The Emerald GamesCast: 'I'm Master Chief, and This is my Weekend' (Episode 34)

Editor’s Note: With school online due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures being implemented across the country, things will sound a bit different here at the Emerald Podcast Network as we navigate recording from separate physical spaces. We’ve got limited recording technology, so join us as we figure this out. Xbox showcases several new games. Including, the hotly anticipated Halo: Infinite and the U.S. Army causes trouble online and scandals at Ubisoft come to light. All this and more as Janelle, Alex and Nolan discuss. Also: the best games of 2004. Here are the news stories they discuss in this episode: Xbox Games Showcase Conference https://youtube.com/watch?v=D-hgDLLnhjs… Ubisoft sexual abuse mishandling OF NOTE: AC Odyssey team wanted female only lead, Ubi director denied them, saying women don’t sell https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/ubisoft-sexual-misconduct-scandal-harassment-sexism-and-abuse… US Army puts pause on streaming through Twitch https://kotaku.com/amid-backlash-u-s-army-retreats-from-twitch-1844471907 -- The Emerald GamesCast is a weekly video game news and discussion podcast from the Emerald Podcast Network with an industry focus. Hosted by three best friends, each episode will provide the listener with a week’s worth of gaming headlines and conversation about current releases. Guests welcome, scripts discouraged and passion essential. Graphic: Regan Nelson/Emerald. Theme music is “Flamingo (Azureflux Remix)” by Kero Kero Bonito (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Kero_Bonito/Bit_Bops/04_kero_kero_bonito_-_flamingo__azureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Multimedia Desk Co-editor Meaghan FitzPatrick produced and edited this podcast.