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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.

More "The Last of Us Part 2" game-play is shown, Phantasy Star Online 2 drops in English (finally), Sony teases PlayStation 5 details, and Sonic Fox makes it into "Skull Girls." Also, Janelle, Alex and Nolan discuss the best games of 1999.

Blizzcon 2020 is canceled

https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/23434523

FGC Pro Sonic Fox gets a tribute in Skullgirls, Gamers are the big mad

https://kotaku.com/skullgirls-honors-two-high-level-queer-players-in-lates-1843683677

Mike Z (Skullgirls creator) responds

http://mikezsez.blogspot.com/2020/05/i-guess-its-time-to-talk-about-sonicfox.html

PS5 Reveal confirmed for Thursday, June 4th

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1266384121460191234?s=20

Japanese game journalist teases “revolutionary” Sega reveal

http://nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/tech_journalist_teases_revolutionary_scoop_in_next_weeks_famitsu_possibly_concerning_sega

This podcast was produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast. Podcast producer Jamie Diep edited.

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.

The strange and stagnant state of the video games industry continues to slow the news cycle, but not the marketing. Epic Games earns its "s," CD Projekt Red hits a milestone, Twitch launches Pac-Man, and the crew discusses the best game of 1998.

Epic store has given away more than $2,000 in free games since launch

https://pcgamesn.com/grand-theft-auto-v/epic-store-free-games-total-value

CD Project Red surpasses Ubisoft and becomes most valuable video game company in Europe

https://gameplaymechanix.com/2020/05/19/cd-projekt-has-surpassed-ubisoft-to-become-europes-most-valuable-video-game-company/

Twitch-Integrated Pac Man launches this June

https://theverge.com/2020/5/22/21266881/pac-man-live-studio-playable-on-twitch-june

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 produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast. Podcast producer Jamie Diep edited.

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.

The first footage of the next generation arrives with Unreal Engine 5, Paper Mario is back, some Tony Hawk games get a remaster, and Ghosts of Tsushima looks a whole lot like Assassin's Creed (but not in a bad way.) Also: Corona Virus continues to slow game production and EVO 2020 goes online. All this and more news!

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 produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast. Podcast editor Sararosa Davies edited.

Links for this week's episode's news stories:

Sony reveals Playstation Studios brand

https://gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-12-sony-unveils-playstation-studios-brand-to-launch-alongside-ps5

Unreal 5 Demo

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qC5KtatMcUw&feature=youtu.be

Xbox lead Phil Spencer says Game production has essentially stopped due to Coronavirus

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/video-game-delays-due-to-coronavirus-early-2021-2020-5-1029183430?utm_source=reddit.com

Unreal 4 is now free to use until your game makes $1 million in revenue

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/unreal-engine-is-now-royalty-free-until-a-game-makes-a-whopping-1-mill/

EVO 2020 moves to online only, changes lineup to focus on games with online netcode

https://polygon.com/2020/5/14/21258675/evo-2020-online-dates-smash-bros-ultimate-lineup

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.

Xbox shows off some next generation launch titles that (mostly) resemble the current fare, Nintendo source code and info is leaked, the best game of 1996 is revealed and (by request) Nolan and Janelle duke it out over which Fallout game is best.

This podcast was produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast and podcast editor Sararosa Davies. Podcast producer Jamie Diep edited.

Massive Nintendo Source Code Leak (Gameboy all the way up to the Wii:

https://popularmechanics.com/science/a32402358/nintendo-source-code-leak/

Mass Effect Trilogy HD remaster leaked:

https://twitter.com/JeffGrubb/status/1258123622721429506?s=20

Inside Xbox:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=L70eSmtK7us

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, Janelle and Nolan cover the new Animal Crossing and Mario Maker updates, Jason Schreier's move to Bloomberg News and further GameStop antics.

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 produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast. Podcast editor Sararosa Davies edited.

News covered this week:

Jason Schreier joins Bloomberg news

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1252258407404404736

160,000 Nintendo accounts hacked into

https://theverge.com/2020/4/24/21234205/nintendo-account-hack-nnid-breach-security-hacking-attempt

Nvidia announces Company-Wide Raises, No Lay-Offs during pandemic.

https://extremetech.com/computing/309639-nvidia-announces-company-wide-raises-promises-no-layoffs-during-coronavirus-pandemic

GameStop has revealed plans to reopen stores and temporarily cut executive's salaries.

https://gamestop.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-provides-business-update-related-covid-19

Pax will not cancel 2020 conference

https://twitter.com/pax/status/1252673737268367360?s=20

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 talk about the quietly announced PS5 controller, the mystery of a disappearing Cooking Mama game, Resident Evil 4's remake, and more.

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 produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast. Podcast producer Jamie Diep edited.

PS5 controller revealed: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/…

The Cooking Mama game that disappeared: https://ign.com/articles/the-cooking-mama-game-for-switch-that-came-out-and-then-disappeared…

Cooking Mama Dev’s Response: https://screenrant.com/cooking-mama-cookstar-switch-eshop-controversy-crypto-mining/…

Capcom working on a Resident Evil 4 remake. https://videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake/…

PlayStation launches "Play at Home Initiative" https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/14/announcing-the-play-at-home-initiative/…

ESRB to add notice of loot boxes to ratings https://esrb.org/blog/in-game-purchases-includes-random-items/

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.

In this episode of our new series “A Week in the Life,” Podcast Editor Sararosa Davies takes us through week 3 of her last spring term of college. Join her as she navigates telehealth appointments, school and a chronic pain flare — all while social distancing with her parents in Portland.

Sararosa Davies produced and edited this podcast. Music is “Gradual Sunrise” by David Hilowitz off of the Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Hilowitz).

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.

In this episode of How It’s Reported, Podcast Editor Sararosa Davies speaks with News Reporter C. Francis O’Leary and Associate News Editor Gina Scalpone about reporting news in the age of COVID-19. They discuss how the news desk has restructured to accommodate increased breaking news and what they are doing to manage the stress of reporting on a pandemic. They also discuss how the Emerald and other news organizations are continuing to produce quality journalism under financial strain.

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Podcast Editor Sararosa Davies produced and edited this podcast. Music is "A Fist Full of Organs" by 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.

Alex, Janelle and Nolan discuss Animal Crossing (for real this time), the mounting pile of delays including the Last of Us Part II, IGN's E3 replacement and more on this special remote episode of the Emerald GamesCast.

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 produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast. Podcast editor Sararosa Davies edited.

Links for this episode's news stories:

Last of Us Part II Delayed Indefinitely:

https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-ii-delayed-indefinitely-1842646231

Gearbox Lied about Employee Bonuses:

https://kotaku.com/sources-despite-huge-sales-borderlands-3-developers-a-1842617645

Gamestop to Close 320 Stores this Year:

https://gamasutra.com/view/news/360247/GameStop_to_close_at_least_320_stores_in_2020.php

IGN "Summer of Gaming" Announced:

https://ign.com/articles/ign-announces-summer-of-gaming-event-in-june

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.

Some good news, though: The Emerald Board has chosen The Emerald’s next Editor-in-Chief, and he may be a familiar voice and name for regular Emerald Podcast listeners: former podcast editor Ryan Nguyen. Podcast editor Sararosa Davies and current Emerald editor-in-chief chat with Ryan about his history at the Emerald, plans for the newsroom and what hobbies he has picked up during this period of social distancing.

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Podcast editor Sararosa Davies produced and edited this podcast. Music is "A Fist Full of Organs" by Evan Dupell.