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E3 may be canceled, but the summer of gaming is live! We talk about a bunch of new things that were announced recently. News articles we talk about: The Next Assassin’s Creed will be titled Valhalla: https://gamingroute.com/the-next-assassins-creed-will-be-titled-valhalla/ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Start of New Franchise, EA Confirms: https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-sequel-franchise Analysis: ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Adds Nearly 1 Million VR Users to Steam in Record Gain: https://www.roadtovr.com/steam-survey-vr-headset-growth-april-2020-half-life-alyx/ XBOX Insider Event #1:https://www.gamesradar.com/every-game-announced-xbox-series-x-may-event/ Summer Game Fest: https://www.summergamefest.com/ You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgami

Not allowed to use the D word, but there's a severe lack of gaming news at the moment. Listen to us ramble! News articles we talk about: The Last Of Us Part II Story Details Have Apparently Leaked: https://www.gameinformer.com/psa/2020/04/27/the-last-of-us-part-ii-story-details-have-apparently-leaked The Last of Us 2 and Ghosts of Tsushima get new release dates: https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2020/04/27/new-ps4-release-dates-confirmed-for-the-last-of-us-part-ii-and-ghost-of-tsushima/ Pretty cool and big update for Super Mario Maker 2: https://youtu.be/NABeP5oGygM DICE announces end of future content for Battlefield V. June update to be last: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/the-future-of-battlefield-v?utm_campaign=bf5_hd_ww_ic_soco_twt_tw-the-future-of-battlefield-v You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media!

Can you believe it's been two whole years of Viewport Relay? We can't either. Thank you so much for all your support in the past two years. With that, we talk about some news, and do the annual analysis. News articles we talk about: SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR until further notice: https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1245773000592384001 CD Projekt insists Cyberpunk 2077 release plans ‘haven’t changed’: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-insists-cyberpunk-2077-release-plans-havent-changed/ Introducing DualSense, the New Wireless Game Controller for PlayStation 5: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/ Capcom is working on a Resident Evil 4 remake: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake/ There will be NO official E3 2020 online event: https://twitter.com/Futterish/status/1247536645965897733 IGN Announces '

The second episode where we are isolated, but that doesn't deter us from talking about the new hardware that's slated for the holidays! Come join the viewport team with a new episode of Viewport Relay! News articles we talk about: Xbox Series X vs. PS5 specs https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/xbox-scarlett-vs-ps5/ https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/3/18/21185141/ps5-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-comparison-specs-features-release-date?__twitter_impression=true Nintendo Direct Mini shows some new (old) switch games: https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/new-nintendo-direct-mini-highlights-a-wide-variety-of-games-coming-to-nintendo-switch-this-year/ Nier 10th anniversary; Nier Replicant “Upgraded” version and mobage: https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc Remastered Mario Games: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/super-mario-bros-35th-anniversary/ https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/rumor-super-mario-back-catalog-and-several-ot

As more and more of us go into isolation, the amount of news have dropped. Join the viewport team as we discuss what little there is left with gaming news, and general tomfoolery. News articles we talk about: E3 2020 Canceled After ‘Overwhelming Concerns’ About Coronavirus: https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/e3-2020-canceled-coronavirus-1203529992/ Reggie Fils-Aimé appointed to GameStop board of directors: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-09-reggie-fils-aim-appointed-to-gamestop-board-of-directors Xbox Series X Official website: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/viewportgaming/

We're back from a quick break. Lots to talk about, and a quick game at the end. News articles we talk about: Sony paid $229 million for Insomniac Games: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-10-sony-paid-usd229-million-for-insomniac FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - Opening Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IrheLf0Ki0 Half-Life: Alyx, available March 23, 2020: https://twitter.com/valvesoftware/status/1228039740001177600 Half-Life: Alyx Launches Next Month But Index is Still Sold Out Across the Globe: https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-sold-out-stock-check-2-13-2020/ Nintendo has cut ties with a Portuguese publication, as one of their reviewers had leaked Pokemon Sword and Shield information https://fnintendo.net/article/13496-comunicado-do-fnintendo https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/f26zs9/nintendo_has_cut_ties_with_a_portuguese/ Riot Games announces shooter “Project A” as Valorant, coming this summer: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/tech/valorant-league-of-legends-riot-games-shooter/i

A quiet 2 weeks means the viewport team gets to talk about all the stuff they've been doing. We also have our regular Nintendo quarterly financials check-in. News articles we talk about: Warcraft 3: Reforged Isn’t Much Of An Upgrade: https://kotaku.com/warcraft-3-reforged-isn-t-much-of-an-upgrade-1841325885 Stardew Valley has sold more than 10 Million copies across all platforms: https://www.stardewvalley.net/press/ Subnautica Has Sold Over 5m Copies: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-14-subnautica-has-sold-over-5m-copies Untitled Goose Game 1 million: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/356224/Untitled_Goose_Game_has_topped_1_million_sales_in_three_months.php Announcing - Torchlight III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo-KscmCsbk Nintendo Quarterly Fiscal Results: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the po

New year, same old us. The viewport team is back to talk about everything that's been going on: rumors of game releases, delays, the PS5, Pokemon, and of course, the Stadia. News articles we talk about: New Years messages and other possible hintings (Platinum Games, SMT5, Hideaki Itsuno [DMC]):  https://www.gematsu.com/2019/12/games-industry-new-year-2020-cards-and-messages https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bayonetta-3-developer-platinumgames-promises-multi/1100-6472499/ https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2020/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president.html Sources: Horizon: Zero Dawn Is Coming To PC: https://kotaku.com/sources-horizon-zero-dawn-is-coming-to-pc-1841043569 Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to September 17th, 2020: https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1217861009446182912 A message from the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE development team (Delay): https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/message-final-fantasy-vii-remake-development-team Avengers game delayed until September 4th: https://crystald.

Our last episode of the decade! Albert walks us through each year while we provide our thoughts. What was your game of the decade? Also we prepare for the potential disaster that is The Game Awards. Spoilers, our games of the decades: Alex: Monster Hunter 4U Tristan: Dota 2 Albert: Super Mario Galaxy 2 You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/viewportgaming/

Lots of anger this episode, mostly from Tristan around his recent experiences around Pokemon Sword and the Stadia. Come listen to what he has to say. News articles that we talked about this episode: Half-Life: Alyx Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield Review Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/dvs74l/pok%C3%A9mon_sword_pok%C3%A9mon_shield_review_thread/ Datamines have begun on Pokemon Sword and Shield. Unannounced removal of moves has been found and if you transfer a Pokemon with the move it no longer works: https://twitter.com/Kaphotics/status/1193893971698700288 Pokemon Sword and Shield can interfere with Roku devices making them boot loop. Solution is to put your Nintendo Switch into airplane mode: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/dxc5yg/psa_pokemon_swordshield_causes_roku_devices_on/ Pokémon Sword & Shield have sold over 6 million units worldwide in first week of release: https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/11

Does Kojima have what it takes to make a movie? Spoilers: Probably not. This, Blizzcon, and more in episode 39 of Viewport Relay. News articles that we talked about this episode: In The Future, Hideo Kojima Says His Studio Will Make Films: https://kotaku.com/in-the-future-hideo-kojima-says-his-studio-will-make-f-1839603527 EDGE will not review Death Stranding because they couldn't bring themselves to finish it: https://twitter.com/nathan_brown/status/1190182964530991104 Ubisoft is reportedly making developers pitch why their games are unique after the reception to Ghost Recon Breakpoint: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/dpp056/ubisoft_is_reportedly_making_developers_pitch_why/ You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/ Instagram: https://instagram.co

It's time. Time for some news and some fun games. This episode we talk about Fallout 76, review practices and Steam. Welcome back to the Relay. Oh, and happy halloween. News articles that we talked about this episode: Bethesda announces Fallout 1st, a premium membership for Fallout 76. (1 month: $12.99. 1 year: $99.99): https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/article/3r1YDnDtyO1CtNFbJX6RBJ/fallout-76-fallout-1st-announce Fallout 76’s Premium Private Servers Are Not Private, Its Scrap Box Is Deleting Scrap: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/10/24/fallout-76s-premium-private-servers-are-not-private-its-scrap-box-is-deleting-scrap/#53991b8b7386 Why IGN is Delaying Their Modern Warfare Review (Shady Review practices?): https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/25/igns-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-review-plan Ubisoft plummets after slashing its earnings forecast and delaying the release of 3 games: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ubisoft-stock-plunges-after-cutting-earnings-forecast-game-delays-2019-10/amp In

What are your most important factors when buying a new console? We talk about it. Along with other fun topics. Welcome back to the relay. My tweetstorm about Destiny 2: https://twitter.com/ThreeTimesStan/status/1184180172167118848 News articles that we talked about this episode: Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC November 5th: https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1180129407710715905 Fortnite revenue drops 52% year-on-year in Q2 2019: https://trends.edison.tech/research/fortnite-sales-19.html Google Stadia Is On A Collision Course With Broadband Caps, Study Shows: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5yagg/google-stadia-is-on-a-collision-course-with-broadband-caps-study-shows?utm_source=reddit.com OFFICIAL: PlayStation 5 to launch Holidays 2020 feat. new controllers with haptic technology and adaptive triggers: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/08/an-update-on-next-gen-playstation-5-launches-holiday-2020/ You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our w

We had a fairly broad range of topics to talk about this episode: Death Stranding, toxicity in games, Mario Kart Tour, and Call of Duty. News articles that we talked about this episode: Death Stranding is complete and has gone gold: https://twitter.com/KojiPro2015_EN/status/1177112037295411200 Toxic Dota 2 Players Are Being Hit With 19 Year Bans: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/18/toxic-dota-2-players-are-being-hit-with-19-year-bans Modern Warfare Special Ops Survival Mode available only on PS4 for one year: https://charlieintel.com/modern-warfare-special-ops-survival-mode-available-exclusively-on-ps4-for-one-year/56886/?amp&__twitter_impression=true Mario Kart Tour on mobile is insanely greedy, even for a mobile game. No multiplayer, monthly subscription, gatcha mechanics: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/d90e1f/mario_kart_tour_on_mobile_is_insanely_greedy_even/ Treyarch last year: Black Ops 4 will be the most supported game and played for years. Treyarch today: Dark Divide is the last

It's been a crazy time since we last caught up! The viewport team talks about PAX West, TGS and the Nintendo Direct. You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/viewportgaming/

It's Gamescom time! And pre-PAX West time! And random news time! Articles we talked about in this episode: Death Stranding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxnlTt2BEiM Insomniac picked up by Sony: https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1163526820265750529 Also, Sony raises possibility of first-party titles appearing on other platforms: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/08/20/this-is-a-very-surprising-announcement-from-sony-about-ps5-exclusives/#4a600d573581 Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to require loot box odds disclosure: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-07-nintendo-sony-microsoft-to-require-loot-box-odds-disclosure You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/viewportgaming/

Ready for some of the best games that Albert prepared? This episode is a blast. Articles we talked about in this episode: More Game Store Talk? https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1157298020691644416?s=09 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-05-ooblets-dev-received-thousands-of-hateful-threatening-messages-over-epic-exclusivity Wolfenstein Youngblood is a shitshow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzLj5o8O130 EVO founder and Riot employee Tom Cannon has confirmed - Riot is officially working on a fighting game: https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1157365862707466240 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® | Multiplayer Reveal Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Ivdq5E-fs You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/ Instagram: https://instagram.c

We talk about a variety of news across Nintendo, Valve, Oculus, and Microsoft. But most importantly, Final Fantasy XIV. Articles we talked about in this episode: Valve trying to create new features to provide better recommendations: https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/12/20691743/steam-labs-valve-recommender-automatic-show Microsoft CEO talks about good position of gaming business: https://twinfinite.net/2019/07/microsoft-well-positioned-gaming/ Switch Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOPC6J4fAA&feature=youtu.be New Nintendo Switch model will have much better battery life: https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/17/20696857/nintendo-switch-battery-upgrade-new-model Facebook will never break through with Oculus, says one of the VR company’s co-founders: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/facebook-oculus-will-never-break-through-co-founder-jack-mccauley.html Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Review: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/12/ffxiv-shadowbringers-review You can find all of our content (reviews, f

The drought continues, but we talk about some of our favorite topics: Stream Gaming and FFXIV. Articles we talked about in this episode: There won't be a Google Stadia beta before launch, so you're going to have to trust that it works: https://www.gamesradar.com/there-wont-be-a-google-stadia-beta-before-launch-google-confirms-so-youre-going-to-have-to-trust-that-it-works/ Final Fantasy XIV Director Wants Diablo and World of Warcraft Crossovers: https://respawnfirst.com/final-fantasy-xiv-director-diablo-world-warcraft-crossovers/ You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgaming Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/viewportgaming/

It's back! The best recurring game of Viewport Relay, Need for Speedo. We also talk about some of the gaming news that's been happening in the past two weeks. Articles we talk about: Blizzard Global Esports Director Resigns: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/23/blizzard-global-esports-director-quits/ Dark Souls Creator Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals some details of Elden Ring: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-creator-says-elden-ring-is-the-next-ste/1100-6467971/ EA CEO Explains Anthem’s Struggle: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ceo-explains-anthems-struggles/1100-6467980/ Take Two Interactive (Rockstar Publisher) CEO talks about shorter initial dev cycles with more post launch development: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/take-twos-future-games-might-be-shorter-with-more-/1100-6467868/ Dota Underlords’ player count tops 200,000 in its opening weekend: https://www.pcgamesn.com/dota-underlords/player-count-update You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) o