Square Enix Is Making Major Moves, But Is It Enough To Save The Publisher? - The Home of Play Podcast ep.113

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Square Enix has sold off three of its major studios, in an effort to try to stop more financial losses. Will it be enough to save the company though? As usual we have some thoughts about that. Sony makes more serious investments towards their future with live service games. Prince of Persia is being moved to another studio, and we don't expect to see it for quite some time. Lastly Hanger 13 parts ways with studio head, but announces a new Mafia game at the same time. We've got another packed show this week ,so lets just get into it!

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This week on Episode 113 of The Home of Play podcast we discuss the following:

00:01:51 - Weekly Update with Steve and Chris.

00:11:44 - SoftBank, Sony back $60M round for gaming infrastructure software startup AccelByte - GeekWire

00:16:59 - Now PlayStation is also hiring for an acquisitions manager - VGC/Game Informer

00:19:22 - PS5 Stock Issues Could Last Into 2024 as Chip Shortages Continue - Push Square

00:22:42 - Sony’s proposed Bungie acquisition is reportedly being scrutinized by the FTC - VGC

00:25:51 - Final Fantasy 16 Trailer Coming Soon, Game's Basically Complete - Push Square

00:28:48 - Crytek Hires Hitman 3 Director To Lead Crysis 4 - Game Informer

00:32:02 - Video game market revenue forecasted to hit $200bn for 2022 - GamesIndustry.Biz

00:34:24 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake development handed over to Ubisoft Montreal - VG247

00:39:14 - Mafia 3's Hanger 13 Studio Head and Founder Haden Blackman Steps Down After 7 Years - IGN

00:43:25 - New Mafia Game in Development, Is a Prequel to the Trilogy. - Push Square

00:46:18 - Guillemot family is considering to purchase Ubisoft - GamesIndustry.Biz

00:50:03 - Embracer Group to Buy Multiple Square Enix Studios and IPs in Huge Acquisition - Push Square

00:57:35 - Square Enix Says Embracer Acquisitions Allow It to Invest More in the Blockchain, AI, and the Cloud - IGN

01:01:07 - Square Enix Retains Just Cause, Life Is Strange, Outriders IPs - Push Square

01:03:03 - Outriders studio has ‘yet to receive any royalties’ as the game hasn’t broken even - VGC

01:13:28 - 'Multiple Sources' Said Sony Is Buying Square Enix, Allegedly - Push Square

01:16:14 - Review Round Up

01:17:15 - Your Homework for the Week:

Star Wars Day Discounts PS5, PS4 Games from a Galaxy Far, Far Away - Push Square
Acclaimed Historical Survival Medieval Dynasty Planned for PSVR2 - Push Square
FIFA 22 is testing cross-play multiplayer soon, but it won’t be coming to FUT - VGC
All Dying Light Owners Automatically Upgraded to Enhanced Edition - Push Square
Summer Game Fest 2022 set for June 9 - VG247
Hitman 3’s Freelance mode moved into the second half of the year, roadmap shows what’s ahead - VG247
Call of Duty: Vanguard underperformed because no-one wanted a WW2 game, says Activision - VG247
The Quarry features a "death rewind" mechanic that lets you undo your fatal mistakes - VG247
NFT sales ‘have declined 92% since their peak’- VGC