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Microsoft provides us with some official trash talking advice, an indie dev sneaks a code compiler onto the Nintendo Switch and Riot Games faces large-scale employee protests. All this and more on the fifth episode of The Emerald GamesCast, a weekly industry news show featuring Emerald news and video games beat reporter Nolan, and his friends Alex and Andrea.

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Sources:

Xbox: "Community Standards for Xbox" (https://www.xbox.com/en-US/Legal/Community-Standards)

ArsTechnica: "Game with hidden Ruby interpreter removed from Nintendo Switch eShop" (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/game-with-hidden-ruby-interpreter-pulled-from-nintendo-switch-eshop/)

Vice: "'League of Legends' Studio Faces Employee Walkout, Promises Changes" (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gy4qv7/league-of-legends-studio-faces-employee-walkout-promises-changes)

Gamasutra: "Riot agrees to scrap mandatory arbitration, but only for new employees" (https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/342021/Riot_agrees_to_scrap_mandatory_arbitration_but_only_for_new_employees.php)

Rocket League: "Psyonix is Joining the Epic Family" (https://www.rocketleague.com/news/psyonix-is-joining-the-epic-family-/)

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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. Episodes come out Tuesdays.

Podcast Desk Editor Ryan Nguyen produced this podcast. Nguyen and Podcast producer Danny Latoni edited this podcast. Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is "Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)" by Kero Kero Bonito (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Kero_Bonito/Bit_Bops/04_kero_kero_bonito_-_flamingo__azureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

With the biggest sneaker event in Oregon coming up this weekend in the Oregon Athletic Department Surplus Sale, our Jake Willard and Julian Ossias break down their experiences with the event. They also discuss some of the biggest shoe releases to come.

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"Knot Another Sneaker Podcast" is a series from the Emerald Podcast Network that breaks down the latest news, releases and hype in the world of sneakers. In each episode, Engagement Editor and sneakerhead Jake Willard sits down with Julian Ossias will discuss new shoes are set to release this week, the biggest and latest trend in the culture and what sneakers they hope to cop. Episodes will be full of hot takes, sneaker history and plenty of anecdotes that they hope people with all levels of sneaker knowledge will enjoy. Follow this podcast on Instagram at knotanothersneaker (https://www.instagram.com/knotanothersneaker/?hl=en).

Podcast Producer Danny Latoni produced and edited this podcast. Music is "Drip" by Yung Kartz (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz/October_2018/Drip_1428), modified under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

The battle for Winterfell has ended, and everyone is still recovering from the emotional roller coaster. Opinion Editor Jason Bibeau and Engagement Editor Jake Willard are joined by the Emerald Sports Desk — editor Jack Butler and reporters Gabe Ornelas and Sierra Webster — as they break down their thoughts on the longest battle in cinematic history.

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Podcast Desk Editor Ryan Nguyen produced and edited this podcast. Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Music is "Dark Dramatic Music" by Mattia Cupelli (www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmze94PKflY), modified under a free-to-use license (gum.co/tUKtR).

In this episode of Emerald FC, Shawn Medow, Jack Butler and Austin Cracraft discuss preview the final two matchweeks of the Premier League season with the fight for third and fourth place and the two-horse title race.

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Podcast Producer Danny Latoni produced this podcast, and Podcast Desk Editor Ryan Nguyen edited.

This week, the Emerald Editorial Board published an editorial asking for the University of Oregon community for support as a part of the second annual Save Student Newsrooms Day.

Editor-in-Chief Zach Price and Outreach Director Emily Poole sit down with Podcast Editor Ryan Nguyen to discuss the purpose behind the editorial, why we need journalism and how the UO community can support the Emerald.

The board’s members include Zach Price, editor in chief; Emily Poole, outreach director; Jason Bibeau, opinion editor; Ryan Nguyen, podcast editor; Sararosa Davies, associate podcast editor; Shawn Medow, associate sports editor; Hannah Kanik, senior news reporter; and Donny Morrison, news writer.

Daily Emerald: "Editorial: Independence comes with a cost" (https://www.dailyemerald.com/opinion/editorial-independence-comes-with-a-cost/article_530d9358-66da-11e9-bfa0-f3e5eb0561bd.html)

Daily Emerald: "Mold, maintenance requests common occurrences in university East Campus Housing" (https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/mold-maintenance-requests-common-occurrences-in-university-east-campus-housing/article_863d31f0-17ae-11e9-9e86-77bc653fdcb2.html)

"Game of Thrones" Season 8 Recap Podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/emeraldmedia/sets/game-of-thrones-season-8-recap

To donate, visit dailyemerald.com/donate or Venmo us at "EmeraldMediaGroup." Any donation large or small supports independent student journalism and helps ensure that the Emerald continues to be a voice for students at UO for a long time to come.

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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. Episodes come out Wednesdays.

Podcast Desk Editor Ryan Nguyen produced and edited this podcast. Music is "A Fist Full of Organs" by Evan DuPell (@evan-dupell).

The success of Fortnite comes at the cost of tough working conditions, Mortal Kombat returns to the public consciousness with a new brand of social controversy, and an angry fan throws an actual crab at competitive Smash Bros. superstar HungryBox. All this and more on the fourth episode of The Emerald GamesCast, a weekly industry news show featuring Emerald news and video games beat reporter Nolan, and his friends Alex and Andrea.

Daily Emerald: "The story behind ‘Gone Home': Oregon’s video game critical darling" (https://www.dailyemerald.com/arts-culture/the-story-behind-gone-home-oregon-s-video-game-critical/article_d3e27322-65db-11e9-8529-5f568b227dcd.html)

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Sources:

Polygon: "How Fortnite's success led to months of intense crunch at Epic Games" (https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/23/18507750/fortnite-work-crunch-epic-games)

GameRant: "Mortal Kombat 11: Unlocking Cosmetics Sounds Like a Slow and Brutal Grind" ( https://gamerant.com/mortal-kombat-11-unlockables-grind/)

Variety: "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ignites Switch Sales" (https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/super-smash-bros-most-played-first-day-game-1203198674/)

Nintendo financial statement: (https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2019/190425e.pdf)

SiliconEra: "Famitsu Readers' Top 3 Heisei Era Games are Chron Trigger, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nier Automota" (https://www.siliconera.com/2019/04/22/famitsu-readers-top-3-heisei-era-games-are-chrono-trigger-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-nier-automata/)

Polygon: "Fan assaults top Smash Bros. player with crab at tournament" (https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/22/18510985/smash-bros-hungrybox-crab-assault-pound-2019-video)

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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. Episodes come out Tuesdays.

Associate Podcast Editor Sararosa Davies produced this podcast, and Podcast Editor Ryan Nguyen edited. Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is "Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)" by Kero Kero Bonito (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Kero_Bonito/Bit_Bops/04_kero_kero_bonito_-_flamingo__azureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

In this episode of Emerald FC, Shawn Medow is joined by Austin Cracraft and a special return of former Emerald photo editor Adam Eberhardt as the trio discuss the UEFA Champions League semifinal matchups.

Podcast Editor Ryan Nguyen produced and edited this podcast. Applause noise is "Applause 1" from Sandermotions on Freesound, modified under a Creative Commons Zero License (https://freesound.org/people/Sandermotions/sounds/277022/).

It’s collaboration season in the sneaker world as everyone begins to prepare for summer. Engagement Editor Jake Willard and his friend Julian Ossias discuss Fear of God, Travis Scott (again), Donald Glover’s special release of his Adidas Nizza and two of the latest movie collabs with The Avengers and Harry Potter. Plus, they talk about their latest thrift come ups.

"Knot Another Sneaker Podcast" is a series from the Emerald Podcast Network that breaks down the latest news, releases and hype in the world of sneakers. In each episode, Engagement Editor and sneakerhead Jake Willard sits down with Julian Ossias will discuss new shoes are set to release this week, the biggest and latest trend in the culture and what sneakers they hope to cop. Episodes will be full of hot takes, sneaker history and plenty of anecdotes that they hope people with all levels of sneaker knowledge will enjoy. Follow this podcast on Instagram at knotanothersneaker (https://www.instagram.com/knotanothersneaker/?hl=en).

Podcast Producer Danny Latoni produced and edited this podcast. Music is "Drip" by Yung Kartz (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz/October_2018/Drip_1428), modified under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

As the Army of the Dead march on Winterfell, Sarah, Jason and Jake catch all the feels while the characters prepare for their last night alive. Listen as our GoT team recounts episode two and prepares themselves for the craziness of episode three and the battle for Winterfell.

Podcast Desk Editor Ryan Nguyen produced this podcast, and Associate Podcast Editor Sararosa Davies edited. Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Music is "Dark Dramatic Music" by Mattia Cupelli (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmze94PKflY), modified under a free-to-use license (https://gum.co/tUKtR).

Spotlight on Science is a series from the Emerald Podcast Network designed to spark conversations across disciplines with researchers at the University of Oregon, bringing in researchers to discuss their work in a way that's understandable to everyone. Semimonthly episodes come out Thursdays.

Podcast producer Danny Latoni produced and edited this podcast. Music is "Zombie Disco" by Six Umbrellas (https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreemusicarchive.org%2Fmusic%2FSix_Umbrellas%2FThe_Psychadelic_And%2F6_Six_Umbrellas_-_Zombie_Disco), modified under an Attribution-ShareAlike License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).