This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, the team sits down to have a real talk about Blizzard. With the HUGE controversies surrounding the company's recent decisions against a player in the Hearthstone tournament in China, Cam and Will discuss the timeline of events and figure out what went wrong, why some decisions may have been made, and if anything could be salvaged from this for Blizzard, especially with BlizzCon right around the corner. All this, plus talk on Google Stadia's release date, Xbox Game Pass statistics, a new company making a "Game Boy" for 2020, & more!
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News:
New Pokemon for Sword/Shield: https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon-galar-region/?cid=&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=swordshield&utm_term=1016trailer
Release Date for Stadia: https://www.blog.google/products/stadia/stadia-arrives-november-19?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=og
Xbox Game Pass Stats: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-18-xbox-game-pass-users-are-playing-40-percent-more-games-including-outside-game-pass
A "Game Boy" for 2020: https://www.fastcompany.com/90417529/this-new-gaming-device-is-like-a-game-boy-for-design-snobs
New Fortnite Updates: https://www.businessinsider.com/fortnite-chapter-2-update-weapons-changes-battle-pass-2019-10
Blizzard Controversy: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/09/activision-blizzard-hong-kong-china-boycott-blizzard-response
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INTRO THEME: "Punch It!" by TechnoCenturion is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: https://soundcloud.com/charles-e-samuel-jr
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