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With the end of year 4, we do another episode of Annual Analysis. We would also like to announce the closure of Viewport Gaming. Thank you for all your support of the years. More info to come on our website.
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We cover the (now-old) Nintendo Direct, and Cyberpunk 2077 makes a comeback?!
News articles we talk about in this episode:
Horizon Forbidden West Was Delayed To Avoid Crunch, Says Game Director: https://www.thegamer.com/horizon-forbidden-west-delayed-crunch/
Cyberpunk 2077: Patch 1.5 & Next-Generation Update — list of changes: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/41435/patch-1-5-next-generation-update-list-of-changes
Analysis: Up to 1,000 digital-only games will disappear when Nintendo closes its 3DS and Wii U stores: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/analysis-up-to-1000-digital-only-games-will-disappear-when-nintendo-closes-its-3ds-and-wii-u-stores/
Nintendo Direct: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-09-everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct
Street Fighter 6: https://www.streetfighter.com/6/en-us/
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The acquisitions continue! We talk about the latest purchases in the gaming world, with other news sprinkled in.
 
News articles we talk about in this episode:
Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-sony-buying-bungie-for-usd3-6-billion
Rockstar: "Many of you have been asking about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.With every new project, our goal is always to significantly move beyond what we've previously delivered. We're pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the series is underway.": https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1489617718009606150?t=DGCon4yWDpvEA4ns2tsd4A&s=19
Electronic Arts & Lucasfilm Games announce new Star Wars titles from Respawn Entertainment: https://www.ea.com/news/electronic-arts-and-lucasfilm-games-announce-new-star-wars-titles-from-respawn-entertainment
"Team17 is today announcing an end to the MetaWorms NFT project. We have listened to our Teamsters, development partners, and our games’ communities, and the concerns they’ve expressed, and have therefore taken the decision to step back from the NFT space.": https://twitter.com/Team17/status/1488618187109408780?t=AgdTvtfXTh8-YcJlGLDfGg&s=19
Steam Deck Launching February 25th: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/3117055056380003048
Stadia reportedly "deprioritised" as Google focuses on selling streaming tech to third-parties: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-04-stadia-reportedly-deprioritised-as-google-focuses-on-selling-streaming-tech-to-third-parties
Pokemon releases the music and sound effects from Diamond and Pearl for free personal use: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1488889958505062400
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And just like that, one episode after Take-Two sets a record on an acquisition, Microsoft strikes back.
News articles we talk about this episode:
Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expected to leave once Microsoft deal closes - report: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-18-activision-blizzard-boss-bobby-kotick-expected-to-leave-once-microsoft-deal-closes-report
Phil Spencer: We "desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.": https://twitter.com/xboxp3/status/1484273335139651585?s=21
New Blizzard Game: https://www.polygon.com/22901092/blizzard-new-survival-game-original-universe-ip
"EA is reportedly very disappointed with how Battlefield 2042 has performed and is "looking at all the options" including a kind of F2P system: https://twitter.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/1484261137818525714
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel got 241,038 peak concurrent users on steam. Over 10x any other Yugioh game. Almost 4x Valve's Artifact launch number.: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/s9yukg/yugioh_master_duel_got_241038_peak_concurrent/
Kirby and the Forgotten Land launches March 25th! (Nintendo Switch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu_qwN-Y_P4
Rainbow Six Extraction really, really blows (Review) - Skill Up: https://youtu.be/4RdRh97jHvw
Square Enix 2022 Games: https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/square-enix-preview-2022
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After the holiday break, we're back! We cover what we've been up to since the break and some of the top news that hit within the past month.
News articles we talk about in this episode:
SEGA promises to avoid NFTs if gamers think it's a money-making scheme: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83803/sega-promises-to-avoid-nfts-if-gamers-think-its-money-making-scheme/index.html
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is getting NFTs, including one that lets you become an in-game ‘metahuman’: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/15/22834567/stalker-2-nfts-metahuman-dmarket
https://www.polygon.com/22841151/stalker-2-nft-content-canceled-reaction
EA was in the process of developing a Harry Potter MMO, but scrapped it because they didn't think HP had longevity: https://twitter.com/Brandolorian17/status/1473356649972879364?t=vn7SLyTDe1Cj-xO33mgmhw&s=19
Take-Two acquires Zynga at a valuation of $12.7bn: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220110005389/en/Take-Two-and-Zynga-to-Combine-Bringing-Together-Best-in-Class-Intellectual-Properties-and-a-Market-Leading-Diversified-Mobile-Publishing-Platform-to-Enhance-Positioning-as-a-Global-Leader-in-Interactive-Entertainment
Mario Kart 9 Is Reportedly In Development, 'With a New Twist': https://www.ign.com/articles/mario-kart-9-is-reportedly-in-development-with-a-new-twist
PSVR2 specs announced: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/04/playstation-vr2-and-playstation-vr2-sense-controller-the-next-generation-of-vr-gaming-on-ps5/
FF16 development update: https://twitter.com/finalfantasyxvi/status/1475335618905669635?s=20
E3 online only again: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/6/22870913/e3-2022-online-virtual-event-covid-19-pandemic-omicron
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The viewport team recaps their thoughts on The Game Awards 2021, with 4-time world champion, Tristan Jung.
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