Back with another week of talking about changes in gaming. First AAA studio changing to a 4 day work week. Yakuza series creator leaves studio. Topic for this week is summarizing PlayStation acquisitions and partnerships so far this year. They have certainly been amassing some fire power.
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News
(0:39) - Edios Montreal and Eidos-Sherbrooke Studios will be the first AAA studio to shift to a 4-day work week
(3:09) - Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi departs from studio with leadership changes
News quickies
(5:22) - Bunch of acquisitions announced
(7:15) - Sony's Play At Home program did well
(7:54) - MEG3 remake in the works?
(8:26) - GTA trilogy is real
(9:12) - Topic of the Week
Show notes
Acquisitions - https://nightschoolstudio.com/joining-netflix/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-29-firesprite-acquires-fabrik-games
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/30/welcoming-bluepoint-games-to-the-playstation-studios-family/
Play-At-Home - https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/10/play-at-home-pushes-over-60-million-downloads-on-ps5-ps4
MGS3 remake - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/konami-is-set-to-revive-metal-gear-castlevania-and-silent-hill/
Bluepoint IGN - https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-acquires-bluepoint-next-game-playstation-exclusive
Housemarque GQ - https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/housemarque-sony-playstation-acquisition
