This week, LeRon, Austin, and Stoy talk about the effect “gatekeepers” have on the gaming community, Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios joining the PlayStation Family, the new update for Returnal, Epic Games’ fundraiser for Ukraine, and much more!

The Cross Roads Team:

LeRon Dawkins: Twitter  |  Twitch
Austin Campbell: Twitter
Chris True: Twitter
Stoy Jovic: Twitter | EXPCast

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Intro and Housekeeping
14:45 – What Are We Playing?

Notable Games Coming to PlayStation This Week

A new week, another barrage of high-caliber games coming to systems! The final Bethesda exclusive release hits PlayStation this week and is closely followed by the return of a fan-favorite franchise. Get ready to have some fun!

44:27 – Notable Games Releasing This Week

Headlines

PSVR2 Is Making An Appearance at GDC 2022

If you had been hoping to hear more news about PSVR2, this may be your week. A GDC presentation from Unity promises to explore PSCR2’s “improved graphics performance and cutting-edge hardware”. The briefing, titled “Building Next-Gen Games for PSVR2 with Unity”, is scheduled to take place later during the conference.

59:38 – PSVR2 Coming To GDC 2022

Returnal: Ascension Launches for PS5

Housemarque wasn’t quite ready to let us go from their wildly popular and award-winning game Returnal! Starting today, owners of Returnal have access to the Ascension update for last year’s roguelike shooter for PlayStation 5.

1:07:02 – Returnal: Ascension Launches

Epic and Xbox Raise Millions on Day 1 for Ukraine Fundraiser

1:14:08 – Epic and Xbox Fortnite Fundraiser for Ukraine

Haven Studios Joins the PlayStation Family

Congratulations to Jade Raymond and the team at Haven Studios for becoming part of the PlayStation family! Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, spread the news on the PlayStation Blog letting the world know that up-and-coming Haven Studios is now officially flying the Sony banner.

1:23:19 – Haven Studios Joins Sony

Cross Roads Featured Topic

Why Can’t We Just Shut Up and Play Video Games?

This topic has always been increasingly polarizing, especially with the conversation surrounding “real gamers” and “gatekeeping.” Has a gatekeeper at any time helped the games (and developers) they posture themselves over?

1:31:18 – Shut Up and Play Your Games

The Wrap-Up

2:09:57 – The Wrap-up and Plugs
2:13:12 – Featured Articles on Boss Rush:

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216:22 – Outros

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