041: Even Steven (Sony Stores, Tales of Arise, Earthblade, NieR, Steven)

Between backflips, betas and bargains - it's been another Big Week in Gaming for 25 Apr 2021. This week we cover Sony's reversal on shutting down the PS3/Vita stores, huge Tales of Arise news, the next game from Celeste devs Extremely OK Games, Monster Sanctuary getting a big upgrade, the relaunch of 90s shareware icons Apogee, and get a preview of Jason Schreier's upcoming book Press Reset.We also get double the Swinny, with early impressions of NieR Replicant and a review of the latest Steven Universe RPG - Unleash the Light.So be like the Duke, and come get some of these bitchin' highlights:▸ The Xcloud Beta launching on iOS and PC▸ Sony backflipping on their plans to shut down the PS3 and Vita stores▸ And early impressions of Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... from a long-time fanTIMECODES▸ 00:00:00 Intro ▸ 00:21:05 Sony No Longer Shutting Down PS3 & PSVita Stores  ▸ 00:34:34 Xbox Game Streaming Beta For iOS & PC - xCloud News ▸ 00:46:01 Tales Of Arise - Release Date, Coming To PS5 & Xbox Series X ▸ 00:56:08 Instax Mini Link For Switch - Game Boy Printer Spiritual Successor? ▸ 01:07:54 Earthblade - New Game From Celeste Team Announced ▸ 01:13:57 The Personal Impact Of 38 Studios' Downfall - Press Reset Book Preview (Jason Schreier) ▸ 01:23:03 Monster Sanctuary 1.1 Update Live For All Platforms ▸ 01:28:19 Apogee Entertainment - Classic Publisher Relaunched ▸ 01:38:19 Bargain Bin w/c Sun 25 Apr 2021 ▸ 01:44:24 NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... How Does It Compare? ▸ 01:55:53 Steven Universe: Unleash The Light Review ▸ 02:16:52 Outro  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.