Konami – Active Quest

In this episode, Chris and Joseph discuss the Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, Sony’s acquisition of Housemarque, and the next Dead Space!

Joseph Yaden – twitter.com/josephyaden
Josh Nichols – twitter.com/itsjerkjersh
Chris Penwell – twitter.com/PenwellWrites

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Music

Theme Song made by Novila. soundcloud.com/novila-edm

Quick News

Ghost of Tsushima is getting an enhanced director’s cut on the PS4 and PS5

Jay Peters

https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/1/22559264/ghost-of-tsushima-directors-cut-sony-ps4-ps5-sucker-punch-iki-island

PS Plus July 2021 Free PS5, PS4 Games Announced

Robert Ramsey

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/07/ps_plus_july_2021_free_ps5_ps4_games_announced

New Games with Gold for July 2021

News

Sony buys Returnal developer Housemarque

Wesley Yin-Poole

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-29-sony-buys-returnal-developer-housemarque

Sony adds PC port developer to PlayStation Studios

Michael McWhertor

https://www.polygon.com/22558968/playstation-studios-acquires-nixxes-software-pc-ports

Sony Acquisition of Bluepoint Games Supposedly Leaked by Image Mistake

Robert Ramsey

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/06/sony_acquisition_of_bluepoint_games_supposedly_leaked_by_image_mistake

Konami and Bloober Team announce partnership amid Silent Hill links

Chris Scullion

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/konami-and-bloober-team-announce-partnership-amid-silent-hill-links/

Xbox Cloud Gaming is Now Fully Available to All Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers

Joseph Knoop

https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-cloud-gaming-game-pass-ultimate-release

Dead Space 4 is reportedly ‘a full remake’ inspired by recent Resident Evils

Andy Robinson

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dead-space-4-is-reportedly-a-full-remake-inspired-by-recent-resident-evils/

Listener Questions

What We’ve Been Playing

Chris:

Death’s Door (review code provided)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Joseph:

Returnal

Recommended Reading

Joseph, Josh, Chris, and special guest Kaitlyn Red Wing discuss Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda, Amazon’s new cloud-based gaming service, and the confusion of Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS5.

Joseph Yaden – twitter.com/josephyaden

Josh Nichols – twitter.com/Mrjoshnichols

Chris Penwell – twitter.com/PenwellWrites

Kaitlyn Red Wing – twitter.com/KaitlynRedWing

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Music

Theme Song made by Novila. https://soundcloud.com/novila-edm

News transition music from Fallout 4 by Inon Zur. Added with fair use.

Quick Notes

Animal Crossing Halloween event announced, fall update coming Sept. 30

Nicole Carpenter

polygon.com/2020/9/25/21455764/animal-crossing-new-horizons-halloween-event-fall-update

Resident Evil Village Could Come To PS4 And Xbox One, Capcom “Looking Into It”

Liana Ruppert

gameinformer.com/2020/09/25/resident-evil-village-could-come-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-capcom-looking-into-it

Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions Have Shot Up By 50% Over The Past 6 Months

Johann Hamilton

screenrant.com/xbox-game-pass-subscriptions-increase-50-percent/

Michel Ancel Accused of Toxic Management at Ubisoft

Robert N. Adams

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/beyond-good-and-evil-2-delays-reportedly-caused-by-dysfunctional-management

Quick Releases

Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid, and more Konami classics come to PC on GOG.com

Owen S. Good

polygon.com/2020/9/25/21455745/metal-gear-pc-metal-gear-solid-konami-classics-gog-com-contra-castlevania-collection

Doom Eternal Is Rip And Tearing Onto Game Pass Next Month

Kyle Campbell

thegamer.com/doom-eternal-coming-to-game-pass/

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Demo Coming Next Month

https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1309466430174363648

News

Microsoft To Buy Bethesda In $7.5 Billion Deal, Acquiring Fallout, The Elder Scrolls

Reese Oxner

npr.org/2020/09/21/915308028/microsoft-to-buy-bethesda-in-7-5-billion-deal-acquiring-fallout-the-elder-scroll

Amazon Announces Luna, Another Cloud-Based Streaming Game Service

Mike Fahey

kotaku.com/amazon-announces-luna-another-cloud-based-streaming-ga-1845170977

Sony clarifies that PS5 Spider-Man remaster is not a free upgrade for PS4 Spider-Man players

Chris Moyse

destructoid.com/stories/sony-clarifies-that-ps5-spider-man-remaster-is-not-a-free-upgrade-for-ps4-spider-man-players-604643.phtml

Xbox Series X’s expandable storage is very expensive, but Microsoft says an SSD is necessary for new games

Brett Makedonski

destructoid.com/stories/xbox-series-x-s-expandable-storage-is-very-expensive-but-microsoft-says-an-ssd-is-necessary-for-new-games-604681.phtml

Listener Questions

Bella, Associate Editor / The Gamer

If Konami really did offer up a next-gen MGS remake that looked cool and had a good team behind it, would you be on board or nah?

#1 Turner and Hooch fan / The world’s #1 fan of Turner and Hooch

Hey, #1 Turner and Hooch fan here. What are your thoughts on a pizza covered in fruity pebbles? Do you think it would make for a rockin’ good time? Would it concrete my popularity among the cool kids? Or do you think it would just be good for stoners?

Also, have you ever been to this site? http://Celebritiesbutbald.com

Ghostintheglass

excited for the possibility of New Vegas 2?

Efase

Other than Mass Effect, what are some trilogies that you’d LOVE to see remastered, on the Switch or otherwise?

What We’ve Been Playing

Joseph

Dark Souls II
Dark Souls III

Chris

Hades
Marvel’s Avengers (review code provided)

Josh

Minecraft

Kaitlyn

Hades

Replaying Batman Arkham series

Tag: Konami

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