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Itch.io raises money for charity with a timely bundle, Infinity Ward addresses racism in the long running Call of Duty Franchise, a lost Taiwanese horror game gets a second chance, and Sega announces an absurdly, comically small addition to their hardware lineup. All this and more as Janelle, Alex, and Nolan discuss. Also: the greatest games of the year 2000

Infinity Ward announces new anti-racism measures in Call of Duty

https://twitter.com/InfinityWard/status/1268297976901849089

Replaced all loading screens in Warzone with BLM message

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/5/21281327/call-of-duty-black-lives-matter-update-modern-warfare

Sega Announces Game Gear Micro

https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/3/21279021/sega-game-gear-micro-release-date-price-games

Sega also announces new “Fog Gaming” initiative for Arcades

https://www.engadget.com/sega-arcade-streaming-data-denter-japan-164030263.html

Devotion gets limited physical release

https://kotaku.com/controversial-taiwanese-horror-game-returns-with-beauti-1843959436

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This podcast was produced by the hosts of The Emerald GamesCast. Multimedia Desk Co-editor Meaghan FitzPatrick produced and edited.