Not to be confused with Microsoft and their exceptional line of products.

Games we played this week include:
Before I Forget (07:40)
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (19:45)
Pokémon Snap (21:45)
Undermine (28:25)
Returnal (33:45)
Disc Creatures (45:20)
Tin Star (48:40)

News things talked about in this episode:
Epic v Apple court proceedings begin (50:30)
twitter.com/thedextriarchy/stat…1389595740519940101

Epic data on user-acquisition costs related to “free” game distribution leaked (1:02:20)
www.pcgamer.com/epic-spent-more-t…ths-of-giveaways/

Info on quite how huge financially Fortnite has been (1:06:30)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…9bn-in-two-years

How much Epic paid for six months of Borderlands 3 exclusivity (1:07:05)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…f-pc-exclusivity

Sony agreed to cross-play when it could get its beak wet (1:10:25)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…in-circumstances

Microsoft to cut publisher fee to 12% on Windows Game Store (1:14:00)
www.theverge.com/2021/4/29/224092…games-12-percent

Xbox is improving the framerate of many backward compatible titles (1:16:40)
majornelson.com/fpsboost/

Witcher 3 Director resigns and apologizes after investigation finds no wrongdoing (1:17:20)
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…loper-cd-projekt

Sony makes a financial investment in Discord, securing it on PS5. (1:21:00)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05…tion-integration

New details emerge about last year’s Ubisoft hostage hoax (1:23:15)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04…nbow-six-cheater

5 CDPR bosses take home nearly $30m in bonuses. (1:28:05)
www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters…oddy-game-launch

Bobby Kotick takes a meaningless 50% pay cut. (1:28:30)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04…lions-in-bonuses