{"id":26150,"date":"2022-12-27T19:38:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T19:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/27\/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-biggest-video-game-news-of-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T19:38:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T19:38:45","slug":"quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-biggest-video-game-news-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/27\/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-biggest-video-game-news-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: How well do you know the biggest video game news of 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2022 has come to an end, and with it a year full of video games news. A lot went on in the gaming space this year, with the industry seeing waves of acquisitions, the rise and fall of cryptocurrencies and NFTs, some game releases that took the world by storm and a casting choice for a video game movie that we all came together to dunk on.<\/p>\n

Think you can remember all the big stories? Try our quiz below to see how well you know the gaming news of 2022.<\/p>\n

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Question 1 of 10<\/h6>\n

Which actor voices Mario in the upcoming \u201cThe Super Mario Bros. Movie\u201d?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Nintendo showed the first trailer<\/a> for \u201cThe Super Mario Bros. Movie\u201d in October, giving all of us an earful of Chris Pratt<\/a> (of \u201cParks and Recreation\u201d and Guardians of the Galaxy fame) as the iconic plumber. Many fans were swift to decry<\/a> the choice for the snub to Mario\u2019s longtime voice actor, Charles Martinet, and for what they felt was Pratt\u2019s uninspired voice acting (not to mention his ties to the controversial megachurch Hillsong). At least the non-English voices<\/a> are fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Question 2 of 10<\/h6>\n

Which major tech company announced this year that it\u2019s shutting down its cloud gaming service?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Google<\/a>\u2019s venture into cloud gaming came to an end this year, when in September it announced the shutdown of Stadia<\/a> by Jan. 18, 2023. Released in 2019, Stadia promised the ability to play video games without needing a high-end console or powerful computer, using Google\u2019s data centers. Stadia had a lot of potential<\/a>, and it was, briefly and unexpectedly, one of the more reliable ways <\/a>to play \u201cCyberpunk 2077\u201d following the game\u2019s rocky 2020 launch. Players can get refunds <\/a>for their games and hardware, and several game developers are offering ways to transfer saves to a new device.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Question 3 of 10<\/h6>\n

Which video game studio \u2014 the first to unionize in North America \u2014 found itself back in the news this year when it announced it was shutting down?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Vodeo Games, developer of the game \u201cBeast Breaker,\u201d announced it was shutting down in September<\/a>. Vodeo became the first officially recognized video game union in North America in 2021, part of a movement <\/a>that swelled this year to include employees at studios such as Raven Software<\/a>, Blizzard Albany<\/a>, ZeniMax<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Question 4 of 10<\/h6>\n

Which popular game series\u2019s next entry leaked this year, with large amounts of footage appearing widely online?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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In September, over 90 clips of a new game by Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar were leaked online<\/a>, apparently in-development footage of \u201cGrand Theft Auto VI.\u201d Rockstar was quick to take them down, later confirming<\/a> the leak was the result of a hack. The clips showed a potential female protagonist, a first for the popular crime\/driving\/doing-crimes-while-driving series. The \u201cGTA VI\u201d leak was one of the largest in the history of the notoriously secretive video game industry. The leaker, a teenager from England, was arrested and charged<\/a> with computer misuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Question 5 of 10<\/h6>\n

Which of the following gaming acquisitions wasn\u2019t <\/i>announced this year?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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