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Chapter 26 - Ubisoft Shuns Female Protagonists, Gamer Girl's Backlash, US Army Quits Twitch, Metacritic User Scores, Nintendo's Virtual Boy

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English - July 24, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB
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The news is poppin' this week with the revelation that Ubisoft changed several Assassin's Creed games to restrict the roles of female protagonists. We're also discussing the backlash following the reveal of Wales Interactive's controversial title Gamer Girl, how the United States' Army has halted its shady recruiting tactics on Twitch, and Metacritic's new 36-hour waiting policy before user reviews may be posted.

But never fear! We're also talking games, including Rocket League (which will soon be free-to-play), Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Part 2 (which is now in full development), Devolver Digital's new release Carrion, and the upcoming Tetris movie starring Taron Egerton. Finally, we wrap up the show with a look back at the Virtual Boy on its 25th birthday.

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