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25 September 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Shortcast 58 – Quite Easily Done

8 June 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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AN OPEN WORLD: With Bethesda’s surprise announcement of the still ephemeral Fallout 76, video game-focused documentarians, NoClip, announced that they will be doing a series covering the development of this new game. They started, however, with a comprehensive look at the history of Bethesda studios. After watching the documentary (embedded below), both D. and Andrew realized how far the studio has come, how big it has gotten, and how much of an impact this quirky company has made on gaming as a whole.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 09 – Podcastin’ All Night: Where D. and Andrew make the case for Fallout 3.
Shortcast 34 – Satisfaction Now: Where Andrew discusses playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Episode 120 – Where the Hands Touch: Where D. Bethel talked about NoClip and, specifically, founder Danny O’Dwyer’s statement of purpose for the endeavor.

Shortcast 49 – The Sweet Beats: Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Fallout 4, also the RELATED EPISODES of this episode contain a comprehensive list of the other times Fallout 4 was discussed on the show.

RELEVANT LINKS:

D. Bethel at the 2nd Annual Toy, Game, and Pop Culture Expo in Carmichael, CA: Saturday, 09 June 2018.

INFO:

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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