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Esports Drama Round-Up Download

01:28:46 Download February 12th, 2021

(0:00) Esports Drama
A couple of drama points are affecting the esports scene. Producer Kali joins us to talk about the import rule in the LCS and whether or not it should be removed.
(12:00) Gaming in February
February is setting up to be a big month for gaming, and some awesome titles are coming down the pipeline. The guys break down what they’re most looking forward to.
(24:30) Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Google Stadia
Producer Kali provides Robbie and assist in explaining why James and Ric need to play Mass Effect when the legendary edition drops. Then we razz on Kali because she bought Google Stadia. What an idiot.
(34:30) Gamestop wrap up
Last week, we broke down what was going on in the stock market thanks to Reddit and Gamestop. Here’s a quick recap and how things played out.
(44:19) The Better Seller

Ric’s got a bunch of games and how many units of the game they’ve sold. It’ll be up to the rest of us to figure out which ones sold the most.
(57:04) Gaming and Esports News – 

Prince of Persia Remastered Delayed Indefinitely
Man Arrested for Selling a Hacked Pokemon
LEGO is making a Sonic the Hedgehog Set
Epic Games Gives Out Over 750 Million Free Games
Fortnite’s Next Cross-Over Skin is the Flash from DC Comics
(1:09:19) Super Nintendo World Rides
Some fun video of the rides at Super Nintendo World as surfaced, and COVID-19 being what it is, we’ve decided to ride the rides in the safest way possible.
(1:19:19) Social Media Check-in
We check in with our social media followers to see what video game series has only gotten better with age.

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