Month: March 2020

Summary

The world might be falling apart, but the Greetings From crew is persisting! On this episode of the news recap, we talked about all of the postponements and cancellations of shows because of the Coronavirus. We talked about Horizon Zero Dawn coming to PC and a surprise announcement by GameStop.

GDC Was Postponed Because Of The Coronavirus

• “GDC postponed to later this year over coronavirus concerns,” by Megan Farokhmanesh and Nick Statt, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21156037/gdc-2020-canceled-coronavirus-gaming-event-san-francisco
• “GDC 2020 is officially canceled due to coronavirus.” by Richard Lawler, Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/28/gdc-2020-coronavirus/
• “The year’s biggest video game development trade show just got ‘postponed’ due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus outbreak,” Ben Gilbert and Kevin Webb, Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/gdc-postponed-coronavirus-game-developers-conference-2020-2
• “GDC ‘postponed’ as multiple participants pull out over coronavirus fears,” by Jeff Grub, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/28/gdc-postponed-as-multiple-participants-pull-out-over-coronavirus-fears/
• “Indie developers are struggling after GDC’s cancellation, but relief funds can help,” by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/2/21161418/gdc-relief-fund-indie-developers-gdc-postponement

Horizon Zero Dawn Is Coming To PC

• “Sony confirms Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC”, by Monica Chin, Polygon: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/10/21173240/horizon-zero-dawn-pc-sony-playstation-ps4-exclusive-game-release
• “Horizon: Zero Dawn confirmed for PC,” by Christopher Dring, Gamesindustry.biz: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-10-horizon-zero-dawn-confirmed-for-pc
• “Hermen Hulst Q&A: Interview with Head of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios. What’s next for Guerrilla, upcoming TV and film projects, and the guiding principles that drive PlayStation’s network of world-class game studios,” by Sid Shuman, PlayStation Blog: https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2020/03/10/hermen-hulst-qa-interview-with-head-of-playstations-worldwide-studios/

First-Party Xbox Series X And Select Third-Party Games Will Get Cross-Buy

• “Cyberpunk 2077 supports Xbox One and Series X cross-buy,” by Jeff Grub, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/24/cyberpunk-2077-xbox-cross-buy/
• “’Cyberpunk 2077′ studio commits to a free Xbox Series X upgrade,” by Jon Fingas, Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/24/cyberpunk-2077-xbox-series-x-free-update/
• “Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One players can upgrade to Xbox Series X for free,” by Paul Tamburro, Gamer Revolution: https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/634899-cyberpunk-2077-xbox-one-players-can-upgrade-to-xbox-series-x-for-free

E3 Ain’t Looking To Hot

• “E3 loses its creative director three months before the show,” by Brett Makedonski, Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com/e3-loses-its-creative-director-three-months-before-the-show-582545.phtml
• “Industry vet Geoff Keighley is skipping E3 for the first time in 25 years,” by Andrew Webster, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/12/21134836/geoff-keighley-skipping-e3-2020-the-game-awards
• “E3 Host Geoff Keighley Bows Out Of Show, Criticizes Event’s Direction,” by Stephen Totilo, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/e3-host-geoff-keighley-bows-out-of-show-criticizes-eve-1841647234
• “Iam8bit pulls out as E3 2020’s creative director,’ by Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/05/iam8bit-e3-2020/
• “ESA moves ahead with E3 2020 despite coronavirus concerns,” by Rebekah Valentine, Gamesindustry.biz: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-02-esa-moves-ahead-with-e3-2020-planning-despite-coronavirus-concerns

Reggie Fils-Aimé Joins The GameStop Board

• “Reggie Fils-Aimé joins GameStop’s board of directors,” by Charlie Hall, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/9/21172177/reggie-fils-aime-joins-gamestop-board-of-directors-nintendo
• “GameStop appoints Reggie Fils-Aimé to board of directors,” by Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/09/reggie-fils-aime-gamestop/
• “Former Nintendo Of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé Joins GameStop’s Board Of Directors,” by Liam Doolan, NintendoLife: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/former_nintendo_of_america_president_reggie_fils-aime_joins_gamestops_board_of_directors
• “GameStop Has Appointed Ex-Nintendo Head Reggie Fils-Aime to Board of Directors,” by Brittany Vincent, Bleeding Cool: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/03/09/gamestop-has-appointed-ex-nintendo-head-reggie-fils-aime-to-board-of-directors/
• “GameStop Appoints Reginald Fils-Aimé, William Simon and James Symancyk to Board of Directors and Enhances Corporate Governance to Drive Ongoing Business Transformation,” by GameStop Corporate, GameStop Press Release: https://gamestop.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-appoints-reginald-fils-aime-william-simon-and-james

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