126: Is Activision Worse Than EA?

This week, Pete poses the question "is Activision worse than EA?" after he stumbled upon a smoking gun in some SEC filings. Pete and Steve also discuss Nintendo's latest Amiibo and whether locking key features behind a $30 figure is okay (spoiler: it's not). We round out the show with your listener questions and the latest bombshells from the Epic v. Apple case including an unusual game review from the Xbox team and some possible negotiations between Microsoft and Nintendo!
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:10 - What We're Playing
00:44:14 - Zelda + Loftwing Amiibo
00:49:28 - Is Activision Worse Than EA?
00:57:33 - Summer Game Fest 2021
01:03:20 - Timesplitters Studio Reforms
01:06:24 - Epic v. Apple
01:14:53 - MailPot
Links:
Activision SEC filings: https://twitter.com/HBJohnXuandou/status/1394436795333447682
Summer Game Fest: https://www.summergamefest.com
Xbox review of The Last of Us 2: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.551.21.pdf
Nintendo redactions: https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1394618302475931649
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The PotsCast is:
Pete: https://twitter.com/loud_pete
Steve: https://twitter.com/steve228uk

This week, Pete poses the question "is Activision worse than EA?" after he stumbled upon a smoking gun in some SEC filings. Pete and Steve also discuss Nintendo's latest Amiibo and whether locking key features behind a $30 figure is okay (spoiler: it's not). We round out the show with your listener questions and the latest bombshells from the Epic v. Apple case including an unusual game review from the Xbox team and some possible negotiations between Microsoft and Nintendo!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:10 - What We're Playing
00:44:14 - Zelda + Loftwing Amiibo
00:49:28 - Is Activision Worse Than EA?
00:57:33 - Summer Game Fest 2021
01:03:20 - Timesplitters Studio Reforms
01:06:24 - Epic v. Apple
01:14:53 - MailPot

Links:

Activision SEC filings: https://twitter.com/HBJohnXuandou/status/1394436795333447682
Summer Game Fest: https://www.summergamefest.com
Xbox review of The Last of Us 2: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.551.21.pdf
Nintendo redactions: https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1394618302475931649

The PotsCast is the weekly Nintendo and video game podcast from the LootPots team. We get together to discuss the latest gaming news, rumours and releases. Get in touch with us at [email protected], watch us on YouTube, join our Discord server, and support us on Patreon.

The PotsCast is:

Pete: https://twitter.com/loud_pete

Steve: https://twitter.com/steve228uk

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