Discussing corporate buyouts, D&D, and more, on today’s show! Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Video Games (3:54) – We have to discuss the Activision/Blizzard buyout, late though we may be. Podcasting & Streaming (27:42) – We talk about “The Legend of Vox Machina”, and so forth. Wrap (1:01:48) – Beoulus has the new […]
Tag: Buyout
$68.7 Billion. ‘Nuff said?
So, Microsoft, through their XBox division, will be buying out Activision Blizzard (The home of titles like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush) for a reported cash price of $68.7 Billion. This makes the buyout of Zenimax (and with it, Bethesda Studios) for $10 Billion seem quite meager, when that was a […]
TERF War
Episode #10 – Microsoft buys out Zenimax Media for $7 billion. So that’s where they put all their Minecraft money? Also, JK Rowling really is the worst! Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (4:09) – Microsoft owns Bethesda now. Live in fear. Rant Time! (24:07) – There’s a new Harry Potter game […]
RIP Trion Worlds – Pixels & Dice #92
So, Trion Worlds was purchased by Gamigo, and their 200+ workforce has been pared down to around 25. Ouch. So what does this mean for “Trove” and their other games going into the future? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. See more trash like this at […]