Ep 119: Ocarina of Time Remake, Sony Drops Kojima, Blizzard's Massive Union Contract

This week, John, Niki, and Lotus dove into both Nintendo Directs, the stunning news that Sony is dropping Hideo Kojima's next projects, and Blizzard's new union formation just ahead of Blizzcon.00:00:00 Intro & our new tagline00:10:03 Ocarina of Time is changing for modern audiences00:34:54 Samus is hungry in Metroid Ravenous00:37:00 Kirby and the World Beyond is perhaps the biggest adventure yet in the franchise00:43:50 Powerwash Simulator dev lays off staff in extremely strange way00:49:09 Big game-spoiling achievements were leaked from Steam00:53:55 Blizzard employees form union protecting 1,900 staff00:59:35 Sony drops Kojima projects, Xbox takes over, big conversation about game direction ensues01:31:10 Nintendo's tariff sale01:36:08 Grand Theft Auto VI preview apparently drives 100,000 Netflix sign-ups01:43:43 Tony is a slice of a biopic that manages to tell a lot of Anthony Bourdain's story01:48:20 The gang is split on the success of Coyote vs Acme02:07:45 Niki is very much enjoying the reboot of The Grand Tour02:18:55 iPhone Duo is weird but might just work02:27:20 HIVE QUESTIONS02:42:59 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.