Episode 02: Microsoft to aquire ZeniMax Media

Today’s podcast, brought to you by Michael McGinnis and Sharla-Rose Rogic, is all about Microsoft’s $7.5b deal that increases their exclusive portfolio from 15 studios to 23, the biggest name being ZeniMax. In light of the news being dominated by this topic, we talk about every studio that is to be acquired, the games they are best-known for, upcoming games that are being developed by these studios, our opinions on the deal, as well as our feelings about the future of exclusive content.

Following the main topic, the POTLUCK topic brought to us by Sharla continues the topic of exclusive content in all media forms, discussing the “war” of who gets access to which content, with our thoughts on console wars and their exclusive content, the over-saturation of streaming services for TV and film and where we may be headed in the future for all media, including gaming.

News this week covers Xbox games pass, extended storage and sales of new Xbox consoles, updates on a graphics card, BlizzCon, and Amazon as well as clarification on the new Spider-Man: Miles Morales game. The we go over notable releases and updates in gaming and tech, as well as notable releases and news in entertainment – movies, tv and music.

Corrections: There is a new Diablo 4 coming, it was revealed a while ago, Sharla just forgot about it.

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