Tomas Franzese joins the show to help digest the beefy $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We also chat about Tomas’s new job at DigitalTrends and discuss Hollywood tapping into the well of video game IP. <audio controls> <source src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/maxfrequency/MF13_Final.mp3"> </audio> - *[Download](https://traffic.libsyn.com/maxfrequency/MF13_Final.mp3) (42MB) — [[MFP13_Transcription.pdf|Episode Transcript]]* - [RSS Feed](https://maxfrequency.libsyn.com/rss) - [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1557043396) - [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-max-frequency-podcast/id1557043396) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3W1LwBNmhZ6s5QmQViWXKn) # Show Notes ## The Halo Trailer - [*Halo The Series* Trailer](https://youtu.be/5KZ3MKraNKY) - [NPR *Uncharted* Interview](https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076493402/playstation-uncharted-video-game-movie) ## Tomas’s New Job at DigitalTrends - [Tomas’s Author Page](https://www.digitaltrends.com/users/tfranzese/) ## Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard - [Your biggest questions about the Microsoft-Activision deal, answered](https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-questions/) ## The IP and Game Pass - [[Big Three Predictions 2022]] ## Wrap-Up - [[S1E4 - Paper Mario - Color Splash|Paper Mario: Color Splash episode of Chapter Select]] [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net/) [[Chapter Select]] [Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143](https://www.twitter.com/MaxRoberts143) [Tomas’s Twitter @TomasFranzese](https://www.twitter.com/TomasFranzese)