Caffeinate With Samuel Adams: Daily Gaming News

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Rocksteady has DENIED any kind of announcement regarding Superman at next week's #TheGameAwards.

Nintendo has ended their longstanding hatred of content that they don't have complete control of! Here are today's stories: - Nintendo scraps controversial Creators Program, making life easier for YouTubers - The Elder Scrolls: Blades slips into 2019 - Bethesda apologises for nylon bag in $199 Fallout 76 CE, offers $5 pretend money as compensation -Anthem Closed Alpha Coming Early December, Signups Now - BioWare says we'll hear more about Dragon Age next month - F. Scott Frazier Hired to Write Untitled ‘Gears of War’ Movie - GameStop reports strong quarterly sales, $488.6 million loss - Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Adds Three More Games Follow me on social media! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia

Fallout 76 is bad according to a lot of reviews... but is it "filing-a-lawsuit" bad? Here are today's stories: - Bethesda Facing Possible Class-Action Lawsuit Over Fallout 76 - Bethesda Apologizes for Lack of ‘Fallout 76’ Communication, Details Changes - Elgato’s newest Cam Link will let live streamers turn a DSLR or GoPro into a 4K webcam - Federal Trade Commission Chairman Pledges to Investigate Video Game Loot Boxes - Fortnite now boasts 200 million registered players - Fortnite 6.31 update adds Gifting to Battle Royale for a limited time - Red Dead Online's battle royale mode just gives you bows and knives - December's Xbox Games With Gold Lineup Includes Mercenaries And Dragon Age 2 - Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dead at 57 Follow me on social media! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia

Red Dead Online goes into beta TOMORROW! Yee haw! Here are today's stories: - Red Dead Online Beta Rollout Begins Tomorrow - Burger King handing out free Whoppers to Red Dead Redemption 2 players - Nintendo of America boss says 60% of their revenue comes from the October to December holiday season - Fans campaign for Skyrim-playing grandmother to be immortalised in The Elder Scrolls 6 - The Legend Of Zelda Chief Teases Skyward Sword On Switch - Alien: Blackout could be the next Alien game, Fox trademark suggests - Rumor: Batman Arkham Trilogy Releasing This Week - Battlefield 5 physical sales down more than half on Battlefield 1 - Fallout 76 drops in price (again) to $35 - Fortnite's New Tender Defender Skin Is Based Off Eight-Year-Old's Design Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Twitch is bringing the magic of TwitchCon to Europeans with TwitchCon Europe! Here are today's stories: - TwitchCon Expands to Europe in 2019 - Steam Black Friday 2018 Autumn Sale Has Begun - Diablo 4 Reportedly in Development Under Code Name 'Fenris' - Russian Nintendo fans want rid of the company's local boss - Blizzard’s Black Friday 2018 deals include big discounts on Overwatch, Diablo and more - 'No Man's Sky' update lets the entire community pursue shared goals - Star Wars Battlefront 2 Adds Obi-Wan Kenobi Next Week - Deals are coming: the Blizzard of Bits starts now on Twitch - Nintendo eShop sale discounts dozens of Switch and 3DS games - Twitch is streaming a Pokémon marathon on Thanksgiving - Eevee is getting a Pokémon Tamagotchi Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Steam is abandoning the Steam Link, so get them while they're hot! And by hot, I mean $2.50. Here are today's stories: - Valve pulls plug on Steam Link hardware - NPD: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the best selling game of October, currently best selling game of the year - Twitch Discontinues Game Purchases - Voice Actor Claims Mortal Kombat 11 Is on the Way - Rocket League finally gets Xbox One X Enhanced support in December - Epic Games Announces Million Dollar ‘Fortnite’ Winter Royale Online Tournament - Fortnite players spot more clues that point to a white Christmas in-game - Ubisoft Cancels 'Rainbow Six Siege' Aesthetic Changes After Censorship Backlash - Amazon Japan has the ultimate amiibo bundle for Smash Ultimate Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Fallout 76 has seen its fair share of bad publicity, but this might take the cake. Here are today's stories: - Fallout 76 UK launch sales are over 80% down compared to Fallout 4 - Fallout 76 can't handle three nukes at once - H1Z1 Pro League shuts down - Report - Spyro Fans Angered at Activision's Response to Missing Subtitles - The Walking Dead’s final season back in development - Sunset Overdrive Director Joining Microsoft's Internal Studio The Initiative - Spyro sold more physical copies at launch than Fallout 76 Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Microsoft is reportedly developing an Xbox One that is digital-only. BUT... you can get rid of your old physical games too! Here are today's stories: - Microsoft may release a disc-free Xbox One in 2019 - Xbox Exclusive ‘Sunset Overdrive’ Now Available on PC - "I am NEVER making another game" - Bleszinski - Report: Bandai Namco Studios Vancouver Closes - West Virginia makes Fallout 76's Reclamation Day real - Hi-Rez Studios Brings Cross-Play to Multiple Games, ‘Technically Ready’ for ‘Other Platforms’ - Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé Says There Are Currently No Plans For An N64 Classic - Fortnite beats out Red Dead Redemption 2 for Golden Joysticks' Game of the Year - Seven-day free Overwatch trial next week - PlayStation's Black Friday sale has some real good stuff Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

PlayStation will NOT be attending E3 2019, marking the first time in the conference's history that the industry pillar won't be there. Here are today's stories: - Sony Interactive Entertainment Is Not Attending E3 In 2019 - Telltale Games titles delisted from Steam, studio liquidation underway - Sony Celebrates Sale of 86 Million PS4 Units as System Turns Five - Square Enix Begins Work on 'AAA Title for PS5' - SonicFox donating $10K of his Injustice 2 Pro Series grand prize to opponent’s family - ‘Stardew Valley’ Makes $1 Million in Three Weeks on Mobile - Desert Bus for Hope motors past $5 million raised all-time - 17th Anniversary of Halo - 17th Anniversary of Xbox Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

The Army needs YOU... to play Fortnite. And League of Legends. And other various games. Here are today's stories: - The US Army wants to attract more soldiers by fielding a Fortnite team - Fatal Call Of Duty Swatter Pleads Guilty To 51 Charges - Command & Conquer And Red Alert Remastered Announced - THQ Nordic acquires Coffee Stain and Bugbear Entertainment - THQ Nordic's net sales up 1,403% to $139.5m - Xbox One mouse and keyboard support is available now - Fortnite Disables Glider Re-Deploy in Battle Royale - Lumines Remastered sold more on Switch than any other platform - What is Fortnite’s new Food Fight mode? Follow on social media! twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladamslive

The Game Awards are coming! Let's talk about this year's nominees! Here are today's stories: - The Game Awards 2018 nominees led by God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2 - ‘PUBG’ Officially Coming to PS4 in December - Fallout 76 is live early - All original Five Nights at Freddy's games coming to Switch - Abzû Coming To Switch At The End Of November - Physical Release Of Hollow Knight Cancelled - Valve paid $20,000 to hacker who discovered critical Steam security flaw - SNK to release a limited edition 'Christmas' Neo Geo Mini, will include 48 games - Hurry: Fortnite's NFL Skins Are Leaving The Store Very Soon - Ashe Is Now Playable In Overwatch Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Tons of news came out of XO18, but the biggest news of all is the Microsoft is bringing 2 more BIG studios into their family. Here are today's stories: - Stan Lee Dead at 95 - Microsoft to Acquire Obsidian Entertainment, Inxile Entertainment - 'Crackdown 3' launches February 15th, 2019 on Xbox One and PC - Xbox One mouse and keyboard support arrives November 14th - Live-action Detective Pikachu trailer features disturbingly realistic Pokémon - Leaked photos suggest Valve is working on its own VR headset - Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 — Nuketown Trailer - Battlefield 1 players called a truce on Armistice day - The remastered Bioshock games might be getting released individually - Sony’s PlayStation Classic is powered by the open-source emulator PCSX Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Prima, the company behind many game guide books, is shutting down after over 20 years. Here are the rest of today's stories: - Strategy guide maker Prima Games is shutting down - The Game Awards 2018 promises the show's biggest slate of news yet - German government to establish $57 million games fund - Battlefield 5 will have some cosmetics that are only earnable and some you have to buy - Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Wind Bastion's map has been leaked - Nintendo suspending all video streaming services on Wii after January 31 - Overwatch's Next Big Patch Will Require A Full Reinstall Of The Game [Update] - Nuketown Coming To Black Ops 4 On PlayStation 4 Next Week - Giphy unveils its short-form video platform Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Fortnite continues to dominate. Check out the gaming news of the day coming at you RIGHT NOW. Here are today's stories: - Fortnite hits concurrent player count of 8.3 million - ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops IV’ Sold Faster Than ‘Black Ops III’ in First Three Weeks - Final Fantasy 15 DLC Canceled, Director Hajime Tabata Leaves; Square Enix Posts $33 Million Loss - Destiny 2 Is Not Performing To Activision's Expectations - Red Dead Redemption 2 online beta expected to launch this month - Former EA Exec Patrick Söderlund Opens New Game Studio - YouTube is available for the Nintendo Switch - 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' looks to the future with an Xbox One X upgrade Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

RDR2 has sold more copies in 8 than Red Dead Redemption sold in 8 years. Let that sink in. Here is the full list of stories: - Red Dead Redemption II Sold More Copies In Eight Days Than Red Dead Redemption Sold In Eight Years - Activision Blizzard stock tumbles following Diablo Immortal backlash - Twitch users spent 34M hours watching Black Ops 4 on launch week - Blizzard's Hearthstone passes 100 million player mark - 50 Percent Of Blizzard Projects Never See The Light of Day - DayZ finally enters beta after a five-year alpha - GameCube controller wireless adapter arrives just in time for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Sony’s new PS4 Pro quietly fixes its noise problems - Animated 'Super Mario Bros.' movie tentatively planned for 2022 Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Diablo Immortal got fans of the long-running franchise angry, but according to reliable sources, Diablo 4 was initially going to appear. Here are the rest of today's stories: -Sources: Blizzard Pulled Diablo 4 Announcement From BlizzCon - Playdiablo4.com is a fan-made site that redirects to Path of Exile’s homepage - Blizzard is interested in the idea of Overwatch cross-platform support, “having conversations” - Millions just watched Fortnite's stunning end of Halloween live event - NFL Gear, Skins Coming to ‘Fortnite’ - RUMOR: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Icons on PS4 Servers Suggest Imminent Game Awards Announcement - Despite reports, Konami are not rolling out patches to make P.T. inaccessible - YouTube might come to Nintendo Switch on November 8th - NPD Reveals the Top-Selling U.S. Vita Games List, and It’s Not Pretty Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

Blizzcon 2018 is upon us! For fans of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch and more... I've got some news for you! Here are the rest of today's stories: - ‘World of Warcraft: Classic’ Dated For Summer 2019 Release, Demo Out Now - Warcraft III: Reforged Announced - BlizzCon 2018 - The latest 'Overwatch' hero is gunslinging gang leader Ashe - Overwatch Breakfast Cereal Announced At BlizzCon - Blizzard Announces Diablo Immortal For Phones - Treyarch Adds Microtransactions to ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’ on PS4 - Survey: Teens spend an average of $184 on video games a year - Ninja, Logic to Stream ‘Fallout 76’ With Rick and Morty - ‘Destiny 2’ Free to All Battle.net Members for a Limited Time Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

It looks like Sunset Overdrive is still coming to PC, if the ESRB is to be believed (they are to be believed). Here are the rest of today's stories: - Sunset Overdrive listed for PC by ESRB - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gets Incineroar, Ken and Piranha Plant as new characters - A New Patch Reportedly Makes Silent Hills P.T. Unplayable on Your PS4 Even If It's Installed - Battlefield 5's eight multiplayer maps available at launch detailed - Microsoft’s game streaming service Mixer adds more ways for streamers to make money - Sony Releasing a 2TB PlayStation 4 Pro in Japan - Target's Black Friday game deals offer discounts on recent hits and platform exclusives - A Glitch in Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Setting Everybody's Horses on Fire Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/

A bug in the Fallout 76 launcher caused PC players of the beta to have to redownload 50GB of data before playing. That's a headache. Here is the full list of today's stories: - Fallout 76 Bug Accidentally Deletes Entire 50GB Beta - First look at Henry Cavill's glorious wig in The Witcher TV show - Leak Confirmed With November’s PlayStation Plus Free Lineup Reveal - Lenovo agrees license with Sony after practically copying PSVR design - EA raises internal sales expectations for Anthem - Titanfall developer Respawn has more than one game planned for holiday 2019 - Combined NES and SNES Classic Sales Surpass 10 Million Units, Amiibo Hits 50 Million Figures - Fortnite downloaded by nearly half of all Switch users Check out my daily gaming news podcast! Spotify: http://bit.ly/SamuelAdamsPodcast Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/CaffeinatePodcast Anchor: http://anchor.fm/SamuelAdams Follow me on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samueladamsmedia/