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Fortnite Sued for Being Too Addictive - Inside Gaming Daily Dec 04, 2019

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Parents want to sue the devs of Fortnite for making their game "too addictive." Welcome to hell.

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[Game Informer] Bethesda Facing Possible Class-Action Lawsuit Over Fallout 76 https://tinyurl.com/yytq7ukk

[Engadget] 'Doom' co-creator John Carmack ends legal fight with ZeniMax https://tinyurl.com/yasz8lsa

[Polygon] Nintendo files multimillion-dollar lawsuit against ROM website https://tinyurl.com/y5enjzj3

[Polygon] Epic Games is suing more Fortnite cheaters, and at least one of them is a minor https://tinyurl.com/yczue9aa

[Kotaku] Lindsay Lohan Loses Yet Again In Grand Theft Auto V Lawsuit https://tinyurl.com/y7wzxhst

[Polygon] Fortnite dance lawsuits dismissed after new Supreme Court ruling https://tinyurl.com/y5lq8gts

[Kotaku] Court Throws Out Digital Homicide's Case Against Critic Jim Sterling https://tinyurl.com/y5rqlcy9

[Reuters] Lawsuit to allege Fortnite as addictive as drugs https://tinyurl.com/y4enrtv5

[CBC] Addicted to Fortnite? Montreal law firm says video game company should pay up https://tinyurl.com/yypqkk9w

[Engadget] Epic Games has 250 million 'Fortnite' players and a lot of plans https://tinyurl.com/y6kxmbj3

[CNBC] Your kid’s Fortnite obsession could land them a college scholarship https://tinyurl.com/ybuhbyjz

[Independent] Games like Fortnite use 'predatory' gambling techniques to make children spend, experts warn https://tinyurl.com/yyk3ypqp

[Forbes] Man Sues Bethesda Because 'Fallout 4' Is Too Addictive https://tinyurl.com/y4crgruh

[Mental Floss] 11 Times Video Games Led to Lawsuits https://tinyurl.com/y6qvxkp5

[Leagle] WILSON v. MIDWAY GAMES, INC. https://tinyurl.com/y6a26byy

[Games Industry dot biz] Parents set to sue Blizzard after World of Warcraft player dies https://tinyurl.com/yy3ynfag

[The Register] 'Alienated' gamer sues WoW for ruining life https://tinyurl.com/y3cuoyla

[Tech Times] amer Sues Bethesda For Making ‘Fallout 4’ So Addictive That He Lost His Job https://tinyurl.com/y32e46qe

[NBC News] Judge: Video Game addiction suit can go on https://tinyurl.com/y3sj33dx

[CBS News] World Health Organization makes "gaming disorder" a medical addiction https://tinyurl.com/y5cjkc32

[Mashable] After spending $10,000 in FIFA, player realizes it's 'not worth it' https://tinyurl.com/y6lyncnf

[Kotaku] Player Spends $62,000 In Runescape, Reigniting Community Anger Around Microtransactions https://tinyurl.com/y4arbbnf

[Kotaku] Someone Spent Over $150,000 In Microtransactions On A Transformers Game https://tinyurl.com/y3tckepu

[BBC] 'Ban kids from loot box gambling in games' https://tinyurl.com/y5v4pt25

[UK Parliament] Immersive and addictive technologies https://tinyurl.com/y2cbrefk

Stadia Was "Lying" About 4K, Offering Refunds - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 28, 2019

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Google Stadia hasn't met the warmest reception and is now offering refunds for some disgruntled customers.

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[Stadia] November 26th Community Updates - [Updated 3:09 PM PST] https://tinyurl.com/utz4zyz

[The Verge] GOOGLE STADIA REVIEW: THE BEST OF CLOUD GAMING IS STILL JUST A BETA https://tinyurl.com/vpr5h3a

[9to5Google] [Update: Statement] Google is exaggerating the quality of Stadia’s games, and it’s not okay https://tinyurl.com/unncn8v

[Eurogamer] Google responds after Stadia owners accuse it of breaking promises over game performance https://tinyurl.com/wuvkdz6

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Have "Wise Monetization" - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 26, 2019

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As the massive Cyberpunk 2077 draws closer to launch, some are worried about evidence of microtransactions in the final product.

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[CD Projekt Red] CD Projekt Red’s Q3 2019 Earnings Call

[Twisted Voxel] CDPR Talks About Monetization For Cyberpunk 2077 MP, Want To Have “Value” For Money

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Half-Life: Alyx Made to Sell Valve's VR System? - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 23, 2019

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After more than a decade, Valve finally breaks the silence on what's next for the legendary Half-Life series.

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[Half-Life] Half-Life Alyx

[Youtube, Valve] Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer

[Youtube, The Game Awards] The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve

[IGN] Half-Life: Alyx Is 'About the Same Length as Half-Life 2'

[Valve] Valve Index

Amazon is Making its Own Stadia - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 22, 2019

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Amazon moves one step closer to world domination as it enters the games streaming business.

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[CNET] Google Stadia wants to be the future of gaming. So do Microsoft, Sony and Amazon https://cnet.co/344kRYR

[Amazon Games] LET THE GAMES BEGIN https://bit.ly/2O9eaiM

[The Verge] Amazon is developing a Lord of the Rings MMO https://bit.ly/35pwR7z

[CNET] Amazon Game Studios lays off employees during E3 tinyurl.com/y4dsefvw

[The Guardian] Google Stadia review – the console vanishes from video gaming tinyurl.com/rcfz6nh

Pokemon Sword and Shield Sales Worse Than You Think - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 21, 2019

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[Gematsu] Pokemon Sword and Shield sold 1.36 million retail copies in first three days in Japan

[Kotaku] In Japan, Pokémon Sun And Moon Didn’t Outsell Pokémon X/Y At Launch

[Destructoid] Pokemon Sword and Shield has a smash debut in the UK Charts

[Games Industry dot biz] UK Charts: Pokémon Sword and Shield post huge opening weekend sales

[Statista] Nintendo 3DS hardware sales worldwide from fiscal year 2011 to 2018 (in million units)

Stadia is Disappointing and No One’s Surprised - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 20, 2019

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...yep.

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[The Verge] 15 game streaming services you can try before Google Stadia arrives

[Metacritic] Google stadia reviews

[Mashable] Google Stadia is just for early adopters now, but it has so much promise

[Dual Shockers] Google Stadia Review — All of This Just Works

[Venture Beat] Google Stadia review — It works, but it doesn’t matter

[The Verge] GOOGLE STADIA REVIEW: THE BEST OF CLOUD GAMING IS STILL JUST A BETA

[Forbes] Google Stadia Launch Review: A Technical, Conceptual Disaster

“Complete Overhaul” of Anthem Planned by Bioware to Bring it Back from the Dead? - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 19, 2019

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Sound the Anthem alarm, Inside Gaming dives headfirst back into the choppy waters of Bioware's trouble loot shooter.

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[Kotaku] Sources: BioWare Plans A Complete Overhaul For Anthem https://tinyurl.com/wgf6xpo

[Gamespot] Anthem Fails To Meet EA’s Expectations, But Company Is Committed To Improving It https://tinyurl.com/y4hb9ull

[Bioware] September Update https://tinyurl.com/yxkqgkvk

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First Transgender Protagonist in a Video Game? - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 16, 2019

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Is this finally a true landmark for the games industry?

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[Mashable] ‘Tell Me Why’ makes history with the first transgender protagonist from a major game studio

[The Hollywood Reporter] GLAAD, Microsoft Collaborate on Major Playable Transgender Game Character

[GLAAD] Tell Me Why is the first major studio game to feature a playable transgender lead character

[The Guardian] ‘This raises the bar’: Microsoft introduces first lead trans character in a major video game

[VentureBeat] Dontnod’s Tell Me Why game will feature a transgender main character

Stadia Won’t Have Promised Features, Team Says in Reddit AMA - Inside Gaming Daily Nov 15, 2019

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Google is looking more like a scrappy startup with its Stadia launch woes.

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[Polygon] Google Stadia will launch without a bunch of promised features

[Kotaku] Google Confirms All The Stuff Stadia Won't Have At Launch

[Reddit] Hi Reddit! Andrey from the Stadia team here and I'm back for another round of questions. Only this time, I'm bringing some friends along to help answer anything you may have before launch.

[Games Industry dot biz] Kine creator: "The biggest concern with Stadia is that it might not exist"

[IGN] Destiny 2 on Stadia: Google Sent Devs to Work at Bungie for 6 Months – IGN First

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