There’s no podcast notes this week because, well, nothing was going on. Enjoy your hot, hot, HOT summer.
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Tech Cruch is reporting that Electronic Arts is about to acquire casual games giant Popcap Games for a cool $1 billion, which would exceed EA’s market cap by over 13%. If true, this would be EA’s definitive entry into the casual games market, a field they broke into 7 years ago.
Despite consuming a significant chunk of EA’s reserves. buying Popcap would bring them IPs such as Bejeweled, Plants Vs. Zombies, Peggle, Zuma and Bookworm.
We’ll keep an eye on this deal as it happens.
Episode 533: Muffled AudioEpisode 533: Muffled Audio
TJ’s mic is a strangely muffled this week, while the group anxiously await the release of the upcoming title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
This week’s news includes:
- Cuphead is coming to the Nintendo Switch, with Xbox Live support coming
- The Outer Worlds and Control will launch on the Epic Store, not Steam
- Cadence of Hyrule coming this Spring to Switch
- Oculus Rift S promises higher resolutions for PC gaming without external sensors
Let us know what you think.
Episode 235: More Hate MailEpisode 235: More Hate Mail
This week features a spirited debate between Jonah Falcon and Paul S. Nowak on the Catwoman DLC story below. There is no Gaming Flashback, but there is the following news items:
- The Lund Report: September 2011 NPD
- Catwoman requires online pass to play in Arkham City
- DICE: Battlefield 3 is ‘mission accomplished’ despite beta concerns
- EA defends cop killing in Battlefield 3
- Legit Forza 4 users banned for “pirated” copies
- Xbox Live Accounts scammed for FIFA DLC
The Question of the Week is When was the last time you bought a game you knew nothing about?