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Game Industry Shakeup Microsoft’s Acquisition Approved

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In Ep. 573, Scott and I discuss Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard allowed to proceed, Cartoon Network Studios merging with Warner Bros. Animation, The Flash movie’s box office performance declines further, and more!

Chapters
0:00:14 Introduction
0:01:12 Video Game Preservation: Availability of Classic Games
0:09:37 Digitizing Retro Gaming Magazines for Preservation
0:12:03 Concerns about companies buying up third-party developers
0:16:14 Worries about the future of gaming due to company mergers
0:23:28 Disney’s Hulu rebranding as an anime and animation destination
0:26:47 The competition and challenges of streaming services in the anime industry
0:30:16 Potential UPS Strike and its Impact on Consumers
0:40:03 Film Preservation Destroyed for Tax Credit
0:43:19 Warner Brothers Discovery’s Misguided Decisions
0:47:41 More Failure with James Gunn’s Superman Film Casting Backlash
0:53:32 Lack of Appeal in Casting Choices and Writing Skills
0:58:19 Brokette Block: Games, Reading, and Watching
1:02:08 True Ending and Epilogue in Sonic Frontiers
1:07:41 Behind the Scenes at Ventura Safari
1:16:50 Pricing concerns and grading policies for collectibles
1:17:30 Comic Grading and Polybags
1:20:40 Kingdom Hearts 2: A Timeless Favorite

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Credits:
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The Reasons I'm Broke has been putting out episodes since September 2012 every week covering news and reviews ranging from comics, movies, TV, video games and more! Since then, we've gained the greatest of listeners, have been nominated for the 2017 and 2018 Podcast Awards, and we WON in 2019 under Games & Hobbies.