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Just How Essential is PlayStation Plus? - Easy Allies Podcast - Sep 1, 2023
🕑 Added 2023-09-01 12:49:42 +0000 UTCEp 386 - Sony's making a massive price hike to PlayStation Plus, Super Mario Bros. Wonder continues to impress, and Embracer shuts down the studio behind Saints Row.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHN0P3hDF5U
0:00 - Opening
1:28 - Corrections
4:25 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
20:02 - PlayStation Plus Price Hike
40:09 - Volition Shuttered By Embracer Group
54:08 - Top 10 Games to Play in One Night
1:04:47 - Bye Sweet Carole
1:12:35 - Also This Week
1:26:56 - L&R: Is October Geoff's Fault?
1:30:51 - L&R: Game Interrupted
1:33:20 - L&R Game: Signature Phrases
1:46:26 - Bonus L&R: Subverting Expectations
1:49:44 - Bonus L&R Game: Souls VS Final Fantasy
1:59:10 - Time for Bets
2:06:33 - Closing
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Comments
David Olsen
Clarification at 44:11. To clarify some of what y'all have been saying about Embracer and LOTR, they didn't just buy video game rights for the IP, but basically all derivative licensing rights. Movies, board games, theme parks, all merchandising, etc. When Embracer talks about "exploiting the IP," it's across ALL mediums and markets (except for Tolkien's writings, which the book publishers still retain the rights to), so harping on Gollum's lack of success doesn't paint the full picture for LOTR's future and Embracer's reliance on it. Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/global/embracer-group-paid-395-million-for-lord-of-the-rings-rights-1235650495/
