Inside Games News and Podcasts

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 | Brian: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: David Moreno | http://twitter.com/davemv360 Written by: Brian Gaar Sources -- [Reuters] Exclusive: Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer, sources say - https://reut.rs/3SRTtaE [GamesIndustry.biz] Microsoft granted access to Sony documents: The FTC's response in detail - https://bit.ly/3Jh0fn4 [Twitter, Centro Leaks] https://bit.ly/3Jhdynv [Tom’s Guide] Nintendo Switch 2 could arrive this year according to new leak - https://bit.ly/41RalCo [Kotaku] Sonic Creator Admits To Illegally Trading Over $1 Million - https://bit.ly/3Yrjmzo [Kotaku] Report: Sonic Creator Arrested Again, This Time Over Final Fantasy - https://bit.ly/41Mq7yz [Polygon] Sonic creator Yuji Naka arrested (again) for insider trading - https://bit.ly/3JgKr3J [Twitter, TopMarx420] https://bit.ly/3F0usV5 [Kotaku] EA Lays Off Over 200 Apex Legends Testers Over Zoom Call - https://bit.ly/3Jf9Wme 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

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Mixed bag this week but we can always hope for more Metroid, eh? 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 | Brian: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: David Moreno | http://twitter.com/davemv360 Written by: Brian Gaar  Sources -- [Kotaku] Xbox Confirms That Game Pass Leads To ‘Decline’ In Sales - https://bit.ly/3YESvAE [GamesIndustry.biz] Phil Spencer: Game Pass leads to more game sales - https://bit.ly/410ISxG [Twitter, Mike Rose] https://bit.ly/414HhqP, https://bit.ly/3XJgehI [Windows Central] Xbox Game Pass 'quadrupled' Descenders sales says developer Mike Rose - https://bit.ly/3XDFDcJ [Twitter, Matt White] https://bit.ly/3XJggpQ [Twitch, Giant Bomb] https://bit.ly/3XIG3yL [Twitter, Jeff Grubb] https://bit.ly/3YDkG2W [Mashable] PlayStation VR2 is a killer headset in need of a killer app - https://bit.ly/3YSvie6 [The Washington Post] PlayStation VR2 is exciting, exhausting and a new standard for VR - https://bit.ly/3k9rlmw [Eurogamer] Sony PlayStation VR2: the Digital Foundry hardware review - https://bit.ly/3ScnKkf [Kotaku] Genshin Impact Voice Actor Apologizes After Accusations Of Sexual Misconduct - https://bit.ly/3S78gOx [Twitter, Genshin Impact] https://bit.ly/3k63aoY, https://bit.ly/3YX4sl2 [Twitlonger, Elliot Gindi] https://bit.ly/3S7Kd1P 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

The whole point is that we pay for that instead of buying games? 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 | Yami: http://twitter.com/idsanty Edited by: ShooklynTV | https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar | https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources -- [GamesIndustry.biz] Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales - https://bit.ly/3S5GpxZ [GamesIndustry.biz] Phil Spencer: Game Pass leads to more game sales - https://bit.ly/410ISxG [GamesIndustry.biz] Shawn Layden: Consolidation is the enemy of diversity - https://bit.ly/3iKc76g [IGN] How Xbox Game Pass Became the Subscription Service to Beat - https://bit.ly/410bzuC [IGN] Sony Claims Xbox Game Pass Has Reached 29 Million Subscribers - https://bit.ly/411gQT1 [IGN] The Last of Us Part 2 Has Sold Over 10 Million Copies - https://bit.ly/3k7sxqp [TweakTown] PlayStation made $8.8 billion more than Xbox in 2022 - https://bit.ly/3xt4XHT [Eurogamer] Microsoft seeks to explain its own admission Xbox Game Pass lowers base game sales - https://bit.ly/3IrfsBL [TheVerge] Microsoft Q2 2023: Windows, devices, and Xbox down as cloud holds strong - https://bit.ly/3k0NmUw [GamesIndustry.biz] Steam sales "cheapen intellectual property" says EA Origin boss - https://bit.ly/3xlM0H7 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

Weird week out there, but I guess it could've been worse. 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 | Brian Gaar : https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: David Moreno | http://twitter.com/davemv360 Written by: Brian Gaar  Sources -- [Nintendo] The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom - https://bit.ly/3K2VA9q [reddit, u/CJDistasio] https://bit.ly/3EnT5uL [reddit, u/xxMINDxGAMExx] https://bit.ly/3IgZrON [reddit, u/soapboat3] https://bit.ly/3jNXmR1 [IGN] Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023 - https://bit.ly/3UDKHMX [Twitter, OmegaProYT] https://bit.ly/3Xua3Op [GameInformer] Update: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Costs $70 - https://bit.ly/3HTgvci [ArsTechnica] Nintendo’s Switch becomes the third-bestselling console ever - https://bit.ly/3jSr1s4 [Twitter, Lulu Cheng Meservey] https://bit.ly/3IiHFuq [IGN] The Last of Us HBO Series Drove 238 Percent Jump in PlayStation Game's UK Sales - https://bit.ly/3lvyyhb [Axios] Interview: Embattled Activision Blizzard plans to be more outspoken - https://bit.ly/3RUd7Cp [IGN] Exclusive: Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony Won't Be Part of E3 2023 - https://bit.ly/3HWSwZy [Polygon] E3 to return in 2023 with in-person event, with help from the company that runs PAX - https://bit.ly/3HVDt2s [Twitter, Jason Schrier] https://bit.ly/3HVDymM [Metacritic, Marvel’s Midnight Suns] https://bit.ly/3Yo4dzH [CBR] Marvel's Midnight Suns Explains Venom's Main Game and DLC Storyline - https://bit.ly/3YnVVYv Music — 7th Floor Tango – Silent Partner (No Copyright Music) Kula – Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (No Copyright Music) DC Love Go Go – Silent Partner (No Copyright Music)

Slapping giant corpos - good! Doing it with dumb info - bad. 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 | Brian Gaar: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: ShooklynTV | https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar  Sources -- [BusinessWire] A Letter from CEO Bobby Kotick Regarding Activision Blizzard’s Merger With Microsoft - https://bwnews.pr/3V0oeKF [CMA] Summary - https://bit.ly/3DYeIkR [Federal Trade Commission] FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. - https://bit.ly/3jbK0x0 [Seeking Alpha] Microsoft-Activision Deal: Game's On! - https://bit.ly/3ltNQ68 [GamesIndustry.biz] Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard could harm gamers, says UK regulator - https://bit.ly/3HPdM3B [ArsTechnica] The UK government just threw a huge wrench in Microsoft’s Activision deal - https://bit.ly/3HRz9B1 [The Verge] Sony says Microsoft’s Call of Duty offer was ‘inadequate on many levels’ - https://bit.ly/3xi15cp [CMA] ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION OF ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC BY MICROSOFT CORPORATION - https://bit.ly/3lk5wRn [VideoGamesChronicle] Bobby Kotick warns UK risks ‘becoming Death Valley’ if it blocks Microsoft deal - https://bit.ly/3IdRUAj [Twitter, Jeremy Hunt] https://bit.ly/3YAkbqB [MP1st] Bobby Kotick Says Sony “Not Returning” Activision’s Calls to Discuss Future of COD & New Opportunities - https://bit.ly/3YgsEPk [The New York Times] Microsoft’s Activision Deal Tests a New Global Alignment on Antitrust - https://nyti.ms/3XzTXmN [YouTube] Microsoft CEO: There are people who make more money in gaming who don't even build games today - https://bit.ly/3JT51Ib [GamesIndustry.biz] Analysts see CMA objection to Activision Blizzard acquisition as a sign deal will go through - https://bit.ly/40LtfdG [YouTube, Inside Games] FTC is Lying About Microsoft/Activision Acquisition? - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3lqurTx 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

Rowling — just be rich and be quiet, please. 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 | Yami: http://twitter.com/idsanty Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake  Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar | https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources -- [Twitter, Benji Sales] https://bit.ly/3Yh2RXo [Steam] Top Sellers https://bit.ly/3xaQT5H [ClutchPoints] Hogwarts Legacy is already #1 on Steam, PS5, and Xbox weeks before release - https://bit.ly/3DTIh7j [Amazon Best Sellers] Xbox Series X & S - https://amzn.to/3HKU0pU [Amazon Best Sellers] PlayStation 5 - https://amzn.to/3jLNG9x [Metacritic] Hogwarts Legacy - https://bit.ly/3I8C6id [IGN] Hogwarts Legacy Review - https://bit.ly/3YECH0x [Attack of the Fanboy] Hogwarts Legacy First Impressions Review - https://bit.ly/3JW3l0D [CBS] J.K. Rowling accused of making "anti-trans comments" on Twitter - https://cbsn.ws/40IAXVG [CNN] Daniel Radcliffe responds to J.K. Rowling’s tweets about gender identity - https://cnn.it/3Yic1Tx [Axios] Hogwarts Legacy game launch becomes referendum on J.K. Rowling - https://bit.ly/3Yic7dR [RockPaperShotgun] Celebrate magical games of witchcraft and wizardry with Magic Week on RPS - https://bit.ly/3HOpICJ [Twitter, IGN] https://bit.ly/3RNpCj5 [Twitter, J.K. Rowling] https://bit.ly/3ljYsV4 [reddit, r/PS5] Update on subreddit policy concerning Hogwarts Legacy - https://bit.ly/3DS5irk [reddit, r/HarryPotterGame] JKR Topic Embargo Reinstated - https://bit.ly/3x8mwgc [Twitter, MagnusMcKay] https://bit.ly/3Xf6jQL [Twitter, MistressSelyna] https://bit.ly/3YA92W5 [Twitter, Veronica Ripley] https://bit.ly/3XelZUE [reddit, r/Livestreamfail] Chat harasses streamer for playing the new Hogwarts Legacy game to the point where his girlfriend starts crying - https://bit.ly/3x5MGjx [VideoGamesFN] Twitch chat makes streamer cry for playing Hogwarts Legacy - https://bit.ly/3DO3K19 [GameRevolution] Twitch’s Hasan Says Streamers Won’t Play Hogwarts Legacy Due to ‘Bullying’ - https://bit.ly/3Xh8bZv [Gayming] Out Making Games calls on Hogwarts Legacy creators to show support to trans people - https://bit.ly/3RNqCnl [Hogwarts Legacy FAQ] https://bit.ly/40D6fNH [WeGotThisCovered] Is J.K. Rowling featured in the ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ credits? - https://bit.ly/3DRLeFe [CNN] ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ game appears to introduce ‘Harry Potter’s’ first trans character - https://cnn.it/3XaWtQ9 [YouTube] Meeting Sirona Ryan (First Transgender Character in Harry Potter History) - HOGWARTS LEGACY - https://bit.ly/3loie1q [GameRant] Hogwarts Legacy Pre-Order Data Suggests Huge Debut for Game - https://bit.ly/3YykYb4 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

Support Inside Games! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHQlasvjQ0JMOHoKOz4c0g/join Written & Hosted by: Brian Gaar | https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: David Moreno | http://twitter.com/davemv360 Sources -- [reddit, r/PS5] Thoughts on the Forspoken demo? - https://bit.ly/3WNnzMK [TheVerge] You might need a new PC to play Forspoken properly - https://bit.ly/3WTsOec [Metacritic] Forspoken - https://bit.ly/3Joa03E [Gamespot] Forspoken Review - https://bit.ly/3JotFAq [IGN] Forspoken Review - https://bit.ly/3Y6j6WF [Twitter, MrMattyPlays] https://bit.ly/3XItdkE [YouTube, Xbox] Developer_Direct, presented by Xbox & Bethesda - https://bit.ly/3WHDUCJ [GamesIndustry.biz] The Last of Us Part 1 sales jumped 238% after TV show launch | UK Boxed Charts - https://bit.ly/3WQzIk1 [Metacritic] The Last of Us - https://bit.ly/3WMGM1k [Rotten Tomatoes] The Last of Us - https://bit.ly/3RhKKhq [Avengers Blog] Final Update on the Future of Marvel’s Avengers - https://bit.ly/3Y6tBte [Insider Gaming] EA Adds its Loot Box System Into The Latest Skate BETA - https://bit.ly/3Hhzc90 [Twitter, skate.] https://bit.ly/3Y7LBTJ Music — 7th Floor Tango – Silent Partner (No Copyright Music) Kula – Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (No Copyright Music) DC Love Go Go – Silent Partner (No Copyright Music)

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 | Brian Gaar: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: David Moreno | http://twitter.com/davemv360 Written by: Lawrence Sonntag | Brian Gaar Sources -- [Twitter, Charlie Intel] https://bit.ly/3XOaMdW [SteamCharts] Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II | Warzone™ 2.0 - https://bit.ly/3iYYqRp [Twitter, Connor Grott] https://bit.ly/3GUaT0J [ArsTechnica] Google Stadia celebrates shutdown with controller update, new game - https://bit.ly/3XvGe14 [Twitter, Solidaires Informatique Jeu Vidéo] https://bit.ly/3XN6BiB [Insider Gaming] Ubisoft’s “Project Q” Has Been Canceled - https://bit.ly/3XvGihk [Kotaku] Ubisoft Delays Skull And Bones, Cancels More Games, And Announces New Cuts - https://bit.ly/3klw9ov [PCGamer] Ubisoft Paris employees are going on strike to protest CEO's 'catastrophic' comments - https://bit.ly/3XJCZCP [Twitter, Idle Sloth] https://bit.ly/3wjgIQx [TheGamer] European Game Dev Group Supports Microsoft Merger Despite EU Objection - https://bit.ly/3XJRtlX [reddit, r/GamingLeaksAndRumors] New Nikkei article claims that Nintendo has begun negotiations with suppliers regarding production of its next-generation console. - https://bit.ly/3iW3Rke [Polygon] Nintendo’s next console is a ‘major concern’ for the company - https://bit.ly/3D3SVrM Music — 7th Floor Tango – Silent Partner (No Copyright Music) Kula – Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (No Copyright Music) DC Love Go Go – Silent Partner (No Copyright Music)

I thought Spartans never died 😢 Also lol at Google announcing 12,000 layoffs less than 12 hours after us saying they hadn't done it yet — [New York Times] Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs - https://nyti.ms/3ky6uJy 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 Edited by: ShooklynTV | https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar | https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources -- [CNBC] Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees - https://cnb.cx/3Wnj9fE [Microsoft Blog] Subject: Focusing on our short- and long-term opportunity - https://bit.ly/3ZLQAvd [CRN] Microsoft’s Top Compensated Execs In 2022; Satya Nadella Leads With $55M - https://bit.ly/3kwZnkj [Bloomberg] Microsoft Cuts Include Game Divisions Behind Halo, Starfield - https://bloom.bg/3kwlXcQ [Kotaku] Microsoft Slashes 10K Jobs, Including At Xbox And Halo Studios - https://bit.ly/3GV09z7 [Mastodon, che chou] https://bit.ly/3WjmQTj [LinkedIn, Neill Harrison] https://bit.ly/3CZVhaS [Twitter, Christopher Blohm] https://bit.ly/3D0xmbu [Eurogamer] Halo veteran Joseph Staten to leave 343 Industries - https://bit.ly/3iO88Gr [Eurogamer] Halo Infinite's multiplayer creative director parts ways with 343 Industries - https://bit.ly/3QOEDAV [Eurogamer] Ex-Halo Infinite developers criticize "incompetent leadership" at Microsoft - https://bit.ly/3XJVmrm [Twitter, Patrick Wren] https://bit.ly/3Xq32yX, https://bit.ly/3weuYd8 [Twitter, Nick] https://bit.ly/3HrDmg9 [Twitter, Stephen Barton] https://bit.ly/3J0M6e4 [Twitter, Tyler Owens] https://bit.ly/3Y0FzVh [Twitter, EckhartsLadder] https://bit.ly/3iKUALT, https://bit.ly/3iO1FLu [reddit, r/halo, TheEternalGazed] https://bit.ly/3QTfBjR [reddit, r/halo, Kiu_98] https://bit.ly/3CWuTyv [reddit, r/halo, ALPB11] https://bit.ly/3HfFYxq [Halo Waypoint] Yuletidings & Yonder - https://bit.ly/3wgDJnd [Wall Street Journal] Unity Software Lays Off More Workers as Tech Job Cuts Grow - https://on.wsj.com/3wgVlzb [Wall Street Journal] Unity Software Becomes Latest Tech Company to Announce Layoffs - https://on.wsj.com/3XqqxIr [Eurogamer] Riot Games reportedly making layoffs - https://bit.ly/3QUc7xu [Twitter, Jacob Wolf] https://bit.ly/3ZHY9mF [Layoffs.fyi] https://bit.ly/3D1mI4l [Wall Street Journal] Amazon Layoffs to Hit Over 18,000 Workers, the Most in Recent Tech Wave - https://on.wsj.com/3XmA8zL [Wall Street Journal] Amazon Confirms Corporate Staff Cuts That Could Hit 10,000 Employees - https://on.wsj.com/3XEA52J [Seeking Alpha] Google: When Will Pichai Drop The Axe? - https://bit.ly/3WwU560 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

Ahh the battle pass — when paying full price for a game just isn't enough. 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 | Yami: http://twitter.com/idsanty Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake  Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar | https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources -- [Twitter, Andrew Marmo] https://bit.ly/3ZM6dCY [reddit, r/GamingLeaksAndRumors] Suicide Squad in game image - https://bit.ly/3QO67GC [The Escapist] Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Officially Delayed to Spring 2023 - https://bit.ly/3XhcmFo [Engadget] Rocksteady's Suicide Squad game (hopefully) arrives May 26th, 2023 - https://yhoo.it/3XmF87t [VideoGamesChronicle] Leaked Suicide Squad image appears to confirm battle pass and more - https://bit.ly/3XHSlrA [IGN] Marvel's Avengers: Every Post-Launch Character Will Have a $10 Battle Pass - https://bit.ly/3WlOIGr [Gamespot] Marvel's Avengers Is Removing Paid XP Boosts After Player Backlash - https://bit.ly/3waVeW7 [Polygon] The $70 video game is inevitable - https://bit.ly/3Nz0BpV [ScreenRant] Star Wars: Battlefront II Progression & Loot Crate Backlash Explained - https://bit.ly/3XBaIih [Axios] "Live service" video games are booming - https://bit.ly/3XcYnAt [YouTube, Inside Games] Did Halo & Battlefield Kill Games as Service? https://bit.ly/3iP1aAM [VideoGamesChronicle] Diablo Immortal’s director comments on microtransaction ‘misinformation’ - https://bit.ly/3J20xyy [GamesRadar+] Assassin's Creed Mirage's "more intimate scale" was directly shaped by fans exhausted with enormous RPGs - https://bit.ly/3WeQrxm [TheGamer] Despite Its Success, Division 2 Failed To Meet Ubisoft’s Sales Expectations - https://bit.ly/3KEyOlB [Kotaku] 18 Months After Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Has Made Big Cultural Changes - https://bit.ly/3uK6UiL [Dot Esports] Which game introduced the very first battle pass? - https://bit.ly/3J2LXXP [Stadia Help] Connect your Stadia Controller to a device - https://bit.ly/3XIpqnd 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

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In my restless dreams I see that place... Pachislot Hall. 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 | Brian: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: ShooklynTV | https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar  Sources -- [YouTube] Silent Hill Transmission - https://bit.ly/3MV311S [PlayStation Blog] Silent Hill 2 remake revealed, first gameplay details and design changes announced - https://bit.ly/3TFyEyh [Twitter, Ethan Gach] https://bit.ly/3g3n8yc [Rock Paper Shotgun] Epic spent $444 million to secure exclusive games for their store in 2020 - https://bit.ly/3TnlRRD [Games Radar] You can explore the Silent Hill 2 remake's entire town and "won't see any loading screens" - https://bit.ly/3VQJTpN [The Guardian] Silent Hill 2 remake announced as Konami exhumes hit horror series - https://bit.ly/3MRD576 [Konami Group Corporation] Sports Business - https://bit.ly/3N6LEv7 [YouTube] Silent Hill: Townfall | Reveal Trailer - https://bit.ly/3F32IAa [Games Radar] Silent Hill: Townfall is a new game from a beloved indie horror studio - https://bit.ly/3eUDUQ3 [Twitter, Alan Jones] https://bit.ly/3CV2YhE [Games Radar] Everything announced at the Silent Hill stream - https://bit.ly/3gse7PI [DJ2 Entertainment] https://bit.ly/3F2l8ks [Games Radar] Silent Hill Ascension is a "live real-time interactive series" coming in 2023 - https://bit.ly/3sjvtRr [Gamespot] Silent Hill: Ascension Is A New Interactive Streaming Experience Set To Release In 2023 - https://bit.ly/3MSJf79 [reddit, r/silenthill] Silent Hill series sales, units sold (1999-2019) - https://bit.ly/3FayBXc [Konami Group Corporation] Digital Entertainment Business - https://bit.ly/3TJ2IJG 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

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Nobody wins when stuff like this happens. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: ShooklynTV https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [GTAForums] GTA 6 (Americas) leak - 90+ .mp4 footage/videos - https://bit.ly/3BMHVh0 [reddit] We might have our first legitimate screenshots from GTA 6 - https://bit.ly/3BDRTBe [Twitter, Rockstar Games] https://bit.ly/3BxJeA8 [Twitter, Cult of the Lamb] https://bit.ly/3RaOrnf [Twitter, Paul Ehreth] https://bit.ly/3Srw8Lt [Twitter, Kevin Choteau] https://bit.ly/3r0DWIv [Twitter, Naughty Dog Central] https://bit.ly/3xIOTlR [Twitter, Cian Maher] https://bit.ly/3SrKCLA [Twitter, Dhabíḥ] https://bit.ly/3Sbjy3s [Federal Court of Australia] TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC v THE PERSON/S KNOWN AS “CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON”, “CYRUS LESSER”, “SFINKTAH”, “KOROUSH ANDERSON” AND “KOROUSH JEDDIAN” - https://bit.ly/3C4YMg2 [New York Times] He Helped People Cheat at Grand Theft Auto. Then His Home Was Raided. - https://nyti.ms/3fe4Hqe [GTAForums, sfinktah] https://bit.ly/3dBfUke [Insider Gaming] “REASONABLE DEGREE OF CERTAINTY” THAT GTA 5 SOURCE CODE WAS STOLEN DURING GTA 6 HACK - https://bit.ly/3qZvFEO [ResetERA] Shane Satterfield (SIFTD) discusses the aftermath of leaking Cyberpunk 2077 E3 Demo Audio - https://bit.ly/3R7qFZs [PCGamer] Streamer apologizes for leaking game reveals, says he did it for clout and 'the buzz' - https://bit.ly/3SaqY72 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

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We are sponsored by Omaze! Enter at http://www.omaze.com/insidegames2 for your chance to win a 1987 Buick® Grand National GNX and support a great cause, the ACLU. C'mon Overwatch. We know you're better than this. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: Autumn Farrell https://twitter.com/_rufhaus Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [Twitter, Jon Spector] https://bit.ly/3xkXbQA, https://bit.ly/3BeLRXy [YouTube, Overwatch 2 | Game Overview (Reveal Event Clip)] https://bit.ly/3BQ8vah [Battle.net Shop] Overwatch® 2: Watchpoint Pack - https://bit.ly/3U8M5Ii [ResetERA] Overwatch 2 battle pass owners will gain automatic access to new heroes hinting that heroes will be initially locked - https://bit.ly/3DqtbGI [YouTube] Developer Update | Popular Community Topics | Overwatch - https://bit.ly/3RZ7FNi [Polygon] Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard - https://bit.ly/3S8RU6N [reddit, u/Glydy] Overwatch 2 Will be Releasing New characters through the BattlePass but will have them available through the Free track. - https://bit.ly/3Ualx9z [Twitter, Zach Sharpe] https://bit.ly/3BGeGxr [reddit, Wakkas_Jockstrap] https://bit.ly/3S4UpXD [Twitch Tracker] Overwatch - https://bit.ly/3wcZzHR [reddit, u/Noellevanious] https://bit.ly/3Ub6CMf [reddit, UPDATE: Blizzard says they will honor refund requests for the Watchpoint Pass, so long as it is prior to the game’s release.] - https://bit.ly/3qDS9ej 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

Jim VS Phil in the battle of the billionaires! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: ShooklynTV https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Writer's note - a lot of our analysis ended up being very similar to Derek Strickland's in his TweakTown article (linked below). I actually wrote the whole script before reading that article, so it's not technically plagiarized... we're clearly of similar minds when it comes to business analysis. Anyway Derek's writing is great and I felt compelled to make the distinction. Sources -- [GamesIndustry.biz] PlayStation: Xbox's Call of Duty offer was "inadequate on many levels" - https://bit.ly/3QvBB2K [The Verge] Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for ‘several more years’ beyond existing deal - https://bit.ly/3RO4lon [YouTube, Inside Games] Microsoft, Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard FULL Story - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3B1C5YB [The Wall Street Journal] Four U.S. Senators Cite Microsoft-Activision Deal Concern in FTC Letter - https://on.wsj.com/3LMPTtO [YouTube, Inside Games] Sony Sabotaging Xbox Game Pass - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3AtqqCR [GamesIndustry.biz] CMA recommends second phase of Microsoft Activision investigation - https://bit.ly/3Brs1tc [Microsoft Blogs] Gaming for everyone, everywhere: our view on the Activision Blizzard acquisition - https://bit.ly/3QLTmLn [TweakTown] Microsoft may lose $1 billion a year making Call of Duty exclusive - https://bit.ly/3xe46et [VideoGamesChronicle] Xbox posts record annual revenue as Series X/S sales estimated at over 12 million - https://bit.ly/3RTiSyY [GameDaily.biz] PlayStation sales rise 3% to $20 billion in FY21 as Sony eyes lofty future sales goals - https://bit.ly/3RPoKcD [Microsoft Annual Report 2021] https://bit.ly/3L1tPfA [Kyodo News] Sony FY 2021 operating profit soars to record 1.20 tril. Yen - https://bit.ly/3U0cqbi 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

Surely, CDPR has learned their lesson, right? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene  Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake  Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [YouTube, Cyberpunk 2077] Cyberpunk 2077 — Night City Wire: Edgerunners Special - https://bit.ly/3cXKuEw [Cyberpunk.net] EDGERUNNERS UPDATE (PATCH 1.6) — LIST OF CHANGES - https://bit.ly/3RMf030 [YouTube, Inside Games] Everyone Hates Cyberpunk Leaks - https://bit.ly/3ATOGx2 [CD Projekt Q1 2022 Earnings] https://bit.ly/3x3gIFa [Cyberpunk.net] PATCH 1.5 & NEXT-GENERATION UPDATE — LIST OF CHANGES - https://bit.ly/3Ek04nd [Gamefaqs] That 6 months into montage which renders lifepaths useless ruined worldbuilding - https://bit.ly/3RNMgqx [Twitter, Cyberpunk 2077] https://bit.ly/3x2hbao [PCGamer] Cyberpunk 2077 lead gameplay designer leaves CD Projekt Red - https://bit.ly/3epOBJL [Bloomberg] Witcher Game Developer Quits Company Over Bullying Claims - https://bloom.bg/3RHb03B [TheGamer] Cyberpunk 2077 Production Director Leaves The Studio After 15 Years - https://bit.ly/3RMhP3J [YouTube, CD Projekt RED IR] CD PROJEKT Group Q1 2022 results conference - https://bit.ly/3KWaHjb [CD Projekt] New Witcher Saga Announced. CD PROJEKT RED Begins Development on Unreal Engine 5 as Part of a Strategic Partnership with Epic Games - https://bit.ly/3ure2iC [PCGamer] CD Projekt explains why The Witcher 4 is using Unreal Engine 5 - https://bit.ly/3eko3JO [Polygon] CD Projekt refunded 30K copies of Cyberpunk 2077 out of 13M - https://bit.ly/3qiQ879 [Twitter, Derek Strickland] https://bit.ly/3TNdVtn 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

We are sponsored by Ritual Vitamins! Click here http://www.ritual.com/INSIDEGAMES20 and use code INSIDEGAMES20 to get 20% off during your first month with Ritual. #ritualpartner  Please, 343. We beg of you. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: ShooklynTV https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [YouTube] Halo Infinite | Update – September 2022 - https://bit.ly/3CTrl16 [Halo Waypoint] HALO INFINITE UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2022 - https://bit.ly/3edGRdK [Eurogamer] Every Halo FPS from now on will have split-screen - https://bit.ly/3KFA7kY [Twitter, Chief Canuck] https://bit.ly/3KGLBEL [SteamCharts] Battlefield 2042 - https://bit.ly/3o7jLYx 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

Jim Ryan woke up on the wrong side of the bed for two weeks. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: ShooklynTV https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [YouTube, Inside Games] Games Are Too Cheap? - https://bit.ly/3Km8EVf [PlayStation Blog] PS5 price to increase in select markets due to global economic environment, including high inflation rates - https://bit.ly/3pMUAL0 [YouTube, Inside Games] Sony is "Ripping You Off" When You Buy Games - https://bit.ly/3ckiURo [YouTube, Inside Games] Sony Sued for Monopoly? - https://bit.ly/3RczUIh [VentureBeat] Sony is selling PlayStation 5 hardware at a loss - https://bit.ly/3ci5PrX [Twitter, Daniel Ahmad] https://bit.ly/3PQJuzk [CNBC] Sony hikes the price of its PlayStation 5 console because of soaring inflation - https://cnb.cx/3PPNy2W [Windows Central] Xbox responds to PlayStation’s price hike - https://bit.ly/3ANpDwA 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

Sony has been nickel and dime-ing their customers for quite awhile now. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene  Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake  Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [Sky News] Sony PlayStation being sued for £5bn amid claims it 'ripped off' nine million consumers - https://bit.ly/3TebO1v [BBC] PlayStation sued for £5bn in the UK over ‘rip-off’ games - https://bbc.in/3PNu2DW [PlayStation You Owe Us] https://bit.ly/3AK1kQ2 [YouTube] Sony Sued for Monopoly? - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3RczUIh [The Verge] Sony confirms it will stop letting GameStop and other retailers sell PS4 download codes - https://bit.ly/3TfonJJ [PlayStation You Owe Us Press Release] https://bit.ly/3pFyRoj [Top Class Actions] Sony class action over PlayStation Store monopoly dismissed - https://bit.ly/3Cu5NHT [Eurogamer] Sony sued for £5bn for "ripping people off" on PlayStation Store - https://bit.ly/3Cyjupk [Wikipedia] Category:PlayStation 5-only games - https://bit.ly/3pHjZG1 [PlayStation Games on PC] https://bit.ly/3pKcLBg 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

Every publisher needs a digital store. It's a rule. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene  Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake  Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [VideoGamesChronicle] Now reference to a ‘PlayStation PC launcher’ has been discovered in Spider-Man PC - https://bit.ly/3QRuOkl [TweakTown] Microsoft counsel dramatizes PlayStation exclusivity business deals - https://bit.ly/3dnLO3g [Bloomberg] Sony Sued for Limiting Purchases of Games to PlayStation Store - https://bloom.bg/3c2El9u [VideoGamesChronicle] Jim Ryan confirms Sony ‘has more studio acquisitions planned’ - https://bit.ly/3QHilzI [Insider Intelligence] Sony bets on service games for Playstation’s future - https://bit.ly/3SVRTUW [Push Square] Sony: Acquisition of Bungie Represents a Major Step Forward in Becoming More Multiplatform - https://bit.ly/3QvepCd [Sony Interactive Entertainment] Sony Interactive Entertainment To Acquire Haven Entertainment Studios Inc. - https://bit.ly/3prMjvP [YouTube, Inside Games] Sony Sabotaging Xbox Game Pass - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3AtqqCR [Polygon] Epic boss: We paid PlayStation for cross-platform Fortnite - https://bit.ly/3AutazM [GQ] PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘We’re making a completely new VR format for PS5’ - https://bit.ly/3vKeGHX [Polygon] Call of Duty: Vanguard side-eyed as Activision reports deep slide in player numbers - https://bit.ly/3JZCgb0 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

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So I guess EA isn't screwing us. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT 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 Sources -- [TechRaptor] The Cost of Gaming Since the 1970s - https://bit.ly/3p7QAED [GamesIndustry.biz] Are video games really more expensive? - https://bit.ly/3SEqOFv [YCharts] US Inflation Rate - https://bit.ly/3QeHMc8 [RoadtoVR] Here’s a Breakdown of the Newly Increased Prices of Quest 2 & Official Accessories - https://bit.ly/3SEr3Ap [CoinDesk] Facebook Parent Meta Loses $2.8B on Metaverse Division in Q2 - https://bit.ly/3vUe83H [Electronic Arts Financial Results] https://bit.ly/3bP3OTS [Twitter, Derek Strickland] https://bit.ly/3znoTfC [Ubisoft Reports First Quarter Sales] https://bit.ly/3PgYHth [Capcom Investor Relations] https://bit.ly/3Pk5VN0 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

We want you to be good, Starfield. We really do. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT 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 Sources -- [IGN] Starfield: Performance Preview - https://bit.ly/3vL3OLo [IGN] Starfield Doesn’t Let You Fly Seamlessly from Space to Planet: ‘That’s Really Just Not that Important’ - https://bit.ly/3A0ed8e 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

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Society is progressing little by little, and so is GTA! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT 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 Sources -- [Bloomberg] Rockstar Games Cleaned Up Its Frat-Boy Culture — and Grand Theft Auto, Too - https://bloom.bg/3bgI5nq [Rockstar Newswire] Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Online Community Update - https://bit.ly/3bf4oKh [Statista] Lifetime unit sales generated by Red Dead Redemption 2 worldwide - https://bit.ly/3cLvedj [Kotaku] GTAV’s Enhanced 2022 Release Should Leave The 2013 Transphobia Behind - https://bit.ly/3PNdSeP [CNN] This record-breaking year for anti-transgender legislation would affect minors the most - https://cnn.it/3vnfjsg [YouTube] What to Know When Watching Gone With the Wind - https://bit.ly/3BtAmgu [Twitter, Kirsty] https://bit.ly/3cR2BLT [reddit, GTAOnline] Did anyone else notice Rockstar removed this toy from E&E? - https://bit.ly/3SfHva3 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

Cyberpunk crashed the stock market in 1929. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT 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 Sources -- [Business Insider Poland] CD Projekt traci pierwsze miejsce. Oto nowy król polskiego gamingu - https://bit.ly/3PGRAuC [PCGamer] CD Projekt stock is worth a quarter of what it was before Cyberpunk 2077 released - https://bit.ly/3OqCDMc [VideoGamesChronicle] CD Projekt is now Europe’s most valuable game company ahead of Ubisoft - https://bit.ly/3IUZxtW [GameInformer] The Witcher 3 Has Sold More Than 40 Million Copies, Cyberpunk 2077 Surpasses 18 Million - https://bit.ly/3zpo1bF [IGN] Cyberpunk 2077 Has Sold 18 Million Copies, The Witcher 3 Up to 40 Million - https://bit.ly/3oiAx6C [The Verge] CD Projekt Red is changing how it makes games after disastrous Cyberpunk 2077 launch - https://bit.ly/3zoQZIR [Kotaku] Vivendi's Attempt At A Hostile Takeover Of Ubisoft Is Over - https://bit.ly/3ojTLZt [Rzeczpospolita] Kiciński: CD Projekt chce przejmować, ale sam nie jest na sprzedaż - https://bit.ly/3lyXlOj [GamesIndustry.biz] CD Projekt signs new agreement and ends dispute with The Witcher author - https://bit.ly/3yYZUzl [Game Developer] Following a decline in GOG's profit, CD Projekt deems the storefront "a challenge" - https://bit.ly/3z1iAyo [VideoGamesChronicle] CD Projekt’s president insists the company is not for sale - https://bit.ly/3RSzgRm [IGN] CD Projekt Red Announces Gwent: Rogue Mage, a Single-Player Deckbuilding Roguelike - Exclusive - https://bit.ly/3zpq5R9 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

Don't worry. Your games will be OK. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene  Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake  Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [Twitter, Mat Piscatella] https://bit.ly/3PDIC1i [NPD] 2022’s Video Game Market Declines Expected to Continue - https://bit.ly/3RQGVzB [Game Informer] [Update] Microsoft Will Focus Primarily On Xbox Live Usership, Not Console Shipments - https://bit.ly/3PpepTN [SiliconEra] PS5 Sales Surpass 19.3 Million Units Sold Worldwide - https://bit.ly/3RQZS4U [VGChartz] PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S Sales Comparison - March 2022 - Sales - https://bit.ly/3ITqxtY [Nintendo IR] Dedicated Video Game Sales Units - https://bit.ly/3PAd0d6 [Eurogamer] The PC market has declined at its fastest rate in years, report states - https://bit.ly/3RQHsBB [Gartner] Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Experienced the Sharpest Decline in Nine Years in Second Quarter of 2022 - https://gtnr.it/3zkkHhU [Ampere Analysis] Global games market forecast to decline in 2022 - https://bit.ly/3PpsikZ [GamesIndustry.biz] Mobile games earned $41.2bn globally during H1 2022 - https://bit.ly/3yRuvPf [Seeking Alpha] NetEase, Bilibili rise as China approves 67 more video games, Tencent left off list - https://bit.ly/3Ohah7f 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

Just turn it off so you can turn yourself off. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: ShooklynTV https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [YouTube, Nintendo] Bayonetta 3 - Release Date Revealed - Nintendo Switch -  https://bit.ly/3z7ADEa [Twitter, Platinumgames] https://bit.ly/3zjoPix [YouTube, Naughty Gaming] Mass Effect Legendary Edition: All Censored Butt Camera Angles - https://bit.ly/3RDmPZl [Know Your Meme] Hire fans lol - https://bit.ly/3uSWXii [Wall Street Journal] Sony Cracks Down on Sexually Explicit Content in Games - https://on.wsj.com/3o7hSKM [YouTube, ZDH] "Night Trap will NEVER appear on a Nintendo system" - https://bit.ly/3aIdCyl 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

Just have to tighten up the graphics on level three... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene  Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake  Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [Ubisoft] Decommissioning of online services (September 2022) - https://bit.ly/3P5pHwm [Twitter, Nors3] https://bit.ly/3uMrqyz [IGN] Ubisoft 'Decommissioning Assassin's Creed: Liberation,' Says Owners Will Still Have Access - https://bit.ly/3NW5BU4 [Kotaku] Ubisoft First Major Pub To Befoul Own Game With NFTs - https://bit.ly/3NWSi5T [Techspot] Nobody is buying Ubisoft's Ghost Recon NFTs - https://bit.ly/37MxA9t [ExtremeTech] Ubisoft Ends Development of Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Promises NFTs in Future Games - https://bit.ly/369WT4E [Eurogamer] Assassin's Creed Liberation HD Steam notice states game will become "inaccessible" from September - https://bit.ly/3nVf6sb [Anno Union] Union Update – An update on Anno 2070’s online services - https://bit.ly/3c6t5sj [Kotaku Australia] Chrono Cross And Other Classics Suddenly ‘Expiring’ On PS3, Vita - https://bit.ly/3O4jjnI [ScreenRant] Rockstar Will Remove Classic GTA Games From Sale - https://bit.ly/3RuMXp7 [Fanbyte] Warcraft 3 Classic Owners Are Forced to Download Reforged Instead - https://bit.ly/3P5vQsr [Hard Drive] Blockbuster Never Died, It Just Became Every Digital Storefront You Buy Games On - https://bit.ly/3PpXeB4 [Polygon] Nintendo awarded $2.1M in pirated games lawsuit - https://bit.ly/3c9Hl3J 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