Episode 217 - Accent Pillow Fight

This week we're talking about layoffs at Telltale Games and Runic Games, Activision's claims about early Call of Duty WWII sales, being rewarded for earning PlayStation trophies, Razer's new smartphone, Super Mario Odyssey's impressive initial sales and where Nintendo sits in the current console generation, all the biggest news from BlizzCon 2017 including Overwatch and World of Warcraft info, EA shifting of how Star Wars Battlefront II's loot boxes will work, Microsoft's future gaming plans, and Housemarque's decision to leave arcade-style games behind.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music   Headlines   Telltale Games lays off 25% of its workforceTorchlight and Hob developer Runic Games has been shut down by Perfect WorldActivision claims WWII sold twice as many copies as Infinite Warfare at launchPlayStation trophies will now be able to earn you rewards in the PlayStation StoreRazer unveils their first smartphone “for gamers”; will run $699The ESA throws its support behind the GOP tax billSuper Mario Odyssey is the fastest-selling Mario game in the US   Top Stories   The biggest news from BlizzCon 2017StarCraft 2 going free-to-playNew Overwatch hero: MoiraNew Overwatch map: Blizzard WorldWorld of Warcraft Vanilla getting an official serverBattle for Azeroth expansion announced for WoWEA changes how SW Battlefront 2’s loot boxes work after negative feedback from the betaMicrosoft plans on introducing a streaming games service that doesn’t require a console in the next 3 yearsHousemarque declares the arcade genre of games “dead”; say they are moving on from that genre because of poor salesQUESTION OF THE WEEK