James Vincent breakdowns the latest on Mixer's Shutdown & Shift to Facebook Gaming, Dr. Disrespect's Surprising Ban from Twitch,  and Inverse Game Review of "The Last of Us 2". 

UPDATE: Dr. Disrespect did tweet last night, Saturday, June 27, 2020, that he does not know what the reason for his ban is. Various rumors have circulated of the reason. Nothing confirmed as of the upload of this episode. 

~Source Articles~

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299032/microsoft-mixer-closing-facebook-gaming-partnership-xcloud-features

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/06/27/why-was-dr-disrespect-banned-on-twitch-everything-known-so-far/#253e54452a16

https://www.inverse.com/gaming/last-of-us-2-review

James Vincent and Bjorn run through on EA's latest addition to the Star Wars video game franchise, the "virtually no loading screens" on PS5's sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, and the second delay of Cyberpunk 2077. Afterward, James discusses a special announcement regarding the future of TSB GameCast! 

~Source Articles~

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/18/21296363/star-wars-squadrons-first-gameplay-footage-ea-play-live-2020

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5s-horizon-forbidden-west-has-virtually-no-loadi/1100-6478665/?ServiceType=facebook_page&UniqueID=37B8F71E-B0F8-11EA-B5CD-5B2F3A982C1E&TheTime=2020-06-18T00%3A11%3A12&ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a&PostType=link&fbclid=IwAR0Bwl_uiN9ulFfAzWWeP0coNOTc254kD5hAkXd2f80mDndJXBkmNmKEZsQ

https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-has-been-delayed-again/#:~:text=Cyberpunk%202077%20is%20going%20to,delay%20it%20to%20November%2019.

James Vincent breaks down SEGA's recent announcement, the "fun" of climate change in video games, and Steam's pushback on their 2020 Summer Sale. 

~Source Articles~

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/06/03/new-game-gear-fog-gaming-reveal-what-is-sega-doing/#3cd10772435b

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/06/from-zelda-to-civ-to-frostpunk-can-climate-change-be-fun/

https://www.shacknews.com/article/118473/the-steam-game-festival-summer-edition-pushed-back-a-week

James Vincent and InfadelC talk through Amazon's latest video game, the removal of Denuvo Anti-Cheat from DOOM Eternal, and GameStop's "comeback" in the video game retail industry. 

~Source Articles~

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/week-in-gaming-crucible-amazon-iron-man-vr-demo-valorant-more

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/doom-eternal-producer-addresses-denuvo-controversy-and-performance-issues/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2020/05/20/did-gamestop-just-learn-how-to-survive-the-digital-gaming-future/111804328/

James Vincent and Shareal breakdown the Naughty Dog-Sony copyright abuse activity, Xbox Series X's featured live stream sets 'wrong expectation', and is virtual reality missing its  'moment'. 

UPDATE: We were made aware that several content creators have 'won' their 'battles' against some copyright strikes. We will keep up with this story as new information is made available. 

~Source Articles~

https://boundingintocomics.com/2020/04/30/naughty-dog-and-sony-attempt-to-quash-last-of-us-part-2-leaks-and-silence-anyone-discussing-them/

https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/8/21252256/xbox-series-x-game-showcase-blowback-aaron-greenberg-response

https://www.techspot.com/article/2025-is-vr-failing/

James Vincent discusses Facebook's latest gaming application, a petition to ban PC gamers from Call of Duty, and Valve's leaked source code for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2. 

~Source Articles~

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/19/21227120/facebook-gaming-app-livestream-youtube-twitch-esports-android

https://www.unilad.co.uk/gaming/call-of-duty-players-petition-for-pc-gamers-to-be-removed-from-crossplay/

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/valve-responds-to-source-code-leak-csgo-players-are-fine-maybe-not-tf2s/

James Vincent and RatKing discuss a study that predicts how deformed avid gamers will be in 20 years, the delay of Amazon's latest MMO, and PS5's new Create button on their latest controller. 

~Source Articles~

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/video-games-deformed-body/

TSB GameCast Host James Vincent is joined by Frisk and Wasber to discuss Epic Games' multi-content publishing title, the latest surge in Esports activity, and the teased next-gen BioWare game! 

TSB GameCast Host James Vincent is joined by Frisk to discuss Ninja's tweet calling out casual gamers, Rockstar Games' mysterious imagery, and cross-generation consoles. 

TSB GameCast Host James Vincent is joined by RulingCommander and Wasber to discuss the statements made by Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney at the DICE Summit, the Nvidia-Activision Debacle, and Ronda Rousey enters the streaming industry courtesy of Facebook Gaming.