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Around the Monitor

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  • The Gaming News Game Show, where every point you make in the discussion, is a point towards winning!
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  • 7/1 - Pokemon GO Developer Facing Layoffs?

    7/1 - Pokemon GO Developer Facing Layoffs?
    Jul 2 2022
    We're back with the week's hottest gaming news! Topics Include: Pokemon GO developer Niantic facing Layoffs, Riot will Monitor their Voice Chat for Toxicity, and One Man Spent $40k to ask Nintendo why they aren't making F-Zero Games anymore.

    00:00 - Intro 1:57 - Trivia: How much money has Fire Emblem Heroes made Nintendo? 4:51 - Topics 7:37 - Niantic cancels 4 projects, and lays off 8% of staff
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/pokemon-go-creator-niantic-cancels-four-projects-cuts-jobs 14:07 - Riot will monitor voice chat in Valorant for toxic behavior
    https://www.ign.com/articles/valorant-monitor-voice-chat-tests-begin-next-month 18:04 - Game Devs in Quebec fear for their jobs over new law mandating French
    https://kotaku.com/quebec-bill-96-french-language-law-game-devs-ubisoft-1849120595 25:46 - Master Chief Collection could start adding microtransactions, years after release
    https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-master-chief-collection-could-add-microtransactions-soon 28:58 - A man bought $40k of Nintendo stock to ask about F-Zero
    https://kotaku.com/nintendo-fan-f-zero-40k-5-million-yen-stock-investor-1849131627 34:00 - QA firm for Cyberpunk 2077 accused of “misleading CD Projekt,” claps back
    https://kotaku.com/cyberpunk-2077-bugs-cd-projekt-red-quantic-lab-qa-teste-1849124066 39:22 - Ron Gilbert says he will no longer post about Monkey Island after online harassment
    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ron-gilbert-will-no-longer-post-about-monkey-island-due-to-personal-attacks/ 45:10 - Ubisoft will add sudden forest fires to Riders Republic to draw awareness to climate change
    https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-will-set-its-own-virtual-world-on-fire-to-raise-awareness-for-climate-change/1100-6505046/ 49:31 - The Winner is… 50:34 - Closing, and Chris Pratt Impressions
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    54 mins
  • 6/11 - 1-2 Switch Sequel is Finished, but is too Bad to Release?

    6/11 - 1-2 Switch Sequel is Finished, but is too Bad to Release?
    Jun 11 2022
    Around the Monitor is back with the week's hottest gaming news! This week's topics include: 1-2 Switch might be getting a sequel, Blizzard in hot water over Diablo Immortal Microtransactions, and a Summer Games Fest roundup.

    Show notes:
    00:00 - Intro
    2:09 - Trivia: How many mini-games are in 1-2 Switch?
    3:59 - Topics
    6:11 - 1-2 Switch has a sequel that’s mostly finished, but is so bad Nintendo might not release it
    https://www.fanbyte.com/news/the-wild-story-behind-nintendos-unannounced-1-2-switch-sequel/
    12:15 - E3 it isn’t dead. Is planning to come back in 2023?
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/06/07/esa-e3-2023-summer-game-fest-nintendo-direct/
    18:41 - Xbox is going to bring Games Pass to Samsung televisions this year
    https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/9/23159460/microsoft-xbox-tv-app-samsung-2022-tv-xbox-cloud-gaming-streaming
    26:02 - Nintendo wanted to “send a message” with the sentencing of Gary Bowser
    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-said-hacker-gary-bowsers-jail-sentence-was-a-unique-opportunity-to-send-a-message/
    32:40 - Midnight Suns is actually getting good previews
    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/marvels-midnight-suns-has-totally-subverted-our-expectations/
    38:56 - GameStop employees walk out in Nebraska, tell people to shop elsewhere.
    https://kotaku.com/gamestop-meme-stock-crypto-scam-used-games-walkout-unio-1849027868?utm_campaign=Kotaku&utm_content=1654609442&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=twitter
    44:49 - Diablo Immortals is getting roasted for microtransactions
    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/diablo-immortal-now-has-blizzards-lowest-ever-user-score-on-metacritic/
    50:54 - Sonic Frontiers gameplay was revealed this week and uhhh, folks are tepid at best on it
    https://www.ign.com/articles/sonic-frontiers-preview
    56:34 - The winner is…
    59:30 - Closing and Plugs

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 5/21 - EA is Looking to be Acquired?

    5/21 - EA is Looking to be Acquired?
    May 21 2022
    Around the Monitor is back with the weeks hottest gaming news, including: EA is looking to be acquired, PlayStation CEO says unfortunate things, and Activision's diversity metric debacle.

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    Show notes: 
    00:00 - Intro 2:03 - What is the highest reviewed Sonic game on Metacritic? 5:02 - Topics
    7:32 - Square Enix sells off Crystal Dynamix and Eidos Montreal to Embracer for $300M
    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-02-embracer-acquires-crystal-dynamics-eidos-montreal-and-square-enix-montreal-for-usd300m 13:30 - EA is looking to be acquired, who will pick them up? https://kotaku.com/ea-acquisition-apex-legends-star-wars-fifa-nbcuniversal-1848957274?utm_campaign=Kotaku&utm_content=1653086078&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=twitter
    18:03 - Nintendo says transitioning to “next gen” hardware is a current focus for them
    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-says-the-transition-to-its-next-console-is-a-major-concern-for-us/ 23:03 - Activision’s diversity metric debacle  https://www.fanbyte.com/news/activision-inexplicably-introduces-tool-to-rate-character-diversity-metrics/ 28:13 - Xbox announces Starfield and Redfall delayed out of 2022, how bad is this for Xbox?
    https://www.polygon.com/23070404/xbox-starfield-redfall-delays-analysis 33:33 - PlayStation reveals game lineup for its new PlayStation Plus
    https://www.polygon.com/23074740/ps-plus-extra-deluxe-premium-ps2-ps3-psp-games-list  41:04 - PlayStation boss, Jim Ryan, says to “respect both sides,” on abortion debate https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-12/sony-playstation-staff-fume-over-ceo-s-abortion-comments 47:20 - Fall Guys will go free to play, launch on Xbox & Switch, and have level builder!
    https://kotaku.com/fall-guys-free-to-play-release-date-nintendo-switch-1848933949 52:29 - The Winner is… 56:06 - Closing and Plugs
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