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E71: Gaming News - Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick Under Fire, PlayStation Spartacus, MS Office Goes Woke, Sony Controller Patent, NFTs & More

January 24, 2022 Adam & Chris
Graveyard Shift Gaming
E71: Gaming News - Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick Under Fire, PlayStation Spartacus, MS Office Goes Woke, Sony Controller Patent, NFTs & More
Show Notes

Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for a cool $70 million. Is this the change the company needs?

Bobby Kotick has been caught trying to hide some numbers. The numbers of staff who made complaints of assault, and the number of staff who were dismissed or disciplined. Plus, will the Microsoft deal finally get this guy out of the company?

PlayStation Spartacus: PS3 games have appeared on the PS Store, which has made people think that Sony's answer to Game Pass is only around the corner. Plus, Phil Spencer (of Xbox) has thrown his support behind the service.

Microsoft goes proper woke with their Office 356 range of products. It's enough to make your skin crawl.

A popular podcaster has said that Hogwarts Legacy is in trouble and will be delayed until 2023, at the same time, a developer from the company has claimed that nothing is wrong and the game is on track for a Q3 2022 release.

More NFTs stuff (Non-Fungible Tokens).

Sony file a new patent which shows off a new type of joy/thumbstick. Adam speculates that perhaps they have plans for an updated DualSense... or maybe a DualSense Pro to rival the Xbox Elite line of Pro Controllers.