Ep. 257: 'Achievement Oriented' on Rockstar's Golden Goose and the Consolidation of Sports Games

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4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion discuss PS4 Pro envy and 'Resident Evil 7' (0:40) and talk to The Guardian's games editor Keith Stuart about the continued sales success of 'Grand Theft Auto V,' the perpetual repackaging of old titles, and the worst US presidents in video games (6:08). Lastly, they talk to Polygon's Owen Good about the latest bad news for NBA Live, why so many sports games are going extinct, and the NBA's plans to partner with Take-Two to launch an official 'NBA 2K' esports league (26:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.8	Hello and welcome to Achievement Oriented, Channel 33's gaming podcast.
1:18.6	I am Ben Lindbergh of TheRinger.com.
1:21.7	On the other line is Patronis's Charles Oakley.
1:24.7	It's Jason Concepcion.
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