Episode 139 - Sony's $200 Million Failure: Concord Studio Firewalk Closes For Good

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--> While a new report claims that Concord's initial development deal was around $200 million, Sony has announced it is shutting down Concord developer Firewalk Studios.
--> Following a damning report that called Roblox an "X-rated pedophile hellscape," Roblox Corporation has announced changes to its child-safety policies that will impact the way pre-teen users can interact with its popular gaming platform.
--> A terminally ill Borderlands fan has asked if there's any way he can see Borderlands 4 early, and Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has promised that "we're going to do whatever we can to make something happen."
--> One forward thinking PlayStation fan has bought 24 years worth of PS Plus to avoid increasingly common price hikes.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Retro Rewind!
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1. Episode 139 - Sony's $200 Million Failure: Concord Studio Firewalk Closes For Good (00:00:00)

2. Reviews, Reactions, and Requests (00:07:52)

3. Patron shout-outs (00:09:45)

4. Headlines (00:17:10)

5. Top 3 New Releases (00:56:19)

6. Retro Rewind: October 1996 (01:08:47)