The boys are back in their respective towns and there's no shortage of drama to dig into this week around IGN X Humble Bundle, Loot Boxes and the possibility of the Game Boy Classic.

PLUS: Andy pitches a Disney MOBA.

-NYCC Game Impressions

-Buy or Sell

-Watch Until Dawn on Pals Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhHZ3OemnO4

DA NEWS:

1. EA responds to SW Battlefront II’s beta controversy:

https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2/news/thank-you-beta

2. The ESRB has weighed in on the growing frustration and concern around the ethics of look boxes:

https://kotaku.com/esrb-says-it-doesnt-see-loot-boxes-as-gambling-1819363091

3. A Japanese trademark bot has tweeted out what appears to be a trademark for a Game Boy Classic

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-registered-a-classic-mini-game-boy-trademark-1819350111

4. News from League of Legends developer Riot Games has some exciting implications:

https://www.riotgames.com/articles/20171011/2431/founders-lane-swap

5. Mike Laidlaw has left BioWare after 14 years with the company:

https://twitter.com/mike_laidlaw/status/918588012119826432

6. Let’s talk about Race issues in South Park: The Fractured But Whole again:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/9/16435592/south-park-race-difficulty

7. Humble Bundle has been acquired by IGN:

http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/166366386976/humble-bundle-is-joining-forces-with-ign

https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/13/16473542/ign-buys-humble-bundle

Meat and Potatoes: SO, obviously there’s a lot to unpack here, but lets’ start with a broad question and zero in from there: What do we think about this news? Are you concerned about the future of Humble Bundle? Worried about collusion over game reviews? Think people are overreacting? Andy I know you have a lot of feelings about this a both a liberal leaning man and a big fan of what Humble Bundle does, so you want to start us off here?

Music:

"Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat

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