The Jampack Report: Gaming News Podcast

Need for Speed Heat, the newest game in the racing franchise, will have NO loot boxes on release. Instead, the devs are going for a more traditional DLC model. 

Here are today's stories:

- Need For Speed Heat ditches any form of loot boxes

- Epic Says The Mech Was Added So More Players Can Win A Fortnite Match

- Loot Crate files for bankruptcy, lays off over 50

- Madden Tops July Sales, Though Switch Exclusives Mostly Dominate Software Charts

- New Metro Game Currently Being Written, Confirms Original Author

- CBS will air the Nintendo World Championships starting August 25th

- Epic Games Store gets better product pages and more cloud saving

- Don't miss out on the best duo of Epic Games Store freebies yet

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Nintendo has had a habit of cracking down on copyright infringement via YouTube, but now the company is going after music-focused channels in a BIG way.

Here are today's stories:

- Nintendo clamps down on YouTube game music channels

- Dying Light 2 Gameplay Reveal Set for 26th August

- Trump’s proposed game console tariff has been delayed

- Epic Games announces the opening of a new studio in Cologne, Germany

- Epic apologises following release of re-skinned cosmetic item

- Subnautica dev admits G2A wasn’t the source of $30,000 in stolen keys

- Spelunky 2 isn't releasing this year after all

- Steam adds 'played on another platform' as a new way to ignore games in the store

- DualShock 4 gets hot new colors, including rose gold

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A new Saints Row is in the works at Volition, but that's not the only THQ Nordic news of the day. 

Here are today's stories:

- Development of a new Saints Row title well underway at Volition

- THQ Nordic to change parent company group name to Embracer Group

- THQ Nordic Financial Report Reveals Details About Dead Island 2, Timesplitters, and More

- Game revenues rise as Tencent enjoys end of China's approvals freeze

- Newzoo: Fans watched 81.8m hours of the Fortnite World Cup across Twitch, YouTube

- Need for Speed: Heat revealed – watch the first trailer here

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Borderlands 3 is coming soon, but PC players won't be able to pre-load the game like their PS4/Xbox One counterparts because of the Epic Games Store.

Here are today's stories:

- You Won't Be Able To Preload Borderlands 3 On The Epic Games Store

- Quantic Dream games won't be "exclusive to any platform anymore,'' says David Cage

- Xbox may allow its new studios to create multiplatform games

- A SNES-style controller could be heading to Nintendo Switch

- Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville trailer leaks

- Former id Software studio head Tim Willits joins World War Z publisher as CCO

- Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack canceled for being 'too technically demanding'

- You can now reserve your World of Warcraft Classic character name

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A new Resident Evil game is on the way and YOU could try it. Assuming you're willing to pay your way to get there and forego compensation.

Here are today's stories:

- Capcom extends its secret Resident Evil test to fans in the USA

- Ubisoft's CEO is teasing Splinter Cell again

- Countdown Clock Suggests Need for Speed Reveal Coming Later This Week

- Grid 2 has been removed from Steam

- Twitch CEO apologises after Ninja's old channel used to promote porn

- Mech spawn rates cut as Fortnite trends for all the wrong reasons

- The next thing Razer is adding RGB lighting to is *checks notes* a car

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Modern Warfare isn't even out yet, but next year's game is reportedly going to span 40 years, covering both the Vietnam and Korean Wars. 

Here are today's stories:

- New Call of Duty 2020 Details Reportedly Leaked; Campaign to Span Over 40 Years

- Rumour: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Will Get a Free to Play Battle Royale Mode After Launch

- Bungie reveals Destiny 2 Steam date and cross save details

- Discord’s new Go Live feature will let users stream games to up to 10 friends

- No Man's Sky Beyond will add 32 player support, powered bases, cooking, and alien milking

- Ty the Tasmanian Tiger on Switch fully funded on Kickstarter

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Death Stranding is no longer listed as a PS4 exclusive, leading many to believe that Hideo Kojima's newest game may be going multi-platform.

Here are today's stories:

- Death Stranding is no longer listed as a PlayStation 4 exclusive

- ESA teaming with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo to disclose odds on loot boxes

- Rocket League Is Ditching Paid, Randomised Loot Boxes

- Borderlands 3 publisher confirms sending private investigators after YouTuber over leaks

- Borderlands 3 lets you pick between resolution and performance on PS4 Pro

- Twitch unveils its own desktop broadcasting app

- Blizzard Creates Tool To Help Old World Of Warcraft Buddies Find Each Other

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Developers are receiving "thousands" of threats over releasing exclusively on the Epic Games Store, leading to Epic calling for change. 

Here are today's stories:

- Epic Pledges To Support Developers After Intense Harassment Of Ooblets Team

- US president Donald Trump blames videogames for fueling violent culture

- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare supports mouse and keyboard on console

- 'Buddy boost' feature cut from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

- Riot Games confirms it's working on a fighting game

- August 2019 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now on PS4

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The Entertainment Software Association has leaked personal info of thousands of last year's E3 attendees, leading many to consider foregoing the next show altogether.

Here are today's stories:

- E3 Expo Leaks The Personal Information Of Over 2,000 Journalists

- Halo TV series pushed to 2021

- Showtime's Halo TV series casts Cortana, Soren, and a trio of new Spartans

- Ninja’s move to Mixer has resulted in 500k subscribers and a surge in app downloads

- Evo apologises for misleading Solid Snake cameo video during Tekken finals

- Rainbow Six Siege Y4S3 operators have leaked thanks to some unlikely concept art

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Ninja, a Fortnite streamer that many consider to be the poster boy of Twitch, is officially switching to Microsoft's Mixer platform. 

Here are today's stories:

- Ninja To Stream Exclusively On Mixer, Not Twitch

- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta kicks off in September with crossplay

- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s big maps support over 100 players, team regularly plays 64-player tests

- Destiny 2: Shadowkeep and New Light are delayed by a couple of weeks

- GameStop Lays Off Dozens Of Regional Managers As It Searches For A Future

- Sony plans to make everyone with a PS4 a competitive gamer

- Nintendo and Tencent reveal Switch release plans for China

- Switch Online subscribers can play Mario Tennis Aces for free starting next week

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