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Today we've got a mix of news for you to include some struggles for Sony, the potential death rattle of Bioware, and some talk about Dune Awakening the survival game that might finally push the genre forward. But before we jump in, don't forget to head over to our Facebook page, give us a follow and vote for what game we play on the 22nd during our Community Interaction Stream.

Sony Woes

Sony hasn't had a great few weeks. Between the broken launch of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's AND Spider-Man 2's PC launch they're not in a great graces with the PC crowd. They also recently decided to remove the PSN requirement for PC players which doesn't make any sense to Tim or I. Sony also has a pirate issue on PC and in my opinion it may be self inflicted.

The Death Rattle of Bioware?

Bioware has been gutted in the wake of the total failure that was Dragon Age Veilguard. It seems like pretty much everyone who touched that game has been let go. While that sounds bad it might have a small glimmer of light. Reportedly, what's left of Bioware is all "laser focused" on the next Mass Effect and the team is comprised of a small number of veterans from the previous games. This sounds good but we'll have to wait and see what they show whenever that happens. In my opinion, don't hold your breath...

Dune Awakening

Dune awakening is shaping up to be the best version of the survival game genre. Funcom is dedicated to "Making the game fit Dune not Dune fit the game" and that statement alone makes it clear they aren't fucking around. Tim and I talk a bit about a recent article from PC gamer discussing the first 7 hours of gameplay. In addition to this we discuss the difficulty of being interested in a game and wanting to know more but not wanting to know more so you can go in blind and experience the game without expectations.

QUICKFIRE NEWS

• Avowed Review Embargo Ends Feb 13th
• People really want a Sleeping Dogs Movie
• PlayStation Removes 30th Anniversary Themes
• Beyond Two Souls is getting a TV adaptation
• No Man's Sky continues to be awesome
• A New CEO has taken over at Sony
• Silent Hill 2 Remake sales tops 2mil
• Fantasy Life I leaked for PS4 & PS5

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We're coming at you with another three man podcast today with Tim and Mike both joining me on the show. Get ready for some chaos! Today we're talking about some of the best news from Microsoft in recent memory, the return of a beloved physics engine that dominated the PS3 and Xbox 360 era, and analysts say new games should cost HOW MUCH?! All this and more so kick back and enjoy the show.

Xbox Developer Direct: Ninja Gaiden 4 & 2 Black Remaster

Xbox recently held a Developer Direct where they announced Ninja Gaiden 4 and a Remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black that is available now! Xbox has announced a new approach to funding games by not requiring that they only release on Xbox. This is good news for the industry because it means more games which is always good and with Ninja Gaiden 4 in the works SOLEY because of Microsoft funding I'd say this is the best decision they've made in two generations of hardware.

The Return of the HAVOK Physics Engine

In the PS3 and Xbox 360 days HAVOK was the go to engine for a vast majority of games. It's real world destruction physics made games like Battlefield Bad Company 1 and 2 a possibility along with a laundry list of other games. While other engines have come and been able to achieve most of what HAVOK once could they've returned to show their newest tech demo of their amazing engine as a plugin for UE5. I'm stoked and cannot wait to see this amazing engine back at work in games in the future.

They want HOW MUCH for New Games?!

A recent report suggests that analysts think games are too cheap. Far to cheap and it's insane how much they feel new games would cost. Hear our conversation and our thoughts on the topic. If they have their way gaming will become a luxury only the wealthy could afford. (bit of hyperbole)

QUICKFIRE NEWS

• Dragon Age Update
• Ninja Gaiden 2 Xbox trailer removed female characters from it?
• Dino Crisis like game not coming to PC because Nudie Mods
• FF7 Rebirth Launched on PC and was immediately pirated more than it was bought
• Assassin's Creed Update
• Final Fantasy VII Part 3 is Story Complete
• New Doom game wont have Multiplayer
• EA is finally shutting down Origins
• Sony cancelled another live service game
• New poll shows a 66% jump in PC game development

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Today we're talking about two new upcoming indie games from industry veterans. It's great to see that even in the face of all the layoffs in the industry these vets aren't leaving they're making news studios and amazing new IPs. Also we're going to discuss two highly opposing views on the Switch 2 Announcement. Hope you enjoy the show

Forest Reigns

A new and upcoming FPS from GSC Games World veterans, Forest Reigns is an interesting new RPG set in a post TREE-pocolypse Paris. It's definitely a unique take on the end of the world and we're excited to learn more about it.

The Blood of Dawnwalker

Our second topic for much like our first is a brand new IP but this time from veterans of The Witcher. Rebel Wolves, the new studio behind this amazingly enticing Open world RPG cut their teeth in one of the most beloved RPGs of all time and I cannot wait to see more about Dawnwalker. Thank you for making Vamps awesome again!

The Switch 2 Reveal

Well the Switch 2 was finally revealed and Tim and I have VASTLY different impressions from this reveal video. But I'm more curious as to what your thoughts are, Why don't you let us know in the comments what you think of the reveal?

QUICKFIRE

• Dragon Age Veilguard Director "Left" BioWare
• Dragon Age Veilguard sold less than 86% of its goal?
• FF7 Rebirth Steam Deck Verified
• Star Wars Outlaws is being outsold by Jedi Survivor
• A contested report says Xbox is overall doing awful
• Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League finally is bad they were all clones
• Pantheon announces the Druid Class
• Supposedly PSSR poorly implemented in some games on PS5 Pro has been addressed
• Possibility of PlayStation State of play in Feb
• PlayStation Studio behind Godfall has shutdown

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