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On our episode 25. we discuss the following topics: The Witcher 4: CD Projekt Explains Why It Switched to Unreal Engine 5 It's Game On In Dubai With New Gaming Visa For Gamers, Developers, Creators PlayStation 5 "most profitable generation to date", Sony says Just Cause' Movie in the Works from 'Blue Beetle' Director Ángel Manuel Soto, 87North Netflix Announces Animated Minecraft Series is Coming...

Let's continue our acquaintance-ship with our new episode. When starting this podcast, I was betting that we would not pass episode 3 before life takes over, and we stop. But with Ian and few listeners by our side acting as noble sinews of our power, we have reached Episode 24. Very few amateur podcasters get to this episode, and we hope to continue more. Microsoft's new Copilot AI will be inside...

Let's continue our journey. Already at episode 23, and it feels like just yesterday we were starting. With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come. In this episode, we talked about the following video game industry news: Nexon Reveals The Finals Isn't Performing As Well As Expected - Insider Gaming Microsoft using AI to tackle community safety in voice chats, but there's still a long way to go |...

If podcasts be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the contents may sicken, and so die. In this episode, we talk about the following things and stuffs: Warner Bros. Says the Failure of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Contributed to a $200 Million Hit to Revenue WB Blames ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ For Quarterly Miss EA is looking at putting in-gam...

This is the 21st episode of our podcast. So, it's a blackjack episode. Although I was mostly distracted with the KDot/Drake beef, I was paying attention to the following video game industry news. HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update - Steam News Hasbro is investing $1 billion to make video games in house | TechSpot TopSpin 2K25 players furious at server issues impacting single-player career mode U...

Did you know that one "score" is 20? So we are now one score old. For our first score, here are the topics we talked about: Embracer Group splits into three: Everything you need to know Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Riddled With Issues Pokémon GO players rally against Niantic after poor customer service Garry's Mod - Nintendo stuff on Steam Workshop ‘Escape From Tarkov’ Fans Are Outraged At New $250 P...

The last "teenth" episode for our show! Our podcast is ready to go to university and gain that awkward Freshman 15 lbs of weight. So proud. In this episode, we covered the following topics The number of Japan arcades ‘has declined by 8,000 in 10 years ’ Abusive privacy policies in video games a grim sign for industry Content Warning opens to near-205K players, nets 6.2M owners at launch EA enlists...

Welcome to 18th episode of the podcast. In this episode, we talked about the following topics: [7:24] We don't see a place for microtransactions in singleplayer games', says CD Projekt Red following Dragon's Dogma 2's DLC fiasco | PC Gamer [11:45] 60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows [16:24] PC, console growth to lag pre-pandemic levels as gamers clock i...

Our podcast has enough episodes to apply for driver's permit. Sweet 17. In this episode, we covered the following topics: [01:48] PS5 Pro developer verdict: ‘I didn't meet a single person that understood the point of it’ | PS5 Pro Enhanced Requirements Detailed [08:07] Embracer Group Sold Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two for $460 million | Embracer CEO says it’s ‘too early’ to start buying studio...

We are already at our thirteenth episode. In this episode we covered the following topics. Timestamps: [01:43] U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly [10:49] Microsoft, Meta, X, and Spotify file legal brief supporting Epic Games fight against Apple [20:22] Bloomberg at GDC: creativity way too risky as AAA budgets hit 300 mil, painting bleak future with mostly safe IPs [36:1...

This is the fifteenth episode of our podcast. You know what that means? It's a Freshman. Time to bully this podcast with a spanking editing style. I am trying to slowly decrease the editing treatments for each episode to see what barebones can I keep. Lots of things happening in video game industry. In this episode, we covered Timestamps: The Department of Homeland Security and FBI are in dialog w...

We are already at our fourteenth episode. I'm trying out a new mastering process. Not fan of the result, but my ear was starting to melt I felt like I was starting hate every sound that entered my ear. So I decided to conclude this episode. In this episode, we covered Warner Bros. Discusses "Volatile" AAA Console Games, Will Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu will utte...

We are already at our thirteenth episode. Took a while to recover but we are back on schedule. In this episode, we covered Timestamps: [01:24] Sony to release a ‘Pro’ version of the PlayStation 5 this year after cutting outlook, analysts say [07:57] Red-Haired Cate Blanchett Teams Up with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart and More in Borderlands First Look [15:23] Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League...

We are already at our twelfth episode. Man, time flies when it goes from one second to another second, don't it? Let's talk about the news for the week of 2/13/2024 - 2/19/2024 In this episode, we covered Timestamps: [01:20] EA flop Immortals of Aveum reportedly cost around $125 million, former dev says [08:46] Embracer Q3 Results Lower Than Expected, Boosted by ‘Lord of the Rings’ Licensing Reven...

We are already at our eleventh episode. Man, time flies when it goes from one second to another second, don't it? Let's talk about the news for the week of 2/6/2024 - 2/12/2024 In this episode, we covered Timestamps: [01:08] IGN Staff Announce New Union Amid 'Hectic Media Landscape' [06:58] Tencent working on mobile version of hit console game 'Elden Ring', sources say [12:28] Disney invests $1.5...

Oh how fast the time flies! Let's keep going with our 10th episode where we discuss the news from the week of 1/30/24 -2/5/24. In this very tipsy episode, we covered Timestamps: [00:27] Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League taken offline for the second time, eating through players' early access playtime [07:23] 95% of studios are working on or aim to release a live service game [12:58] Starfield...

Let's keep going with our ninth episode where we discuss the news from the week of 1/23/24 -1/29/24. In this episode, we covered Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction [00:40] Riot Games Layoffs [03:18] Microsoft + XBOX + Activision Blizzard Layoffs [05:53] Sledgehammer Layoffs [09:10] Matthewball VC Blogpost [15:10] The Day Before Developers have new projects [19:02] Walmart starts removing XBox games...

Let's keep going with our eigth episode where we discuss the news from the week of 1/15/24 -1/22/24. In this episode, we covered Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Ubisoft wants you to get used to not owning your own game 09:25 Gamestop shuts down its NFT operations 13:32 Rockstar, T-Pain and NoPixel 18:15 Square Enix wants to less fewer but better games in future 25:15 Top Grossing Mobile Games...

Let's keep going with our seventh episode where we discuss the news from the week of 1/8/24 -1/15/24. In this episode, we covered Timestamps: 00:19 Introduction 00:58 Mobile Games made $107 Billion in 2023 04:58 DLSS 3 games coming in 2024 08:45 CAPCOM has new DRM installed in older games 17:35 Twitch laid off 35% of its staff 25:49 God of War TV Show adaptation 29:20 Indiana Jones & The Great...

Let's keep going with our sixth episode where we discuss the news from the week of 1/2/24 -1/8/24. In this episode, we covered Timestamps: [00:00]-Introduction [01:21]- XBOX Achievement Overhaul [04:27]- Square Enix CEO wants to use AI more aggressively [08:09]- Horizon MMORPG [11:24]- The Finals Battlepass frustrations [19:23]- Firewall, VR game developers, shuts down [26:00]- Walmart and Unity w...

Let's keep going with our fifth episode where we discuss the news from the week of 12/19/23 -1/1/24. Apologies ahead for less than stellar quality on our microphone in this episode. We could not use our usual equipment :( In this episode, we covered Timestamps : [00:00]-Introduction [01:01]- Insomniac Leaks [03:47]- Ubisoft Hacks [08:30]- Rockstar hacker gets indefinite hospital stay order [12:01]...

Let's keep going with our fourth episode where we discuss the news from the week of 12/12 -12/18. In this episode, we covered Timestamps : [00:00]-Introduction [00:44]- Speculation regarding ad integration in Xbox Gamepass [07:30]- Refund for The Day Before purchases exceed 50% [12:00]- Hideo Kojima OD easter egg and Death Stranding Movie Adaptation [24:19]- E3 is Dead [30:57]- Epic v. Google &amp...

On our third episode, we will cover the news from the week of 12/03/2023 which includes GTA 6 Trailer The Day Before Release Star Citizen Funding Milestones Game Awards 2023 Join us, and if you do, thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our second episode, we will cover the news from the week of 11/27/2023 which includes Blizzard's leaked customer survey for Diablo 4 CDPR documentary by Gamespot Dragon's Dogma 2 Trailer Bathesda's absurd decision to respond to their negative reviews Fallout TV show trailer GTA 6 footage leak We will also discuss our most played games of 2023, Everspace (1&2) and F1 2021/2023 Join us, and i...

On our very first episode, we will cover the news from the week of 11/19/2023 which includes Warner Bros. dipping their toe into Live Service games Parents suing video game studios due to addiction CEO of Take Two talking about changing the way video games are paid for Video Game Studios laying off their developers Ubisoft pops a banner while you play Odyssey We will also revisit an old but gold,...