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Those Square Enix acquisition rumours just won’t go away, Call of Duty takes a big hit, but Microsoft (and Sony) bet big on it recovering and Guild Wars 3 is currently in the works? Maybe?
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Sources:
• Meta: https://www.oculus.com/blog/meta-quest-2-pricing-changes/
• PSVR2: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/26/early-look-at-the-user-experience-for-playstation-vr2/
• PS5 Update: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/28/ps5-beta-introduces-1440p-support-gamelists-and-more/?sf259200275=1
• Backbone: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/28/introducing-backbone-one-playstation-edition-an-officially-licensed-controller-for-playstation/?sf259207110=1
• Sony: https://www.reuters.com/technology/sony-posts-96-rise-q1-profit-2022-07-29/
• Xbox: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-revenues-slide-as-2022s-sparse-release-schedule-bites-opinion
• Activision: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/activisions-active-player-base-falls-below-100-million-for-the-first-time-since-2019/
• Acquisition
• Sony: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-it-believes-xbox-owning-call-of-duty-could-influence-users-console-choice/#:~:text=In%20its%20first%20response%20to,due%20to%20%E2%80%9Ccontractual%20agreements%E2%80%9D.
• https://buzleaks.com/microsoft-defends-activision-blizzard-acquisition-claims-studio-makes-no-must-have-games/
• https://comcom.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/285739/Microsoft-Corporation-and-Activision-Blizzard-Inc-Clearance-application-15-June-2022.pdf
• CoD: https://www.polygon.com/23284070/call-of-duty-warzone-season-4-loyal-samoyed-skin-raven-plagiarism
• Eidos: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-26-square-enixs-western-studios-were-a-train-wreck-in-slow-motion
• Indonesia: https://www.gamerbraves.com/steam-epic-and-other-websites-are-now-banned-in-indonesia/
• Ubi: https://twitter.com/ABetterUbisoft/status/1552648575993073676
• Arenanet: https://toptierlist.net/news/gaming-news/guild-wars-developer-unannounced-online-fantasy/
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Cool story Sony, can I walk into a store and buy your console today? No? oh ok, please shut up then.
"Must have" & "unique" in the context of the MS statement to regulators is specific legalese for not something customers are required to have & not something competitors couldn't create an equivalent to respectively. They're being literal, not downplaying the quality of the IP. Sounds dumb taken out of context, but you can bet MS lawyers are choosing their words carefully. As are Sony's, who essentially tried to argue the exact opposite.
oh my goodness, what are all the games in the background they all look good but ive been out of the gaming scene for a long time now
Ending it with a banger! That's so sick Tony Hawk was there singing with them!
considering how badly the lost the feel of Deus Ex and Thief, I'm glad they didn't touch Legacy of Kain.
As someone who could only make it through one hour of Outer Wilds due to bad motions sickness and headache – does this mean that with 60 fps, this should no longer be an issue? I don't really understand why I get motion sickness on some games. I always thought it was first person view that caused it, but I can play some first person games fine and of the others, none were as bad for me as Outer Wilds. Anyone who knows more about this?
Stray was made in Montpellier in france skill! Anapurna is ozzy but they're just the publisher, blue twelve is from my froggy foster land
I've stopped buying games day one that are overtly political, if its a game I want to play I'll buy it second hand do devs don't see a penny, if it's just a great game I'll support it, I know I'm not alone because everyone bar 5 people out of my 1.5k 'friends' across PS and XB, and their friends also, so far from alone, we will see how Saints Row ridiculous looking launch works out, it should be good because they have a basically free launch window with not much competition, let's see.
If they did a new Soul Reaver with all the LoK lore and today's tech it would sell very well.
We all know these Ubisoft funployees are the SJWs who are just constantly look for things to be offended over.
Guild Wars….feck away off with that and most all mmo's, MP is losing steam and SP is making a huge comeback from the brink, SP games will always sell if done well and divisive politics dialed down, way the f down.
This man just dropped the ball on GigaBash, smh. Hope he gives it a shout out next episode as it just dropped 2 days ago. A quirky, surprisingly deep Kaiju Brawler that is a lot of fun with 4 players
I look forward to these vids every.single.week. Keep it up.
SONY is complaining about CoD determining console purchases?
This is an entire warehouse of pots calling a kettle black. Just let Microsoft reap the CoD benefits and you reap the God of War, FromSoft, and fighting game benefits.
Tony Hawk has literally figured out how to grow money on trees. Money trees that all have his name on them…
Couldn't be happier to hear Facebook/meta is failing honestly
Zuckerberg is basically one of 5 major villains in the modern tech space
OOOOH!! I always thought that K.F.C. means "Kill the f*cking chicken"
I don't care about FF but would love if Xbox could get rights to dragon quest. And it's studio or mind trust.
Oh I dread to see how much Arena might completely screw up GW3. Given the tread in gaming these days it’s a complete crapshoot.
they should pick up the original guild wars and drop the disappointment that is gw2
kinda sad Tony is into NFTS tho
That Tony Hawk concert thing was way too white and skin head for my comfort. 😬
I saw guild wars & then saw guild wars 3 & now I’m interested 😮 just like everyone else
Word of this episode "boatload" 😀
Didn't someone get banned from twitch before for having a grass growing stream?
Hard West 2 review please?
It's a lovely game and more people might notice it based on your review.