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The first footage of the next generation arrives with Unreal Engine 5, Paper Mario is back, some Tony Hawk games get a remaster, and Ghosts of Tsushima looks a whole lot like Assassin’s Creed (but not in a bad way.) Also: Corona Virus continues to slow game production and EVO 2020 goes online. All this and more news!
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This podcast was produced by the hosts of the Emerald GamesCast. Podcast editor Sararosa Davies edited.
Links for this week’s news stories:
Sony reveals Playstation Studios brand
gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05…ch-alongside-ps5
Unreal 5 Demo
youtube.com/watch?v=qC5KtatMcUw&feature=youtu.be
Xbox lead Phil Spencer says Game production has essentially stopped due to Coronavirus
markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks…=reddit.com
Unreal 4 is now free to use until your game makes $1 million in revenue
arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/un…-whopping-1-mill/
EVO 2020 moves to online only, changes lineup to focus on games with online netcode
polygon.com/2020/5/14/21258675/…ros-ultimate-lineup