11.1.26 Itty Bitty Gaming News Ep 420
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BioWare is gone a brand new action RPG just dropped to rave reviews and Netflix tried

to buy all of Xboxes eyepiece for half a billion dollars this is itty-bitty gaming news let's get it case

you missed it last week and I know a lot of you did because his broke during a

holiday weekend EA has officially shut down by where the studio is just gone BioWare was founded in 1995

in Edmonton Canada 31 years ago in that time they made Boulders gate Knights of the

Old Republic Jade Empire Mass Effect Dragon Age and of course Anthem games that didn't just sell well gangs

that change what people thought RPGs could do he acquired by our we're in 2007 and

that acquisition eventually ends here with the Studio's closure and approximately 400 people losing their jobs the next Mass Effect

game which was in early development has also been cancelled and according to reports the reason EA is

pivoting those remaining resources toward a Star Wars Battlefront 3 game let that sit with

you for a second the studio that gave us Commander Shepard that gave us Solace that gave us coat

on our is being replaced by a live service shooter this isn't just an industry

story it's a cultural moment bioware's Legacy is permanent but the studio gone out for some good

news one of the most anticipated action RPGs of the year just came out in the reviews

are very strong Phantom Blade 0 launched October 29th on PS5 and PC developed by S

game this action RPG built on Unreal Engine 5 the the premises your character has 66 days to live and

that countdown drives the entire narrative but the game is actually about its fluid precise combat and that's where the

reviews are landing kid Guru called it worth the long wait The Load-Out praised the combat while flagging

some story and framerate issues on PS5 overall is sitting as a strong debut for a studio most western

players had never heard of before this game to reveal Phantom blades you also earn a gold enjoy take nomination

for Ultimate Game of the Year which we'll get to later on but if you haven't been paying

attention to this one now is the time to check it out this is a legit Contender here's a story

that is wild no matter which direction you look at it Netflix reportedly offered Microsoft 500 million

dollars for the rights adapt Xbox IPS in the film and TV and Xbox said

no according to a puck report citing three sources Netflix came to the table with the 500

million dollars seven-year exclusive deal for the rights to franchise properties like Halo Gears of War Fable the

outer Worlds the full Xbox catalog Microsoft's response they countered at 800 million Netflix said no

and then Netflix is Chief content officer Bella bar bihari oh left the company in mid-october

and apparently the deal left with her it's dead Xbox is official statement was at they've

received record-breaking interest in their IPs and they the Minecraft and Diablo animated series coming to Netflix as

proof the relationship is still intact but the big deal didn't happen 500 million isn't insane offer

of the decade fell apart and Bigby wolf is back after 13 years The Wolf Among Us remastered

launched October 29th on PS5 Xbox series X and s switch to and PC telltale's original 2013

nor Adventure based on D.C.'s fables Comics is widely considered one of the best point-and-click stories

ever made and for over a decade people have been waiting for a follow-up or a proper

revisit this is that revisit the remaster comes with an updated visuals a brand-new newer mode that

strips of colored down to black and white cell shading which honestly looks incredible and

all five original episodes in one package reviews are warm on story with some debate

over whether the visual upgrades enough to justify a repurchase for players who already own the

game for newcomers this is an essential play Big B is one of the best protagonist and Adventure

game history welcome back sheriff and now for the rumor of the week that the

entire internet is talking about the Elder Scrolls 6 may have a name and that

name is Sentinel Tom Warren of The Verge one of the most reliable sources on Microsoft and Xbox and

reportedly dropped the title Sentinel in reference to the next Elder Scrolls game now to be clear

but that's a has not confirmed anything but this isn't just a random Forum Theory Tom Warren doesn't throw names

around without something to back them up and this fits the existing lower evidence that fans have been piecing

together from the Star Fields code for years Sentinel is a city in the Elder Scrolls Universe

a port city in the hammer fell region that fans have longed theorized could be the next game setting hammerfell

would be the perfect follow-up to Skyrim a completely different culture a desert climate a military nation

that famously fought the Thalmor to a standstill on their own the three checks out whether the game is

actually called Sentinel remains to be seen but this is the most credible leak that Elder Scrolls 6 has

ever had and people are losing it we closed on the best possible note Minecraft switch to

Edition is out right now and as you're watching this the dedicated switch to you

version of Minecraft launched this week and it is not just a poor this is a Minecraft rebuilt

to take full advantage of the switch to Hardware extended render distances faster load times and improve multiplayer

performance and support for the mouse cursor gameplay mode to switch to choose Joy con to enables if you are

a digital switch one owner the upgrade is free physical switch one copy you can upgrade 4999 Minecraft is already

one of the best-selling switch won titles of all time the switch to version being available right before the holidays

is not an accident this is a console seller parents are going to be putting switch

to bundles under the tree specifically because of this game and to close out a

week where we LED with BioWare being closed in 30 years of RPG history ending there is something

genuinely nice about a game where millions of kids are about to log in and

build something for the first time on new hardware Minecraft keeps going and that was your last week in gaming

BioWare is gone Phantom Blade zeros fantastic Netflix almost bought all of Xboxes IP's for digital and film

Bigby wolf is back Elder Scrolls might be called Sentinel no man's sky is 10 years old

and still going and Minecraft is on switch to hit subscribe so you don't miss whatever Cosmos

turns out to be I'll be sure to cover that drop like the video If you learned something

and I'll see you next week peace