Blizzard heads roll, Battlefield 2042 Beta and Titanfall: False Flag

This Week In Videogames

Blizzard leaders start paying the price, the Steam Deck continues to impress and Titanfall's hacking woes end up being one hell of a spy-thriller plot.
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Videos I mentioned:
Diablo Immortal impressions: https://youtu.be/y2fpqixBZWA
Hades review: https://youtu.be/mFF5X9xuGwQ
Check out Golf Club Wasteland on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556870/Golf_Club_Wasteland/
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Edited by Austin @ausomehd
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Sources:
• Switch Sales: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/switch_console_sales_hit_89_million_has_now_outsold_ps3_and_xbox_360
• Steam deck:
• Impressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SElZABp5M3U&ab_channel=LinusTechTips
• More: https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/valve-intends-to-make-more-steam-decks/
• Blizzard:
• Jay: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23706475/new-leadership-at-blizzard
• HR: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1422653540774907907
• Francis: https://www.ign.com/articles/fran-townsend-activision-blizzard
• Rockstars: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/blizzard-turned-game-developers-into-rock-stars-misbehavior-followed-1.1637509
• Coalition: https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-employees-abk-coalition-reject-bobby-kotick-law-firm
• Lawsuit: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/shareholders-sue-activision-blizzard-for-withholding-harassment-info/
• Sponsors: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/08/05/activision-blizzard-sponsors-overwatch/?utm_source=reddit.com
• Titanfall hack: https://kotaku.com/apex-legends-hackers-exposed-for-plotting-wild-scheme-1847439178
• Mass Effect sales: https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effect-legendary-edition
• https://twitter.com/masseffect/status/1420036454042857472
• Epic loss: https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-has-sunk-dollar500m-into-the-epic-games-store-doesnt-expect-to-make-a-profit-until-2027/
• Elder Scrolls: https://www.gamesradar.com/the-elder-scrolls-6-wont-be-released-until-after-fable-says-xbox-boss-phil-spencer/
• Southpark: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1423279021098479617
• https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1423726379556876288
Mario Laundering: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-08-another-record-breaking-video-game-auction-sees-a-rare-copy-of-super-mario-bros-sell-for-usd2m