The dust is settling a bit, what does Sony do now after Xbox buys Activision Blizzard? This and other stories on this week's Now to Play Games Podcast! Join Jon and Fin as they take you through this week's biggest stories in the gaming world! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:44 - Welcome to Now to Play Games 00:06:43 - Housekeeping: Ride Along 00:08:36 - Sony after Xbox buys Activision Blizzard 00:39:20 - Game Workers Alliance Union formed 00:57:05 - Netflix going for the Game Pass crown? 01:11:29 - Go Play Some Games and We Will See You Next Week Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of your gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames All the Social Media Links! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Email: podcasts@nowtoplay.com Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ Play Date: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

BREAKING NEWS!! Holy crap Xbox bought Activision Blizzard!!! What does it all mean?!?! Jon and Fin are here to break it down in this special episode of Now to Play Games! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:03 - Welcome to Now to Play Games 00:02:03 - Housekeeping 00:02:31 - Xbox buys Activision Blizzard 01:08:33 - Now Go Play Some Games and We Will See You Next Week Check out Now to Play Games First Game of the Year Battle Royale! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jmi91X6P1g Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of your gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch every Saturday at 4 pm Central 10 pm British: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

Can we go one week?!?! Just one week without NFTs?!?!? We are starting to get a bit nervous about Pokemon Legends. All this and more on this week's Now To Play Games Podcast! Join Jon and Fin as they catch you up on the past week's gaming news! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:29 - Among Us is getting a manga 00:06:01 - Welcome to Now to Play Games 00:06:49 - Housekeeping 00:07:59 - Troy Baker's Voiceverse NFT 00:24:47 - Take Two Buys Zynga 00:46:34 - Pokemon Legends is looking rough 00:58:06 - 2021 Gaming Report Card 01:26:39 - Now Go Play Some Games and We Will See You Next Week Check out Now to Play Games First Game of the Year Battle Royale! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jmi91X6P1g Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of your gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz #videogamenews #podcast #nowtoplaygames

Tacos are the new NFTs! What in the world is Square Enix doing? PS VR2..yes please! All this and more on this week's Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - Catching Up with Celeste 00:02:55 - The Newest and Tastiest Subscription 00:07:06 - Welcome to NTPG 00:09:14 - 2022 the year of NFTs 00:35:57 - Days Gone Director is not happy 00:57:11 - PS VR2 is a thing and it was announced 01:09:21 - E3 2022 is digital again...thoughts? 01:23:28 - Now Go Play Some Games and We Will See You Next Week Check out Now to Play Games First Game of the Year Battle Royale! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jmi91X6P1g Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of your gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

It's the first Now to Play Games Podcast of 2022. So let's review 2021! The whole NTPG crew is here! Join Jon, Fin, Keith, Tim, and Rose as the look back on 2021 and look forward to 2022! All this and more on this week's Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:04 - What everyone has been doing? 00:04:22 - Welcome to NTPG 00:05:41 - Housekeeping: NTPG will be back live Jan 8th 00:06:54 - What grade would you give 2021? 00:13:09 - The video game news of 2021 00:41:27 - Favorite game we played in 2021 01:12:44 - Looking forward to 2022 01:41:37 - Now Go Play Some Games and We Will See You Next Week Check out Now to Play Games First Game of the Year Battle Royale! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jmi91X6P1g Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of your gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz #videogamenews #podcast #nowtoplaygames

Let the Now to Play Games Podcast with Jon and Fin catch you up on the past weeks news! Of course we need to update everyone on things we have learned from The Game Awards. Playstation bought another studio? More BS from Activision Blizzard... All this and more on this week's Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:06 - Ubisoft NFT Video gets delisted 00:07:19 - Welcome to NTPG 00:08:11 - Housekeeping: Jon makes a deal 00:10:35 - The Game Awards Recap 00:43:52 - Ravensoft Update and more Activision Blizzard 00:56:01 - Playstation picks up another dev 01:00:43 - Nintendo's digital pre-order return policy sucks 01:07:42 - Now Go Play Some Games and We Will See You Next Week Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of your gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz #videogamenews #podcast #nowtoplaygames

Let the Now to Play Games Podcast with Jon and Fin catch you up on the past weeks news! PlayStation is creating their own version of Game Pass? Are we even allowed to say Take Two? More BS from Activision Blizzard... All this and more on this week's Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:11 - Deleting Every Spotify Playlist 00:00:51 - Technical Difficulties 00:03:19 - Take Two...wait can we say that? 00:04:00 - Deleting Every Spotify Playlist a recap 00:05:59 - Breaking News!!! 00:08:02 - How many Kings do you need? 00:12:27 - Welcome to NTPG 00:13:17 - Housekeeping: Fun things from NTPG in December 00:18:10 - PlayStation Game Pass 00:29:31 - You don't want to Take Two 00:36:33 - NintenDO what Activision Blizzard Don't 00:41:22 - Activision at it again 01:00:06 - The Xbox Museum 01:11:07 - Now Go Play Some Games and We Will See You Next Week Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz #videogamenews #podcast #nowtoplaygames

Let the Now to Play Games Podcast with Jon and Fin catch you up on the past weeks news! Xbox is absolutely giving the gamers what they want! Want is going on with Bobby Kotick and Activision Blizzard? Get hyped for The Game Awards! All this and more on Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:15 - The Scariest Game Delay Announcement 00:05:19 - The Rundown 00:06:35 - How has it gotten even worse for Activision Blizzard? 00:25:51 - The PS5's 1st Birthday 10 Ten Games 00:36:44 - Rockstar is Sorry 00:50:23 - Phil Spencer and Xbox are KILLING IT!! 01:06:16 - Xbox 20th Anniversary Controller Unboxing 01:07:15 - The Game Awards have been announced! 01:23:22 - Now go play some games and we will see you next week! Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz #videogamenews #podcast #nowtoplaygames

Let the Now to Play Games Podcast with Jon and Fin catch you up on the past weeks news! It was a busy week with Nintendo's financials, Sega and Microsoft are coming together, and Square Enix gets savage. All this and more on Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro with new music 00:00:56 - Actual Intro 00:02:33 - Our Favorite Holiday Movies 00:05:49 - 8 Bit Christmas Trailer 00:07:51 - The Rundown 00:09:14 - Devs handing out game delays 00:15:50 - Fin Gets SAVAGE with Jon 00:17:56 - Devolver Digital goes public 00:21:56 - Fin's Hot Take on Vault Boy 00:23:32 - Square Enix says Crystal Dynamics was the wrong dev for Avengers 00:36:01 - Microsoft and Sega, the beginning of a beautiful relationship 00:49:36 - The Nintendo News Dump 01:20:26 - Now go play some games and we will see you next week Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz #videogamenews #podcast #nowtoplaygames

Let the Now to Play Games Podcast with Jon and Fin catch you up on the past weeks news! Are PlayStation Exclusives going away? What's happening at Blizzard? How did the launch of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass go? All this and more on Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:50 - Ghostbusters Proton Pack 00:01:32 - Exclusive YouTube Content... 00:05:02 - Jon wants a Proton Pack 00:08:01 - Housekeeping 00:10:54 - Guardians of the Galaxy Impressions 00:12:53 - Mario Party Superstars Impressions: Fin's First Mario Party?!?! 00:19:03 - Bobby Kotick and the Blizzard Saga 00:33:49 - The Woes of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack 00:44:05 - Did we need that State of Play? 00:59:27 - Nintendo Closing Offices? 01:13:03 - No more PlayStation Exclusives? 01:28:18 - Now go play some games and we will see you next week! Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

We're back after a few weeks off! Let the Now to Play Games Podcast with Jon and Fin catch you up on the past weeks news! What are Fin and Jon's thoughts on Metroid Dread? Is Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack too much? What is the True Value of Game Pass? All this and more on Now To Play Games Podcast! Time Stamps! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:42 - Metroid Dread Thoughts 00:06:07 - What Up Gamers! PvP is the Gamers Social Media Platform 00:13:55 - Uncharted Trailer Reactions 00:20:09 - What we want from the State Of Play 00:26:42 - Is Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack too much? 00:36:26 - The True Value of Game Pass 00:57:00 - Do reviews mean anything? Why we don't do them 01:15:44 - Go Play Games and we will see you next week Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

This week was bust with all the rumors. Not to mention Blue Points is finally a PlayStation first party game. With everything going on let Jon and Fin catch you up on the video game news you need to know. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - Mom's Spaghetti 00:04:44 - Blue Point is at home with PlayStation Studios 00:14:21 - PlayStation's Firesprite acquires Fabrik Games 00:17:31 - Who's Next on PlayStation's List? 00:22:09 - Netflix Games grabs Night School 00:34:41 - TGS Roundup so far 01:07:18 - Is GTA - The Trilogy - Definitive Edition coming soon? 01:13:07 - Konami is Back? 01:28:29 - Was there a 4K Switch? 01:40:50 - Where you can find us! Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

It was supposed to be a pretty easy week, that was until Nintendo was like hey everyone, do you need a direct? It was a banger of a direct to, let Jon and Fin catch you up on the video game news you need to know. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:21 - Crash Conspiracy Theories 00:02:50 - Fin Reacts to Jon Getting Marvel's Avengers on PS5 00:05:26 - Intro 00:07:13 - Quantic Dream is Making a Star Wars Game? 00:18:17 - Nintendo Direct Reactions 00:56:25 - Crystal Dynamics is helping with Perfect Dark 01:14:00 - Just a Reminder Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

It's been an interesting week here at Now to Play Games. With Ikea getting in to gaming, Nintendo being Nintendo and our Hot Takes on Deathloop, let Jon and Fin catch you up on the video game news you need to know. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:15 - What is Crash Bash? 00:02:30 - Steam Next Fest 00:07:24 - Intro 00:09:03 - Ikea is getting into gaming 00:19:24 - Nintendo being Nintendo... 00:39:12 - Deathloop Impressions 01:01:17 - Now to Play Games Fantasy Critic Check In 01:15:06 - Just a Reminder Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz

New name who this? That's right Playhouse has evolved into Now To Play Games! Same podcast, same hosts, same fun times with a new show runner! Jon and Fin talk about the PlayStation Showcase and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:42 - Jake from State Farm in NBA 2K22 00:07:00 - Laughs and More 00:10:45 - Intro 00:12:32 - Tripwire CEO has been replaced 00:21:32 - PlayStation Showcase Aftermath 00:53:12 - Apple VS Epic: The Conclusion 00:53:31 - Young Horses Dev Team going to 4 day work weeks 01:00:57 - Just a Reminder Subscribe to Now To Play Games YouTube Channel and ring the bell for all of you fun gaming news Now To Play Games: https://bit.ly/3lkDrFM Watch Now To Play Games live on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nowtoplaygames Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram/nowtoplaygames Listen to all the Now To Play podcasts on your favorite podcasting service: Now To Play Games: https://nowtoplaygames.captivate.fm/ PlayDate: https://playdate.captivate.fm/ Follow the whole Now To Play Team on Twitter: Jon: http://www.twitter.com/itsjonbox Fin: http://www.twitter.com/hyfinated Rose: http://www.twitter.com/rogue9rosie Keith: http://www.twitter.com/theserpentstale Tim: http://www.twitter.com/0iryz