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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Several Animators Claim They Worked Under Unsustainable Conditions
Around 100 artists left the film before it was finished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft Admits Xbox Has Lost the Console Wars as It Battles for 69 Billion Activision Blizzard Buyout
Xbox "in third place" behind PlayStation and Nintendo, with a sales market share of 16%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox Series X and Game Pass Are About to Get A Little More Expensive - 062223 48000 1
PC Game Pass and the Xbox Series S will stay the same price, though. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ubisoft Boss Wishes He'd Waited for Nintendo Switch 2 to Release Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
"We should have waited." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Final Fantasy 16 Will Have a Day One Patch, Despite Square Enix Suggesting Otherwise
It's not very big though. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diablo 4 Developers Discuss Server Disconnect Issues, First 'Real Patch' Coming Soon
Get your Scrolls of Server Crash in Season 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox Not Making First-Party Games for Xbox One and Sony Won't Copy Xbox Games Pass Approach to First-Party Games
Microsoft has officially moved on from the Xbox One and Playstation's strategy is working. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sony Testing Cloud Streaming for 'Supported PS5 Games'
Set to become an additional perk of the PS Plus Premium tier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diablo 4 Earned Over $666 Million in the Five Days Following Launch
Players have suffered over 316,991,632 in-game deaths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Xbox Game Studios Games That Failed to Show Up at the Xbox Showcase
Several Xbox Game Studios games announced previously over the last several years have been MIA ever since. Here are the Xbox Game Studios we know exist but were a no-show this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Access-Ability Summer Showcase Spotlights Sniper Elite 5, Bossgame: The Final Boss Is My Heart, and More
Here's what we saw at the first annual Access-Ability Summer Showcase, unveiling varying accessibility options and design practices across 15 upcoming and current titles. Created by accessibility consultant Laura Kate Dale, the showcase is the first of its kind dedicated exclusively to the disabled experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Growth of Video Game Subscription Spending Stalls, New Data Suggests
Likely approaching a plateau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple Introduces New Porting Toolkit to Try to Bring More PC Games to Mac
A dream finally becoming reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft Charged 20Million by FTC Over Illegally Collected Children's Information on Xbox
"Regrettably, we did not meet customer expectations." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Swings to a $120.5 Million Domestic Weekend Box Office Victory
Miles' latest adventure earned more than three times that of the opening of the original. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EASports Is Aiming to Add Nike NFTs to Its Games
.SWOOSH virtual creations may soon be part of Madden, EA Sports FC, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta Officially Announces the Quest 3
It'll cost $499.99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fans Crack The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Secret Experience Scaling System
Variety is the spice of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Little Mermaid Swims to a $117.5 Million Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Victory
The Little Mermaid had the fifth-highest Memorial Day weekend opening of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keanu Reeves Embraces His Inner Johnny Silverhand by Reuniting With His 90s Rock Band
Their first public show in more than 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox Formally Appeals UK CMA Decision to Block Activision Blizzard Deal
Just in time for the deadline, Microsoft makes a move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sega Lays Off 121 Staff at Relic Entertainment
The company blamed the need to restructure on 'external factors' that are affecting the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo Faces Lawsuit Over Mario Kart Tour Lootboxes
They were removed from the game last September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Smash Bros. Creator Doesn't Love the Game's Online Mode
Masahiro Sakurai talks about Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Wick Franchise Surpasses $1 Billion in the Global Box Office
Welcome to the billionaires' club, Mr. Wick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Futurama Revival Comes to Hulu This July
After a ten-year freeze in the cryogenic chamber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sony Announces PlayStation Showcase for Next Week
Running for more than an hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything Coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2023
Another month, another set of games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal Approved by European Commission
Saying it "represents a significant improvement for cloud gaming". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google's Open Source AI Tool Is a Major Step Forward for Accessibility in Gaming
Project Gameface uses your head and facial movements to control a mouse cursor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summer Game Fest Tickets Are Now Available
Coming June 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PlayStation Plus Games Catalogue Additions for May 2023 Revealed
Ratchet and Clank, Watch Dogs Legion, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo Switch Sales Fall Again With Further Decline Expected Next Year
The financial results are in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Rockets Off to a $282 Million Global Weekend Box Office Victory
The third and final entry in James Gunn's Guardians trilogy earned $114 million in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doctor Strange 2 Writers Weren't Able to Watch WandaVision Before Finishing Sequel
Elizabeth Olsen says WandaVision wasn't finished yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kathleen Kennedy Says Star Wars Movies Need to Be James Bond-Like Events
There could be longer waits between movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Xbox Games Showcase Announced for June With Dedicated Starfield Direct
Plus an Extended show later in the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hollywood’s Writers Guild Is Going on Strike
Several live TV shows will be impacted immediately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CMA Says Microsoft Would Lose "Substantial" Money By Making Call of Duty Exclusive in "All Plausible Scenarios"
"Microsoft would not profit from a total foreclosure strategy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Has Jumped Over $1 Billion at the Global Box Office
The film adaptation of the beloved Nintendo franchise is just the 10th animated film to reach $1 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft President Joins Activision in Criticizing UK
Brad Smith has spoken out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Black Mirror Returns to Netflix for Season 6
A teaser was also released. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Major Updates From Sony Pictures at CinemaCon 2023
Kraven the Hunter, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Gran Turismo, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Holds Off Evil Dead Rise for Its Third Weekend Box Office Victory
In its third weekend, The Super Mario Bros. Movie jumps ever closer to $1 billion globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fortnite Movie Isn't Being "Actively Worked On"
Fortnite CCO Knows 'Exactly' How He'd Make Movie Adaptation, But Don't Expect One Anytime Soon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Atari Just Bought a Ton of Classic 80s and 90s Video Game IP
The former console manufacturer adds over 100 retro titles to its catalog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Resident Evil 4 Remake and PlayStation 5 Topped U.S. Sales Charts in March 2023
Hogwarts Legacy also remains in a top spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Mario Bros. Movie's Peaches Is Officially a Hit, Debuting on the Billboard Hot 100
Jack Black's love song debuted at No. 83. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox Cluttered Home Dashboard Is Getting Changes Following Complaints - 041823 48000 1
One of the biggest issues was how the UI blocked the backgrounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon All in on Nostalgia As It Eyes Reboots for Robocop, Legally Blonde, and More
According to Deadline, Amazon is considering about a dozen titles for film and/or TV development. The titles hail from MGM's extensive film and television catalogue as Amazon bought the studio in March 2022 for $8.5 billion. Now, some of MGM's biggest hits are being eyed for remakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices