Episode 639: Live Games Service

The crew gets excited about the announcement of The Wolf Among Us 2, although it won’t be out for a while, and bemoan the infestation of live service games everywhere these days in videogames.

The news includes:

  • PlatinumGames pivoting to live service games
  • Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto 6 in a tweet
  • Tim Schafer doesn’t want Psychonauts or any other Double Fine game turned into a movie

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