This Week In Videogames

Call of Duty 2021 has leaked, new details on the Nintendo Switch Pro and Genshin Impact is just getting started. 

Videos I mentioned: 
My Outriders impressions: https://youtu.be/VId9OoMeL9Q
My Hunt: Showdown review: https://youtu.be/7olAZyoO6cs
My Narita Boy review: https://youtu.be/1tnOcO1ectk

Playstation blog: https://blog.playstation.com/
Xbox blog: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/
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Sources:
CoD: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-26-report-this-years-call-of-duty-returns-to-ww2
Crash: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/03/activision-releases-online-only-pc-game-without-online-content-cracked-in-one-day/
PS3 Vita: https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-store-shut-down-ps3-vita-psp
Discord: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/26/22352028/microsoft-discord-acquisition-analysis-report
Xbox Live: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-22-xbox-live-officially-rebranded-to-xbox-network
https://twitter.com/xboxinsider/status/1374776904532828165?s=19
Switch Pro: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/nintendo-to-use-new-nvidia-graphics-chip-in-2021-switch-upgrade
https://www.tomsguide.com/round-up/nintendo-switch-pro-release-date-specs-leaks-and-more
Outriders: https://kotaku.com/outriders-will-permanently-mark-players-who-cheat-1846567571
Genshin: https://sensortower.com/blog/genshin-impact-one-billion-revenue
Hunt Showdown: https://steamcharts.com/app/594650 
Kojima: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kojima-productions-likely-to-announce-its-next-game-quite-soon-says-art-director/

Wishlist Loot River on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494260/Loot_River/

#Avengers suffers further setbacks and delays, Square Enix reveal '#Forspoken' and #TheSnyderCut is unleashed...in 4:3. 

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Sources:
GTA Loading: https://www.pcgamer.com/rockstar-thanks-gta-online-player-who-fixed-poor-load-times-official-update-coming/
Gamescom: https://twitter.com/gamescom/status/1372555921717669891
Square presentation: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/m7v27x/square_enix_presents_spring_2021/ 
PSVR 2 Controllers: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/03/18/next-gen-vr-on-ps5-the-new-controller/
Playstation buys evo? https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1372639773576232961
Embracer: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-18-embracer-group-raising-over-usd890m-for-even-more-acquisitions
Xbox VR: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xboxs-latest-console-peripheral-reportedly-references-vr-headsets/
Activision scum: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/m7da73/investor_group_pissed_activision_blizzard_ceo_is/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-19-activision-blizzard-preps-for-layoffs-at-european-offices
Fifa scam: https://twitter.com/ScudzTV/status/1371929490717347845
Super Seducer: https://twitter.com/RichardGambler/status/1373157102529679360
Terraria: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/m9khw6/terraria_has_sold_35_million_copies_and_becomes/

Wishlist Praey For The Gods on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/494430/Praey_for_the_Gods/

EA draws the line at other people making money from Ultimate Team, Dying Light 2 is apparently not in development and hell and Outriders is coming to what now?!?
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Sources:
Dying light 2: 
https://twitter.com/DyingLightGame/status/1370405603542237185 
https://twitter.com/DyingLightGame/status/1370426208849121285 
Star Citizen: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/funding-goals
GoT: https://www.ungeek.ph/2021/03/ghost-of-tsushima-has-one-of-the-highest-completion-rates-among-open-world-games-on-playstation/
FIFA: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-13-ea-suspends-all-discretionary-fifa-ultimate-team-content-granting-indefinitely-amid-ea-gate-scandal
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-11-ea-investigating-allegations-of-employee-selling-rare-fifa-ultimate-team-cards
Rust fire: https://www.pcgamer.com/a-fire-that-wiped-out-rusts-eu-servers-may-have-been-caused-by-a-faulty-ups/
Bethesda: https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/1370075396306182144?s=21
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-confirms-summer-event-will-include-more-bethesda-news 
Outriders Gamepass: https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1370494813531869186/photo/1
Roblox: https://ag.hyperxgaming.com/article/11524/roblox-ends-first-day-on-stock-market-at-38bn-more-than-ea-ubisoft
Nintendo DS: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-japan-officially-ends-3ds-repairs-after-running-out-of-parts-early/

Check out Exo One here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/773370/Exo_One/

Those #NintendoSwitchPro rumours look like they were true, we're getting a Gears of War style Aliens game (#AliensFireteam) and #MarvelsAvengers seems intent on following Anthem to an early grave. 
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Sources:
Xbox Bethesda: https://gameworldobserver.com/2021/03/05/microsoft-zenimax-deal-approved-us-securities-exchange-commission/
https://wccftech.com/xbox-bethesda-exclusivity-first-best/
Xbox controller: https://www.techspot.com/news/88834-microsoft-acknowledges-unresponsiveness-problem-new-xbox-controllers-working.html
Epic: https://www.mediatonicgames.com/blog/mediatonic-joins-the-epic-games-family
Take Two: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/78106/take-two-we-think-consumers-are-ready-for-70-games/index.html
Lootboxes: https://screenrant.com/loot-boxes-banned-games-minors-germany/
Sinking City: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-01-the-sinking-city-dev-accuses-publisher-of-pirating-the-game-and-tricking-steam-into-uploading-it
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-03-the-sinking-city-dev-dmcas-its-own-game-to-force-it-off-steam
https://youtu.be/VYTSt5oOr5g
Switch Pro: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-04/nintendo-plans-switch-model-with-bigger-samsung-oled-display
PSVR
Reveal: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/23/introducing-the-next-generation-of-vr-on-playstation/#sf243317607 
Showcase: https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/playstation-ps-vr-games-announce-2021-doom-3-vr-after-the-fall-fracked-zenith-song-in-the-smoke-i-expect-you-to-die-2384183 
Controllers: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-02-sonys-controller-tech-is-literally-bananas-patent-trawling
Avengers: https://twitter.com/PlayAvengers/status/1367270907396333571

Elden Ring is here (sort of), there's a new open world Pokemon in the works and it looks NOT GREAT, and the guillotine falls for Anthem a second and final time.
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Vids I mentioned:

Breathedge review:  https://youtu.be/9p-U3VeVkZE
Outriders impressions: https://youtu.be/VId9OoMeL9Q
Remnant: From The Ashes review: https://youtu.be/7UdjGDggN8Y
Wizfish's Curse of the Dead Gods review: https://youtu.be/7UdjGDggN8Y

Elden Ring: https://www.pcgamer.com/au/a-leaked-elden-ring-trailer-has-surfaced/

Anthem: https://blog.bioware.com/2021/02/24/anthem-update/

Dragon Age: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1365005940739743745

Mass Effect TV: https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1364757262426923010

Falia: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1365375468594167816?s=21

Terraria: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-26-terraria-dev-says-stadia-launch-will-now-proceed-after-resolving-spat-with-google

Kojima: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stadia-was-working-on-savage-planet-2-a-multiplayer-project-and-more/

Pokemon: 

https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1365319952153083910

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbIA8FKhwl0&ab_channel=IGN

Returnal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5929rKazHbE&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=PlayStation

Knockout City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvjValnhd40&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=PlayStation

Sifu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heOcmfYsCXg&ab_channel=Sloclap

Solar Ash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7adguXJNliQ&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=PlayStation

Oddworld Soulstorm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23fDmggOajM&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=PlayStation

Kena: Bridge of Spirits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWh5388AEHw&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=PlayStation

Deathloop:

Nintendo had a Direct (sort of...), Blizzard had a BlizzCon (sort of...) and a whole bunch of other stuff happened, too. Welcome to This Week In Videogames. 

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Sources:

Nintendo Direct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVHbzcr1-D8&ab_channel=Nintendo

Blizzcon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyApQc-ZmSA&ab_channel=BlizzardEntertainment

Stadia oof: https://kotaku.com/stadia-leadership-praised-development-studios-for-great-1846281384

Stadia Lawsuit: https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/02/20/google-faces-possible-class-action-over-stadias-4k-claims/

Dualsense Drift: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dualsense-teardown-shows-drifting-issues-should-have-been-expected/1100-6487863/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/

EA Patent: https://gamerant.com/ea-instant-boot-patent/ 

EA Codemasters 1.2bn: https://www.ea.com/news/welcome-codemasters 

Valheim 3 million: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/892970/view/3059603718053006418

https://www.windowscentral.com/valheims-dev-team-expand-following-games-explosive-success

Bungie Expansion: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210218005230/en/Bungie-Prepares-for-Future-Growth-in-2021-with-Studio-Expansion-Key-Talent-Investments-and-New-Board-Members

Starfield: https://wccftech.com/starfield-release-2021-goal/

Blizzard Arcade: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/lovo2z/you_can_get_all_games_from_the_blizzard_arcade/

E3 2021 is looking...desperate, Anthem may be about to meet its end and CDPR get 'EPICAlLY PWNED'??
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Vids I mentioned:
Rage 2 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0_dh5xNCA&t=1s&ab_channel=SkillUp
Metro Exodus Revew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO7jn3O-rHk&ab_channel=SkillUp
GVMERS documentary on Six Days In Fallujah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqNvf2gcoys&ab_channel=GVMERS
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Sources:
CDPR Hack: 
https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1359048125403590660?s=19
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-12-hackers-claim-to-have-sold-cyberpunk-2077-witcher-3-source-code
Star Wars Republic Commando: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-11-looks-like-star-wars-republic-commando-is-headed-to-switch
Rainbow Six: https://mp1st.com/news/report-rainbow-six-quarantine-renamed-to-rainbow-six-parasite-as-image-surfaces
Six Days in Fallujah:
https://www.ign.com/articles/six-days-in-fallujah-2021-release
https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/15/22279600/six-days-in-fallujah-interview-iraq-war-politics
COD sales: https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-breaks-the-top-20-best-selling-games-of-all-time/
Anthem: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1358889983487209474
EA: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-08-ea-acquires-glu-mobile-in-usd2-1-billion-deal
Division 2 Year 2: https://twitter.com/TheDivisionGame/status/1360272533031944195
Ubisoft: https://www.gamesradar.com/ubisoft-addresses-the-possibility-of-dollar70-games-in-2021/
E3 2021: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-pushes-forward-with-plans-for-a-digital-2021-event/
PS5 plates: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-13-company-sells-replacement-ps5-plates-tells-sony-go-ahead-sue-us
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Final Fantasy's next big thing revealed, Gearbox got sold for a billion bucks and Mass Effect Remaster prompts a mass....debate. 
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Vids I mentioned:
Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt Review: https://youtu.be/TqswnfPrMus
Destruction AllStars Reivew: https://youtu.be/eX_SVOVWIm8
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Sources:
Terraria: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/lf7iie/terraria_on_stadia_cancelled_after_developers/
Gearbox: https://www.pcgamer.com/au/gearbox-has-been-bought-by-embracer-group-in-dollar13-billion-deal/
Mass Effect: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-02-mass-effect-returns-bioware-talks-trilogy-tweaks-and-franchise-revival
Mass Debate: https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/02/mass-effect-remaster-interview-changing-femshep-but-not-the-ending-14008330/
Bioware: https://www.ign.com/articles/following-bioware-departures-ea-very-very-confident-about-studios-future
Battlefield: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-6-reveal-coming-this-spring-will-support-more-players-than-ever/1100-6487047/
New CoD: https://www.mobilemarketingreads.com/activision-confirms-new-call-of-duty-coming-in-late-2021/
Blizzard: https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/04/overwatch-2-and-diablo-iv-wont-release-until-2022/
WoW mobile: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/75725/blizzard-confirms-multiple-free-to-play-world-of-warcraft-games-are-on-the-way/
Square: https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-q3-financial-results-marvels-avengers-final-fantasy-7-remake
Amazon: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-next-ceo-says-committed-194448289.html
Division: https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/lbiueu/some_event_cosmetics_looked_familiar/
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Gamers get rich quick thanks to Gamestonks, Stadia's future is looking dire and KOTOR 3 is all but confirmed. 
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Vids I mentioned:
The Medium review: https://youtu.be/PePXIKudBv8
Laymen Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpmyAEOxIFmiXHFk4XbLMA
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Sources:
Gamestonks: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-28-hedge-fund-melvin-capital-pulls-out-of-gamestop-trading
Skate: https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/27/skate4/
TLOU2: https://www.gameawards.net/
Bleeding edge: https://twitter.com/BleedingEdgeNT/status/1354836826322776066
Nemesis patent: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-30-warner-bros-is-trying-to-patent-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordors-nemesis-system
KOTOR 3: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-new-knights-of-the-old-republic-is-reportedly-in-development-outside-of-ea/
SWFBFII: https://twitter.com/EAStarWars/status/1353802773905760256
MS sales: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-26-xbox-series-x-s-launches-help-push-microsoft-gaming-revenue-up-51-percent
Switch sales: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-01-nintendo-switch-has-now-outsold-3ds
Stock shortages: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5-and-xbox-supplier-amd-expects-supply-issues-until-the-second-half-of-the-year/
Japan PS5 riots: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-31-a-tokyo-stores-attempt-to-sell-new-ps5-stock-ends-in-chaos-and-a-call-to-the-police
Keanu: https://www.pcgamer.com/cdpr-shuts-down-cyberpunk-mod-that-let-players-have-sex-with-keanu-reeves/
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The Diablo 2 Remake is coming, as is Resident Evil VIII (along with a multiplayer mode no one asked for). 

Vids I mentioned:
The Medium review: TBA
Journey to the Savage Planet review: https://youtu.be/70jH3Y4QR_M
Greedfall review: https://youtu.be/UfsZPkaVtYc
Maneater review: https://youtu.be/aUSGFaC39R4
Control review: https://youtu.be/dUMV3L5sOQ0
Laymen Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpmyAEOxIFmiXHFk4XbLMA
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Sources:
PS5 scalpers: https://www.thegamer.com/ps5-scalpers-game-carnage-resell-price/
Mass Effect: https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-2-jack-gay-pansexual-fox-news/
Fall Guys: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-20-theres-confusion-over-whether-fall-guys-will-join-xbox-game-pass
Vicarious Visions: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1352766999823314949
Gamestop: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/gamestop-soars-nearly-70percent-trading-briefly-halted-amid-epic-short-squeeze.html
Uncharted movie: https://www.gamesradar.com/uncharted-movie-delay-2022/  
Hitman 3 reviews: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/l0jl50/hitman_3_review_thread/
Fallout 76 bans: https://www.pcgamesn.com/fallout-76/roleplay-facebook-ban
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