Is 'gamer' an outdated term? | VGC Off The Record
0We run through all the big stories from the video games industry this week. Activision Blizzard employees have said its CEO’s response to last week’s sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit doesn’t address their concerns, Sony is finally rolling out PS5 SSD storage expansion, Nintendo reportedly pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 opening at the last minute and EA’s brand boss says the term ‘gamer’ is outdated.
Host Steven McInerney (@StevenVGC) is joined by VGC's Chris Scullion (@scully1888) and Andy Robinson (@AndyPlaytonic).
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Activision Blizzard
00:02:40 - Sensitive content warning: details of sexual harassment case
00:04:10 - Activision Blizzard story continues
00:20:15 - PS5 SSD storage expansion
00:33:52 - Nintendo & Tokyo 2020
00:41:54 - EA brand boss says the term 'gamer' is outdated
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