Episode 151 - WB's MultiVersus Is The Latest Nail In The Live Service Coffin

In this episode...
--> MultiVersus, the Warner Bros. IP platform fighter from Player First Games, is coming to an end on May 30.
--> Meta chief technology officer Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said in an internal memo that the company's Reality Labs division needs to turn things around in a big way in 2025, or else its whole venture into mixed and virtual reality could go down as a "legendary misadventure."
--> Steam now warns you if that early access game you're eyeing up has been abandoned by its devs.
--> Banks in Japan are blocking Steam payments for sex games, leaving Japanese adult game devs cut off from income.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Very Important Poll

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Hosts: wrytersview, retrogamebrews, donniegretro
Opening theme: "Gamers Week Theme" by Akseli Takanen
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Closing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli Takanen

Chapters

• 7:29 Reviews, Reactions, and Requests
• 9:57 Patron shout-outs
• 13:35 Headlines
• 45:27 Top 3 New Releases
• 59:46 Very Important Poll