Episode 6: Mixer Mixup




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Summary: Episode 6: Mixer Mixup Will EA become the Netflix of gaming? What happened with Mixer, and why is everyone up in arms over their clothing policies? Can MTGA offer better performance? Bye, Bye Ninja (We hardly knew ye)! And so much more on this week’s episode! Come watch this week’s episode on CycleAndDredge.Com, share your opinions in the comments, and let us know what you think! Subscribe to You Died of Dysentery in your favorite podcast app! The Episode’s Run Down Released August 9th, 2019 Visit CycleAndDredge.Com for tons of great podcasts and media! Show Topics for You Died of Dysentery, Episode 6: EA CEO Says Cloud Gaming Plus Subscriptions Will Create Lower Barriers To Entry EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson says that cloud services and subscriptions will create a lower barrier to entry for gamers. In this article, it almost sounds like Andrew Wilson wants to create the Netflix for games. Link: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-07-30-ea-subscriptions-cloud-services-will-lower-the-barriers-to-gaming Turok 2 Is Coming To The Switch Next Week Turok 2 is coming to the Switch next week! Nintendo continues its legacy of bringing milking old titles for everything they are worth. Link: https://www.destructoid.com/turok-2-is-apparently-coming-to-switch-next-week-562382.phtml The Playstation 4 May Soon Become More Expensive Due to the ongoing trade ware between the United States and Chine, Sony warns that the Playstation 4 price tag may soon be affected. The Playstation 4 may actually become more expensive. Link: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/347648/US_tariffs_on_Chinese_goods_could_raise_PlayStation_console_prices_warns_Sony.php The State of Magic Arena With the most recent update of Magic Arena following the M20 core update, game performance has suffered greatly. This comes at a time where Hasbro has stated that Wizards of the Coast is their biggest profit center. Shortly after, Hasbro called for an ‘all hands on deck’ for Arena. What is going on at WOTC? Outer Worlds Now Confirmed For Switch Release Obsidian has announced that Outerworlds will be coming to the Switch. This begs the question, given the graphical power difference between the Switch and other consoles, does this suggest an alternative future for the Switch? Link: https://www.destructoid.com/obsidian-s-outer-worlds-ends-up-landing-on-nintendo-switch-562355.phtml Ninja is Leaving Twitch For Mixer Link: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/08/ninjaed-microsoft-swipes-top-game-streamer-from-amazons-twitch/ 25 People Got Scammed Into Working at a Non-Existant Company 25 hopeful game developers were scammed into working for a non-game dev company. This is a cautionary tale for any game enthusiasts hoping to break into the game industry. Link:https://kotaku.com/how-over-25-people-got-scammed-into-working-at-a-nonexi-1836834497 E3 Decides to Dox the Crap Out Of Everyone! In an event that is becoming increasingly very precedented, E3 accidentally leaked the personal information of more than 2,000 journalist and industry analysts. E3 made this list accessible accidentally on their portal to the public, though it was meant only for venue organizers. Didn’t they learn anything from Experian? Link: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-03-e3-accidentally-leaks-personal-details-of-journalists-youtubers-and-analysts Mixer Bans Cleavage!? After the news broke that Ninja is ditching Twitch for Mixer, streamer Emily Bello took a further look into Mixer’s clothing guidelines which appear rather restrictive.  Link:https://www.pcgamer.com/mixers-clothing-guidelines-are-very-concerned-about-cleavage/ Every character in Outer Worlds can be Killed Without Hurting the Story Progression In a recent conversation with a lead developer for Outer Worlds, they admitted that every character can be killed without hurting the story path. In most games, if a