetic" microtransactions in Fallout 76

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Augmented Reality is a video game news, gaming fan & nerd info podcast. Each week, we take a critical and humorous look at the latest in gaming news, technology and nerdy pop culture stuff. See our full video library (game guides, comedy, reviews & more) on YouTube!

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Topic timecodes:

0:41 - Discussing the Anthem public demo

4:53 - Were Anthem's in-game store prices leaked on purpose? We discuss the sales tactics used to push microtransactions in games.

35:21 - Picking a version and figuring out preorder bonuses for triple A games has gotten so complicated that game companies have started putting out charts to explain it all. We examine the history of these charts and how messy release timelines have become for games like Anthem and The Division 2.

1:11:27 - BioWare & Mass Effect news

1:27:31 - The Outer Worlds will have no essential (unkillable) NPCs; we discuss the effects this will have on the game world

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