Purely Academic #37 - Movie News, Genshin Impact, Halo, Street Fighter, and Variant Video Game Futures

We’re back for a loose, fun ‘Monthly Stuff’ episode diving deep into what we’ve been up to over the summer break. Sean talks about the latest Ultraman series he’s been watching, the new 7.0 update to Genshin Impact, and his continuing adventures with Super Robot Wars, while Jonathan talks about his life-consuming obsession with Street Fighter 6, his journey through the James Bond movies, and his thoughts on the new Halo: Campaign Evolved remake. We also cover some recent news from Marvel Studios and discuss the string of wild successes various films have enjoyed at the box-office this year, as cinema fully rebounds from its post-COVID slump. And finally, we treat you to the darkest Monthly Ten segment we have ever done, as Jonathan counts down 10 variant future for the video game industry, most of which also implicate humanity in various states of decimation.  Enjoy? Time Chart:  Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:08:40  Movie News: 0:08:40 – 1:08:45  Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: 1:08:45 – 1:25:34 James Bond: 1:25:34 – 1:37:58  Genshin Impact: 1:37:58 – 1:56:25  Street Fighter: 1:56:25 – 2:13:35 Super Robot Wars V: 2:13:35 – 2:36:45  Halo Campaign Evolved: 2:36:45 – 3:00:54 The Monthly Ten: 3:00:54 – 3:25:40  Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.comSubscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://www.japanimation-station.com Read Jonathan’s book 200 Reviews in Paperback or on Kindle – https://a.co/d/bLx53vKSubscribe to our YouTube channels! Japanimation Station: https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation Purely Academic: https://www.youtube.com/@purelyacademicpodcastSupport the show at Ko-fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuffOriginal Music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/©2012 - Present Jonathan R. Lack & Sean Chapman