Daily Emerald

Nintendo announces an OLED capable Switch revision, Atari vows to return to creating “premium” video games, and legal thriller "Lost Judgement" runs into (somewhat) thrilling legal troubles.

OLED switch model announced.

https://www.nintendo.com/switch/oled-model/

Atari Owners move away from mobile games and casinos to refocus on “premium” titles.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-05-atari-gaming-moving-away-from-free-to-play-and-mobile-games

"Lost Judgement" allegedly ending over contract disagreements.

https://kotaku.com/report-judgment-series-is-ending-over-pc-version-disag-1847271300

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Twitter: @ODEgamescast

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The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential.

Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is “Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)” by Kero Kero Bonito (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Ker…zureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

This podcast was edited by podcast producer Leo Phillips.

Welcome to Turning Tunes! Join Trever Bolton and Julian Wyatt as they discuss new singles and all that new music.

For this episode we’ll be going into new singles by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, PinkPantheress, and HOMESHAKE, as well as new albums by Novacane, The Mountain Goats, Tyler, The Creator, Faye Webster, and much more! Amazing!

Spotify Playlist Link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34Q012A00drPykwLwPvvSH?si=89bc0a6ec74b4b8d

Apple Music Playlist Link:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/turning-tunes-episode-6/pl.u-8qj1IXj3BWb

If you want to send in music for us to listen to please DM us on Instagram!

Trever’s Instagram: @trevas_account

Julian’s Instagram: @julian._.wyatt

Alex, Janelle, and Nolan discuss the status of Elder Scrolls VI, Dan Houser’s new studio, and the recently announced partnership between Bloober Team and Konami.

Elder Scrolls 6 still in design phase

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-good-to-think-of-elder-scrolls-6-as-still-in-a-design-phase-says-todd-howard/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Former Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser starts new studio

https://www.ign.com/articles/rockstar-dan-houser-new-company

Bloober Team and Konami announce strategic partnership

https://ir.blooberteam.com/2021/06/30/the-strategic-partnership-of-konami-digital-entertainment-and-bloober-team/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @ODEgamescast

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The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential.

Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is “Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)” by Kero Kero Bonito (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Ker…zureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

This podcast was edited by podcast desk editor Jamie Diep

Pax West returns to its in-person format sparking some mixed thoughts, NIS America partners with fan localization group Geofront to release a classic game in English for the first time, and the crew discuss labor issues amidst the continuing struggle to unionize the games industry. Also, Alex reviews a new expansion for Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life.

P.S. -- To the person who sent in a question all the way back at the beginning of June: We do finally respond! It’s good, too!

PAX West returns in September

https://www.polygon.com/22545220/pax-west-2021-dates-announcement-badges

https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/info/news/welcome-home.html

NIS America partners with fan translators to localize Legend of Heroes games

https://geofront.esterior.net/2021/06/25/from-fantasy-to-reality-our-partnership-with-nis-america/

Video Games are a Labor disaster

https://newrepublic.com/article/162606/video-games-curt-schilling-jason-schreier

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @ODEgamescast

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The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential.

Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is “Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)” by Kero Kero Bonito (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Ker…zureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

This podcast was edited by podcast desk editor Jamie Diep

Welcome to Turning Tunes. Join Trever Bolton and Julian Wyatt as they discuss new singles and their favorite summer albums of all time.

For this episode we’ll be going into new singles by Clairo, Tyler, The Creator, Parcels, as well as summer sounding albums by Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Stevie Wonder, Jay Som, Wham! and much more!

Spotify Playlist Link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RxR7nmsFM09UhFE7nzbOr?si=6bbe55037288427f

Apple Music Playlist Link:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/turning-tunes-episode-5-summer/pl.u-8qZbuXj3BWb

If you want to send in music for us to listen to please DM us on Instagram!

Trever’s Insta: @trevas_account

Julian’s Insta: @julian._.wyatt

Description: Janelle, Alex, and Nolan run through the highlights of E3 2021 in a special episode. Full list of games discussed, in order, included in the description.

https://2021.e3recap.com/

Nintendo

Kazuya Smash bros DLC

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania

Mario Party Super Stars

Metroid Dread

WarioWare: Get it Together

Shin Megami Tensei V

Fatal Frame

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

BOTW 2

Microsoft/Bethesda

Starfield

Stalker 2

Sea of Thieves - A Pirate’s Life

Psychonauts 2

Party Animals

Halo Infinite

Plague Tale Requiem

Slime Rancher 2

Atomic Heart

Outer Worlds 2

Redfall

Geoff Fest

Death Stranding Director’s Cut

Jurassic World Evolution 2

Metal Slug Tactics

2 Point Campus

Chivalry 2

Back 4 Blood

Tunic

Elden Ring

Wholesome Direct

Tea Cup

Unpacking

Skatebird

Yokai Inn

Behind the Frame

Paralives

Pupperazzi

Lake

PC Gaming Show

Dying Light 2

Gigabash

Gloomwood

Icarus

Ubisoft

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Far Cry 6

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope

Rainbow Six Extraction

Square Enix

Guardians of the Galaxy

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

Hitman Sniper

Babylon’s Fall

Life Is Strange remastered

Life is Strange True Colors

Strangers of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin

Capcom

The Great Ace Attorney

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @ODEgamescast

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The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential.

Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is “Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)” by Kero Kero Bonito (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Ker…zureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

This podcast was edited by podcast desk editor Jamie Diep

The crew makes predictions about E3 2021, Nolan (finally) gets his space-hands on Elite Dangerous: Odyssey's space-legs, and Capcom battles a lawsuit filed by an artist. Also: some thoughts on the recent IGN editorial scandal.

https://ignemployees.medium.com/an-open-letter-to-leadership-at-ign-ziff-davis-and-j2-global-f7171d5ad42f…

https://vice.com/en/article/3aqdmb/ign-management-says-palestine-charity-post-was-a-process-failure…

https://polygon.com/22519568/resident-evil-4-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-capcom

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @ODEgamescast

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The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential.

Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is “Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)” by Kero Kero Bonito (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Ker…zureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

This podcast was edited by podcast producer Jamie Diep

Welcome to Turning Tunes! Join Trever Bolton and Julian Wyatt as they discuss new singles and albums while fighting their burps and fuzzy mics.

For this episode, we’ll be going into new singles by Holt Hive, Woods and Remi Wolf. As well as albums by Bachelor, CZARFACE and MFDOOM, Mdou Moctar, Japanese Breakfast and much more!

Spotify Playlist Link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1z81ohultD53V9V76ATNiD

Apple Music Playlist Link:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/turning-tunes-episode-4/pl.u-oWR1S3px8oj

If you want to send in music for us to listen to please DM us on Instagram!

Trever’s Insta: @trevas_account

Julian’s Insta: @julian._.wyatt

Intro and outro music: Julian Wyatt

The hosts serve up a round of reviews, covering Mighty Goose, An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs, and Elite Dangerous: Odyssey. An anniversary event and a press stream reveal new entries into the Dragon Quest and Sonic series, respectively, and, in honor of the sixty-fourth episode, the hosts discuss their favorite Nintendo 64 games.

Sonic Central:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwjPEcWU5Fc

Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Stream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmOWgfYVjY

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @ODEgamescast

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The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential.

Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is “Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)” by Kero Kero Bonito (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Ker…zureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

This podcast was edited by podcast producer Jamie Diep

Welcome to Turning Tunes, join Trever Bolton and Julian Wyatt as they discuss new single and album releases as well.

For this episode we’ll be going into new singles by Sunny Colon, TEMPOREX and Mac Ayers. As well as albums by St. Vincent, Cory Hanson, Rochelle Jordan and much more!

Spotify Playlist Link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NnzhqnOQgPMXf0a0dazPH

Apple Music Playlist Link:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/turning-tunes-episode-3/pl.u-kp8mtvLABe0

If you want to send in music for us to listen to please DM us on Instagram!

Trever’s Insta: @trevas_account

Julian’s Insta: @julian._.wyatt