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Chase finally makes his way back from Peru to join Quinn in discussing this weeks gaming news.

Here are the stories from this week:

Game Releases:

• Etherborn (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC)
• Submersed (Playstation 4)
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 (Nintendo Switch)
• GORN (VR)
• Night Call ( Nintendo Switch, PC PlayStation 4, Mac, Xbox One)
• Children of the Light (IOS)

Nintendo Switch Upgrade:

• From 2-6 hours to 4-9 hours of battery life
• Costs the same: $300
• On store shelves by Mid-August
• Will Have different packaging to tell difference
• New Joy-Con Colors
  • Gray, Neon Pink, and Neon Green
• Enhanced Switch still in production

Avengers Game at Comic Con:

• Comic-Con at San Diego revealed more gameplay
• Looks similar to Spider-Man PS4 except a little more underwhelming

Respawn Entertainment Trolls Hackers:

• Apex Legends has gained a fair amount of hackers in the past couple of months
• Hacks include aimbots, auto-firing, wall hacks, and minor invisibility
• Respawn’s new system marks accounts that have been caught cheating and pairs those accounts together in matchmaking so they get a taste of their own medicine
• Essentially there will be entire matches dedicated to cheaters fighting each other to be crowned best hacks

Huge Matchmaking Changes Coming to Overwatch:

• Blizzard is planning on introducing a new “Role Queue” feature into their matchmaking system
• For game modes that have you choosing your hero, you will now have to pick your roles within the game before heading into a match
• Each team will be locked to 2 heros per role. That means each team whether in competitive or casual must have 2 tanks, 2 dps, and 2 healers
• People can begin testing the system soon in the PTR (public test region)
• This is to combat player hostility between players for lack of playing the proper role

Another Co-Founder is Leaving Blizzard:

• Frank Pearce leaves Blizzard after 28 years
• He started when Blizzard was still named "Silicon and Synapse"

Google Stadia Did an AMA:

• The Director of Product and Gamer Experience at Stadia at Google did an Ask Me Anything on Reddit earlier this week
• He answered a lot of user questions and gave a more in-depth look as to what Stadia will be when it officially releases in November
• Chase and I will be doing a bonus episode covering the whole AMA, so stay tuned for that

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