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Bulletin topic (News)

Bulletin topic (News)

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0:31:59

Events

Confirming your nice hosts' suspicions, just after this episode was published, GDC announced that GDC Summer will be an online-only event.

San Diego Comic-Con 2020 is officially canceled due to coronavirus
 - 
Tracy Brown
, 
Los Angeles Times

Media drama!

Press Sneak Out
 - 
Jason Schreier
, 
Kotaku

Jason Schreier (and co-hosts) took his podcast to the Maximum Fun network.

Two More Editors Depat G/O Media in Ongoing Exodus
 - 
Brandon Katz
, 
Observer
Vox Media Furloughs 9% of Staff for Three Months, Cuts Salaries and Benefits
 - 
Todd Spangler
, 
Variety

Valorant

Why Valorant’s anti-cheat system has to launch when your computer starts
 - 
Austen Goslin
, 
Polygon
Riot places $100,000 bounty on Valorant anti-cheat system bugs
 - 
Jordan Gerblick
, 
GamesRadar
Valorant makes you watch before you play—that’ll change online games forever
 - 
Sam Machkovech
, 
Ars Technica

Hardware Shortages

Resellers Using Checkout Bots Are Driving the Nintendo Switch Shortage
 - 
Joseph Cox
, 
Motherboard
Nintendo Switch Is Sold Out Everywhere, So This Guy Built One Himself
 - 
Matthew Gault
, 
Vice

PS5

Sony Plans Limited PlayStation 5 Output in First Year
 - 
Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa
, 
Bloomberg
PS5 controller, the DualSense, officially revealed
 - 
Connor Sheridan
, 
GamesRadar