It’s our last episode before our July recording break! This week, Nigel and Tazziii welcome an esteemed panel of video game professionals to discuss the summer of games so far. Content Creators BillieTrixx and Miabyte along with Game and Narrative Designer Brenden Gibbons are all on hand to help us break down the most interesting stories around the industry, and share the video games they’re enjoying right now. We get into Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo news…and even talk some sports ball!
Video games we’re playing this week: Minecraft, Fortnite, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Neon White, Dorfromantik, Hades, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Halo, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Psychonauts 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.
Stay tuned to the podcast feed for more rewind episodes, and we’ll be back again in August!
Everything announced at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase – https://www.polygon.com/23164716/microsoft-xbox-bethesda-games-showcase-2022-news-trailers-announcements
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is re-elected to the board for another year – https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-is-re-elected-to-the-board-for-another-year
Activision Blizzard Clears Itself Of Any Wrongdoing – https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-call-duty-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-1849071892
Everything revealed in the June 2022 State of Play – https://blog.playstation.com/2022/06/02/everything-revealed-in-state-of-play-today
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is re-elected to the board for another year – https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-is-re-elected-to-the-board-for-another-year
Activision Blizzard Clears Itself Of Any Wrongdoing – https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-call-duty-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-1849071892
Nintendo Switch Has Now Sold Over 107 Million Units – https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/nintendo-switch-has-now-sold-over-107-million-units
The next Nintendo Direct ‘will focus on third-party games’, it’s claimed – https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-next-nintendo-direct-will-focus-on-third-party-games-its-claimed
PlayStation To Skip Gamescom 2022 – https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-to-skip-gamescom
PlayStation, Microsoft, Epic, Unity and more form Metaverse Standards Forum – https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-24-playstation-microsoft-epic-games-unity-and-more-establish-metaverse-standards-forum
How FIFA and EA Sports Split – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDyrfRDj1Wo
FIFA and EA sports are splitting: a look at 30 years of game innovation, and what fans can expect next – https://theconversation.com/fifa-and-ea-sports-are-splitting-a-look-at-30-years-of-game-innovation-and-what-fans-can-expect-next-182851
Gotham Knights’ PS4 Version Has Been Cancelled – https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/05/gotham-knights-ps4-version-has-been-cancelled
Sony To Ramp Up Production As PS5 Sells 20 Million Units – https://www.thegamer.com/sony-ps5-20-million
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