10 - Toxic Fandom and it’s repercussions

Welcome to what I'm calling the 'mini-milestone episode' aka Episode 10 of PLNX - The Video Games Podcast. Remember, all episodes are always available on podcasts.plnxgames.com

Here's all that you will get on this episode:

*WIP - What I'm Playing* (04:22)

- Full Games:

• Final Fantasy VII: Remake - Intergrade
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
• Lake

- Game Trials:

• WWE 2K22
• Uncharted: The Legacy Of Thieves Collection - The Lost Legacy
• OlliOlli World
• F1 22

*Video Game News* (23:42)

• Bungie and NetEase reportedly working together for a mobile game, set in the Destiny universe - https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-and-netease-reportedly-developing-destiny-mobile-game
• Razer has acquired Interhaptics - https://www.pcgamer.com/razer-acquires-software-haptics-company-to-boost-hypersense/
• New reports emerge about Rockstar seemingly cancelling remasters of GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption 1 - https://twitter.com/TezFunz2/status/1543974193259319303?s=20&t=eVsv9VbyQtZ187jAlgi0FQ
• Lollipop Chainsaw remake announced. To release in 2023 - https://twitter.com/yasudaD5/status/1544245448696680448?s=20&t=nD8NMct9ZvCTGkU1cv7AHA
• Forspoken delayed (again) to January 24th, 2023 - https://twitter.com/Forspoken/status/1544675140780392453?t=OrFsMEeeG3NEuOVWq4KeDw&s=19
• Skull and Bones to be released on November 8th, 2022 - Full Gameplay Reveal - https://youtu.be/P_c7F4PHzcc?t=275
• Supermassive Games acquired in full by Nordisk Games - https://gamingbolt.com/supermassive-games-acquired-by-nordisk-games
• God Of War: Ragnarök releases on November 9th, 2022 - https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1544667847548354563?t=Sod2EmK6vMgzVEEXsH8AKA&s=19

*Story Of The Day* (37:15)
I share some of my views about why 'Toxic Fandom' is the gaming industry's biggest problem. Here are some links for further reading:
- Sony Santa Monica's Statement
- Ron Gilbert's Return To Monkey Island
- Developer comments

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