The Emerald GamesCast: The Fresh Prince of Melee

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. IO interactive teases a James Bond game, Capcom suffers a leak, a long-running Super Smash Brothers: Melee tournament comes under fire from Nintendo’s legal team, and the PS5 is missing an expected feature. All this, plus a review of Replica and the best games of 2017 with Nolan, Alex and Janelle. Here are the news stories they discuss in this episode: IO Interactive announces James Bond game https://007.ioi.dk/ Capcom Ransomware leak https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/16/21569504/capcom-leak-ransomware-resident-evil-village-release-dates-monster-hunter-stories-2-nintendo-switch Full Capcom Project list until 2024 https://i.redd.it/sjm6fqbwb7061.png https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/11/rumour_massive_capcom_leak_reveals_dragons_dogma_2_street_fighter_6_new_monster_hunter_onimusha_more Longest running annual melee tournament issued cease and desist over unauthorized netcode online mod https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/19/21578200/super-smash-bros-tournament-the-big-house-10-canceled-nintendo-c-d Ps5 only allows you to back up saves with PS plus, ditching USB save exporting. https://www.tweaktown.com/news/76229/ps-plus-is-the-only-way-to-back-up-ps5-save-games-no-usb-exports/index.html -- 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 (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kero_Ker…zureflux_remix), modified under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Multimedia editor Sophia Prince edited this podcast.