Viewport Relay

E3 may be canceled, but the summer of gaming is live! We talk about a bunch of new things that were announced recently.

News articles we talk about:

The Next Assassin’s Creed will be titled Valhalla: https://gamingroute.com/the-next-assassins-creed-will-be-titled-valhalla/

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Start of New Franchise, EA Confirms: https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-sequel-franchise

Analysis: ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Adds Nearly 1 Million VR Users to Steam in Record Gain: https://www.roadtovr.com/steam-survey-vr-headset-growth-april-2020-half-life-alyx/

XBOX Insider Event #1:https://www.gamesradar.com/every-game-announced-xbox-series-x-may-event/

Summer Game Fest: https://www.summergamefest.com/

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Not allowed to use the D word, but there's a severe lack of gaming news at the moment. Listen to us ramble!

News articles we talk about:

The Last Of Us Part II Story Details Have Apparently Leaked: https://www.gameinformer.com/psa/2020/04/27/the-last-of-us-part-ii-story-details-have-apparently-leaked

The Last of Us 2 and Ghosts of Tsushima get new release dates: https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2020/04/27/new-ps4-release-dates-confirmed-for-the-last-of-us-part-ii-and-ghost-of-tsushima/

Pretty cool and big update for Super Mario Maker 2: https://youtu.be/NABeP5oGygM

DICE announces end of future content for Battlefield V. June update to be last: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/the-future-of-battlefield-v?utm_campaign=bf5_hd_ww_ic_soco_twt_tw-the-future-of-battlefield-v

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Can you believe it's been two whole years of Viewport Relay? We can't either. Thank you so much for all your support in the past two years. With that, we talk about some news, and do the annual analysis.

News articles we talk about:

SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR until further notice: https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1245773000592384001

CD Projekt insists Cyberpunk 2077 release plans ‘haven’t changed’: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-insists-cyberpunk-2077-release-plans-havent-changed/

Introducing DualSense, the New Wireless Game Controller for PlayStation 5: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/

Capcom is working on a Resident Evil 4 remake: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake/

There will be NO official E3 2020 online event: https://twitter.com/Futterish/status/1247536645965897733

IGN Announces 'Summer of Gaming' Event in June: https://www.ign.com/articles/ign-announces-summer-of-gaming-event-in-june

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The second episode where we are isolated, but that doesn't deter us from talking about the new hardware that's slated for the holidays! Come join the viewport team with a new episode of Viewport Relay!

News articles we talk about:

Xbox Series X vs. PS5 specs

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/xbox-scarlett-vs-ps5/

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/3/18/21185141/ps5-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-comparison-specs-features-release-date?__twitter_impression=true

Nintendo Direct Mini shows some new (old) switch games: https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/new-nintendo-direct-mini-highlights-a-wide-variety-of-games-coming-to-nintendo-switch-this-year/

Nier 10th anniversary; Nier Replicant “Upgraded” version and mobage: https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc

Remastered Mario Games: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/super-mario-bros-35th-anniversary/

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/rumor-super-mario-back-catalog-and-several-other-mario-titles-coming-to-switch-in-2020

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As more and more of us go into isolation, the amount of news have dropped. Join the viewport team as we discuss what little there is left with gaming news, and general tomfoolery.

News articles we talk about:

E3 2020 Canceled After ‘Overwhelming Concerns’ About Coronavirus: https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/e3-2020-canceled-coronavirus-1203529992/

Reggie Fils-Aimé appointed to GameStop board of directors: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-09-reggie-fils-aim-appointed-to-gamestop-board-of-directors

Xbox Series X Official website:

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x

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We're back from a quick break. Lots to talk about, and a quick game at the end.

News articles we talk about:

Sony paid $229 million for Insomniac Games: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-10-sony-paid-usd229-million-for-insomniac

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - Opening Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IrheLf0Ki0

Half-Life: Alyx, available March 23, 2020: https://twitter.com/valvesoftware/status/1228039740001177600

Half-Life: Alyx Launches Next Month But Index is Still Sold Out Across the Globe: https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-sold-out-stock-check-2-13-2020/

Nintendo has cut ties with a Portuguese publication, as one of their reviewers had leaked Pokemon Sword and Shield information

https://fnintendo.net/article/13496-comunicado-do-fnintendo

https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/f26zs9/nintendo_has_cut_ties_with_a_portuguese/

Riot Games announces shooter “Project A” as Valorant, coming this summer: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/tech/valorant-league-of-legends-riot-games-shooter/index.html

Platinum Games Project G.G.: https://four.platinumgames.com/02-GG/

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A quiet 2 weeks means the viewport team gets to talk about all the stuff they've been doing. We also have our regular Nintendo quarterly financials check-in.

News articles we talk about:

Warcraft 3: Reforged Isn’t Much Of An Upgrade: https://kotaku.com/warcraft-3-reforged-isn-t-much-of-an-upgrade-1841325885

Stardew Valley has sold more than 10 Million copies across all platforms: https://www.stardewvalley.net/press/

Subnautica Has Sold Over 5m Copies: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-14-subnautica-has-sold-over-5m-copies

Untitled Goose Game 1 million: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/356224/Untitled_Goose_Game_has_topped_1_million_sales_in_three_months.php

Announcing - Torchlight III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo-KscmCsbk

Nintendo Quarterly Fiscal Results: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html

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New year, same old us. The viewport team is back to talk about everything that's been going on: rumors of game releases, delays, the PS5, Pokemon, and of course, the Stadia.

News articles we talk about:

New Years messages and other possible hintings (Platinum Games, SMT5, Hideaki Itsuno [DMC]): 

https://www.gematsu.com/2019/12/games-industry-new-year-2020-cards-and-messages

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bayonetta-3-developer-platinumgames-promises-multi/1100-6472499/

https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2020/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president.html

Sources: Horizon: Zero Dawn Is Coming To PC: https://kotaku.com/sources-horizon-zero-dawn-is-coming-to-pc-1841043569

Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to September 17th, 2020: https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1217861009446182912

A message from the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE development team (Delay): https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/message-final-fantasy-vii-remake-development-team

Avengers game delayed until September 4th: https://crystald.com/news/important-marvels-avengers-update

Dying Light 2 Development Update: https://twitter.com/DyingLightGame/status/1219288598920470529

PlayStation will not participate in E3 2020: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-11-playstation-will-not-participate-in-e3-2020

Pokémon Sword and Shield getting two expansions: https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/9/21058286/pokemon-sword-shield-expansion-pass-isle-of-armor-crown-tundra

Google Stadia's early adopters are losing patience with Google: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-stadia-early-adopters-giving-up-2020-1?utm_source=reddit.com

Destiny 2’s Google Stadia Population Has Dropped By More Than Half Since Launch: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/01/03/destiny-2s-google-stadia-population-has-dropped-by-more-than-half-since-launch/#212561032604

Google Stadia mobile downloads have halved since November: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/72354/google-stadia-mobile-downloads-have-halved-since-november/

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Our last episode of the decade! Albert walks us through each year while we provide our thoughts. What was your game of the decade? Also we prepare for the potential disaster that is The Game Awards.

Spoilers, our games of the decades:

Alex: Monster Hunter 4U

Tristan: Dota 2

Albert: Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Lots of anger this episode, mostly from Tristan around his recent experiences around Pokemon Sword and the Stadia. Come listen to what he has to say.

News articles that we talked about this episode:

Half-Life: Alyx Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo

Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield Review Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/dvs74l/pok%C3%A9mon_sword_pok%C3%A9mon_shield_review_thread/

Datamines have begun on Pokemon Sword and Shield. Unannounced removal of moves has been found and if you transfer a Pokemon with the move it no longer works: https://twitter.com/Kaphotics/status/1193893971698700288

Pokemon Sword and Shield can interfere with Roku devices making them boot loop. Solution is to put your Nintendo Switch into airplane mode: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/dxc5yg/psa_pokemon_swordshield_causes_roku_devices_on/

Pokémon Sword & Shield have sold over 6 million units worldwide in first week of release: https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/1197447479324762112

Death Stranding becomes the biggest IP launch of this generation in Japan: https://twitter.com/GameDataLibrary/status/119461349054524621

Users report their Chromecast Ultras overheating while playing Stadia games: https://np.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dzd6v8/chromecast_ultra_overheating/

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