Articles Referenced:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-07-what-responsibility-do-leaders-have-to-their-developers
https://www.gameworkersunite.org/blog/statement-on-sexual-harassment-at-quantic-dream
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-07-germany-considers-new-youth-protection-guidelines-for-mobile-monetisation
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/may/07/how-video-games-are-reimagining-britain-for-the-brexit-era
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-03-netherrealms-self-sustaining-culture-of-crunch
https://www.geek.com/games/microsoft-solitaire-inducted-into-the-world-video-game-hall-of-fame-1785997/
https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-patents-new-xbox-controller-with-haptic-braille-output/
https://kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/d3ba3m/how-slime-rancher-made-a-ton-of-money-and-stuck-to-40-hour-workweeks
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2019/05/01/exclusive-the-saga-of-star-citizen-a-video-game-that-raised-300-millionbut-may-never-be-ready-to-play/amp/
https://kotaku.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-design-to-be-changed-following-1834488203

Episode 61: Walkouts, Dev Responsibility, and the Game Jam News!

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Articles referenced here:
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-creator-of-stardew-valley-is-hiring-if-you-can-do-five-jobs-at-once/
https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/epic-would-ditch-exclusives-1203197724/
https://kotaku.com/a-video-game-developed-to-detect-alzheimer-s-disease-se-1834331632
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-05-skyrim-together-code-stealing-controversy-sends-shockwaves-around-the-modding-community
https://kotaku.com/riot-employees-plan-walkout-to-protest-company-blocking-1834387083
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/29/18522546/microsoft-minecraft-anniversary-event-notch-creator-comments-opinions

Episode 60: The Epic Store's Epic Move of Epicness, Alzheimer's and Gaming, and Taking a Trip in the Go-Oglee Machine

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Articles referenced in this episode:

https://www.pcgamesn.com/fortnite/fortnite-crunch
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-17-gamestop-offers-full-refunds-on-selected-games-returned-within-48-hours
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-04-15-amy-hennig-reacts-to-jedi-fallen-order-announce-reveals-more-of-cancelled-single-player-star-wars-game-ragtag
https://www.newsweek.com/smash-bros-nintendo-servers-down-eshop-joker-update-1399848
https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/

Episode 59: Newsflash: Crunch is Bad and GameStop has a Plan!

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Articles mentioned in this episode:
https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/04/anthem-crunch-bioware-ea-game-development/
https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/332473-super-mario-odyssey-and-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-getting-updates
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/06/steams-new-off-topic-protections-kick-in-over-borderlands-review-bombing/
https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/pewdiepie-dlive-live-streaming-lino-blockchain-1203183515/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-accessibility-has-never-and-will-never-be-a-compromise-to-my-vision
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jedi-fallen-order-has-no-microtransactions-or-mult/1100-6466229/

Episode 58: Sometimes things get crunchy, but do they always have to be so difficult?

Episode 57: GDC talk, Stadia talk, and how we learned to stop worrying and love the Epic Store

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Articles referenced throughout:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-17-where-in-the-world-in-carmen-sandiego-is-playable-on-google-earth-right-now
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18271702/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-announcement-gdc-2019
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-state-of-play-every-big-announcement-and-all-t/1100-6465834/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/21/epic-games-ceo-says-apex-legends-hasnt-made-a-dent-in-fortnite/
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Trailer
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/apple-introduces-apple-arcade-the-worlds-first-game-subscription-service-for-mobile-desktop-and-the-living-room/
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/5/18233699/game-developer-layoffs-unions-katie-chironis

Episode 57: GDC talk, Stadia talk, and how we learned to stop worrying and love the Epic Store

Episode 56: Conference Season begins, making the big bucks streaming, and don't do drugs in Japan if you want to be a voice actor.

all articles referenced in this episode:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/12/18261723/halo-the-master-chief-collection-pc-release-steam-halo-reach
https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/anthem-set-in-fantasy-world-where-freelancers-are-valued/
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/6/18253585/valve-rape-day-steam-statement
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/7/18255205/valve-employee-layoffs-hardware-vive-vr-division
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/12/watch-wizard-cops-at-work-in-tactical-breach-wizards/
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/google-ads-target-in-app-purchases/
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/ea-paid-ninja-1-million-to-stream-apex-legends/
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/15/no-mans-sky-multiplayer-update/
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/14/18265499/kingdom-hearts-3-olaf-japanese-voice-actor-pierre-taki
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-17-where-in-the-world-in-carmen-sandiego-is-playable-on-google-earth-right-now

Episode 56: Conference season begins, making the big bucks to stream, and don't do drugs in Japan if you want to be a voice actor.

Episode 55: Fortnite design appropriation, eSports growth in Singapore, and an unsponsored discussion of Apex Legends.
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Ray Tracing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRCAfdBMe2Y
Articles referenced in this episode: 
https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/28/18244496/fortnite-season-8-ping-system-apex-legends
https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/27/18243384/dune-funcom-video-game-legendary-entertainment-movie-2020/comment/503958106
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/ps5-and-next-xbox-price-and-specifications-leaked-1982545
https://esportsobserver.com/singapore-sports-hub-team-flash/

Episode 55: Fortnite design appropriation, eSports growth in Singapore, and an unsponsored discussion of Apex Legends.

We get into some breaking news for digital artists, awareness of creepy streamers, discuss the impact of Reggie Fils-Aime at Nintendo, and other mentions regarding review bombs, layoffs, and introducing some new audio drops (featuring our own Michael Sewell)
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Events: 
http://gdclsus.com/
https://www.sxsw.com
Article citations:
https://kotaku.com/when-your-favorite-streamer-turns-out-to-be-a-creep-or-1832734851
https://www.gamerpros.co/__trashed-7/
https://kotaku.com/eas-australian-studio-hit-by-massive-layoffs-1832803802
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-23-chinese-users-review-bomb-steam-horror-hit-devotion-over-xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-moron-meme

Protecting you assets, Saluting a Legend, and the Chinese review bombings continue.

Epic and Carlton have a copyright dance-off in court, Booker T. claims Call of Duty stole his alter ego's (G.I.Bro) image, a classic Zelda game gets a remake, and we discuss if remakes are good or bad.

Connect with us on:
Instagram.com/vgocc
twitter.com/vgocc

Articles referenced: 
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/copyright-office-refuses-registration-fresh-prince-star-alfonso-ribeiros-carlton-dance-1186666

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/12/18222489/booker-t-huffman-gi-bro-comics-activision-prophet-black-ops-4-copyright-lawsuit

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-direct-announcements-switch-news-and-game/1100-6464988/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-15-tencent-joins-netmarble-consortium-in-nexon-bid

https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-makes-strong-profits-doesnt-fire-800-people/

https://techraptor.net/content/activision-blizzard-closes-kings-seattle-and-san-francisco-studios

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/violent-video-games-teenagers-mental-health-aggressive-antisocial-trump-a8776351.html

https://billionaire365.com/2019/02/17/mario-kart-tour-diablo-immortal-and-the-elder-scrolls-blades-are-the-most-anticipated-android-games-in-2019/

https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2019/02/12/obsidian-isnt-happy-with-fans-bashing-bethesda-and-fallout-76

Episode 53 - Fornite copyright dance off, Booker T alter ego, and Link's Awaking Remake

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