The Jampack Report: Gaming News Podcast

DICE LA has returned to work on the Battlefield franchise, according to Creative Design Director Justin Weibe on Twitter. Weibe sent followers on a guessing game of which franchise the team was working on, ultimately leading back to the Battlefield franchise. Respawn's Vince Zampella was put in control over the company, announcing that the team was working on an entirely new "as-yet-unannounced" g...

Some PlayStation 5 users have reported that analog sticks on Sony's DualSense controller are drifting. According to Kotaku, these reports started as early as 10 days after the release of the PlayStation 5 last year. While the extent of these issues is still yet to be determined, CSK&D, LLC is "investigating" a class action lawsuit.  Edit: Microsoft's "Vault"  will not be a long-term...

The studio behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077, and more has been the victim of a cyberattack. The company made the announcement on Twitter, sharing the letter left by the attacker alongside an official company statement. Along with sensitive HR, legal, and financial documents, the attackers have also obtained full source code for The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Gwent. CD Projekt Re...

According to pitch obtained by VGC, the ESA plans to bring back the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo with a digital event spanning three days between June 15 and 17 in addition to a week-long buildup of coverage from publishers, influencers, and media personnel. The future of the gaming industry summit has been called into question in recent years after many big-name publishers and platform ho...

An upcoming test flight for Halo: The Master Chief Collection may include a "new place to play", sending guesses flying as to where the legendary bundle of Halo titles is going to land. My personal take - iOS Cloud Gaming testing is likely ramping up soon with their new browser-based solution that was teased last fall.  Here are today's stories:  - Halo: Master Chief Collection may get "...

A new financial report sharing Activision-Blizzard's FY 2020 and Q4 2020 figures, revealing that Call of Duty revenue nearly doubled year-over-year. While revenue was up, engagement across platforms and titles was down between 3 and 9 percent depending on the section of the company.  Here are today's stories:  - Call of Duty drives record year for Activision Blizzard - Benji Sales Reside...

Valve has lost a lawsuit from Ironburg Inventions, parent company of SCUF Gaming. Valve will pay at least $4M in damages to the company after a jury unanimously voted that Valve's use of back paddle technology on its Steam Controller was willful patent infringement. SCUF Gaming has had a patent for the back paddle technology since 2011 when the controllers made the scene and provided additional fu...

Sony's Q3 financial report revealed that the company has sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in less than two months, driving the company's Game and Network Services division up to $8.4 billion in revenue, a 25% increase over the same time period the year before. The report also disclosed that the console is selling at a loss, though strong software sales of ¥433 billion offset those losses. The...

Roughly 18 months into the life of Stadia, Vice President and GM of Google Stadia Phil Harrison announced on Monday that they'll be shutting down the Stadia Games and Entertainment teams working to create exclusive experiences on Google Stadia. Instead, the company will be shifting its focus towards bringing more third party games to its service and "to help game developers and publishers take adv...

A new report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier digs into what's happening behind the scenes of Amazon's game development initiatives, interviewing 30 current and former employees who share details of how the company is mishandling more than $500M of investment per year with nothing to show for it.  Here are today's stories:  - Amazon Can Make Just About Anything—Except a Good Video Game -...

Much like Xbox, I said something last week that I almost immediately regretted. Starting on February 1st, The Jampack Report is going to be transitioning back into a daily gaming news show. After a week of downtime, it'll be nice to have a drive and a project to work on in the mornings that helps me become better at what I do while creating content for you all to enjoy.    I apologize fo...

Going forward, the schedule of the content is going to be changing - but ultimately, it'll be for the better! Between a weekly gaming news show, the weekly lineup of releases on The Drop, our show on OpenCritic.com, and new reviews, there will be plenty of content coming to your feed to enjoy throughout the week!    Most importantly, thank you all for the incredible support for The Jampa...

Confusion has resulted from a claim made by the official Xbox Game Pass Instagram account saying that Fall Guys, the jelly bean parkour game that hit PlayStation and PC last year, would be coming to Xbox Game Pass. The official Devolver Digital, Xbox Game Pass, and Fall Guys Twitter accounts all quickly quashed rumors, sharing that the game is not on the way. However, with so many wires crossed, i...

After removing their website last year following legal action from Sony, CMP Shells - formerly known as CustomizeMyPlates.com and originally as PlateStation5.com - has announced that they are returning, resuming operations and taking orders. In a statement, the company says that they have created a new design improving upon the ventilation of the original faceplates and says that they are now "unt...

Notable leaker Tom Henderson has shared that, according to his sources, Battlefield 6 will be a cross-gen reboot set in a modern setting inspired by Battlefield 3. Henderson also goes on to share that the game will be a cross-gen release across both current- and last-generation consoles, repeating the approach that Battlefield 4 took in 2013. These new claims come after Henderson's earlier claims...

BWWMediaGroup reporter Brad Sams has shared that major tech companies are targeting "big names" in gaming for acquisitions as the cloud streaming wars continue to heat up. In a new video on his YouTube channel, Sams shares that Amazon and Google are in serious acquisition talks as they begin to pad out their Luna and Stadia catalogs with major games that will potentially bring in more players from...

Centro Pokemon has shared that "sources close to the company" say that The Pokemon Company plans to release remakes of Nintendo DS classics Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for Nintendo Switch later this year as part of the Pokemon 25th anniversary celebrations. These rumors come alongside the official announcement that Pokemon Snap will be released on April 30th - it's certainly looking like an exciting...

Ubisoft has announced that Massive Entertainment, the studio most recently known for Tom Clancy's The Division, is making a story-driven, open-world Star Wars game. This news comes after nearly 8 years of Electronic Arts Star Wars exclusivity, bringing plenty of games to market but ultimately leaving gaming fans wanting more.  Here are today's stories:  - New Star Wars game coming from U...

Announced on Twitter, Wolfenstein developer MachineGames is working on an entirely original Indiana Jones game. Reception of the announcement online was generally positive, but the conversation quickly turned to the question of where this game will launch. With Microsoft's impending acquisition, could the Indiana Jones game be the first major platform exclusive? Here are today's stories:  - B...

As the game streaming war heats up, LG has announced that Google Stadia and GeForce Now are coming to their newest line of TVs in 2021 with the 2020 line to gain support at a later date. This news comes as Amazon, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Sony are all vying for a seat at the streaming table as network speeds improve and stable connections are able to reach millions of TV owners around the wo...

PlayStation has officially retired the Killzone website, quashing hopes for a series comeback anytime soon. The website's removal also impacts the ability to create and manage clans within 2013's Killzone: Shadow Fall, though the servers for both it and Killzone Mercenary remain live. "Thank you to Killzone.com's many fans and visitors throughout the years for their enthusiasm and support," the si...

Xbox studio InXile's next-gen RPG is an FPS, according to new job listings. This is one of many RPGs in development within the Xbox Game Studios family with more on the way after the acquisition of Bethesda Softworks set to close in a matter of weeks.  Here are today's stories:  - The ‘next-gen RPG’ from Xbox’s InXile could be a first-person shooter - No, Microsoft isn't forced to use ba...

New information shared on ResetEra from dataminer SciresM shares information allegedly outlining features coming in an updated Nintendo Switch Pro - a device that Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser has adamantly denied is in development.  Here are today's stories:  - Switch Pro Information Reportedly Datamined, Includes OLED Screen and 4K Support - Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Refutes Deve...

A new survey from Microsoft asks Xbox Series X and S owners about new features found in the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller and if they'd want these new features in their hardware. The survey also asks players to specify what features they'd like to see and if their new console feels "next-gen". Here are today's stories:  - Microsoft is asking Xbox owners if they would like PS5 DualSense...

UPDATE: CD Projekt Red has responded to these rumors via Twitter, saying that they are "simple not true": https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1346877421535035392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1346877421535035392%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamespot.com%2Farticles%2Fcyberpunk-2077-devs-refutes-development-rumors%2F1100-6485964%2F A new post from...