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With the end of year 4, we do another episode of Annual Analysis. We would also like to announce the closure of Viewport Gaming. Thank you for all your support of the years. More info to come on our website.
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We cover the (now-old) Nintendo Direct, and Cyberpunk 2077 makes a comeback?!
News articles we talk about in this episode:
- Horizon Forbidden West Was Delayed To Avoid Crunch, Says Game Director: https://www.thegamer.com/horizon-forbidden-west-delayed-crunch/
- Cyberpunk 2077: Patch 1.5 & Next-Generation Update — list of changes: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/41435/patch-1-5-next-generation-update-list-of-changes
- Analysis: Up to 1,000 digital-only games will disappear when Nintendo closes its 3DS and Wii U stores: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/analysis-up-to-1000-digital-only-games-will-disappear-when-nintendo-closes-its-3ds-and-wii-u-stores/
- Nintendo Direct: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-09-everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct
- Street Fighter 6: https://www.streetfighter.com/6/en-us/
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The acquisitions continue! We talk about the latest purchases in the gaming world, with other news sprinkled in.
News articles we talk about in this episode:
- Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-sony-buying-bungie-for-usd3-6-billion
- Rockstar: "Many of you have been asking about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.With every new project, our goal is always to significantly move beyond what we've previously delivered. We're pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the series is underway.": https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1489617718009606150?t=DGCon4yWDpvEA4ns2tsd4A&s=19
- Electronic Arts & Lucasfilm Games announce new Star Wars titles from Respawn Entertainment: https://www.ea.com/news/electronic-arts-and-lucasfilm-games-announce-new-star-wars-titles-from-respawn-entertainment
- "Team17 is today announcing an end to the MetaWorms NFT project. We have listened to our Teamsters, development partners, and our games’ communities, and the concerns they’ve expressed, and have therefore taken the decision to step back from the NFT space.": https://twitter.com/Team17/status/1488618187109408780?t=AgdTvtfXTh8-YcJlGLDfGg&s=19
- Steam Deck Launching February 25th: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/3117055056380003048
- Stadia reportedly "deprioritised" as Google focuses on selling streaming tech to third-parties: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-04-stadia-reportedly-deprioritised-as-google-focuses-on-selling-streaming-tech-to-third-parties
- Pokemon releases the music and sound effects from Diamond and Pearl for free personal use: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1488889958505062400
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And just like that, one episode after Take-Two sets a record on an acquisition, Microsoft strikes back.
News articles we talk about this episode:
- Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/
- Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expected to leave once Microsoft deal closes - report: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-18-activision-blizzard-boss-bobby-kotick-expected-to-leave-once-microsoft-deal-closes-report
- Phil Spencer: We "desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.": https://twitter.com/xboxp3/status/1484273335139651585?s=21
- New Blizzard Game: https://www.polygon.com/22901092/blizzard-new-survival-game-original-universe-ip
- "EA is reportedly very disappointed with how Battlefield 2042 has performed and is "looking at all the options" including a kind of F2P system: https://twitter.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/1484261137818525714
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel got 241,038 peak concurrent users on steam. Over 10x any other Yugioh game. Almost 4x Valve's Artifact launch number.: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/s9yukg/yugioh_master_duel_got_241038_peak_concurrent/
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land launches March 25th! (Nintendo Switch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu_qwN-Y_P4
- Rainbow Six Extraction really, really blows (Review) - Skill Up: https://youtu.be/4RdRh97jHvw
- Square Enix 2022 Games: https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/square-enix-preview-2022
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After the holiday break, we're back! We cover what we've been up to since the break and some of the top news that hit within the past month.
News articles we talk about in this episode:
- SEGA promises to avoid NFTs if gamers think it's a money-making scheme: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83803/sega-promises-to-avoid-nfts-if-gamers-think-its-money-making-scheme/index.html
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is getting NFTs, including one that lets you become an in-game ‘metahuman’: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/15/22834567/stalker-2-nfts-metahuman-dmarket
- https://www.polygon.com/22841151/stalker-2-nft-content-canceled-reaction
- EA was in the process of developing a Harry Potter MMO, but scrapped it because they didn't think HP had longevity: https://twitter.com/Brandolorian17/status/1473356649972879364?t=vn7SLyTDe1Cj-xO33mgmhw&s=19
- Take-Two acquires Zynga at a valuation of $12.7bn: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220110005389/en/Take-Two-and-Zynga-to-Combine-Bringing-Together-Best-in-Class-Intellectual-Properties-and-a-Market-Leading-Diversified-Mobile-Publishing-Platform-to-Enhance-Positioning-as-a-Global-Leader-in-Interactive-Entertainment
- Mario Kart 9 Is Reportedly In Development, 'With a New Twist': https://www.ign.com/articles/mario-kart-9-is-reportedly-in-development-with-a-new-twist
- PSVR2 specs announced: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/04/playstation-vr2-and-playstation-vr2-sense-controller-the-next-generation-of-vr-gaming-on-ps5/
- FF16 development update: https://twitter.com/finalfantasyxvi/status/1475335618905669635?s=20
- E3 online only again: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/6/22870913/e3-2022-online-virtual-event-covid-19-pandemic-omicron
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The viewport team recaps their thoughts on The Game Awards 2021, with 4-time world champion, Tristan Jung.
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The viewport team talks about their favorite games across a broad set of categories.
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We spend an hour talking about the games we've been playing for the past month.
News we talk about in this episode:
- GTA: The Trilogy has a Metacritic aggregate score of 0.5: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-14-gta-the-trilogy-has-a-metacritic-aggregate-score-of-0-5
- Rockstar pulls Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition from sale on PC: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-12-rockstar-pulls-grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-the-definitive-edition-from-sale-on-pc#comments
- Ubisoft Announces Pay Raises To Stop Developers From Leaving: https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-announces-pay-raises-to-stop-developers-from-le-1848012438
- Forza Horizon 5 is officially the largest launch of any Xbox Game Studios Title ever. https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1458269032986013706?t=6ecU2kTk8SC8iMPyX5smSw&s=19
- Steam Deck Delayed By Two Months: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/3084396982306430712
- Square Enix claims Crystal Dynamics was the wrong fit for ‘disappointing’ Marvel’s Avengers | VGC: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-claims-crystal-dynamics-was-the-wrong-fit-for-disappointing-marvels-avengers/
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It's been a fairly quiet week, with a random scattering of news across different areas: PC gaming, GTA, CP2077 and Blizzard.
News we talk about in this episode:
- God of War is coming to PC: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/qc2rrf/god_of_war_is_coming_to_pc/
- Sony has formed the ‘PlayStation PC’ label for its PC games push: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-has-formed-the-playstation-pc-label-for-its-pc-games-push/
- Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D71cBUeAL58
- Cyberpunk 2077 has updated its roadmap pushing all updates, improvements and DLC to Q1 2022: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/37298/our-commitment
- Fortnite is shutting down in China in 2 weeks: https://www.thegamer.com/fortnite-shutting-down-china-november-15/
- Roblox has been down for over 24 hours: https://twitter.com/roblox/status/1454215549014069249?s=21
- Warner Bros Multiversus Character select screen leaked: https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1453409855428038656?t=WjmUqOhysXjWYpz9VSimkA&s=09
- OW 2 and D4 delayed: https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1455635542054477831?s=21
- Jen Oneal leaves Blizzard; https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/02/jen-oneal-leaves-blizzard-co-leader-role-mike-ybarra-becomes-sole-boss/
- February 2022 BlizzConline event has been canceled: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzcon/23738004/reimagining-blizzcon
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Oh, Elden Ring (is delayed), and we talk about Nintendo's new Online strategy.
News we talk about in this episode:
- Twitch leaks: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/
- Elden Ring delayed to Feb 25, 2022: https://twitter.com/ELDENRING/status/1450100145689927683
- The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked (Source codes and user payouts among the data) | VGC: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/
- Paid XP boosts have been added to Avengers, despite promises it would never happen: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/paid-xp-boosts-have-been-added-to-avengers-despite-promises-it-would-never-happen/
- Final Fantasy 14 Surpasses 24 Million Players, Becomes Most Profitable Final Fantasy Game In the Series - IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-14-24-million-players-most-profitable
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack to be $49.99 USD for 12 months, $79.99 USD for family membership: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/q8pk3m/nintendo_switch_online_expansion_pack_to_be_4999/
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After 6 weeks, the gang is back! We talk about State of Play, Nintendo Direct, and everything in between. Oh, and SORA IS IN SMASH.
News we talk about in this episode:
- General State of Play discussion: https://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-showcase-september-2021/
- Epic vs Apple ruling revealed: Apple must allow App Store devs to redirect users to other payment systems: https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/10/epic-vs-apple-ruling-revealed-apple-must-allow-app-store-devs-to-redirect-users-to-other-payment-systems/
- Konami is set to revive Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/konami-is-set-to-revive-metal-gear-castlevania-and-silent-hill/
- General Nintendo Direct discussion: https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-direct-september/
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We discuss some updates in the ActivisionBlizzard lawsuit, Gamescom, and DocWatch returns?!
News we talk about this episode:
- Activision Blizzard ‘suppressed’ evidence in sex discrimination lawsuit, California claims: https://www.polygon.com/22641099/activision-blizzard-dfeh-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-amendment
- Dr Disrespect Knows Why Twitch Banned Him And He’s Planning To Sue: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/08/24/dr-disrespect-guy-beahm-suing-twitch-over-ban/
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Blizzard continues its turmoil, we talk about Back 4 Blood, and dig deep into Epic Games' financial plans.
News we talk about this episode:
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition Sales Were Well Above EA's Expectations: https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effect-legendary-edition
- New leadership at Blizzard: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23706475/new-leadership-at-blizzard
- Jason Schreier: "NEWS: Blizzard's head of HR, Jesse Meschuk, is also no longer at the company, Bloomberg has learned": https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1422653540774907907
- PS5 is the fastest-selling PlayStation as it hits 10m sales milestone: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-28-ps5-is-the-fastest-selling-playstation-as-it-hits-10-million-sales-milestone
- Epic has sunk $500M into the Epic Games Store, doesn't expect to make a profit until 2027: https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-has-sunk-dollar500m-into-the-epic-games-store-doesnt-expect-to-make-a-profit-until-2027/
- Deathloop has gone gold! https://twitter.com/deathloop/status/1423297769524056064
- New World Delays Release Until September 28th: https://twitter.com/playnewworld/status/1422969580394319877
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The actual, better new Nintendo Switch from Valve is announced! Also, the viewport team talks about how Blizzard has screwed up big time, and their excitement about the new Battlefield 2042 game mode.
News we talk about this episode:
- Blizzard is a frat house: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california-over-frat-boy-culture
- Blizzard Botched Warcraft III Remake After Internal Fights, Pressure Over Costs: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/blizzard-botched-warcraft-iii-remake-after-internal-fights-pressure-over-costs-1.1631788
- Due to ongoing situation, no work being on on WOW: https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/world-of-warcraft-dev-says-no-work-is-being-done-on-the-game-following-company-lawsuit-3002950
- Steam Deck: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
- EA play live 2021: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/ea-play-live-2021-live-blog
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It's been a little bit hasn't it? Per tradition, it's been a little bit quiet after E3, but there has been some huge hardware news from Nintendo and a State of Play from Sony. Warning: We talk about what we've been playing for about 45 minutes.
News we talk about this episode:
- Switch OLED: https://www.nintendo.com/switch/oled-model/
- State of Play July 2021: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/07/08/state-of-play-july-2021-all-trailers-and-complete-recap/
- FF16 News: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-may-skip-tgs-2021-but-story-is-finished-and-english-vo-almost-done/1100-6493802/
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For the first time, live from West Seattle, it's Viewport Relay Live! The viewport team talks about what they thought about E3 2021 IN PERSON. Which conference got the highest marks? Which got the lowest? Find out in this episode.
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E3 is just around the corner! The viewport team shares their raw takes on what they think will happen at the Ubisoft, Xbox, Nintendo and Square Enix conferences.
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With E3 looming, the news starts to dry up. We still have time to talk about Fanfest, Ubisoft, and The International!
News we talk about this episode:
- FFXIV FanFest: https://fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com/2021/na/
- Total War Warhammer 3 cinematic and gameplay trailer released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--89PwHsKJM
- Ubisoft says it will shift to more “high-end free-to-play” games: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-says-its-changing-strategy-to-focus-on-more-high-end-free-to-play-games/
- Starfield is exclusive to Xbox and PC: https://twitter.com/jeffgrubb/status/1393383582370992128
- The International 10: https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/3066366095803889976
- EA Play Live is coming back July 22nd: https://twitter.com/EA/status/1392147491915763719
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It begins. The Big Book of Bets. The viewport team is tasked with finishing games by a deadline or else face the consequences.
News we talk about this episode:
- Epic Apple documents show PS4, not iPhone, is Fortnite’s cash cow: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/28/22407939/fortnite-biggest-platform-revenue-playstation-not-ios-iphone
- State of play: https://www.cbr.com/state-play-biggest-reveals-april-2021/
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Gameplay Trailer I PS5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_gg9UW9k4
- Battlefield 6 - Leaked 2 Screenshots: https://twitter.com/_tom_henderson_/status/1388622810231279619?s=21
- Battlefield Franchise Update: https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/news/battlefield-franchise-update-oskar-gabrielson
- Respawn is forming a new IP that will "pioneer new ways to enable 'adventuring until the heat death of the universe'": https://www.respawn.com/careers/software-engineer-new-product-incubation
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Amazon Game Studios continues to struggle, we discuss if BioShock Infinite was a good game, and Jeff Kaplan's departure from Blizzard.
News we talk about this episode:
- Bloomberg: Sony’s Obsession With Blockbusters Is Stirring Unrest Within PlayStation Empire: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1380476925811032065?s=21
- Amazon Cancels Its The Lord of the Rings MMORPG: https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-cancels-its-the-lord-of-the-rings-mmorpg
- BioShock 4 will be an open world game, a job advert has suggested | VGC: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bioshock-4-will-be-an-open-world-game-a-job-advert-has-suggested/
- Deathloop delayed until September 14, 2021: https://twitter.com/deathloop/status/1380160144206626824?s=19
- Our Improved PlayStation 5 Packaging: https://www.sie.com/en/blog/our-improved-playstation-5-packaging/
- Age of Empires IV - Gameplay Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTaCrP_U4ao
- Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard. New Overwatch game director — Aaron Keller: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23665015/
- PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operaions/
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It's the end of year 3, which means another installment of Annual Analysis! Thank you so much for all your support in the past three years.
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Continuing to talk about the new Nintendo Switch, dead games that aren't really dead, and Discord's acquisition news.
News we talk about this episode:
- Square Enix Presents: https://www.polygon.com/22337940/square-enix-presents-march-2021-announcements-trailers-release-dates
- MS and Discord: https://twitter.com/business/status/1374183042600820743
- Switch pro news: https://twitter.com/6d6f636869/status/1374260197724626944?s=19
- ‘Marvel Avengers’ Sees 5x Player Increase After Hawkeye’s Release: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/03/22/marvels-avengers-sees-5x-player-increase-after-hawkeyes-release/?sh=3b7f17ce738a
- Fallout 76 | Fallout 76: Inside the Vault – 2021 Roadmap and AMA: https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/article/5XyzcQiBzFCYI4hMris1L3/fallout-76-inside-the-vault-2021-roadmap-and-ama
- Play at Home 2021: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/03/17/play-at-home-2021-update-10-free-games-to-download-this-spring/
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We talk Perfect Tower II, Loop Hero, State of Play, new Pokemon games, dead games, and the new Nintendo Switch.
News we talk about in this episode:
- February 2021 - State of Play: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-playstation-state-of-play-february-2021-live-updates-everything-announced-news
- Pokemon Sinnoh Remakes + RPG: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-legends-arceus-plus-pokemon-brilliant-diamond-and-pokemon-shining-pearl-for-nintendo-switch
- Anthem: https://blog.bioware.com/2021/02/24/anthem-update/
- Artifact: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/583950/view/3047218819080842820
- Jason Schreier: "Following the success of Jedi Fallen Order and the failure of Anthem, EA has allowed BioWare to make the next Dragon Age a single-player RPG. Previously, it was planned as a service game": https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1365005940739743745
- Nintendo to buy rigid OLED display panels from Samsung Display for a new Switch model planned this year, people familiar with the matter say. 7-inch, 720p. Mass production as early as from June: https://twitter.com/6d6f636869/status/1367277999721050114
- New Switch model will have exclusive games that won’t run on normal Switch: https://screenrant.com/nintendo-switch-pro-exclusive-games-rumor/
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Two events happened in the past 2 weeks, so let's talk about it. We talk Nintendo Direct, and Blizzcon.
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After many, many technical difficulties over the past month, Viewport Relay is back for 2021!
News we talk about in this episode:
- Total War: WARHAMMER III
- Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 won’t be released in 2021, Activision Blizzard says
- Gearbox has been bought by Embracer Group in $1.3 billion deal
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition Launching May 14, 2021
- Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked
- Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
- Creator of Bugsnax says the game has already outsold its previous title despite being free for PS5 PS+ users
- Hitman 3 recoups project costs in under a week
- FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER
- E3 pushes forward with plans for a digital 2021 event
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We talk for 2 hours about 2020. Hope everyone has been enjoying their holidays, and see you all in the New Year!
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Come listen to us talk about Cyberpunk 2077 for an hour, then about TGAs.
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We did it. After 61 episodes, the Viewport team finally unanimously agrees on something.
News articles we discuss in this episode:
- Marvel's Avengers Hasn't Recouped Its Development Costs Yet: https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-hasnt-recouped-its-development-costs-yet
- Major Super Smash Bros Melee Online Tournament Shut Down by Nintendo C&D: https://twitter.com/TheBigHouseSSB/status/1329521081577857036
- New The World Ends with You game announced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thvqIawz5lc
- IOI James Bond: https://twitter.com/IOInteractive/status/1329420059048091650
- PS5's Activities System Makes Playing Open World Games Brutally Efficient: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wb8d/ps5s-activities-system-makes-playing-open-world-games-brutally-efficient
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We spend the better part of the hour talking about the new consoles that just came out and our thoughts about them.
News articles we discuss in this episode:
- Phil Spencer on Twitter - "Thank you for supporting the largest launch in Xbox history. In 24 hrs more new consoles sold, in more countries, than ever before.": https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1326693095954550784?s=19
- The Nioh Collection announced for PS5, launches next February: https://blog.playstation.com/2020/11/13/the-nioh-collection-announced-for-ps5-launches-next-february/
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition announced: https://blog.bioware.com/2020/11/07/happy-n7-day-4/
- Deathloop launches May 21, 2021: https://www.gematsu.com/2020/11/deathloop-launches-may-21-2021
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Welcome to one of our longest episodes ever! We talk delays, next-gen, and take a trip down memory lane to talk about our favorites from 8th gen.
News articles we discuss in this episode:
- Cyberpunk 2077 release date delayed slightly again: https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1321128432370176002
- Hackers reportedly jailbreak the Oculus Quest 2, bypassing its forced Facebook login: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-28-hackers-reportedly-jailbreak-the-oculus-quest-2-bypassing-its-forced-facebook-login
- Halo Infinite Director leaves project: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1321494790098354177?s=21
- Kojima Productions confirms a new project is in development and is looking to hire the best-in-class talent to work out of our Tokyo Studio: https://twitter.com/KojiPro2015_EN/status/1319201597117718528?s=19
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Honestly, it's been a pretty quiet 2 weeks on the gaming front with all the next-gen news out of the way. We spend a little bit of time going over the headlines, but spend most of this episode talking about an assortment of topics through the power of game segments!
News articles we discuss in this episode:
- Cyberpunk 2077 has gone gold: https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1313067011455569921?s=19
- BUGSNAX GOES GOLD: https://twitter.com/YoungHorses/status/1314207723106435073
- CoD: Modern Warfare on PC no longer fits on a 250GB SSD and can't be updated: https://twitter.com/BattleNonSense/status/1312361436514054146
- Related Update: https://twitter.com/Tyrael/status/1315718167658811393?s=20
- Steve and Alex From Minecraft Joins Super Smash Bros!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDhtEcX1TM&ab_channel=Nintendo
- [Larian CEO] Our sales are insane - this is just Early Access you all. We just wanted to have a nice little community to iterate with. Now what are we going to do?: https://twitter.com/LarAtLarian/status/1313598859596226563
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Microsoft makes a big play this episode, there's another cloud gaming player in the mix, and we talk long games. Welcome back to the Relay.
News articles we discuss in this episode:
- Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/
- Phil Spencer: Xbox plans to honor the PS5 exclusivity commitment for Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1308062702905044993
- Todd Howard On Joining Xbox: https://bethesda.net/en/article/4IwKWIj174Cb2QNTTtBAEb/todd-howard-on-joining-xbox
- A closer look at Luna, Amazon's cloud gaming service: https://www.engadget.com/luna-amazon-cloud-gaming-interview-pwa-apple-173948922.html?guccounter=1
- Cyberpunk 2077 Campaign Will Be Shorter Than The Witcher 3's Because A Lot of People Didn't Finish It - IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-campaign-will-be-shorter-than-the-witcher-3s-because-a-lot-of-people-didnt-finish-it
- Farmville officially closing down: https://zyngasupport.helpshift.com/a/farmville/?s=announcements&f=important-announcement&l=en
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It's finally here. Next-gen is about to become current-gen. We talk about the prices, launch dates, and games of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Did the Viewport team get their preorders in? Tune in and find out.
News articles we discuss in this episode:
- PlayStation on Twitter: PlayStation 5 Showcase broadcasts live this Wednesday at 1pm Pacific Time: https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1304768250400530432
- Actual conference reveals: https://kotaku.com/everything-sony-announced-in-todays-ps5-event-1845082097
- Xbox Series X launches Nov 10 for $499. Pre orders start Sep 22nd: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x?xr=shellnav
- Xbox Series S: https://youtu.be/fYtJWIxt3-M
- Ubisoft Forward Sep 2020: https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/1CRqvtLkZ5mz3o9WCQbZdk/ubisoft-forward-september-2020-recap
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We talk an update on Epic, Tristan's mastery of Fall Guys, Airplanes, and weird games.
News articles we talk about this episode:
- Fortnite pulled from Apple’s App Store: https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/13/21366455/fortnite-ios-apple-app-store-gone-removed-v-bucks-change-discount
- More recent update on Apple v Epic stuff: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/28/21406013/apple-epic-games-fortnite-developer-account-terminated-no-longer-available
- As of today, Fall Guys is the most downloaded PS Plus game of all time on a global basis. https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1298606121549041664?s=19
- Microsoft Flight Simulator is the new “Crysis”, current-gen CPUs unable to offer 60fps on High/Ultra https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/microsoft-flight-simulator-is-the-new-crysis-current-gen-cpus-unable-to-offer-60fps-on-high-ultra/
- Sony looking into bringing more 1st party titles to PC https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/iitws3/sony_looking_into_bringing_more_1st_party_titles/
- Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Reveal Trailer https://twitter.com/suicidesquadRS/status/1297326553106325504
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Epic faces off against Apple and Google, Halo gets delayed, and we talk Sonic Lore.
News articles we talk about this episode:
- Apple removes Fortnite from App Store, Google follows suit: https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/13/21366455/fortnite-ios-apple-app-store-gone-removed-v-bucks-change-discount
- Apple has informed Epic Games that it will "terminate all [their] developer accounts and cut Epic off from iOS and Mac development tools" on August 28th, according to a new statement.
- HALO Infinite delayed to 2021:https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1293261002037841920?s=20
- Fall Guys is Devolver Digital’s Biggest Launch Ever with Over 100k Players and #4 on Steam: https://www.githyp.com/fall-guys-is-devolver-digitals-biggest-launch-ever-with-over-100k-players-on-steam/
- Fall Guys sold 2 million on steam in a week: https://twitter.com/devolverdigital/status/1292807456452685826
- Yoshinori Ono is leaving Capcom: https://twitter.com/yoshi_onochin/status/1292430444672163842
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We talk about the Xbox event, XPlay/G4, and Tristan's ranty thoughts on Destiny 2 and Valorant. There's also a game at the end!
- XBox Series X Games Showcase: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/23/21331849/xbox-series-x-games-event-trailers-gameplay-announcements-microsoft
- Halo: "We can confirm Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and will support 120FPS on Xbox Series X.: https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1289298976550731776
- Rocket League going Free to Play and moving to EGS: https://www.rocketleague.com/news/rocket-league-going-free-to-play-this-summer/
- XPlay returning in 2021: https://twitter.com/xplay/status/1286705200292663297
- Ghost of Tsushima is now PS4's fastest selling first-party original IP debut with more than 2.4 million units sold through globally in its first 3 days of sales.: https://twitter.com/playstation/status/1286632240949219331?s=21
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It finally happened. SMTV made a comeback. We talk about Ubisoft Forward, Devolver Digital, and a bunch of new games.
- Ubisoft Forward: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-forward-all-the-game-news-and-announcement/1100-6479366/
- PlayStation worldwide marketing head Eric Lempel says they will give gamers plenty of advance notice for PS5 pre-orders: https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1284163872694272000
- Devolver Direct: https://cogconnected.com/2020/07/games-devolvers-digital-direct/
- SMT5 still exists and will release in 2021 and surprise remaster of SMT3: Nocturne coming to switch (and PS4):
- https://www.siliconera.com/shin-megami-tensei-v-will-appear-in-2021/
- https://www.siliconera.com/shin-megami-tensei-iii-nocturne-hd-remaster-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-in-spring-2021/
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Welcome to the first episode of the summer. We talk about tragedies in the industry, upcoming games, and conferences.
News articles we talk about:
- Kongregate no longer accepting new games: https://www.kongregate.com/forums/1-kongregate/topics/1916387-important-kongregate-announcement
- EVO Online canceled - EVO drops Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar after recent sexual misconduct allegations: https://twitter.com/EVO/status/1278859734099963904
- Twitch Streamer Reckful Has Passed Away Aged 31: https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1278732395756355586
- Amazon's Crucible Goes From Release Back to Closed Beta: https://www.playcrucible.com/en-us/news/articles/developer-update-crucible-beta
- Devolver Press Conference July 11: https://twitter.com/devolverdigital/status/1279804926923808770
- Xbox Games Showcase July 23: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-games-showcase
- Microsoft is shutting down Mixer on July 22: https://blog.mixer.com/2020/06/22/the-next-step-for-mixer/
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It's been a while. There's been a lot of news in the past month (well, the past two weeks). We spend a lot of time talking about the PSV, EA, PC Gaming Show, and a lot more! Join the viewport team on the discussion!
News articles we talk about:
- PS5: https://blog.playstation.com/2020/06/11/ps5-showcase-recap-everything-you-need-to-know/
- EA Play Live: https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ea-play-live-2020-how-to-watch-news-updates-and-everything-you-need-to-know-2672298
- PC Gaming Show 2020: https://www.ign.com/articles/pc-gaming-show-2020-everything-announced-and-revealed
- Crash 4: https://www.theverge.com/21296319/crash-bandicoot-4-announced-ps4-xbox-one-price-date
- Cyberpunk Delayed Again:https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1273647385294626816
- Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299032/microsoft-mixer-closing-facebook-gaming-partnership-xcloud-features
- Min Min in Smash Bros.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgufXM4PHLg
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We spend a lot of time talking about our backlog this episode. And a bunch of news.
News articles we talk about:
- Paper Mario: Origami King: https://papermario.nintendo.com
- Unreal 5: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/a-first-look-at-unreal-engine-5
- Steam Spring Cleaning Update: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steams-new-event-isnt-trying-to-sell-you-new-games/1100-6477580/
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E3 may be canceled, but the summer of gaming is live! We talk about a bunch of new things that were announced recently.
News articles we talk about:
- The Next Assassin’s Creed will be titled Valhalla: https://gamingroute.com/the-next-assassins-creed-will-be-titled-valhalla/
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Start of New Franchise, EA Confirms: https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-sequel-franchise
- Analysis: ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Adds Nearly 1 Million VR Users to Steam in Record Gain: https://www.roadtovr.com/steam-survey-vr-headset-growth-april-2020-half-life-alyx/
- XBOX Insider Event #1:https://www.gamesradar.com/every-game-announced-xbox-series-x-may-event/
- Summer Game Fest: https://www.summergamefest.com/
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Not allowed to use the D word, but there's a severe lack of gaming news at the moment. Listen to us ramble!
News articles we talk about:
- The Last Of Us Part II Story Details Have Apparently Leaked: https://www.gameinformer.com/psa/2020/04/27/the-last-of-us-part-ii-story-details-have-apparently-leaked
- The Last of Us 2 and Ghosts of Tsushima get new release dates: https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2020/04/27/new-ps4-release-dates-confirmed-for-the-last-of-us-part-ii-and-ghost-of-tsushima/
- Pretty cool and big update for Super Mario Maker 2: https://youtu.be/NABeP5oGygM
- DICE announces end of future content for Battlefield V. June update to be last: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/the-future-of-battlefield-v?utm_campaign=bf5_hd_ww_ic_soco_twt_tw-the-future-of-battlefield-v
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Can you believe it's been two whole years of Viewport Relay? We can't either. Thank you so much for all your support in the past two years. With that, we talk about some news, and do the annual analysis.
News articles we talk about:
- SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR until further notice: https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1245773000592384001
- CD Projekt insists Cyberpunk 2077 release plans ‘haven’t changed’: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-insists-cyberpunk-2077-release-plans-havent-changed/
- Introducing DualSense, the New Wireless Game Controller for PlayStation 5: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/
- Capcom is working on a Resident Evil 4 remake: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake/
- There will be NO official E3 2020 online event: https://twitter.com/Futterish/status/1247536645965897733
- IGN Announces 'Summer of Gaming' Event in June: https://www.ign.com/articles/ign-announces-summer-of-gaming-event-in-june
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The second episode where we are isolated, but that doesn't deter us from talking about the new hardware that's slated for the holidays! Come join the viewport team with a new episode of Viewport Relay!
News articles we talk about:
- Xbox Series X vs. PS5 specs
- https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/xbox-scarlett-vs-ps5/
- https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/3/18/21185141/ps5-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-comparison-specs-features-release-date?__twitter_impression=true
- Nintendo Direct Mini shows some new (old) switch games: https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/new-nintendo-direct-mini-highlights-a-wide-variety-of-games-coming-to-nintendo-switch-this-year/
- Nier 10th anniversary; Nier Replicant “Upgraded” version and mobage: https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc
- Remastered Mario Games: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/super-mario-bros-35th-anniversary/
- https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/rumor-super-mario-back-catalog-and-several-other-mario-titles-coming-to-switch-in-2020
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As more and more of us go into isolation, the amount of news have dropped. Join the viewport team as we discuss what little there is left with gaming news, and general tomfoolery.
News articles we talk about:
- E3 2020 Canceled After ‘Overwhelming Concerns’ About Coronavirus: https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/e3-2020-canceled-coronavirus-1203529992/
- Reggie Fils-Aimé appointed to GameStop board of directors: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-09-reggie-fils-aim-appointed-to-gamestop-board-of-directors
- Xbox Series X Official website:
- https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x
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We're back from a quick break. Lots to talk about, and a quick game at the end.
News articles we talk about:
- Sony paid $229 million for Insomniac Games: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-10-sony-paid-usd229-million-for-insomniac
- FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - Opening Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IrheLf0Ki0
- Half-Life: Alyx, available March 23, 2020: https://twitter.com/valvesoftware/status/1228039740001177600
- Half-Life: Alyx Launches Next Month But Index is Still Sold Out Across the Globe: https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-sold-out-stock-check-2-13-2020/
- Nintendo has cut ties with a Portuguese publication, as one of their reviewers had leaked Pokemon Sword and Shield information
- https://fnintendo.net/article/13496-comunicado-do-fnintendo
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/f26zs9/nintendo_has_cut_ties_with_a_portuguese/
- Riot Games announces shooter “Project A” as Valorant, coming this summer: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/tech/valorant-league-of-legends-riot-games-shooter/index.html
- Platinum Games Project G.G.: https://four.platinumgames.com/02-GG/
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A quiet 2 weeks means the viewport team gets to talk about all the stuff they've been doing. We also have our regular Nintendo quarterly financials check-in.
News articles we talk about:
- Warcraft 3: Reforged Isn’t Much Of An Upgrade: https://kotaku.com/warcraft-3-reforged-isn-t-much-of-an-upgrade-1841325885
- Stardew Valley has sold more than 10 Million copies across all platforms: https://www.stardewvalley.net/press/
- Subnautica Has Sold Over 5m Copies: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-14-subnautica-has-sold-over-5m-copies
- Untitled Goose Game 1 million: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/356224/Untitled_Goose_Game_has_topped_1_million_sales_in_three_months.php
- Announcing - Torchlight III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo-KscmCsbk
- Nintendo Quarterly Fiscal Results: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
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New year, same old us. The viewport team is back to talk about everything that's been going on: rumors of game releases, delays, the PS5, Pokemon, and of course, the Stadia.
News articles we talk about:
- New Years messages and other possible hintings (Platinum Games, SMT5, Hideaki Itsuno [DMC]):
- https://www.gematsu.com/2019/12/games-industry-new-year-2020-cards-and-messages
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bayonetta-3-developer-platinumgames-promises-multi/1100-6472499/
- https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2020/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president.html
- Sources: Horizon: Zero Dawn Is Coming To PC: https://kotaku.com/sources-horizon-zero-dawn-is-coming-to-pc-1841043569
- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to September 17th, 2020: https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1217861009446182912
- A message from the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE development team (Delay): https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/message-final-fantasy-vii-remake-development-team
- Avengers game delayed until September 4th: https://crystald.com/news/important-marvels-avengers-update
- Dying Light 2 Development Update: https://twitter.com/DyingLightGame/status/1219288598920470529
- PlayStation will not participate in E3 2020: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-11-playstation-will-not-participate-in-e3-2020
- Pokémon Sword and Shield getting two expansions: https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/9/21058286/pokemon-sword-shield-expansion-pass-isle-of-armor-crown-tundra
- Google Stadia's early adopters are losing patience with Google: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-stadia-early-adopters-giving-up-2020-1?utm_source=reddit.com
- Destiny 2’s Google Stadia Population Has Dropped By More Than Half Since Launch: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/01/03/destiny-2s-google-stadia-population-has-dropped-by-more-than-half-since-launch/#212561032604
- Google Stadia mobile downloads have halved since November: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/72354/google-stadia-mobile-downloads-have-halved-since-november/
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Our last episode of the decade! Albert walks us through each year while we provide our thoughts. What was your game of the decade? Also we prepare for the potential disaster that is The Game Awards.
Spoilers, our games of the decades:
- Alex: Monster Hunter 4U
- Tristan: Dota 2
- Albert: Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Lots of anger this episode, mostly from Tristan around his recent experiences around Pokemon Sword and the Stadia. Come listen to what he has to say.
News articles that we talked about this episode:
- Half-Life: Alyx Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo
- Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield Review Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/dvs74l/pok%C3%A9mon_sword_pok%C3%A9mon_shield_review_thread/
- Datamines have begun on Pokemon Sword and Shield. Unannounced removal of moves has been found and if you transfer a Pokemon with the move it no longer works: https://twitter.com/Kaphotics/status/1193893971698700288
- Pokemon Sword and Shield can interfere with Roku devices making them boot loop. Solution is to put your Nintendo Switch into airplane mode: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/dxc5yg/psa_pokemon_swordshield_causes_roku_devices_on/
- Pokémon Sword & Shield have sold over 6 million units worldwide in first week of release: https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/1197447479324762112
- Death Stranding becomes the biggest IP launch of this generation in Japan: https://twitter.com/GameDataLibrary/status/119461349054524621
- Users report their Chromecast Ultras overheating while playing Stadia games: https://np.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dzd6v8/chromecast_ultra_overheating/
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Does Kojima have what it takes to make a movie? Spoilers: Probably not. This, Blizzcon, and more in episode 39 of Viewport Relay.
News articles that we talked about this episode:
- In The Future, Hideo Kojima Says His Studio Will Make Films: https://kotaku.com/in-the-future-hideo-kojima-says-his-studio-will-make-f-1839603527
- EDGE will not review Death Stranding because they couldn't bring themselves to finish it: https://twitter.com/nathan_brown/status/1190182964530991104
- Ubisoft is reportedly making developers pitch why their games are unique after the reception to Ghost Recon Breakpoint: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/dpp056/ubisoft_is_reportedly_making_developers_pitch_why/
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It's time. Time for some news and some fun games. This episode we talk about Fallout 76, review practices and Steam. Welcome back to the Relay. Oh, and happy halloween.
News articles that we talked about this episode:
- Bethesda announces Fallout 1st, a premium membership for Fallout 76. (1 month: $12.99. 1 year: $99.99): https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/article/3r1YDnDtyO1CtNFbJX6RBJ/fallout-76-fallout-1st-announce
- Fallout 76’s Premium Private Servers Are Not Private, Its Scrap Box Is Deleting Scrap: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/10/24/fallout-76s-premium-private-servers-are-not-private-its-scrap-box-is-deleting-scrap/#53991b8b7386
- Why IGN is Delaying Their Modern Warfare Review (Shady Review practices?): https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/25/igns-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-review-plan
- Ubisoft plummets after slashing its earnings forecast and delaying the release of 3 games: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ubisoft-stock-plunges-after-cutting-earnings-forecast-game-delays-2019-10/amp
- Introducing Steam Remote Play Together: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/3032537193879549687
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What are your most important factors when buying a new console? We talk about it. Along with other fun topics. Welcome back to the relay.
My tweetstorm about Destiny 2: https://twitter.com/ThreeTimesStan/status/1184180172167118848
News articles that we talked about this episode:
- Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC November 5th: https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1180129407710715905
- Fortnite revenue drops 52% year-on-year in Q2 2019: https://trends.edison.tech/research/fortnite-sales-19.html
- Google Stadia Is On A Collision Course With Broadband Caps, Study Shows: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5yagg/google-stadia-is-on-a-collision-course-with-broadband-caps-study-shows?utm_source=reddit.com
- OFFICIAL: PlayStation 5 to launch Holidays 2020 feat. new controllers with haptic technology and adaptive triggers: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/08/an-update-on-next-gen-playstation-5-launches-holiday-2020/
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We had a fairly broad range of topics to talk about this episode: Death Stranding, toxicity in games, Mario Kart Tour, and Call of Duty.
News articles that we talked about this episode:
- Death Stranding is complete and has gone gold: https://twitter.com/KojiPro2015_EN/status/1177112037295411200
- Toxic Dota 2 Players Are Being Hit With 19 Year Bans: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/18/toxic-dota-2-players-are-being-hit-with-19-year-bans
- Modern Warfare Special Ops Survival Mode available only on PS4 for one year: https://charlieintel.com/modern-warfare-special-ops-survival-mode-available-exclusively-on-ps4-for-one-year/56886/?amp&__twitter_impression=true
- Mario Kart Tour on mobile is insanely greedy, even for a mobile game. No multiplayer, monthly subscription, gatcha mechanics: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/d90e1f/mario_kart_tour_on_mobile_is_insanely_greedy_even/
- Treyarch last year: Black Ops 4 will be the most supported game and played for years. Treyarch today: Dark Divide is the last Operation: https://twitter.com/charlieINTEL/status/1176182580028334080?s=19
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It's been a crazy time since we last caught up! The viewport team talks about PAX West, TGS and the Nintendo Direct.
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It's Gamescom time! And pre-PAX West time! And random news time!
Articles we talked about in this episode:
- Death Stranding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxnlTt2BEiM
- Insomniac picked up by Sony: https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1163526820265750529
- Also, Sony raises possibility of first-party titles appearing on other platforms: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/08/20/this-is-a-very-surprising-announcement-from-sony-about-ps5-exclusives/#4a600d573581
- Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to require loot box odds disclosure: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-07-nintendo-sony-microsoft-to-require-loot-box-odds-disclosure
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Ready for some of the best games that Albert prepared? This episode is a blast.
Articles we talked about in this episode:
- More Game Store Talk?
- https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1157298020691644416?s=09
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-05-ooblets-dev-received-thousands-of-hateful-threatening-messages-over-epic-exclusivity
- Wolfenstein Youngblood is a shitshow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzLj5o8O130
- EVO founder and Riot employee Tom Cannon has confirmed - Riot is officially working on a fighting game: https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1157365862707466240
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® | Multiplayer Reveal Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Ivdq5E-fs
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We talk about a variety of news across Nintendo, Valve, Oculus, and Microsoft. But most importantly, Final Fantasy XIV.
Articles we talked about in this episode:
- Valve trying to create new features to provide better recommendations: https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/12/20691743/steam-labs-valve-recommender-automatic-show
- Microsoft CEO talks about good position of gaming business: https://twinfinite.net/2019/07/microsoft-well-positioned-gaming/
- Switch Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOPC6J4fAA&feature=youtu.be
- New Nintendo Switch model will have much better battery life: https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/17/20696857/nintendo-switch-battery-upgrade-new-model
- Facebook will never break through with Oculus, says one of the VR company’s co-founders: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/facebook-oculus-will-never-break-through-co-founder-jack-mccauley.html
- Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Review: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/12/ffxiv-shadowbringers-review
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The drought continues, but we talk about some of our favorite topics: Stream Gaming and FFXIV.
Articles we talked about in this episode:
- There won't be a Google Stadia beta before launch, so you're going to have to trust that it works: https://www.gamesradar.com/there-wont-be-a-google-stadia-beta-before-launch-google-confirms-so-youre-going-to-have-to-trust-that-it-works/
- Final Fantasy XIV Director Wants Diablo and World of Warcraft Crossovers: https://respawnfirst.com/final-fantasy-xiv-director-diablo-world-warcraft-crossovers/
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It's back! The best recurring game of Viewport Relay, Need for Speedo. We also talk about some of the gaming news that's been happening in the past two weeks.
Articles we talk about:
- Blizzard Global Esports Director Resigns: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/23/blizzard-global-esports-director-quits/
- Dark Souls Creator Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals some details of Elden Ring: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-creator-says-elden-ring-is-the-next-ste/1100-6467971/
- EA CEO Explains Anthem’s Struggle: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ceo-explains-anthems-struggles/1100-6467980/
- Take Two Interactive (Rockstar Publisher) CEO talks about shorter initial dev cycles with more post launch development: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/take-twos-future-games-might-be-shorter-with-more-/1100-6467868/
- Dota Underlords’ player count tops 200,000 in its opening weekend: https://www.pcgamesn.com/dota-underlords/player-count-update
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E3 has come and gone, none of the games have gameplay, wake me up when there's something to play... (Sung to the rhythm of Wake Me Up When September Ends)
E3 is here! Well, the press conferences are done, and the viewport team has plenty to say. Which companies hit it out of the park? Which were party poopers? Find out in this episode.
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E3 is coming. We talk about all the different conferences and what we expect from them.
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E3 is just around the corner. That doesn't mean there's nothing to talk about! Join us for a wild ride.
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Here are the articles that we talked about during the episode:
- Netflix is coming to E3 2019 to make video game announcements: https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/2019/05/13/netflix-e3-2019-video-game-announcements-nx
- FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOn2bWuA_0w
- Final Fantasy VII Will Still Release In Episodes: https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/10/final-fantasy-vii-will-still-release-in-episodes
- Monster Hunter World's Iceborne Expansion Coming This September: https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/09/monster-hunter-worlds-iceborne-expansion-coming-this-september
- There will soon be more PC gamers in China than the total population of the United States: https://www.pcgamer.com/China-PC-online-game-market-report-2019/
- Nintendo: "The reality is that the Chinese market is almost all mobile and PC games": https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-08-nintendo-the-reality-is-that-the-chinese-games-market-is-almost-all-mobile-and-pc-games
- Movie Theaters Find New Life as E-Sports Arenas: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movie-theaters-find-new-life-as-e-sports-arenas-1205579
Annnnd we're back from our Japan vacation! During the first episode of Year 2, we discuss new Nintendo hardware, crunch time and of course, the Sonic trailer that just dropped.
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Here are the articles that we talked about during the episode:
- Jedi: Fallen Order: https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/13/18309211/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-release-date-ps4-pc-xbox-one-story-trailer-ea-respawn
- https://press-start.com.au/news/playstation/2019/04/15/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-will-have-boss-battles-and-draws-combat-inspiration-from-metroid-zelda-wind-waker/
- P5S Is Persona 5 Scramble, A Warriors-Style Action Game, Not An RPG Switch Port: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/p5s-is-persona-5-scramble-a-warriors-style-action-/1100-6466463/
- PS5 Hardware briefly detailed: https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/16/18399261/ps5-specs-release-date-cpu-gpu-ps4-backward-compatible
- Nintendo Has No Intention To Reveal New Hardware At E3: https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/04/25/nintendo-has-no-intention-to-reveal-new-hardware-at-e3
- How Fortnite’s success led to months of intense crunch at Epic Games: https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/23/18507750/fortnite-work-crunch-epic-games
- PUBG Corp 2018 Revenue: $920 million 2018 Profit: $310 million: https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1119352604419608576
- Here’s Your First Look At Jim Carrey As Dr. Robotnik: https://www.gameinformer.com/gamer-culture/2019/04/29/heres-your-first-look-at-jim-carrey-as-dr-robotnik
It's been one whole year since we started viewport! A huge thank you to all our readers and listeners for the support so far. We're looking forward to continuing this for the years to come!
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Here are the articles that we talked about during the episode:
- Valve Index and Knuckles Pre-orders Confirmed for May 1st, Shipping in June: https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-vr-headset-leaked-steam-page-release-date/
- Valve Index: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/valve_index
- Borderlands3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwAQeqtl6PQ
- Todd Howard confirms that neither Elder Scrolls 6 nor Starfield will be at Bethesda's 2019 E3 conference.:https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/b71x8o/todd_howard_confirms_that_neither_elder_scrolls_6/
- SEGA Announces SEGA Genesis Mini: https://twitter.com/SEGA/status/1111968820208513024
- Fallout 76, DOOM Eternal, RAGE 2, and Wolfenstein: Young Blood and Cyberpilot will be coming to Steam: https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/1110225138979651584
- Todd Howard: Fallout 76 "Had a Lot of Difficulties During Development": https://www.usgamer.net/articles/todd-howard-fallout-76-had-a-lot-of-difficulties-during-development
- April Fools Compilation: https://gematsu.com/2019/03/april-fools-day-2019-compilation
GDC is happening! Which means lots of great dev news to talk about. Come listen to us talk about the latest reveal from Google, the Stadia.
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Here are the articles that we talked about during the episode:
- Google jumps into gaming with Google Stadia streaming service, coming “in 2019”: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/03/google-jumps-into-gaming-with-google-stadia-streaming-service/
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC: https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/12/18261738/halo-master-chief-collection-pc-windows-steam
- Gearbox Teasing some potential E3 Announcements (Borderlands 3? Duke Nukem?): https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/18/gearbox-just-teased-another-game-for-pax-east-this-time-with-duke-nukem-and-bulletstorm
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2019/03/13/gearbox-is-teasing-a-borderlands-3-reveal-coming-very-soon/#150dbc7f2e38
- Rumor: Source Claims Modern Warfare 4 will have no specialists or BR mode: https://www.gamesradar.com/modern-warfare-4-wont-have-specialists-or-battle-royale-claim-sources/
- CALL OF DUTY: MOBILE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a42gXZQ-eII
- Niantic (Pokemon GO) announces new Harry Potter Mobile Game: https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/11/18259879/harry-potter-wizards-unite-game-ios-android
- 'Capcom is back!' - CEO proclaims following Devil May Cry 5's incredibly positive reviews: https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2019/mar/07/capcom-back-ceo-proclaims-following-devil-may-cry-5s-incredibly-positive-reviews/
Nintendo and EA strike with a ton of news this week. Welcome to the Nintendo EA Power Hour.
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- Apex Legends hits 50M player milestone within one month: https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1102569284666978305
- EVO 2019 Lineup Announced: http://evo.shoryuken.com/
- KOTOR 2 Writer finishes work for The Fallen Order: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/writer-for-kotor-2-finishes-work-on-star-wars-jedi/1100-6465318/
- Pokemon Sword and Shield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3LsQYENpGg
- Nintendo of Japan shares some of its labour statistics: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-reveals-how-much-its-employees-make-in-ja/1100-6465324/
- Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Retires And Games Industry Says Goodbye: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendos-reggie-fils-aime-retires-and-games-indus/1100-6465134/
- Anthem Is Causing Full System Level Crashes Leading To People Asking For Refund: https://twistedvoxel.com/anthem-full-system-level-crashes-refund/
- Anthem Doesn't Have an Excuse for Repeating the Mistakes Destiny Made Five Years Ago: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/anthem-doesnt-have-an-excuse-for-repeating-the-mistakes-destiny-made-five-years-ago
- Anthem Players Say The Game Is Shutting Down And Even Sometimes Bricking Their PS4s: https://kotaku.com/anthem-players-say-the-game-is-shutting-down-and-even-s-1833039161
The Vita is finally dying. Rest in peace. Other than that, it's been a pretty quiet week!
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- Nintendo Direct: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-direct-announcements-switch-news-and-game/1100-6464988/
- 10 million players have played Apex Legends and it has surpassed 1 million concurrent players: https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/news/apex-legends-10-million-players
- Activision Lays Off Nearly 700: https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/16/18226581/activision-blizzard-layoffs-executive-pay-unions
- Blizzard: No major game planned for 2019: https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/12/18222527/blizzard-no-new-games-2019
I would like to thank everyone that notified me that Episode 20 was cut off at the beginning. And by that, I mean no one. I was trying to fix it, but it's recoverable since I never export my audio before editing. Lesson learned. Either way, this episode was jam-packed with a ton of news, so we had to cut down a lot. Let's jump in.
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- Americans spent $43 billion on video games in 2018: http://fortune.com/2019/01/23/2018-video-game-sales-totals/
- Nintendo's Honesty Around Metroid Prime 4 Sets An Important Standard: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/26/nintendos-honesty-around-metroid-prime-4-sets-an-important-standard
- Nintendo’s next Switch model will reportedly shrink the size, cost, features: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/nintendos-next-switch-model-will-reportedly-shrink-the-size-cost-features/
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update adds Piranha Plant DLC fighter: https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-US/f4f9b407/index.html
- Nintendo has at least one surprise Switch game coming out in 2019: https://www.techradar.com/news/nintendo-has-at-least-one-surprise-switch-game-coming-out-this-year
- Sony patents a new system of backward compatibility of PS5 with PS4, PS3, PS2 and PSX: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/am1i53/sony_patents_a_new_system_of_backward/
- Metro Exodus will only release on the Epic Store, but Steam preorders will be honoured: https://www.pcgamer.com/metro-exodus-will-only-release-on-the-epic-store-but-steam-preorders-will-be-honoured/
- After Epic Store Deal,Steam Users Review Bomb Metro Games: https://kotaku.com/after-epic-store-deal-steam-users-review-bomb-metro-ga-1832209151
- Metro dev: 'if at all all the PC players announce a boycott of the Metro, then the next metro, if it does, is definitely not on the PC.': https://steamcommunity.com/app/412020/discussions/0/1780513643852520184/
The calm before the storm. Kingdom Hearts III, Wargroove, Resident Evil 2 Remake.
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- Bungie Splits With Activision, Keeps Destiny: https://kotaku.com/bungie-splits-with-activision-1831651740
- Nexon reportedly up for sale: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-17-nexon-reportedly-up-for-sale
- EA Cancels Open-World Star Wars Game: https://kotaku.com/ea-cancels-open-world-star-wars-game-1831786371
- Resident Evil 2 Remake on Track to Become the Biggest Launch in the Franchise: https://www.githyp.com/resident-evil-2-remake-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-launch-in-the-franchise-based-on-demos-player-counts-that-tripled-re7s-demo-on-steam/
- Money Laundering Scheme Uncovered Using Fortnite V-Bucks: https://techraptor.net/content/money-laundering-scheme-fortnite-v-bucks
Don't... ask about the title. Just listen to the episode. Tristan decided to start a Mahjong match in FFXIV an HOUR before the recording time and it still didn't finish until halfway into this episode.
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- Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018: https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/27/epic-fortnite-3-billion-profit/
- Valve’s Artifact Ended 2018 Outside Steam’s Top 100 Most Played Games: https://www.githyp.com/valves-artifact-ended-2018-outside-steams-top-100-most-played-games/
- Activision Blizzard is firing its CFO (Going to Netflix): https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-is-going-to-be-firing-its-cfo/
- Blizzard CFO going to Square: https://variety.com/2019/gaming/games/activision-blizzard-amrita-ahuja-square-jack-dorsey-1203098917/
- Possible 'Persona 5 R' Announcement Imminent, Official Domain Updated: https://personacentral.com/persona-5-r-announcement-imminent-official-domain-updated/
- Persona 5 R Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhwJgwXBxIc
- Soulja Boy Has Stopped Selling His Consoles On Store Due To A Potential Nintendo Lawsuit: https://mynintendonews.com/2018/12/30/soulja-boy-has-stopped-selling-his-consoles-on-store-due-to-a-potential-nintendo-lawsuit/
- Slightly Mad Studios announces the “Mad Box”: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mad-box-game-console-slightly-mad-studios-shares-m/1100-6464213/
Welcome to the last episode of 2018! Hope you have all been enjoying your holidays. We wrap up the year with some straggler news, and a quick look back at the best and the worst of the year. Thanks for all the support in 2018; we'll see you all in the new year!
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- Blizzard shifts developers away from Heroes of the Storm, Cancelling Events for the Game in 2019: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/22833558/heroes-of-the-storm-news
- Full version of Kingdom Hearts III appears to leak out into the wild 1.5 months before release: https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1073930183177068548
- Quinton Flynn says the person responsible for leaking Kingdom Hearts 3 has been "captured.": https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/a6tn90/quinton_flynn_says_the_person_responsible_for/
- Nomura's response: https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1074192394176815105
- Planetside Arena announced, featuring...BATTLE ROY-ALL: https://www.polygon.com/pc/2018/12/13/18138851/planetside-arena-battle-royale-pc-steam-launch-date
- Soulja Boy is selling his own cheap, rebranded video game consoles: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/9/18130498/soulja-boy-video-game-console-nintendo
Albert is out on assignment; er... actually he's just out. That means Alex and I have to hold down the fort. And what does that mean? Random talking about Japanese video games without any quality control. We're sorry Albert.
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- Bethesda Support Leaks Fallout 76 Customer Names, Addresses & Phone Numbers: https://kotaku.com/bethesda-support-leaks-fallout-76-customer-names-addre-1830892930
- Latest Fallout 76 patch contains huge amount of undocumented changes, including stealth nerfs across the board: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/a3fprm/latest_fallout_76_patch_contains_huge_amount_of/
- Bethesda offering 500 atoms ($5 ingame store credit) to owners of the Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition: https://twitter.com/Fallout/status/1067981880597843968?s=19
- Obsidian's The Outer Worlds blends Firefly and Fallout into a bold, open-ended sci-fi RPG: https://www.pcgamer.com/obsidians-the-outer-worlds-blends-firefly-and-fallout-into-a-bold-open-ended-sci-fi-rpg/
- MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD — Special Developer Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeM7d7ktex4
- Epic Launches Digital Games Store With 88 Percent Revenue Going To Developers: https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/12/03/epic-launches-digital-games-store-with-88-percent-revenue-going-to-developers
- Some Epic Store games are pushing back or scrapping Steam releases: https://www.pcgamer.com/some-epic-store-games-are-pushing-back-or-scrapping-steam-releases/
- Satisfactory is only on Epic Games Launcher now: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/satisfactory/home
- Super Meat Boy Forever will be an Epic Games Store exclusive for a year: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/a4efzb/super_meat_boy_forever_will_be_an_epic_games/
- BOOSTING FOR PROFIT IS NOW A CRIME IN SOUTH KOREA: https://estnn.com/boosting-for-profit-is-now-a-crime-in-south-korea/
Although we talk about a lot of different things in this episode, one thing stays constant: Fallout 76 sucks. And Tristan is pissed.
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- Fallout 76 Disaster:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/9z3w5l/giantbomb_unlikely_to_review_fallout_76_gerstmann/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=hot&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Games
- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-11-20-fallout-76-review-a-bizarre-boring-and-broken-mess
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/9x66um/the_state_of_fallout_76_is_beyond_unacceptable/
- Sony skipping E3: https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/playstation-skips-e3-1203029833/
- Ubisoft reverses aesthetic changes for Siege in China:https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com/siege/en-us/news/152-340339-16/update-on-the-aesthetic-changes-coming-with-y3s4
- Artifact controversy: https://www.pcgamer.com/artifact-community-slams-pay-for-everything-monetisation-model/?utm_content=buffer3be1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer-pcgamertw
- Valve's response to above:https://steamcommunity.com/games/583950/announcements/detail/2535985526495756390
- KH3 is gold: https://twitter.com/kingdomhearts/status/1064881296915095552?s=21
Blizzcon happened! Smash Direct happened! Lots of news to talk about! Remember to have your phones ready because that's where all AAA gaming is moving towards.
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Here is all the news we talked about this episode:
- Xbox acquires Obsidian Entertainment and InXile Entertainment https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/1061390391071531008
- Sources: Blizzard Scrapped Plans For Diablo 4 Video https://kotaku.com/sources-blizzard-pulled-diablo-4-announcement-from-bli-1830232246
- Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal https://kotaku.com/blizzard-says-it-wasnt-expecting-fans-to-be-this-angry-1830204721
- Activision Crashes as ‘Diablo’ Mobile Pits Analysts and Gamers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-05/activision-analysts-see-china-growth-from-diablo-mobile-game
- Strategy guide maker Prima Games is shutting down https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/9/18079380/prima-games-shutting-down
- All future Final Fantasy XV DLCs except Episode Ardyn have been canceled. Hajima Tabata has resigned from Square Enix. https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/9v6u7x/all_future_final_fantasy_xv_dlcs_except_episode/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=browse&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Games
- Geoff Keighley: "Game Awards 2018 will feature the “biggest lineup ever in terms of new game announcements" https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1060942349398732800
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - World of Light (Adventure Mode) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShCN-AYHqA&feature=youtu.be
- POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Official Trailer #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1roy4o4tqQM&feature=youtu.be
Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally out! That means that we didn't have time to do anything for the past two weeks- just kidding. Tristan absolutely hated the game and Albert & Alex didn't even pick it up. That means it's time to talk about some gaming news!
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- Spider-Man on PlayStation 4 made more money in its first month on the market than any PlayStation exclusive in the nearly 24 year history of the brand, across all six core pieces of PlayStation hardware. https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/1054881182637219841?s=20
- Gamasutra - Red Dead Redemption 2 team was crunching 100-hour weeks, says Dan Houser:
- http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/328625/Red_Dead_Redemption_2_team_was_crunching_100hour_weeks_says_Dan_Houser.php
- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-25-the-human-cost-of-red-dead-redemption-2
- Rockstar allows employees to speak out on 100-hour week controversy: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-18-rockstar-allows-employees-to-speak-out-on-100-hour-week-controversy
- Obsidian says it's 'very doubtful' that it will make another Fallout game: https://www.pcgamer.com/obsidian-says-its-very-doubtful-that-it-will-make-another-fallout-game/
- Tencent stock loses $230 billion in market value from China’s videogame license freeze: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/16/tech/tencent-china-games-valuation/index.html
- http://www.siliconera.com/2018/10/24/china-completely-freezes-new-game-approval-process/
- Steam popularity skyrockets in China as government's freeze on new game approvals continues: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-24-steam-popularity-skyrockets-in-china-as-governments-freeze-on-new-game-approvals-continues
It's been a crazy month for game releases, but not much for news. Nevertheless, Albert was able to dig a bunch of topics up for us to talk about!
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Here is all the news we talked about this episode:
- Sources: Microsoft Is Close To Buying Obsidian: https://kotaku.com/sources-microsoft-is-close-to-buying-obsidian-1829614135
- A Special Announcement from EA Regarding C&C: http://www.openra.net/news/special-announcement/
- Nintendo Plans New Version of Switch Next Year: https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-plans-new-version-of-switch-next-year-1538629322
- Nintendo's Dragalia Lost Makes $16 Million in Two Weeks, Eclipsing Animal Crossing in the U.S. and Japan: https://sensortower.com/blog/dragalia-lost-revenue-first-two-weeks
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Becomes the Highest Played in the Series with 33% More Players on Steam Than Last Year: http://www.githyp.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-becomes-the-highest-played-in-the-series-with-33-more-players-on-steam-than-last-year/
Music Used:
- Metal Gear Solid - Alert
- Pillars of Eternity - Title Theme
- Command and Conquer Rivals - Trailer Song
- Dragalia Lost - Home
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Assassin's Creed
- Metal Gear Solid V - Sins of the Father
- Castlevania II Simon's Quest - Bloody Tears/Monster Dance
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - Main Theme
- Assassin's Creed - Chase Theme
- Donkey Kong Country - Theme
- Command and Conquer - Mechanical Man
- Battlefield 4 - Main Theme
- Kingdom Hearts III - Don't Think Twice
- Kirby Super Star - Corkboard
- FFVI - Terra's Theme
- Project DIVA f - Cat Food
- Monster Hunter World - Main Theme
- Resident Evil 7 - Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone
- Tekken 7 - Tonight Is the Night
Welcome back to the Relay. This episode we find out that we don't really know much about the developers that make all our favorite games. There's also a bit of sadness that goes around as we talk about the layoffs at Telltale Games.
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Here are all the news articles we talked about:
- Telltale Games Closing Down: http://gamasutra.com/view/news/327085/Report_The_Walking_Dead_developer_Telltale_Games_closing_down.php
- Telltale Games Lawsuit: https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2018/9/25/17901106/telltale-layoffs-lawsuit-warn-act
- Minecraft Dungeons announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJicIi8Lvx0
- Playstation Classic: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/09/18/introducing-playstation-classic-with-20-pre-loaded-games/
- Fortnite cross play with PS4: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/09/26/extended-fortnite-cross-play-beta-launches-on-ps4-starting-today/
Music Used:
- The Walking Dead Game - Main Theme
- PlayStation Startup
- Minecraft - Haggstrom
- Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Music
The viewport team is back from PAX West! And Distant Worlds! And a bunch of other things that we did that was not the podcast! We're back to talk about the news, but to be honest, there wasn't too much to talk about? But that's not a reason to not bring you the best from the video gaming world.
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Here are the news we talked about this episode:
- Nintendo Direct https://kotaku.com/animal-crossing-switch-and-everything-else-from-todays-1829043157
- Final Fantasy7, 9, 10/10-2, 12, crystal chronicles, chocobo dungeon, etc. announced for switch http://www.siliconera.com/2018/09/13/final-fantasy-vii-final-fantasy-ix-final-fantasy-xx-2-hd-remasters-coming-to-switch-in-2019/
- PUBG On Steam Falls Below A Million Players For First Time In A Year https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-09-11-pubg-dips-below-million-daily-pc-players-for-first-time-in-a-year
- Lootboxes as gambling https://www.cnet.com/news/international-coalition-calls-on-video-game-industry-to-crack-down-on-loot-boxes/
- Belgian govt opens criminal investigation into EA https://hexus.net/gaming/news/industry/122051-belgian-govt-opens-criminal-investigation-ea/
- THQ Nordic acquires Kingdoms of Amalur https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/6/17826806/thq-nordic-kingdoms-of-amalur-38-studios
- Fallout 76 will outlast us all https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-76-wants-to-last-until-the-end-of-time/1100-6461775/
PAX West is next week! But before then, let's talk about some video gaming news.
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Here's what we went over this episode:
- 5 biggest moments of the QuakeCon 2018 keynote address: https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/10/17675308/quakecon-2018-5-biggest-moments-keynote
- THQ Nordic acquires Timesplitters: http://news.cision.com/thq-nordic-ab/r/thq-nordic-acquires-timesplitters,c2592484
- Realm Royale Has Lost 93% of its Player Base After Peaking at 105k Concurrent Players 2 Months Ago on Steam: http://www.githyp.com/realm-royale-has-lost-93-of-its-player-base-after-peaking-at-105k-concurrent-players-2-months-ago-on-steam/
- Belmonts + King K. Rool in Smash: https://kotaku.com/castlevanias-simon-and-richter-belmont-join-smash-bros-1828189474
- Steam.tv is live -- and it appears to be Valve's Twitch competitor (update): https://www.cnet.com/news/steam-tv-is-live-and-it-appears-to-be-valves-twitch-competitor/
- Mon Hun World first Capcom title to ship 10 million copies worldwide: http://www.siliconera.com/2018/08/20/monster-hunter-world-becomes-the-first-capcom-title-to-ship-10-million-units-worldwide/
Songs Used:
- Doom Eternal - Main Theme
- Timesplitters Future Perfect - Title Screen
- Realm Royale - Lobby and Drop
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Main Theme
Welcome back to Royale News Network, the premier podcast for Battle Royale news? Just kidding. Welcome back to the Relay.
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Here's what we went over this episode:
- The rumours are true - Fortnite on Android doesn't use Google Play: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-fortnite-on-android-doesnt-use-google-play-confirmed
- PUBG creator says "we're not esports ready" at PUBG Global Invitational: https://www.pcgamesn.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/pubg-esports-ready?amp
- Nintendo Switch sales reach 19.67 million units (Plus other sales numbers): https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/93c8w6/nintendo_switch_sales_reach_1967_million_units/
- Artifact, Valve's fantasy card game, will be out in November: https://www.pcgamer.com/artifact-valves-fantasy-card-game-will-be-out-in-november/
- Jay Pinkerton - writer for Portal2, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead - has returned to Valve: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/92qy96/jay_pinkerton_writer_for_portal2_team_fortress_2/?utm_content=comments&utm_medium=browse&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Games
- KERBAL DEVELOPERS DEPART VALVE: http://www.valvetime.net/threads/kerbal-developers-depart-valve.258102/
- Rumor: The next generation of Xbox will consist of a traditional console and a low-spec streaming device for Microsoft's game streaming service: https://www.thurrott.com/xbox/163896/details-microsofts-xbox-scarlett-game-streaming-service
Songs Used:
- Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Music
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Main Theme
This episode teaches you why you shouldn't drink while recording. Welcome back.
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Here's what we went over this episode:
- Overwatch League comes to ESPN, Disney and ABC: http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24062274/overwatch-league-comes-espn-disney-abc
- Someone hacked the Splatoon 2 X Rank Leaderboard in an effort to call out Nintendo's lack of response to cheaters: https://twitter.com/Nintendeal/status/1017539297577086976
- German Court Bans Vague Dates like "Coming Soon" in Marketing and Sales: https://www.techpowerup.com/245920/german-court-bans-vague-dates-like-coming-soon-in-marketing-and-sales
- Rainbow Six Siege players who use slurs are now getting instantly banned: https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-toxicity-ban/
- Nintendo and Square Enix massively underestimate Octopath Traveler sales, Amazon backordered for 1-2 months: http://gearnuke.com/nintendo-octopath-traveler-sales-amazon-backordered
- Nintendo Sues Console ROM Sites For ‘Mass’ Copyright Infringement: https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-console-rom-sites-for-mass-copyright-infringement-180720/
- No Man's Sky: A Message to the Community: https://www.nomanssky.com/2018/07/a-message-to-the-community/
Music used:
- Overwatch - Rally the Heroes
- Splatoon 2 - Blitz It!
- Rainbow Six Siege - Complex Assassinations
- Octopath Traveler - Main Theme
- No Man's Sky - Opening Main Theme
- X-Files - Theme
The post-E3 drought continues! We were able to find some news scraps within the webs that are worth talking about. Albert brings back a new game, "Best of the Bunch" that everyone can participate in! Let us know your final score!
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Here's what we went over this episode:
- Most anticipated game of July: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1013458598343503872
- PUBG reportedly drops Fortnite copyright lawsuit: https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-drops-fortnite-copyright-lawsuit/
- Guild War 2 controversy: https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/9/17549492/arenanet-jessica-price-guild-wars-2-writer-fired
- Fallout 76's online multiplayer focus 'doesn't mark the future' of Bethesda": https://www.destructoid.com/fallout-76-s-online-multiplayer-focus-doesn-t-mark-the-future-of-bethesda-511353.phtml
- Thank You! Pink Mercy Raises More Than 12.7 Million (USD) for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation: http://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/21931801
- Summer Games Done Quick 2018 raises over $2.12 million for Doctors Without Borders: https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/01/summer-games-done-quick-2018-raises-over-2-12-million-for-doctors-without-borders/
- Sony Crossplay update: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-talks-ps4-cross-play-situation-offers-some-ho/1100-6460052
- LEFT 4 DEAD CREATORS WORKING ON UNANNOUNCED TITLE IN 'A GLOBALLY KNOWN FRANCHISE': http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/28/left-4-dead-creators-working-on-unannounced-title-in-a-globally-known-franchise
- Reggie Game Informer Interview from E3: http://www.siliconera.com/2018/07/02/reggie-fils-aim-discusses-nintendos-stance-on-amiibo-and-whether-there-will-be-a-n64-classic/
- Favorite Banjo-Kazooie game: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1012749109726285824
- VR Poll: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1015700064407154688
Music used:
- Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Theme
- Fallout 76 - Country Roads Take Me Home
- Guild Wars 2 - Overture
E3 may be over, but the gaming news goes on! The viewport team is back to discuss happenings after the annual gaming "festival" and try to pad the time with some fun games. Listeners can play along!
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Here's what we went over this episode:
- Audience participation, Best E3 Game Poll: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1009554347879874561
- Sony blocks Fortnite cross-play between PS4 and Nintendo Switch: the latest news: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/14/17465370/fortnite-nintendo-switch-sony-cross-play-controversy
- WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/health/video-game-disorder-who/index.html
- Creative Assembly is working on a brand new First Person Tactical Shooter: https://www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view/senior-ui-artist/o5Rg7fw3
- Tetsuya Nomura concedes Final Fantasy 7 Remake was announced too early: https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/24/17498704/final-fantasy-7-launch-date-tetsuya-nomura-announced-too-early
- Bethesda Files Lawsuit Over "Blatant Ripoff" Westworld Game: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bethesda-files-lawsuit-over-blatant-ripoff-westwor/1100-6459972/?ftag=GSS-05-10aab8e
Songs used:
- Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Theme
- Alien: Isolation - Main Menu
- Fallout Shelter - Rush Song
It's the final day of conferences at E3 2018! Nintendo was the sole presenter, and there was a lot of anticipation around what they had to show. Unfortunately, the Nintendo Direct turned out to be more of a Super Smash Direct, with 25 minutes of the 40 being dedicated to the game. Listen to what the viewport team has to say about it!
This episode is the final live coverage we'll be doing for the event. There will be a recap article, and a top announcements article coming soon at our website.
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It's the main press conference day of E3! (Day 3) We started early in the morning and went into the evening with four (!) different press conferences. We provide our thoughts on three of them and deep dive into some of the favorite things we saw during the day. Of course, no opinions episode will be complete without a grading of each conference!
As with the previous two days, you can find all of the announcements that were made in our Recap article: https://medium.com/viewportgaming/e3-2018-press-conferences-day-3-highlights-square-enix-ubisoft-sony-7e75733ea258
A video version of the episode is here: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=lSyJ_Dqxz1M
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It's Day 2 of E3 2018! With the first of the Big Three conferences, we saw Microsoft, Bethesda and Devolver step up to the plate to announce their... announcements. As there was so much content to cover, we kept the episode contained to the bigger announcements, you can find all announcements in our highlights article: https://medium.com/viewportgaming/e3-2018-press-conferences-day-2-highlights-microsoft-bethesda-19a8543a373b
You can watch a video version of the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6BjZbcs-J4
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Welcome to E3 2018! The viewport team is here to give coverage and opinions on the biggest gaming event of the year.
E3 kicks off this year with EA's press conference, and since it's the only one, we're able to spend a good chunk of time discussing all the games, trailers, and announcements.
This was originally recorded for video format, but we thought we would upload this for our podcast listeners as well. You can watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/_6JNTg7hnCk
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Hey everyone,
WELCOME TO PRE-E3 SEASON, WHERE THERE ARE NO RULES AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. This year has been especially been bad with rumors, leaks, straight up press conferences from publishers and more. The viewport team is here to clear all of that up for you.
We'll be back after E3, but we'll be providing coverage throughout the event! You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) at our website: http://www.viewportgaming.com We're also on social media; Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
First, we go over some of the news that happened in the past two weeks. Here are the links we used:
- JOHN "TOTALBISCUIT" BAIN DIES AGE 33
- PUBG Corp has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games
- EPIC GAMES WILL PROVIDE $100,000,000 FOR FORTNITE ESPORTS TOURNAMENT PRIZE POOLS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITIVE PLAY
- BORDERLANDS 3 E3 SPECULATION POTENTIALLY SHUT DOWN BY GEARBOX
Next, we talk briefly about a lot of the games that are guaranteed / predicted / rumored to be shown at E3:
EA
- Battlefield V
- Anthem
Microsoft
- Crackdown 3
- Gears of War 5
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Halo 6
Bethesda
- Rage 2
- Elder Scrolls 6
- Fallout (We recorded this before the Fallout 76 reveal...)
- New IP?
- Doom
Square Enix
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Octopath Traveler
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Ubisoft
- Skull and Bones
- Division 2
- Starlink Battle for Atlas
- Beyond Good and Evil 2
- Transference
- Splinter Cell
Sony
- Ghosts of Tsushima
- Death Stranding
- The Last of Us Part 2
- Spiderman
Nintendo
- Smash 5
- Yoshi
- Fire Emblem
- Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee
- Metroid Prime 4
Others
- Metro Exodus
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Shenmue 3
Songs Used:
- PUBG - Main Menu Theme
- Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Music
- Borderlands 2 - Theme Song
Welcome... TO THE RELAY! In this episode, we talk about things that are not doing so well, and also doing really well. Next episode is our last pre-E3 episode so GET READY FOR A LOT OF LEAKS AND NEWS!
Reference Articles:
- Nintendo Switch Online: everything we know
- Wow, Nintendo confirms that the Virtual Console isn't coming to Switch
- Miitomo, Nintendo's Original Mobile App, Passes Away
- Rumour: Retro Studios Is Working On A Secret Star Fox: Grand Prix Title For Switch
- Cliff Bleszinski’s Boss Key Productions shuts down after three years
- Sony Ends Production Of Physical Vita Games
- Fortnite Is Getting An Avengers: Infinity War Crossover
- God of War tops 3.1 million sold in three days
- Persona 5 worldwide shipments top 2.2 million
- David Anfossi: "Deus Ex is not dead. I confirm that"
Music Used:
- Nintendo eShop Music
- Miitomo - Home (Day)
- Star Fox - Corneria
- Radical Heights - Skydive Music
- PS Vita - Home Menu
- Fornite - Battle Royale Menu Music
- God of War - God of War
- Persona 5 - Last Surprise
- Deus Ex Mankind Divided - Trailer Music
Welcome back to the relay. A video game podcast where we talk about Battle Royale half the time. In this quiet season before E3, we still manage to find some news to chat about!
Reference articles:
- What’s going on with Steam Spy?
- Valve Buys Firewatch Developer Campo Santo
- Microsoft and Discord Team Up to Connect Gamers Across Xbox Live and Discord
- Nintendo president set to retire, with replacement named
- Nintendo Switch drives staggering 500 percent profit jump
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 may have a battle royale mode instead of a campaign
- Battlefield V battle royale prototype in the works at DICE
- Battle royale pioneer 'H1Z1' comes to PS4 on May 22nd
- Belgium deems loot boxes dangerous to children and society, threatens publishers with prison and fines
Songs used:
- Valve - Intro Song
- Firewatch - Hidden Away
- Super Mario Odyssey - Honeylune Ridge Escape
- Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Music
- H1Z1 - Main Theme
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 - Boba Theme
Welcome to episode 2 everyone! We've implicitly started a new segment called "let's talk about all the Battle Royale news that happened this week". Also, Albert takes over as the main host as Tristan is overloaded with all the EIC duties for viewport. What's viewport you ask??? Viewport provides a look into video games, through reviews, features and podcasts.
Reference articles:
- LawBreakers studio’s next game is an ’80s-infused, battle royale game show
- Ubisoft says it's impossible to make a battle royale mode for Ghost Recon Wildlands right now
- Overwatch League player fired after sexual misconduct allegations
- GTA V is the most profitable entertainment product of all time
- Steam Spy
- The Guinness World Records has stripped #BillyMitchell's world records
- Yoko Taro PAX East
- FFXV New Episodes announced
Songs used:
- Radical Heights - Speed Boat
- Overwatch - Competitive Theme
- GTA V - Welcome to Los Santos
- Valve - Intro Song
- Donkey Kong - Sounds
- NieR: Automata - City Ruins
- Final Fantasy XV - Stand Your Ground
Hey everyone! Welcome to Viewport Relay! The biweekly, flagship podcast of viewport (http://viewportgaming.com) where we cover gaming news. We're your hosts, Tristan Jung, Albert Corsten and Alex Nester, who will bring you all the goodness every 2 weeks. This week, we spend some time introducing ourselves, making some jokes, and then covering the news.
Reference articles:
- GDC's 'realistic' talk about game sales on Steam paints a grim picture
- Monster Hunter World's Deviljho Arrives In PS4/Xbox One Update; Patch Notes Detailed
- Valve gets rid of the Steam Machine section
- Official Super Smash Bros. for Switch, Splatoon 2 tournaments coming to E3
- Final Fantasy 15 director heading up new Square Enix studio
- Far Cry 5 is the fastest selling game in the franchise
Songs Used:
- Proof of a Hero - Monster Hunter World
- Valve Intro Song
- Menu Theme - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Main Menu Theme - Final Fantasy XV
- Main Theme - Far Cry 5