Bless Unleashed, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, E3 cancelled - GoGCast 249

2020 is not E3’s year, quite literally. After many hits to the event’s glamour, E3 2020 was officially cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Speaking of sink or swim, Gamestop is rethinking their stores and Reggie Fils-Aimé joins their board of directors. But it’s not all bad news bears: we also have game reviews! Ali tried Xbox exclusive MMO Bless Unleashed and Leah played Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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What is Everyone Playing? (00:10:11)

• Bless Unleashed first impressions (00:16:03)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisp Review (00:26:02)

This Week’s News (00:35:52)

• Small freakout about how Animal Crossing coming soon (00:35:52)
• E3 Cancelled, we’re expecting digital conferences à la Nintendo Direct and GDC is doing a virtual conference (00:45:03) 
• Gamestop announces new game store types and Reggie Fils-Aimé joins their board of directors (00:55:52)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:03:24)

 

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