Episode 604: Bethesda Officially Belongs to Microsoft

March 9, 2021| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:07 am

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Microsoft confirmed their ownership of Zenimax, and what wasn’t in the episode because it would be revealed in Thursday that Bethesda games and others would be as exclusive as possible to PC and Xbox; contractual agreements would have to be honored, of course.

This week’s news includes:

Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of Bethesda has been given the green light
Star Dynasties announced
Phasmophobia’s latest update means ghosts can open doors and follow your voice

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Episode 761: Gamescom ReportEpisode 761: Gamescom Report

This week’s episode the trio discussed Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot summoned to court in former employee harassment case, Paradox ‘making adjustments’ to Bloodlines 2‘s Toreador and Lasombra DLC, Sean Murray says the Earth-sized planet in Light No Fire will have ‘real oceans’, Crusader Kings 3‘s new DLC has a release date, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says “I think they could charge $200” for Borderlands 4, and Triangle Strategy released on XSX/PS5.

The news includes:

Gamescom announcements
No Man’s Sky adds fully customisable multi-crew spaceships you can build and fly with your friends
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is ‘not the end’ of the franchise, director confirms

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Gaming Podcast 137: BeateratorGaming Podcast 137: Beaterator

This week’s gaming podcast covers a bunch of topics you’d expect to hear in a gaming podcast. What? Yeah, we’re flashing back to Master of Orion and taking a little look into the background of Stephen Barcia all while covering a bit of news and community comments. This weeks news includes:

Microsoft Having Trouble With Halo:ODST
FCC Wants Universal Game Rating System
Microsoft announces price drop on Xbox 360
More Big Name Games coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch
PlayStation 2 God of War games coming to PS3
Nintendo DSi Games to hit shelves this fall

This week’s question of the week is pretty simple: what, in your opinion, is the best generation of consoles from the earliest until today’s consoles?

Episode 680: E3 GoneEpisode 680: E3 Gone

E3 2023 has been officially canceled, and there’s speculation that E3 might be over — the guys have an idea how to fix it, however. Vampire Survivors wins Best Game at the BAFTA’s, an Easter Egg is found in Resident Evil 4 Remake, and Sony’s not having a good Spring.