25,000 Games – Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST Episode 327

Discord backs out, Free Rockstar DLC, Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard and more on this week’s episode of Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST

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• Video Game Development
  • Video Game Investment Fund Offering $50 Million to Developers
  • Image: https://i.imgur.com/CW4iFq9.png
• Blizzard
  • Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard Entertainment and his position as director of Overwatch
  • Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has left Blizzard
    • Farewell: New Leadership for Overwatch – News
• Steam
  • Steam will no longer crash for the few people who own over 25,000 games
• Microsoft
  • Xbox
    • Xbox Series X/S just received a treasure chest of graphics effects from AMD
    • Xbox Cloud Gaming for PC beta invites will start going out tomorrow
    • Microsoft’s plan to get cutting-edge DX12 features out to gamers faster
  • Discord
    • Discord reportedly halts buyout talks with Microsoft
    • Discord ends talks with Microsoft, remains independent – for now
  • A recent Windows 10 update is trashing framerates and causing games to stutter
  • Rumor: Microsoft planning new Windows Store that doesn’t suck
• Sony
  • Sony changes course and announces the PlayStation 3 and PSP Vita stores will remain operational
• Rockstar
  • Rockstar quietly makes all Max Payne 3 and LA Noire DLC free
• Twitch
  • Twitch’s bot crackdown cuts millions of followers from some of the site’s top streamers
• Square Enix
  • Square Enix shuts down rumours that it’s up for sale
  • No, Square-Enix is not looking to be bought out
• Amazon
  • LOTR MMO
    • Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO is cancelled
    • Amazon and Leyou have canceled that unfinished Lord of the Rings MMO
  • New World
    • Amazon’s New World adds achievements and updated faction PvP to the alpha
• PUBG
  • TERA and PUBG publisher Krafton files for preliminary approval of its IPO in South Korea
• Activision
  • Activision is suing an indie dev over Warzone trademark
  • Activision launches lawsuit against indie game dev over Warzone trademark
    • Lawsuit: https://s3.amazonaws.com/data.warlight.net/other/ActivisionVsWarzoneLawsuit.pdf
    • GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/activision-is-suing-warzone
• Ubisoft
  • Ubisoft’s online E3 event set for June 12
  • Ubisoft Forward June 2021 | Official Ubisoft (US)
• Epic
  • MetaHuman Creator
    • Website: Digital Humans | MetaHuman Creator
      • Video: MetaHuman Creator Early Access Out Now: Meet the Team | Unreal Engine
• Knights Of the Old Republic
  • Knights Of The Old Republic remake reportedly in development at Aspyr
• Psychonauts 2
  • Double Fine says Psychonauts 2 is ‘playable’ and coming this year for sure
  • Tweet: https://twitter.com/DoubleFine/status/1384125798148317184
• Elite Dangerous
  • Scan plants for fun and profit in Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey alpha phase three, which is live today
    • Video: Elite Dangerous | Exo-Biology
• Rust
  • Shadowfrax: Bush displacement! | Rust Update 16th April 2021
  • Dying Light: Dying Light – RUST Crossover Trailer