#ICYMI 6.26.2020

GAMES, GAMES, GAMES

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FANS START PETITION TO "REMAKE" TLOU2 STORYLINE

Most die-hard fans are NOT happy with where the story went (SPOILERS) PlayStation Lifestyle

EA SAYS IT WILL "DOUBLE DOWN" ON STAR WARS GAMES GOING FORWARD

Great news for SW fans GameSpot

VALORANT RANKED OFFICIALLY LIVE AS OF 6/24

It's time for all of those supposed "Pro Valorant players" to show what they're made of PlayValorant Tweet

THE NEXT SUPER SMASH BROTHERS ULTIMATE CHARACTER IS... VAULT BOY?

The Fallout icon joins the battle as a gunner Mii fighter! Polygon

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MINECRAFT NETHER UPDATE

New biomes, environments, enemies, and more! Polygon

EA ANNOUNCES FIFA 21 RELEASE DATE

It's expected to release October 9th, 2020 IGN

SIMS 4 LAUNCHED ON STEAM

Does this mean we can finally look forward to expansion discounts during Steam sales? Venture Beat | IGN Tweet

PLAYERS WONDER WHERE FORTNITE'S COP CARS WENT

There's speculation as to whether this was strategic Kotaku | Fortnite Reddit

GAMING TIPS

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FISH AND BUGS LEAVING IN JUNE IN ACNH

If you're not into time skipping, make sure you catch these Animal Crossing World

THE LAST OF US 2 TROPHY GUIDE

Some of those collectible trading cards are tough to find IGN

HOW TO MAINTAIN OLDER GAMING SYSTEMS

With new consoles on the horizon, here's how to maintain the ones you currently have Life Hacker

DIVERSITY IN GAMING

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CONFRONTING RACIAL BIAS IN VIDEO GAMES

It's time to hold the industry to a higher standard #wethecreators Tech Crunch

INDUSTRY UPDATES

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NINTENDO IS SCALING BACK ITS FOCUS ON MOBILE GAMING

And they're putting it all on the Switch XDA Developers

THE GAMES INDUSTRY ON WHAT GAMING MIGHT BE LIKE IN 2030

How good do you think VR will be by then? IGN

LEAKS

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APEX LEGENDS PAINTBALL MODE POSSIBLY LEAKED

The Lost Treasures event could include a limited game mode DBL Tap

CRASH BANDICOOT 4: IT'S ALL ABOUT TIME LEAKED BY THE RATINGS BOARD

Crash returns! IGN | Game Informer

GAMING LIFESTYLE

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ANIMAL CROSSING NEW HORIZONS CLOTHING LINE

Show your island love with these 'fits! Nintendo America Tweet

CHARITY STREAM

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GCXEVENT STREAM RAISED OVER 4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Streamers like GrandPooBear dedicated their time for the cause GCXEVENT Twitch | NickEh30 Tweet

OH SHIT!

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MICROSOFT SHUTTING DOWN MIXER STREAMING PLATFORM FOR GOOD

Shocking everyone, Microsoft announced they will continue with a deal with Facebook Gaming Game Informer | The Verge