Viewport Relay

After 6 weeks, the gang is back! We talk about State of Play, Nintendo Direct, and everything in between. Oh, and SORA IS IN SMASH.

News we talk about in this episode:

General State of Play discussion: https://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-showcase-september-2021/

Epic vs Apple ruling revealed: Apple must allow App Store devs to redirect users to other payment systems: https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/10/epic-vs-apple-ruling-revealed-apple-must-allow-app-store-devs-to-redirect-users-to-other-payment-systems/

Konami is set to revive Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/konami-is-set-to-revive-metal-gear-castlevania-and-silent-hill/

General Nintendo Direct discussion: https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-direct-september/

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We discuss some updates in the ActivisionBlizzard lawsuit, Gamescom, and DocWatch returns?!

News we talk about this episode:

Activision Blizzard ‘suppressed’ evidence in sex discrimination lawsuit, California claims: https://www.polygon.com/22641099/activision-blizzard-dfeh-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-amendment

 

Dr Disrespect Knows Why Twitch Banned Him And He’s Planning To Sue: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/08/24/dr-disrespect-guy-beahm-suing-twitch-over-ban/

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Blizzard continues its turmoil, we talk about Back 4 Blood, and dig deep into Epic Games' financial plans.

News we talk about this episode:

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Sales Were Well Above EA's Expectations: https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effect-legendary-edition

New leadership at Blizzard: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23706475/new-leadership-at-blizzard

Jason Schreier: "NEWS: Blizzard's head of HR, Jesse Meschuk, is also no longer at the company, Bloomberg has learned": https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1422653540774907907

PS5 is the fastest-selling PlayStation as it hits 10m sales milestone: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-28-ps5-is-the-fastest-selling-playstation-as-it-hits-10-million-sales-milestone

Epic has sunk $500M into the Epic Games Store, doesn't expect to make a profit until 2027: https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-has-sunk-dollar500m-into-the-epic-games-store-doesnt-expect-to-make-a-profit-until-2027/

Deathloop has gone gold! https://twitter.com/deathloop/status/1423297769524056064

New World Delays Release Until September 28th: https://twitter.com/playnewworld/status/1422969580394319877

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The actual, better new Nintendo Switch from Valve is announced! Also, the viewport team talks about how Blizzard has screwed up big time, and their excitement about the new Battlefield 2042 game mode.

News we talk about this episode:

Blizzard is a frat house: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california-over-frat-boy-culture

Blizzard Botched Warcraft III Remake After Internal Fights, Pressure Over Costs: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/blizzard-botched-warcraft-iii-remake-after-internal-fights-pressure-over-costs-1.1631788

Due to ongoing situation, no work being on on WOW: https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/world-of-warcraft-dev-says-no-work-is-being-done-on-the-game-following-company-lawsuit-3002950

Steam Deck: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck

EA play live 2021: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/ea-play-live-2021-live-blog

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It's been a little bit hasn't it? Per tradition, it's been a little bit quiet after E3, but there has been some huge hardware news from Nintendo and a State of Play from Sony. Warning: We talk about what we've been playing for about 45 minutes.

News we talk about this episode:

Switch OLED: https://www.nintendo.com/switch/oled-model/

State of Play July 2021: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/07/08/state-of-play-july-2021-all-trailers-and-complete-recap/

FF16 News: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-may-skip-tgs-2021-but-story-is-finished-and-english-vo-almost-done/1100-6493802/

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For the first time, live from West Seattle, it's Viewport Relay Live! The viewport team talks about what they thought about E3 2021 IN PERSON. Which conference got the highest marks? Which got the lowest? Find out in this episode.

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E3 is just around the corner! The viewport team shares their raw takes on what they think will happen at the Ubisoft, Xbox, Nintendo and Square Enix conferences.

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With E3 looming, the news starts to dry up. We still have time to talk about Fanfest, Ubisoft, and The International!

News we talk about this episode:

FFXIV FanFest: https://fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com/2021/na/

Total War Warhammer 3 cinematic and gameplay trailer released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--89PwHsKJM

Ubisoft says it will shift to more “high-end free-to-play” games: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-says-its-changing-strategy-to-focus-on-more-high-end-free-to-play-games/ 

Starfield is exclusive to Xbox and PC: https://twitter.com/jeffgrubb/status/1393383582370992128 

The International 10: https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/3066366095803889976 

EA Play Live is coming back July 22nd: https://twitter.com/EA/status/1392147491915763719 

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It begins. The Big Book of Bets. The viewport team is tasked with finishing games by a deadline or else face the consequences.

News we talk about this episode:

Epic Apple documents show PS4, not iPhone, is Fortnite’s cash cow: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/28/22407939/fortnite-biggest-platform-revenue-playstation-not-ios-iphone

State of play: https://www.cbr.com/state-play-biggest-reveals-april-2021/ 

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Gameplay Trailer I PS5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_gg9UW9k4 

Battlefield 6 - Leaked 2 Screenshots: https://twitter.com/_tom_henderson_/status/1388622810231279619?s=21

Battlefield Franchise Update: https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/news/battlefield-franchise-update-oskar-gabrielson 

Respawn is forming a new IP that will "pioneer new ways to enable 'adventuring until the heat death of the universe'": https://www.respawn.com/careers/software-engineer-new-product-incubation 

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Amazon Game Studios continues to struggle, we discuss if BioShock Infinite was a good game, and Jeff Kaplan's departure from Blizzard.

News we talk about this episode:

Bloomberg: Sony’s Obsession With Blockbusters Is Stirring Unrest Within PlayStation Empire: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1380476925811032065?s=21

Amazon Cancels Its The Lord of the Rings MMORPG: https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-cancels-its-the-lord-of-the-rings-mmorpg

BioShock 4 will be an open world game, a job advert has suggested | VGC: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bioshock-4-will-be-an-open-world-game-a-job-advert-has-suggested/

Deathloop delayed until September 14, 2021: https://twitter.com/deathloop/status/1380160144206626824?s=19

Our Improved PlayStation 5 Packaging: https://www.sie.com/en/blog/our-improved-playstation-5-packaging/

Age of Empires IV - Gameplay Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTaCrP_U4ao

Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard. New Overwatch game director — Aaron Keller: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23665015/

PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operaions/

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