After a couple of weeks of rumors and speculation, EA confirmed the news to the delight of horror fans everywhere: Dead Space is officially coming back! But in what form? Paul and Alejandro discuss the news about Dead Space’s return and the shape it will have in its return, as well as another bevy of news (The State of California’s Lawsuit against Activision Blizzard Frat Boy Culture! FIFA’s competitor Pro Evolution Soccer changing names and going free to play! Sales Milestones for the Mortal Kombat franchise and Kojima Productions!) in an all new episode of “The X Button”!

Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Sources:

-The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed an explosive lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for discrimination: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california-over-frat-boy-culture
-1000 Employee Letter: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-26/activision-blizzard-staff-sign-petition-supporting-labor-lawsuit
-An Analysis by Richard Hoeg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyerVVc2e98&ab_channel=HoegLaw

IGN Dead Space Interview:
https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-space-remake-gameplay-story-ps5-xbox-tech-details


Time Stamps:

Intro/What have We Been Playing: 0:00 - 29:32

Press X for Some News

-Activision Blizzard Lawsuit: 29:41 - 48:22

-EA Play 2021 Rundown (mostly Battlefield 2042 Portal Talk): 48:24 - 52:32

-Dead Space Remake Revealed and Discussion: 52:33 - 1:01:31

-Pro Evolution Soccer becomes eFootball and goes F2P:  1:01:32 - 1:07:24

-Mortal Kombat Sales Milestones Discussion: 1:07:25 - 1:17:05

-Death Stranding Sales Figures/Closing Thoughts: 1:17:06 - 1:23:12

Intro Music By: 

Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music) 
Music provided by Tunetank.
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/zeXd4dFB5cw 

Art by: Zachity Jones AKA Pathological Loser  

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