Bad Gamers Anonymous

This week, BGA reviews Old Gods Rising; Austin wishes the game would hold his hand and walk him through the objectives, Kaden’s feels so passionately about Bad Blood Studios that his blood pressure goes up, and Kat offers to consult on Bad Blood Studios next video game. *Contains Spoilers*

https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-henry-cavill-build-a-pc-very-seductively/

https://www.pcgamer.com/metacritic-implements-a-waiting-period-on-user-reviews-for-games/

https://www.ign.com/articles/under-sinking-ship-horror-game-pt-trailer

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This week, Kat is away doing whatever Canadians do, so Kaden and Austin run the show! After discussing how Amazon is a terrible game developer/publisher, the duo talk about Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Kaden goes on more rants, and Austin talks about luring men into bathroom.

https://www.pcgamer.com/sony-invests-dollar250-million-into-epic-games/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-10/amazon-delays-next-video-game-half-a-year-after-latest-one-flops

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This week, BGA discusses children spending WAY too much money on micro-transactions, allegations made against the president of EVO, and get to wash the taste of Dark Eye: Book of Heroes out of their mouths by reviewing a good game, ‘Predator: Hunting Grounds’.

https://www.pcgamer.com/evo-online-canceled-following-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-against-its-president/

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53272411

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-07-04-blizzard-outlines-plans-to-merge-its-less-populated-world-of-warcraft-servers-with-more-populated-ones

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This week BGA reviews The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes, based on a German tabletop game ‘The Dark Eye’ that should have stayed just a tabletop game. But before Kaden, Kat, and Austin unanimously agree that this game sucks, they talk about some good ol’ gaming news.

https://www.pcgamer.com/crysis-remastered-gameplay-reveal-is-coming-on-july-1/

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/brainlab-picks-up-level-ex-maker-video-games-for-surgeons

https://www.greatwhiteandco.com/2020/06/harry-potter-rpg-leaks.html

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This week on BGA we finally answer the question, does Kat hate first-person shooter’s because she is bad at them, or because she has no taste? But before we review the game Valorant, Kaden and Austin talk about Cyberpunk 2077 release date being postponed AGAIN, Valorant’s much needed surrender button, and Apple rejecting Facebooks gaming app for the fifth time.

https://www.gamesradar.com/cyberpunk-2077-delay-november/https://www.gamesradar.com/cyberpunk-2077-delay-november/

https://www.pcgamer.com/valorant-will-soon-let-players-surrender-early-in-a-match/

https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-has-banned-over-74000-world-of-warcraft-classic-accounts/

This week on BGA, Kat thinks the only exciting thing talked about is the New KFConsole, unless you agree with Kaden and Austin’s opinion on Gears Tactics.

https://www.pcgamer.com/divinity-original-sin-2-just-got-new-quests-new-loot-and-a-new-boss/

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This week on BGA, Kaden, Austin and Kat talk about Steam Game Festival and EA Play Live being postponed, statistics nobody cares about, and Crucible removing two of its three game modes. From there they dive into their review of Minecraft Dungeons.

Steam Game Festival and EA Play Live Postponed
 https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-game-festival-and-ea-play-live-have-been-postponed/

Austin, new game beats contender

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/06/07/a-new-switch-game-has-unseated-animal-crossing-for-the-eshops-1-spot-after-three-months/#7f2c680ca2c8

Crucible is removing two of its three game modes

https://www.pcgamer.com/crucible-is-removing-two-of-its-three-game-modes/

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This week the BGA crew dive into Amazon Games’ entry into the wide world of third person shooters as they review Crucible. Is it a worthy contender? Did the deep pockets of the online retail behemoth carve out a wedge they can expand into and knock down the likes of Blizzard and EA?

The answer is no. No, they didn’t.

Free Games with Prime
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amazon-prime-members-can-claim-5-more-free-games-s/1100-6477818/

E-Glasses
https://medicaldialogues.in/medicine/news/smart-e-glasses-new-wearable-device-to-monitor-health-and-video-games-66199

Summer Game-Fest

https://www.theverge.com/21254666/gaming-events-summer-game-fest-2020-e3-gamescom-digital-announcements

This week on BGA, Austin, Kaden, and Kat talk about AI PAC-MAN, COVID-19 Phishing, and Ghost of Tsushima news. From there they jump into their review of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

PAC-MAN Recreated with AI by NVIDIA Researchers:

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2020/05/22/gamegan-research-pacman-anniversary/?ncid=so-yout-74102#cid=_so-yout_en-us

Current Phishing Scam Offering Fake COVID-19 Stats

https://www.pcgamer.com/psa-terrible-people-are-running-a-phishing-campaign-with-fake-covid-19-stats/

Ghost of Tsushima’s huge map could take many hours to complete

https://www.techradar.com/news/ghost-of-tsushimas-huge-map-could-take-many-hours-to-complete

This week on BGA, Kaden, Kat, and Austin talk about Anthem developers trying to figure out what went wrong with the game, people being unhappy about Doom Eternal’s anti-cheat mode, and GTA V breaking the Epic Games store. From there they dive into their review of The Forest.

Anthem’s Team Trying to Learn From Their Mistakes?

https://www.pcgamer.com/anthem-developers-have-begun-trying-to-figure-out-what-went-wrong/

Doom Eternal releases kernel mode anti-cheat. Players aren’t happy.

https://www.pcgamer.com/people-are-extremely-unhappy-with-doom-eternals-kernel-mode-anti-cheat/

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/doom-eternal-anti-cheat-kernel-driver-is-safer-than-others-denuvo-says/

GTA V Broke the Epic Games Store

https://www.pcgamer.com/grand-theft-auto-5-giveaway-broke-the-epic-games-store/