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This week, Dan and Luis meet to talk about Sony’s acquisition of Returnal developer Housemarque, another studio specialized in PC ports, and the unofficial but very likely acquisition of Bluepoint Games. Plus: Nintendo 64 turns 25, Kazuya’s addition to Smash, Xbox might be poaching Kojima, Fortnite stories, and plenty more.

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

02:03 - Let’s talk more about Abandoned

• Abandoned trailer app delayed to August via PushSquare

07:20 - Game Impressions

• Resident Evil Village
• 13:16 - The Pedestrian
• 14:49 - River City Girls
• 17:20 - Luis’ Party and Dan’s DnD

23:11 - Battle Bus

• Kazuya joins Smash
• 29:08 - Fortnite S7 & Stories

40:26 - Temple of Time

1:00:22 - Sharing the Love (Luis’ Turn) - Nintendo 64

1:06:25 - Top News

• PlayStation acquires Housemarque via PlayStation Blog
• Plus: ...and maybe Bluepoint Games? via PushSquare
• Plus: ...and also Nixxes Software via VG247
• 1:16:40 - Xbox might be signing with Hideo Kojima via VGC
• 1:23:47 - Ads coming to console games via Axios
• 1:28:40 - The Elder Scrolls 6 still in design phase via Eurogamer
• 1:31:26 -  May 2021 NPD Results via GamesIndustry.biz

1:34:10 - Extra News

• #1 - Sony files trademark for PSX via GameSpot
• #2 - No more features coming to Forza Horizon 4 via VGC
• #3 - Nier Reincarnation comes to mobile on July 28th via Kotaku
• #4 - Cyberpunk's performance now "satisfying", says CDPR via VGC
• #5 - Konami and Bloober Team working together via BlooberTeam.com
• #6 - Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart adds 120Hz mode via VG247
• #7 - Castlevania Advance Collection rated in Australia via Gematsu
• #8 - Some Final Fantasy games leaving Steam via SlashGear
• #9 - Sony charging $25k and 30% to feature indie games via SegmentNext
• #10 - Team Fortress 2 breaks active player records via Kotaku
• #11 - Dead Space Youtube channel updated via Destructoid
• #12 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut comes August 20th to PS4/PS5 via Eurogamer

1:40:54 - New Releases

1:46:32 - Broke Gamer’s Guide

1:53:28 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

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