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Cyberpunk 2077 and a bit of crunch discourse crept up on main this week when CD Projekt Red shared a tweet about this year’s most anticipated game passing cert. Friend of the show and known games reporter, Jason Schrier, shared their excitement but with a bit of a pointed comment about crunch faced by the developers on the game.

Some fans got upset that CD Projekt Red wasn’t allowed to celebrate this momentous occasion without being scolded and chided for their extreme working conditions. Now it seems some Cyberpunk 2077 devs are speaking up in their own defense.

Of course, all of this comes after a story from last week that CD Projekt Red publicly announced they would be going back on their previous statements against crunch and doubled down on crunching to finish Cyberpunk 2077 in time for its November release date. We’re jumping into all of that and more on this week's edition of the Inside Gaming Weekend Roundup!

In addition to the Cyberpunk story; the basic development of Final Fantasy 16 is already complete, Rambo is going to be in Mortal Kombat 11, it looks like next-gen console buyers are favoring the PS5, and we pour one out for those who were recently laid off at Gamespot.

Stick around for Brian’s 5-Second review of Genshin Impact and a list of all the new video games releasing next week! Have a great weekend everyone!

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[Bloomberg] Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Orders 6-Day Weeks Ahead of Launch https://bloom.bg/2G4PfM9
[WCCFTech] CDPR Dev: ‘I Have the Impression Some People Preferred Us to Be Bad for Their Ideological Narrative’ https://bit.ly/3iLPIQy
[Facebook] Adrian Chmielarz https://bit.ly/3nvdPXc
[Twitter] @CyberpunkGame https://bit.ly/3lva4iy
[Twitter] @KojiPro2015_EN https://bit.ly/2GEM5yE
[Twitter] @FallGuysGame https://bit.ly/2SCzYVo
[Twitter] @assassinscreed https://bit.ly/3nx2Qwv
[Games Industry dot biz] 72% of US next-gen pre-order customers chose PS5 https://bit.ly/3iJV52K
[Gematsu] Final Fantasy XVI basic development and scenario production already complete https://bit.ly/3nxK3AZ
[Square-Enix] ファイナルファンタジーXVI開発スタッフ募集中 https://bit.ly/3iJTQR3
[Youtube, Mortal Kombat] Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate | Kombat Pack 2 Official Reveal Trailer https://bit.ly/3ddhiVv
[Playstation Blog] Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate brings Rain, Mileena, and Rambo https://bit.ly/36NIEAv
[Games Industry dot biz] GameSpot undergoes layoffs https://bit.ly/3ltxswX

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Cyberpunk 2077 devs blast games media

The true Queen of Inside Gaming is moving on to different things, but we will always remember what she has given us. Laughs, poop cup, memes, Lion Game, and so much more. Thank you so much for all the time, care, and craft you put into the channel and for being such a great boss. We love you Autumn and you'll always be a friend of the show.

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The Best of Autumn Farrell, Farewell Queen

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The PS5 is huge! Sony did their own teardown of the newest PlayStation and it was awesome. Japanese reviewers also got their hands on the PS5 and they reported that the next-gen console is extraordinarily quiet. That’s fun. Meanwhile, on the other side of console mountain, Nintendo is fighting a legal battle over the dreaded Joy-Con drift. Apparently, their lawyers said, “it ain't’ that bad, get over it or get gud.” Okay, that’s not what they said at all but you could imagine, right? Lastly, the gang talks about China’s hold on free speech in video games and all the censored words in Genshin Impact. Make sure to stick around for listener questions and have a great Friday!

00:00 - Intro
01:20 - PS5 Teardown is cool
11:38 - Who’s buying new consoles? + New game droughts
21:45 - PS5 is Super Quiet / More PS5 talk
27:41 - Joy-Con Drift Forever
34:57 - Genshin Impact censored
43:18 - Listener Questions

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[PlayStation Blog]
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/07/ps5-teardown-an-inside-look-at-our-most-transformative-console-yet/

[VGC] PS5 is very quiet
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5s-quiet-cooling-is-even-more-impressive-than-its-loading-times-praises-japanese-hands-on/

[VGC] Joy-Con Drift Legal Battle
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-reportedly-arguing-that-joy-con-drift-isnt-a-real-problem-or-hasnt-caused-anyone-any-inconvenience/

[PC Gamer] Genshin Impact Censored
https://www.pcgamer.com/genshin-impacts-chat-filter-removes-taiwan-and-hong-kong-but-also-putin-hitler-and-words/

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Fans and critics have spoken and Genshin Impact is a hit! But… it’s recently been revealed that the game has a series of keywords and phrases banned from chat due to China’s regulations around media censorship. Of course this may not come as a surprise to those who already know that the game is made by a Chinese company - but since players in the west are restricted from those words as well it’s hard for many to ignore. China has obviously had a tight grip on anything made within the country that might threaten the notion of perfect national unity but this is another story in a long list about how China’s politics and its stance against free speech affects games that we play. Rest assured we won’t be censoring anything on today's edition of Inside Gaming Daily!... well unless someone says !@#$... or like they [REDACTED] you know? Anyways, enjoy the show.

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[Metacritic] Genshin Impact https://bit.ly/312EEsn
[Twinfinite] Genshin Impact Review https://bit.ly/3jJ8Yzg
[Destructoid] Review: Genshin Impact https://bit.ly/3jU7AtC
[Twitter] @JusticeKazzy_ https://bit.ly/2GRwrju
[Vice] China's Newest Hit Game 'Genshin Impact' Censors Any Mention of Hong Kong https://bit.ly/2IaLPYM
[Twitter] @ZhugeEX https://bit.ly/2SCOkoD
[PC Gamer] Genshin Impact's chat filter removes 'Taiwan' and 'Hong Kong,' but also 'Putin,' 'Hitler,' and 'words' https://bit.ly/33Fg5mH
[Gamebyte] PUBG VIOLENCE LAWS IN CHINA REPLACE KILLING WITH WAVING GOODBYE https://bit.ly/30KsLXL
[Twitter] @ZhugeEX https://bit.ly/33H6KuT
[The Verge] Hearthstone player banned for supporting Hong Kong protesters during live stream https://bit.ly/2GKNVOr
[The Verge] YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party https://bit.ly/34xya72
[Venture Beat] Diablo: Immortal is a co-development project between Blizzard and NetEase https://bit.ly/3aTJ1cK
[IGN] Genshin Impact: 17 Million Downloads on Mobile Alone, Estimated $50 Million in Revenue Since Launch https://bit.ly/36RQBo6
[Games Industry dot biz] Genshin Impact made $60m in its first week on mobile alone https://bit.ly/36XHhPZ
[Eurogamer] Genshin Impact "biggest global launch of a Chinese game ever" https://bit.ly/36OzrYD

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Genshin Impact censored by China

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Sony has produced a PS5 teardown video that is actually really cool. However, it’s hard not to immediately notice the PlayStation shaped elephant in the room which is actually just the PS5 itself. Turns out it’s huge! Like, really big… really, really, big. Okay, okay, we’ll be meme-ing about this one for a while but there was some really cool info in the teardown video too. Yasuhiro Ootori, VP of mechanical design at Sony Interactive Entertainment took the entire PlayStation 5 apart, on camera! It was awesome. Look, we can’t tell you everything in this description because then you won’t watch our YouTube video about another YouTube video but it looks like the PS5 is decked out with liquid metal thermal conducting two layers of noise-reducing insulation, and the prospect of interchangeable side panels. Pretty. exciting. stuff. All that news and more on today’s edition of INSIDE GAMING DAILY!

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[Playstation Blog] PS5 Teardown: An inside look at our most transformative console yet https://bit.ly/33DyfWf
[Twitter] @6d6f636869 https://bit.ly/2SBzs9W
[Twitter] @spewkz https://bit.ly/2GKPBHH
[Bloomberg] Sony Cuts PlayStation 5 Forecast by 4 Million Due to Chip Woes https://bloom.bg/3hxtHUQ

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The PS5 is very big

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Joy-Con drift has plagued Nintendo Switch owners since the console’s release over three years ago back in March of 2017. However, even after apologizing about the issue internally to investors Nintendo’s official and public stance on the very well-known and widespread hardware defect is it, “isn’t a real a problem.”

At least that’s what Nintendo lawyers are arguing based on what the prosecuting firm fighting the case in arbitration has said. There are probably hundreds of videos on the internet demonstrating Joy-Con drift and another hundred more teaching people how to fix their own Joy-Cons. That’s because even though Nintendo will “fix” your Joy-Con drift issues for free some people have reported experiencing drift more severely even after sending their controllers in to be fixed.

Of course, that is the frustrating part. Nintendo already has a customer support system in place for addressing drift issues yet doesn’t seem to have made any attempt to fix the root of the problem. That means they are still selling consoles that will eventually start to drift - even the Switch Lite which doesn’t have removable Joy-Cons that can be replaced or removed and sent in for repair. Joy-Con drift is easily one of the largest hardware defects in the history of games and you can bet we’re going to talk all about it on today’s episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Video Games Chronicle] Nintendo is reportedly arguing that Joy-Con drift ‘isn’t a real problem or hasn’t caused anyone any inconvenience’ https://bit.ly/3lkeGYK
[Reddit] Nintendo Joy-Con Drift Class Action lawsuit attorneys now looking for videos expressing the impact of joy-con drift to send to Nintendo. Deadline is Oct 16th. https://bit.ly/3lfRj2H
[Kotaku] Nintendo President Apologizes For Joy-Con Trouble https://bit.ly/3iFLjON
[Statista] Lifetime unit sales of the Nintendo Switch console worldwide from March 2017 to August 2020 https://bit.ly/3ny5Icy
[Wired] A Literal Child and His Mom Sue Nintendo Over ‘Joy-Con Drift’ https://bit.ly/3d3bEW1

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Is Nintendo arguing Joy-Con drift isn’t a real problem?

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The PS5 and the Series X are just a month away from launch and we finally got some first impressions for the new PlayStation! Well actually, reviewers in Japan got hands-on time with the PS5 and they were oh-so kind enough to share THEIR first impressions with the rest of the world. So here we are. It turns out that the extra cash Sony spent on the PS5’s cooling system paid off because one of the glowing highlights for the console is how quiet the new fan is. Reviewers also described the exhaust coming from the new Playstsions ports as a medium to warm in temperature. Of course, there are plenty of other new impressions to ‘him and haw’ over so what are you waiting for? Hit play and jump right into today’s newest edition of Inside Gaming Daily!

It’s with a heavy heart we bid a fond farewell to Autumn Farrell who is moving on from Inside Gaming to join the stellar content team over at 100Thieves. Thanks for all the guidance, laughs, and unforgettable moments. Best of luck to you Autumn and we wish you the best!

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[The Verge] First PS5 hands-on videos show off hardware and games, but no UI https://bit.ly/30wWsLB
[The Verge] Sony promises redesigned PS5 dashboard with ‘no pixel untouched’ https://bit.ly/3d5bqO3
[Twitter] @Nibellion https://bit.ly/2StSWgO
[Twitter] @Nibellion https://bit.ly/3ldzukK
[4gamer] 8K写真で見るPlayStation 5本体とDualSense。本体は静音性に優れ，ゲームパッドは新しくも実用的に https://bit.ly/34vyodg
[Video Games Chronicle] PS5’s quiet cooling ‘is even more impressive than its loading times’, praises Japanese hands-on https://bit.ly/3njzly6
[Dengeki Online] ひと足早くPS5を体験！ 試遊で感じたPS5の驚きとは？ https://bit.ly/3jzCwPY
[Twitter] @Nibellion https://bit.ly/34qJLDp
[ResetERA] Black DualSense and PS5 User Selection Screen https://bit.ly/3jEMtM8
[Games Radar] If this leak is true, the PS5 offers 664GB of usable storage space https://bit.ly/3ivTzAT

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PS5 fixes noisy PS4 fan issues

Microsoft shook the game industry to it’s very core a couple weeks back when they announced their plans to buy Bethesda and all of the studios there within. Today on Insight Gaming we’re trying to remember a time when there was a game company acquisition this monumental. We’re taking a look at the top 5 most expensive game developer acquisitions in the medium’s history as well as a handful of honorable mentions. Then, stick around as we put on our speculation goggles to try and guess; Who will Microsoft buy next?, which Acquisition has been the most successful?, and what would Sony have to do to achieve a similar high roller status?

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Is the Microsoft x Bethesda deal the biggest ever?

Sakurai announced earlier this week that Minecraft’s Steve, among others, would be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! However, he seemed more than a bit mad over it. He threw some mad shade on Nintendo executives mentioning that they assumed it would be very easy to just add in some Minecraft characters and be done with it. Does this mean that Sakurai has less control over who gets added to Smash than we previously thought?

And of course that’s not all! This is the Inside Gaming Roundup after all! Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is finally out and it is getting some good reviews! World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Shadowlands, has been delayed by Blizzard. An Ex-Rockstar Games producer, Leslie Benzies, raised $40 million toward their new MMO. And Take Two is being sued again, this time over some funky tattoos!

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[Youtube, Super Smash Bros.] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - A New Seed! - Nintendo Switch https://bit.ly/3lkx0RR
[Twitter] @briangaar  https://bit.ly/30vHA0i
[Twitter] @Kappische https://bit.ly/3cQh9aq
[Twitter] @ZhugeEX https://bit.ly/3cZv524
[Minecraft] MINECRAFT JOINS SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE https://bit.ly/33o3IeL
[Metacritic] CRASH BANDICOOT 4: IT'S ABOUT TIME https://bit.ly/30vHJRo
[Gamespot] Crash Bandicoot 4 Review – Bandicoots Are Forever https://bit.ly/3jqiw28
[Kotaku] Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time: The Kotaku Review https://bit.ly/3nbFoVo
[World of Warcraft] An Update on Shadowlands https://bit.ly/2GjFR7k
[VG 247] Ex-Rockstar producer raises $40m for open-world game Everywhere https://bit.ly/34yQ4Fd
[VentureBeat] Grand Theft Auto V veteran Leslie Benzies forms studio to make open-world game Everywhere https://bit.ly/30tvk03
[The Hollywood Reporter] WWE Headed to Trial for Copying Wrestler's Tattoos for Video Game https://bit.ly/2GwvVH8
[Games Industry dot biz] Take-Two sued over use of tattoos in WWE 2K  https://bit.ly/3ivWjP2

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Is Sakurai mad about Minecraft in Smash Bros?

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With xCloud finally getting into the hands of players and Amazon announcing that they’ll be joining the Cloud Gaming family, it was time for Stadia to make it back into the news cycle! Unfortunately for Google the news is not great. Google Stadia’s most devoted fans are becoming more than a bit frustrated with the service, most specifically the lack of big games to play. Stadia is filled with mostly indie and older AAA titles and that doesn’t seem to be enough to keep the playerbase happy anymore. Can Stadia pull off a miracle and bring players back? Find out on today's edition of Inside Gaming!

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[Reddit]  As a founder, it is hard to keep faith in Google. https://bit.ly/2SmP5Cg
[Stadia Game DB] Stadia Game DB https://bit.ly/3imSJXm
[The Verge] The new Chromecast with Google TV won’t officially support Stadia at launch https://bit.ly/36qDo5z
[Killed by Google] Google Graveyard https://bit.ly/3d3Antv

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Stadia players have had enough

Nintendo announced their next big fighter to the Super Smash Bros Ultimate roster and it is none other than Minecraft Steve! And also Alex, Enderman, and Zombie. But mostly Steve! In the announcement video, Masahiro Sakurai seemed more than a bit upset at the addition, even throwing Nintendo itself under the bus hinting they almost forced him to do it!

Cyberpunk 2077 developers CD Projekt Red has repeatedly stated they would not be forcing crunch on their employees. Well a year later, it’s all a lie! In a recent statement, and with much regret, the studio heads announced that for the next six weeks leading up to the launch of the game everyone would be pulling six-day work weeks to get the game across the finish line.

The Xbox Series X is in the hands of some lucky industry folks and we now know just how fast it is at running last generation games. And it is very very fast. But is this enough to convince everyone to upgrade to the new hardware over Sony’s PlayStation 5?

Speaking of Sony, Insomniac Games announced that they had recast the facial motion capture actor for Peter Parker in their upcoming remaster of the PlayStation 4 hit Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PlayStation 5. Fans, of course, were not happy about this at all!

And of course don’t forget to stick around for listener questions and thanks for watching Inside Gaming Presents: Send News!

00:00 - Intro
00:44 - MineCraft Comes to Smash Bros. Ultimate
10:25 - CyberPunk 2077 and CDPR Crunch
26:27 - Xbox Series X Load Times
36:14 - Early xCloud Impressions 
37:44 - Spider-Man's Face
47:57 - Listener Questions

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[YouTube] - Minecraft comes to Smash Bros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDhtEcX1TM&ab_channel=Nintendo

[Kotaku] Cyberpunk 2077’s crunch problem 
https://kotaku.com/report-cyberpunk-2077-developers-will-be-crunching-de-1845220746

The Xbox Series X is super fast 
https://www.theverge.com/21458254/microsoft-xbox-series-x-load-times-performance-gameplay-preview

[Polygon] Spider-Man face controversy
https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/1/21496811/spider-man-remastered-ps5-actor-fan-reaction-marvel-insomniac-games-sony-ps4

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Minecraft Steve crushes Sakurai's Spirits - Send News #32

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Puddlegate 2.0 everyone! Or… Facegate? Whatever. Marvel’s Spider-Man was seen as one of the best PlayStation 4 games by many and with the remastered version coming to PlayStation 5 fans were excited to play it all over again! Until they saw Peter Parker’s new face. Gamers took to social media to denounce this new Spider-Man saying he looked too much like Tom Holland and that the MCU was ruining everything. But what exactly is the reasoning behind this face change? Is Insomniac Games doing more than just a face swap? Find out on today's edition of Inside Gaming!

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[Playstation Blog] Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered detailed https://bit.ly/36mGGH2
[The Verge] Peter Parker looks like a store-brand Tom Holland in Spider-Man Remastered on PS5 https://bit.ly/3n7KdPk
[Twitter] @bryanintihar https://bit.ly/2EOK5mA
[Twitter] @EvanFilarca https://bit.ly/30pV3GP
[Twitter] @Smuggy177013 https://bit.ly/2GqrU7c
[Twitter] @insomniacgames https://bit.ly/34jYwrs
[Twitter] @JohnBubniak https://bit.ly/3cRHBAr
[Marvel] 'Marvel's Spider-Man' For PS4 Has Sold Over 13 Million Units Worldwide https://bit.ly/30kWXsc
[Twitter] @YuriLowenthal https://bit.ly/36k8iN3
[Twitter] @p10dylans https://bit.ly/3n728px
[Twitter] @insomniacgames https://bit.ly/33kLv1z
[Twitter] @spiydaman https://bit.ly/34cPH2U
[Twitter] @insomniacgames https://bit.ly/2GglesD
[Twitter] @suren696 https://bit.ly/3n8opmL
[Twitter] @MrRamtastic https://bit.ly/30pMDz5

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Insomniac messed up Spider-Man’s face

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A year after CD Project Red reassured their staff and gamers that Cyberpunk 2077 would have absolutely no crunch involved in its development… it appears they lied! As of Monday CD Project Red’s studio head, Adam Badowski, announced that the entire studio would be shifting into overdrive and increasing the amount of days staff are expected to work. They admitted to this being counter to the point they pushed nearly a year ago, but stress that they have extended all possible means to keep crunch out of Cyberpunk. But what is the studio actually doing to protect its employees and actually help them? Find out on today's edition of Inside Gaming!

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[Kotaku] As Cyberpunk 2077 Development Intensifies, CD Projekt Red Pledges To Be 'More Humane' To Its Workers https://bit.ly/36jaiVH
[Bloomberg] Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Orders 6-Day Weeks Ahead of Launch https://bloom.bg/2G4PfM9
[Twitter] @AdamBadowski https://bit.ly/2HJ8qLQ
[Twitter] @ZhugeEX https://bit.ly/33hS6K4
[Twitter] @adrianchm https://bit.ly/36q7V3H
[Twitter] @adrianchm https://bit.ly/33epFwI
[Twitter] @adrianchm https://bit.ly/3iioY9S
[Twitter] @GameAnim https://bit.ly/3l3hyZQ
[Twitter] @GameAnim  https://bit.ly/2GnsbId
[Games Industry dot biz] Shawn Layden: "I would welcome a return to the 12 to 15 hour AAA game" https://bit.ly/3iczteR

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Cyberpunk 2077's devs lied about crunch

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The battle to #FreeFortnite continues as a judge in the case of Epic Games Vs Apple gave Epic a huge wakeup call. A few weeks ago Epic pulled the biggest move by allowing Fortnite players to purchase V-Bucks without having to go through the iOS or Google Play store. This got their popular game Fortnite removed from both stores within hours, but it all played into Epic’s hands… or so they thought. This new revelation from the judge overseeing the case has pointed out some major flaws in Epic’s reasoning, pointing at Steam, GOG, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy and many other storefronts that essentially have the same 30% cut that Apple and Google are taking. So what does that mean for the “would be mega corporate Robin Hood” find out on today's edition of Inside Gaming!

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[Ars Technica] Judge issues restraining order protecting Unreal Engine development on iOS https://bit.ly/3465HDO
[VentureBeat] Apple, Epic, and federal judge spar over restraining order in antitrust case https://bit.ly/346IG3n
[Games Industry dot biz] Epic vs Apple judge calls for trial by jury https://bit.ly/3jg8wZ1
[Games Industry dot biz] Fortnite has also been kicked off of Google Play https://bit.ly/3kYBVaQ
[Youtube, Fortnite] Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite - #FreeFortnite https://bit.ly/3la7XAT

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Judge dunks on Fortnite in Epic vs Apple

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Early impressions of the Xbox Series X are in and the consensus is that the load times are incredible! Of course, Microsoft hasn’t allowed reviewers hands on time with Xbox Series X dedicated games just yet but there is a whole slew of backwards compatible games from last gen to try! That’s right, Sekiro, Red Dead Redemption 2, Control, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps have all been put through their paces on the Xbox Series X and the general feeling across multiple outlets is that the Xbox Series X is going to be a cross-gen monster. With the ability to effortlessly push games all the way to their framerate caps of 30fps and 60fps it’s really exciting to see where the next generation of consoles and solid state drives will take us. Join us today as we gawk at the blazing fast Xbox Series X load times on today's edition of Inside Gaming!

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[Gamespot] Xbox Series X Hands-On Preview - Less Waiting, More Gaming https://bit.ly/3cDbTXs
[VentureBeat] Xbox Series X impressions: No going back to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 https://bit.ly/339wLmc
[The Verge] A WEEK WITH THE XBOX SERIES X: LOAD TIMES, GAME PERFORMANCE, AND MORE https://bit.ly/2HEy2JK
[IGN] Xbox Series X Hands-On: Load Times, Quick Resume, and Compatibility https://bit.ly/348bfNU
[IGN] Official Xbox Series X and S 1TB Expandable Storage Drive Costs $219.99 https://bit.ly/2S7Tj0c
[Twitter] @geoffkeighley https://bit.ly/30eUejQ

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Xbox Series X is a lot faster

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When Super Mario 3D All-Stars was announced there was great rejoicing and celebration. Some of the most beloved and beloved 3D Mario games were finally coming to the Nintendo Switch. Mario 64 is a classic. Super Mario Sunshine on the other hand has probably started a war somewhere and of course Super Mario Galaxy brought peace once again to the land. 

That’s the legacy of the original 3D Mario games at least but as far the legacy of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection goes… we have some goombas to squash. On this weeks episode of Insight Gaming Kdin Jenzen digs into to the Super Mario 3D collection that could have been.

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Mario 3D All-Stars should have been so much more

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Amazon casually dropped the news this thursday that they would be entering the cloud gaming market with their new service called Luna. Of course if you are familiar with Geforce Now, xCloud, or Stadia you have heard it all before - Play your favorite games anytime from any device using the most advanced cloud technology ever! Of course this hasn’t played out well for Stadia and with Microsoft's xCloud service and Playstation Now already poised to be a leader in this space you have to wonder… How many people are interested in a cloud gaming service provided by Amazon? To be fair Amazon has the advantage of direct Twitch integration and it looks like they have already cleared the iOS App Store hurtle by offering a version of Luna that runs completely in a web browser. So does Luna have potential or is it destined to fail? We discuss on today’s edition on Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Amazon] Introducing Luna—Amazon’s New Cloud Gaming Service Where it’s Easy to Play on the Devices You Already Own https://bit.ly/3mRiWRd
[Amazon] Luna https://amzn.to/3cxYW1q
[Engadget] A closer look at Luna, Amazon's cloud gaming service https://engt.co/2RZ3NPv
[Twitter] @Plun_Yu https://bit.ly/2G6lsCm
[Kotaku] Amazon Announces Luna, Another Cloud-Based Streaming Game Service https://bit.ly/333XnVE
[Twitter] @MatPiscatella https://bit.ly/2S19dcK
[Twitter] @MatPiscatella https://bit.ly/2FTD8kW

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Amazon Luna is here, will anyone use it?

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Earlier this week Microsoft bought Bethesda in one the most surprising video game news stories and acquisitions of the last decade. However, the makers of the Xbox may not be finished yet. In a bit of a flex, a Microsoft CEO told CNET that the new owners of Bethesda and Zeni Max Media are still considering buying up even more studios. Who will Microsoft buy next? Capcom? Bethesda? Square Enix? Platinum? From Software?

Okay, okay. That’s not the only story this week; The price of the 1TB Xbox Storage Expansion has been revealed and it isn’t cheap, Ex-Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime is starting a new game company, there’s a new No Man’s Sky patch, and Fall Guys continues to be one of the most successful gaming stories of the year. 

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[CNET] How Microsoft's CEO, Xbox head say Bethesda will bolster Xbox Games Pass lineup https://cnet.co/2FQZtj3
[Microsoft] Annual Report 2019 https://bit.ly/36bsNLJ
[Protocol] Why big tech is betting big on gaming in 2020 https://bit.ly/366xzdn
[VG 247] It’ll cost you $220 to expand Xbox Series X/S storage https://bit.ly/3i31Oo6
[Best Buy] Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S 1TB Solid State Drive - NVMe Expansion SSD for Xbox Series X|S https://bit.ly/3cx3m8x
[Dreamhaven] Mike Morhaime teams up with industry veterans to launch Dreamhaven https://bit.ly/308Ua5e
[The Verge] No Man’s Sky’s massive Origins update doubles the variety in the game https://bit.ly/3kMznMF
[Kotaku] Sony Confirms There's No Free PS5 Upgrade For PS4 Spider-Man Players https://bit.ly/3cvpBf7
[SuperData] Worldwide digital games market: August 2020 https://bit.ly/2FTEo7E
[Dot Esports] Fall Guys, Among Us help Twitch and Facebook Gaming see increases in hours watched in August https://bit.ly/2FYYE7K

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Microsoft isn't stopping at Bethesda

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Xbox announced their plans to purchase Bethesda this week and surprised the entire industry to its core. Of course, the big news has us wondering… Will past and future games be locked to the Xbox Series X or the Xbox Series S in the near future? Will the next Skyrim or Fallout be playable on PS5? We’re taking a look at all those questions and more this week on Send News! 

If the Bethesda buy out wasn’t enough, the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S pre orders went live on Tuesday and despite some subtle jabs from Phil Spencer and Xbox twitter it went about as well you’d expect - which is to say, not much better or worse than the PS5 pre order chaos. Speaking of the PS5 it’s also been reported that there were quite a bit fewer PS5 Digital Edition models available for pre order than the standard PS5 model.

Another surprise story this week hit just yesterday when Amazon announced that it will be joining the cloud gaming market with it’s new subscription service Luna. Set to hit iOS and and all your other favorite mobile devices Amazon hopes to take on Stadia and xCloud.

Last but not least our final story is about a potential breach that could effect hundreds of thousands of Activision accounts and Call of Duty players. Many complaints have been surfacing about hacked accounts and credentials being swapped. Activision’s official word is that reports of a security breach so far have been inaccurate but it might be time to change that password just in case.

Don’t forget to stick around for listener questions and thanks for watching Inside Gaming Presents: Send News!

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Xbox buys Bethesda
18:29 - Amazon Luna announced
32:16 - Xbox declares pre order victory
35:14 - PS5 Digital Edition is extra scarce
39:37 - Series X 1TB Expansion is $220
42:00 - Did Activision get hacked?
48:29 - Listener Questions

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[Games Radar] Microsoft buys Bethesda
https://www.gamesradar.com/microsoft-buys-skyrim-and-fallout-company-bethesda/?utm_content=buffercfdfb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer_grtw

[TomsGuide] Xbox preorders were ‘record breaking’ mess 
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ps5-xbox-series-x-pre-orders-aftermath

[Forbes] Not a lot of digital PS5s out there 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/09/21/digital-ps5-pre-orders-are-selling-out-fast-due-to-lower-stock-retailers-confirm/

[The Verge] Amazon Luna Cloud Gaming Service
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/24/21451371/amazon-luna-cloud-gaming-service-twitch-alexa-controller

[Dextero] Has Activision been breached? 
https://www.dexerto.com/call-of-duty/major-activision-hack-reportedly-compromises-over-500k-cod-accounts-1422141

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Will the next "Skyrim" be Xbox exclusive? - Send News #31

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Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S pre orders have come and gone in a flash. However, things didn't go quite as seamless as Microsoft would have expected us to believe. During the PS5 pre order chaos Xbox’s marketing teams and Xbox boss Phil Spencer took the opportunity to remind everyone how orderly and seamless the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S launches would be. However, when the fateful day arrived many excited fans and consumers around the world were disappointed to find empty carts, broken websites, and hours of refreshing multiple browsers. This of course hasn’t stopped Microsoft from boasting the “record breaking” level of interest in the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. We aren’t actually quite sure what that means but we’re not going to let that stop us from talking about it on today’s edition of Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Tom’s Guide] PS5 and Xbox Series X pre-orders are a disaster — what to do now https://bit.ly/3iXls68
[Twitter] @Xbox https://bit.ly/33Vgy31
[Twitter] @JeffGrubb https://bit.ly/33NNBWS
[Twitter] @Xbox https://bit.ly/3iXdObX
[eBay] “xbox series x” https://ebay.to/3i4pEQp
[Twitter] @AndrewAlerts https://bit.ly/33NNF94
[Amazon US] Microsoft Xbox One X 1TB Console with Wireless Controller: Xbox One X Enhanced, HDR, Native 4K, Ultra HD (Renewed) https://amzn.to/2HqNIAd
[Twitter] @AndrewAlerts https://bit.ly/3mNiWS8
[Twitter] @108 https://bit.ly/2RVkqvi

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Xbox preorders were a "record-breaking" mess

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Some concerning reports and message board forms are implying that Activision might have experienced a large scale security breach. Specifically, frequent players of Call of Duty have come out to say that they believe their accounts were compromised. Certainly file this one in the rumor category for now as Activision has officially stated reports about Activision Call of Duty accounts being compromised are “not accurate.” However, a large amount of posts and tweets from people who claim to have been compromised have been seen across the internet and it would certainly indicate that something is off. This speculation doesn’t come at a great time for Activision who is ramping up to market the all new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War coming out this fall. Of course there will be versions of Cold War for the next gen consoles Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and the PS5 but as of right now Activision doesn’t offer two-factor authentication and that maybe enough to scare off a few potential new adopters. So stick around, fire up your sickest battlestations, and get ready to hack into all of this and more on today’s edition of Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Dexerto] Activision dismisses claims of data breach compromising 500k CoD accounts https://bit.ly/2FX2FJI
[Twitter] @Okami13_ https://bit.ly/3mODf1x
[Twitter] @TheGamingRevo3 https://bit.ly/3cr9fEj
[Twitter] @ATVIAssist https://bit.ly/2ROsDlc
[Reddit]  Account hacked, email changed, what can I do? https://bit.ly/361j4rq
[Reddit] My account was hacked and linked to someone else's PS4 https://bit.ly/3jaht6t
[Reddit] Activision account was hacked. I lost everything. https://bit.ly/35Xvtwt
[ResetERA] Major Activision hack reportedly compromises over 500k Call of Duty accounts [UP: Activision denies breach] https://bit.ly/2FUFS19
[Twitter] @Agony https://bit.ly/3iXRbUO
[Twitter] @xoniroth https://bit.ly/2ZXpOTl  
[Activision Support] Friend account got Hacked https://bit.ly/3kIMOgU
[CNN] Nintendo said a total of 300,000 accounts have been hacked https://cnn.it/2RQIcsH
[Polygon] Epic hit with class-action suit over hacked Fortnite accounts https://bit.ly/362FEju
[Eurogamer] Five years ago today, Sony admitted the great PSN hack https://bit.ly/3kHr3xJ

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Did Activision get hacked?

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PS5 preorders have been more than a bit touch and go since the price and release date reveal but recent reporting has surfaced that PS5 Digital Edition models are very hard to come by. Game reporters tracking down PS5 availability across the globe have joined forces, shared their napkin math, and it seems that of the PS5 retail stock available for preorder - about eighty percent are fully featured PS5 models while only twenty percent are PS5 Digital Edition models. 

While it’s pretty clear to see what's going on PlayStation President Jim Ryan commented that, “The ratio between the Digital Edition and the disc drive model is currently something we cannot disclose at this time.” Which of course, indicates Sony is likely trying to be careful not to damage their relationships with retailers who they need to help them sell and distribute the new PS5 consoles.

Of course, an all-digital edition of a console is just another death knell for brick and mortar shops that make money from used and physical game sales so it makes sense good'ol Jim Ryan might be a little hesitant to speak on the matter. However, priced $100 bucks cheaper and packing the same amount of console power as it’s bigger brother, the PS5 Digital Edition could be an easy sell to a wider demographic of Playstation players. Unfortunately, that means they are gonna be extra hard to find online or otherwise.

If the PS5 Digital Edition becomes available, would you buy one instead of the standard model? Let us know in the comments below, on today’s episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Ars Technica] PS5 retailers have many fewer Digital Edition systems for preorder [Updated] https://bit.ly/2ZWYTqS
[Eurogamer] PlayStation 5 Digital Edition stock far lower than standard PS5, sources say https://bit.ly/342XTmj
[Video Games Chronicle] Sony says it’s ‘doing our best to predict’ PS5 Digital Edition demand https://bit.ly/3mQA2yK
[Twitter] @Playstation https://bit.ly/3cllXEz

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Where are all the PS5 Digital Editions?

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Microsoft is set to buy Bethesda in an earth-shattering deal announced by the Windows creator this morning. The Xbox Series X maker will now be adding the studios behind Fallout, Doom, Skyrim, Dishonored, Wolfenstein, Starfield, Rage, all of the other Elder Scrolls, and more. This news has come at a pivotal time for the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X which are set to launch this November and have been criticized for their lack of exclusive titles. Of course, we’ll have to wait and see just how much the Bethesda acquisition shapes things like exclusivity, services like Game Pass, and PC versions of Xbox owned IP... However, it’s safe to say this is a big surprise and an even bigger big deal that will be felt throughout the entire industry. Bethesda has published some of the most successful and recognizable games in video game history and now that creative legacy will continue on under the Xbox Game Studios banner. Join us today on Inside Gaming as we sort through the details and count Microsoft's $7.5 Billion dollar purchase price one bill at a time.

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SOURCES 

[PR Newswire] Microsoft to Acquire ZeniMax Media and Its Game Publisher Bethesda Softworks https://prn.to/2RMeXY0
[Xbox] Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox https://bit.ly/3hJDY0o
[USGamer] Arkane's Deathloop Is a Timed PS5 Console Exclusive [Update] https://bit.ly/32OzcdA
[Twitter] @ZhugeEX https://bit.ly/32NpCI0
[CNN] Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5 billion https://cnn.it/33KNVpf
[Twitter] @Obsidian https://bit.ly/32PBlGc
[CNBC] Disney bought Marvel for $4 billion in 2009, a decade later it’s made more than $18 billion at the global box office https://cnb.cx/33QejhF
[CNBC] Disney bought Lucasfilm six years ago today and has already recouped its $4 billion investment https://cnb.cx/33QMkyt

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With the PS5, the Xbox Series S, and the Xbox Series X releasing in November, true next-gen gaming is almost here. However, there is one problem. 

Once Microsoft and Sony release their new next-gen consoles into the world they will become… current-gen consoles. Even as you read this description the PS5, the Xbox Series S, and the Xbox Series X are becoming obsolete. 

But don’t worry, we have got you covered. 

Perfectly qualified and renowned video game scientist, Amir Ramirez, has a plan to save the entire future of video games as we know them. He’s going to build the perfect next-gen gaming machine. 

Okay, well he’s just gonna talk about what would make the best next-gen gaming machine... but you can bet it would crush the hell out of a Series X or a PS5… because it has arms. Literally. 

Okay, that’s also a lie.

Anyways welcome back to Insight Gaming our newly redecorated big home for our big video game topics. Thanks for watching!

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