Can the gaming industry go one week without being an absolute dumpster fire?
This time it’s Activision Blizzard and allegations of “frat-boy” culture & sexual harassment.
Rad.
Join Ryan & Max get a little heated as they try to fathom how it all got this bad. Oh and Tencent just keeps buy things, and a Dead Space Remake is a thing… yay?
TIME STAMPS
0:00 The Man Shake
0:18 Intro Music
0:37 Intro
1:45 Still in that lock down
2:22 Max finally got vaccinated and we are surviving
6:48 What have we been playing?
7:41 Max’s Cris Tales first impressions
10:01 Max tries out the New World beta
11:48 Ryan never remembers what he plays
12:55 But he plays kids games
13:43 Our Get Less Fat Update – Powered by The Man Shake
18:09 Inform The Players (This week in PlayStatiion news)
18:20 The PlayStation 5 Digital edition is getting slightly slimmer
20:14 Own a PS5? You now get 6 months of Apple+ for free!
21:20 The Last of Us tv series grows it’s cast
23:53 Tencent has purchased Sumo Digital, but is their attempted stranglehold on the gaming space an issue?
31:11 EA Play live happened and announced some games, including a Dead Space Remaster
42:57 Some games are getting patches and updates
44:39 Activision is a dumpster company with the newly surfaced lawsuit that claims “frat boy” culture and sexual harassment.
55:29 QUICKBITS – Dragon Age 4 set for 2023, Tokyo Olympic games littered with video game tunes, Ubisoft art director leaves to join Haven, Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut gets a new trailer, Pro Evolution Soccer gets a new name and business model, Ubisoft announces XDefiant, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster will come to console if there is demand, and PSN has a huge winter sale.
1:01:08 Top 10 Best Selling PS4 Games in Australia (week ending 18th July, 2021)
1:02:28 Upcoming PlayStation releases
1:07:09 Thank you for joining us
1:07:44 Outro
1:09:29 Outro music
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