Episode 253 - Xbox Acquires Activision... Now What?

It's over: Xbox now owns Activision/Blizzard/King. But what will they do with all those IPs in their Infinity Gauntlet? Also, Pete Hines resigns from Bethesda, a new game makes Lord of the Rings Gollum look like a masterpiece, and we talk about how Christians ought to engage with games that have LGBT themes along with the importance of discussing these things with your kids.

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Time Stamps

• 0:00 Intro
• 5:52 Who is the BEST Spider-Man?
• 12:47 What We’re Playing
• 28:34 Pete Hines Resigns From Bethesda
• 34:47 Xbox Completes ABK Acquisiton, Has Ideas
• 51:19 Kong Redeems Gollum
• 59:31 New Game Pass/PS Plus Games
• 1:04:40 LGBT Content, Christian Conscious, and Boundaries
• 1:41:01 Patron Thank You’s
• 1:44:20 Reco’s & Closing Thoughts 

Sources

• After 24 Years, Pete Hines Resigns From Bethesda https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesdas-head-of-publishing-pete-hines-is-leaving-after-24-years/
• Xbox To Take A “Respectful” Approach https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-will-take-a-respectful-approach-to-revisiting-amazing-trove-of-activision-blizzard-franchises/
• Move Over, Gollum https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gollum-redeemed-new-king-kong-game-called-a-complete-scam/
• New Xbox Game Pass & PlayStation Catalogue Games Available
• Xbox: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/new-xbox-game-pass-titles-for-console-pc-and-cloud-include-dead-space-remake/
• PlayStation: https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/11/playstation-plus-game-catalog-for-october-gotham-knights-disco-elysium-the-final-cut-the-dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes/

Reco's

• Haunted Cosmos (Podcast)
• Inscryption (Game)
• Pigminted: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pigminted?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=960322262
• Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island
• Falcom Sound Team jdk on Spotify
• Serve your local church 

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