Sony Flushes Bluepoint Away - Easy Allies Podcast - February 20th, 2026

Ep 515 - Five years after purchasing the celebrated Bluepoint Games, Sony flushes them down the drain. In lighter news, Blood is back to share stories from DICE, and we have impressions of Mario Tennis Fever, Demon Tides, Scott Pilgrim, and more! Become a patron to get the extended cut: https://www.patreon.com/posts/extended-sony-151223167 00:00 - Intro 04:38 - .hack//Z.E.R.O. Revealed! 09:13 - Layers of Fear 3 Announced 13:22 - The Escapist Replaced by AI 18:44 - Sony Closes Bluepoint Games 39:14 - DICE Awards and Stories from Bloodworth 47:50 - A Word From Our Sponsors 50:14 - My One Piece 54:57 - My One Thing 01:01:06 - Mario Tennis Fever Impressions 01:11:45 - Awaysis Preview 01:18:01 - Scott Pilgrim EX Demo Impressions 01:27:23 - Demon Tides Impressions 01:33:38 - L&R: What Next? 01:39:04 - L&R: A Resident Evil Pairing 01:43:43 - L&R: Olympic Video Games 01:50:24 - Bets 01:56:47 - Closing Go to https://www.shopify.com/allies for a one-dollar-per-month trial period to grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Check out the game Blood's launching this week, Horripilant: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3525970/Horripilant/

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