Into The Video Game Z

TOPICS: Switch games using FSR? Intel plans to ship 4m ARC GPU in 2022 Call of Duty may be delayed from yearly release Street Fighter 6 Elden Ring tracking as one of the best reviewed games of all time Ubisoft seemingly open to acquisition as long as they can maintain independence Destiny 2 Witch Queen The end of Into The Video Game; memories, lessons, and goodbyes.

TOPICS: Nintendo ending Wii U and 3DS Eshops next year. Platinum Games open to being acquired, but wants to retain their freedom. Acti-Blizz plans sequel to Modern Warfare 2019, and COD Warzone 2. Sonic Movie 3 and Knuckles series confirmed. Pokemon Legends Arceus. Star Wars. Dead by Daylight.

TOPICS: Switch hits 103m, surpasses Wii in sales Furukawa says Switch still in the middle of its lifecycle Nintendo not interested in an acquisition war Pokemon Legends surpasses most mainline Pokemon games and Smash Bros with 6.5m sales in one week Stadia reportedly deprioritized within Google, transitioned to general streaming Nintendo Direct announcements

TOPICS: Elden Ring has multiple poison swamps because Miyazaki "can't help himself." Pokemon Legends Arceus review. Microsoft makes Game Pass easier to cancel after UK investigation. Sega plans to exit the arcade business entirely. Playstation announces acquisition of Bungie. Jim Ryan says more acquisition on the way, Geoff Keighley hints at more. PlayStation "Spartacus" Game Pass competitor details leak.

TOPICS: RTX 3050 launches soon, other signs of chip shortage hope Phil Spencer excited for some obscure Acti-Blizz properties Nagoshi's new studio is up and ready to make games "bigger in scale" than Yakuza Old hardware, planned obsolescence, and buying products for your needs Respawn announces they're working on 3 Star Wars games Raven Software unionization push and reorganization Nvidia may abandon ARM acquisition Pokemon Legends Arceus may actually be good? YuGiOh Master Duel...

TOPICS: Microsoft announces intention to acquire Activision-Blizzard for 68 Billion. That's it, that's the episode. No seriously it's 2 hours of that.

TOPICS: E3 goes online only for 2022 Xbox Series S/X fastest selling yet for Microsoft Switch sells more units in Japan than every other console combined last year Top discussed games of 2021 on Twitter Nvidia Deep Learning Dynamic Super Resolution Riot Games will pay employees 25% of their salary to quit Video Game Industry stock trackers used to source COVID test kits Project Zomboid Laptop Power Efficiency

TOPICS: TikTok usurps Google as top website A lickable screen that can simulate tastes is in development Koei Tecmo will release it's "full power" this year Samsung gaming hub will include GeForce Now and Stadia support on new TV models CES 2022 announcements; Ryzen 6000 processors and APU incredible advancements, new GPUs, laptops, Radeon Super Resolution and more PSVR2 specs confirmed Company behind Aya Neo claims to have solved Joystick drift issues Indie VR development Modding...

TOPICS: Yoko Taro says Nier is done unless someone gives him a big pile of money Steam Best of the Year data shows some interesting games at the top The chip shortage will definitely continue through 2022, gaming laptops are at good prices though Looking forward to confirmed games of 2022 and beyond What to expect from the industry in 2022 Ready or Not impressions

TOPICS: Minecraft Property Rights Watch out for the Poison Larry patch Endwalker so popular Square Enix had to stop selling it STALKER devs immediately kill NFT plan after backlash Ubisoft employees leaving the company in droves according to new report Is there a major publisher crash coming? Looking back on 2021 in the industry ITVGZ Game of the Year Awards Are you crazy for wanting a more beautiful Pokemon game?

TOPICS: DFO and Multiversus The Matrix Experience The Game Awards 2021 Announcements and Winners Halo Infinite's Campaign review and series discussion Ubisoft de-lists NFT announcement/STALKER announces theirs Epic Games Store has a shopping cart after three years Lead NES and SNES architect Masayuki Uemura passes away Acti-Blizz sends company-wide email warning against unionization amid scandals Bungie CEO apologies for crunch and harassment within company Dr. Disrespect starts...

TOPICS: RTX 2060 12gb and incoming Intel i3 12100 FTC sues Nvidia over ARM acquisition Six State Treasurers ask for meeting with Acti-Blizzard Acti-Blizzard will not be a part of The Game Awards beyond nominations Acti-Blizzard walkout continues among Raven Software QA team firing Sony VP fired after allegedly caught soliciting minor Rumors of a Sony subscription service to compete with Game Pass by combining PS Plus and PS Now Take-Two Interactive goes wild with copyright claims on...

TOPICS: Geoff working with Dev for 2.5 years on big TGA reveal Steam passes 27m concurrent users Babylon's Fall FFXIV scandal Resident Evil Series Battlefield 2042 creator does what DICE wouldn't Qualcomm's Switch-like specs Old Arcade Cabinets The current status and future of VR Gaming The Silicon shortage isn't ending anytime soon Christmas/December Gaming Destiny 2 Raiding

TOPICS: WB MultiVersus AOE IV Content Timeline Black Friday Gaming Laptop deals Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo comment on Acti-Blizz trashfire Is WoW copying FFXIV? Halo Infinite progression/battle pass issues Battlefield 2042 issues Pokemon BDSP review Project L and assist fighters

TOPICS: Pokemon BDSP patch fixes game Steam Deck delayed Back 4 Blood fails to fix issues Microsoft makes power moves on 20th anniversary with back compat games and FPS boost Halo Infinite multiplayer launches Dragon Ball: The Breakers Naruto in Fortnite The Game Awards 2021 nominations Acti-Blizzard walkout calls for Bobby Kotick resignation, allegations come down on him specifically Phil Spencer says ability to play all old games via emulation should be an industry...

TOPICS: NFT Video Games Switch approaching Wii Sales Switch may last longer than expected Nintendo invests 4B across company Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Facebook Meta change Age of Empires IV Destiny 2 Marvel's Avengers and live service games FFXIV Endwalker Resident Evil 4 VR Saints and Sinners

NEWS: PS5 hits 13.4M Facebook rebrands to Meta, pushes Metaverse Microsoft discusses their Metaverse plans and teams with Sega for "cloud based super game" Oculus Quest 2 may phase out Facebook account requirement, San Andreas VR port announced Estimate suggests Xbox Series has sold over 8m, with over 20m Game Pass subscribers Ubisoft announces play-to-earn NFT games Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 delayed with no new release date Blizzard Co-Leader Jen Oneal steps down after 3...

NEWS: PS3 Emulation can now make every game boot EA reiterates commitment to BF2042 specialist system Grasshopper Manufacture acquired by NetEase Wu-Tang Action RPG rumors Judge rejects Blizzard lawsuit pause request Idris Elba will not make Knuckles "Sexy" in Sonic 2 Nintendo Online + Expansion datamine suggests at least 38 N64 games, 52 Genesis games Shoji Meguro leaves Atlus to develop indie games Ubisoft taunts players who drop Far Cry 6 via emails WB Multiverse game...

NEWS: FIFA organization asking EA for 1B every 4 years for FIFA license Steam bans all games with NFT and Crypto components from platform Minecraft Java and Bedrock coming to Game Pass Switch Online + Expansion will be $50 per year Elden Ring delayed until Feb 25th, closed network test incoming Valve developing tool to check Steam Deck compatibility with your whole library Ubisoft reportedly developing new Splinter Cell game Game Pass misses target, but still grows 37% Marcus Lehto...

NEWS: War Thunder discussion leaks classified military documents again. Toshihiro Nagoshi and Daisuke Sato leave Ryu Ga Gotoku and Sega. Halo Forge leak suggests it may put scripting in the hands of players. Microsoft will re-evaluate their stance on right to repair. Valve will sell individual parts to Steamdeck directly to consumers. Capcom says they are unable to make Monster Hunter Rise Cross-Save and Cross-Play work. FFXIV surpasses 24m players, becomes most profitable Final...