Episode 273: The Microsoft Takeover

January 30, 2022

Activision Blizzard isn’t the only thing Microsoft is taking over. The company that Bill Gates built is all over this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, too. We share impressions of former Xbox-exclusive indie The Artful Escape and revisit the Microsoft-owned Banjo-Kazooie within Switch Online + Expansion Pack. We then turn our attention to Microsoft’s next move, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and break down what it means for us gamers, for Nintendo, and for the industry as a whole. Plus, we go beyond Redmond for some light Kingdom Hearts shenanigans.

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