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Jacki Jing joins Andrea and Britt to discuss the huge news about Microsoft Gaming set to acquire Activision Blizzard in a nearly $70B all-cash deal and its implications for gaming. In hands-on Britt has been playing No One Saves the World, Andrea has been checking out Rainbow Six Extraction, and Jacki has been playing Valorant. They end the show with listener questions for Jacki and a wish to the E3 gods. 
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Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard!!! - Ep. 259

Join Andrea Rene, Brittney Brombacher and Riana Manuel-Peña as they analyze the week's video game news, give hands-on impressions of upcoming titles, discuss your questions, and have a little bit of "off-topic" conversation. With over 30 years of video game industry experience, the conversation is sure to be insightful and passionate, but never takes itself too seriously.

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Andrea and Riana chat about the latest trailers for Star Wars Outlaws and Destiny 2 The Final Shape before jumping into headlines about Blizzard returning to China, Slay the Spire II, and Xbox's statement about their commitment to backwards compatibility. In hands-on Andrea is loving her time with Balatro while Riana gives spoiler-free initial thoughts on the Fallout TV series.

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Timestamps:
00:56 - Thank you to everyone who joined WGG premium membership @ Supercast!
02:08 - Star Wars Outlaws brand new Story Trailer.
02:35 - Star Wars Outlaws Will Launch August 30
04:11 - Ubisoft Forward Confirmed For June 10th
04:34 - Riana's thoughts on Star Wars Outlaws Gameplay
06:57 - Destiny 2 Announces The Final Shape Gameplay Reveal Showcase
12:28 - Destiny 2: The Final Shape's Prismatic subclass and Dread faction detailed
14:12 - Break 1
14:21 - Microsoft's Blizzard resumes NetEase partnership
14:43 - Microsoft, NetEase to re-launch Warcraft and other games in China
15:49 - Ubisoft Forward Confirmed For June 10th + Live event returns to Summer GameFest
17:03 - Ubisoft wall-runs onto the roguelike bandwagon with The Rogue: Prince of Persia
17:38 - Slay the Spire is getting a sequel
18:34 - Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility
20:51 - Life is Strange studio Deck Nine allegedly accused of toxic workplace culture
24:25 - Break 2
24:35 - Balatro - A poker-inspired roguelike deck builder
33:46 - Riana & Danny went to the Fallout Series Premiere!

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Destiny 2 Final Shape Hype is Real - Ep. 361

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Andrea chats with Steven Spohn, Senior Director of Business Development for AbleGamers, about AbleGamers 20th anniversary and their upcoming Gala 2! He takes her on sneak peek tour of their new Gala online social space and chats about AbleGamers mission to bring video games to everyone.
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00:01:31 - AbleGamers Gala 2 and 20 Years of Impact
00:03:00 - Introduction to AbleGamers and their mission
00:04:25 - Providing Accessibility for Gamers
00:05:49 - Expanding Accessibility in Gaming
00:10:19 - Balancing Gaming and Parenthood
00:11:55 - Celebrating 20 Years
00:13:26 - Gaming Community and Virtual Events
00:14:53 - Bringing Friends Together in a Virtual Environment
00:19:45 - Behind the scenes tour of the virtual world
00:21:16 - Table with Highlighted Area for Private Conversations
00:24:26 - Getting your character drawn at the gala
00:27:31 - Will Steve Dye His Hair Pink??
00:29:03 - Million Dollar Eyebrow Challenge

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AbleGamers Celebrates 20 Years! - Ep. 360

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This week Britt and Ri are talking about the newly announced Marvel Rivals, preview coverage of Ken Levine's new game Judas, Larian's refusal to make more Baldur's Gate III and THOSE FINAL FANTASY IX RUMORS JUST KEEP COMING BABY. Britt is sailing the seas in Ship of Fools and Ri is making pies and finding love in Love & Pies! 

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01:32 - WGG moved to Supercast!
02:23 - Supercast supporters shout outs!
04:04 - Marvel Rivals Game Announced
11:51 - Ken Levine's Judas
12:56 - Judas Gameplay Overview
14:10 - Comparison with BioShock 
15:47 - The Alters Survival game
18:27 - Break 1
19:09 - Larian Started Work on Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, Then Canceled It: 'The Studio Was Elated' 
25:28 - Final Fantasy 9 Remake May Have Just Been Confirmed By FFXIV's Director
29:22 - Break 2
30:05 - Dragon's Dogma lI
30:14 - Ship of Fools
30:44 - Ship of Fools Overview
34:01 - Rise of the Ronin
36:09 - Riana is playing Love & Pies
38:36 - Space Prison game coming soon
39:03 - Spine
39:38 - Botany Manor
40:01 - Paper Mario is coming out in May!

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Marvel Rivals Announced - Ep. 359

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Andrea sat down with WGG Alum and Writer Alexa Ray Corriea at the 2024 Game Developers Conference. They chatted about the GDC Talk Alexa gave, some of the cool narrative tools she saw on the show floor, and so much more. Andrea also got the chance to chat with Abubakar Salim, the Creative Director at Surgent Studios about his game Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. 

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Time stamps:

00:00:00 - On the Floor from Game Developers Conference 2024

00:01:58 - Ideas for Talks at GDC

00:03:45 - New Tools for Narrative Systems

00:05:31 - Amy Hennig's Exciting Project

00:07:35 - Excitement for 1943: Rise of Hydra from Skydance New Media

00:09:32 - Unreal Engine's Powerful Tools for Game Development

00:11:28 - Supporting Developers in a Tough Industry

00:13:19 - GDC and Connecting with the Dev Community

00:15:14 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Interview with Abubakar Salim

00:17:12 - Learning the Language of Game Development

00:19:04 - The Rewarding Moments of Creation

00:20:52 - A Personal and Connective Gaming Experience

00:22:47 - Following Your Passion in Game Development

00:24:34 - GDC Talks: Writing Authentic Characters in Apex Legends

00:28:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilercast Tease


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GDC 2024 with Alexa Ray Corriea - Ep. 358

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Andrea and Britt have been playing Team Ninja's new samurai open world action RPG Rise of the Ronin. The latest PS5 exclusive published by Koei Tecmo and PlayStation brings a whole new (open) world to Team Ninja slate with a bevy of gameplay elements. Is their combat-focused new title too ambitious, or just the right balance? 

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Timestamps:
00:14 - Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja's Rise of the Rōnin
01:47 - Gameplay
01:58 - Storyline
10:41 - Skill Trees
11:32 - Narrative
15:32 - Open world map
16:37 - Traversal mechanics
26:20 - Unlocking the longhouse?
31:18 - Framerate
32:50 - Technical Issue
36:01 - Character development

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Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard!!! - Ep. 259

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