BREAKING NEWS
Mike and Manda discuss The ESA’s decision to not hold an online E3 event. We also chat about Sony’s recent decision to indefinitely delay marquee releases The Last of Us Part II and Iron Man VR and what this communicates to third-party publishers.
Mike (for GameDaily.biz) on The ESA / E3:
- https://gamedaily.biz/article/1215/e3-2020-planning-document-proposes-overhaul-with-queuetainment-new-floor-plan-industry-only-day
- https://gamedaily.biz/article/1097/e3-data-breach-that-exposed-2000-journalists-private-information-puts-esa-in-legal-crosshairs
Kotaku’s Jason Schreier on Naughty Dog Crunch: https://kotaku.com/as-naughty-dog-crunches-on-the-last-of-us-ii-developer-1842289962
Clarification: The Last of Us Part II has been delayed twice, including the recent “indefinite” delay. Uncharted 4 was delayed a whopping four times.
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