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SDCC 2020 Cancelled for the first time in 50 years due to COVID-19
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-04-17/san-diego-comic-con-2020-canceled-coronavirus
China to ban online gaming, chatting with foreigners outside Great Firewall
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1248501778703761408
https://twitter.com/studioincendo/status/1245414753058426881
Article
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3916690
Original Source
http://games.sina.com.cn/y/n/2020-04-13/irczymi6048368.shtml
Activist Joshua Wong
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/15/activist-joshua-wong-trolls-chinese-censors-after-gamers-blame-him-for-animal-crossing-ban/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/g1ppua/china_to_ban_online_gaming_chatting_with/
https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/g1qijz/china_to_ban_online_gaming_and_chatting_with/
Tencent-Backed iDreamSky in Talks to Buy Rival Gaming Firm Leyou
History - Leyou acquires DE for 65M
https://www.bennettjones.com/Mandates-Section/HKSE-Listed-Leyou-Technologies-Acquires-Balance-of-Digital-Extremes-from-Founders
Early article
https://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2019-10-25/doc-iicezzrr4963696.shtml
Later picked up by Bloomberg after iDreamsky took interest
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-06/tencent-backed-idreamsky-said-in-talks-to-buy-gaming-firm-leyou
Bid is up to 1.3bln
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cvc-backs-%241.3-bln-bid-for-chinese-games-developer-leyou-sources-2020-03-19-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCpAdXBAdNM
Riot Addresses Concerns Over Valorant's Always-On Anti-Cheat System
https://kotaku.com/riot-addresses-concerns-over-valorants-always-on-anti-c-1842848668
Worth a read
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/g2zu1c/why_valorants_vanguard_anticheat_has_to_be/
Riot’s second response
https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/a-message-about-vanguard-from-our-security-privacy-teams
Bounties
https://hackerone.com/riot
Fallout 76 has a rough re-launch on Steam, ultimately a “Mostly Positive” rating
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/04/15/steam-users-tried-to-review-bomb-fallout-76-but-some-of-its-fans-are-having-none-of-it/
Is this Bethesda’s No Man Sky?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151340/Fallout_76/
ESRB Ratings Will Now Tell You If A Game Has Loot Boxes
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/g0mooc/esrb_ratings_will_now_tell_you_if_a_game_has_loot/
Former NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has a heated gamer moment
https://streamable.com/tw7k4i
Suspended from NASCAR
https://twitter.com/FOXNashville/status/1249735604109070336
Thoughts from Joe Exotic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urOypZoSeBM&feature=youtu.be&t=482
Apology
https://twitter.com/KyleLarsonRacin/status/1249732388625752065
GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crysis Optimized coming to PC, PS4, XBONE, Switch - date TBD
https://twitter.com/Crysis/status/1249714251360501761
https://twitter.com/Crysis/status/1250845234709311490
XCOM spinoff Chimera Squad coming to PC April 24th, next Friday (9.99, 19.99 normal)
https://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-chimera-squad-is-coming-on-april-24/
Gears Tactics
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-tactics-is-a-shockingly-good-strategy-game/
Joey Gallo is upset with his picture in MLB The Show
https://clips.twitch.tv/NiceAnnoyingSkunkMVGame