Nerd Alert Ep. 16! | Microsoft BUYS Activision/Blizzard For 75 BILLION USD | NFTs & Gaming

1.21.2022 Topics

What’s up everybody! We are calling all nerds and you answered the call, the beacon in the sky if you will. We are you friendly neighborhood hosts that talk about everything within the entertainment zeitgeist and we are so excited to talk about some amazing stuff tonight.

Main TopicsNFTs beginning to plague the gaming sceneKonami is getting involved selling old art as NFTSKonami and NFTsStalker 2 planned to utilize NFTs but redacted due to extreme negative feedbackStalker 2 NFTUbisoft launched Quartz which is a new platform of theirs where users can earn NFTsUbisoft and NFTs with QuartzSome claim that NFTs are actually not amazing for the environment (as well as just crypto mining in general) due to the increased amount of energy used to farm.https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/Country Kosovo banning mining due to blackoutsVerge explaining NFTsTwitter Has Embraced NFTs As WellMicrosoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard!How Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Purchase Compares to Other Major Entertainment Acquisitions - IGNEvery Activision Blizzard Franchise Microsoft Will Own In Huge Acquisition Deal - GameSpotGovernment to Overhaul Merger Guidelines | Coincidence?Sony’s Stock Tanks 13% (20 Billion Lost) How do they respond?Sony Responds to Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, Citing Contractual Agreements (wccftech.com)Discussion: How will this effect the gaming environment in years to come?Spider-Man No Way Home Spoiler Discussion!Games We Are Playing / Upcoming GamesUpcoming Games (Anticipated of 2022)2022 Video Game ScheduleWhat we are playingTylerSpider-Man (PS5 Upgrade Edition) First PlaythroughPokemon Brilliant DiamondBeat Elite 4 (challenging)Got my first shiny!MaxTales of AriseIt Takes TwoEntertainment of the WeekMax:Arcane - Netflix Animated SeriesTyler:Mistborn Book Series