In the gaming section, regulars Rishi Alwani, Mikhail Madnani, and Pranay Parab talk about changes to Pokemon Go, Xbox One X, Forza 7, controversies around GTA mods and cross-platform online play, Shadow of Tomb Raider PlayStation top-up cards coming to India, and the future of Hitman with IO Interactive going indie. On the pop culture side of things, pop culture nerds Gagan Gupta, Roydon Cerejo, and Akhil Arora talk about American Gods and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Pokemon Go
- What’s new
- Events in Pokemon Go
- Monetisation strategies
- How Niantic is keeping players interested
- New Pokemon strategy
- Massive player base
- Revenue
Xbox One X
- Xbox One S to outsell One X
- Exclusives
- 4K native games
- Horizon Zero Dawn competitor
- Quantum Break PC release vs console
- Long exclusive cycle
Cross-play
- Minecraft and its impact on cross-platform play
- Sony’s stance on this
- Why Microsoft is pushing cross-play
- Where cross-play matters
Rockstar PC modding controversy
- Take Two’s legal action
- Negative reviews on Steam
- What happens to those who play with mods
- Who this is good for
- Rockstar’s previous endorsement of mods
IO Interactive going independent
- History of the Eidos deal
- We might get the Hitman game we deserve
- The episodic AAA approach failing
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
PlayStation top-up cards in India
- What our sources have said
- How we know about top-up cards
- What game retailers are saying
- The value of the cards
- Is this likely to succeed in India?
Games we’ve been playing this week
American Gods
- What it's about
- Emphasis on visuals
- Experience vs storytelling
- 'Coming to America' vignettes
- Favourite god
- Wish list
- Release format in India
Handmaid's Tale
- What it's about
- Costume design
- How it has expanded on the book
- Updated for time
- Soundtrack flourishes
- Watching in India
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
