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Spider-Man 2 is here, and hey, it's extremely good! That's pretty much all we played this week, but also the Microsoft/Activision deal closed (and Bobby Kotick is on the way out), the other shoe has dropped for Bandcamp as it leaves Epic, one whole Wii U sold in September, we're awash in skincare tips, and more!

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(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:10) Intro(00:01:37) Spider-Man in the cinema(00:08:56) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 [PlayStation 5] on Oct 20, 2023(01:16:49) News(01:17:25) Microsoft and Activision have done it and they will be Bobby free next year(01:48:16) After 24 years Pete Hines leaves Bethesda(01:58:28) Masssive layoffs around Bandcamp(02:13:04) A single person bought a WiiU!(02:17:40) A little more speculation around the Microsoft and Activision/Blizzard(02:19:12) Emails(02:25:51) What's happening on Nextlander(02:28:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts(02:30:19) Wrapping up and thanks(02:32:07) See Ya!

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mk

I think the discussion about Epic and Bandcamp misses an important detail, which is that the acquisition was right around the lawsuit with Apple about “fairer pay”/lower percentage cuts at the App Store level, and that its been speculated that the real asset was the virtue of BCs reputation in that field, and as a PR bargaining chip that positioned Epic as a consumer-focused entity across multiple media. The results of that legal battle, their management of the unionisation push, and sale + decimation of the workforce reveal exactly how baseless and hollow that was.

nextlander

oh, that's an interesting correlation. I had forgotten about that whole thing... somehow! --Vinny

Thom Konan

Out of the Maguire, Garfield and Holland Spider-Man movies, the Holland movies are by far the best, no question. Lots of fun.

Thebagel1

Im a big MCU fan and honestly I cant agree with this. They are all great but Spidey 1 and 2 by Raimi are immaculate. The Garfield ones suck

Thom Konan

That's funny because I'm a gigantic Raimi fan too. Maybe it's recency bias, Idk. To each their own, but we can agree on the Garfields (and by the way, I love the guy).

Thom Konan

I also will say I rewatched those Raimi ones when Blank Check did Raimi recently and enjoyed them far more than I remembered.

UltimAXE

You're probably right, much as I hate to admit it. I've just never been much of a fan of high-schooler Spider-Man because that's not who I grew up with (*salute to Fox Kids Spidey). However, the end of Holland Movie 3 leaves that character in precisely the spot where I want him to be.

Thom Konan

I agree the high school spidey was harder to digest, I was just won over at a certain point. My favorite spidey is honestly the old and grisled.

csl316

Simpsons watchcast, Alex. If Vinny doesn't remember Hank Scorpio, sounds like he needs a curated list of the best ones.

newdarkcloud

"[[JK Simmons]] is too good for this." Y'all! JK Simmons is in Baldur's Gate 3. He is literally not too good for a video game of this budget.