Episode 228 - I Will Pikachu You later, Fartsmeller

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including: Pete - Sea of Thieves, Helldivers 2, Batman Arkham Knight (final thoughts), Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in HawaiiKiley - Miside, Resident Evil 7 DLC, Doom Eternal, HitmanWe then discuss the biggest and most thought provoking news stories from the week including: Chinese dev settles with Pokemon company over copyright infringement https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/chinese-mobile-developer-pays-the-pokemon-company-substantial-copyright-infringement-settlement/  More industry layoffs https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/netflix-has-reportedly-laid-off-multiple-workers-at-oxenfree-developer-night-school-studio/ (night school), https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-than-a-dozen-netease-studios-are-reportedly-at-risk-including-nagoshi-quantic-dream-and-grasshopper/ (Netease), https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/avalanche-founders-new-studio-makes-layoffs-but-will-continue-to-work-on-new-ip/ (avalanche) Shuhei Yoshida has been talking about Playstation: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/i-had-no-choice-shuhei-yoshida-says-he-had-to-take-playstations-indie-role-or-leave/ (no choice to take indie role), https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5-japan-studios-closed-because-the-double-a-market-has-disappeared-says-shuhei-yoshida/ (japan studio closure), https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/yoshida-xbox-games-on-ps5-a-win-for-playstation-owners/ (xbox on PS5)We hope you enjoy the show.Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces.You can also listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Goodpods and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway, Thumbnail by @nana__marfoMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube