Description

Dan and Luis talk about the surprising acquisition of Bungie by Sony as well as Nintendo’s quarterly financial report and the extra news that came with it. Plus, some video game anniversaries and what’s new with Yacht Club Games, all this and more!

00:00 - Intro / New Theme Song

07:57 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries)

43:07 - Topics of Discussion

• 43:07 - Sony buys Bungie via The Verge
  • Sony has 10 Live Service Games Planned via VGC
  • Sony lowered their forecast for PS5s via Games Radar
• 1:04:00 - Nintendo Quarterly Report, Nintendo on Acquisitions, Nintendo on NFTs & Metaverse, & Game Sales
• 1:18:01 - Yacht Club Games Present via Yacht Club

1:24:13 - Extra News

• #1 - Star Wars 1313 Footage surfaced on the internet via The Vault YT
• #2 - Atari is combining NFTs with lootboxes via VGC
• #3 - An Xbox-exclusive 'Monster Hunter'-like in development via WindowsCentral
• #4 - Mortal Kombat 12 teased in a now-deleted tweet via Eurogamer
• #5 - Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Version Found on PSN via PlayStation Game Size Twitter
• #6 - Controller Pak support hacked into NSO N64 games via VGC
• #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 to Be Shown Later This Year via VGC
• #8 - MLB The Show 22 Announced Via MLB The Show’s Twitter
• #9 - Team 17 Announces NFTs and then Reverses Course via Games Industry and Team 17’s Twitter
• #10 - The FTC will review the Microsoft/Activision Acquisition via Polygon
• #11 - Sony released a deep dive of Gran Turismo 7 via PlayStation YouTube
• #12 - The Suicide Squad game was delayed to 2023 via Bloomberg
• #13 - YouTube channel GilvaSunner will be deleted following 2200 copyright blocks made by Nintendo via Polygon
• #14 - Check This Out: Bloodborne PSX Demake via Developer’s site

1:30:49 - Out This Week

1:41:32 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time

1:45:38 - Recommendations - The Book of Boba Fett (show on Disney+) and The Girl Who Killed Her Parents (Movie on Amazon Prime)

1:52:06 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

Every Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games.

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