If Remakes Are The Safest Bet, Why Close The Studio That Does Great Remakes? - Beyond 935
2/21/20261 hr 2 min
Well, this sucks: Sony has closed Bluepoint, the semi-recently acquired studio behind some of the best remakes of PlayStation games to date, like Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, plus a slew of remasters and ports like the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, as well as bringing Gravity Rush from Vita to PS4. The last project we heard the studio was working on was a God of War live-service project, which seemed like the wrong fit, and even more so after the announcement that a remake of God of War’s original Greek trilogy is, in fact, in development. That remake is still a mystery, aside from a logo reveal and some tidbits of information from Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge (who is not in the remake.) Despite a complete lack of information, plenty of debate has sprung up around whether or not this eventual God of War Remake should include the sex minigames. A straight remake would be remiss to not include them, and a reboot would be likely need to retool them a bit. We’ll have to wait and see. Anyway, we also talk about Alfred Chicken, because it’s Friday and we’re a little loopy. Beyond! 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - If Remakes Are The Safest Bet, Why Close The Studio That Does Great Remakes? 31:14 - God of War 50:22 - Poll Results 52:22 - They Should Make an Alfred Chicken Reboot 52:53 - The Alfred Chicken Hotline 54:25 - More Poll Results 55:55 - Bubsy 3D This weeks show was hosted by Max Scoville and Brian Altano. It was Produced by Nick Maillet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Beyond, and hello, and welcome once again to IGN's weekly PlayStation show. I'm your host, Max Scoville, and coming up, Sony has shuttered Bluepoint, the studio behind some of its best remakes. Meanwhile, no one knows what that God of War remake is yet, but we're already arguing about it. Let's get into it. [upbeat music] I think a lot of people hear healthy and think raw kale and riced cauliflower and gluten-free gym mats. However, Factor's got delicious low-carb, calorie-smart options like the shredded beef tinga bowl or brown butter grilled chicken and Yukon mash that are made with quality, functional ingredients like lean proteins, colorful veggies, and healthy fats, with no refined sugars or seed oils and no artificial sweeteners. Variety is the spice of life, and Factor offers 100 rotating weekly meals to keep things fresh and delicious through winter, including options like high protein, calorie smart, Mediterranean diet, GLP-1 support, and ready-to-eat salads, as well as the new Muscle Pro collection, which supports strength and recovery, which is great if you're trying to get ripped or are perhaps training to defeat your arch nemesis in some sort of an interdimensional tournament. I don't know what you're doing with those muscles. That's up to you. Best of all, it's convenient as hell. Always fresh, never frozen, ready in about two minutes. No prep, no stress. Factor's great, and as somebody who periodically makes his entire week harder by putting off grocery shopping in favor of fun weekend activities, I'm extremely glad that Factor exists as a more sensible alternative to eating hot dogs