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Topic timecodes:

3:22 - Cyberpunk 2077's music/soundtrack direction will surprise many, according to Marcin Momot (also, Ash rants about lazy game journalists)

16:33 - Metro Exodus moves off of Steam, will release exclusively on the Epic Games Store

30:04 - Anthem news: VIP demo reactions, extravagant microtransaction prices uncovered, BioWare's future content plans

52:56 - EA gives in to legal pressure to removes loot boxes from games in Belgium

1:08:15 - Borderlands 3 + general gaming news

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Topic timecodes:

5:07 - Is the Anthem demo actually a stress test? + We address concerns about the balance and economy of the demo differing from the full game

31:38 - Moblie gaming is becoming a problematic nightmare

44:34 - Responding to viewer questions

54:52 - A head writer/creative director for Cyberpunk 2077 has left CD Projekt Red and gone over to Blizzard. Why did he do this, and what does this mean for CDPR and Cyberpunk 2077?

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Topics:

4:10 - Will Sony's content guidelines surrounding adult content result in Cyberpunk 2077 being censored on PlayStation platforms?

38:33 - Cyberpunk Red (upcoming pen-and-paper cyberpunk game from R. Talsorian Games)

51:43 - discussion about Star Wars, EA, BioWare, Dragon Age, Mass Effect and Anthem

1:12:40 - Is Fallout 76 preparing to go free-to-play?

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TOPICS:

6:19 - Days Gone and general zombie discussion

13:10 - EA cancels the open-world Star Wars game in production at their Vancouver studio

30:55 - Hideo Kojima shows off the first two hours of Death Stranding to Horizon: Zero Dawn developers at Guerrilla Games

43:20 - Will The Division 2 contain loot boxes?

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Topics:

4:22 - General Cyberpunk 2077 talk

14:29 - New Cyberpunk 2077 details from CD Projekt Red's lead cinematic animator Maciej Pietras (hand-crafted nature of the world, entire game takes place in Night City, importance of player choices right from the beginning of the game)

57:04 - New (free) Celeste DLC coming

58:33 - Steam vs. Epic Games Store: future plans for both platforms

1:14:05 - Fallout 76: Still lots of problems, but things are moving in the right direction

SOURCES

New Maciej Pietras interview about Cyberpunk 2077 ► https://www.jeuxactu.com/cyberpunk-2077-on-a-parle-avec-les-developpeurs-nouvelles-infos-inedit-116760.htm

Celeste DLC ► https://twitter.com/MattThorson/status/1083920264461570048

Steam's 2019 plans ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/1697194621363928453/

Epic Games Store to add user reviews ► https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/11/18179100/epic-games-store-refund-policy-steam-pc

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Topics:

2:04 - Bungie now fully owns the Destiny franchise after separating from their publishing deal with Activision

36:59 - questions and comments from chat

51:51 - Cyberpunk 2077 news and updates

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Topics:

3:59 - Reactions to Alien: Blackout game announced for mobile + general discussion about predatory microtransactions and the addition to mobile installments to popular franchises

38:03 - discussing the potential for competition between Cyberpunk 2077 and The Outer Worlds if both release in lat 2019

-- 48:13 - Alien lore tangent (main topic resumes at 52:39)

-- 56:41 - Bethesda/Fallout 76 tangent (main topic resumes at 1:08:36)

UPDATE/CORRECTION: We originally reported that Alien: Blackout is a sequel to Alien: Isolation. Fox has since clarified that Blackout is a standalone title with no connection to Isolation aside from starring Amanda Ripley as the main character. (Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/alien-blackout-is-unrelated-to-isolation-fox-says-more-is-coming-very-soon/)

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Topics:

2:08 - An analyst is predicting that Bethesda will rush The Elder Scrolls 6: Redfall to release in 2019 due to the poor performance of Fallout 76. Why any media outlets and influencers are taking this seriously is anybody's guess, but we use this as an opportunity to discuss Fallout 76's financial performance and future games including Starfield.

52:54 - We discuss the CFOs of Activision and Blizzard, both of whom have been fired and/or left their positions over the past few days.

1:09:53 - Is the video game industry dying? We discuss recent down-turns in game company stocks and what we expect out of 2019.

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Happy New Year! Looking back at the past year, we discuss the top 15 most important games and 10 most important news stories from 2018 as well as what we're looking forward to in 2019.

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Topics:

4:03 - Atlas launch - what Is this new MMO?

10:31 - The new mobile lemmings game from Sony has decent gameplay but is full of predatory microtransactions

20:12 - The Great Borderlands 3 Cover-Up! (references to BL3 scrubbed from LinkedIn and other sites)

51:56 - Deus Ex updates

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