041: Even Steven (Sony Stores, Tales of Arise, Earthblade, NieR, Steven)

<p>Between backflips, betas and bargains - it's been another Big Week in Gaming for 25 Apr 2021. This week we cover Sony's reversal on shutting down the PS3/Vita stores, huge Tales of Arise news, the next game from Celeste devs Extremely OK Games, Monster Sanctuary getting a big upgrade, the relaunch of 90s shareware icons Apogee, and get a preview of Jason Schreier's upcoming book Press Reset.</p><br><p>We also get double the Swinny, with early impressions of NieR Replicant and a review of the latest Steven Universe RPG - Unleash the Light.</p><br><p>So be like the Duke, and come get some of these bitchin' highlights:</p><p>▸ The Xcloud Beta launching on iOS and PC</p><p>▸ Sony backflipping on their plans to shut down the PS3 and Vita stores</p><p>▸ And early impressions of Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... from a long-time fan</p><br><p><strong>TIMECODES</strong></p><p>▸ 00:00:00 Intro&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 00:21:05 Sony No Longer Shutting Down PS3 &amp; PSVita Stores&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 00:34:34 Xbox Game Streaming Beta For iOS &amp; PC - xCloud News&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 00:46:01 Tales Of Arise - Release Date, Coming To PS5 &amp; Xbox Series X&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 00:56:08 Instax Mini Link For Switch - Game Boy Printer Spiritual Successor?&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 01:07:54 Earthblade - New Game From Celeste Team Announced&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 01:13:57 The Personal Impact Of 38 Studios' Downfall - Press Reset Book Preview (Jason Schreier)&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 01:23:03 Monster Sanctuary 1.1 Update Live For All Platforms&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 01:28:19 Apogee Entertainment - Classic Publisher Relaunched&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 01:38:19 Bargain Bin w/c Sun 25 Apr 2021&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 01:44:24 NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... How Does It Compare?&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 01:55:53 Steven Universe: Unleash The Light Review&nbsp;</p><p>▸ 02:16:52 Outro&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>