Episode 156 - Adulting Snewsies

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett delve into a back catalogue of news that's been building for the last couple of weeks, including:

An April Fools joke that turned out to be real, the Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog was announced and released April 1st https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-has-released-a-surprise-sonic-murder-mystery-game-for-free/ but has now been downloaded over 1 million times https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-murder-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-has-been-downloaded-a-million-times-in-five-days/ 

Multiverses has been taken down from stores after completing its early access period. Due for release in 2024 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/multiversus-has-been-pulled-from-stores 

Resident Evil 4 Remake sells well over 4 million units, adds Mercenaries as free DLC but also includes micro transactions https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake-has-added-microtransactions-to-upgrade-weapons-quicker/ 

E3 is dead. RIP https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-has-reportedly-been-cancelled/

A new cheaper storage expansion unit is coming to the Xbox Series consoles https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-cheaper-1tb-xbox-series-expansion-card-is-on-the-way/ 

Allegations of sexual assaults have been made in the wake of GDC conference in March https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/games-industry-is-going-backwards-following-alleged-gdc-attacks-women-in-games-ceo-says/ 

We hope you enjoy the show.

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