The Jampack Report: Gaming News Podcast

The "SouljaGame" is officially dead.  Who would have ever imagined that such a smart and legal business venture wouldn't pan out? Here are today's stories: - Soulja Boy’s Emulator Consoles Pulled From Online Store - Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3B profit in 2018 - Fortnite's New Year's Eve event drops a giant disco ball from the sky and makes you dance - Capcom pulls in-game...

China has begun approving games for sale after leaving publishers/developers hanging. Let's talk about that! Here are today's stories:  -   China ends freeze on game approvals -   Blizzard customer service concern as staff accept cash to exit Irish hub -   Blizzard Launches Overwatch League Discipline Tracker For 2019 Season  -   Thousands are watching Twitch str...

Congratulations Tobey Maguire fans, the Raimi suit is finally in Marvel's Spiderman! Here are today's stories:  -  Get your Tobey Maguire on in Spider-Man with the 2002 suit -   Islands of Nyne, the Early Access battle royale FPS, has ceased development -   NPD November 2018: Red Dead Redemption 2 at the top, and Nintendo Switch is the best-selling console  -   The Wa...

TONS of Xbox news this week including a brand new mouse and keyboard from Razer! Is it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? Probably not. Here are today's stories: - Razer unveils the first keyboard and mouse combo for Xbox One - Halo Head Bonnie Ross Named 2019 AIAS Hall of Fame Inductee - Esports Legends Launch Popdog With $9 Million Funding Round - Some Think the PlayStation 4 Holiday Theme May Incl...

Microsoft's next Xbox is codenamed "Anaconda"... and I don't want none unless it's got buns, hun. Here are today's stories: - Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox is codenamed Anaconda - DREAMS BETA RELEASE DATE FINALLY ANNOUNCED - ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ Fastest Selling Nintendo Switch Game - Charter to pay record $174 million settlement for ‘defrauding internet subscribers’ - Fallout 76 Power A...

Kingdom Hearts 3 has broken its street date 6 weeks early! Here are today's stories: - HQ TRIVIA CEO COLIN KROLL DEAD AT 34 APPARENT DRUG OD - Kingdom Hearts III Leaks Six Weeks Before Release - Alfonso Ribiero sues Epic for using the Carlton dance in 'Fortnite' - Capcom responds to complaints over Street Fighter's in-game ads - Escape From Tarkov team barrages YouTuber with DMCA takedowns over `m...

The console wars are so 2015... now we have the PC game store wars. Here are today's stories: - Discord store offering developers a 90/10 revenue split - Blizzard downsizes Heroes of the Storm team, cancels esports plans - Tencent Sees Console Viability as ‘Arena of Valor’ Hits One Million Installs on Nintendo Switch - Red Dead Online’s real-money store is live, here’s what it costs to buy gold ba...

Metro Exodus is one of the biggest releases of 2019! Now it's coming out ONE WEEK EARLY! Here are today's stories: - Metro Exodus brings its release date forward by a week - YouTube Rewind 2018 is officially the most disliked video on YouTube - Twitch sells Curse Media after two years - Valve’s Artifact lost almost 80% of its player base since launch - Detroit: Become Human has sold over 2M units...

The Game Awards was an incredible show this year and the viewer counts certainly show it! Here are today's stories: - The Game Awards' audience more than doubled from 2017 - Epic Offering Services To Further Cross-Platforming Gaming - The VR lawsuit between Facebook and ZeniMax is finally over - Razer has a new cryptocurrency mining program and it's an awful scam - The Division 2 Closed Technical...

Have you heard about the new Fork Knife!? Here are today's stories: - Infinity Blade Trilogy Is No Longer Available On The App Store, But You Can Find The Sword In Fortnite - New Ethics Panel in China Rejects Nine of 20 Games in First Review - Report: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launch sales top 1.3M in Japan - Uncharted Creative Director Amy Hennig To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award At 2019 GDC...

Let's all say it together. *deep breath* "Don't beat each other!" Here are today's stories: - Streamer arrested after allegedly assaulting his partner during a livestream - It seems Rage 2 will not be launching on Steam - Super Meat Boy Forever release window set, will be Epic Store exclusive for a year - Resident Evil 2 Remake Rating Confirms Microtransactions - 'Street Fighter V' will display in...

The Game Awards brought a LOT of hype and a LOT of news! Let's talk about the highlights of last night's show! Here are today's stories: - Daybreak Game Company lays off staff - The Winners of The Game Awards 2018 - Far Cry New Dawn Release Date, Price, Bonuses - Rage 2 gets a release date and a crazy-ass trailer - OBSIDIAN ANNOUNCES NEW SCI-FI RPG THE OUTER WORLDS - 'Mortal Kombat 11' arrives in...

Bethesda has been living through a PR nightmare this month and somehow it's managed to get even worse. Here are today's stories: - Bethesda leaked Fallout 76 customer names, addresses, contact details - Ubisoft's post-apocalyptic Far Cry project is called New Dawn - Phil Spencer: Xbox Game Pass “will come to every device” - Rapper 2 Milly Is Suing Epic Games Over ‘Fortnite’ Dance Emote - Quake Cha...

Far Cry 5 may have just come out earlier this year, but it seems that some new Far Cry content is on the way! 💣 Here are today's stories: - Ubisoft teases post-apocalyptic Far Cry, seemingly set after Far Cry 5 - Epic stops work on 'Unreal Tournament' sequel because of 'Fortnite' - Fortnite is getting a major new sandbox mode, separate from battle royale - Starbreeze HQ has been raided by Swedish...

Funded by the credit cards of parents around the world, Epic is making a platform to compete with Steam! Here are today's stories: - Epic launching Steam rival with 88% revenue share for developers - Project Bowmore and other unannounced Ubisoft games pop up online - Tony Hawk’s new skateboarding game hits mobile on Dec. 13 - BATMAN: COURT OF OWLS GAME COULD BE IN DEVELOPMENT AT WB MONTREAL - Metr...

Greg Miller and the team at Kinda Funny have a BIG show coming up this weekend. 👀 Here are today's stories: - Nearly A Half-Dozen Games To Release During The Kinda Funny Games Showcase - Steam gives successful developers a larger cut of game revenue - NVIDIA ANNOUNCES $2,500 TITAN RTX - UK charts: Spider-Man is now the fastest-selling PS4 game ever, on track to overtake Uncharted 4’s record - Sta...

Rocksteady has DENIED any kind of announcement regarding Superman at next week's #TheGameAwards. 🤔 Here are today's stories: - ROCKSTEADY CONFIRMS IT'S NOT MAKING A SUPERMAN GAME, NO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GAME AWARDS - Blizzard Confirms New ‘Diablo’ Products Will Be Revealed in 2019 - December's PS Plus Games Announced By Sony - Microsoft: Xbox Gaming Revenue Exceeded $10 Billion in Fiscal 2018 - Star...

Nintendo has ended their longstanding hatred of content that they don't have complete control of! Here are today's stories: - Nintendo scraps controversial Creators Program, making life easier for YouTubers - The Elder Scrolls: Blades slips into 2019 - Bethesda apologises for nylon bag in $199 Fallout 76 CE, offers $5 pretend money as compensation -Anthem Closed Alpha Coming Early December, Signup...

Fallout 76 is bad according to a lot of reviews... but is it "filing-a-lawsuit" bad? Here are today's stories: - Bethesda Facing Possible Class-Action Lawsuit Over Fallout 76 - Bethesda Apologizes for Lack of ‘Fallout 76’ Communication, Details Changes - Elgato’s newest Cam Link will let live streamers turn a DSLR or GoPro into a 4K webcam - Federal Trade Commission Chairman Pledges to Investigate...

Red Dead Online goes into beta TOMORROW! Yee haw! Here are today's stories: - Red Dead Online Beta Rollout Begins Tomorrow - Burger King handing out free Whoppers to Red Dead Redemption 2 players - Nintendo of America boss says 60% of their revenue comes from the October to December holiday season - Fans campaign for Skyrim-playing grandmother to be immortalised in The Elder Scrolls 6 - The Legend...

Twitch is bringing the magic of TwitchCon to Europeans with TwitchCon Europe! Here are today's stories: - TwitchCon Expands to Europe in 2019 - Steam Black Friday 2018 Autumn Sale Has Begun - Diablo 4 Reportedly in Development Under Code Name 'Fenris' - Russian Nintendo fans want rid of the company's local boss - Blizzard’s Black Friday 2018 deals include big discounts on Overwatch, Diablo and mor...

Steam is abandoning the Steam Link, so get them while they're hot! And by hot, I mean $2.50. Here are today's stories: - Valve pulls plug on Steam Link hardware - NPD: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the best selling game of October, currently best selling game of the year - Twitch Discontinues Game Purchases - Voice Actor Claims Mortal Kombat 11 Is on the Way - Rocket League finally gets Xbox One X...

Fallout 76 has seen its fair share of bad publicity, but this might take the cake. Here are today's stories: - Fallout 76 UK launch sales are over 80% down compared to Fallout 4 - Fallout 76 can't handle three nukes at once - H1Z1 Pro League shuts down - Report - Spyro Fans Angered at Activision's Response to Missing Subtitles - The Walking Dead’s final season back in development - Sunset Overdriv...

Microsoft is reportedly developing an Xbox One that is digital-only. BUT... you can get rid of your old physical games too! Here are today's stories: - Microsoft may release a disc-free Xbox One in 2019 - Xbox Exclusive ‘Sunset Overdrive’ Now Available on PC - "I am NEVER making another game" - Bleszinski - Report: Bandai Namco Studios Vancouver Closes - West Virginia makes Fallout 76's Reclamatio...

PlayStation will NOT be attending E3 2019, marking the first time in the conference's history that the industry pillar won't be there. Here are today's stories: - Sony Interactive Entertainment Is Not Attending E3 In 2019 - Telltale Games titles delisted from Steam, studio liquidation underway - Sony Celebrates Sale of 86 Million PS4 Units as System Turns Five - Square Enix Begins Work on 'AAA Tit...