In today’s roundup of biggest news, we’ve seen everything from Frances Townsend stepping down from Activison Blizzard’s Women’s Network to a new JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean trailer. Additionally, August 8 brings us an update on Steam Deck specifics, Pokemon Unite’s strange way of dealing with ties, and another nerf coming in Apex Legends. Catch up on everything you missed by reading through today’s biggest stories below.
Frances Townsend Steps Down From Activision Blizzard's Women's Network
After facing massive amounts of criticism following an internal email written to employees in the face of the California lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, Frances Townsend gives up her position as executive sponsor of Activision Blizzard’s Women’s Network. According to the Washington post, she stepped down on July 23 after a Zoom call that was held to listen to the concerns of women working at the company. Reportedly, Townsend defended her email saying she was only following the advice of her legal counsel. Regardless, many are thrilled to see Townsend walking away from any position of power.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Trailer Revealed, Will Come To Netflix In December
Just today, a new trailer for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean was released, and the show will be coming to Netflix this December. The focus will be on Jolene Cujoh, daughter of Jotaro Cujo, and how she was sentenced to serve 15 years in a maximum security prison for a crime she did not commit. But her father figures out how she was framed and breaks her out, only for her to also discover that she’s a Stand user. Today’s trailer highlights her Stand, showing how her body can unravel into string form, which is useful to spy on people or slip through cracks.
Steam Deck Will Reportedly Perform The Same, Mobile Or Docked
In an interview with PC Gamer, Steam Deck designer Greg Coomer made us aware that the Steam Deck’s performance will not be enhanced by the system being docked. This is unlike the Nintendo Switch which performs better while docked than it does in mobile form. The reason for this is they said they wanted to focus on how they thought the Steam Deck would be used most often, which would be in its mobile form. They said that they considered enhancing the deck while docked, but that doing so was not their priority.
Pokemon Unite Has A Weird Way Of Dealing With Ties
Despite the Pokemon Unite fandom being divided on whether the game is pay-to-win or if Zapdos should be nerfed, everyone has agreed that the way the game handles ties is odd. Instead of actually including any ties, Pokemon Unite is structured so that whoever scores the tied score first wins. In other words, if the other team has 100 points and your team gets to 100 points afterwards, resulting in a tie, your team would lose the game. To be fair, ties aren’t really a thing in other Nintendo games either, including Splatoon and Super Smash Bros.
Apex Legends Will Nerf Seer In The Next Update
Not that we’re terribly surprised to see it, but Seer will be nerfed in the next Apex Legends update for being overpowered. Considering Seer can spot enemy players by sensing their heartbeats, this gives Seer a dramatic advantage in the game. There aren’t specifics yet on which abilities or stats of Seer’s will be getting nerfed, but we expect that the game will become much more balanced after the next update.
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