About this episode
Earlier this year, Chinese publisher Tencent revealed a new project so shameless that it belies belief. It's called Light of Motiram, and it's no exaggeration to say that it's a pound-for-pound carbon copy of PlayStation's vaunted Horizon franchise. It crossed the line to such an extent that Sony is suing Tencent over it, packing fascinating evidence that this title was likely intended to be Horizon all along. Is Tencent dead-to-rights? Other news this week includes likely massive overreaction to PlayStation's hiring of a cross-platform manager, updates on Amazon's God of War TV project, Xbox's dominance of PS5 sales chart with rumors of more to come, Warner Bros. dipping its toes back in the games-as-a-service space, fresh PS+ offerings, and more. To round things out, we then go to listener inquiries, as always. Is the original Metal Gear Solid overrated? What's happening with Insomniac's Wolverine project? Have payment processors gone too far in seemingly bullying the likes of Steam? Will Colin ever understand that Bob Dylan is still alive? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:16:13 - Bob Dylan is not dead 0:33:00 - 401k Sacred boys 0:35:03 - RIP in Peace 0:35:58 - Remembering Tomvy 0:41:38 - Katy, let the PS5 breathe 0:44:23 - Section 8 clarification 0:48:39 - Twisted Metal release schedule 1:03:52 - Sony sues Tencent over Horizon clone 1:26:40 - Sony hiring a multiplatform manager 1:57:25 - Ronald D. Moore talks God of War 2:11:52 - New China Hero Project games 2:17:06 - Xbox games dominated Q2 PS5 software sales 2:34:45 - WB is hiring for a live service game 2:49:16 - Lies of P coming to PS+ 2:53:54 - Sony's fightstick is called FlexStrike 3:01:17 - Nintendo Direct stuff 3:14:43 - What Are We Playing? (Death Stranding 2, Deus Ex, Silent Hill 3) 3:38:32 - Steam's credit card drama 3:59:19 - Does Metal Gear Solid hold up? 4:05:13 - What's up with Wolverine? 4:14:11 - Is anti-crunch making game development longer? 4:18:24 - PlayStation sequels are selling less? 4:25:13 - SkillUp's gaming website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices