The PapaJugg Podcast

Updates on Activision Blizzard, the Baldur's Gate release, and thew new most-subbed channel on Twitch. Also talking about the recent X/Twitter media disaster and the controversy surrounding Sapnap getting signed with Kick!

NZ Approves Activision Blizzard takeover

https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-zealand-regulator-gives-nod-to-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard/

Twitter executives fail in media day

https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-linda-yaccarino-interview-illegal-content

Jynxzi becomes most-subbed Twitch channel

https://twitchtracker.com/subscribers

Baldur's Gate success

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970825875/recommended/1086940/

Sapnap audience questions ethics

https://twitter.com/sparkdahlia/status/1689813832015691777

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Recorded just hours after Kai was arrested and ultimately charged with incitement to riot in New York City! We also talk about the difference between a gamer, streamer, and content creator. Have you watched Dan Clancy go for a walk with Twitch Partners? Also talking about gaming NFTs, and a Steam game for $1,000,000!

Kai Cenat Arrested

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/twitch-influencer-kai-cenat-custody-console-giveaway-causes-chaos-new-rcna98256

Girlfriend Tired of "Streamer" Boyfriend

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/my-fianc%C3%A9-quit-his-job-to-play-video-games-and-wants-me-to-buy-him-a-bigger-house-gaming-laptop-with-the-money-my-not-so-real-job-brings-in/ar-AA1eLTI1

Dan Clancy Goes for a Walk

https://www.twitch.tv/djclancy

Decentralized Gaming & NFTs

https://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/2023/08/03/456684-decentralised-gaming-why-its-future.htm

Steam Game Early Access Costs $1,000,000

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2204850/Spooky_Men/

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Kick and Saudi Arabia make announcements that can seriously impact the streaming environment long into the future! We talk about both. Also go over the recent news from Cyberpunk studio CD Projekt Red.

BIG CHAT: Amouranth and Fousey recently hung out. She made some comments about creators just doing what people wanted. xQc has made similar comments in the media. I talk about all of it.

Kick contracts coming soon?

https://twitter.com/StakeEddie/status/1682600970419867648?s=20

CD Projekt Red announces layoffs. Again.

https://www.eurogamer.net/cd-projekt-red-announces-third-round-of-layoffs-in-three-months

August game releases

https://www.gamesradar.com/video-game-release-dates/#section-august-2023

Madden 24 cover error

https://fox59.com/news/national-world/did-you-catch-the-mistake-on-the-madden-24-cover/

Saudi Arabia and its gaming plans

https://apnews.com/article/saudi-gaming-esports-politics-rights-91eb312f7a48ed9848172c4dbe0de171

Big Chat: Amouranth and Fousey got me thinking. Do the ends justify the means in entertainment?

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So many changes in so many places. Exciting time to be a gamer right now. Twitch is releasing new features, Microsoft seems cleared to own Call of Duty, Diablo's patch was a mess, and all the new 2023 GPUs have been benchmarked.

TwitterX (unplanned rant)

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682964919325724673

Twitch Clips and Discoverability

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/07/08/everything-we-announced-at-twitchcon-paris/

GTA VI trailer and release rumor + some RDR1 remaster

https://twitter.com/Budzcario/status/1679529095623761923

Ubisoft accounts will be deleted

https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-delete-account-inactivity/

Microsoft can proceed with Activision Blizzard takeover

https://www.theverge.com/23768244/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-case-news-announcements

Diablo 4 patch disaster, with dev response

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/22/23804232/diablo-iv-patch-player-power-blizzard-1-1-0-patch

New GPU benchmarks from Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

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Frustrated communities on Twitter and Sea of Thieves! MisterJinxy and I also talk about a couple of important topics that came out of VidCon, upcoming July game releases, and then a deep dive on AI in the gaming and content creation industries.

Twitter Rate Limiting

https://twitter.com/lindayacc/status/1676278773757485064?s=20

VidCon 2023

https://www.viralnation.com/blog/vidcon-highlights-2023/

https://blog.jellysmack.com/vidcon-2023-recap/

July Video Games Releases

https://www.gamesradar.com/video-game-release-dates/#section-july-2023

Sea of Thieves Community Frustration

https://twitter.com/SeaOfConcepts/status/1675848098298445829

AI - Skynet or Baymax

https://skill-lync.com/blogs/a-look-at-the-rise-of-ai-and-how-its-changing-our-lives

https://decrypt.co/resources/what-are-the-dangers-of-ai

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All over the gaming world including Red Dead Redemption getting re-rated in South Korea, Niantic's inhumane layoffs, confirmed rumors about loading bars, Five Nights at Freddy's movie news, and Sony betrayed by Sharpie. Yes, that Sharpie.

Our big topic of the show is virtual photography. What is it worth to game studios and the gamers?

Red Dead Redemption Rerating

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-might-be-getting-a-re-release/1100-6515543/

https://www.grac.or.kr/Statistics/GameStatistics.aspx?gameTitle=red%20dead%20redemption

Pokemon GO Studio Insults Employees

https://kotaku.com/niantic-layoffs-pokemon-go-marvel-world-of-heroes-1850591267

Indie Devs Confirm an Old Rumor. Again.

https://www.gamesradar.com/indie-game-devs-confirm-that-loading-bars-are-totally-fake-and-my-worldview-has-shattered/

Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Trailer

https://youtu.be/0VH9WCFV6XQ

Sony Betrayed by Sharpie

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/28/23777298/sony-ftc-microsoft-confidential-documents-marker-pen-scanner-oops

The Impact of Virtual Photography

https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/11/22/opinion-photo-mode-matters-in-modern-gaming.aspx

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Talking about Nintendo Direct 2023, Twitch's THREE new feature announcements this week for streamers and viewers, and the new pricing for Xbox and their Game Pass. Some surprises you might not be happy about.

And finally, we wrap up with a conversation about why pride months are important. What are they for? How can we do better? What do they mean for gamers and content creators?

Nintendo Direct 2023

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-june-2023-everything-announced

Twitch Feature Creator Home

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/21/creator-home-for-affiliates-partners/

Twitch Content Labels

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/20/introducing-content-classification-labels/

Twitch Hype Chat

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/22/introducing-hype-chat-a-new-way-to-stand-out/

Xbox console and Game Pass pricing

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23768400/microsoft-xbox-series-x-xbox-game-pass-price-increase

Pride Month, pride months, and why they matter

https://2traveldads.com/why-pride-matters-lgbtq/

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**UPDATE** This episode was recorded the day xQc made his Kick announcement and one day before Amouranth made hers.

Twitch's terrible week. Two top streamers add Kick to their mix. xQc makes a deal more lucrative than some top athletes. We discuss the NICKMERCS/CoD controversy and discuss what to look for in a healthy gaming chair! Wrapping up with the Xbox Games Showcase 2023, a dive into Starfield Direct, and the new changes announced by Twitch and YouTube for their Partner Programs.

xQc signs with Kick

https://twitter.com/KickStreaming/status/1669816761355767808

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/kick-forced-to-make-service-upgrades-after-shock-xqc-signing-2180788/

NICKMERCS, marginalizing the LGBT community, and cosmetics

https://www.polygon.com/23755661/call-of-duty-nickmercs-skin-removed-anti-lgbtq-tweet

Best gaming chairs

https://www.pcgamer.com/best-gaming-chairs/

CHAIRS

Best Overall - Secretlab Titan Evo (https://amzn.to/3JjNsQm)

Best Affordable - Corsair T3 Rush (https://amzn.to/43FnBL0)

Best Luxury - Herman Miller Embody (https://amzn.to/3pho1Iq)

Best Back Support - Noblechairs Hero (https://amzn.to/3NAfvxO)

Best for Large People - Kaiser 3 XL (https://amzn.to/3Pgqa1K)

Xbox Games Showcase recap

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/06/13/xbox-games-showcase-extended-2023-recap/

Starfield comparisons to Star Citizen. Stop it.

YouTube & Twitch Partner Program changes

https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/more-ways-for-creators-to-earn-on-youtube/

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/15/introducing-the-partner-plus-program/

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Twitch updates to their monetization agreements and their TOS rocked the streaming world! We cover the changes and updates. Also discussed the Summer Games Fest, Zuckerberg's opinion about the Apple Vision Pro, and comments about the recent release of Diablo 4!

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SHOW SEGMENTS

New intro music from StreamTunes!

The Twitch Agreement Disaster

(https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1666559226184093696)

Launch of Diablo 4

(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230606005812/en/Diablo%C2%AE-IV-Launches-Immediately-Sets-New-Record-as-Blizzard-Entertainment%E2%80%99s-Fastest-Selling-Game-of-All-Time)

The Celebrity Gamer that Surprised Me!

(https://gamerant.com/whoopi-goldberg-diablo-4-message/)

Sausage Fest at Summer Game Fest (https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754562/summer-game-fest-women-diversity-geoff-keighley)

Apple Vision Pro & Mark Zuckerberg

(https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754239/mark-zuckerberg-meta-apple-vision-pro-headset)

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Talking about major moments this week including the FaZe Clan misogyny, Bungie's Marathon announcement, the pros and cons of streaming on Kick, and talking about microtransactions in gaming.

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SHOW SEGMENTS

Introduction of episode and special guest host MisterJinxy

Kick streaming: Should you?

(https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/kick-is-burning-money-paying-for-twitchs-streaming-service-from-amazon-2113006/)

Bungie's Marathon

(https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/bungies-marathon-will-be-a-live-service-game/ar-AA1bK176)

Microtransactions

(https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/022216/how-microtransactions-are-evolving-economics-gaming.asp)

FaZe & Grace van Dien

(https://gamerant.com/twitch-faze-rain-grace-van-dien-drama-explained)

What's a day worth? Pre-release downloads

Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct

(https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/05/03/xbox-games-showcase-starfield-direct-june-11/)

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