Here are all of the questions we answer this week:



- Is Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard moving too fast?

- Is the survival horror genre being recycled too often now?

- What games would or wouldn’t work as 3D platformers?

- Will Skate fail as a live service game?

- Is PlayStation Stars worthwhile?

- Will influencers take over wrestling games?

- Why isn’t Final Fantasy XVI turn-based?

- Will people accept a Souls game without Miyazaki?

- Are cross-gen games a blessing or a curse?

- Why don’t they combine GameStop and arcades?

- How long does it take for devs to capitalize on a trend?

- Has the Steam Deck changed your gaming habits?

- Will streaming kill hardware?



Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley



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