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#ICYMI 7.17.2020
TRAILER TIME
THE SIMS™ 4 NIFTY KNITTING STUFF PACK TRAILER
The new pack in The Sims™ 4 came out on July 14th! YouTube | Twitter
ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA DEMO
You can assault castles, repair broken kingdoms, recruit a cat raider, and more on November 17! Ubisoft
INDUSTRY
HASBRO IS MAKING A 26-INCH, $350 X-MEN SENTINEL FIGURE
Because who wouldn't want one? Kotaku | Hasbro
REGGIE FILS-AIMÉ APPOINTED TO ROGUE GAMES AS ADVISOR
The former Nintendo of America president will be joining former Sony president Jack Tretton. IGN
VAYNERSPORTS LAUNCHES GAMING DIVISION, BUGHA AS FIRST CLIENT
VaynerSports, founded by Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk, has launched a gaming division called VaynerGaming.
Twitter | ESports Insider | The ESports Observer
MICROSOFT IS ALREADY STOPPING PRODUCTION OF THE XBOX ONE X
Production on the One X is coming to a stop to prepare for production of the Series X. Kotaku | The Verge
PAPER MARIO & GHOST OF TSUSHIMA WILL BE $10 OFF ON RELEASE DAY
Walmart said the deal will be in-store only. GameInformer
HOW LOOT BOX & MICROTRANSACTION ADDICTION DESTROYS LIVES
Microtransaction and loot box addiction is very real, and also deeply misunderstood. Here's why. IGN
PARADOX TRYING TO PREVENT PRODUCER FROM BEING DEPORTED
Sweden's Migration Agency rejected her work permit extension due to a previous employer error. GameSpot
GAMING TIPS
TIPS FOR PLAYING PAPER MARIO: ORIGAMI KING
Some tips and tricks for the new Paper Mario game! Kotaku
TWITCH
QUINN XCII PERFORMS LIVESTREAM CONCERT
His new album, A Letter To My Younger Self, came out this past week!
Twitch | Facebook | Spotify
DR.DISRESPECT INTERVIEW: TWITCH BAN, RUMORS, FUTURE, AND MORE
Three weeks after his Twitch ban, Dr.Disrespect has spoken up.
PCGamer | Kotaku | Twitter
THAT'S SOME CRAZY SHIT!
SOMEONE BOUGHT A RARE SUPER MARIO BROS. GAME FOR $114,000
The auction brought in over $700,000 total. CNN
YOUTUBER USES KINECT MOD TO PLAY MARIO 64 WITH A TRAMPOLINE
Turns out using motion controls to make Mario jump is hard work.
Kotaku | YouTube
LEGO MADE A 2,600-PIECE REPLICA OF PLAYING MARIO ON THE NES
It is releasing on August 1st! Polygon | Twitter | The Verge
HALO 3 ADDED A NEW SKULL, YOU CAN FLY NOW
Halo 3 finally arrived on PC, and there's a new skull - the series' famous cheat/modifier items - to let players fly. Halo 1 & 2 have them as well. IGN
7 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG PROTOTYPES YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO EVER PLAY
Bet you didn't know these weren't supposed to see these! Kotaku
YOUR COPY OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG MIGHT BE A SECRET RARITY
Is your copy a rarity? Kotaku
NEW GAMES
ROCKET ARENA RELEASED
Rocket Arena came out on July 14th! Twitter | EA
OOBLETS IS HERE!
Ooblets has launched in Early Access on the Epic Games Store and 20% off until July 23! Twitter | Epic | Twitter
YOUTUBE NEWS
MATISSE THYBULLE STARTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO SHOW NBA BUBBLE
Matisse Thybulle from the Philadelphia 76ers made a YouTube channel and has caught eyes from all over! YouTube | Twitter
GAMES, GAMES, GAMES
ALL ABOUT POKEMON GO JULY 2020 COMMUNITY DAY
Shiny Gastly, Event Move, Start Times, And More! GameSpot
SPONGEBOB: BATTLE FOR BIKINI BOTTOM, THEN VS NOW
The game first came out 17 years ago! Twitter
SKULL & BONES: UBISOFT REPORTEDLY REBOOTING GAME
A report suggests that Ubisoft is rebooting Skull & Bones, which will now follow a "live" game model with ongoing storytelling inspired by Fortnite. IGN
XBOX GAME PASS ADDING MORE XBOX ONE AND PC GAMES FOR JULY
Highlights of the pass include Yakuza Kiwami 2, Carrion, Forager, and more!
GameSpot | Microsoft
CONTROVERSIAL "BORDER WAR" SKIN RENAMED IN Call of Duty: MODERN WARFARE AND WARZONE
Infinity Ward has change the name to "Home on the Range" after backlash.
GameSpot | Twitter
WEEKLY WHOLESOME
HALO DEVELOPERS SHARE HOW HALO 3 CHANGED THEIR LIVES
With Halo 3 now on PC, developers tell stories of building relationships through the game, playing to pass time in the military, and more. GameSpot
REVIEWS
GHOST OF TSUSHIMA REVIEW
Who knew wind could be a major contributor?
GameInformer | Kotaku | GameSpot
DEADLY PREMONITION 2: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE REVIEW
The reviews are in! IGN | GameSpot
PAPER MARIO: ORIGAMI KING REVIEW
The newest Mario game releases July 17th! IGN | The Verge | Polygon
FIRST LOOK AT DUALSENSE CONTROLLER
Geoff Keighley did a review on the new PS5 controller! Twitter | YouTube
DELL XPS 17 REVIEW: A HEAVY HITTER
The newly released computer is quite the powerhouse. The Verge
ATHLETES IN GAMING
DONALD, GILMORE, MAHOMES, McCAFFREY, AND THOMAS IN 99 CLUB, MORE MADDEN RATINGS RELEASED
Some more ratings have come out from EA, still more to come!
Instagram | EA | Instagram
MEYERS LEONARD STREAMING FROM NBA BUBBLE
Leonard is one of a few NBA stars who are streaming from the NBA Bubble in Orlando, FL! Twitch
CELEBRITIES IN GAMING
UNCHARTED MOVIE BEGINS SHOOTING
Tom Holland took to Instagram to mark "day one" playing Nathan Drake, as Uncharted enters production after the movie was first announced in 2009.
IGN | Instagram
HENRY CAVILL BUILDS A GAMING PC FROM SCRATCH
We can now confirm that Superman is a gamer. Instagram | PCGamer
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