Episode 262 - Crunch TIme

This week Micah and Brad are discussing Brad's surprisingly fun time with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Micah's existential crisis with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the game that caused the need to forever banish the 'Game of the Year' naming convention, PSN finally allowing for ID name changes, what impact Microsoft's rumored acquisition of Obsidian Entertainment, the fact that we're totally shocked (shocked!) that Sony is working on the PlayStation 5 (PSnü), why solving the problem of crunch in the game industry isn't as easy a solution as some think, why PUBG may have shot themselves in the foot, the real-life locales we'd love to see in a video game, our thoughts on story-based DLC announced pre-launch, and what games we don't see the need to pay $60 for.   Headlines   PSA!: Set your PSN message settings to privatePSN ID change entering preview program; rolling out fully early next yearMicrosoft reportedly on the verge of purchasing Obsidian Entertainment   Top Stories   Sony confirms the obvious: they’re working on the next PlayStationDan Houser brags of 100-hour work weeks for RDR2; gets lit up online; clarifies statementQUESTION OF THE WEEK - Dense Pixels Post Office   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