Around the Monitor 3/5 - PlayStation is making a controller out of bananas... seriously
20We are back with some hot gaming news!! Topics this week include: Sony introduces a patent which could make a controller out a banana, Fall Guys developer, Mediatonic, has been acquired by Epic Games, and it looks like we really are getting an upgraded Switch later this year!
You can watch the show live on Thursdays at 7:30 pm EST at: https://Twitch.tv/SaveDataTeam
Huge shout out to Mario for joining us! Follow him on twitter at twitter.com/thatmariorivera and youtube.com/pointinprogress
And check us out on all these platforms:
Discord: https://discord.gg/kt9AJtp
Patreon: https://Patreon.com/savedatateam
Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/savedatateam
Instagram: https://Instagram.com/savedatateam
Twitter: https://Twitter.com/savedatateam
Facebook: https://Facebook.com/savedatateam
00:00 - Intro
2:47 - Trivia - How many copies has Fall Guys sold on PC?
5:36 - Topics
7:41 - New pokemon games were revealed last week, including an open world game
https://twinfinite.net/2021/02/pokemon-legends-arceus-looks-like-the-open-world-game-weve-all-been-dreaming-of/
11:58 - An unknown player showed up to a Street Fighter tournament, won, and vanished https://www.fanbyte.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-real-life-ryu/
17:41 - The Sinking City drama is some of the most wild things I’ve ever seen
https://www.ign.com/articles/sinking-city-publisher-denies-selling-pirated-copies-on-steam
21:56 - Sony’s newest controller patent is bananas… literally
https://kotaku.com/sony-imagines-a-future-where-a-banana-is-a-video-game-c-1846401203
26:16 - Pringles That Taste Like An Extinct Bird From Halo: Reach Have Arrived
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-branded-pringles-that-taste-like-an-extinct-bird-from-halo-reach-have-arrived/1100-6488395/
31:38 - Reportedly it cost Google “tens of millions” to get AAA ports on Stadia
https://www.ign.com/articles/google-stadia-reports-detail-development-troubles-tens-of-millions-spent-on-aaa-ports
34:04 - Fall Guys dev, Mediatonic, is acquired by Epic Games
https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/03/02/fall-guys-studio-acquired-by-epic-games-as-mediatonic-shares-whats-next
41:09 - Once again I am asking you to talk about Switch Pro rumors
https://www.gameinformer.com/report/2021/03/03/report-nintendo-announcing-4k-capable-switch-model-with-bigger-screen-this-year
45:47 - WOOPER WATCH!!!
46:23 - The Winner is...