Podquisition 429: Distance Between Us

Make sure people know what they mean to you before it’s too late.

Games we played this week include:

France Horn (8:50)

Bloom (11:20)

Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo (16:40)

Dome Keeper (32:50)

Core Fault (37:55)

Fatal Frame Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (44:35)

Generations (53:20)

Down the Oubliette (56:00)

BROK the InvestiGator (58:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Microsoft takes out ads in UK papers to promote Activision-Blizzard merger (56:00)

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23631142/microsoft-really-wants-call-of-duty

Microsoft makes more deals promising to keep Call of Duty non-exclusive for ten years (59:20)

https://news.microsoft.com/2023/03/14/microsoft-announces-partnership-with-cloud-gaming-provider-boosteroid-to-bring-more-games-to-more-players-around-the-world/

https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1635989326202011655

Microsoft claims confidence in ability to bring Call of Duty to Switch (1:04:00)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64088cf9d3bf7f25f61ff804/Microsoft.Activision_-_Response_to_Remedies_Notice_-_NCV__2_.pdf

Sony suggests Microsoft might use dirty tactics to make Call of Duty less desirable on PlayStation (1:03:25)

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-says-microsoft-may-release-a-playstation-version-of-call-of-duty-where-bugs-and-errors-emerge-only-on-the-games-final-level-or-after-later-updates

Newly discovered cockroach species named after Pokémon (1:05:30)

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/new-species-of-cockroach-discovered-in-singapore-named-after-pokemon

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