In this episode, the first to be live-streamed via Twitch www.twitch.tv/RapidReviews, Kiley and Pete discuss the biggest news stories from the past month (since our last news round up episode) including:
Activision Blizzard lays off staff from Blizzard, rewards CEO Bobby Kotick with $200 million bonus https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/investment-group-slams-activision-ceo-bobby-koticks-massive-bonus-payment/
Switch Pro rumours - Bloomberg releases article stating there will be a new Switch Pro model in 2021/2022, with a 7 inch OLED screen and DLSS enabled to upscale games to 4K, with 720P on handheld https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/nintendo-to-use-new-nvidia-graphics-chip-in-2021-switch-upgrade
Sony buys EVO https://www.sie.com/en/blog/welcoming-evo-into-the-playstation-family/
Microsoft buys Smash.gg https://esportsinsider.com/2020/12/microsoft-acquires-esports-tournament-platform-smash-gg/
Microsoft in talks to buy discord https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/microsoft-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-discord-for-more-than-10b
We also talk about The Game Grumps situation in our Mental Health segment “We’ve Got This” and take some questions from the Twitch chat.
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