Around the Monitor 8/21 - The PS5 Controllers Can do WHAT!?
5We're back with the hottest gaming news! Topics include: What can the PS5 controller do, what's going on with Vampire: The Masquerade 2, and Fall Guys continues to be the coolest game running.
You can watch the show live every Thursday at 7:30 PM EST at twitch.tv/kingkaiser
Check us out on all these platforms:
Discord: discord.gg/kt9AJtp
Patreon: Patreon.com/aroundthemonitor
Instagram: Instagram.com/aroundthemonitor
Twitter: Twitter.com/roundthemonitor
Facebook: Facebook.com/AroundtheMonitor
Show Notes:
00:00 - Introductions
1:05 - Trivia
2:33 - Topics
4:05 - Fall Guys kicks off a charity contest. Brand that bids the most money gets a skin
https://www.ign.com/articles/fall-guys-brands-start-charity-bidding-war-to-get-skin-in-the-game
8:32 - Playstation 5 commercial shows up with the slogan “Play has no limits” (also has no price yet)
https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/08/20/check-out-playstation-5s-first-commercial
12:05 - Persona 4 on Steam did well… so sega’s gonna port a ton of games there now
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/sega-will-aggressively-focus-pc-ports
15:24 - Lead Narrative Designer and Creative Director of Vampire: the Masquerade 2 fired
https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/08/19/lead-narrative-designer-and-creative-director-exit-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2
20:29 - Cool new details about Haptic feedback in the PS5 controllers
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-20-deathloop-blocks-the-ps5-dualsense-controller-triggers-when-your-weapon-jams
26:05 - Turning up the heat on Epic, Apple goes after Unreal Engine as well
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-fortnite-ban-epic-says-apple-has-retaliated-/1100-6481043/
30:52 - The winner is…
32:59 - Closing and plugs