Show Notes
Bruno Dias joins the crew to talk about his review of The Sinking City 2 and Lovecraft as author versus Lovecraft as brand. Then the gang gets into our glorious era of privacy annihilating personal technology and engages in a philosophical exploration of Siri Recap and when an audio file ceases to be an audio file. We discuss Kojima's announcement with Microsoft, and what it implies about Sony's relationship to big AAA prestige pieces and creators. You know, things like Wolverine from Insomniac, which Patrick has been playing a lot this last week. It's not great, bub! Then Bruno has been digging into 1000 Hells and Blood of Dawnwallker. If you ever wanted to hear about different ways voice lines and barks are handled at studios, this is the episode for you, because Bruno has spent time in those mines. 00:01:18 - Sinking City 2 00:59:44 - TCL’s TV Review Press List 01:28:13 - Hockey Commentator reveals that EA is testing AI voice acting for EA Sports 01:40:54 - 1900 Blizzard Employees Unionize 01:52:22 - Microsoft acquires Kojima Production’s PHYSINT after Sony drops it 02:16:01 - Insomniac’s Wolverine Woes 02:45:57 - 1000 Hells 02:51:49 - Blood of Dawnwalker 03:04:00 - Star Wars Zero Company
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