Should Game Developers Unionize? | The Video Game Pals Episode 48

This week the Pals are talking about some of the hottest new games out right now, God of War, Ubisoft escaping Vivendi and weigh in on Jason Schreier’s piece on the need for game devs to unionize! PLUS: NINDIES! (Sorry, no timecodes this week!) What we’re playing: · Sea of Thieves impressions · Kirby Star Allies review · A Way Out impressions Random Question of the Week DA NEWS: 1. Nindies Show case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NWKUHl6JLY https://holdtoreset.com/everything-announced-during-todays-nindies/ 2. Nintendo is bringing live tournaments back to E3: https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/22/17150044/smash-bros-invitational-splatoon-2-world-championship-e3-2018-nintendo-switch 3. God of War gets a new trailer and 15 minutes of gameplay and it looks FIRE: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/03/19/god-of-war-first-hands-on-report/ 4. Defiance 2050 Beta launches April 20 to 22 on PS4: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/03/22/play-the-defiance-2050-beta-april-20-to-22-on-ps4/ 5. Ubisoft escapes Vivendi: https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/20/17144094/ubisoft-vivendi-sells-stake-tencent-deal Main Topic: Is it time for game developers to unionize? https://kotaku.com/it-s-time-for-game-developers-to-unionize-1823992430 Outro Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW