PAX West is next week! But before then, let’s talk about some video gaming news.

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Here’s what we went over this episode:

• 5 biggest moments of the QuakeCon 2018 keynote address: https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/10/17675308/quakecon-2018-5-biggest-moments-keynote
• THQ Nordic acquires Timesplitters: http://news.cision.com/thq-nordic-ab/r/thq-nordic-acquires-timesplitters,c2592484
• Realm Royale Has Lost 93% of its Player Base After Peaking at 105k Concurrent Players 2 Months Ago on Steam: http://www.githyp.com/realm-royale-has-lost-93-of-its-player-base-after-peaking-at-105k-concurrent-players-2-months-ago-on-steam/
• Belmonts + King K. Rool in Smash: https://kotaku.com/castlevanias-simon-and-richter-belmont-join-smash-bros-1828189474
• Steam.tv is live — and it appears to be Valve’s Twitch competitor (update): https://www.cnet.com/news/steam-tv-is-live-and-it-appears-to-be-valves-twitch-competitor/
• Mon Hun World first Capcom title to ship 10 million copies worldwide: http://www.siliconera.com/2018/08/20/monster-hunter-world-becomes-the-first-capcom-title-to-ship-10-million-units-worldwide/

Songs Used:

• Doom Eternal — Main Theme
• Timesplitters Future Perfect — Title Screen
• Realm Royale — Lobby and Drop
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Main Theme