Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut & PlayStation Purchases Two New Studios

Two new studios join the PlayStation family and we have more Ghost of Tsushima content on the way this year. There sure was a lot of news shortly after we finished recording last week.

Alongside the news that Housemarque and Nixxes Studios are joining the PlayStation Studios family, we discuss the reveal of Ghost of Tsushima: Directors Cut and dive into what the Iki Island story could focus on.

Hosts:
Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil
Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Episode Timecodes

INTRO
00:00:00 - Hello
00:00:59 - Trophy Cabinet
PS NEWS
00:01:28 - PS Plus games for July 2021
00:05:44 - Housemarque joins the PS Studios Family
00:12:21 - BluePoint joining the PS Family soon as well?
00:15:37 - Nixxes Studios joins the PS Studios Family
00:21:00 - Does PlayStation hate indie games?
00:30:48 - What's up with these Christian games?!
00:36:12 - PlayStation character costumes coming to Fall Guys
00:38:29 - Ghost of Tsushima: Directors Cut announced for PS4 & PS5
00:47:19 - [Ghost of Tsushima SPOILER tag] What Could Iki Island Be About
00:52:56 - [Ghost of Tsushima SPOILERS ENDED tag]
PLAYSTATION PRODUCTIONS
00:56:28 - The Last of Us HBO series casts Sarah
00:59:06 - The Last of Us HBO Series is officially filming
OUTRO
01:03:12 - Goodbye

Resources:
Deadline
‘The Last Of Us’: Nico Parker Joins Pedro Pascal In HBO Series Adaptation of Popular Video Game
Explosion Network
Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut adds new ‘Iki Island’ expansion and more this August
PS Plus games for July 2021 includes A Plague Tale: Innocence
Ratchet, Clank, Astro Bot & Sackboy costumes coming to Fall Guys
Returnal developer, Housemarque, joins the PlayStation Studios family
Gamesindustry.biz
Indies criticize Sony over discount policies, poor communication, more
The Sixth Axis
Ghost of Tsushima: how will Iki Island continue Jin’s story?
VG24/7
Sony acquires Nixxes Software which specializes in PC ports

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Music by: Dylan Blight
Art by: Cherie Henriques

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