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Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Janelle, Alex, and Nolan discuss the recent Nintendo Direct and Blizzcon announcements. Also: RPG character name controversies.

News Stories for the Week:

Nintendo Direct: https://youtu.be/IVHbzcr1-D8

Recap

https://kotaku.com/everything-nintendo-showed-during-todays-direct-1846292333

Blizzcon 2021: https://youtu.be/R1AvJ0SRjw8

Recap

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzcon-2021-biggest-announcements-and-full-blizzconline-schedule/1100-6487534/

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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 Sophia Prince

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Alex, Nolan, and Janelle talk about what they have been playing during the particularly slow news week, the controversial (and previously cancelled) Six Days in Fallujah resurfaces after over ten years with a shiny new trailer, and Riot Games conducts an internal investigation of their own CEO after sexual allegations are leveled against him.

News Stories for the Week:

Cancelled Iraq War FPS Six Days in Fallujah Resurrected for 2021 Release

https://www.ign.com/articles/six-days-in-fallujah-2021-release

Riot investigates CEO after Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/9/22274969/riot-games-lawsuit-gender-discrimination-sexual-harassment-ceo

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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

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Google Stadia’s internal development slows to a predictable halt, a long-hidden Goldeneye 64 remake for the Xbox 360 appears, and Warner Brothers secures a patent for their nemesis system.

Google Stadia shuts down internal studios

https://kotaku.com/google-stadia-shuts-down-internal-studios-changing-bus-1846146761

Goldeneye 64 Xbox 360 remake leaked and playable online

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-03-cancelled-goldeneye-007-xbla-remaster-leaks-online

Goldeneye 64 Xbox 360 Devs speak out

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/02/ex-rare-devs-open-up-about-the-canceled-goldeneye-007-remake-for-xbox-360/

WB patents Middle Earth’s Nemesis System after multiple attempts

https://www.ign.com/articles/wb-games-nemesis-system-patent-was-approved-this-week-after-multiple-attempts

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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 Sophia Prince

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Sophia Prince went to a Trump rally back in January 2021. Her interviews revealed a deep mistrust in our mainstream media. In a conversation with her podcast editor Meaghan FitzPatrick, they discuss this mistrust, ways to fix it and the Emerald Trust Project.

Sophia Prince went to a Trump rally back in January 2021. Her interviews revealed a deep mistrust in our mainstream media. In a conversation with her podcast editor Meaghan FitzPatrick, they discuss this mistrust, ways to fix it and the Emerald Trust Project.

Articles discussed in podcast:

Information about Newsmax found here: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/939030504/newsmax-rises-on-wave-of-resentment-toward-media-especially-fox-news

Evidence that COVID-19 was not started in a lab here, here and here

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-05-09/was-the-coronavirus-made-in-a-wuhan-lab-heres-what-the-genetic-evidence-shows

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52318539

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30418-9/fulltext

The human cost of misinformation here

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-52731624

QAnon information here

https://www.bbc.com/news/53498434

Gallup poll about mistrust in media here

https://news.gallup.com/poll/321116/americans-remain-distrustful-mass-media.aspx

Study that found people who watch conservative news are more likely to get COVID here

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-00977-7%2520-&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1613499492379000&usg=AOvVaw0XgR0sRrE6ONehTjQGsWGL

Intro music is “About the Bass” by Crowander (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Multimedia Desk Co-editor Sophia Prince edited this podcast.

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Em and Jamie dive into all the ways you can express your love through food. They make each other hungry when talking about tortas and leftovers and gush about frozen veggies and oyster flavored sauce.

Here are the resources they discuss in this episode:

Overview of Eugene situation

https://www.eugene-or.gov/4333/COVID-19-Coronavirus; https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/cases

Em’s Flav-R-Pac Frozen Vegetables https://www.safeway.com/shop/product-details.960308651.html

Jamie’s Lee Kum Kee PREMIUM oyster sauce

https://usa.lkk.com/en/products/premium-oyster-flavored-sauce

Food Security Instagram accounts

Community fridges in Eugene (@eugenecommunityfridge)

Free food in fridges accessible from 9AM-9PM, 4th and Washington, and 18th and Alder

Waste to Taste Eugene (@waste2taste_eug): Free food available 24/7 in “ittle Free Pantries” located around town

Burrito Brigade (@burritobrigade): Free burritos served every weekend

CORE (Community Outreach through Radical Empowerment) (@core.eugene): Friday, Feb. 19, Street Feed for people ages 16-24, Spectrum 150 W. Broadway

Serving French onion soup, garlic bread, salad, brownies, and survival supplies to young adults experiencing houselessness

@feedtheflockuo and the Student Sustainability Center @uo_ssc

Hearth & Table: free meals available for pickup starting October 6, once a week

https://www.begoodsoil.org/hearthandtable

EMU Produce Drops: Fresh produce every Tuesday from 3:00–5:00 p.m. at the EMU Amphitheater during the academic term for those with a bag, UO student ID, and mask.

https://dos.uoregon.edu/food

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Join Em Chan and Jamie Diep every other week as they answer your cooking questions and handle your kitchen mishaps on the Food Fumble Hotline. They believe food is best served hot and takes served even hotter. To ask a question, go to bit.ly/FoodFumble, email them at [email protected] or find them on Twitter at @catchuptoemily and @jdiep2.

Intro music is “London Calling” by Ryan Andersen (freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Never_Sleep_-_Indie_Rock/London_Calling), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Outro Music is “Until the End” by Ryan Andersen (freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Happy_Life_-_Americana_Volume_One/Until_The_End), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Multimedia Desk Co-editor Jamie Diep edited this podcast.

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Students at the University of Oregon are using an online service called Chegg Study for cheating and UO professors are finding out. In this episode, Meaghan talks with reporter Claire Warner about her investigative piece on Chegg and what the process of writing this story was like.

Original Article: https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/students-cheat-with-online-learning-service-professors-hope-to-identify-users/article_552d56f4-5a31-11eb-98ae-879264ec0299.html

Claire Warner: www.dailyemerald.com/users/profile/…aire%20warner/

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"How It's Reported" is a series from the Emerald Podcast Network designed to illuminate how journalists report on the latest news, build trust between news outlets and audiences and promote informed and engaged listeners, which are vital to a healthy democracy.

Multimedia Co-editor Meaghan FitzPatrick produced this podcast and it was edited by Jamie Diep. Graphic: Kelly Kondo/Emerald. Music is "A Fist Full of Organs" by Evan DuPell (@evan-dupell).

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Gamestop stocks get weird, Sega appoints the creator of the Yakuza series as the company’s creative director, a much anticipated Fallout mod disappoints, and Gabe Newell talks about our “meat peripherals.” Also: a debate on video game physics engines.

GameStop Stock Controversy

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/gamestop-soars-nearly-70percent-trading-briefly-halted-amid-epic-short-squeeze.html

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-27-gamestop-stock-up-135-percent-in-24-hours-biden-administration-monitoring-the-situation

https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/28/22254264/gamestop-stock-robinhood-trades-discord-wallstreetbets-amc

Yakuza Creator to become Sega creative director

https://www.ign.com/articles/yakuza-creator-to-become-sega-creative-director-stepping-down-as-cco

Fallout Mod taken down

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-the-frontier-mod-taken-down-after-modder-shared-pedophilic-content/1100-6486927/

Gabe Newell says computer to brain interfaces are the future of video games (LAST)

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/gabe-newell-says-brain-computer-interface-tech-allow-video-games-far-beyond-human-meat-peripherals-can-comprehend

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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

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Em and Jamie finally talk about the kitchen tools every college student needs and how to keep a kitchen free from cross-contamination. They also talk about the best cup of coffee in town and highlight more food security resources. Em fascinates Jamie with coffee flavored protein powder while Jamie finally begins to show signs of life when they talk about whisks.

Here are the resources they discuss in this episode:

Overview of Eugene situation

https://www.eugene-or.gov/4333/COVID-19-Coronavirus; https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/cases

Em’s coffee Premier Protein Powder https://www.premierprotein.com/products/cafe-latte-protein-powder

Jamie’s whisks

https://www.oxo.com/categories/cooking-and-baking/utensils/whisks-mashers/11-balloon-whisk-395.html

https://www.oxo.com/categories/cooking-and-baking/utensils/whisks-mashers/11-silicone-balloon-whisk-401.html

Food Security Instagram accounts

Waste to Taste Eugene (@waste2taste_eug): Free food available 24/7 in “ittle Free Pantries” located around town

Burrito Brigade (@burritobrigade): Free burritos served every weekend

CORE (Community Outreach through Radical Empowerment) (@core.eugene): Friday, Feb, 5, Street Feed for people ages 16-24, Spectrum 150 W. Broadway

Serving pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, chocolate pudding, and survival supplies to young adults experiencing houselessness

@feedtheflockuo and the Student Sustainability Center @uo_ssc

Hearth & Table: free meals available for pickup starting October 6, once a week

https://www.begoodsoil.org/hearthandtable

EMU Produce Drops: Fresh produce every Tuesday from 3:00–5:00 p.m. at the EMU Amphitheater during the academic term for those with a bag, UO student ID, and mask.

https://dos.uoregon.edu/food

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Join Em Chan and Jamie Diep every other week as they answer your cooking questions and handle your kitchen mishaps on the Food Fumble Hotline. They believe food is best served hot and takes served even hotter. To ask a question, go to bit.ly/FoodFumble, email them at [email protected] or find them on Twitter at @catchuptoemily and @jdiep2.

Intro music is “London Calling” by Ryan Andersen (freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Never_Sleep_-_Indie_Rock/London_Calling), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Outro Music is “Until the End” by Ryan Andersen (freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Happy_Life_-_Americana_Volume_One/Until_The_End), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Multimedia Desk Co-editor Jamie Diep edited this podcast.

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Description: Agent 47 returns for Hitman 3, Capcom shows new gameplay from Resident Evil: Village, Vicarious Visions merges into Blizzard, and Microsoft makes (another) strange business move. Also, Janelle, Alex, and Nolan discuss the fate of E3.

Resident Evil Presentation

https://youtu.be/5EGFlLXaXes

https://gamerant.com/resident-evil-showcase-event-recap-jan-21/

Vicarious Visions merged into Blizzard

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-22-vicarious-visions-merged-into-blizzard

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-22/blizzard-absorbs-activision-studio-after-dismantling-classic-games-team

Xbox live gold increased in price by 100%

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-raises-xbox-live-gold-subscription-price-120-per-year-2021-1

Microsoft immediately rescinds Xbox live gold price hike

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/01/22/update-on-xbox-live-gold-pricing/

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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 Sophia Prince

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out.

Nintendo makes a big acquisition, a famous character is teased as the subject of an upcoming game, CD Projekt Red does damage control, and the hosts discuss whether or not FFVII counts as “Cyberpunk.”

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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