“Reformat”, “Voxel Revolution” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 “Creativecommons” | “Deed – Attribution 4.0 International – Creative Commons” Join our discord: discord.classicgamerbrain.com Subscribe on YouTube Music – “YouTube Music” | “The 8-bit Show” Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: “Apple Podcasts” | “The 8-bit Show – Video Podcast – Apple Podcasts” Subscribe on iHeart Radio: “iHeart” | “The 8-bit Show | iHeart” Subscribe on Spotify: “Spotify” | “The 8-bit Show | Podcast on Spotify” Subscribe on Amazon Music: “8bit-amazon” | “No Title” Subscribe through RSS: “Feeds” | “The 8-bit Show” Today’s Topics: 8-Bit Topics: • PC Gamer – Bethesda says that Obsidian’s ‘creative identity’ will be preserved, just months after multiple projects were cancelled and it was told to make a Fallout game “PC Gamer” | “Bethesda says that Obsidian’s ‘creative identity’ will be preserved, just months after multiple projects were cancelled and it was told to 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Kotick vs. The Games Media “YouTube” | “Bobby Kotick vs. The Games Media – YouTube” • YouTube – This could legitimately end Stop Killing Games. “YouTube” | “This could legitimately end Stop Killing Games. – YouTube” 8-Bit Topics: • PC Gamer – Bethesda says that Obsidian’s ‘creative identity’ will be preserved, just months after multiple projects were cancelled and it was told to make a Fallout game “PC Gamer” | “Bethesda says that Obsidian’s ‘creative identity’ will be preserved, just months after multiple projects were cancelled and it was told to make a Fallout game | PC Gamer” • Game Informer – Xbox Lays Off 268 More People, Hands Halo Series To Activision “Game Informer” | “Xbox Lays Off 268 More People, Hands Halo Series To Activision” • Rock Paper Shotgun – “I’m still blown away by the amount of talent”: Hellblade devs Ninja Theory face closure after Microsoft fail to reach a deal with buyers “Rock Paper Shotgun” | “”I’m still blown away by the amount of talent”: Hellblade devs Ninja Theory face closure after Microsoft fail to reach a deal with buyers | Rock Paper Shotgun” • Rock Paper Shotgun – State of Decay 3 studio Undead Labs lay off “a significant number” of “exceptionally talented developers” after gaining independence from Xbox “Rock Paper Shotgun” | “State of Decay 3 studio Undead Labs lay off “a significant number” of “exceptionally talented developers” after gaining independence from Xbox | Rock Paper Shotgun” • gamefile.news – Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized) “Gamefile” | “Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)” • Kotaku – Stop Killing Games Issues EU Kids Act Warning “Kotaku” | “Stop Killing Games Issues EU Kids Act Warning” 1-Bit Quick Hits: • Ars Technica – The PS5 hacking scene just took a big leap forward “Ars Technica” | “The PS5 hacking scene just took a big leap forward – Ars Technica” • Rock Paper Shotgun – Microsoft file patent for a machine learning system that would “train” itself on your playtime to work out when you’ll be least annoyed by in-game ads “Rock Paper Shotgun” | “Microsoft file patent for a machine learning system that would “train” itself on your playtime to work out when you’ll be least annoyed by in-game ads | Rock Paper Shotgun” • Rock Paper Shotgun – “Xbox is not for sale” despite all of the layoffs and neat repackaging of studios within Microsoft’s corporate structure, CEO Asha Sharma says “Rock Paper Shotgun” | “”Xbox is not for sale” despite all of the layoffs and neat repackaging of studios within Microsoft’s corporate structure, CEO Asha Sharma says | Rock Paper Shotgun” • Polygon.com – Discord’s Controversial Age Verification Policy Starts Today “Polygon.com” | “Discord’s Controversial Age Verification Policy Starts Today” • blog.playstation.com – AI upscaling is coming to PS5 – PlayStation.Blog “PlayStation.Blog” | “AI upscaling is coming to PS5 – PlayStation.Blog” • Rock Paper Shotgun – Capcom aren’t just running out of Resident Evil games to remake – they’re banking on it, with a mysterious “crossover” planned when the timelines collide “Rock Paper Shotgun” | “Capcom aren’t just running out of Resident Evil games to remake – they’re banking on it, with a mysterious “crossover” planned when the timelines collide | Rock Paper Shotgun” • PC Gamer – Capcom announces plans to transform its RE Engine into an ‘AI-generation game engine’ “PC Gamer” | “Capcom announces plans to transform its RE Engine into an ‘AI-generation game engine’ | PC Gamer” YT Videos: • YouTube – Bobby Kotick vs. The Games Media “YouTube” | “Bobby Kotick vs. The Games Media – YouTube” • YouTube – This could legitimately end Stop Killing Games. “YouTube” | “This could legitimately end Stop Killing Games. – YouTube”

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