THIS WEEK on The PowerSwitch – Gaming’s Call-In Talk Radio Show: Nintendo directly sets up their 2019 plans with the first Direct of the year, Activision-Blizzard lays off 800 people after financial success, a new rumor suggests Switch may get VR support this year, Apex Legends hits 25 million players in a week, a PlayStation leadership shakeup at SIE, and a rating spotted for Five Nights at Freddy’s on PSVR
SEGMENTS
- (2:23) – Headline Roundup
- Activision-Blizzard layoffs
- Switch VR rumor
- Apex Legends hits 25 million players in a week, passes 2 million concurrents
- Jim Ryan taking over for John Kodera as SIE President and CEO on April 1
- Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted leaked by ESRB
- GAME & RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Tekken 7 – Julia & Negan DLC (February 28 – PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Catherine: Full Body (September 3 – PS4)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (TBA – PC, Switch – PS4 & Xbox One later)
- (13:12) – Main Topic: Nintendo Directly Sets Up 2019
- Top 5 Direct Takeaways
- Nintendo’s current 2019 schedule
- Future slate of potential Switch announcements
- (31:10) – Caller: Jesse (Texas)
- Smash Bros. DLC’s role as news hits throughout the year
- Super Mario Maker 2 as a non-creator
- Needing Switch Online’s game library expansion
- (38:57) – Out This Week
- Steins;Gate Elite (February 19 – PS4, Switch)
- Yakuza Kiwami (February 19 – PC)
- Anthem (February 22 – PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- (39:25) – Outro
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Peter Spezia
Editor-in-Chief at Rhymes With Asia
Speaking into a microphone about nerd culture is a passion project for Peter Spezia, formerly known as SMYNYouko. Peter has been an Internet broadcaster since 2007, with past shows including Show Me Your News and WTF, Pokémon. His latest ventures include hosting The PowerSwitch - gaming's call-in talk radio show - and writing for RhymesWithAsia.com. A University of Michigan alum, Peter lives in the Great Lakes State with his wife Rachel as he works in video production for FCA US LLC. When he isn't keeping track of the latest video game industry news, Peter is either playing the guitar or staying fit.
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