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We hope that many of you are starting out the new year right with a fresh outlook on life, setting ambitious goals, and having new experiences. For us and this current iteration of Inside Gaming as a group of friends and as a channel - part of that means sunsetting what for the last two years has been a pretty significant chunk of our lives. Inside Gaming Daily will be no more for the time being and although Inside Gaming as a channel will continue on, it will be in a different capacity with some new changes.

Today we will be addressing those changes briefly in one last ride (sort of) for Inside Gaming Daily. Special thanks to every single one of you who ever watched a video, left a comment, or supported us in any way. We really appreciate it and wish you all the best as we transition into something new.

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New consoles are finally out and hopefully more than a few people were able to snag a PS5 or a Series X over the holidays. More importantly, the year 2020 has finally come to an end so it’s time to start looking forward. Pull out your crystal ball and join the entire Inside Gaming crew as we make some bold predictions about the new year.

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Extra! Extra! The PS5 and the Series X are finally out, Microsoft is buying Bethesda, Cyberpunk 2077 is a hot mess, everybody got really mad about the Last of Us 2, and COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc across the entire industry.

On today’s episode of Inside Gaming, we are turning back the clock to review the biggest video game news stories of 2020. From broken launch PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles to Cyberpunk 2077’s many delays leading up to a less than stellar launch were pulling out the biggest headlines that people will still be talking about in some way for years to come.

Of course, the biggest news stories aren’t always the best so leave a comment below about your favorite or least favorite news story of the year! - and thanks for watching today’s episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

*Please note we are on break and this video was recorded before Cyberpunk 2077 was released. Be excellent to each other.

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[Microsoft] Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks https://bit.ly/3ftCAPK

[Twitter] @Naughty_Dog https://bit.ly/3l6Kkc1

[Twitter] @Neil_Druckmann https://bit.ly/371btrN

[The Boston Globe] GameStop to employees: wrap your hands in plastic bags and go back to work https://bit.ly/370PHnT

[Ars Technica] Twitch explains confusing copyright crackdown, urges users to delete videos https://bit.ly/2J2hVGW

[Twitter] @WatchMixer https://bit.ly/3fuRuWi

[Gamespot] All The Cyberpunk 2077 Delays https://bit.ly/3pS9T3T

[Twitter] @CyberpunkGame https://bit.ly/3pWtAaM

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The PS5 and Series X launch, Cyberpunk 2077, Halo Infinite being delayed, and Mixer were just a few of the video game disasters we reported on in the year 2020, but which one was the biggest?

All hands are on deck today to have a roundtable discussion about Inside Gaming’s favorite and least favorite video game disasters of the year. Of course, there are the usual suspects like covid related game delays and next-gen console shortages but you might be surprised to see the Oculus Quest 2 and The Last of Us 2 making special appearances.

Come hang out with us as we talk about the biggest video game trash fires of 2020, today on Inside Gaming Daily!

* Please note we are on break and this episode was recorded before the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. It’s wild to look back and see just how unsuspecting everyone was about the launch of the game and what would come to transpire. Anyways, thanks for watching, and let us know about your most notable gaming disasters in 2020 down below in the comments.

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Does weed actually make you better at video games? While there haven’t been too many studies that correlate the use of marijuana with video games, a significant amount of research has been done on the substance in regards to traditional sports.

In today’s edition of Inside Gaming Daily, we are diving into some of those cannabis-related studies to see if any of the findings suggest that weed actually makes you better at video games. 

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[Way of Leaf] - CBD and Video Games: The Connections You Need to Know https://wayofleaf.com/blog/cbd-and-video-games

[MerryJane] - Weed and Video Games https://merryjane.com/culture/aiming-high-marijuana-and-video-games

[DISA] - Map of Marijuana Legality by State https://disa.com/map-of-marijuana-legality-by-state

[WADA] - Prohibited Substances for Athletes list https://www.wada-ama.org/en/content/what-is-prohibited

[Springer Link] - WADA funded Anti-doping study https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/11591430-000000000-00000

[VentureBeat] - Esports Athletes using CBD https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/07/how-esports-gamers-are-using-cbd-to-increase-cognitive-responses/

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Hades came out of Early Access this year and it marks a high point for its developer Supergiant Games by culminating the best aspects of all their previous works. Today we get to share an interview we did with Supergiant’s Creative Director Greg Kasavin.

We didn’t miss a chance to ask all those burning Hades questions like; How did all the characters get so dang sexy? What was it like developing in Early Access for the first time? And is Hades secretly teaching me how to play Dota 2? All those bangers and more on today’s episode of Inside Gaming Daily!...er...holiday interview edition?

00:00 - Intro

00:37 - How have things been at Supergiant since launch?

01:48 - What‘s it been like developing Hades during COVID-19?

03:04 - Did you expect people to like the characters of Hades so much?

04:46 - What makes the gods in Hades unique?

06:28 - What’s it like using old source material versus making it all up?

08:31 - Comicbooks are modern mythology

09:13 - Are any new characters or expansions coming to Hades in 2021?

11:11 - Will the next Supergiant game be Early Access?

12:23 - Were there any big changes to the game because of Early Access?

13:35 - Is Hades secretly teaching me how to be good at Dota?

18:13 - THE BEST PART OF THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW

19:31 - What would it mean to win a GOTY this year?

* Please note we are on break and this was recorded before The Game Awards as well as before many other game site awards were announced for 2020.

SOURCES

[Noclip] - Go support Noclip on Patreon

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[Noclip] - Developing Hell Playlist

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[The Game Awards] - TGA Winners and Nominees

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All was quiet, all through the studio… okay well not actually. It was actually just another day in the studio as your favorite video game news crew was getting ready to shoot yet another top-notch episode of Inside Gaming Daily, when all of the sudden, the phone rang. It was Santa and he needed help. 

PS5 scalpers equipped with an army of bots are occupying Santa’s workshop and now Christmas is ruined unless your favorite members of Inside Gaming can answer the call and liberate the North Poll of greed and selfishness.

Can Conor, Patrick, Brian, Kdin, Amir, Zach, and Evan rise to the call and save Christmas? Well, you’re gonna have to watch and find out on today’s very special episode of Inside Gaming Daily! 

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It’s time to stop talking about Cyberpunk and PS5 shortages so we can finally address the only thing that matters in the games biz during the holidays. The best video game of the year... Well, actually this isn’t really that type of video cause we actually aren’t going to pick a GOTY.

Yeah, we kind of just sat down with everyone and had a really fun and chill conversation about our favorite video games that came out this year. Okay, well don’t get too sad about it because look - every single member of the Inside Gaming team is here!

The benefit of doing a roundtable discussion like this is instead of a curated list of the usual suspects you’re going to get hear about all sorts of different games. Sure, AAA games like Ghost of Tsushima and the Last of Us Part II are still gonna get some time to shine but there are plenty of other games that got released this year that maybe deserve a little more time to shine. (*cough* HADES *cough*)

 Anyways, please enjoy this very special end of the year holiday edition of Inside Gaming Daily!

*Please note we are on break and this video was recorded both before Cyberpunk 2077 was released and before The Game Awards 2020. Be excellent to each other.

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The pandemic has certainly changed our lives in more ways than we can count, including the way we play video games. Today we are celebrating a more positive outlook on stay-at-home orders and covid-induced restrictions by talking about our favorite video games to play during quarantine.

From earlier releases in the year like Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Doom, and Animal Crossing to playing on next-gen consoles like the Xbox Series X and the PS5 - there has been a wide selection of games to play this year while stuck at home.

Let’s also not forget some of those older comfort games for chilling out like Minecraft or games on your phone that you might not have otherwise played.  

Today’s daily has an IG packed roster to share their favorite quarantine games so make sure to share your favorites in the comments below as well, right here on today’s episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

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Among Us! Fall Guys! Phasmophobia! All these great games have one thing in common. They were complete surprises for most of us in the year 2020. Today’s episode of Inside Gaming is all about celebrating our favorite surprise breakout hits of the year!

It started out with those loveable little jelly beans in Fall Guys jostling their way to that coveted crown. Then suddenly Among Us was everywhere and even being streamed by political officials. Lastly, Phasmophobia clips took over the internet as people recorded themselves being total chickens playing a video game. Shut up we’re not scared, you’re scared.

Even though this year has been packed full of pandemic-induced anxiety, political tension, and overly hyperbolic videogame discourse - it’s been nice to have these really wholesome video game surprises to take our minds off things for a bit. That’s why we’re celebrating them today, on Inside Gaming Daily!

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[PC Gamer] Fall Guys was the top game on Twitch during its beta weekend https://bit.ly/2HiY8SQ

[Twitter] @devolverdigital https://bit.ly/3fdehG0

[Gamasutra] Fall Guys has sold over 10 million copies on Steam https://bit.ly/2UG6TsZ

[The Mercury News] Review: ‘Fall Guys’ is a party game built for the coronavirus pandemic https://bayareane.ws/3f9FGs6

[Games Industry dot biz] Fall Guys had the highest-earning PC launch since Overwatch in digital revenue https://bit.ly/3lMadPh

[Steam Charts] Among Us https://bit.ly/2Hcg0yw

[Venture Beat] Sensor Tower: Among Us surpasses 217 million downloads on mobile https://bit.ly/2UGhbcN

[Sully Gnome] Among Us https://bit.ly/37w7RQ9

[The Verge] AOC’s debut Twitch stream is one of the biggest ever https://bit.ly/2HtnkFG

[The New York Times] Everyone’s Playing Among Us https://nyti.ms/2HsdAMe

[Essentially Sports] PewDiePie Returns to Horror Games with Phasmophobia https://bit.ly/32WAlQ7

[GameSpot] Phasmophobia Is Blowing Up On Steam And Twitch https://bit.ly/2UCDPTt

[PC Gamer] Phasmophobia is the best ghost game ever made https://bit.ly/3kE6SAB

[Games Radar] Ghost game Phasmophobia is spreading scares all over Steam and Twitch https://bit.ly/35EFIVV

[IGN] Phasmophobia Dev 'Reconsidering' Early Access Plans After Huge Success https://bit.ly/366tG6G

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