Google Pulls The Plug on Stadia Game Development & Mass Effect Legendary News | Final Checkpoint Podcast Ep. 75

This week, Joel and Ben discuss the latest news about Google Stadia. Google has decided to close its internal game development studios specifically made for Google Stadia, as well as letting go of Jade Raymond, who was the vice president in charge of the studios for the doomed streaming platform. Ben and Joel discuss the latest news regarding Mass Effect Legendary Edition, including the release date, new trailer, features, and the removal of the “butt shots.” Ben discuss his fascination with Small Soldiers.

Games We Played This Week: Nuts (code provided by popagenda.co), State of Decay 2, Balan Wonderworld demo, StarTropics, Stardew Valley, Apex Legends, Dark Souls, and Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.

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