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Giant Bomb finds itself under new management, Facebook’s Oculus integration goes terribly, Riot Games takes advantage of Twitter’s unique properties, and AOC sets records on Twitch. All this and more as Janelle, Alex, and Nolan discuss. (Also: the best games of 2013)

Here are the news stories they discuss in this episode:

Gaming website Giant Bomb is sold from CBS to digital marketing company, Red Ventures

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-14-viacomcbs-sells-cnet-media-group-to-digital-marketing-company-red-ventures

Oculus Quest 2’s Facebook integration leaves some users unable to use it

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/15/21518194/oculus-quest-2-headset-facebook-account-suspension-problems

New League of Legends champion Seraphine uses mental health as branding

https://www.fanbyte.com/trending/the-branding-behind-seraphine-the-new-league-of-legends-champion-is-gross/

AOC’s Twitch stream was one of the highest viewed videos on Twitch

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/21/aocs-twitch-stream-was-one-of-the-platforms-biggest-ever-.html

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The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential.

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