The Emerald GamesCast: 'What if there was an MMO...' (Episode 37)

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. After well over a decade, Microsoft Flight Simulator finally returns to some serious fanfare. Meanwhile, Apple finds itself deeper in the trenches with Epic, Facebook makes moves to strengthen their control over Oculus, Kotaku abuses come to light, DC Announces a few new titles, and the crew discuss the best games of 2008. Here are the news stories they discuss in this episode: Apple files report claiming to remove all instances of the unreal engine off the app store https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/impending-apple-ban-an-existential-threat-to-the-unreal-engine-epic-says/… Oculus phasing out accounts, plans to require facebook account to use VR headset https://uploadvr.com/oculus-facebook-account-required… Kotaku abuse of Natalie Degraffinried https://medium.com/@NatalieDegraffinried/some-thoughts-about-a-website-with-a-fake-japanese-name-bc404335db7e… DC #FANDOME Gotham Knights https://theverge.com/2020/8/22/21397224/gotham-knights-gameplay-footage-warnerbros-games-montreal-fandome-robin-batgirl… Suicide Squad https://polygon.com/2020/8/22/21378042/suicide-squad-rocksteady-trailer-release-date-justice-league-dc-fandome -- 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 Desk Co-editorJamie Diep edited this podcast.