Articles Referenced:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-07-what-responsibility-do-leaders-have-to-their-developers

https://www.gameworkersunite.org/blog/statement-on-sexual-harassment-at-quantic-dream

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-07-germany-considers-new-youth-protection-guidelines-for-mobile-monetisation

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/may/07/how-video-games-are-reimagining-britain-for-the-brexit-era

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-03-netherrealms-self-sustaining-culture-of-crunch

https://www.geek.com/games/microsoft-solitaire-inducted-into-the-world-video-game-hall-of-fame-1785997/

https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-patents-new-xbox-controller-with-haptic-braille-output/

https://kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198

https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/d3ba3m/how-slime-rancher-made-a-ton-of-money-and-stuck-to-40-hour-workweeks

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2019/05/01/exclusive-the-saga-of-star-citizen-a-video-game-that-raised-300-millionbut-may-never-be-ready-to-play/amp/

https://kotaku.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-design-to-be-changed-following-1834488203

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Articles referenced here:

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-creator-of-stardew-valley-is-hiring-if-you-can-do-five-jobs-at-once/

https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/epic-would-ditch-exclusives-1203197724/

https://kotaku.com/a-video-game-developed-to-detect-alzheimer-s-disease-se-1834331632

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-05-skyrim-together-code-stealing-controversy-sends-shockwaves-around-the-modding-community

https://kotaku.com/riot-employees-plan-walkout-to-protest-company-blocking-1834387083

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/29/18522546/microsoft-minecraft-anniversary-event-notch-creator-comments-opinions

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Articles referenced in this episode:

https://www.pcgamesn.com/fortnite/fortnite-crunch

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-17-gamestop-offers-full-refunds-on-selected-games-returned-within-48-hours

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-04-15-amy-hennig-reacts-to-jedi-fallen-order-announce-reveals-more-of-cancelled-single-player-star-wars-game-ragtag

https://www.newsweek.com/smash-bros-nintendo-servers-down-eshop-joker-update-1399848

https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/04/anthem-crunch-bioware-ea-game-development/

https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/332473-super-mario-odyssey-and-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-getting-updates

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/06/steams-new-off-topic-protections-kick-in-over-borderlands-review-bombing/

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/pewdiepie-dlive-live-streaming-lino-blockchain-1203183515/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-accessibility-has-never-and-will-never-be-a-compromise-to-my-vision

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jedi-fallen-order-has-no-microtransactions-or-mult/1100-6466229/

Episode 57: GDC talk, Stadia talk, and how we learned to stop worrying and love the Epic Store

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Articles referenced throughout:

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-17-where-in-the-world-in-carmen-sandiego-is-playable-on-google-earth-right-now

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18271702/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-announcement-gdc-2019

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-state-of-play-every-big-announcement-and-all-t/1100-6465834/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/21/epic-games-ceo-says-apex-legends-hasnt-made-a-dent-in-fortnite/

Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Trailer

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/apple-introduces-apple-arcade-the-worlds-first-game-subscription-service-for-mobile-desktop-and-the-living-room/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/5/18233699/game-developer-layoffs-unions-katie-chironis

Episode 56: Conference Season begins, making the big bucks streaming, and don't do drugs in Japan if you want to be a voice actor.

all articles referenced in this episode:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/12/18261723/halo-the-master-chief-collection-pc-release-steam-halo-reach

https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/anthem-set-in-fantasy-world-where-freelancers-are-valued/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/6/18253585/valve-rape-day-steam-statement

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/7/18255205/valve-employee-layoffs-hardware-vive-vr-division

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/12/watch-wizard-cops-at-work-in-tactical-breach-wizards/

https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/google-ads-target-in-app-purchases/

https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/ea-paid-ninja-1-million-to-stream-apex-legends/

https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/15/no-mans-sky-multiplayer-update/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/14/18265499/kingdom-hearts-3-olaf-japanese-voice-actor-pierre-taki

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-17-where-in-the-world-in-carmen-sandiego-is-playable-on-google-earth-right-now

Episode 55: Fortnite design appropriation, eSports growth in Singapore, and an unsponsored discussion of Apex Legends.

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Ray Tracing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRCAfdBMe2Y

Articles referenced in this episode: 

https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/28/18244496/fortnite-season-8-ping-system-apex-legends

https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/27/18243384/dune-funcom-video-game-legendary-entertainment-movie-2020/comment/503958106

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/ps5-and-next-xbox-price-and-specifications-leaked-1982545

https://esportsobserver.com/singapore-sports-hub-team-flash/

We get into some breaking news for digital artists, awareness of creepy streamers, discuss the impact of Reggie Fils-Aime at Nintendo, and other mentions regarding review bombs, layoffs, and introducing some new audio drops (featuring our own Michael Sewell)

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Events: 

http://gdclsus.com/

https://www.sxsw.com

Article citations:

https://kotaku.com/when-your-favorite-streamer-turns-out-to-be-a-creep-or-1832734851

https://www.gamerpros.co/__trashed-7/

https://kotaku.com/eas-australian-studio-hit-by-massive-layoffs-1832803802

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-23-chinese-users-review-bomb-steam-horror-hit-devotion-over-xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-moron-meme

Epic and Carlton have a copyright dance-off in court, Booker T. claims Call of Duty stole his alter ego's (G.I.Bro) image, a classic Zelda game gets a remake, and we discuss if remakes are good or bad.

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Instagram.com/vgocc

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Articles referenced: 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/copyright-office-refuses-registration-fresh-prince-star-alfonso-ribeiros-carlton-dance-1186666

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/12/18222489/booker-t-huffman-gi-bro-comics-activision-prophet-black-ops-4-copyright-lawsuit

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-direct-announcements-switch-news-and-game/1100-6464988/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-15-tencent-joins-netmarble-consortium-in-nexon-bid

https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-makes-strong-profits-doesnt-fire-800-people/

https://techraptor.net/content/activision-blizzard-closes-kings-seattle-and-san-francisco-studios

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/violent-video-games-teenagers-mental-health-aggressive-antisocial-trump-a8776351.html

https://billionaire365.com/2019/02/17/mario-kart-tour-diablo-immortal-and-the-elder-scrolls-blades-are-the-most-anticipated-android-games-in-2019/

https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2019/02/12/obsidian-isnt-happy-with-fans-bashing-bethesda-and-fallout-76

It's 2019 and we're back! This week we look back at the happening of 2018. Blizzard buy-outs, Kingdom Heart 3, leaks and more!