With the end of year 4, we do another episode of Annual Analysis. We would also like to announce the closure of Viewport Gaming. Thank you for all your support of the years. More info to come on our website.

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We cover the (now-old) Nintendo Direct, and Cyberpunk 2077 makes a comeback?!

News articles we talk about in this episode:

• Horizon Forbidden West Was Delayed To Avoid Crunch, Says Game Director: https://www.thegamer.com/horizon-forbidden-west-delayed-crunch/
• Cyberpunk 2077: Patch 1.5 & Next-Generation Update — list of changes: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/41435/patch-1-5-next-generation-update-list-of-changes
• Analysis: Up to 1,000 digital-only games will disappear when Nintendo closes its 3DS and Wii U stores: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/analysis-up-to-1000-digital-only-games-will-disappear-when-nintendo-closes-its-3ds-and-wii-u-stores/
• Nintendo Direct: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-09-everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct
• Street Fighter 6: https://www.streetfighter.com/6/en-us/

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The acquisitions continue! We talk about the latest purchases in the gaming world, with other news sprinkled in.

News articles we talk about in this episode:

• Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-sony-buying-bungie-for-usd3-6-billion
• Rockstar: "Many of you have been asking about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.With every new project, our goal is always to significantly move beyond what we've previously delivered. We're pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the series is underway.": https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1489617718009606150?t=DGCon4yWDpvEA4ns2tsd4A&s=19
• Electronic Arts & Lucasfilm Games announce new Star Wars titles from Respawn Entertainment: https://www.ea.com/news/electronic-arts-and-lucasfilm-games-announce-new-star-wars-titles-from-respawn-entertainment
• "Team17 is today announcing an end to the MetaWorms NFT project. We have listened to our Teamsters, development partners, and our games’ communities, and the concerns they’ve expressed, and have therefore taken the decision to step back from the NFT space.": https://twitter.com/Team17/status/1488618187109408780?t=AgdTvtfXTh8-YcJlGLDfGg&s=19
• Steam Deck Launching February 25th: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/3117055056380003048
• Stadia reportedly "deprioritised" as Google focuses on selling streaming tech to third-parties: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-04-stadia-reportedly-deprioritised-as-google-focuses-on-selling-streaming-tech-to-third-parties
• Pokemon releases the music and sound effects from Diamond and Pearl for free personal use: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1488889958505062400

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And just like that, one episode after Take-Two sets a record on an acquisition, Microsoft strikes back.

News articles we talk about this episode:

• Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/
• Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expected to leave once Microsoft deal closes - report: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-18-activision-blizzard-boss-bobby-kotick-expected-to-leave-once-microsoft-deal-closes-report
• Phil Spencer: We "desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.": https://twitter.com/xboxp3/status/1484273335139651585?s=21
• New Blizzard Game: https://www.polygon.com/22901092/blizzard-new-survival-game-original-universe-ip
• "EA is reportedly very disappointed with how Battlefield 2042 has performed and is "looking at all the options" including a kind of F2P system: https://twitter.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/1484261137818525714
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel got 241,038 peak concurrent users on steam. Over 10x any other Yugioh game. Almost 4x Valve's Artifact launch number.: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/s9yukg/yugioh_master_duel_got_241038_peak_concurrent/
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land launches March 25th! (Nintendo Switch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu_qwN-Y_P4
• Rainbow Six Extraction really, really blows (Review) - Skill Up: https://youtu.be/4RdRh97jHvw
• Square Enix 2022 Games: enix-games.com/en_GB/news/square-enix-preview-2022">https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/square-enix-preview-2022

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After the holiday break, we're back! We cover what we've been up to since the break and some of the top news that hit within the past month.

News articles we talk about in this episode:

• SEGA promises to avoid NFTs if gamers think it's a money-making scheme: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83803/sega-promises-to-avoid-nfts-if-gamers-think-its-money-making-scheme/index.html
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is getting NFTs, including one that lets you become an in-game ‘metahuman’: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/15/22834567/stalker-2-nfts-metahuman-dmarket
• https://www.polygon.com/22841151/stalker-2-nft-content-canceled-reaction
• EA was in the process of developing a Harry Potter MMO, but scrapped it because they didn't think HP had longevity: https://twitter.com/Brandolorian17/status/1473356649972879364?t=vn7SLyTDe1Cj-xO33mgmhw&s=19
• Take-Two acquires Zynga at a valuation of $12.7bn: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220110005389/en/Take-Two-and-Zynga-to-Combine-Bringing-Together-Best-in-Class-Intellectual-Properties-and-a-Market-Leading-Diversified-Mobile-Publishing-Platform-to-Enhance-Positioning-as-a-Global-Leader-in-Interactive-Entertainment
• Mario Kart 9 Is Reportedly In Development, 'With a New Twist': https://www.ign.com/articles/mario-kart-9-is-reportedly-in-development-with-a-new-twist
• PSVR2 specs announced: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/04/playstation-vr2-and-playstation-vr2-sense-controller-the-next-generation-of-vr-gaming-on-ps5/
• FF16 development update: https://twitter.com/finalfantasyxvi/status/1475335618905669635?s=20
• E3 online only again: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/6/22870913/e3-2022-online-virtual-event-covid-19-pandemic-omicron

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The viewport team recaps their thoughts on The Game Awards 2021, with 4-time world champion, Tristan Jung.

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The viewport team talks about their favorite games across a broad set of categories.

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We spend an hour talking about the games we've been playing for the past month.

News we talk about in this episode:

• GTA: The Trilogy has a Metacritic aggregate score of 0.5: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-14-gta-the-trilogy-has-a-metacritic-aggregate-score-of-0-5
• Rockstar pulls Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition from sale on PC: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-12-rockstar-pulls-grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-the-definitive-edition-from-sale-on-pc#comments
• Ubisoft Announces Pay Raises To Stop Developers From Leaving: https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-announces-pay-raises-to-stop-developers-from-le-1848012438
• Forza Horizon 5 is officially the largest launch of any Xbox Game Studios Title ever. https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1458269032986013706?t=6ecU2kTk8SC8iMPyX5smSw&s=19
• Steam Deck Delayed By Two Months: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/3084396982306430712
• Square Enix claims Crystal Dynamics was the wrong fit for ‘disappointing’ Marvel’s Avengers | VGC: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-claims-crystal-dynamics-was-the-wrong-fit-for-disappointing-marvels-avengers/

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It's been a fairly quiet week, with a random scattering of news across different areas: PC gaming, GTA, CP2077 and Blizzard.

News we talk about in this episode:

• God of War is coming to PC: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/qc2rrf/god_of_war_is_coming_to_pc/

• Sony has formed the ‘PlayStation PC’ label for its PC games push: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-has-formed-the-playstation-pc-label-for-its-pc-games-push/

• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D71cBUeAL58

• Cyberpunk 2077 has updated its roadmap pushing all updates, improvements and DLC to Q1 2022: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/37298/our-commitment

• Fortnite is shutting down in China in 2 weeks: https://www.thegamer.com/fortnite-shutting-down-china-november-15/

• Roblox has been down for over 24 hours: https://twitter.com/roblox/status/1454215549014069249?s=21

• Warner Bros Multiversus Character select screen leaked:

  https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1453409855428038656?t=WjmUqOhysXjWYpz9VSimkA&s=09

• OW 2 and D4 delayed: https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1455635542054477831?s=21

• Jen Oneal leaves Blizzard; https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/02/jen-oneal-leaves-blizzard-co-leader-role-mike-ybarra-becomes-sole-boss/

• February 2022 BlizzConline event has been canceled: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzcon/23738004/reimagining-blizzcon

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Oh, Elden Ring (is delayed), and we talk about Nintendo's new Online strategy.

News we talk about in this episode:

• Twitch leaks: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/

• Elden Ring delayed to Feb 25, 2022: https://twitter.com/ELDENRING/status/1450100145689927683

• The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked (Source codes and user payouts among the data) | VGC: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/

• Paid XP boosts have been added to Avengers, despite promises it would never happen: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/paid-xp-boosts-have-been-added-to-avengers-despite-promises-it-would-never-happen/

• Final Fantasy 14 Surpasses 24 Million Players, Becomes Most Profitable Final Fantasy Game In the Series - IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-14-24-million-players-most-profitable

• Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack to be $49.99 USD for 12 months, $79.99 USD for family membership: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/q8pk3m/nintendo_switch_online_expansion_pack_to_be_4999/

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