Greetings From 25: The Witcher Entered My Soul

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of the Greetings From News Recap, we review the largest video games news stories for the biggest news from 12/05/19 through 1/05/20. We talked about Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher series, Redbox getting out of the video game rental business, Geoff Keighly’s The Game Awards, and the announcement of the Xbox Series X.

EPISODE NOTES

The Witcher TV Show

“The Witcher 3 mods bring Henry Cavill and ‘Toss a Coin’ to life in the game,” Owen S. Good, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/5/21050480/the-witcher-3-henry-cavill-mod-toss-a-coin-pc-video
“PS Store Sales Charts: The Witcher 3 Returns on the Back of Netflix Series,” Sammy Barker, Push Square: http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/01/ps_store_sales_charts_the_witcher_3_returns_on_the_back_of_netflix_series
“Netflix’s The Witcher has made The Witcher 3 way more popular,” Bijan Stephen, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/30/21043014/netflix-the-witcher-3-henry-cavill-game-steam-twitch
“That Damn Witcher Song Is Now Playable In Beat Saber,” Mike Fahey, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/that-damn-witcher-song-is-now-playable-in-beat-saber-1840775346

Redbox No Longer Renting Video Games

“Redbox no longer rents video games, and it will end game sales this year”, by Jay Peters, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/9/21003320/redbox-video-games-rentals-purchases-movies-business
“Redbox no longer lets you rent video games,” by Carrie Mihalcik, CNET: https://www.cnet.com/news/redbox-no-longer-lets-you-rent-video-games/

The Game Awards

“The Game Awards 2019: Every result, world premiere, reveal and surprise,” by Jackson Ryan, CNET: https://www.cnet.com/news/the-game-awards-2019-live-results-world-premieres-reveals-and-big-surprises/
“The 12 biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2019,” by Andrew Webster, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/12/21012552/the-game-awards-2019-biggest-announcements-trailers-xbox-series-x
“All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards,” by Stephen Totilo, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/all-the-big-announcements-at-the-2019-game-awards-1840403731

The Xbox Series X Announcement/Details

“Microsoft’s next Xbox is Xbox Series X, coming holiday 2020,” by Tom Warren, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/12/21016575/microsoft-xbox-series-x-next-xbox-console
“Power Your Dreams with Xbox Series X, Available Holiday 2020,” by Phil Spencer, Xbox, https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/12/12/microsoft-unveils-xbox-series-x/
“Xbox Series X rewrites the rules of console design – and the power level should be extraordinary,” by Richard Leadbetter, Digital Foundry: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-xbox-series-x-reveal-analysis
“Xbox Series X Specs: Twice As Powerful As Xbox One X,” by Peter Brown, Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-series-x-specs-twice-as-powerful-as-xbox-one-/1100-6472198/
“Xbox Series X console: Everything you need to know about from release date to specs, and more,” by Sam Loveridge: https://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-series-x-release-date-games-cost-specs/
“The next-generation Xbox has a much simpler name than you might think: It’s actually just ‘Xbox’,” by Ben Gilbert, BusinessInsider: https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-only-using-xbox-name-going-forward-2019-12

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