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California governor accused of helping Activision Blizzard

Inside Gaming Roundup

California governor accused of helping Activision Blizzard

Inside Gaming Roundup

2022 Episode 15 April 16, 2022

Activision Blizzard is embroiled in yet another controversy as California State lawyers are fired and resign over what they claim is interference from governor Gavin Newsom’s office during the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s harassment lawsuit against the publisher. Check out today's Weekend Roundup to see just how the scales of justice might be tipped in this ongoing trash fire saga. In other news Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 might be too fancy for Switch, Kingdom Hearts 4 is underway, Cyberpunk 2077 devs have more DLC in the works, and Sony is investing over a billion dollars in Epic Games. This week’s 5-Second review uses Brian’s critical might to deliver a verdict and this week’s Coming Soon section has some weird stuff in it… in a good way… probably. Have a great weekend everyone and thanks for watching! 00:00 - California governor accused of helping Activision Blizzard 03:54 - Breath of the Wild 2 might be too big for Switch 05:34 - Kingdom Hearts 4 is underway 06:24 - Cyberpunk 2077 devs have more planned 07:27 - Sony invests a LOT in Epic Games 08:50 - 5-Second Review 09:07 - Coming Soon Listen and subscribe to Ship Hits the Fan at https://bit.ly/shiphitsthefan Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [The Washington Post] Activision Blizzard being sued for toxic work culture https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/22/california-activision-blizzard-lawsuit-sexism/?itid… [Bloomberg] California governor accused of interfering with Activision Blizzard lawsuit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-13/california-lawyer-says-governor-interfered-with-a… [Youtube] Digital Foundry Direct Weekly #55 Zelda BotW2 maybe too fancy for Switch https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1375&v=7jWKSrgY8w0&feature=emb_logo [YouTube] Kingdom Hearts 4 Revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcm_dfhnP8Q [Square Enix] Official Kingdom Hearts 4 Press Release https://press.na.square-enix.com/SQUARE-ENIX-AND-DISNEY-ANNOUNCE-DEVELOPMENT-OF-KINGDOM-HEARTS-IV-90… [IGN] Cyberpunk 2077 next gen patch details https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-fans-favorite-changes-patch [Reddit] CD Projekt Red Director talks Cyberpunk 2077 DLC plans https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/tzyppy/some_behind_the_scenes_story_from_quest_direc… [IGN] Cyberpunk 2077 is far from finished https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-far-from-finished-cd-projekt-red [Epic Games] Sony invests a billion dollars into Epic Games metaverse https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/sony-and-kirkbi-invest-in-epic-games-to-build-the-future-o… [Kotaku] Why Sony is investing a billion dollars into Epic Games https://kotaku.com/sony-epic-metaverse-unreal-engine-5-virtual-reality-inv-1848778166

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Doom composer fires back, accuses id Software of wage theft, lying, and abuse

Modern Warfare 2 sees huge backlash despite record breaking sales

Xbox likely raising prices next year

Silent Hill is back… for better or for worse

Xbox is really mad at PlayStation

Overwatch 2 has a lot to prove after it’s disastrous launch

Overwatch 2 will be a grind for new players

EA thinks Battlefield can overtake Call of Duty

Nobody wants to work on the next Assassin’s Creed

PlayStation is furious about Call of Duty

Madden 23’s bugs are hilariously bad

The new Saints Row is a disaster

Nintendo is having a major worker crisis

Microsoft & Sony trade shots over Activision acquisition

Activision lost millions of players, next year’s Call of Duty delayed

Rockstar making big changes to itself & GTA 6

CD Projekt Red stock price has tanked

GameStop gets into NFTs and it’s a mess

Diablo Immortal could forever change gaming

Diablo Immortal is even worse than you thought

Activision Blizzard just can’t quit Bobby Kotick

Diablo Immortal hits new low, Blizzard promises IV will be different

Blizzard lied about Diablo Immortal’s microtransactions

Two countries block Diablo Immortal over lootboxes

Sony already being cheap and weird about PS Plus Premium

PlayStation drawn into abortion debate

EA dumps FIFA, drama ensues

The Overwatch 2 beta is kind of a dud

Activision Blizzard admits its player base is collapsing

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California governor accused of helping Activision Blizzard

Halo Infinite is still in a tailspin

Will Sony’s new PS Plus threaten Game Pass?

Players are furious at Gran Turismo 7’s greedy practices

We’ll be getting a lot more Elden Ring

Ubisoft, Horizon devs trash Elden Ring

Reviewers say Steam Deck feels rushed

Most reviewers didn’t finish Elden Ring

Horizon Forbidden West is much-needed win for Sony

Halo Infinite’s player base is collapsing

Sony bought Bungie, who’s next?

Critics love Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard purchase is good (and bad)

Will Dying Light 2 really take 500 hours to complete?

Star Citizen breaks (another) record, still no game

Next Season

Comments

3 years ago

The Blizzard saga continues. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend!

3 years ago

Good lord I thought Microsoft buying blizzard would put an end to this but the drama continues!

3 years ago

I streamed and played through Tunic recently, really enjoyed it, discovered though that one of the final puzzles in the game, requires about 20 - 30 button presses on the d-pad to solve, and even working out what to press is a huge bit of plotting itself

3 years ago

Of the many votes I hate that I was forced into, no on the recall of that asshole is one of the biggest. Then again, comparing him to Abbott is sobering... and he is skating on that comparison.

3 years ago

Charizard?

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