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As the streaming wars are heating up between PlayStation Now, Google Stadia and Project xCloud, Microsoft has confirmed that they have no plans to introduce Projet xCloud-exclusive games. This is in stark contrast to their direct competitor - Google Stadia - which not only currently has exclusive games but also has many first-party titles currently in development. Here are today's stories:  - "No plans" for Project xCloud exclusives - Chromecast Ultra overheating is causing Stadia shutdowns - Activision is working on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remakes according to this gnarly new rumor - Twitch loses another top streamer, this time to Facebook Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia

After the success of 2019's Resident Evil 2, Capcom teased that more Resident Evil remakes could be in development. Now, according to YouTuber "SpawnWave" and gaming news outlet Eurogamer, a remake of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis has long been in development and is targeting a 2020 release. Here are today's stories:  - Sources: Resident Evil 3 remake in development - Half-Life: Alyx is a full-length game set before Half-Life 2 - Catan is the latest game to make the jump to AR - Sony Is Allegedly Making a Crash Bandicoot Movie - Bad North: Jotunn Edition is this week's Epic Games Store freebie Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

Amazon to Debut Twitch-Integrated Game Streaming Service in 2020 (REPORT) | The Jampack Report 11.21.19 Amazon is going head to head with Google Stadia, PlayStation Now, and Project xCloud in 2020 according to a new report. The streaming wars are heating up in a gaming industry that's being increasingly inundated with streaming offerings from longtime figureheads in the tech and gaming space. Here are today's stories:  - Amazon's game streaming service to work with Twitch, may be revealed next year - report - Rumour: Assassin's Creed Ragnarok Is the Name of the Next Game, Will Be on Both PS4 and PS5 - Activision may be working on a new Crash Bandicoot game - Pokémon Sword and Shield becomes fastest-selling Switch game ever - Rebellion Developments Opens Board Game Division Rebellion Unplugged Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twi

The Game Awards 2019 nominees have been announced ahead of the show on December 12. With 29 categories - including the coveted Game of the Year - which titles and personalities will be crowned the best of the best? Here are today's stories:  - The Game Awards 2019 Nominees Announced - BioWare Rebrand Underway Following Anthem and Mass Effect Rumours - The Halo CE PC beta will start "after the holiday" - Audible and Ubisoft Announce Assassin's Creed Gold, an Audio Drama Series - The Outer Worlds' text gets bigger in new patch Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

After leaked information made its way online, Valve has decided to share more details about their upcoming flagship VR title, Half-Life: Alyx, this Thursday. Here are today's stories:  - Valve will unveil its 'Half-Life: Alyx' VR game on Thursday - Firewatch fans are worried that In the Valley of Gods has been canceled - Nintendo is adding paid memberships to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp - Logitech's $100 kit for the Xbox Adaptive Controller makes accessible gaming cheaper - Rumour: Mysterious Cartridge Patent Looking More Likely to Be Modular SSD Storage for PS5 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

BioWare's Anthem may have failed when it released in February a buggy, unfulfilling mess. However, it seems that EA isn't giving up on the project. Kotaku reports that both BioWare teams are working on overhauling the entire game, potentially even releasing the final product as a new game altogether. As of now, the project is being nicknamed "Anthem 2.0" or "Anthem Next". Here are today's stories:  - Sources: BioWare Plans A Complete Overhaul For Anthem - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Leak Suggests New Battle Royale Mode Coming, Tons of Details Found - Google Stadia nearly doubles launch lineup to 22 games on eve of debut - Rumour: Valve is about to announce a VR game called Half-Life: Alyx - PS5 controller ‘shown in patent images’ - Microsoft Isn’t Worried About PS5, Says Aaron Greenberg - Xbox Game Pass didn’t stop Gears 5 from outselling Gears of War 4 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow

Microsoft kicked of X019, a London-based event celebrating all things Xbox, and with it came a special edition of Inside Xbox! With new IP from both Rare and Obsidian, Halo: Reach's release date on PC, tons of new additions to Xbox Game Pass and more, this year's show was certainly one worth talking about.  Here are today's stories:  - Xbox chief says Project Scarlett 'will not be out of position on power or price' - Xbox Game Pass subscriptions have doubled as its library continues to grow - Project xCloud game streaming coming to PC in 2020, adding DualShock 4 support - Rare unveils Everwild, a new exclusive game for Xbox and Windows 10 - 'Grounded' is an ant-sized survival game set in a suburban backyard - Master Chief Collection on PC Release Date Announced, Includes Halo: Reach - The Witcher 3, Rage 2, Remnant: From the Ashes and more coming to Xbox Game Pass - Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds Discord, Spotify and EA Access freebies - Tell Me Why is a new a

Netflix's "The Witcher" series doesn't launc until December 20, but the video streaming giant has already signed on for a second season of the adventures of Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivea.  Here are today's stories:  - Netflix's The Witcher series is already getting a second season - Mark Wahlberg Joins Tom Holland in 'Uncharted' Movie (EXCLUSIVE) - John Carmack takes a step back at Oculus to work on human-like AI - Rare will reportedly announce a new IP this week - Rockstar Gives Player Freebies After PC Launch Issues - Another tester is being sued by Epic Games for leaking Fortnite Chapter 2 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

According to games journalist James Sigfield, two open-world Superman games and a Suicide Squad game have been cancelled since 2013. According to the Twitter thread, the main reason for the cancellations has been Warner Bros.' insistence that development teams use Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham engine.  Here are today's stories:  - Rumors Suggest Warner Bros. Has Cancelled Two Open-World Superman Games Since 2013 - More clues surface of a BioShock sequel in the works for next year - Echo Fox 'is gone,' investor rep says - Minecraft Earth is now available in early access in the US - Sonic Mania Animator Led the Redesign Process for Sonic in Upcoming Movie Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

Famitsu Critic's Cameo in Death Stranding Sparks Controversy | The Jampack Report 11.12.19 Famitsu is under fire in Japan after their former editor-in-chief (now president of their publisher, Enterbrain) was featured in Kojima Productions' Death Stranding - a game that recieved a rare perfect score from the traditionally critical gaming news outlet.  Here are today's stories:  - In Japan, Fans Question Famitsu-Related Cameos In Death Stranding - Tencent reportedly wants to develop its own games with Nintendo characters - Google Stadia will launch with 12 games - Xbox One test offers 'surprise' suggestions for what to play - Sonic the Hedgehog movie reveals less awful design Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Medium: http://medium.com/

Skate 4 may be a distant hope, but a new Skate game could still be on the horizon. Despite weekend reports of the trademark being abandoned, Electronic Arts actually renewed their control over the Skate franchise earlier this year to lock the franchise down for another 10 years.  Here are today's stories:  - Skate trademark not abandoned as previously suspected - Death Stranding: Game with poop grenades "difficult to understand" for Americans, says Kojima - UK Charts: Death Stranding is the second biggest PS4 launch of 2019 - BioWare Hints at Dragon Age 4 Tease in December - Sony Files Patent for Curious New Cartridge - Resident Evil 2 Remake's Sales Are About to Surpass the Original's Lifetime Sales - Halo Show Enters Production at Showtime, More Characters Cast Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.

Development on PlayStation 5 games is already underway at many studios and PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has said developers are saying the newest hardware is the easiest PlayStation platform to develop on to date.  Here are today's stories:  - Developers are Having an Easier Time Coding on PlayStation 5, Says Jim Ryan - PlayStation has no interest in following Xbox Game Pass' approach to first-party games - Nintendo's 3DS support will continue into 2020 - Ninja says Faze Jarvis shouldn't be permabanned from Fortnite - Grand Theft Auto V Has Sold a Staggering 115 Million Copies, More Than Total PS4 Console Sales - Could a new Mass Effect game finally be on its way? Bioware teases possibilities - Death Stranding's BB comes to Days Gone - Nuclear Throne and Ruiner are free on the Epic Games Store Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay

China's National Press and Publication Administration has invoked multiple restrictions on when and how long kids can play games. Those under the age of 18 are limited to 90 minutes per day during the week and three hours on the weekends, while gaming between 10pm and 8am is restricted entirely.  Here are today's stories:  - China Bans Kids From Playing Games After 10pm, Caps Microtransaction Spending - Guerrilla Games boss is new head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios - Valve might be working on a cloud gaming competitor to Google Stadia - Yooka-Laylee studio shoots down Microsoft buyout talk - Wellness App Dev Apologizes For Plagiarizing Indie Game Gris - Rockstar is offering cash rewards for finding Red Dead Online security flaws Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http

Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 is out on PC, but multiple bugs - including one that keeps players from even launching the game - are ruining the experience for some players. Here are today's stories:  - Rockstar scrambles to patch launcher after Red Dead Redemption 2 PC woes - YouTube live streams get even more Twitch-like with Super Stickers launch - Amazon snaps up Critical Role animated series as a Prime exclusive - 'Rocket League' will allow players to trade its not-quite-loot boxes - Hearthstone Battlegrounds early access is live, as is a free legendary for everyone - New Apex Legends Bug Lets Players Attack Each Other Before Matches Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

Kojima Productions to Start Making Films, Not Just Games | The Jampack Report 11.05.19 In a BBC documentary on the making of Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima revealed that his studio, Kojima Productions, will be branching out to create films in the future. Here are today's stories:  - In The Future, Hideo Kojima Says His Studio Will Make Films - Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop Leaves Twitch to Stream on YouTube Exclusively - Valve is reportedly working on Apple’s AR headset - Fortnite Pro FaZe Jarvis Banned Permanently After Using Aimbot Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

BlizzCon 2019 held plenty of big news for fans - and critics - of Blizzard Entertainment. Following an apology for mishandling the Hearthstone Hong Kong controversy, various new games made their debut including Overwatch 2, Diablo 4, and World of Warcraft's newest expansion. Check out the highlights and the rest of the day's top gaming news now! Here are today's stories:  - Blizzard CEO apologises for Hearthstone Hong Kong controversy - Blizzard Reveals Diablo IV In Gruesome Cinematic, Lengthy Gameplay Clip - Blizzard unveils 'Overwatch 2' at BlizzCon - The Next World Of Warcraft Expansion, Shadowlands, Takes Players Into The Afterlife - BioWare loses another Anthem lead - Luigi's Mansion 3 is Nintendo Switch's biggest launch this year - Nintendo Plans To Bring More 3DS Franchises to the Switch - Report: 38 unreleased maps found in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PC files Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samuelada

Thanks, in part, to the success of the new Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch sales are up 50 percent between July and September as compared to the same time frame last year. Current projections suggest that the Nintendo Switch is inevitably going to take the crown as the best-selling Nintendo console of all time.  Here are today's stories:  - Nintendo Switch Sales Up 50 Percent - Ubisoft's delayed titles are also coming to PS5 and Project Scarlett - Death Stranding review round-up: Hideo Kojima’s latest splits critics - Epic Games Store is adding Open Critic reviews and wishlisting - Makers of Outlast tease their next game - Netflix Announces The Witcher Release Date Alongside New Trailer - The Outer Worlds doesn't have a colourblind mode for a good reason  Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams Medium: ht

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare had an incredible first three days on the market, earning more than any other Call of Duty game this generation in the same time frame with over $600M in revenue. Here are today's stories:  - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Breaks Multiple Sales Records - Sony's PS4 is the second best-selling console of all time - Mixer lowers its subscription price to better compete with Twitch - Sony Reaches the 1 Million Milestone With PlayStation Now Subscribers - November's Free Games: PS Plus And Games With Gold Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

After being marketed as a PlayStation exclusive, Kojima Productions has confirmed that their debut title, Death Stranding, is officially coming to PC next summer.  Here are today's stories:  - Death Stranding Is Coming To PC - Switch China launch draws nearer as Tencent approved to publish Mario Bros U DX - Xbox All Access financing returns with Project Scarlett upgrade option - Microsoft's 'most-limited' Xbox One controller will cost $100 - Fallout 1st subscribers in Fallout 76 are being targeted by non-paying players - PS5 may not have launched yet, but Sony is already trademarking PS6 up to PS10 Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport

A demo guide for BlizzCon 2019 has leaked ahead of this weekend's event, revealing new details about Overwatch 2 including an increased focus on PvE, a new mode, new map, new hero and more. Here are today's stories:  - Sources: Overwatch 2 to feature PvE, new map, at least one new hero - Another Popular Twitch Streamer, King Gothalion, Moves To Mixer - Starbreeze resumes Payday 2 development, new paid DLC on the horizon - Epic Games suing Fortnite tester who leaked Chapter 2 - It looks like EA games will be returning to Steam - UK Charts: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launch sales beat Black Ops 4 - That $149 Nintendo Switch Lite Rumor Has Been Officially Busted Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams Medium: http://medium.com/jampackreport