What 5 Games Are Required Gaming?
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week we're discussing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. We'll also try to pick the five games everyone should be required to play and pick the best 2DS games for a casual gamer. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.
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What 5 Games Are Required Gaming?
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week we're discussing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. We'll also try to pick the five games everyone should be required to play and pick the best 2DS games for a casual gamer. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.
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Zelda Producer Discusses Upcoming Zelda Games
At E3 2019 we interviewed Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma about the just-announced The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel (Breath of the Wild 2?), the Link’s Awakening remake just around the corner, and other Zelda-related topics.
We’ve been reporting on the biggest news from this Aonuma interview over the past weeks, but because these high-level Nintendo developer interviews are so rare, we’ve also decided to present the interview in its entirety. Here are some highlights from the Aonuma interview, with the full transcript following below. We hope it will make for good beach reading for your summer break.
Google Will Not Remove Games From Your Stadia Library
Games purchased for Google Stadia will not be removed from your library, even if the game is removed from sale.
Talking to IGN and UK press at Google’s offices in London, Google vice president and Stadia boss Phil Harrison addressed concerns that games could be removed from the service and prevent users who have paid for the game without the ability to play.
When posed with the theoretical idea of a publisher pulling support for Stadia after a user having brought one of the company’s games, Harrison responded “Yes, you will still be able to access the game.”
“Now there may be, as we've seen in the past, times where the developer or publisher no longer has rights to sell to new players,” he elaborated. “And that means that the game will not be available to new players, but it will continue to be available to existing players.”
Yakuza 6 Actor Suspended From Agency Due To Organized Crime Link
Actor and comedian Hiroyuki Miyasako, who plays a supporting character in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, has been suspended by his talent agency due to an alleged link to organized crime.
As reported by The Japan Times (via VG247) Miyasako, who plays Tsuyoshi Nagumo in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, reportedly attended a party five years ago, along with other comedians, that was hosted by an organized crime group. The comedians provided entertainment for party guests and were paid for their efforts. It is that payment that has caused Miyasako and 10 other actors to be suspended by the Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. agency.
Yakuza 6 Actor Suspended From Agency Due To Organized Crime Link
Actor and comedian Hiroyuki Miyasako, who plays a supporting character in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, has been suspended by his talent agency due to an alleged link to organized crime.
As reported by The Japan Times (via VG247) Miyasako, who plays Tsuyoshi Nagumo in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, reportedly attended a party five years ago, along with other comedians, that was hosted by an organized crime group. The comedians provided entertainment for party guests and were paid for their efforts. It is that payment that has caused Miyasako and 10 other actors to be suspended by the Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. agency.
IGN UK Podcast #493: In Case You Didn’t Know, Toy Story and Spider-Man Are Both Brilliant
Matt has seen Spider-Man: Far From Home which is nice for him. He also went to see Toy Story 4 with Cardy and they both cried together as their childhood's flooded back to them in a touching, impactful 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Joe has watching Japanese men expose their rectums.
The Endless Starch is also back for another mind-bending dose of trivia and mental gymnastics.
IGN UK Podcast #493: In Case You Didn't Know, Toy Story and Spider-Man are Both Brilliant
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Google Stadia Exclusives Aim To Be ‘Fun to Watch’ As Well As Play
Google’s vice president for Stadia, Phil Harrison, has elaborated on the kind of exclusive games players will see running on the upcoming video games streaming platform.
Talking to IGN and other journalists at a roundtable event at Google’s UK offices, Harrison said “An innovation that we want to bring to bare is games that are as fun to watch as they are to play,”
“That may be even introduce a new way of experiencing games,” he elaborated. “Most of the games we play today are measured in button presses per second. Watching a YouTube video is button presses per minute. And maybe there's something in between, which is allowing the less engaged gamer to have just as much fun being part of a game. But maybe they have a slightly different viewpoint on the world. Maybe they have a more strategic view.”
Tetris Royale Is Coming to Mobile Devices
The Tetris Company has partnered with N3TWORK to develop a new Tetris battle royale game for mobile, called Tetris Royale.
The game will be similar to Tetris 99, which released earlier this year for Nintendo Switch. Tetris Royale will let players compete in multiple modes, including the classic 100-player battle royale mode, which will let players earn rewards for customizations, power-ups, and more that can be used in future battles.
Daily competitions between thousands of players, and a solo mode to practice Tetris skills will also be in the game.