The wild saga of Cyberpunk 2077 continued this week as Sony removed the game from the PlayStation digital storefront.

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Logan and Trevor discuss the tumultuous launch of Cyberpunk 2077.

00:00 - Intro

02:08 - Main Topic: Cyberpunk 2077

https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1338390123373801472

35:49 - Shoutout: "Games Made Under Crunch Conditions Don't Deserve 'Best Direction' Awards" by Ian Walker, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/games-made-under-crunch-conditions-don-t-deserve-best-1845863225

44:05 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor discuss the big shake-up across the industry with the promotions at Naughty Dog and the departures from BioWare.

00:00 - Intro

00:33 - Naughty Dog Promotions

"The Last Of Us Director Neil Druckmann Is Now Co-President Of Naughty Dog" by Gabe Gurwin, Gamespot

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-director-neil-druckmann-is-now-co-president-of-naughty-dog/1100-6485147/

23:55 - BioWare Departures

"BioWare: Casey Hudson, Mark Darrah to Leave Studio, All Current Projects Planned to Continue" by Jonathon Dornbush, IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/bioware-casey-hudson-mark-darrah-to-leave-studio-all-current-projects-planned-to-continue

34:18 - Shoutouts

"Inside Infinite - December 2020" by 343 Industries

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-december-2020

"Activision Blizzard Suing Netflix Over Poached Exec" by Ari Notis, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-suing-netflix-over-poached-exec-1845813383

"Call of Duty: Warzone's new map teased in Black Ops Cold War trailer" by Austen Goslin, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/call-of-duty/2020/12/7/22159240/call-of-duty-warzone-new-map-black-ops-cold-war-teaser-trailer-rebirth-island-season-1

"Spider-Man 3 Will Reportedly Bring Back Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire With Alfred Molina" by Matt T.M. Kim and Wesley LeBlanc, IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-3-alfred-molina-will-return-as-doctor-octopus

"The Secret To The Success Of Bastion, Pyre, And Hades: No Forced Crunch, Yes Forced Vacations" by Nathan Grayson, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/the-secret-to-the-success-of-bastion-pyre-and-hades-1838082618

47:11 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor discuss companies like Square Enix moving to a permanent remote work environment and the trade off being making a game faithful to reality and making it fun.

Main Topics:

"Square Enix shifts eligible Japanese staff to permanent remote working" by Marie Dealessandri, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-25-square-enix-makes-remote-working-permanent

"I Hate That Everybody In Assassin's Creed Valhalla Can Read" by Nathan Grayson, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/i-hate-that-everybody-in-assassins-creed-valhalla-can-r-1845778072

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With the nominations for The Game Awards announced, Logan and Trevor make their predictions for who will win.

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Logan lives vicariously through Trevor's first week with the PlayStation 5 in this week's That News You Care About.

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With the new generation of consoles upon us, Logan and Trevor discuss whether or not it makes sense to review the consoles themselves.

Main Topic:

Does it make sense to review consoles?

Shoutout:

"Oh, weird: the Destiny 2 I know is about to be locked away" by Jeremy Peel, PC Gamer

https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-campaign-vault/

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Logan and Trevor discuss many of the hidden, and not so hidden, costs associated with getting into the games industry.

Main Topic:

"Is the games industry open to working class people?" by Jason Coles, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-how-to-break-into-the-industry-from-a-working-class-background

Shoutout:

"Sony legal threat compels PS5 faceplate company to cancel all orders" by James Batchelor, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-sony-legal-threat-compels-ps5-faceplate-company-to-cancel-all-orders

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For this week's episode, Logan and Trevor discuss Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's debut Twitch stream and the importance of political figures being able to successfully engage with a gaming audience.

Shoutouts:

Voter Information:

https://iwillvote.com/

"'Austerity, That's What I Know': The Making of a Young U.K. Socialist" by Ellen Barry, The New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/24/world/europe/britain-austerity-socialism.html

"Why Millenials Are More Charitable Than the Rest of You" by Jason Notte, The Street:

https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/why-millennials-are-more-charitable-14445741

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Logan, Trevor, and Cameron sat down for a check-in on their personal Game of the Year thoughts before the final holiday push, as well as where they think the industry as a whole is leaning.

This week's stories and time stamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:06 - Game of the Year Discussion

01:02:09 - Shoutouts

"Microsoft will give Gamestop a share of Xbox's digital revenues" by Kyle Orland, Ars Technica:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/10/microsoft-will-give-gamestop-a-share-of-xboxs-digital-revenues/

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes her Twitch debut:

twitch.tv/aoc

01:08:37 - Outro

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