GamerKulture Ep 13: September 2020 News RoundUp (TGG)

Phew... what a crazy month for games! We have the news roundup and discussions on this crazy month for you!

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It’s a new bonus episode of a stacked month on gaming news! Phew! It was a crazy, crazy month before the holidays, but we got the lowdown for you and more! Now on YouTube!

News Articles
Bethesda/Xbox news and links

Microsoft buys ZeniMax Media/Bethesda https://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-acquire-zenimax-media-game-130000786.html 
Bethesda writes a blog post about Why Microsoft is the Perfect Fit https://bethesda.net/en/article/1iLtcvwY6Nb1GeKADyDUEX/why-microsoft-is-the-perfect-fit 
Future Bethesda Games Will Be on Xbox, PC, & Game Pass; Other Consoles Considered on a “Case-By-Case Basis” https://twinfinite.net/2020/09/bethesda-xbox-pc-game-pass/ 
PlayStation Fans Call for Sony to Buy Konami As Response to Microsoft Bethesda Acquisition https://gamerant.com/sony-buy-konami/?utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=GR-FB-P&utm_campaign=GR-FB-P&fbclid=IwAR2Ld6uOmyOurTltEQCEa8KCDy5JSDeJiaxZ-1gYBRBkdvpKcPzl2hN3pIs 

Gaming News

Prototype of renewable energy of a Gameboy-like handheld runs on solar panels and button pushing https://www.sciencenews.org/article/battery-free-game-boy-solar-panels-button-smashes 
Razer accidentally leaked the personal information of over 100,000 accounts https://www.pcgamer.com/razer-accidentally-leaked-the-personal-information-of-over-100000-accounts/ 
GameStop will close another 400 to 450 stores this fiscal year https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-09-gamestop-will-close-another-400-to-450-stores-this-fiscal-year 
Bethesda is still updating the original Doom games from the 90s https://www.techspot.com/news/86647-bethesda-updating-original-doom-games-90s.html 
EA Play Is Now on Steam https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/ea-play-is-now-available-on-steam/ 
Bandai Namco Acquires Unknown 9: Awakening Studio Reflector Entertainment https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-18-bandai-namco-acquires-unknown-9-developer-reflector-entertainment 
Oculus VR users may get banned and lose access to games library for using fake Facebook names https://www.game-debate.com/news/29579/oculus-vr-users-may-get-banned-and-lose-access-to-games-library-for-using-fake-facebook-names 

DC/Mortal Kombat/WB

Gotham Knights Team Explains How the Game is Fixing a Common Arkham Series Critique: a city with no one but bad guys in it https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/gotham-knights-how-game-fixing-common-arkham-series-critique/ 
Fandome had an Injustice panel with no information regarding 3

PS5/Sony

Backlash with spiderman being exclusive to PS have come up in social media
Marvel’s Avengers Team addresses Spider-man’s PS Exclusivity https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-team-spider-man-playstation-exclusivity/ 
Spoken about it in our last bonus episode, but preorders for PS5 opened early right after announcement and turned to chaos https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/16/21440842/ps5-preorder-gamestop-best-buy-blocked-sony-availability 
Retailers Screwed Everyone on PlayStation 5 Preorders https://gizmodo.com/retailers-screwed-everyone-on-playstation-5-preorders-1845090256?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm&fbclid=IwAR0h_aFEe1l_kef_4MBQM6k-vd7w_ChyW9kLEpzwIBPlvSbOapIiY81YxrQ 
PS5 pre-orders might not arrive on time, Amazon warns https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/18/21445949/ps5-pre-order-playstation-5-amazon-shipment-release-day-sony 
PlayStation rules out a Game Pass equivalent for PS5: “We just don’t see that as sustainable” https://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-rules-out-a-game-pass-equivalent-for-ps5-we-just-dont-see-that-as-sustainable/ 
Sony embraces price hike on games https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-16-sony-embraces-increased-next-gen-software-pricing 

Microsoft Xbox 

Xbox Series X is arriving on November 10 for $500 https://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-series-x-is-arriving-on-november-10-for-dollar499/ 
Xbox updates privacy settings, promises more transparency about data collection https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-16-xbox-updates-privacy-settings-promises-more-transparency-about-data-collection 
Bungie denies Microsoft acquisition rumor https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/bungie-denies-microsoft-acquisition-rumour/ 
Microsoft claims that at launch the new XBOX will play Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Launches with More Than 150 Games https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/14/cloud-gaming-with-xbox-game-pass-ultimate/ 
The Xbox Series S will play the Xbox One S versions of backward compatible titles https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-11-the-xbox-series-s-will-play-the-xbox-one-s-versions-of-backward-compatible-titles 
Microsoft Flight Simulator is the biggest game launch in Xbox Game Pass for PC history with over 1 million players to date https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/03/microsoft-flight-simulator-is-the-biggest-game-launch-in-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-history-with-over-1-million-players-to-date/ 

CD Projekt Red

Cyberpunk 2077 tops Best of Gamescom awards https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-31-gamescom-awards-2020 
Cyberpunk 2077 to Have More DLC Than The Witcher 3; Setting Is Great to Sell Things in Multiplayer https://wccftech.com/cyberpunk-2077-to-have-more-dlc-than-the-witcher-3-setting-is-great-to-sell-things-in-multiplayer/ 
Cyberpunk 2077 will have microtransactions, but only in the standalone multiplayer version https://www.game-debate.com/news/29519/cyberpunk-2077-will-have-microtransactions-but-only-in-the-standalone-multiplayer-version 
Cyberpunk 2077’s story is shorter because so many people didn’t finish The Witcher 3 https://www.pcgamesn.com/cyberpunk-2077/how-long-is-cyberpunk-2077-length 

Blizzard/Activision

Tony Hawk PS 1+2 is fastest game to reach 1 million units in franchise history https://twitter.com/ATVI_AB/status/1305568653920931841 
Activision Accounts Hacked? 500,000 Call Of Duty Players Could Be Affected https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/09/21/activision-accounts-hacked-500000-call-of-duty-players-could-be-affected-report/#97d75097bbe6 

UbiSoft

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition coming Holiday 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZfZsmbRDVU&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Ubisoft 
A new Splinter Cell game is on the way, but it’s for VR (rumor) https://www.pcgamesn.com/tom-clancys-splinter-cell/vr-game 
Ubisoft CEO Apologizes For Company’s Culture, Offensive Game Content In Video Statement https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-ceo-apologizes-for-companys-culture-offens/1100-6482023/?utm_source=reddit.com 
 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla launches with Xbox Series X | S on November 10, 2020.  https://twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1303685357335187458 
Ubisoft To Remove Black Fist Imagery From Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad https://twinfinite.net/2020/08/ubisoft-to-remove-black-fist-imagery-from-tom-clancys-elite-squad/ 

Square

Marvel’s Avengers Team Already Working on a “New Original AAA Game” https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-crystal-dynamics-developing-aaa-game/ 
Marvel’s Avengers Beta was globally the most-downloaded beta in PlayStation history.

Indie

Amnesia: Rebirth has a trailer and release date of 10/20 in time for Halloween https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NST1KLFwNnI&ab_channel=frictionalgames 
Multiplayer space mystery Among Us hits 1.5 million simultaneous players https://www.pcgamer.com/multiplayer-space-mystery-among-us-hits-15-million-simultaneous-players/ 
Skullgirls studio head lays off everyone who hadn’t already quit, Rights to the Skullgirls IP remain with publisher Autumn Games. https://www.pcgamer.com/skullgirls-studio-head-lays-off-everyone-who-hadnt-already-quit/ 
No Man’s Sky Developer Is Working On A New “Huge” Game https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-developer-is-working-on-a-new-huge-gam/1100-6481761/?utm_source=reddit.com 

 

Remakes/Remasters/Reboots/Sequels/DLC

Super Bomberman R Online available on Google Stadia https://www.thegeekgetaway.com/2020/09/super-bomberman-r-online-available-on.html 
Special Silent Hill Edition Of Dead By Daylight Releasing In Japan only https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/special-silent-hill-edition-of-dead-by-daylight-releasing-in-japan/ 

Nintendo

Super Mario Bros. Is Officially 35 Years Old https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/super-mario-bros-35-years-old-reacts/ 
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is the 2nd Best Selling Game of the Year on Amazon  https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/super-mario-3d-all-stars-is-2nd-best-selling-game-of-year-on-amazon 
Discontinued the 3DS and any DS https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21441096/nintendo-3ds-production-discontinued-total-sales 
Nintendo 3DS Online Services Will Continue to Be Supported https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-3ds-online-services-shutdown-plans/ 
Surprise! Nintendo just announced a The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild prequel for Switch https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-08-surprise-nintendo-just-announced-a-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-prequel-for-switch 
Monster Hunter Rise announced for Nintendo Switch https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/17/21441288/monster-hunter-rise-nintendo-switch-release-date-capcom 
Switch Owner Claims To Have Taken Nintendo To Court Over Joy-Con Drift, And Won https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/switch_owner_claims_to_have_taken_nintendo_to_court_over_joy-con_drift_and_won 
Nintendo Switch update bans words like coronavirus and ACAB https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/15/21437856/nintendo-switch-update-banned-words-list-coronavirus-stability 
Nintendo Stock is Almost as High as Peak From 2007 https://thegamingrecord.com/posts/120 
Nintendo Switch eShop finally lets you cancel pre-orders https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-01-nintendo-switch-eshop-finally-lets-you-cancel-pre-orders 

 

The post GamerKulture Ep 13: September 2020 News RoundUp (TGG) first appeared on GGG- MERC & Unnecessary Debates.

The post GamerKulture Ep 13: September 2020 News RoundUp (TGG) appeared first on GGG- MERC & Unnecessary Debates.