Connor will not talk about Marvel Snap this week - Management (aka Connor)

Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard Merger Update 24:15

Epic Launches Unreal Editor For Fortnite 38:01

Allegation Of Sexism, Drugging At/During GDC 43:54

Tidbits 48:20

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Hooray, Tyler has returned! - Rest of Podcast

Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard Merger Update 27:30

Short N Sweet, a New Publisher to focus on short games 45:45

Tidbits 54:56

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Guess who's back, well it's not Tyler... But Richard and I are here again! - Connor

Mircosoft/Acti-Blizz Udate 11:28

Take Two Laying Off Employees 19:38

Nintendo's Doug Bowser Defends $70 Zelda Game 23:38

Tidbits 29:30

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Tyler is not here tonight, gods help us.

Rovio delists Original Angry Birds again 18:53

Austrian Court rules FIFA lootboxes violate Gambling laws 22:40

Square-Enix President to step down 26:21

Tidbits 33:25

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Callisto Protocol Spoilers from Tyler

Blizzard plans for employees to return to offices 38:32

Microsoft to defend Act/Blizz deal at February 21st hearing 46:59

Saudi Arabia has increased it’s stake in the gaming industry 50:06

Tidbits with....CONNOR?!?!?! 59:35

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::Callisto Protocol Spoilers::

19:38 - 25:00

Jason Schrier Hogwarts Legacy Story: 33:09

Bobby Kotick to remain CEO if Microsoft acquisition fails: 41:46

NPDs: 56:16

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In this episode Tyler has incorrect opinions and quotes the wrong movie. - Connor

Activision-Blizzard Settles with SEC for $35M 16:53

343 Halo: Mass Layoffs, Multiplayer focus For the Near Future 23:17

Neil Druckmann Says There Are No More Uncharted’s 36:20

Tidbits 45:30

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::Content Warning::

The Topic of Transphobia is brought up in this episode in regards to JK Rowling, time stamps provided below

Contrapoints: JK Rowling

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Shaun: JK Rowling and Her New Friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou_xvXJJk7k

All Hogwarts Legacy discussion banned on ResetEra: 24:09

People Make Games: Working at Valve: 38:39

Washington Post closes Launcher: 51:56

Proletariat pauses Union Drive: 59:05

Tidbits: 1:01:10

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Normally I put a joke here or something relevant, but I got nothing today - Connor

Callisto Protocol Devs left out of Credits (33:17), Proletariat Union runs into issues (42:14), Squanch Games sued for Sexual Harassment in 2018 (48:45), NVIDIA, Google Express Concerns About Microsoft/Activison-Blizzard Merger (52:32), and finally tidbits (1:05:29)

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Space is big and scary - Tyler

Did You Know Gaming's Zelda Tactics Video is back up (23:12), AetherSX2 Development Stops after Dev receives Death Threats (28:58), Sony announces an accessibility controller (34:17), HTC XR Elite VR headset announced at CES (39:42), finally tidbits to wrap up the episode (52:32)

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