This week we're talking about layoffs at Telltale Games and Runic Games, Activision's claims about early Call of Duty WWII sales, being rewarded for earning PlayStation trophies, Razer's new smartphone, Super Mario Odyssey's impressive initial sales and where Nintendo sits in the current console generation, all the biggest news from BlizzCon 2017 including Overwatch and World of Warcraft info, EA shifting of how Star Wars Battlefront II's loot boxes will work, Microsoft's future gaming plans, and Housemarque's decision to leave arcade-style games behind.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music   Headlines  

• Telltale Games lays off 25% of its workforce
• Torchlight and Hob developer Runic Games has been shut down by Perfect World
• Activision claims WWII sold twice as many copies as Infinite Warfare at launch
• PlayStation trophies will now be able to earn you rewards in the PlayStation Store
• Razer unveils their first smartphone “for gamers”; will run $699
• The ESA throws its support behind the GOP tax bill
• Super Mario Odyssey is the fastest-selling Mario game in the US

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• The biggest news from BlizzCon 2017
  • StarCraft 2 going free-to-play
  • New Overwatch hero: Moira
  • New Overwatch map: Blizzard World
  • World of Warcraft Vanilla getting an official server
  • Battle for Azeroth expansion announced for WoW
• EA changes how SW Battlefront 2’s loot boxes work after negative feedback from the beta
• Microsoft plans on introducing a streaming games service that doesn’t require a console in the next 3 years
• Housemarque declares the arcade genre of games “dead”; say they are moving on from that genre because of poor sales

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