, Niki, and Lotus dove into both Nintendo Directs, the stunning news that Sony is dropping Hideo Kojima’s next projects, and Blizzard’s new union formation just ahead of Blizzcon.
00:00:00 Intro & our new tagline
00:10:03 Ocarina of Time is changing for modern audiences
00:34:54 Samus is hungry in Metroid Ravenous
00:37:00 Kirby and the World Beyond is perhaps the biggest adventure yet in the franchise
00:43:50 Powerwash Simulator dev lays off staff in extremely strange way
00:49:09 Big game-spoiling achievements were leaked from Steam
00:53:55 Blizzard employees form union protecting 1,900 staff
00:59:35 Sony drops Kojima projects, Xbox takes over, big conversation about game direction ensues
01:31:10 Nintendo’s tariff sale
01:36:08 Grand Theft Auto VI preview apparently drives 100,000 Netflix sign-ups
01:43:43 Tony is a slice of a biopic that manages to tell a lot of Anthony Bourdain’s story
01:48:20 The gang is split on the success of Coyote vs Acme
02:07:45 Niki is very much enjoying the reboot of The Grand Tour
02:18:55 iPhone Duo is weird but might just work
02:27:20 HIVE QUESTIONS
02:42:59 Outro
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