Summary: <p>This week, it's Ellen's first rodeo as your permanent nice host, Stephen looks forward to watching someone else play <em>The Last of Us Part II</em>, and Mark is a bad VR person.</p> <a href="/taxonomy/term/1190" hreflang="en">Bulletin topic (Recent releases)</a> Timecode 0:14:55 <p>Remakes:</p> <ul> <li>FFVII Remake</li> <li>Persona 5 Royal</li> <li>Saints Row: IV - Re-Elected</li> <li>Doom 64</li> </ul> <p>Delays</p> <ul> <li>Last of Us Part II</li> <li>Iron Man VR</li> <li>Marvel’s Avengers</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.half-life.com/en/alyx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Half-Life: Alyx</a> <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/switch/lite/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Switch Lite (Coral)</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/1176" hreflang="en">Bulletin topic (News)</a> Timecode 0:31:59 <p>Events</p> <p>Confirming your nice hosts' suspicions, just after this episode was published, GDC announced that <a href="https://gdconf.com/news/gdc-summer-going-fully-digital">GDC Summer will be an online-only event</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-04-17/san-diego-comic-con-2020-canceled-coronavirus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">San Diego Comic-Con 2020 is officially canceled due to coronavirus</a> - <a href="/author/tracy-brown" hreflang="en">Tracy Brown</a>, <a href="/publication/los-angeles-times" hreflang="en">Los Angeles Times</a> <p>Media drama!</p> <a href="https://kotaku.com/press-sneak-out-1842900864" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Press Sneak Out</a> - <a href="/taxonomy/term/180" hreflang="en">Jason Schreier</a>, <a href="/publication/kotaku-1" hreflang="en">Kotaku</a> <p>Jason Schreier (and co-hosts) took his <a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/triple-click/">podcast</a> to the Maximum Fun network.</p> <a href="https://observer.com/2020/04/jason-schreier-kelly-bourdet-leave-kotaku-gizmodo-g-o-media/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two More Editors Depat G/O Media in Ongoing Exodus</a> - <a href="/author/brandon-katz" hreflang="en">Brandon Katz</a>, <a href="/publication/observer" hreflang="en">Observer</a> <a href="https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/vox-media-furloughs-cuts-salaries-benefits-coronavirus-1234583286/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vox Media Furloughs 9% of Staff for Three Months, Cuts Salaries and Benefits</a> - <a href="/author/todd-spangler" hreflang="en">Todd Spangler</a>, <a href="/publication/variety" hreflang="en">Variety</a> <p>Valorant</p> <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/15/21221046/valorant-anti-cheat-beta-system-launch-boot-up-drivers-uninstall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Valorant’s anti-cheat system has to launch when your computer starts</a> - <a href="/author/austen-goslin" hreflang="en">Austen Goslin</a>, <a href="/publication/polygon-1" hreflang="en">Polygon</a> <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/valorant-anti-cheat-bugs-bounty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Riot places $100,000 bounty on Valorant anti-cheat system bugs</a> - <a href="/author/jordan-gerblick" hreflang="en">Jordan Gerblick</a>, <a href="/publication/gamesradar-1" hreflang="en">GamesRadar</a> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/valorant-makes-you-watch-before-you-play-thatll-change-online-games-forever/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valorant makes you watch before you play—that’ll change online games forever</a> - <a href="/taxonomy/term/144" hreflang="en">Sam Machkovech</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/145" hreflang="en">Ars Technica</a> <p>Hardware Shortages</p> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvgqp3/nintendo-switch-check-out-bots-shortage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resellers Using Checkout Bots Are Driving the Nintendo Switch Shortage</a> - <a href="/author/joseph-cox" hreflang="en">Joseph Cox</a>, <a href="/publication/motherboard-0" hreflang="en">Motherboard</a> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4agz79/nintendo-switch-is-sold-out-everywhere-so-this-guy-built-one-himself" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nintendo Switch Is Sold Out Everywhere, So This Guy Built One Himself</a> - <a href="/author/matthew-gault" hreflang="en">Matthew Gault</a>, <a href="/publication/vice" hreflang="en">Vice</a> <p>PS5</p> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-16/sony-is-said-to-plan-limited-playstation-5-output-in-first-year" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sony Plans Limited PlayStation 5 Output in First Year</a> - <a href="/author/takashi-mochizuki-and-yuki-furukawa" hreflang="en">Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa</a>, <a href="/publication/bloomberg" hreflang="en">Bloomberg</a> <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/ps5-controller-dualshock-5/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PS5 controller, the DualSense, officially revealed</a> - <a href="/author/connor-sheridan" hreflang="en">Connor Sheridan</a>, <a href="/publication/gamesradar-1" hreflang="en">GamesRadar</a>
