June 22 - June 25, 2020

Fortnite will show Inception free in its virtual cinema on Friday
rockpapershotgun.com

ID@Xbox Launches Summer Spotlight Series - Xbox Wire
news.xbox.com

SIGNAL DETECTED. TAG DESIGNATION: FOE
youtube.com

Keeping your private information private
blog.google
Subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa deemed potentially 'habitable'
reuters.com

WWDC 2020: All the Little Things in Apple’s New OS Releases
macstories.net

A Wave Of Sexual Abuse Stories Is Causing A Reckoning In The Twitch Streaming World
kotaku.com
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The mystery Pokemon project being developed by Tencent is a cross-platform MOBA
gamasutra.com

Video Game Industry Rocked by Outpouring of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
bloomberg.com

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Creative Director 'Stepping Down' Amid Infidelity Scandal
kotaku.com

No - Safari 14 Does Not Block Google Analytics
simoahava.com
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● Mike on Twitter: "They gave 40 different designers one icon to do each...
twitter.com

macOS Big Sur Listed as 'Version 11.0' in System Preferences
macrumors.com

Oculus Go is going away this December
rockpapershotgun.com
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Mitch Dyer on Twitter: "When I reported on Amy leaving Naughty Dog, Steve Butts and Tal Blevins forced gossip into the story. They heard it was a hostile takeover. We didn't want to publish it. I tried to take my name off the story. They would not allow me to do so." / Twitter
mobile.twitter.com

Shawn Layden: "I would welcome a return to the 12 to 15 hour AAA game"
gamesindustry.biz

Dying Light 2 cuts ties with writer Chris Avellone following claims of sexual assault and harassment
rockpapershotgun.com

Cards Against Humanity Co-Founder Quits After Complaints Over Sexist, Racist Office Culture
kotaku.com

WWDC 2020: The little stuff you might have missed
sixcolors.com

Apple reveals new developer technologies to foster the next generation of apps
apple.com
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How to Rename Your Master Branch to Main in Git
kapwing.com

Crash Bandicoot 4 Double Jumps to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 October 2, Pre-Order Today
theinventory.com

Wizards Of The Coast Cut Ties With Sexual Predator
kotaku.com
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Apple’s WWDC Features Parallels Desktop for Mac Running on Mac with Apple Silicon
parallels.com
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Moving away from Master as the default name for Branches in Git - Bitbucket
bitbucket.org

A Whisker Away (2020) - IMDb
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to the noah bradleys of the game industry,
medium.com

OVER THE MOON | Official Trailer #1 | A Netflix/Pearl Studio Production
youtube.com

Traveller's Tales spent $1 million to pitch a game based on Peter Jackson's The Hobbit
vg247.com
CERN approves plans for a $23 billion, 62-mile long super-collider
engadget.com

Safari now blocks Google Analytics on sites, new Privacy Report feature shows | Appleinsider
appleinsider.com

Trump Suspends Visas Allowing Hundreds of Thousands of Foreigners to Work in the U.S.
nytimes.com

Nintendo may be done with mobile games for now - VG247
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New App Store review processes will let devs challenge guideline violations
gamasutra.com

TT Games' LOTR Game That Never Happened
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Ubisoft 'deeply concerned' with sexual assault allegations against multiple employees
gamasutra.com

Ghost of Tsushima Has Gone Gold
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Facebook Buys Developer Ready At Dawn
gameinformer.com

Foundation on Apple TV+
tv.apple.com

The Last Of Us 2 Easter Egg Might Be Making A Crunch Joke
kotaku.com
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What’s New in macOS - macOS - Human Interface Guidelines - Apple Developer
developer.apple.com

Facebook Buys Creators Of The Order: 1886
kotaku.com

Former Mixer Employee Calls Out Racism In Management
kotaku.com
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Microsoft is shutting down Mixer, redirecting its users to Facebook Gaming
gamasutra.com
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Lone Echo developer Ready at Dawn acquired by Facebook
gamasutra.com

iOS 14 will let you change your default email and web browser apps - 9to5Mac
9to5mac.com

Apple announces Mac transition to Apple silicon
apple.com

Apple introduces macOS Big Sur with a beautiful new design
apple.com

Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming
theverge.com

Chris Avellone's contributions have been removed from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - VG247
vg247.com

Microsoft Is Shutting Down Mixer, Moving Streaming To Facebook
kotaku.com

Microsoft closes Mixer and partners with Facebook Gaming, Ninja and Shroud free to stream on Twitch again - VG247
vg247.com

That Dragon Age next-gen tease was only seconds long, but I’m still excited
rockpapershotgun.com

The UK’s contact tracing app fiasco is a master class in mismanagement
technologyreview.com

Crash Bandicoot 4’s multiverse adventure revealed with no mention of PC, yet anyway
rockpapershotgun.com

Twitch CEO accused of laughing off reports of abusive Twitch partners - VG247
vg247.com

Apple, HEY, and the path forward.
hey.com

Apple approves Hey email app, but the fight’s not over
theverge.com
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Dying Light 2 writer Chris Avellone accused of sexual assault and harassment
gamasutra.com

watchOS 7 Preview
apple.com

macOS Big Sur Preview
apple.com

iPadOS Preview
apple.com

iOS 14 Preview
apple.com

Nintendo Chills Mobile Ambitions After Animal Crossing Success
bloomberg.com

IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology
theverge.com
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hey.com is onto something with its tracking-pixel blocker | Gingerlime
blog.gingerlime.com

Apple CEO Tim Cook on the nexus of technology and social change
cbsnews.com

First Arm-Based Macs to Be 13-Inch MacBook Pro and Redesigned iMac, Launches Coming in Late 2020 or Early 2021
macrumors.com

Words Matter: Finally, Tech Looks at Removing Exclusionary Language – The New Stack
thenewstack.io
June 15 - June 21, 2020

The Last of Us Part 2 is banned in the UAE because of Ellie and Dina's relationship - VG247
vg247.com
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Hypercritical: The Art of the Possible
hypercritical.co

20-Year-Old Robinhood Customer Dies By Suicide After Seeing A $730,000 Negative Balance
forbes.com
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inessential: The iOS App Store Brings Users Only Because It’s the Only Choice
inessential.com

The Girl on the Train (2016) - IMDb
imdb.com

American History X (1998) - IMDb
imdb.com

Microsoft isn’t happy with Apple’s App Store bullying either
theverge.com

Github plans to replace racially insensitive terms like ‘master’ and ‘whitelist’
thenextweb.com
Snap CEO says in internal meeting he doesn't release diversity numbers because it would reinforce the perception that Silicon Valley isn't diverse
businessinsider.com

Snapchat apologizes for Juneteenth filter that prompted users to ‘smile’ to break chains
theverge.com

Crash Bandicoot 4 Is Coming
kotaku.com

You Download the App and it Doesn't Work
youdownloadtheappanditdoesntwork.com

Opinion | Is It Finally Hammer Time for Apple and Its App Store?
nytimes.com
Apple is re-closing some US retail stores in states where coronavirus cases have spiked
businessinsider.com

The Last of Us: Part 2 has been review bombed on Metacritic
vg247.com

Google quietly launches an AI-powered Pinterest rival named Keen
theverge.com

Minecraft is donating today’s profits to racial justice causes for Juneteenth
rockpapershotgun.com

Today, Stand with Bandcamp to Support Racial Justice, Equality, and Change
daily.bandcamp.com

"The Black Lives Matter Foundation" Raised Millions. It's Not Affiliated With The Black Lives Matter Movement.
buzzfeednews.com

Evolution of our products and pricing유니티 제품 및 가격의 새로운 진화Evolução dos nossos produtos e preçosЭволюция наших продуктов и ценLa evolución de nuestros productos y sus preciosプロダクトと価格の発展について - Unity Technologies Blog
blogs.unity3d.com

First Look At Studio Ghibli's Upcoming CG Movie
kotaku.com

Apple’s Secretive AR and VR Headset Plans Altered by Internal Differences
bloomberg.com

Cyberpunk 2077 to get a "more robust" upgrade on PS5 and Xbox Series X that's also free for all owners - VG247
vg247.com

Apple’s App Store fees are "highway robbery," says House Antitrust Committee chair
theverge.com

Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
protocol.com

Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian Holm dies aged 88
bbc.com

Star Wars: Squadrons - here's our first look at gameplay
vg247.com

Everything Announced At EA Play Live 2020
kotaku.com

EA Originals: It Takes Two from Hazelight and Lost in Random coming in 2021, Rocket Arena out in July
vg247.com

EA gave tiny, disappointing peeks at the next-gen Dragon Age and Battlefield
rockpapershotgun.com

Dragon Age 4, the next Need for Speed, and Motive's new project teased
vg247.com

The next game from the makers of Fe is Lost In Random
rockpapershotgun.com

Interview: Apple’s Schiller says position on Hey app is unchanged and no rules changes are imminent – TechCrunch
techcrunch.com

Apple rejects appeal from e-mail app Hey
axios.com

Following criticisms, Valve pledges to support Game Devs of Color Expo
vg247.com
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This War of Mine is now recommended reading for Polish high school students
gamasutra.com

Facebook takes down Trump ads 'for violating our policy against organized hate'
ctvnews.ca

Guinness World Records Reinstates Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong High Scores
kotaku.com

Colin Kaepernick joins Medium board of directors and inks partnership publishing deal – TechCrunch
techcrunch.com

Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed (Again) Until November 19
kotaku.com

Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann calls out journalist Jason Schreier for Anne Frank joke
ginx.tv

Zoom will provide end-to-end encryption to all users
bleepingcomputer.com

Photograph Pokémon while exploring beautiful islands in New Pokémon Snap!
youtube.com
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Twitter on Twitter: "You can Tweet a Tweet. But now you can Tweet your voice!
twitter.com

Microsoft Says It Won't Sell Facial Recognition To The Police. These Documents Show How It Pitched That Technology To The Federal Government.
buzzfeednews.com

End-to-End Encryption Update - Zoom Blog
blog.zoom.us

Hey.com exec says Apple is acting like ‘gangsters,’ rejecting App Store updates and demanding cut of sales
theverge.com
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Pokemon Snap is being revived on the Nintendo Switch
gamasutra.com
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Humble's huge 'Fight for Racial Justice' charity bundle has already raised over $1.3M
gamasutra.com
Apple is facing rage and insurrection from developers over the commission it charges apps on the App Store
businessinsider.com

Get a free copy of The Witcher 3 on GOG if you own it elsewhere
rockpapershotgun.com

Fortnite Season 3 Aquaman Challenges - Use a Whirlpool at the Fortilla - VG247
vg247.com

The Flimsiness of ‘Business vs. Consumer’ as a Justification for Apple’s Rejection of Hey From the App Store for Not Using In-App Purchases
daringfireball.net

A new email startup says Apple’s shaking it down for a cut of its subscriptions
protocol.com

Apple Threatens to Remove Email App 'Hey' From App Store Over Lack of In-App Subscription Option [Updated]
macrumors.com

Humble Fight for Racial Justice Bundle
humblebundle.com

Steam Game Festival Lets You Try Out Upcoming Games
kotaku.com

PAX West Is The Latest Gaming Event To Go Online Due To Covid-19
kotaku.com
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DHH on Twitter: "Wow. I'm literally stunned. Apple just doubled down on their rejection of HEY's ability to provide bug fixes and new features, unless we submit to their outrageous demand of 15-30% of our revenue. Even worse: We're told that unless we comply, they'll REMOVE THE APP." / Twitter
twitter.com

EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store and Apple Pay practices
theverge.com

Indie devs remove their games from Steam over Valve's silence on Black Lives Matter - VG247
vg247.com

Apple, ARM, and Intel
stratechery.com
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Latest Fortnite event attracts 12M in-game players, another 8.4M via streams
gamasutra.com
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Report: Fortnite maker Epic could sell stake at $17 billion valuation
gamasutra.com
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Spot®
shop.bostondynamics.com

The Witcher's Second Season Will Be About the Birth of a Family
io9.gizmodo.com

Fortnite's Device Event Sank The Map
kotaku.com
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Little Devil Inside dev apologizes for racist stereotypes shown in trailer
gamasutra.com

Star Wars: Squadrons Revealed
80.lv

Little Devil Inside devs apologise for “racist” character designs, promise to change them
rockpapershotgun.com

Microsoft's GitHub drops master-slave jargon
bbc.com
Is it time to change the name? · Issue #8091 · rubocop-hq/rubocop
github.com
After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand an end to ICE contract
latimes.com
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Una Kravets 👩🏻💻 on Twitter: "For what it’s worth, I’m *super* happy to rename the default branch structure of “master” to “main” and I hope we can all do this together as a community with @github leading the charge by implementing in their product moving forward 🙂" / Twitter
twitter.com

Basecamp’s founders are trying to start an email rebellion
protocol.com

Facebook and Kaggle Face Backlash After Disqualifying Apparent ‘Deepfake Detection Challenge’ Winner
syncedreview.com

Let's dump master-slave terms: they're vague, horrible, and we're better off without them - CDM Create Digital Music
cdm.link

Gearbox are suing 3D Realms over Duke Nukem, again
rockpapershotgun.com

Epic Games to Raise $750 Million
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Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality by itch.io and 1361 others
itch.io
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EA Star Wars on Twitter: "You, your team, and the fastest star fighters in the galaxy. It's time to become the galaxy's finest. This is #StarWarsSquadrons! https://t.co/fYqzh95pik" / Twitter
mobile.twitter.com

Little Devil Inside Developers Apologise and Promise to Change Racist Enemy Designs - IGN
ign.com

Undress or fail: Instagram's algorithm strong-arms users into showing skin
algorithmwatch.org
Remove unnecessary references to slavery by ahrens · Pull Request #10435 · openzfs/zfs
github.com

Everything you missed from Guerrilla Collective Day Two
rockpapershotgun.com

Rogue One writer Gary Whitta is writing Square Enix's Project Athia - VG247
vg247.com

GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references | ZDNet
zdnet.com

Facebook Fires Employee Who Criticized Coworker's BLM Response, Protested Inaction on Trump Post
gizmodo.com

Facebook refuses to pay revenue to Australian media
asiatimes.com
June 12 - June 14, 2020

Tesla’s US-made Model 3 vehicles now come equipped with wireless charging and USB-C ports – TechCrunch
techcrunch.com

Everything that happened at the PC Gaming Show 2020
rockpapershotgun.com

Every new PC game from the Future Games Show 2020
rockpapershotgun.com

Everything Announced At The PC Gaming Show 2020
kotaku.com

Every PC game trailer from the Guerrilla Collective festival
rockpapershotgun.com

Baldur’s Gate 3 Early Access tentatively scheduled for August
vg247.com

Torchlight 3 goes into Early Access on Steam
vg247.com
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Kurt Wagner on Twitter: "Reading Disney CEO Bob Iger's autobiography. I didn't appreciate at the time just how close Disney came to buying Twitter in 2016. Iger says both boards basically approved a deal and he walked at the last second with "cold feet"
twitter.com

Senator Hawley to Zoom: “Pick A Side: American Principles and Free-Speech, or Short-Term Global Profits and Censorship”
hawley.senate.gov

Venmo and Paypal Are Stalling Urgent Efforts to Bail People Out of Jail
vice.com

Zoom Acknowledges It Suspended Activists' Accounts At China's Request
npr.org
Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts
reuters.com
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Thanassis on Twitter: "Άσχημα τα νέα για τα δύο φιλμ που περίμεναν πως και πως τα θερινά. Το ΤΕΝΕΤ πήρε αναβολή για τις 31 Ιουλίου (από 17 Ιουλίου). Και μάλλον θα αναβληθεί εκ νέου με την έξαρση της πανδημίας στις ΗΠΑ. Επίσης το Wonder Woman 1984 μετακινείται για τις 2 Οκτωβρίου (από 12 Αυγούστου). https://t.co/pI1kGfHArz" / Twitter
twitter.com

Internet Archive Will End Its Program for Free E-Books
nytimes.com
PlayStation 5 is coming | Sign up for PS5 details | PlayStation
playstation.com

7500 – Official Trailer | Prime Video
youtube.com

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: The Story Of Fire Saga | Official Trailer | Netflix
youtube.com

The Last Of Us Part II: The Kotaku Review
kotaku.com

The Last of Us Part 2 review - a generation-defining masterpiece - VG247
vg247.com

Our Favorite Smaller Games From Today's PS5 Reveal Event
kotaku.com

The PS5 Does Not Look Good
kotaku.com

Here's a first look at Project Athia from Luminous Productions
vg247.com

New Facebook Tool Allows Employers to Suppress "Unionize" in Workplace Chat
theintercept.com

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Announced
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PlayStation 5 Revealed
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Horizon: Forbidden West Announced
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Resident Evil 8: Village Announced
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Sony unveils PlayStation 5 design, but remains silent on price
gamasutra.com

Demon's Souls Is Getting A Remake
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The Last of Us Part 2 review roundup - all the spores, I mean scores - VG247
vg247.com