Viewport Relay

PAX West is next week! But before then, let's talk about some video gaming news.

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Here's what we went over this episode:

5 biggest moments of the QuakeCon 2018 keynote address: https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/10/17675308/quakecon-2018-5-biggest-moments-keynote

THQ Nordic acquires Timesplitters: http://news.cision.com/thq-nordic-ab/r/thq-nordic-acquires-timesplitters,c2592484

Realm Royale Has Lost 93% of its Player Base After Peaking at 105k Concurrent Players 2 Months Ago on Steam: http://www.githyp.com/realm-royale-has-lost-93-of-its-player-base-after-peaking-at-105k-concurrent-players-2-months-ago-on-steam/

Belmonts + King K. Rool in Smash: https://kotaku.com/castlevanias-simon-and-richter-belmont-join-smash-bros-1828189474

Steam.tv is live -- and it appears to be Valve's Twitch competitor (update): https://www.cnet.com/news/steam-tv-is-live-and-it-appears-to-be-valves-twitch-competitor/

Mon Hun World first Capcom title to ship 10 million copies worldwide: http://www.siliconera.com/2018/08/20/monster-hunter-world-becomes-the-first-capcom-title-to-ship-10-million-units-worldwide/

Songs Used:

Doom Eternal - Main Theme

Timesplitters Future Perfect - Title Screen

Realm Royale - Lobby and Drop

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Main Theme

Welcome back to Royale News Network, the premier podcast for Battle Royale news? Just kidding. Welcome back to the Relay.

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The rumours are true - Fortnite on Android doesn't use Google Play: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-fortnite-on-android-doesnt-use-google-play-confirmed

PUBG creator says "we're not esports ready" at PUBG Global Invitational: https://www.pcgamesn.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/pubg-esports-ready?amp

Nintendo Switch sales reach 19.67 million units (Plus other sales numbers): https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/93c8w6/nintendo_switch_sales_reach_1967_million_units/

Artifact, Valve's fantasy card game, will be out in November: https://www.pcgamer.com/artifact-valves-fantasy-card-game-will-be-out-in-november/

Jay Pinkerton - writer for Portal2, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead - has returned to Valve: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/92qy96/jay_pinkerton_writer_for_portal2_team_fortress_2/?utm_content=comments&utm_medium=browse&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Games

KERBAL DEVELOPERS DEPART VALVE: http://www.valvetime.net/threads/kerbal-developers-depart-valve.258102/

Rumor: The next generation of Xbox will consist of a traditional console and a low-spec streaming device for Microsoft's game streaming service: https://www.thurrott.com/xbox/163896/details-microsofts-xbox-scarlett-game-streaming-service

Songs Used:

Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Music

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Main Theme

This episode teaches you why you shouldn't drink while recording. Welcome back.

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Overwatch League comes to ESPN, Disney and ABC: http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24062274/overwatch-league-comes-espn-disney-abc

Someone hacked the Splatoon 2 X Rank Leaderboard in an effort to call out Nintendo's lack of response to cheaters: https://twitter.com/Nintendeal/status/1017539297577086976

German Court Bans Vague Dates like "Coming Soon" in Marketing and Sales: https://www.techpowerup.com/245920/german-court-bans-vague-dates-like-coming-soon-in-marketing-and-sales

Rainbow Six Siege players who use slurs are now getting instantly banned: https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-toxicity-ban/

Nintendo and Square Enix massively underestimate Octopath Traveler sales, Amazon backordered for 1-2 months: http://gearnuke.com/nintendo-octopath-traveler-sales-amazon-backordered

Nintendo Sues Console ROM Sites For ‘Mass’ Copyright Infringement: https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-console-rom-sites-for-mass-copyright-infringement-180720/

No Man's Sky: A Message to the Community: https://www.nomanssky.com/2018/07/a-message-to-the-community/

Music used:

Overwatch - Rally the Heroes

Splatoon 2 - Blitz It!

Rainbow Six Siege - Complex Assassinations

Octopath Traveler - Main Theme

No Man's Sky - Opening Main Theme

X-Files - Theme

The post-E3 drought continues! We were able to find some news scraps within the webs that are worth talking about. Albert brings back a new game, "Best of the Bunch" that everyone can participate in! Let us know your final score!

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Here's what we went over this episode:

Most anticipated game of July: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1013458598343503872

PUBG reportedly drops Fortnite copyright lawsuit: https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-drops-fortnite-copyright-lawsuit/

Guild War 2 controversy: https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/9/17549492/arenanet-jessica-price-guild-wars-2-writer-fired

Fallout 76's online multiplayer focus 'doesn't mark the future' of Bethesda": https://www.destructoid.com/fallout-76-s-online-multiplayer-focus-doesn-t-mark-the-future-of-bethesda-511353.phtml

Thank You! Pink Mercy Raises More Than 12.7 Million (USD) for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation: http://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/21931801

Summer Games Done Quick 2018 raises over $2.12 million for Doctors Without Borders: https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/01/summer-games-done-quick-2018-raises-over-2-12-million-for-doctors-without-borders/

Sony Crossplay update: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-talks-ps4-cross-play-situation-offers-some-ho/1100-6460052

LEFT 4 DEAD CREATORS WORKING ON UNANNOUNCED TITLE IN 'A GLOBALLY KNOWN FRANCHISE': http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/28/left-4-dead-creators-working-on-unannounced-title-in-a-globally-known-franchise

Reggie Game Informer Interview from E3: http://www.siliconera.com/2018/07/02/reggie-fils-aim-discusses-nintendos-stance-on-amiibo-and-whether-there-will-be-a-n64-classic/

Favorite Banjo-Kazooie game: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1012749109726285824 

VR Poll: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1015700064407154688

Music used:

Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Theme

Fallout 76 - Country Roads Take Me Home

Guild Wars 2 - Overture

E3 may be over, but the gaming news goes on! The viewport team is back to discuss happenings after the annual gaming "festival" and try to pad the time with some fun games. Listeners can play along!

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Here's what we went over this episode:

Audience participation, Best E3 Game Poll: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming/status/1009554347879874561

Sony blocks Fortnite cross-play between PS4 and Nintendo Switch: the latest news: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/14/17465370/fortnite-nintendo-switch-sony-cross-play-controversy

WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/health/video-game-disorder-who/index.html

Creative Assembly is working on a brand new First Person Tactical Shooter: https://www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view/senior-ui-artist/o5Rg7fw3

Tetsuya Nomura concedes Final Fantasy 7 Remake was announced too early: https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/24/17498704/final-fantasy-7-launch-date-tetsuya-nomura-announced-too-early

Bethesda Files Lawsuit Over "Blatant Ripoff" Westworld Game: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bethesda-files-lawsuit-over-blatant-ripoff-westwor/1100-6459972/?ftag=GSS-05-10aab8e

Songs used:

Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Theme

Alien: Isolation - Main Menu

Fallout Shelter - Rush Song

It's the final day of conferences at E3 2018! Nintendo was the sole presenter, and there was a lot of anticipation around what they had to show. Unfortunately, the Nintendo Direct turned out to be more of a Super Smash Direct, with 25 minutes of the 40 being dedicated to the game. Listen to what the viewport team has to say about it!

This episode is the final live coverage we'll be doing for the event. There will be a recap article, and a top announcements article coming soon at our website.

You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) at our website: http://www.viewportgaming.com We're also on social media; Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

It's the main press conference day of E3! (Day 3) We started early in the morning and went into the evening with four (!) different press conferences. We provide our thoughts on three of them and deep dive into some of the favorite things we saw during the day. Of course, no opinions episode will be complete without a grading of each conference!

As with the previous two days, you can find all of the announcements that were made in our Recap article: https://medium.com/viewportgaming/e3-2018-press-conferences-day-3-highlights-square-enix-ubisoft-sony-7e75733ea258

A video version of the episode is here: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=lSyJ_Dqxz1M

As always, you can catch all of our live coverage content at http://viewportgaming.com. Follow our Twitter account (https://twitter.com/viewportgaming) to stay up to date on our latest releases, and live tweet coverage!

It's Day 2 of E3 2018! With the first of the Big Three conferences, we saw Microsoft, Bethesda and Devolver step up to the plate to announce their... announcements. As there was so much content to cover, we kept the episode contained to the bigger announcements, you can find all announcements in our highlights article: https://medium.com/viewportgaming/e3-2018-press-conferences-day-2-highlights-microsoft-bethesda-19a8543a373b

You can watch a video version of the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6BjZbcs-J4

As always, you can catch all of our live coverage content at http://viewportgaming.com. Follow our Twitter account (https://twitter.com/viewportgaming) to stay up to date on our latest releases, and live tweet coverage!

Welcome to E3 2018! The viewport team is here to give coverage and opinions on the biggest gaming event of the year. 

E3 kicks off this year with EA's press conference, and since it's the only one, we're able to spend a good chunk of time discussing all the games, trailers, and announcements.

This was originally recorded for video format, but we thought we would upload this for our podcast listeners as well. You can watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/_6JNTg7hnCk

As always, you can catch all of our live coverage content at http://viewportgaming.com. Follow our Twitter account (https://twitter.com/viewportgaming) to stay up to date on our latest releases, and live tweet coverage!

Hey everyone,

WELCOME TO PRE-E3 SEASON, WHERE THERE ARE NO RULES AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. This year has been especially been bad with rumors, leaks, straight up press conferences from publishers and more. The viewport team is here to clear all of that up for you.

We'll be back after E3, but we'll be providing coverage throughout the event! You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) at our website: http://www.viewportgaming.com We're also on social media; Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

First, we go over some of the news that happened in the past two weeks. Here are the links we used:

JOHN "TOTALBISCUIT" BAIN DIES AGE 33

PUBG Corp has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games

EPIC GAMES WILL PROVIDE $100,000,000 FOR FORTNITE ESPORTS TOURNAMENT PRIZE POOLS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITIVE PLAY

BORDERLANDS 3 E3 SPECULATION POTENTIALLY SHUT DOWN BY GEARBOX

Next, we talk briefly about a lot of the games that are guaranteed / predicted / rumored to be shown at E3:

EA

Battlefield V

Anthem

Microsoft

Crackdown 3

Gears of War 5

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Halo 6

Bethesda

Rage 2

Elder Scrolls 6

Fallout (We recorded this before the Fallout 76 reveal...)

New IP?

Doom

Square Enix

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Kingdom Hearts III

Octopath Traveler

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Ubisoft

Skull and Bones

Division 2

Starlink Battle for Atlas

Beyond Good and Evil 2

Transference

Splinter Cell

Sony

Ghosts of Tsushima

Death Stranding

The Last of Us Part 2

Spiderman

Nintendo

Smash 5

Yoshi

Fire Emblem

Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee

Metroid Prime 4

Others

Metro Exodus

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Cyberpunk 2077

Shenmue 3

Songs Used:

PUBG - Main Menu Theme

Fortnite - Battle Royale Menu Music

Borderlands 2 - Theme Song