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.
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# 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]]
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[[Chapter Select]]
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