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We kick off E3/Summer Game Fest 2021 this Thursday. This week and next, I'll be replacing topic of the week in order to report on E3 news. For this episode, I covered the outstanding showcase from Xbox and Devolver, midtier Ubisoft forward and the bad that is Gearbox and Square Enix's showcases.

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News

(0:19) - Embracer's Gearbox acquisition appears to have blocked Homeworld 3's Fig investment scheme

(3:54) - Xbox is going to be offering xbox gaming on TVs without the box itself now

(6:12) - E3/Summer game fest segment

Show notes

Embracer/Gearbox - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-06-08-embracers-gearbox-acquisition-appears-to-have-blocked-homeworld-3s-fig-investment-scheme

Xbox going box-less on TVs - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/10/satya-nadella-and-phil-spencer-on-gaming-at-microsoft/

E3/Summer Game Fest summary - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-06-10-gi-e3-all-the-announcements

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/06/10/deviation-games-signs-with-playstation-to-develop-a-new-original-ip/