Take-Two Buys Zynga, E3 Dies, and Ken Levine Struggles

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Maximum Fun

Kirk Hamilton, Society & Culture, Technology, Arts, Jason Schreier, Maddy Myers, Video Games

4.5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The year's only started but it's already full of GAMING NEWS! Join Jason, Maddy, and Kirk for a breakdown of this year's biggest headlines: Take-Two buying Zynga, E3 essentially dying, and the trials and tribulations of BioShock director Ken Levine. Plus: a cool new mystery show and the return of Jason's NFL stories!

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0:00.0	When ever I hear about a video game publisher buying a game studio for billions of dollars,
0:07.7	I think, man, that's a pretty good idea.
0:09.6	I should sell one of my video games studios.
0:13.2	Welcome to Troubo Click where we bring the games to you.
0:15.2	We've got a news round up this week with mobile games studio Zingha getting bought for
0:18.6	$12 billion, E3 going online only, and Jason's big new report on Ken Levine's troubled
0:23.9	post-bioshock studio.
0:25.8	Let's get into it.
0:29.8	I'm Kirk Hamilton.
0:30.8	I'm Maddie Myers.
0:32.2	And I'm Jason Shire.
0:33.2	Hello.
0:34.2	Hi.
0:35.2	Hello.
0:36.2	Hello to both of you.
0:37.6	It's us.
0:38.6	I'm Cassin for another week.
0:40.3	For another week.
0:41.3	And we do this every week.
0:43.2	Don't we?
0:44.2	Wow, we do.
0:45.2	We're able to do that because we're supported by so many wonderful listeners.
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