SG 117 | La CMA bloquea a Microsoft + DEAD ISLAND 2 + Nace ANCHOR POINT & Noticias
Episode notes
The episode opens with first impressions of The Last Case of Benedict Fox and the Street Fighter VI demo, before previewing a positive assessment of Dead Island 2's gameplay. They also introduce Minabo as a social experience and discuss the imminent arrival of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, including its launch patch, New Game+ mode, and concerns about PC storage and performance. The show devotes an extensive segment to Anchor Point, NetEase's AAA studio based in Barcelona: they cover its presentation, expected growth, and the still-early features of its first project. In the news, they analyse the specifications, battery life, and positioning of Asus ROG Ally against Steam Deck, as well as Redfall, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Zelda, and other 2023 releases. The central debate concerns the UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, focusing on cloud gaming, possible appeals, and the consequences. Finally, they deliver an extensive analysis of Dead Island 2, highlighting its combat, co-op, gore, visuals, and crafting, while questioning its story, linear structure, customisation, and lack of Spanish voice acting.
Chapters
- 0:00 Show opening
- 1:52 The Last Case of Benedict Fox and Street Fighter VI
- 6:39 Minabo and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- 11:38 Anchor Point presentation
- 26:51 Asus ROG Ally versus Steam Deck
- 35:57 Redfall, Armored Core VI and Zelda
- 50:46 The CMA blocks the Activision Blizzard acquisition
- 1:11:30 Dead Island 2 review
- 1:20:03 Dead Island 2: co-op, combat and assessment