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Breaking Down The Biggest Sale In The History Of Video Games

After a short hiatus the gang is back and ready to dive deep into Microsoft's plan to buy Activision Blizzard. This week we're going through the Game Awards nominations....and more or less tearing them apart. We discuss how the deal came together, the future of Call of Duty exclusivity, and what it means for consolidation and unionization in the games industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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  Splitscreen Judges The Game Awards

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  Splitscreen Gives Thanks

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  Halo Comes Full-Circle After 20 Years

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  Animal Crossing Gets Its Groove Back

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  Let's Revisit The Early Aughts Time Capsule That Was GTA

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  The Art Of The Spooky Game Is More Than Just Jump Scares

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  The Internet Is The Best And Worst Thing To Happen To Gaming Fandom

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  New World Feels Like An Old MMORPG (In A Good Way)

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  Super Smash Splitscreen Ultimate

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  How The Nintendo Direct Became Its Own Metaverse

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  Deathloop and Other Significant Time Loops

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  Video Game Award Shows Are A Mess (RECAST)

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  Spoiler Alert: This Is An Episode About Twists And Spoilers (RECAST)

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  Splitscreen Goes Back to School

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  What is a Metroidvania Anyway?