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COD Cracking Down On Racism… Finally - Inside Gaming Daily Jun 05, 2020

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Infinity Ward, the publisher of the recent Call of Duty Modern Warfare reboot, has said they're going to crack down on racism in their game. But people met this announcement with a lot of evidence that they haven't done nearly enough up until this point - where is the line between performative action and real justice? Join us with our special guest, Cameron Hawkins, on today's daily to discuss! You can find more of Cameron here:

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[Reddit] Cmon IW, do your part https://bit.ly/2A2f2RN

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[Twitter] @Dubstepboi1 https://bit.ly/36YD3Fq

[Variety] How Blizzard Reduced Toxic Behavior With ‘Overwatch’s’ Endorsement System https://bit.ly/2ACUnUA

[Engadget] ‘Overwatch’ player toxicity is delaying game updates https://engt.co/3097ebS

[Reddit] Chat Toxicity Update https://bit.ly/2ABPV8r

Take-Two Axed This Kerbal 2 Studio - Inside Gaming Daily Jun 04, 2020

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Mega publisher Take-Two has sent the original developer of Kerbal Space Program 2, Star Theory, to it’s doom by simultaneously ending it’s contract and poaching it’s employees. Join us and special guest Riana Manuel from What’s Good Games as we break it all down! You can find more of Riana at @RianaTweetsNow and @WhatsGoodGames

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[Bloomberg] Game Publisher Cancels Contract With Developer, Then Tries to Poach Its Entire Team https://bloom.bg/3eNicI8

[Yahoo Finance] Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. https://yhoo.it/3cptMaE

[Polygon] Kerbal Space Program 2 has been delayed to fall 2021 https://bit.ly/3cvhqxV

[Twitter] @KerbalSpaceP https://bit.ly/2XXX4rF

[Games Industry dot biz] Private Division moves Kerbal Space Program 2 development to new, internal studio https://bit.ly/3eYlf0f

[NBC News] Coming Soon From SpaceX's Elon Musk: How to Move to Mars https://nbcnews.to/2AE7Yeo

[Games Industry dot biz] Take-Two plans to release 93 full titles in the next five years https://bit.ly/2yYtLg7

Games Industry Responds to #BlackLivesMatter Protests - Inside Gaming Daily Jun 04, 2020

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Today we’re diving into the online responses from major video game companies acknowledging the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

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[Master List for donations, petitions, and actions] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/mobilebasic

[Bail Project] https://bailproject.org/

[Reclaim the Block] https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

[NAACP Legal Defense Funds] NAACP Legal Defense https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780&_ga=2.76994453.1694118002.1591051493-1425763017.1591051493

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[Twitter] @ATVI_AB https://bit.ly/3dnXyhb

[Twitter] @Twitch https://bit.ly/2AplAdb

[Twitter] @Naughty_Dog https://bit.ly/2ZWWhtD

[Twitter] @riotgames https://bit.ly/2Mm2MOQ

[Twitter] @Ninja https://bit.ly/2MlWfDy

[Twitter] @EAMaddenNFL https://bit.ly/2XTP3Ef

[NPR] EA Sports Says It 'Messed Up' By Scrubbing Colin Kaepernick From Game's Soundtrack https://n.pr/2XnVAba

[Twitter] @Sony https://bit.ly/3gLYhuC

[Twitter] @Neil_Druckmann https://bit.ly/3ezm7rI

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[The New York Times] Corporate Voices Get Behind ‘Black Lives Matter’ Cause https://nyti.ms/2zHTmKT

[Twitter] @mcdoogleh https://bit.ly/300IhPA

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WTF Is PlayStation’s Back-Compat Plan? - Inside Gaming Daily May 30, 2020

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There’s great news for PS4 owners and Sony fans today! Developer documentation released on PlayStation's internal Partner website indicates that new PS4 games made after July 13th are required to be PS5 compatible. It’s good to hear backward compatibility will be more than an afterthought next-gen but how will the PS5 and Series X back-compat libraries compare?

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[Eurogamer] New PS4 games must also run on PlayStation 5 from July, Sony tells devs https://bit.ly/2XbXrzO

[Xbox] Xbox Series X: The Most Powerful and Compatible Next-Gen Console with Thousands of Games at Launch https://bit.ly/3cdyS9R

[Games Radar] PS5 backwards compatibility will let you play "supported PS4 games with system update" https://bit.ly/2XfhhKE

[Playstation Blog] Unveiling New Details of PlayStation 5: Hardware Technical Specs [UPDATED] https://bit.ly/2zzCaqV

[Playstation Blog] You’re Invited: A Look at the Future of Gaming on PlayStation 5 https://bit.ly/3clmy7K

[Games Industry dot biz] Sony's Jim Ryan: “It's time to give fans something that can only be enjoyed on PlayStation 5” https://bit.ly/2AfUzJ7

YouTube Bans Political Free Speech!? - Inside Gaming Daily May 28, 2020

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A recent report has found that YouTube comment filters are automatically deleting comments disparaging particular governments. But how will this affect our treasured video games you ask? We're jumping in head first on today's episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

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[The Verge] YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party https://bit.ly/2ZG9mHA

[The Washington Post] The Chinese government fakes nearly 450 million social media comments a year. This is why. https://wapo.st/3c9Jd6P

[Google] Is youtube censoring comments that include "五毛"? https://rb.gy/ttp1eb

[BuzzFeed News] A Google VP Told The US Senate The Company Has “Terminated” The Chinese Search App Dragonfly https://rb.gy/yno7xz

[StreamElements] State of the Stream April 2020: Valorant and its streamers top the charts, music is having its moment, and streaming hits huge numbers https://rb.gy/mmwmk5

[The Verge] Hearthstone player banned for supporting Hong Kong protesters during live stream https://rb.gy/zqvkl9

[CNN] Chinese state media hits back at claims of racist 'Star Wars' poster https://rb.gy/efgj8j

[VentureBeat] Diablo: Immortal is a co-development project between Blizzard and NetEase https://rb.gy/sskeva

Skyrim Grandma Taking Break From YouTube - Inside Gaming Daily May 28, 2020

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UPDATE: Shirley Curry has tweeted to say she wasn’t bullied but is actually just taking a break from YouTube for health reasons. https://twitter.com/ShirleyScurry/sta... We have changed our title to more accurately reflect the situation.

In today’s story we determine if people are inherently good or evil as trolls force an 88 year old grandma to reconsider her life choices. Shirley Curry has over 800,000 subscribers on YouTube but that success has opened her up to the full brunt of internet trolls and YouTube commenters. Sure we have heard this story before but this time it feels just a little more harsh.

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[Today Show] The internet adores this 88-year-old grandma and her love of 'Animal Crossing' https://on.today.com/3ejB5BX

[Youtube, Shirley Curry] Shirley's Ohio Vlog #12 https://bit.ly/2LWcebs

[Kotaku] Kid Gets Swatted After Popular YouTuber Helps Him Get Thousands Of Subscribers https://bit.ly/2M0jyTo

[Twitter] @cizzorz https://bit.ly/2ZBtyKQ

[Youtube, Rolly Ranchers] https://bit.ly/2B1cvrf

[NBC News] Los Angeles man arrested in 'swatting' call that preceded fatal police shooting in Kansas https://nbcnews.to/2Xw7Sgv

[NBC News] Serial 'swatter' Tyler Barriss sentenced to 20 years for death of Kansas man shot by police https://nbcnews.to/3d6qYAl

[Youtube, phubans] 87-Year-Old Grandma Shows Her 3500+ Hour Animal Crossing Town https://bit.ly/2yzlKhD

[AARP] GAMING ATTITUDES AND HABITS OF ADULTS AGES 50-PLUS https://bit.ly/3gs3GH9

[CBS News] As the U.S. ages, older Americans flock to video games https://cbsn.ws/36wTmZX

Is This Sonic Hoodie Racist? - Inside Gaming Daily May 23, 2020

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Drama was stirred on Twitter late yesterday when Sonic fans noticed a... "questionable" hoodie being sold by Sega themselves. What are the implications of this design and why is Sega selling it? Tune in to find out!

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[SEGA] SONIC PATCHWORK TAILS WHITE PULLOVER HOODIE https://bit.ly/3cW5rdx

[Twitter] @milkyyuni_sth https://bit.ly/2XhcpTU

[Twitter] @MilkyYuni_STH https://bit.ly/2TwKQox

[Twitter] #crazySEGA https://bit.ly/36yxk9r

[Twitter] @TeamTails https://bit.ly/2TsRuMu

[Twitter] @TeamTails https://bit.ly/3e7hFAn

[History] How Japan Took Control of Korea https://bit.ly/2LSIrQJ

[The New York Times] NBC Apologizes After Japan Comment Draws Anger in South Korea https://nyti.ms/3edKwmK

[BBC] Wolfenstein: Youngblood - Nazi images shown in first for Germany https://bbc.in/3ed3sBI

[Eurogamer] Bungie removes "hate symbol" from Destiny 2 https://bit.ly/3d1p3xa

[Twitter] @Bungie https://bit.ly/2LRSDJi

[Twitter] @isa_yfn415 https://bit.ly/3bWNslS

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[Wikipedia] Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force https://bit.ly/2yoLo8A

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[SEGA] Sega Publishing Korea https://bit.ly/2A5Tvav

GTA Publisher Releasing 93 New Games - Inside Gaming Daily May 22, 2020

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Take-Two, the parent company of publishers like Rockstar and 2K, revealed a CRAZY release schedule - an especially surprising move in a time where coronavirus is delaying much of the games industry. So what's included in this roster... GTA 6?? Tune in to hear our thoughts!

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[Games Industry dot biz] Nintendo warns of potential software delays due to remote working https://bit.ly/2APm6kY

[Business Insider] Xbox lead Phil Spencer says the industry will start to see the impacts of coronavirus in early 2021, as some crucial aspects of video game production have 'basically stopped’ https://bit.ly/2ymR2Z1

[Games Industry dot biz] Take-Two plans to release 93 full titles in the next five years https://bit.ly/2ZvpPyx

[Twitter] @ZhugeEX https://bit.ly/3g6FeLz

[IGN] Rockstar Games Parent Company Says It Will Release 93 Games Over the Next Five Years https://bit.ly/2LJkw6i

[Games Industry dot biz] Take-Two sets net bookings records as Q4 digital sales jump https://bit.ly/2yqD1cO

[PC Gamer] This GTA 6 'leak' is detailed, but almost certainly fake https://bit.ly/2zZiqwo

[Take-Two] Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Strong Results for Fiscal Year 2020 https://bit.ly/3bMh9pH

[Venture Beat] Take-Two hits record financials, with in-game revenues up 34% https://bit.ly/2Xo094e

[The New York Times] White-Collar Companies Race to Be Last to Return to the Office https://nyti.ms/3d3KkGx

[Forbes] Twitter, Square Announce Work From Home Forever Option: What Are The Risks? https://bit.ly/2WNXK3v

Next Call of Duty Revealed - Inside Gaming Daily May 21, 2020

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The title for the next Call of Duty: Black Ops game has leaked and that’s not all... rumors are suggesting that this could be a soft reboot for Black Ops and that it’s likely being developed by Treyarch. We dig in on today's episode of Inside Gaming Daily!

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[Twitter] Another hefty Modern Warfare patch has players stressed out https://bit.ly/2WPu2Lz

[Twitter] @Okami13_ https://bit.ly/36gJ7J1

[Eurogamer] This year's Call of Duty is called Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War https://bit.ly/2zQDkOv

[Eurogamer] Call of Duty: Warzone's bunkers are open - and fans think there's a Black Ops tease https://bit.ly/2WNbQSR

[Youtube, Geek Gaming Squad] Is Bunker 11 On Verdansk Nuclear? https://bit.ly/3bLTzJF

[History] U-2 Spy Incident https://bit.ly/2zfkalk

[Kotaku] Sources: Call of Duty 2020 In Upheaval As Treyarch Takes Over, Plans Black Ops 5 https://bit.ly/3bQ7QoG

[Statista] All time unit sales of selected games in Call of Duty franchise worldwide as of October 2019 https://bit.ly/36kHlqC

[VentureBeat] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 sales strong, but Activision expected more https://bit.ly/2TllXfh

[Kotaku] How Much Does It Cost To Make A Big Video Game? https://bit.ly/2TiOFO7

[Forbes] ‘Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare’ Breaks Franchise Records As Activision Posts Big Q1 Earnings https://bit.ly/36fwaiM

[Activision] CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE IS #1 MOST PLAYED CALL OF DUTY MULTIPLAYER OF THIS CONSOLE GENERATION https://bit.ly/2zWf1OS

Microsoft's Already Beating Sony - Inside Gaming Daily May 20, 2020

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We know, we know, it's early on in the next gen console wars but Microsoft has already made significant moves on Sony. They're looking to be taking the lead so far - what's Sony going to do to catch up? Tune in to hear our thoughts!

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[Video Games Chronicle] Sony says it plans to reveal ‘a compelling PS5 games line-up’ soon https://bit.ly/3e4oRNJ

[Venture Beat] Not E3: When to expect Sony’s and Microsoft’s next big summer events https://bit.ly/3e5nFcV

[Games Industry dot biz] Nintendo warns of potential software delays due to remote working https://bit.ly/2AJp0Yu

[The Verge] PlayStation Now reaches 2.2 million subscribers https://bit.ly/2yk2Zi4

[Video Games Chronicle] Xbox Live nears 90 million users as Game Pass tops 10 million subscribers https://bit.ly/2WI438G

[Video Games Chronicle] Sony says its relationship with Microsoft is ‘deepening’ following cloud tech deal https://bit.ly/36bsSgw

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