The Jampack Report: Gaming News Podcast

Epic Games is picking up the tab when a crowdfunded game switches from Steam to their store, ensuring devs get the most money possible! Here are today's stories: - Epic Games will foot refund bill for Shenmue III, future crowdfunded exclusives - Nvidia reveals 'Super' edition of its GeForce RTX graphics cards, with dates and prices - Apex Legends season 2 patch notes have Wattson and plenty of bal...

GTA V is a continual success, but Reddit leaks have given a small glimpse at what's coming from Rockstar for GTA 6. Here are today's stories: - New GTA 6 leaks say the game is set in 70s/80s Brazil, inspired by Netflix's Narcos, and it's next-gen only - CD Projekt Red has three Cyberpunk games in development, multiplayer in the works for 2077 - 'Alan Wake' developer may bring the cult classic to m...

New Xbox and PlayStation consoles are coming soon, but a new report suggest Sony's PlayStation 5 will be focusing on "hardcore" players. Here are today's stories: - Sony’s focus with PS5 will be on the ‘hard-core’ consumer and triple-A titles - Halo: Reach PC test 'illegally distributed online', 343 prepared to ban players - Remedy now owns the publishing rights to Alan Wake - PUBG adds Apex Legen...

The Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, but the annual mini game is causing some confusion in players and some stress for developers. Here are today's stories: - Steam’s summer sale game is confusing, and Valve’s trying to fix it - A Leviathan Might Crush You In Apex Legends Season 2 [Updated] - Yakuza 6 actor suspended by agency over alleged link to organised crime - Niantic is throwing a Harry P...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 had an incredibly rough development cycle, but a new report from Kotaku shows just how rough it really was. Here are today's stories:  - Treyarch testers describe 'sweatshop' conditions working on Black Ops 4 - Sony, Nintendo, And Microsoft Issue Joint Letter Discouraging Trump Administration From New Tariffs - Sledgehammer co-founder Glen Schofield has joined PUBG C...

Koji Igarashi's Ritual of the Night is a big hit this week, but the Nintendo Switch port has a lot of issues that hold the game back. Here are today's stories: - Bloodstained’s Switch port looks pretty bad - Just 15% of European gamers are interested in Google Stadia and xCloud - Fortnite fans accuse Epic of bending own rules after Battle Pass character Drift sold with beachwear outfit - Tim Sween...

The PlayStation 5 is rumored to come out in 2020, but a new patent shows how Sony's newest console drastically cuts loading times next-gen! Here are today's stories: - New PS5 patent explains just how it's going to shorten load times - New Avengers Console And PC Game Brings On Devs From Call Of Duty, God Of War - HARRY POTTER: WIZARDS UNITE EARNS $1.7M LESS THAN POKEMON GO IN FIRST 24 HOURS - Lea...

The gaming community rallied around the 2019 GuardianCon marathon, together raising over $3.7M for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Here are today's stories: - GuardianCon raises $3.7 million: Bungie breaks record, but Dr. Lupo does better - UK Charts: Crash Team Racing puts the bandicoot back at No.1 - Blizzard's global esports director quits amid turmoil - Bungie postpones Destiny 2 fixes...

It was believed that two next-gen Xbox models were on the way, but Phil Spencer has confirmed that's not the case... at least not anymore.  Here are today's stories: - Microsoft Shifts Xbox Focus to One Next-Gen Console - Patrick Söderlund's $20m retention bonus didn't leave EA with him - Electronic Arts CEO States They Are Committed To Anthem - Halo Infinite Beta Coming First To Xbox; Split-...

Electronic Art's VP of legal Kerry Hopkins met with UK government officials to address concerns over lootboxes, assuring people that gamers "love" surprises! Here are today's stories: - EA Tries To Rename Lootboxes Under Government Scrutiny - NINTENDO STOLE E3 2019, ACCORDING TO TWITTER - Bungie is overhauling Destiny 2’s Eververse in-game store - Sega pulls Alpha Protocol from sale on Steam - For...

Breath of the Wild's sequel stole the show at E3, but it's only happening because there were too many ideas for Breath of the Wild DLC! Here are today's stories: - Breath Of The Wild Sequel Exists Because Nintendo Had "Too Many Ideas" For DLC - Bernie Sanders applauds the gaming industry’s push for unionization - Twitch acquires Bebo to bolster esports offerings - EA thinks gaming subscriptions wi...

Twitch is taking legal action against unidentified Twitch streamers who shared content that violates Twitch TOS at the end of May.  Here are today's stories: - Twitch is suing the trolls who flooded Artifact streams with porn and gore - EA holds Building Healthy Communities Summit, pledges to fight toxicity - Take-Two expects shorter gaps between releases - Mortal Kombat 11’s Competitive ‘Kom...

A new interview with GameInformer has revealed that Fortnite could have very well been cancelled during development. Here are today's stories: - FORMER EPIC PRODUCTION DIRECTOR WOULD HAVE CANCELLED FORTNITE - Destiny 2 Google Stadia players can only play with other Stadia players at launch - Amazon Lays Off Dozens Of Game Developers During E3 - It looks like The Last of Us 2 is set for February 20...

New models of the Nintendo Switch have been rumored for months, but according to The Wall Street Journal, they're officially in production! Here are today's stories: - New Nintendo Switch Models Enters Production, Report At E3 2019 States - E3 attendance drops slightly for 2019 - 'Fallout Shelter' is coming to Tesla cars - Square Enix working to preserve and release entire game library - ThinkGeek...

The Witcher 3 was announced for the Nintendo Switch at E3 2019, but the game has already passed 20M units sold across the existing versions! Here are today's stories: - The Witcher 3 has sold more than 20 million copies - Epic Games has acquired group video chat platform Houseparty - Netflix is making a Pokemon Go-style Stranger Things game - Bethesda's Pete Hines: "E3 needs to be something all of...

The Atari VCS is up for pre-order now, for those interested in gambling on a console with an uncertain future. Here are today's stories: - Atari VCS goes on pre-sale in the US starting at $250 - Konami announces the TurboGrafx-16 mini and six of the games it’ll feature - Nintendo Threatens Leaker With Legal Action  - Microsoft ending Xbox One backwards compatibility efforts to focus on next-g...

Google's Stadia is coming in November 2019 with a Founder's Pack ready to get early adopters started. Check out all of the details and more! Here are today's stories: - GOOGLE’S STADIA GAME SERVICE IS OFFICIALLY COMING NOVEMBER: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW - Bungie Outlines The Future Of Destiny 2: Cross-Save, No Exclusives, Free-To-Play Base Game - New Darksiders is a Diablo-style action game wit...

More Destiny 2 news has leaked ahead of today's announcements, hinting at Google Stadia support AND cross-save capability! Here are today's stories: - Sources: Destiny 2 Is Coming To Google Stadia, Getting Cross-Save - Pokemon Sword & Shield Direct: News Recap And Rewatch The Stream Here (Pre-E3 2019) - Metro Exodus will hit Windows Store this week, according to new listing - Blizzard Reported...

Destiny 2's Managerie raid is getting people's attention, but a big expansion called Shadowkeep is coming this fall according to a leak! Here are today's stories: - Destiny 2 Leak Reveals Shadowkeep Expansion, Set On The Moon - Rocksteady Games Will Not Be At E3 - PS4 UPDATE TO BRING 16-PLAYER PARTIES, IMPROVED AUDIO, AND TEXT TRANSCRIPTION TO CHAT - Final 12 Genesis Mini Games List Includes One O...

Watch Dogs Legion has been leaked by Amazon UK with the listing sharing everything from the game's location to it's BIG new features.  Here are today's stories: - Watch Dogs Legion Leaks, Will Let You Play As Any NPC https://kotaku.com/watch-dogs-legion-leaks-will-let-you-play-as-any-npc-1835218378 - New GameStop Leak Points To Splinter Cell E3 Reveal https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/03/s...

Cuphead is being ported... to Tesla cars? The future is insane, isn't it? Here are today's stories: - CUPHEAD WILL BE PLAYABLE IN TESLA MODEL 3, MODEL S, AND MODEL X CARS - Minecraft: Story Mode will be delisted on June 25 - PlayStation Plus prices will increase in Europe, Asia starting August 1 - Bethesda was 'ready for' Fallout 76's rough reception, says Todd Howard - Nintendo is taking a Road R...

This year's Call of Duty is changing the franchise for the better with cross-play, a completely new engine, no DLC season pass and more! Here are today's stories: - 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' arrives October 25th with cross-play - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare finally has a new engine, with 4K and raytracing - Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass for PC - Microsoft Plans To Show 14 First Party Ga...

Death Stranding now has an official release date of November 8, 2019 and a long, Easter egg-filled trailer to hold you over in the meantime! Here are today's stories: - 'Death Stranding' Has a Gameplay Trailer and a November Release Date - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare October release date leaked, Captain Price possibly returning - EA announces E3 livestream schedule and 'Anthem' isn't on it - Bliz...

TONS of Pokemon news came out of a conference held yesterday, including a new Pokemon Sleep project that gamifies your sleep patterns!(?) Here are today's stories: - Four new Pokémon games and apps announced - Halo: MCC For PC News Coming This Week - Kojima Releases Death Stranding Teaser, More Info This Week - Nintendo officially confirms Super Mario Maker 2 doesn’t let you play with friends onli...

It's Call of Duty rumor season! Leaks over the weekend all but confirmed that this year's game is simply "Modern Warfare". Here are today's stories:  - The Next Call of Duty Is Called Modern Warfare (Yep, Really) - Ubisoft Pass pops up on the Ubisoft store - AMD's first Navi GPUs are the Radeon RX 5000-series - US considers 25% tariff on game consoles - Dead Island 2 is still being made, 5 ye...