Weekly News Recap | 3 - 9 May 2021

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Recapping the week's news for 3 - 9 May 2021
Diner art by Phil Dragash - https://twitter.com/PhilDragash

00:00 - Epic vs Apple
16:50 - Gamescom to be all-digital, again
17:29 - Lost Judgment announced
19:45 - PlayStation partner with Discord
21:36 - Resident Evil Village
22:10 - Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
22:48 - Humble back down on payment change
25:29 - Sony sued for PSN monopoly
28:34 - Witcher 3 director resigns amid bullying claims
31:39 - Stadia scaled back says Epic Games guy
33:03 - Stadia loses more talent
34:00 - Stadia loses Head of Product
34:45 - Returnal has problems
38:25 - EGS Top 20 has 25 games
40:04 - RE8 search shows smut
41:05 - Barney, Thomas modded into RE8
41:58 - More RE8 puppet theatre
42:25 - Outro

The Epic v Apple trial opened with a public phone line, and chaos ensued • Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-04-the-epic-v-apple-trial-started-with-a-bunch-of-people-yelling-free-fortnite

Here's What Epic Paid To Give Away All Those 'Free' Games
https://kotaku.com/heres-what-epic-paid-to-give-away-all-those-free-games-1846815064

Epic Spent $1 Billion On PC Exclusives By 2019
https://kotaku.com/epic-spent-1-billion-on-pc-exclusives-by-2019-1846819556

Fortnite earned $9bn in two years • Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-04-fortnite-earned-usd9bn-in-two-years

Epic Tried To Convince Xbox To Make Multiplayer Free Alongside Apple Fight
https://kotaku.com/epic-tried-to-convince-xbox-to-make-multiplayer-free-al-1846821272

Sony is the only platform holder that charges for cross-play, Epic CEO claims | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-the-only-platform-holder-that-charges-for-cross-play-epic-ceo-claims/

GamesCom Wises Up, Goes Fully Digital
https://kotaku.com/gamescom-wises-up-goes-fully-digital-1846830311

Yakuza creator reveals Lost Judgment, ‘a game unlike anything you’ve seen before’ | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/yakuza-creator-reveals-lost-judgment-a-game-unlike-anything-youve-seen-before/

PlayStation announces Discord partnership, weeks after Microsoft buyout offer was ‘declined’ | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-announces-discord-partnership-weeks-after-microsoft-buyout-offer-was-declined/

Resident Evil Village - 3rd Trailer - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btFclZUXpzA&ab_channel=ResidentEvil

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - Official Launch Trailer - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwyk7AFLcFM&ab_channel=IGN

Humble Bundle backtracked on removing charity sliders, but it now takes a larger share by default | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/humble-bundle-backtracked-on-removing-charity-sliders-but-it-now-takes-a-larger-share-by-default/

Sony Sued For Restricting Its Digital Game Sales To PlayStation Store
https://kotaku.com/sony-sued-for-restricting-its-digital-game-sales-to-pla-1846835404

Witcher 3 Director Leaves CD Projekt Following Bullying Allegations
https://kotaku.com/witcher-3-director-leaves-cd-projekt-following-bullying-1846821818

Epic CEO says Stadia has been ‘very significantly scaled back’ | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/epic-ceo-says-stadia-has-been-very-significantly-scaled-back/

Stadia loses former key Assassin’s Creed talent to Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stadia-loses-former-key-assassins-creed-talent-to-jade-raymonds-haven-studios/

Google Stadia's Head Of Product Has Left The Company
https://kotaku.com/google-stadias-head-of-product-has-left-the-company-1846824931

Returnal dev asks players to turn off PS5 auto-updates to avoid losing their in-progress runs - VG247
https://www.vg247.com/2021/05/05/returnal-turn-off-ps5-updates-suspended-run-losing-progress/

Apple Lawyer Points Out Epic Games Store Top 20 Has 25 Games
https://kotaku.com/apple-lawyer-points-out-epic-games-store-top-20-has-25-1846849332

Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu stole the show on Amazon, Steam - Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/22417661/resident-evil-village-lady-dimitrescu-hype-amazon-listing-3d-model

Resident Evil Village Mod Adds Barney To The Fight, Short Demo Be Damned - Game Informer
https://www.gameinformer.com/mod-corner/2021/05/04/resident-evil-village-mod-adds-barney-to-the-fight-short-demo-be-damned

Lady Dimitrescu as Thomas the Tank Engine is the headline act in Resident Evil Village's burgeoning mod scene • Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-05-lady-dimitrescu-as-thomas-the-tank-engine-is-the-headline-act-in-resident-evil-villages-burgeoning-mod-scene

Resident Evil Village puppets new episode features another gala of gore
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/resident-evil-village-puppets-new-episode-features-another-gala-of-gore-628438.phtml

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