Google has announced the shutdown of both of their internal studios that were making games for Stadia in what will probably be known eventually as foreshadowing.

Other Video Game News

• A New Lawsuit Claims That Valve is Price Fixing
• The Mass Effect Legendary Edition Isn’t Coming to Next Gen Consoles
• Marvel's Avengers Is Finally Getting a Next Gen Update...Probably
• Scalpers Sold a LOT of PS5s
• Wanna a TV and a Console In Your Car?

What We're Playing

Colby: Summer in Mara, Haven, Donut County, Crashlands

Cliff: CrossCode, Torchlight 3

Questions

Vinny: What game did you love at one point, stop playing but came back to it later and enjoyed it just as much or even more. I've been getting back into Sea of Thieves with the new season and I'm loving it!

Squid: When rating and playing an indie game do you give it more leeway than say a AAA game? I ask myself.

Cpt Insano6: What celebrity or celebrities would you want to play games with; video games, board games, etc.

Princess_Megan: Who is your favorite Disney character and why?

Elfsawrath52: What is the optimal gamer food?

Cheap/Free Games

Game Pass:

• Ghost of a Tale (PC) ID@Xbox – February 4
• Project Winter (Android, Console and PC) ID@Xbox – February 4
• The Falconeer (Android, Console and PC) – February 4
• Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age (Console and PC) – February 11
• Jurassic World Evolution (Android and Console) – February 11
• Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones (Android and Console) ID@Xbox – February 11
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Android) – February 11

PlayStation Now

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - April 29th
• WWE 2K Battlegrounds - August 2nd
• Detroit: Become Human
• Darksiders Genesis
• Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
• Little Nightmares

Amazon Prime

• All games available to claim through March 1
• Spinch
• Stealth Bastard Deluxe
• Monster Prom: Hotseat
• Swimsanity! Couch Party Edition
• Table Manners
• Algo Bot
• Cyber Hook
• Little Big Workshop

Troll Corner

• Activision Refuses to Mandate Increased Diversity Hiring Practices

Patreon Patrons

• John Tippins
• Sean Palmer
• Austin Palmer
• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.

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