Microsoft is Forever Doomed to Fruitlessly Pursue Activision Blizzard w/Nicole Carpenter

Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Kat Bailey

Leisure, Video Games, Technology

4.6 • 674 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Hey Microsoft! How's that Activision Blizzard deal coming along? …Oh. That bad, huh? Well, we're sure everything will be fine. Psst. That's a lie, dear listeners. We actually brought Polygon's own Nicole Carpenter to discuss the myriad ways this gargantuan acquisition attempt is going poorly for the Big M. And whatever's bad for Microsoft is probably bad for a lot of western RPG studios. Buck up. It's not all doom and gloom. We also talk about: Hokai: Star Rail finds immediate success with its patented Anime Chicks and Dudes in Space sales method. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is getting a deserved Switch remake Goodbye Waypoint :( The Summer of Korra begins! How a remake of a historic Square Enix game can potentially teach you how to make napalm the way your grandma used to (Well, not anymore) Music used in this episode: Do Your Best! [Breath of Fire III] Xbox Series X start-up sound [Microsoft/Xbox] The Legend of Korra Main Theme [The Legend of Korra] A Curious Tale [Secret of Mana] Floating Continent [Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Acts of the Blood God and independent RPG podcast.
0:16.9	I'm your host, Kat Bailey.
0:18.4	Joining me as always, my lovely co-host, Nadia Oxford.
0:22.1	Hey, Kat, before the show started, you were talking crap about Boston's croissants,
0:25.6	so you're going to have some people on your ass about this one, I think.
0:28.7	Nadia, you are being such a snitch right now.
0:31.4	Stop gnarcing on me about Boston's croissants.
0:34.8	Anyway, it's more of a bagel town anyway, and I think any Bostonian will tell you as much.
0:40.5	Really? What are Boston bagels like?
0:42.7	I don't know.
0:43.3	I should have gotten one.
0:44.7	This is just what I've heard from people who are from around that particular area.
0:49.8	It's like, no, Boston bagels.
0:51.5	I'm like, whatever you have to say.
0:53.4	Just, sorry, being a Jew, I'm very invested in bagels, so bagels. I'm like, whatever you have to say. Sorry, being a Jew, I'm very invested in
0:56.6	bagels. So go ahead. Also joining us is Eric Van Allen. Hi, good morning. My power
1:04.5	cycled before this podcast started. Let's hope it doesn't happen again. And our special guest, Polygons, Nicole Carpenter.
1:13.5	Hello.
1:14.3	And surprise, I'm from Boston, but I've never heard the bagel thing before.
1:18.1	Really?
1:19.0	Oh.
1:19.9	But also, we're not really known for our croissants either, so.
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