It's a week of surprise turnarounds and unexpected outcomes. First up: Has Sony flown too close to the sun? In trying to halt Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, it may have exposed itself to critical governmental and social scrutiny it would have otherwise never garnered. And the deal's probably going to go through anyway. Meanwhile, reporting indicates PSVR2 is bombing in its first month on the market, which our eyes and ears were already telling us. Plus: E3 is cancelled (probably forever) after the promise of a triumphant comeback, The Last of Us: Part I on PC wildly misses the Naughty Dog bar of quality, once-accused games writer Chris Avellone clears his name, and more news rounds our upside-down episode, dotted as always with listener inquiries. Your topics this week? The potential of animated PlayStation TV series and films, the best third-party publisher ever, a defense of day one DLC, and much more.
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:15:11 - IMPORTANT - Chris Chan has been released from prison
0:28:05 - What will Colin do if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t save the Jets?
0:31:19 - Sacred Symbols causes crashes
0:33:04 - Did Tyr’s voice actor confirm GoW Ragnarok DLC?
0:38:16 - Major layoffs have happened at EA
0:42:01 - The Last Ronin is being adapted into a game
0:50:04 - Mark Darrah has returned to BioWare
0:55:44 - Forspoken’s DLC has a date
0:59:56 - Will Honkai: Star Rail test Colin’s anit-communist bona fides?
1:08:08 - The MGS3 Remake is coming in 2024
1:14:43 - Saint Row is getting DLC
1:18:58 - What have we been playing?
1:51:26 - The CMA has dropped a key concern over the ABK acquisition
2:20:34 - PSVR2 may be underperforming
2:43:16 - The Last of Us: Part 1 is a disaster on PC
2:50:17 - E3 is dead
2:59:01 - Chris Avellone has succeeded over his accusers
3:09:47 - Resident Evil 4 Remake is a commercial success
3:13:33 - ScriptLeaksR6 spills info on Ubisoft
3:20:05 - NPD Group has released numbers for February
3:22:50 - PlayStation Plus’ April offerings have been revealed
3:26:04 - What’s our favorite sound of all time in a video game?
3:28:57 - Why won’t PlayStation make one of their series into anime?
3:32:54 - What are our favorite gaming podcasts?
3:42:36 - Is day one DLC really okay?
3:48:24 - Who is the greatest third party publisher of all time?
3:49:37 - What are our favorite gaming collectibles?
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