Episode 77

NEWS: Critical Forspoken reviews unveiled, Blizzard Manager quits protesting employee ranking system, Riot Games gets hacked, and more!

Published on: 25th January, 2023

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Forspoken has entered the discourse and opinions are critical; Manager at Blizzard leaves after being forced to give a good employee a bad performance review; Nintendo warns of Switch condensation; Riot Games is hacked, game source stolen; Resetera bans discussion of Hogwarts Legacy.

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News Sources in this episode:

“Forspoken | Critical Consensus” - GamesIndustry.biz

“Blizzard Manager Departs In Protest of Employee Ranking System” - Bloomberg

“Blizzard lead quits company in protest of ‘toxic’ staff appraisal system” - Video Games Chronicle

Brian Birmingham’s Blizzard stack-ranking Twitter thread

“Riot Games hacker has stolen League of Legends source code and anti-cheat program” - TechSpot

“Nintendo warns Switch users of condensation effects” - TechSpot

“Microsoft wants Sony to divulge confidential business details in FTC lawsuit” - EuroGamer

“Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is "massive" so Peter Parker's voice actor still has "a little bit of work" to do” - Gamesradar+

“Major gaming forum issues total ban on discussion of Hogwarts Legacy” - Gamesradar+

“Microsoft says Xbox monthly active users hit a record 120 million” - Video Games Chronicle

“Crystal Dynamics reportedly gearing up to announce new Tomb Raider game” - Kit Guru

“Dead Space Remake is so terrifying even the dev team struggles to play it” - EuroGamer

“The Last Of Us Episode 2 Broke A Massive Record For HBO” - GameInformer

“Google is hiding a fun and fungal The Last of Us surprise that really grows on you” - EuroGamer

“Life Is Strange 2 Jumps To Switch Next Month” - GameInformer

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