Washington Post Gaming | Nintendo Direct 2022, Sony, Microsoft's FTC issues and other gaming news roundtable | Livestream @Launcher | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 22 hours ago.
Welcome to "WaPo Story Mode", a recurring show on Thursdays at 4 p.m. ET where the Washington Post's video game coverage team, Launcher, brings on big-name guests to discuss the top gaming news of the week and provide a quick round-up of other top stories.

This episode's roundtable discusses a hodgepodge of the biggest news of the week, including the 2.9.2022 Nintendo Direct and its games (Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Kirby and the Forgotten Land), as well as the blockbuster acquisitions Sony and Microsoft have made the past few weeks.

Read our story about how the FTC could stop Sony and Microsoft's acquisitions: washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/08/why-microsoft-buy-activision-sony-bungie

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0:00 Stream start
1:19 Hello world
2:17 Nintendo Direct highlights
31:42 Video game consolidation story
51:56 Studio’s four-day workday
1:09:44 Wordle saves lives
1:15:55 Lost Ark popularity
1:26:25 Pokimane stays on Twitch
1:31:45 Other Twitch news
1:37:40 Assassin’s Creed future
1:42:19 Sims 4 LGBTQ issues
1:45:36 Talking to your PS5
1:51:22 Wrapping up fun
2:03:34 Signing off for real