Around the Monitor 3/19 - PlayStation buys EVO!?
14We're back to talk about this week's topics in gaming news! This week's topics include: Playstation bought EVO, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick receives $200M bonus while over 100 employees laid off, and Super Nintendo World is finally open to the public.
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Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro
1:58 - Trivia - How many PSVR games are there?
4:23 - Topics
6:22 - Super Nintendo World was created entirely in VR ahead of its physical creation https://www.ign.com/articles/super-nintendo-worlds-mario-kart-ride-is-also-a-video-game-but-just-for-its-developers
AND IS OPEN NOW
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/03/super_nintendo_world_celebrates_park_launch_with_grand_opening_ceremony
9:51 - Devotion finally available to purchase online after being delisted by Steam and GoG
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/devotion-returns-to-digital-stores-for-first-time-in-two-years-2900890
13:56 - There is a SquareEnix presentation today, lotsa news!
https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-presents-spring-2021-everything-announced-revealed-news
18:12 - Jade Raymond forms a new studio and partners with Playstation to develop a new IP
https://www.ign.com/articles/jade-raymonds-haven-entertainment-studios-to-develop-a-new-ip-for-playstation
23:02 - EVO has been bought by PlayStation
https://www.sie.com/en/blog/welcoming-evo-into-the-playstation-family/
27:06 - Activision Blizzard CTO, Bobby Kotick, could get away with $200mil highway robbery
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-17-activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-reportedly-due-to-receive-usd200-million-payout
Meanwhile, Activision Blizzard has just laid off between 50 and 190 employees and gave them Battle.net gift credit on the way out
https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-esports-announces-layoffs-1846485267
31:24 - There was a TON of XBox GamePass news
EA Play for PC is now included for PC GamePass players
https://twinfinite.net/2021/03/ea-play-is-officially-headed-to-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-tomorrow/
Slew of big games, including Outriders day 1
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/03/16/coming-soon-xbox-game-pass-march-2021-wave-2/
FPS Boost for Recent Bethesda titles
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/03/15/five-legendary-bethesda-titles-get-fps-boost/
36:11 - A Samurai Showdown 64 prototype was found under a tree in California
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/03/random_a_24-year-old_samurai_shodown_prototype_has_been_found_under_a_tree_in_california
40:27 - The Winner is…
42:39 - Closing and Plugs
#gamingnews #playstation #evo