This week we talk about the Ubisoft Forward show, the Nintendo Direct, the Playstation State of Play, games journalism layoffs, The Division updates, Mass Effect news, listener questions and content updates. Be sure to check out the links below for ways to support this podcast, get awesome deals, and check out my other content!

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00:01:30 - Gaming News

00:35:29 - The Division

00:39:45 - Mass Effect

00:46:20 - Listener Questions

00:52:40 - Content Updates

00:56:44 - Outro

This week we talk about the ongoing Playstation and Xbox acquisition related drama, Tencent buying up a chunk of Ubisoft, the Disney game showcase, my thoughts on 343 continuing to develop Halo games, Assassin’s Creed leaks, the Xbox Elite Series 2 Core announcement, Glen Schofield’s crunch tweets, The Division news, Mass Effect updates, listener questions and content updates. Be sure to check out the links below for ways to support this podcast, get awesome deals, and check out my other content!

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00:01:40 - Gaming News

00:30:40 - The Division

00:34:30 - Mass Effect

00:37:57 - Listener Questions

00:54:28 - Content Updates

00:56:44 - Outro

This week we talk about the 200th episode of this podcast, a new Assassin’s Creed confirmed, The Last of Us Part 1 reviews, Halo Infinite’s struggle, Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family is here, new God of War Ragnarok mechanic updates, Tinykin impressions, The Division news, Mass Effect updates, listener questions and content updates. Be sure to check out the links below for ways to support this podcast, get awesome deals, and check out my other content!

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00:01:30 - Gaming News

00:39:30 - The Division

00:42:55 - Mass Effect

00:48:10 - Listener Questions

01:24:45 - Content Updates

01:26:10 - Outro

In this special episode I speak with Kate Heartfield (twitter.com/kateheartfield) who is an author and recently released a book called Assassin’s Creed: The Magus Conspiracy. We chat about how she got into writing, what it was like getting into the Assassin’s Creed universe, and much more. Thank you for listening, be sure to check out the links below for my other content, and please subscribe to the podcast wherever you are listening to it!

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This week we talk about the bait and switch Amazon purchase of EA, my final thoughts on Gamescom, the Playstation 5 price hikes, Dragon Age Dreadwolf news is coming, Xbox acquisitions moving along, The Division and Mass Effect updates, listener questions and content updates. Be sure to check out the links below for ways to support this podcast, get awesome deals, and check out my other content!

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:17 - Gaming News

00:32:09 - The Division

00:37:53 - Mass Effect

00:44:15 - Listener Questions

00:50:30 - Content Updates

00:53:40 - Outro

In this special episode I speak with George Taylor (twitter.com/rxlyaT) who is a YouTube Creator (youtube.com/rxlyaT) and current employee at Ubisoft Massive. We chat about his gaming life, how he got started making YouTube content, what it’s like working at Ubisoft, and his love of games in the Survival genre. Thank you for listening, be sure to check out the links below for my other content, and please subscribe to the podcast wherever you are listening to it!

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This week we talk about the PS4 doubling Xbox One’s sales, some final GamesCom speculation, Spider Man’s PC release, Death Stranding coming to PC Game Pass, The Division and Mass Effect updates, listener questions and content updates. Be sure to check out the links below for ways to support this podcast, get awesome deals, and check out my other content!

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In this special episode I speak with Mark Darrah (twitter.com/BioMarkDarrah) who is a YouTube Creator (youtube.com/oldgamedevadvice) and former BioWare game developer who worked on Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Jade Empire. We chat about his career, the gaming industry at large, becoming a YouTuber, and various topics related to the games he worked on. Thank you for listening, be sure to check out the links below for my other content, and please subscribe to the podcast wherever you are listening to it!

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This week we talk about Call of Duty’s upcoming showcase, Cult of the Lambs release and reception, GamesCom Opening Night Live news, Arc Raiders (and many others) delay, my weekly The Division and Mass Effect updates, listener questions and content updates. Be sure to check out the links below for ways to support this podcast, get awesome deals, and check out my other content!

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This week we talk about EA seemingly doubling down on its dedication to single player games, Call of Duty MWII rumors, Sony’s thoughts on Xbox acquiring Activision Blizzard, GamesCom reveal rumors, Tencent buying more of Ubisoft, David Polfeldt reappearing in games, Xbox Game Pass family plans being tested, my thoughts on games I’m playing, listener questions and content updates. 

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