Termite's Buzz Episode 26

A special bonus episode of Termite's Buzz all about The Game Awards. Termite took a legendary trip across the country to celebrate TBone's 40th Birthday. I discuss the trip, our experience, the people we met, and review The Game Award show itself. I end the show with my favorite announcement and moments in the show!

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

Trophies what I'm playing: 
Spider-Man 2 Platinum done!
Horizon Call of the Mountain
Gran Turismo 6 PS3
Alan Wake 2 started
Super Mario Wonder

News:
Sony has halved the number of live service games
https://www.polygon.com/23954006/sony-playstation-live-service-games-marathon-last-of-us-factions
Context: Jim Ryan "retiring"

Zelda Live Action movie
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2023/231108.html

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

Trophies what I'm playing: 
Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros Wonder

News:
Phil Spencer on GamePass with Activision
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

Trophies what I'm playing: 
Mortal Kombat 1
Resident Evil 4

Fun GotY Predictions!

News:
PS5 Slim Announced
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/

XBox Activision Blizzard Aquisition is complete
https://www.polygon.com/23915545/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-close

Bobby Kotick to stay through end of year
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915559/activision-blizzard-ceo-steps-down-kotick-microsoft

Redfall Update:
https://www.ign.com/articles/redfalls-latest-update-finally-adds-60fps-mode-now-available

Retro:
New PS3 games added to the collection

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

Trophies what I'm playing:
Call of Duty Black Ops 1
Mortal Kombat 1

News:
Sony hacked again?!
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-launches-investigation-after-ransomware-group-claims-to-have-breached-companys-systems

Platinum games co-founder leaving
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/25/23888860/hideki-kamiya-leaving-platinumgames-bayonetta-viewtiful-joe-director-wonderful-101

PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan to Retire Next Spring
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-29/why-playstation-fans-are-cheering-ceo-jim-ryan-s-departure

Retro:
Halo 3 16 year anniversary
PS3 - It Only Does Everything

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

Sea of Stars Plat 97!
What's next? Mortal Kombat 1? deal

News:
-Switch 2 performance that of PS4/Xbox One
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-reportedly-briefed-activision-on-its-switch-2-plans-last-year/#:~:text=Tom%20Ivan,were%20viewed%20by%20The%20Verge.

-Unity apologizes
https://www.polygon.com/23885373/unity-technologies-install-fee-pricing-change

All the Xbox Leaked stuff - Cliff Notes/Readers Digest
https://www.ign.com/articles/all-the-major-revelations-from-the-ftc-vs-xbox-court-document-leaks

Phil Spencer's response
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23881174/microsoft-xbox-leak-gaming-phil-spencer-memo

Need for Speed developer focus on Battlefield
https://www.eurogamer.net/need-for-speed-developer-criterion-to-focus-on-battlefield#:~:text=Criterion%2C%20the%20British%20studio%20behind,with%20Need%20for%20Speed%2C%20meanwhile.

The Division 3 is announced
https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/09/21/ubisoft-announces-tom-clancys-the-division-3-appoints-new-series-producer

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

This week:
Sea of Stars
Starfield

News:
Nintendo Direct everything announced
https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-september-2023-everything-announced

Sony State of Play everything announced
https://www.polygon.com/23874130/playstation-state-of-play-showcase-september-2023-all-games-summary-recap

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

This week:
Sea of Stars
Starfield
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 

News:
Volition closing down - Saints Row to PS Plus
PlayStation Plus price has increased
Nintendo leaking like a siv

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

This week:
TMNT Shredder's Revenge Plat

News:
Charles Martinet is no longer playing Mario
https://www.polygon.com/23780131/mario-voice-charles-martinet-nintendo-ambassador

Gamescom ONL recap
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/gamescom-opening-night-live-2023-everything-announced/

PlayStation Hardware announced
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23842771/sony-playstation-portal-remote-player-specs-release-date-price

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.

This week:
Pikmin 4
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 

News:
RDR for PS4/Switch
https://www.polygon.com/23778291/red-dead-redemption-remaster-release-date-ps4-switch

CoD MW 3 announced
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-confirmed-for-november-10-release/1100-6516631/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-2023-everything-we-know/1100-6516295/

Pokemon Direct Recap
https://nintendoeverything.com/june-2023-nintendo-direct-recap-announcement/

Sony Streaming PS5 Games in 4K in beta
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/7/21575810/sony-ps5-public-beta-cloud-streaming-test-live

Sony delaying first party games
https://www.psu.com/news/sony-hints-at-playstation-first-party-game-delays-in-latest-financial-report/

TMNT Last Ronin revealed
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/08/11/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-last-ronin-officially-revealed-through-teaser-trailer

New South Park game announced
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/thq-announces-3d-south-park-game-snow-day/

Xbox new strike system
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/15/xbox-enforcement-strike-system/#:~:text=To%20help%20address%20this%2C%20we,have%20on%20their%20player%20record.

Alan Wake 2 delayed by 10 days
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/08/17/alan-wake-2-hit-with-10-day-delay

Xbox 360 Store will close July 2024
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/17/xbox-360-store-will-close-july-2024/

Sega finalizes purchase of Rovio
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio

Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/