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Level 4.8 - 2020 Is Whoopin The Gaming Industry's Ass!

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Marcus & Doug talk about the FFVII Remake, The Last Of Us HBO series, Stadia's big new hire & a whole lotta Coronoavirus related news (this is our new reality)!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 3:55

  • The whole squad (minus DJ) link up to get disrespectful on Overwatch; Sean attempts to square up with some giants in Shadow Of The Colossus; A random good samaritian saves DJ's life in Gundam Battle Operation 2; Marcus, Sean & DJ give us their impressions of the FFVII Remake Demo; Jordan joins us for some impromptu early impressions of The Division 2's recent DLC.  

    • Gaming News - Time code: 26:50

    • The quick hits: Sucker Punch finally drops the story reveal trailer for Ghost of Tsushima; Respawn trolled Apex dataminers with the Forge character fakeout; Yoshinori Kitase is prepared to keep remaking FFVII for the rest of his life; The Division 2 coming to Stadia this month with PC Crossplay; Nemesis won't be able to get into RE3 Remake safe rooms after all; A new Amnesia game is coming this fall; The Nintendo Playstation hybrid console/abomination was bought by the man who created Pets.com; Amazon's New World MMO gets a gameplay trailer and...it's not great; The Corona Corner: SXSW 2020 is cancelled, GDC is postponed indefinitely and multiple big studios are enacting work-from-home policies.
    • The heavy hitters: E3's fate gets even more bleak as its' creative director withdraws and the Coronavirus looms overhead (the conference has since been cancelled); Naughty Dog's Hollywood takeover commences as HBO greenlights The Last Of Us TV series & the Uncharted movie gains traction with Antonio Bandaras joining the cast; Google hires former Sony Santa Monica studio head to bolster its' women-led Cloud initiative; Riot Games attempts to bounce back with their own hero shooter, Valorant.

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