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5 May 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

A-NEWS BOUCHE: It’s been a busy few months, so our hosts felt that it was time to get away on a cruise, albeit a news cruise. They talk about the recent legal woes with Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, recap all of the Wizards of the Coast’s woes, and all the strange Twitter drama as of late.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Doctorow, Cory. “Pluralistic: Convicted Monopolist Prevented from Re-Offending.” Pluralistic, 27 Apr. 2023.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Hammering With a Screwdriver” (19 August 2016): Where D. Bethel discusses the first episode of Batman: The Telltale Series.
“Nature’s Velcro” (3 July 2020): Where Andrew relays his time with Owlcat’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Earl British

25 September 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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BETHESDA, WA: In a surprising turn of events––in the same week that Sony gathered all the attention for announcing the prices and release dates of its upcoming console(s)––Microsoft announced its acquisition of Bethesda Softworks––developer of the The Elder Scrolls series and the Fallout series and publisher of franchises like Doom and Wolfenstein––for a price tag of approximately $7.5 billion. Andrew and D. Bethel ruminate (and, at times, speculate) at what this could mean for Bethesda, and gaming, for the future.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Carpenter, Nicole. “Microsoft Acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B Deal.” Polygon. Vox Media, 21 September 2020.
Hines, Peter. “Why Microsoft Is the Perfect Fit.” Bethesda.net. Zenimax Media, 21 September 2020.
Paige, Rachel. “Marvel Studios’ Black Widow and More Receive New Phase Four Release Dates.” Marvel. 23 September 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 61 – A Lot About Hmm” (21 Aug 2015): Where Andrew buys a Playstation Vita.
“Nothing But Feet” (13 Dec 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses the sidelining of Campo Santo’s second game, In the Valley of the Gods, after Valve purchased the studio.
“News Cruise” (07 Aug 2020): Where D. Bethel revealed that the Golden State Killer committed his first Sacramento crimes in his neighborhood.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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