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EPISODE · Nov 2, 2023 · 2H 42M

Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard: What Does it Mean for the Industry? - SNGP 81

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Send us Fan MailWhile celebrating the extended crypto ice age, David Radd dealt with zombie head textures disappearing in Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare and tries to in a chainsaw duel in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.  Meanwhile, Tuesday refreshed themselves on the story of Alan Wake and made the brilliant decision to go to a haunted hospital on a cursed island in Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.  In news, paid early-access helped elevate Starfield to the top of of Circana's U.S. sales chart for September 2023, Nintendo heavily restricts online tournaments for their games and threatens any online content not to their liking, Pete Hines is retiring as head of Zenimax publishing while Matt Booty at Xbox will now be the top person for Xbox and Zenimax and Capcom eyes eleventh straight year of growth, driven by Street Fighter 6 and the remake of Resident Evil 4.  In the topic, David and Tuesday break down Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, how it will affect the competitors, major third-party publishers, the FTC, Game Pass and more.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

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Send us Fan Mail While celebrating the extended crypto ice age, David Radd dealt with zombie head textures disappearing in Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare and tries to in a chainsaw duel in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Meanwhile, Tuesday refreshed themselves on the story of Alan Wake and made the brilliant decision to go to a haunted hospital on a cursed island in Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. In news, paid early-access helped elevate Starfield to the top of of Ci...

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