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Podquisition 332: Moldy Singlets
🕑 Added 2021-05-06 22:00:01 +0000 UTCNot to be confused with Microsoft and their exceptional line of products.
Games we played this week include:
Before I Forget (07:40)
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (19:45)
Pokémon Snap (21:45)
Undermine (28:25)
Returnal (33:45)
Disc Creatures (45:20)
Tin Star (48:40)
News things talked about in this episode:
Epic v Apple court proceedings begin (50:30)
twitter.com/thedextriarchy/stat…1389595740519940101
Epic data on user-acquisition costs related to “free” game distribution leaked (1:02:20)
www.pcgamer.com/epic-spent-more-t…ths-of-giveaways/
Info on quite how huge financially Fortnite has been (1:06:30)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…9bn-in-two-years
How much Epic paid for six months of Borderlands 3 exclusivity (1:07:05)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…f-pc-exclusivity
Sony agreed to cross-play when it could get its beak wet (1:10:25)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…in-circumstances
Microsoft to cut publisher fee to 12% on Windows Game Store (1:14:00)
www.theverge.com/2021/4/29/224092…games-12-percent
Xbox is improving the framerate of many backward compatible titles (1:16:40)
majornelson.com/fpsboost/
Witcher 3 Director resigns and apologizes after investigation finds no wrongdoing (1:17:20)
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…loper-cd-projekt
Sony makes a financial investment in Discord, securing it on PS5. (1:21:00)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…tion-integration
New details emerge about last year’s Ubisoft hostage hoax (1:23:15)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04…nbow-six-cheater
5 CDPR bosses take home nearly $30m in bonuses. (1:28:05)
www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters…oddy-game-launch
Bobby Kotick takes a meaningless 50% pay cut. (1:28:30)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04…lions-in-bonuses
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Comments
Jason Youngberg
So it sounds like the new X Box is the "better" console to get this generaion based on how the businesses act.
Ethan
Congrats on getting that RE8 review code, Jim Stephanie! There's still a silver lining on the storm clouds of the biggest video game companies.
CliffEdge
First game mentioned at 7:40? Laura's got a tight leash on this week.
