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#ICYMI 8.14.20
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SUPER LATE @ 368
Gabe and Bijan had a great conversation with special guests YourPrincess and Akinola! Twitch
GG REVIEWS
Holly and Narz talk about Fall Guys and their special guest was our very own Gabe Olivero! They also featured a new segment called "WTF Moments", and featured a giveaway for an Elgato Streaming Kit! Twitch
YOUTUBE NEWS
JACKSEPTICEYE HAS RETURNED
On August 10th, over 118,000 people watched Jacksepticeye's return to YouTube in a 2-hour livestream.
INDUSTRY
APPLE TO GO TO WAR WITH GAMING INDUSTRY
Most gamers don't Apple as a game company to the same standard as Sony or Microsoft, but Apple continues to uniformly drive the industry with decisions made in the Apple App Store. TechCrunch
HALO INFINITE'S DELAY IS A PAINFUL MOVE - BUT THE RIGHT ONE
Halo Infinite has been delayed to 2021. IGN
VENN GUEST HOUSE LINEUP
This week on Guest House, ChrissyCostanza is joined by neekolul on Wednesday, ajol_llama on Thursday, and GMHikaru on Friday! Twitter
ASSASSIN'S CREED CREATIVE DIRECTOR FIRED FROM UBISOFT
Ashraf Ismail stepped down from the role in June after being accused of pursuing extramarital relationships with women under false pretenses. He has now been terminated, according to an internal announcement by Ubisoft. Kotaku | GameSpot
HARDWARE
LEAKED CONTROLLER MENTIONS SECOND NEXT-GEN XBOX CONSOLE
A white next-gen Xbox controller has surfaced online, and it mentions "Xbox Series S" specifically. Kotaku | GameSpot | Twitter
NINTENDO SWITCH'S HORI SPLIT PAD GET THREE NEW COLORS
Hori has announced three new colors for its excellent Nintendo Switch Joy-Con alternatives. GameSpot
MICROSOFT’S SURFACE DUO ARRIVES ON SEPTEMBER 10TH FOR $1,399
After months of Microsoft teasing the device on Twitter, the company is now allowing anyone to preorder the Surface Duo in the US. The Verge
GAMES, GAMES, GAMES
RED DEAD ONLINE PLAYERS THINK UPDATE BROKE THEIR HORSES
The new Naturalist update has players thinking their horses are kind of... broken. GameSpot
ACNH 1.4.1 UPDATE HAD REMOVED A POTENTIAL HACK
Nintendo rolled out a small 1.4.1 update for New Horizons that fixes a handful of issues related to trees and shining soil. GameSpot
CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE HAS HUGE SPIKE PLAYERS AND REVENUE
The spin-off from last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reached more than 75 million players to date! GameSpot
DIRT 5 DELAYED BY A WEEK
Dirt 5 has been delayed by a week, and will now launch on October 16.
IGN | Twitter
FALL GUYS' WORST MINI-GAME WILL APPEAR LESS FREQUENTLY IN ROTATION AFTER UPDATE
Royal Fumble will be appearing less frequently as a championship stage. Kotaku | Twitter
FORTNITE LOWERS PRICE OF V-BUCKS, ADDS DIRECT PAY TO MOBILE, APPLE REMOVES FORTNITE FROM APP STORE
Epic announced it’s permanently lowering the cost of V-Bucks across all platforms, and added its own direct payment system to Apple and Android devices, circumventing the App Store and Google Play. As a result of this, Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store. The Verge | Kotaku
NEW GAMES
FIFA 21 PRE-ORDER INFORMATION
The inside scoop on bonuses, release date, and more! GameSpot
SECOND EXTINCTION EARLY ACCESS RELEASE MONTH, 'WAR EFFORT' MULTIPLAYER DETAILS REVEALED
Get out there and shred some dinosaurs! IGN
TRAILER TIME
UBISOFT FINALLY PUTS FEMALE EIVOR IN ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA REVEAL TRAILER
On August 7th, Ubisoft quietly put out a remixed version of the cinematic trailer it used to reveal Assassin’s Creed Valhalla back in April. Kotaku
WEEKLY WHOLESOME
NINJA AND JESSICA BLEVINS CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
The happy couple celebrated 3 years of marriage on August 12th! Twitter
TIMTHETATMAN AND ALEXIS BETAR CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
The pair celebrated 4 years of marriage on Wednesday! Twitter
THAT'S SOME CRAZY SHIT!
LEGO SUPER MARIO IS A WEIRD NEW WAY TO PLAY WITH LEGO
"The Lego Super Mario launch lineup is massive and hard to find." Kotaku
THE ULTIMATE NEO GEO HOME ARCADE MACHINE IS COMING TO NORTH AMERICA
The machine will be arriving in November! Kotaku
FREE COSTUME ENSURES FALL GUYS REMAINS FULL OF PRICKS
Meet Prickles, a legendary Fall Guys outfit that turns your character into a potted cactus. Kotaku
REVIEWS
RAZER KRAKEN X HEADSET REVIEW
"I've never known comfort like this" AndroidCentral
FALL GUYS, AS TOLD BY STEAM REVIEWS
Ever wonder what other people think about Fall Guys? Kotaku
MSI GE66 RAIDER GAMING LAPTOP REVIEW
Don't pass this one up! IGN
SAMSUNG GALAXY BUDS REVIEW
An unconventional design turns out to be a winner! The Verge
STREAMERS
SHROUD IS ON TWITCH
Shroud will be streaming on Twitch! Twitter | The Washington Post | Twitter
DR.DISRESPECT IS BACK
He returned to streaming August 10th for the second time, proving that he’s not testing the waters, fishing for a contract. He’s back to full time streaming without one. Forbes
NICKMERCS HITS ALMOST 100K VIEWERS PLAYING FALL GUYS
The streamer was playing Fall Guys for just over 10 hours, streaming to nearly 100,000 people! Twitch | Twitter
STREAMING
CORSAIR AND SAVETHECHILDREN CHARITY STREAM BEAT GOAL, RAISED $133,156 + GIVEAWAY
In celebration, 3 SCUF controllers will be given away! Twitter
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