#33 - Housemarque games joins the PlayStation Family.......is Bluepoint next? 🤯 - Episode 33 Growin' Up Gaming Podcast

Welcome to episode 33 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick this week's episode kicks off with Sony's stance of acquisitions and how acquiring studios like Housemarque games will impact them in the battle against Microsoft. 

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on July 2nd. Games like: Guacamelee - Super Turbo Championship Edition, Catherine: Full Body Edition, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, and more.

We wrap up the show with Brandon's review of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for the PlayStation 5!

So join us now! Kick back, grab a drink and let's hang out.

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[12:55] - Sony’s Views on Acquisitions

[19:00] - Sony Acquires Housemarque Games

[24:30] - PlayStation Acquires BluePoint Games??

[37:31] - Microsoft Releases XCloud for iOS, iPad & PC Browsers

Today In Video Game History - July 2nd

[44:05] - Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition | 7 Years Ago | Wii-U, X360, XB1

[56:03] - Ico/Shadow of the Colossus/Journey Artistic Pack | 7 Years Ago | PlayStation 3

[1:02:33] - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers  | 2 Years Ago | PlayStation 4

[1:05:35] - Catherine: Full Body Edition | 1 Year Ago | Switch

Brandon’s Random Review - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

[1:07:33] - Peacock Fun Facts

[1:13:24] - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Review

Outro

[1:29:48] - Outro

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