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Today is a low day for PC gamers everywhere but especially for Crysis fans. Once the pinnacle of PC gaming and technical performance, Crysis shone brighter than any other. However, with the leak of a new trailer for the much anticipated Crysis Remastered, the internet has entirely turned on the once-beloved poster child for PC gaming elitism. In a matter of hours, the legacy of Crysis has been reduced to a pile of low-resolution rubble by an onslaught of dunks. Take a seat and grab some popcorn because we’re soaking it all in on today Inside Gaming Daily!!! But you know… like with a heavy heart of course...

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Who doesn't love a complete trash fire? Pour one out for Amazon Studio’s team-based shooter Crucible, because it’s been more than just a rough launch for the game. Amazon announced this week that they’ll be taking Crucible back into closed beta. Yep that’s right, they’re putting that lumpy old game cake back in the oven to try and burn off all the bad bits. Of course that works better for games than for cakes, but you know what I’m saying. Anyways, stay tuned to Inside Gaming while we try to answer the age-old question, “Can you just throw money at everything?”

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[Metacritic] Crucible https://bit.ly/3imfsnq

[IGN] Crucible review https://bit.ly/2NJoigT

[PC Gamer] Crucible review https://bit.ly/2VACkWF

[SteamCharts] Crucible https://bit.ly/3dMQuKt

[Play Crucible] DEVELOPER UPDATE: CRUCIBLE BETA https://bit.ly/3f2UR5P

[Amazon Games] About Us https://bit.ly/2YOiHMC

[Reuters] World electronic gaming revenues to grow 9.6% to $152.1 billion in 2019: report https://reut.rs/2Zu6HPA

[Protocol] Why big tech is betting big on gaming in 2020 https://bit.ly/38jdpw3

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Every major video game company has to apologize for something eventually, and this time the bell tolls for Nintendo. It’s not much, but Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa finally acknowledged and apologized for the notorious impact of Joy-Con drift. However, there’s also an ongoing lawsuit over Joy-Cons and drift which prevented Furukawa from saying if Nintendo actually plans to permanently fix the issue or further help affected customers… sooo I guess we’ll take what we can get right here on Inside Gaming Daily! In the meantime, let’s take a look at what else Nintendo’s apologizing to shareholders for.

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[Kotaku] Nintendo President Apologizes For Joy-Con Trouble https://bit.ly/2VxqLQ0

[Video Games Chronicle] Nintendo’s president issues first Joy-Con drift apology https://bit.ly/3ghhL9H

[Games Industry dot biz] Joy-Con drift lawsuit denied dismissal, but referred to arbitration https://bit.ly/2xqs1f1

[OneZero] Desperate Nintendo Switch Owners Are Learning to Repair Their Own Busted Systems https://bit.ly/2WPchMh

[iFixIt] Left Joy-Con Joystick Replacement https://bit.ly/2WNZxWf

[Kotaku] Report: Xbox 360 Failure Rate Over 50 Percent https://bit.ly/36oMttO

[Business Insider] How Microsoft spent $1 billion on a simple mistake with the Xbox 360 https://bit.ly/2zjNxCS

[Twitter] @Sephazon https://bit.ly/3dLjQJj

[Twitter] @Sephazon https://bit.ly/2AlsfWe

[Twitter] @Sephazon https://bit.ly/2BSvDs5

[Video Games Chronicle] Nintendo says it still believes Directs are ‘effective’ but it could adapt them in future https://bit.ly/2ZCoxAf

[The Verge] Super Nintendo World Japan’s opening indefinitely delayed https://bit.ly/3galZzN

[Twitter] @Sephazon https://bit.ly/38bOnyO

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The rumor mill is churning full steam ahead this week as Microsoft denies and deflects the notion that they are working on new Fable and Perfect Dark games. However, we have it on good authority here at Inside Gaming that a new Fable is likely in the works and some news will drop about it in the near future. In anycase, help separate fact from fiction with this new batch of rumors and speculation on today’s Inside Gaming Daily.

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[Twitter] @tomwarren https://bit.ly/2NH6aoa

[Twitter] @aarongreenberg https://bit.ly/2BkXtx6

[Twitter] @tomwarren https://bit.ly/3ifhVQr

[Twitter] @Blizzard_Ent https://bit.ly/2NE2kw3

[Polygon] A Blizzard tweet has everyone thinking Diablo is coming to Switch https://bit.ly/2NHc9ZT

[Twitter] @PerfectDarkGame https://bit.ly/2NEDk7N

[VG 247] It sure sounds like The Initiative is working on a new Perfect Dark https://bit.ly/2NDeTr8

[Eurogamer] Fable developer Lionhead Studios to shut down https://bit.ly/2BkXNMk

[Games Industry dot biz] Playground Games hires BioWare, EA Motive and Rocksteady talent for upcoming RPG https://bit.ly/2Vwf1gu

[Eurogamer] Sources: Microsoft plots Fable return https://bit.ly/2YJhINZ

[Eurogamer] Microsoft will close out June without a big Xbox 20/20 moment https://bit.ly/2NGQxwY

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Members of the games press have already started playing Cyberpunk 2077 and we’re rounding up all of those sweet, sweet first impressions. Cyberpunk 2077 is easily the most anticipated game of the year, and players everywhere are eager to get their hands on it...but they can’t… and that’s where preview coverage comes in! So join us as we hack in and vicariously live through Cyberpunk 2077’s first impressions, today, on Inside Gaming Daily.

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[Twitter] @CyberpunkGame https://bit.ly/3fTJfC2

[Youtube, Cyberpunk 2077] Cyberpunk 2077 — Official Trailer — The Gig https://bit.ly/2YyBgVc

[Youtube, Cyberpunk 2077] Cyberpunk 2077 — Night City Wire: Episode 1 https://bit.ly/3fZ7E9g

[Kotaku Australia] Everything You Need To Know About Cyberpunk 2077’s Customisation https://bit.ly/2VgLO9p

[Kotaku Australia] 5 Incredible Hours With Cyberpunk 2077 https://bit.ly/2CBnQPx

[CNET] Cyberpunk 2077 hands-on: Possibly the year's most ambitious game https://cnet.co/2NzBrcC

[Polygon] Cyberpunk 2077’s mind-bending character progression systems explained https://bit.ly/2VlDGV4

[Kotaku] Cyberpunk 2077 Is Complex And Overwhelming, But It Works https://bit.ly/3i4sdTr

[The Verge] CYBERPUNK 2077 HANDS-ON: NIGHT CITY OVERFLOWS WITH CHOICES https://bit.ly/2ZdlJsT

[IGN] Cyberpunk 2077 Hands-On Preview: What We Think After 4 Hours in Night City https://bit.ly/3dzf01t

[Twitter] @NXOnNetflix https://bit.ly/2BJHvfG

[Entertainment Weekly] Netflix sets Cyberpunk 2077 anime series based on game for 2022 https://bit.ly/2ZbrPKl

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There are few video game executives as debonair as Phil Spencer, and even when he’s taking potshots at the competition, he does it with a little bit of class. Spencer appeared at a recent conference called Gamelab Live. When asked about his thoughts on the competition and the PS5, his response was resoundingly confident. But is it true that the Xbox Series X has a significant hardware advantage over the PS5 or is it all just a bunch of marketing and hot air? Hang with us as we mull it over on today’s episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

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It’s the moment you have been waiting for! Finally, a new Pokemon game has been announced to rule them all. Pokemon Unite… well actually it’s a five vs five team battler pitting two squads against each other. Yep, a MOBA. Nobody asked for this. We’re discussing all the rage just for you, right here on Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Youtube, The Pokemon Company] Team Up to Battle in Pokémon UNITE! https://bit.ly/37Znyhi

[VentureBeat] Tencent partners with The Pokémon Company to develop new games https://bit.ly/31cRjty

[Twitter] "Diamond and Pearl" https://bit.ly/3hVxxIR

[Reddit] Pokemon Unite, a MOBA Pokemon game, was just announced https://bit.ly/2B6ZqwT

[Youtube, MrNinjaBurger] You guys all have phones right? https://bit.ly/3dzfEMp

[Reddit] Pokémon is starting to get really disconnected with their fans https://bit.ly/2B6ZA7t

[Game Informer] New Pokémon Snap Announced For Switch https://bit.ly/2NpHsIF

[Eurogamer] Pokémon Café Mix has dropped onto Nintendo eShop https://bit.ly/2Z7uZ1E

[Dot Esports] Pokémon Sword and Shield sales at 17.37 million units https://bit.ly/3hXiYEK

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Today on Inside Gaming Daily we’re going through the aftermath of a failed game streaming platform. The writing was on the wall (and it’s not a complete surprise), but Microsoft announced this week that their streaming platform Mixer will be no more... Oh wait, what? They just told everyone with a tweet so a lot of people were totally surprised? Oh my god Ninja made how much? Shroud too?! Facebook? Oh sorry, I got distracted. Stop reading this and start watching today’s Inside Gaming Daily!!!

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[Mixer] The Next Step for Mixer https://bit.ly/3fNYz31

[Facebook] Welcome, Mixer Community https://bit.ly/31aB9k7

[Stream Elements] State of the Stream April 2020: Valorant and its streamers top the charts, music is having its moment, and streaming hits huge numbers https://bit.ly/3fQVBuF

[Twitter] @Slasher https://bit.ly/2NpWI8i

[Twitter] @Ninja https://bit.ly/3fPgrdN

[Twitter] @BearUNLV https://bit.ly/2VbFrE7

[Twitter] @EloraMae https://bit.ly/3dmSLf7

[Twitter] @brennadactyl https://bit.ly/3hTHerk

[TwitLonger] Mixer: The Black Experience https://bit.ly/31aBjrJ

[Twitter] @Slasher  https://bit.ly/3dvXv21

[The Verge] MICROSOFT’S MIXER STREAMERS ARE SAD, ANGRY, AND MOVING TO TWITCH https://bit.ly/3dllHUY

[Twitter] @eshear https://bit.ly/3fNhNpq

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Before it’s launch The Last of Us 2 faced a major leak resulting in some incredibly vocal fan backlash, boycotts, and just some general good old blind hatred. However, the sales numbers are in and despite rampant criticism and internet turmoil the game has its own statement to make. We’re getting into it on an all new episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Metacritic] The Last of Us Part 2 https://bit.ly/2V9mIZX

[Games Industry dot biz] The Last of Us Part 2 smashes sales records | UK Charts https://bit.ly/2NmorXC

[Twitter] @DuvalMagic https://bit.ly/2Cw0VFq

[Forbes] 'Borderlands 3' PC Sales Reveal An Important Truth About The Epic Games Store https://bit.ly/3hR8red

[The New York Times] ‘The Last of Us Part II’ Is a Dark Game for a Dark Time https://nyti.ms/2YmEieT

[Kotaku] The Last of Us Part 2 review https://bit.ly/3do3lCE

[Polygon] The Last of Us Part 2 review: We’re better than this https://bit.ly/2No2VBy

[Wired] The Last of Us Part II tries to be profound. It fails https://bit.ly/3fNALMA

[Twitter] @PlayStation https://bit.ly/3eox7Zf

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The fuzzy line between loot boxes and gambling is about to get a lot less blurry as a new lawsuit has surfaced suing Apple Inc. for its use of loot box games in its App Store. Countries around the world have been waging their own individual wars against gaming's most hated monetization practice but if the US District Court in California rules in favor of the people and against Apple Inc. - it could be a major blow against the use of pay-to-win loot boxes and gambling mechanics in video games on a grand scale. 

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[Games Industry dot biz] Class action lawsuit brought against Apple over loot boxes https://bit.ly/30XnVaz

[The Guardian] UK could class loot boxes as gambling to protect children https://bit.ly/2V0ldx2

[FTC] FTC workshop looks into loot boxes https://bit.ly/2VbxEXz

[ESRB] Introducing a New Interactive Element: In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items) https://bit.ly/2REpFzV

[Games Industry dot biz] Federal Trade Commission will investigate video game loot boxes https://bit.ly/34HdNT5

[European Gaming] The Netherlands and Belgium ban PUBG loot boxes https://bit.ly/2V92nEp

[Games Industry dot biz] EA's Ultimate Team now worth $800 million annually https://bit.ly/2V5AFbE

[Games Industry dot biz] Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to require loot box odds disclosure https://bit.ly/2xl4FYh