Last week Microsoft made the massive announcement that they have acquired Zenimax Media and all it’s developmental studios for $7.5 billion making it one of the largest purchases in gaming history.
This news opens many questions. Will IP like DOOM, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout become Xbox exclusives? Will PlayStation never see another Bethesda title?
Join Ryan and Max as they break this down and discuss how the future of gaming is changing right in front of us all. The pair also give their review for WWE 2K Battlegrounds, give impressions on Mafia: Definitive Edition and Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, and more.
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro Music
0:18 Intro
1:30 What have we been up to?
1:59 2020 Video Games Draft update
3:27 That potential PS5 pre-order cancel dread
6:03 Ryan Get Less Update – Hitting the Pretty for PAX goal
15:11 What have we been playing?
17:35 WWE 2K Battlegrounds Review
29:06 Ryan was wrong – Resident Evil 4 DOES need a remake
32:30 Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time demo impressions
37:48 Mafia: Definitive Edition first impressions
51:14 Inform The Players (This week in PlayStation news)
51:23 Microsoft has purchased Zenimax Media and what does this mean for PlayStation?
1:04:54 A new patent for a PSVR controller appears
1:06:11 Sony launches a new blog to look behind the scenes at PlayStation
1:08:29 Marvel’s Spider-Man next gen upgrade confusion
1:18:42 Outbreak Day gets a new name and goodies announced
1:25:28 Resident Evil: Village gets new details out of Tokyo Game Show
1:30:43 Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time multiplayer details
1:32:56 Metal Gear Solid and Bloodborne could be getting aPS5 remake
1:36:53 QUICKBITS – Nier Replicant gets release date, Nioh 2 gets dlc dated, tweet sent from a PS5 goes viral, Big in Japan sale, No Mans Sky Origins update live, Minecraft VR is out, and Maneater is heading to PS5
1:40:19 Top Best Selling PS4 Games in Australia (week ending 20th September, 2020)
1:42:12 Coming to the Players (new releases)
1:43:45 Outro
1:45:35 Outro music
1:45:51 Patreon credits
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