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\\nYou ready for this, Playa?
\\nWelcome back to the club! This week, Allan Muir and Emmett Watkins Jr. return to talk about our lingering thoughts in the final days before the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger is finalized. Will Game Pass get a bunch of new games added? Will dead franchises like Singularity and Spyro return? Will the Call of Duty devs get a break for a few years? And more importantly, will the folks who have been suffering under Bobby Kotick be treated better once under Microsoft? We discuss all that and more in this episode, so buckle up!
\\nAlso, in the Watcha Playin segment, Al talks about Tears of the Kingdom and South Park: The Stick of Truth and\\xa0 Emmett talks about Thymesia and Victor Van.
\\nTimestamps
\\nTOTS: Microsoft & Acti/Bliz is near official, what now? 8:17
\\nWhatcha Playin 1:14:43
\\nSouth Park: The Stick of Truth 1:15:02
\\nThymesia 1:22:23
\\nZelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1:38:00
\\nVictor Van 1:49:59
\\nHousekeeping 1:56:48
\\nHousekeeping:
\\nProtect Toad Jr At All Costs! | The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Part 6
\\nSocial Media in the Modern Age & What We\'re Playing | Spoonful Podcast Ep. 22 - YouTube
\\nThe Abridged Videogaming History of Big-Money Buyouts & Mergers
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