PlayStation Buys Housemarque (And Bluepoint?) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.29.21
Kotaku Editor in Chief Patricia Hernandez joins Greg to talk about PlayStation buying Housemarque (and maybe Bluepoint), xCloud coming to everything, and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut!
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00:00:00 - Start
GUEST: Patricia Herandez, EIC of Kotaku
https://twitter.com/xpatriciah
REQUIRED READING: Hello Kotaku, It's Me, Your New EIC
https://kotaku.com/hello-kotaku-its-me-your-new-eic-1847192727?rev=1624974787372
00:10:10 - Housekeeping
There’s a BANGER of a PSILY live right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services going through Blessing’s must plays for the year and what makes a great PlayStation spin-off game!
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The Roper Report -
00:10:50 - PlayStation Buys Housemarque… and maybe Bluepoint?
00:25:50 - How much breathing room do you think Sony will give the Housemarque acquisition before officially announcing the Bluepoint one? - Best Friends Q:luciddre4m
00:37:01 - Ad
00:42:40 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Rated, Tom Ivan @ VGC
00:42:00 - With a director’s cut for Ghost of Tsushima all but confirmed, do you think this means the spin-off Ghost of Ikishima is a given at this point? - Best Friends Q:Conor Killmurray
00:44:50 - xCloud on iOS and using Xbox Series X
00:51:50 - BREAKING:Casey Hudson introduces new studio
https://twitter.com/CaseyDHudson/status/1409924020334567426
00:54:30 - Out today
00:56:11 - You‘re Wrong
Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Andy
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