EA Is Explicitly Driving People Towards Loot Boxes | Words About Games Podcast #254
2Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:13:44 - Leaked EA document says FIFA 21 is driving people to loot boxes
0:23:37 - Riot Games 'Disappointed' After Weird Shutdown Notice Of League Of Legends Fan Project Goes Public
0:33:57 - Capcom will now give you a week to play Resident Evil Village’s final demo instead of just a day
0:39:20 - Nier Replicant & Automata endings tangent
0:42:41 - Microsoft's gaming revenue shoots up 50%
0:48:29 - Sony reports 7.8m PS5s shipped in ‘PlayStation’s best year ever’
0:55:21 - Most game devs don't think Steam earns its 30% revenue cut
1:04:54 - GDC Survey: 44% of developers have had their game delayed by COVID-19
1:13:25 - 66% of gamers more likely to play socially responsible games
1:22:00 - Respawn Entertainment Wins An Oscar, A First For Gaming Companies
1:26:37 - Titanfall 2 sees Steam resurgence, with active players up 750%
1:31:05 - Super Mario Party’s first patch in 2 years adds classic modes to online play
1:34:54 - Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition arrives on PC next month as a free update
1:36:54 - Knockout City launches straight into Xbox Game Pass and EA Play
1:38:52 - Yoko Taro doubts Nier Replicant will sell very well because Automata was 'a fluke'
1:42:30 - Yoko Taro Is Working On A New Game That He ‘Has No Idea How To Explain Or Sell’
1:45:54 - Games Out Next Week
1:50:45 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - Resident Evil: Village
1:55:02 - I'm A Believer
1:58:42 - An Announcement About Our Other Podcast
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