Input: A Video Games News Show

On this episode of Input, Jarrett and Jurge discuss Cecilia D'Anastasio latest investigative piece on the culture at Riot Games.

Works Discussed:

• Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games - C. D'Anastasio

Shout Outs

• Prey's Director On The Polarizing Final Act: 'There Was Definitely Too Much' - Jason Schreier and Kirk Hamilton

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Jarrett and Logan rejoin the discourse and recount new details in the Miucin issue. What is there to make of his now deleted response video? Why are people clamoring to interview him? These things and more on this episode of Input.

Discussion Topics:

I Mean, What's Plagiarism, Really??

Works Mentioned:

Former IGN Reviewer Responds To Plagiarism Allegations: 'Not At All Intentional' [UPDATES: Third Review Questioned, Video Removed]  -Jason Schreier

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Jarrett and Logan are joined by the beautiful, wonderful, and super duper talented video producer for Irrational Passions Mike Burgess to talk about the busy week of gaming happenings.

Discussion Topics:

IGN Dead Cell Plagiarism Scandal

Discord Goes Gaming

RIP EmuParadise

Works Mentioned:

IGN Pulls Review After Plagiarism Accusations by Jason Schreier

Discord adds games to its Nitro subscription service and opens a store by Jeff Grubb

EmuParadise is Changing

Shoutouts: 

The Greg Miller Story by Colin Campbell

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All three of the boys are back to discuss the latest happenings in the video game world and to break some big time news about a song lyric in a sports game.

Topics Discussed: 

Kaepernick V NFL

Hijacking Your Crypto

Farewell Apple Affiliates

OWL's owling

Works Mentioned:

'Madden NFL 19' Bleeps Colin Kaepernick's Name From In-Game Soundtrack by Patrick Klepek

Steam Pulled an Indie Game Accused of Being an Elaborate Crytocurrency Mining Scam by Matthew Gault

Apple Kills the App Store Affiliate Program, and I Have No Idea What We Are Going to Do by Eli Hodapp

New Overwatch League Season 2 franchises could go for between $30 to $60 million by Amanda Farough

Shoutouts: 

The Yakuza Series Changed the Way I Looked at Remastered Games by Ashley Oh

Destiny's Excellent Lore is Being Collected into a Physical Anthology Book Series by Nick Slatt

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Join us in this episode of Input as we discuss how to clean dirty money in the year 2018 and more!

Discussion Topics:

Clash of Clans Crimes

Take Down This ISO of Captain Rainbow Immediately!

Quantic Dream Update Part. 5?

The Escapist 2.0

Layoffs hit Codemasters Evo

Works Mentioned:

Nintendo files lawsuit against emulator sites

The Last of Escapist Magazine – Russ Pitts – Medium

'Clash of Clans,' Other Mobile Games Being Used for Money Laundering (Report)

Detroit, Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream loses employment court case

Layoffs at OnRush dev Evo, Driveclub director Rushy let go

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With Jurge absent, Jarrett and Logan actually manage to do the unthinkable and issue no takes, well until the Dark Knight is brought up. They also discuss a whole host of video gamey news.

Discussion Topics:

Culling 2 Fiasco

Games Are Evil Chapter 34, Saudi Arabia Bans Video Games

Amazon Sells Pirated Games Temporarily

Crowdfunding in 2018

Works Mentioned: 

The Culling 2 is Being Deleted from Storefronts as Xaviant Returns to Work on the Original Game by Logan Moore

Saudi Arabia Bans Many Video Games After Children's Deaths by The AP

Amazon Temporarily Sells Pirated Copies of Popular PC Games by Nathan Grayson

Crowdfunding and Video Games: 2018 Mid-Year Update by Thomas Bidaux

Shoutouts:

The Dark Knight, 10 Years Later

The Dark Knight's Only Redeemable Character is the Criminal Who Saves the Ferries by Lindsey Romain

In Argentina, A Pro-Choice Advocate Protests with A Doom Mod by Diego Arguello

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EPISODE 50!

1 YEAR!

Before we jump into this episode, we just wanted to thank you for listening to this show and supporting us this first year. It takes time from our week, but we enjoy doing it.

Now...

Topics This Week: 

Arenanet

Fortnite Dividends

Youtube Is Still Wildin'

The Void

Stories Discussed: 

ARENANET FIRINGS CAST A CHILLING SHADOW ACROSS THE GAME INDUSTRY

Fortnite creator Epic gives Unreal asset creators a raise and backpay

YouTube creators reportedly losing accounts over Twitch stream promotions

Univision to Explore Potential Sale of Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion

Univision is a fucking mess

Shout Outs: 

Here Are Some Nuclear Takes from Bryan Goldberg, the Self-Satisfied Shitlord Who Now Owns Gawker.com 

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With our dear Jarrett Green off shooting fireworks in the turkey infested wilds of Jersey, Logan and Jurge sit down to talk about the latest news from the past week.

Discussion Topics: 

Value shuts down Steam Spy and other games sales estimates.

Google's forays into consoles

Games "journalist" leaks Cyberpunk 2077 behind closed door gameplay audio, shocked people are upset.

Works Mentioned:

Value is developing tools designed to be 'more accurate and more useful' than Steam Spy by Joe Donnelly

Value Shuts Down New Way of Estimating Game Sales on Steam by Nathan Grayson

Sources: Google is Planning A Game Platform That Could Take On Xbox and Playstation by Jason Schreier

Someone leaked audio of the entire E3 Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay presentation by James Billcliffe

Shoutouts: 

Vampyr Review by Patrick Klepek

The Short but Chilling 'Captain Spirit' Weaponizes Empathy Against You by Patrick Klepek

Wisdom Tree's Games Turned Shooters into Bible Stories (Complete in Box) by Chris Kohler

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This episode of Input has Jarrett and Jurge taking a close look at a investigative piece conducted by PC Gamer on the sexual harassment going on in one of Final Fantasy XIV's biggest communities.

Discussion Topics: 

"#MeToo" - FF14

PUBG Corp. Backs Out of its Lawsuit Against Epic Games

Works Mentioned:

Prominent Final Fantasy 14 community leader accused of blackmail and sexual harassment by over a dozen women - By Steven Messner

A statement for all TMP fans

Copyright Lawsuit Dropped Against Fortnite Creators, Ending Legal Battle - Sam Kim

Donut County lookalike is number one on the App Store  -Petrana Radulovic

Shout Outs:

OnRush is Letting Me Relive my Glory Days as a Racer - Danielle Riendeau

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E3 2018!!

Usually E3 dosen't produce a lot of stories that the Input crew would cover, but stuff is happening! Did you know Beyond Good and Evil 2 is a video game?

Discussion Topics: 

Fort-not

Beyond Labor

Works Mentioned:

Sony's response to Fortnite controversy is embarrassing - Ben Kuchera

Trevor Starkey's Tweet

Beyond Good And Evil 2's Plan To Crowdsource Art From Fans Prompts Backlash - Nathan Grayson

Community Collaboration vs. Spec Work by Joseph Gordon Levitt

Shout out:

Phil Spencer Interview 2018

Phil Spencer Interview 2017

Cuba's Underground Gaming Network

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