Valve Declines Half-Life 2 Remake - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.22.19

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Andrea joins Gary for Whitta Wednesday to discuss the NPD numbers for April, Ouya’s final death rattle, Valve’s decision to turn down a remake of Half-Life 2, and new details about Mario Kart Tour.

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00:02:45 - Housekeeping

Greg and Tim are in Florida this week for Full Sail Hall of Fame! See them at their on-campus Meet and Greet Wednesday at 1 PM in the Building 3 EB Lobby. Then, catch them at their open-to-the-public meet and greet Wednesday! Details on Greg’s Twitter soon.

Andrea will be in London this weekend at the What’s Good Games Meet Up on Sunday May 26th at the Marquis of Westminster from 3-6pm - see more details on her Twitter @andrearene or at Facebook.com/whatsgoodgames

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The Roper Report -

00:07:15 - MORTAL KOMBAT 11 AND DAYS GONE ARE THE BEST-SELLING GAMES OF APRIL 2019 - via IGN

00:24:10 - Ouya's game store closes for good next month - via Eurogamer - Tom Philips

00:30:18 - WORLD WAR Z STUDIO WANTED TO DO A REMAKE OF HALF-LIFE 2 - via IGN, Adam Bankhurst

00:42:48 - Mario Kart Tour’ Beta Locks Powerful ‘Rare’ Characters Behind Paywall - via Liz Lanier - Variety Gaming

00:49:17 - Require Reading! - Video games: A unifying force for the world

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2019/05/20/video-games-a-unifying-force-for-the-world/

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00:53:46 - Out today

Reader mail -

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