Gaming Sucked in 2022 - Inside Games

Especially if you fixate on the worst parts of it. Support Inside Games! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHQlasvjQ0JMOHoKOz4c0g/join Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Charlotte: http://twitch.tv/whatashow Edited by: ShooklynTV | https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar | https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources (holy moly) -- [Microsoft News] Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard - https://bit.ly/37HEywQ [Federal Trade Commission] FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. - https://bit.ly/3jbK0x0 [Metacritic] Pokemon Violet - https://bit.ly/3BZOw8t Pokemon Scarlet - https://bit.ly/3HVBfl5 [CNBC] Nintendo sets sales record with new Pokémon games on the Switch console - https://cnb.cx/3vap0d0 [Metacritic] Hardware Review: Steam Deck - https://bit.ly/3vdYhfu [PCGamer] Valve hints at revised Steam Deck with better battery life and screen - https://bit.ly/3jpKIHc [Polygon] Google Stadia is shutting down, for good - https://bit.ly/3WDdcvx [Kotaku] Google Confirms All The Stuff Stadia Won't Have At Launch - https://bit.ly/3RvFipy [Killed by Google] https://bit.ly/3I2DjYD [IGN] Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023 - https://bit.ly/3UDKHMX [IGN] Sony Reportedly Discussed Increasing Game Prices Above $70 USD [Updated] - https://bit.ly/3uvrbr6 [IGN] Ubisoft Is Shifting to a $70 Price Point for AAA Games - https://bit.ly/3F4Q95H [IGN] Take-Two CEO: Next-Gen Price Increase for NBA 2K21 Is 'Justified' - https://bit.ly/3Hg03UA [Metacritic] Elden Ring - https://bit.ly/3WA9imU [Eurogamer] Elden Ring sales surpass 17.5m - https://bit.ly/3VfSd0N [IGN] GTA 6 Confirmed: Rockstar Finally Says It's in Development - https://bit.ly/3YKnD2c [PCGamer] Grand Theft Auto 6 will have a playable female protagonist, report claims - https://bit.ly/3VlH5ze [IGN] Reports Suggest Grand Theft Auto 6 Could Release in 2024 or 2025 - https://bit.ly/3WBt4iF [Hypebeast] Blizzard Insists 'Diablo IV' Won't Feature Pay-To-Win Mechanics - https://bit.ly/3VlHdic [GamesRadar] Diablo Immortal fans estimate fully levelling a class could cost six times more than previously thought - https://bit.ly/3hKaPbB [Metacritic] Diablo Immortal - https://bit.ly/3Wpndge [Endgadget] ‘Diablo IV’ won’t include pay-to-win microtransactions - https://engt.co/3hKC31M [VideoGamesChronicle] Strong Cyberpunk sales drive record Q3 financial results for CD Projekt - https://bit.ly/3jsloAr [VideoGamesChronicle] CD Projekt says Cyberpunk 2077 is now attracting 1 million players daily - https://bit.ly/3GfjKej Music — Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc