Into The Video Game Z

NEWS: Former Playstation Exec says AAA model is unsustainable- 1:10 Xbox All Access will be "critical" for next gen- 17:40 Fable and Perfect Dark Twitter accounts show up- 24:42 Microsoft closing all but four physical stores- 31:26 Xbox Lockhart specs leak- 37:14 Square Enix will announce their games throughout July and August- 40:39 Amazon unlaunches Crucible and returns it to closed beta- 45:14 Fortnite drops early access- 49:59 TOPICS: New Blood Interactive games- 54:33 The Last of Us 2 full review- 1:06:09 Mixer's downfall and impact on Xbox brand?- 1:31:57 Are realistic graphics needed for emotional storytelling in games?- 1:35:30 The Last of Us 2, dishonest reviews, and journalism pressure- 1:41:16

NEWS: Xbox shifting Project Xcloud baseline to Xbox Series X soon- 1:44 Microsoft shuts down Mixer, partners with Facebook Gaming- 3:57 TLOU2 becomes fastest selling PS4 game ever in the UK- 13:28 Min Min from ARMS is next Smash Ultimate character- 17:05 Nintendo reportedly not impressed with mobile division, will scale back- 20:27 Dual Pokemon Presentations announce Smile, Cafe Mix, Snap, and Pokemon Unite- 24:28 EA Play announcements and Star Wars Squadrons hype- 42:37 EA looking to double down on Star Wars license titles- 1:05:38 Sonic The Hedgehog PR changes hands- 1:14:42 New Game Plus Expo showcases Japanese devs- 1:18:27 Cyberpunk 2077 delayed until November- 1:49:45 Crash Bandicoot It's About Time announced- 1:51:49 Epic Games Store reaches concurrent and monthly player counts similar to Steam on off-months- 1:55:29 TOPICS: Guilty Gear Strive gameplay from NGPExpo- 1:57:09 Pokemon Isle of Armor DLC review- 1:59:52 Pyramid Head is busted in Dead by Daylight- 2:02:43 Them's Fightin' Herds Review- 2:09:04 Miscellaneous and Ending- 2:30:29

NEWS: PS5 Reveal event clarifications/exclusives list- 1:59 Guerilla Collective, Summer of Gaming, Paradox Insider, PC Gaming Show, Future Games Show- 20:13 AT&T looking to sell Warner Bros Interactive- 53:37 EA Motive announces Star Wars: Squadrons- 57:52 Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory- 1:11:30 TOPICS: A potential strategy for Microsoft- 1:32:37 Wii U first parties vs Switch?- 1:43:02 Missing from PS5 reveal?- 1:57:58 Demon Souls World Tendency clarification- 1:59:41

We finally see that big beautiful box. Grand Theft Auto V, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Grand Turismo 7, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Project Athia, Stray, Returnal, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Destruction Allstars, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Goodbye Volcano High, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Jett: The Far Shore, Godfall, Solar Ash, Hitman 3, Astro's Playroom, Little Devil Inside, NBA 2K21, Bugsnax, Demon's Souls, Deathloop, Resident Evil 8: Village, Pragmata, Horizon Forbidden West, PS5 All Digital Edition

NEWS: Sega to leverage idle arcades for cloud gaming- 2:17 Sega announces Game Gear Micro for the 60th anniversary- 7:03 Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning announced- 14:04 Epic Games had to rewrite I/O streaming cores in Unreal Engine 5 to take advantage of PS5's insane SSD speed- 16:32 Kerbal Space Program 2, Star Theory, and Take-Two controversy- 28:44 Rumors circulate that the "Bluepoint remake" is Demon Souls, and a Bloodborne remaster is coming to PS5- 38:09 Amazon's Crucible removing two of its three modes shortly after launch- 1:03:41 Microsoft code libraries reference Xbox Lockhart, Phil Spencer speaks to BBC about Series X strategy- 1:07:25 TOPICS: Lost in Vivo review- 1:25:19 Our patrons forced us to play and review Raid: Shadow Legends- 1:40:10 History of 38 Studios, Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning, and the involvement of the State of Rhode Island- 1:56:15

NEWS: Last of Us 2 State of Play- 1:00 Phantasy Star Online 2 Windows Store debacle- 11:54 Outriders is the type of risk we've been asking for- 15:25 Xbox opts for aggressive marketing against PS5 on the backwards compatibility front- 23:54 All PS4 games after July must be PS5 compatible, Sony not interested in PS4 versions of future PS5 games- 29:54 Famitsu has a big Sega scoop; Arcade tech, VR, handheld, phone, or something else?- 38:38 Madden 21, Call of Duty, PS5 reveal, and more delayed in solidarity with worldwide protests- 57:13 TOPICS: Dead by Daylight's management of asymmetrical multiplayer- 1:05:53 Developer responses to Guilty Gear Strive's CBT surveys- 1:12:33 Risk of Rain 2 review- 1:27:32 Where to start learning about game localization- 1:46:19

NEWS: Denuvo removed from DOOM Eternal after a week- 00:34 GTAV hits 130M sold, Red Dead Redemption 2 hits 31M- 10:06 G2A pays out to Factorio devs for stolen keys- 15:45 New Game + expo, Sony's PS5 reveal event, and IGN's Summer of Gaming lineup- 21:28 EA releases Command and Conquer source code to benefit modding- 36:37 Original Xbox source code leaks- 38:08 Wholesome Direct shows off 50 "Wholesome" indie titles- 40:52 TOPICS: Xenoverse 2 and other self-insert anime games- 1:01:34 Smartphone gaming tech in 2020- 1:12:26 How often Xbox used & PS4 games will released far after PS5 launch- 1:31:10 Silent Hill content in Dead by Daylight- 1:37:30

NEWS: PS4 surpasses 110M units sold- 2:40 Unreal Engine 5 Demo and capabilities- 6:17 Ghost of Tsushima State of Play- 25:29 Phil Spencer suggests COVID-19 will delay many 2021 games- 50:18 Free GTAV broke the Epic Games Store- 56:13 Titanfall game in development cancelled?- 58:30 Q1 2020 Video game spending highest in US history- 59:28 Ubisoft sues Apple and Google over Rainbow Six rip-off on their app stores- 1:00:17 Minecraft reaches 200M copies sold, Mojang rebrands- 1:01:21 Paper Mario is shadow revealed, multiple reports suggest Nintendo Directs on hold for foreseeable future- 1:04:01 TOPICS: Wonderful 101 out on Switch- 1:12:01 NASA challenges Kerbal players to mirror Space Station docking- 1:12:53 Will Twitch/Youtube allow Cyberpunk genital modding to be shown?- 1:25:25 Will Last of Us 2 leaks mess with the review scores?- 1:31:13

NEWS: Switch passes 55M in sales, "barely midway" through life cycle- 1:59 Cyberpunk 2077 has genital customization- 8:13 Animal Crossing New Horizons sells 11M copies in 11 days- 12:44 THQ Nordic and Koch Media swap some IP- 17:03 Xbox Series X 3rd party games showcase- 18:55 When will we see anything about the PS5?- 44:48 When are the promised game events from major publishers actually happening?- 53:55 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 announced- 1:00:45 TOPICS: Power Rangers Battle for the Grid- 1:09:15 The Crossbell Trails games really deserve localization- 1:15:19 League of Legends full review from a new player- 1:19:32 Random small topics to round things out (Trails, DBFighterz, Review tiers) - 1:44:29

NEWS: Assassin's Creed Valhalla revealed- 1:04 Xbox Series X showcases and Xbox 20/20 marketing plan- 10:46 Xbox Game Pass at 10M subscribers, Xbox Live monthly users at 90M- 16:20 Xbox Elite Controller class action lawsuit- 18:03 The race to replace E3 (Summer Game Fest, Summer of Gaming, Former E3 Digital Events)- 19:48 EVO 2020 moves to digital event- 30:49 Nintendo legacy console SDK leaks- 39:57 The Last of Us 2 leak was not an employee- 44:39 Mick Gordon DOOM Eternal soundtrack controversy- 48:30 COD Warzone will be ported to next gen consoles, is the cycle broken?- 1:00:38 EA seemingly has no intention to make Skate 4- 1:06:02 TOPICS: Predator: Hunting Grounds review- 1:11:05 Gears Tactics review- 1:35:27