The Jampack Report: Gaming News Podcast

Nintendo's Spring Nindies Showcase showed off some of the biggest indies coming to the Switch in 2019, spearheading some big announcements like Cuphead and a new collaboration with the developers of Crypt of the Necrodancer!

Here are today's stories:

- Everything Nintendo just revealed at the Spring 2019 Nindies Showcase

- Cuphead is coming to Switch next month

- Cadence of Hyrule is The Legend of Zelda meets Crypt of the NecroDancer

- Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller

- EPIC IS BRINGING ITS GAMES TO THE HUMBLE BUNDLE

- Metro: Exodus sales on Epic Games Store 2.5 times higher at launch than Last Light on Steam

- Remedy, Quantic Dream, and other devs sign on for Epic Games Store exclusives

- Rumor: Walmart is exploring its own game streaming service

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Google Stadia is a new cloud-based gaming service that makes any laptop, desktop, mobile device or television into an incredibly powerful gaming platform. This effectively changes the shape of the gaming industry going forward, but are consumers ready for this kind of thing?

Here are today's stories: 

- Google Announces Stadia, A Powerful New Game Streaming Service

- Google announces new first-party game studio, led by Jade Raymond

- Disney Closes $71 Billion 21st Century Fox Deal

- NPD: Anthem was BioWare’s second-best launch ever

- Konami Anniversary Collection Series Announced, Get All The Details Here

- Castle Crashers Remastered coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4

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Call of Duty Mobile, originally planned as a China exclusive, is now coming to the West and landing on iOS and Android devices soon.

Here are today's stories:

- 'Call of Duty: Mobile' beta opens soon with classic maps and gameplay

- Atari VCS gets a spec boost and another delay

- Axiom Verge producer files suit against BadLand Publishing for $200k

- The Culling shutting down servers on May 15th

- APEX LEGENDS BATTLE PASS RELEASE DATE, DETAILS CONFIRMED

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The Division 2 is doing well with critics and fans, but its physical sales are taking a huge dip. With industry trends changing as more gamers go digital, just how bad are the sales of Ubisoft's new looter shooter?

Here are today's stories: 

- The Division 2 physical launch sales just 20% of Division 1's

- Valve To Investigate Epic Game Store's Use Of Steam Files

- Steam mods will filter 'off-topic review bombs' from ratings

- You can now buy games straight from a developer's Discord server

- 343 Industries Gives Back To Fans With Free Halo 5 Pizza Skin

- The Simpsons Had An Esports Episode

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Xbox Live is pushing out to iOS and Android, allowing mobile devs to have access to many of the tools available on Xbox.

Here are today's stories: 

- Microsoft announces Xbox Live for any iOS or Android game

- Steam Link Anywhere will let you stream your PC's games on the go

- Battlefield 5’s battle royale mode, Firestorm, drops March 25

- Borderlands Dev Releases Another Teaser, And This One Really Looks Like Borderlands

- Left 4 Dead studio Turtle Rock announces zombie shooter Back 4 Blood, which is not a battle royale

- SHOVEL KNIGHT DEVELOPER YACHT CLUB GAMES TO REVEAL A NEW PUBLISHED GAME

- Sniper Elite 4 sequel in development

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Take-Two Interactive isn't going to be bought by Sony, but that didn't stop investors from getting on the hype train.

Here are today's stories:

- Debunked Rumor Of Sony Acquiring GTA Parent Company Causes Stock Price Jump

- Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene is leaving PUBG

- Sources: Call of Duty franchise spots to sell at $25 million per team

- EA reportedly paid Ninja $1 million to stream 'Apex Legends'

- MICROSOFT'S WIRELESS DISPLAY APP STREAMS PC GAMES TO YOUR XBOX ONE

- Fortnite players on Switch can’t join PS4, Xbox One matchmaking anymore

- 343 Industries flooded with pizza deliveries as fans react to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC

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Nearly 5 years after its release on Xbox One, Halo: The Master Chief collection is bringing the groundbreaking FPS franchise back to PC.

Here are today's stories: 

- Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to Steam

- Gearbox teases 'Borderlands 3' reveal on March 28th

- GOOGLE TEASES ITS 'FUTURE OF GAMING' VISION AHEAD OF GDC 2019 KEYNOTE

- Sega Stops Sales Of Yakuza Spinoff Judgment In Japan After Actor Arrested For Alleged Cocaine Use

- DayZ leaves Xbox Game Preview and gets full Xbox One release at end of March

- Xbox Game Pass will soon score Minecraft

- Apex Legends datamine uncovers 8 new characters

- Sony expands PlayStation Now to seven more European countries

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Video games have been used as a scapegoat for violence and crimes for years, but an Oxford study has found no link.

Here are today's stories:

- Another study finds no significant links between violence and gaming

- FORTNITE TO INTRODUCE AN 'UNDO PURCHASE' BUTTON

- Fortnite dance lawsuits dismissed after new Supreme Court ruling

- The Epic Games Launcher has a search function now

- 'Doom: Annihilation' trailer teases a pretty bland movie

- Google Doodle celebrates the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web

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Are you a fan of Octopath Traveler? Good news! A prequel is coming to iOS and Android!

Here are today's stories: 

- NEW OCTOPATH TRAVELER CONSOLE GAME IN PRODUCTION, MOBILE PREQUEL ANNOUNCED

- Blizzard cuts more than 200 US jobs as part of Activision restructure

- Dark Souls Director Hidetaka Miyazaki Is Interested In Making A Battle Royale Game

- The Division 2 Will Have A 90 GB Patch On PlayStation 4, Double The Size Of Other Versions

- Days Gone’s Map Revealed in New Images That Also Tease Mission Types

- PlayStation release another awesome PS4 theme for International Women's Day

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Nintendo has announced their newest Labo cardboard peripheral... a VR headset!(?)

Here are today's stories:

- Nintendo Announces VR Headset As A Labo Kit

- Sony finally brings PS4 Remote Play to iPhone and iPad

- EA Play 2019 won't have a press conference

- PUBG is getting some big map changes, starting with Erangel

- Ghosts of Tsushima release date potentially leaked by retailer listing

- Diablo has been released on GOG, with other Blizzard classics to follow

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