A $10 MILLION Xbox Heist + Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut for PS5 – Today’s News Tonight (7/2/21)

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In episode 105 of Today’s News Tonight, the GVG crew (minus Derrick, but only for today!) discusses a wild, *$10 million* Xbox gift card heist, quality-of-life changes coming to Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, the announcement of Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, the second Metroid Dread Report, and more!

Timestamps:
0:00 – Pre-show
5:50 – Intro
13:17 – Nintendo launches “Ask the Developer,” a new developer interview series similar to Iwata Asks, starting with Game Builder Garage’s Kosuke Teshima and Naoki Masuda
27:26 – Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut launches for PS5 and PS4 on August 20th, bringing with it developer commentary, haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support (on PS5), target lock-on in battle, and more
41:09 – Zelda: Skyward Sword HD “Quality of Life” trailer showcases several mechanical and presentational improvements coming to the game over the original version, such as streamlined item information and Fi’s assistance now being optional
52:38 – Ex-Microsoft engineer steals $10 million in a massive case of Xbox gift card fraud (before eventually being caught and thrown behind bars)
1:06:29 – Nintendo releases “Metroid Dread Report Vol. 2: Researching the E.M.M.I.,” providing more details on the eponymous robots that stalk Samus in the upcoming game
1:19:08 – Outro

Sources:
https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/ask-the-developer-vol-1-game-builder-garage/

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