Nerd Alert Ep. 16! | Microsoft BUYS Activision/Blizzard For 75 BILLION USD | NFTs & Gaming

<h2>1.21.2022 Topics</h2><p>What’s up everybody! We are calling all nerds and you answered the call, the beacon in the sky if you will. We are you friendly neighborhood hosts that talk about everything within the entertainment zeitgeist and we are so excited to talk about some amazing stuff tonight.</p><h2>Main Topics</h2><ul><li>NFTs beginning to plague the gaming scene<ul><li>Konami is getting involved selling old art as NFTS<ul><li><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/01/konami-is-celebrating-castlevanias-35th-with-an-nft-auction">Konami and NFTs</a></li></ul></li><li>Stalker 2 planned to utilize NFTs but redacted due to extreme negative feedback<ul><li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22841151/stalker-2-nft-content-canceled-reaction">Stalker 2 NFT</a></li></ul></li><li>Ubisoft launched Quartz which is a new platform of theirs where users can earn NFTs<ul><li><a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/22/ubisoft-doubles-down-on-nfts-calls-them-a-major-change-that-will-take-time">Ubisoft and NFTs with Quartz</a></li></ul></li><li>Some claim that NFTs are actually not amazing for the environment (as well as just crypto mining in general) due to the increased amount of energy used to farm.<ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/">https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59879760">Country Kosovo banning mining due to blackouts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq">Verge explaining NFTs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/20/22893502/nft-twitter-profile-picture-crypto-wallet-opensea-coinbase-right-click">Twitter Has Embraced NFTs As Well</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard!<ul><li><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-activision-blizzard-acquisition-comparison">How Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Purchase Compares to Other Major Entertainment Acquisitions - IGN</a></