It’s our monthly news roundup where we discuss the gaming news of August 2020! Join Kuma, Kibbles, Captain Falco, and Tyler as they talk about these headlines!
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Gaming News
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- The Last of Us Part 2 3rd highest-grossing game in US in PS history https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-16-the-last-of-us-part-2-is-the-third-highest-grossing-game-in-the-us-in-playstation-history
- Study Finds that PC users make up 50% of gaming https://www.pcgamesn.com/pc-gaming-study
- Ghost of Tsushima was best selling game for July in US https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-14-ghost-of-tsushima-was-the-best-selling-game-in-the-us-in-july
- Fortnite Removed from Apple Store, Sues Apple, Apple Threatens to take IOS Dev tools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqkaE8MetyA
- Valve cracks down on VPNs used to purchase cheaper games https://evostrix.com/valve-cracks-down-on-vpns-used-to-purchase-cheaper-games/
- G4TV is coming back
Microsoft Xbox
- Xbox Series X Retail Price “Leaked” by games journalist, rumored to be $599
https://www.whathifi.com/us/news/xbox-series-x-price-leaked-in-retail-screenshot-and-its-eye-watering - Xbox Series X will still release in November https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-11-xbox-series-x-will-launch-in-november
- Halo Infinite Delayed until 2021 https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1293261002037841920
CD Projekt Red
Developers Say Cyberpunk is a RPG First, Shooter second, Also say they aren’t “100% happy with melee combat.” https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077s-melee-combat-could-be-better-accor/1100-6480829/
UbiSoft
- Creative Director of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Leaves after multiple allegations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLVT3ntPN_k
- Brian Lee O’Malley has confirmed that “someone from Ubisoft” talked to him. Lots of talk of Scott Pilgrim remaster being released
- Ubisoft Announces New Deal with MAjor Streaming Developer Parsec https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-announces-new-deal-with-major-streaming-de/1100-6480478/
Sega
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- Persona 4 Golden’s success on PC will lead to more PC ports of Sega Games https://www.game-debate.com/news/29357/persona-4-goldens-success-will-lead-to-even-more-pc-ports-of-sega-games
- Statement stating aggressive PC porting https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-19-sega-to-aggressively2
Take-Two/RockStar
- Lazlow Jones Leaves Rockstar after 19 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLUWgbumxic
- GTA 5 has sold over 400,000 copies in UK alone since March https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-15-grand-theft-auto-5-sold-over-400-000-copies-during-lockdown-in-the-uk-alone
EA
- New Lawsuit against EA claiming FIFA Ultimate Team is Gambling https://evostrix.com/new-lawsuit-against-ea-claims-that-fifa-ultimate-team-is-gambling/
Tencent
- Tencent acquires minority stake in Voodoo https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-17-tencent-acquires-minority-stake-in-voodoo
Square
- Avengers beta released
- A leak may have confirmed 3 more superheroes: She Hulk, War Machine, and Kate Bishop https://gamerant.com/marvels-avengers-dlc-characters-kate-bishop-war-machine-she-hulk-leak/
Indie
- Untitled Goose Game Two Player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QHsEaryuMY&feature=youtu.be
Remakes/Remasters/Reboots/Sequels/DLC
- Tony Hawk Remaster 1 & 2 Demo Released. Datamine finds Jack Black in game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfxkwPpoWqQ
- Master Roshi announced Dragonball FighterZ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj3SlTgDrdY
- Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Update brings CO-OP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhJ0Mw3Jt6o
- GoldenEye 25 shut down after cease and desist from 007 IP Holder https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/goldeneye_25_shuts_down_after_cease_and_desist_from_007_ip_holder
Nintendo
- Nintendo showcases indie games coming to the switch in latest Nintendo indie world direct. https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-indie-world-august-18-showcase-highlights-14-switch-games
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- Zelda Skyward Sword for Switch leaked from Amazon UK https://evostrix.com/zelda-skyward-sword-for-switch-leaks-via-amazon-uk/
- Nintendo Switch lifetime sales pass NES https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-lifetime-sales-nes/
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- Nintendo increasing Switch production again https://gamerant.com/nintendo-increasing-switch-production/
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- Everything Pikmin 3