Episode 601: Street Fightin’

A lot of this episode revolves around the 30th anniversary of the classic fighting game in this week’s Gaming Flashback, Street Fighter II. The episode also looks at a lot of the hot news around the industry.

The news includes:

  • Microsoft plans to merge ZeniMax into a new Subsidiary called ‘Vault’
  • Electronic Arts to decide fate of Anthem
  • Terraria creator cancels Stadia port after being locked out of Google account
  • MP bill takes aim at PlayStation 5 price scalping

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