226. Square Enix Fire Sale, YouTube Worse Than Mixer, Overwatch 2 Failure, RIP Blizzard, Pokimane xQc Champagne Problems, British Gamers, Warner Bros. Confusion, Xbox Game Pass

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by https://business.yougov.com/sectors/gaming-esports/boe (YouGov)), we discuss Embracer Group acquiring IP and studios from Square Enix for $300 million despite huge losses on Marvel games, the creator of It Takes Two saying video games don't have to be fun, Sykkuno joining YouTube Gaming despite widespread criticism of the platform, Dr Disrespect showing no love for Overwatch 2, Pokimane teaming up with xQc to bash Riot Games and Valorant, British gamers playing more than the rest of the world, Ben Baller creating a golden gaming headset, Warner Bros. considering selling its gaming studios, a Call of Duty: Warzone update causing huge traffic spikes on Virgin Media's network, Microsoft seeing a rise in Game Pass subscribers, and so much more!