Episode 138 - Netflix Says Never Mind To Being A Triple-A Game Developer

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--> Two years after unveiling Team Blue, a new AAA studio aimed at building “the next big thing in gaming,” Netflix has closed it down without the studio having ever released a game.
--> In a shocking turn of events which absolutely no one saw coming, information on Nintendo's upcoming Switch Online Playtest Program has leaked to the internet.
--> According to a new report from Bloomberg, Bandai Namco is sending workers to “expulsion rooms” in an effort to make them so miserable that they voluntarily quit.
--> Sega is opening its own official store in Shibuya’s Parco department complex in Tokyo – the same building which already houses Nintendo Tokyo, the official Capcom store, and a Pokémon Center.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Nostalgia 101!
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1. Episode 138 - Netflix Says Never Mind To Being A Triple-A Game Developer (00:00:00)

2. Reviews, Reactions, and Requests (00:05:44)

3. Patron shout-outs (00:08:26)

4. Headlines (00:15:08)

5. Top 3 New Releases (00:43:58)

6. Nostalgia 101: 80s Movies That Deserved An NES Game But Never Got One (00:56:48)