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This Week In Gaming 8-20-19
By Legolas_Katarn
Gamescom 2019 reveals and info, Steven T. Wright interviews developers about what it's like to work on a game in development for over a decade, Nic Reuben tells the story behind a failed Hotline Miami mod, Diego Argüello interviews current and former QA testers to learn about the industry's exploitative practices, Gamestop suddenly lays off half of Game Informer's editors, Michael Goroff talks with the people preserving game's past and future, Samuel Horti on the call that saved System Shock 2, Bioware co-founder Trent Oster talks to Mike Williams about the early days of the company, in his final piece Ed Smith discusses the wall big budget games seem to have hit and The Infinite Zeppelin of Wolfenstein, Mount and Blade II heading to early access, Ion Fury devs apologize for sexist and transphobic comments, Writing on Games appreciates the nonsense of MGS4, Core-A Gaming speaks with tournament organizers about how events grow, and more.
Gaming News (Announcements, previews, release dates, interviews and writing on upcoming games, DLC and game updates, company and developer news, country news, tech, mods)
Gamescom 2019: Opening Night Live Stream
Catch all the news and games coming to gamescom on the gamescom: Opening Night Live stream. Publishers Sony, Xbox Game Studios, Bungie, Capcom, Ubisoft and many more are set to debut new content and information on their upcoming games.
Going Beyond Video Games At Gamescom 2019 [Sponsored]
When people think of Gamescom, they often think of video games, but there's more to Gamescom 2019 than video game trailers and announcements.
Google Stadia Connect Live Stream
Check out all the latest game reveals for Google Stadia on the latest Stadia Connect live stream.
Spelunky 2 probably won't be out this year
Spelunky 2 was announced in 2017 and showed off its first gameplay trailer in 2018, which is also when it revealed a release target of 2019. Alas, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
The First 20 Minutes of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Jake and Jean-Luc check out the opening 20 minutes of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. Ancestors come to PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on August 27th.
Borderlands 3 preview – Gearbox has something to prove
This is a first-person shooter that lets you use a shotgun that's also a sniper rifle. There are guns that fire other guns that sprout legs and murder everything like those terrifying dog robots in that one good Black Mirror episode. Some guns fire out brains. Brains! There are grenades that create a vortex, sucking in gas mask-wearing bandits before spitting them back out as bloody chunks. Like I say, it's extremely far-fetched.
Borderlands 3 doesn't have loot boxes because they don't "feel like a Borderlands thing"
Borderlands 3 is out next month, and it's one of the most anticipated games of the year. Despite a slight amount of confusion earlier in the year regarding microtransactions there will be cosmetic DLC in the game, but otherwise Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford's comments about there being no "free-to-play kind of stuff" in Borderlands 3 has rung true so far.
Borderlands 3's sense of humour: "be edgy, be funny, don't be cruel, don't be insensitive"
The Borderlands series is known for its signature sense of humour, and it looks like its upcoming third instalment is no exception. Maintaining the tone that fans of the games have come to know and love could be tricky in today's evolving climate, where reception to themes and content can really vary, but it sounds like developer Gearbox has got it all worked out. Speaking to us at this year's Gamescom, producer Chris Brock said it's all about finding edginess and humour, without straying too far.
Yakuza 3's PS4 Localization is Uncut and Uncensored - Gamescom 2019
Watch exclusive Yakuza Remastered gameplay with developer commentary.
The Yakuza Remastered Collection Brings Yakuza 3, 4, And 5 Back Throughout 2019 And 2020
All three of the recent Yakuza remasters are heading westward. Sega has confirmed The Yakuza Remastered Collection. The individual titles will receive a staggered release throughout the rest of the year, starting with Yakuza 3's PlayStation 4 debut today. Yakuza 4 will follow on October 29, 2019. On February 11, 2019, Yakuza 5 will appear. The full compilation costs $59.99, and the digital copies of the games will unlock as they are released.
Why Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is choosing early access after eight years of development
After so long in development, some fans are understandably somewhat confused: Why an early access period after eight years in development? We spoke with TaleWorlds CEO Armagan Yavuz at Gamescom, right after the trailer and early access date reveal, to find out why.
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot's Epic Gohan Vs. Cell Fight Gameplay & Interview - Gamescom 2019
Also, Trunks is playable and has his sword and Goku can drive a car, but only after he goes to driver's ed.
17 Minutes of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gameplay - Gamescom 2019
Flying around and taking down Raditz as Piccolo powers up in the iconic battle as well as side-boss fights, and exploring Kakarot.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gets Driver's License Mission And New Characters
When Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was named and officially shown off at E3 earlier this year, none of the footage showed anything past the Frieza Saga. In a game about Goku's life, it makes some sense that it would at least go through the part where he becomes a Super Saiyan, but fans were concerned it wouldn't go beyond that. Not only does the game go beyond that into the Android Saga, it includes the best filler episode from the show.
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign aims to be a more "accessible" grand strategy
Gamescom always brings with it many nice surprises and exciting game announcements, but it's rare to find one that's truly unexpected. How about the sequel to a PC-only grand strategy title from 15 years ago? THQ Nordic is happy to oblige, as it has just revealed Knights of Honor II: Sovereign – the sequel to 2004's Knights of Honor, which will be the publisher's first grand strategy title.
Need For Speed Heat ditches any form of loot boxes
One thing Heat isn't carrying over from its predecessor is casino-style car-part acquisition. Previous entry Payback was a bit rubbish, in large part because car parts and upgrades were doled out through slots and loot boxes.
Need For Speed: Heat Official Gameplay Trailer - Gamescom 2019
The next entry in the storied arcade racing series is bringing the cat-and-mouse chase back to the streets.
Why So Many Former Infinity Ward Devs Returned For The New Modern Warfare
Following a dispute with Activision over Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 royalties, Infinity Ward co-founders and figureheads Vince Zampella and Jason West were unceremoniously removed from the studio. The two went on to form Respawn Entertainment and created the Titanfall series. Several key members of the Infinity Ward team that worked on games like Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 followed Zampella and West to Respawn, leaving a vastly different team to work on Modern Warfare 3 and subsequent titles.
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Official Characters Trailer - Gamescom 2019
Play as Terrible Tornado, Silverfang, and Atomic Samurai when One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Explore a doomed health retreat in upcoming Resort
One great pleasure that you may not all be familiar with is interviewing people who are passionate about whatever it is you're speaking to them about. You may be able to get something of a sense of it from Resort, which follows protagonist Laura Tanner as she speaks to the people staying there.
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes coming to PS4 and PC in October
Travis Strikes Again, Grasshopper's previously Switch-exclusive No More Heroes spin-off, will be unsheathing its Beam Katana and swaggering onto PS4 and Steam on 17th October.
Psychedelica Of The Ashen Hawk PC Port Will Let Otome Fans Uncover A Small Town's Secret On August 30, 2019
Another Idea Factory Otomate visual novel is getting a PC port. On August 30, 2019, Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk will come to Steam. This is a follow-up to Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly, though it is a stand-alone otome with a whole new cast of characters and mystery to solve. This comes after a February 2019 closed beta test.
Commandos 2, Praetorians HD remasters get first full gameplay trailers
Kalypso Media has delved into its shimmering bag of nostalgia and plucked out the first proper gameplay trailers for its upcoming HD remasters of much-loved stealth-tactics classic Commandos 2 and Roman Empire strategy affair Praetorians.
Everspace devs show off new open world space shooter
The devs of Everspace, one of the best space games on PC, have shown off the first images of their unannounced open world space shooter ahead of a full reveal next week.
PES 2020: Gameplay and Exclusive Licenses Interview - IGN LIVE Gamescom 2019
We discuss the game's exclusive licenses, the Euro 2020 DLC, and how it felt to nab Juventus from FIFA.
Death Stranding - FULL Gameplay Reveal with Kojima | Gamescom 2019 | Opening Night Live
Watch Hideo Kojima present gameplay from Death Stranding during Gamescom 2019 at Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live.
Death Stranding: You Can't See Norman Reedus' Penis, Kojima Confirms
Hideo Kojima premiered brand new Death Stranding gameplay footage during tonight's Gamescom Opening Night Live press conference. One ability Sam (Norman Reedus) has in Death Stranding, apparently, is relieving himself when he needs to. But don't worry, Kojima confirmed players won't accidentally see Sam's penis in Death Stranding.
Marvel's Avengers Hands-On Preview: We Know a LOT More Now - Gamescom 2019
While the tutorial portion of Marvel's The Avengers has been shown behind closed doors at both 2019's E3 and Comic-Con, we'd been left curiously in the dark as to what the game actually is. The fluid frantic action of the front roster - Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, and Black Widow - was nice to look at, but Square Enix had given us little information beyond the team's aesthetics and the basics of how they play in combat...until now.
How Avengers Allows You To Play, Progress, And Customize Your Heroes
As we already know, Avengers is an original story focused on the superhero team's fall from grace. The A-Day celebration meant to laud the Avengers backfires as a surprise attack on the Golden Gate Bridge serves as little more than a distraction for the heroes as the real threat involved blowing up the Avengers' Helicarrier and leveling much of San Francisco. As the city struggles to pick up the pieces, anger and blame falls on the shoulders of the iconic Marvel heroes.
With one year left until launch, Halo Infinite's creative director leaves 343
We've still got a little over a year before Halo Infinite is set to launch, but that last year is going to come under different leadership. Creative director Tim Longo has departed from developer 343 Industries this week, and executive producer Mary Olson has moved into a lead producer role for the game's campaign.
Disintegration Announcement Trailer
Pilot a heavily armed Gravcycle in Disintegration, a new sci-fi first-person shooter unlike any other. Command your troops on the ground as you battle through a thrilling single-player campaign and compete in frenetic PvP multiplayer against other pilots and their crews.
The Surge 2 Goes Full Rockstar in New Gameplay Overview Trailer
Everyone loves emulating the Rockstar Games approach to trailers nowadays - a voiceover that plays while gameplay does just as much talking as the description the female narrator is giving you. The Surge 2 mixes things up as a male takes control, but it's just as effective at explaining what the game is all about.
Humankind is Sega's innovative new challenger to Civilization
Amplitude Studios' historical 4X epic allows players to mix and merge cultures
Horror Title Remothered: Broken Porcelain Arrives Next Year
A sequel to Remothered: Tormented Fathers is on the way. This new entry is called Remothered: Broken Porcelain, and it'll release in the summer of 2020.
Earthnight - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch
EarthNight is an illustrated epic 2D platformer about the dragon apocalypse, and a love letter to classic arcade games. Humans have been exiled to space, forced to live in orbit above the planet. But Sydney & Stanley have had enough! They've decided to skydive back to Earth taking out as many dragons as they can along the way. Your path to EarthNight will always be different and riddled with danger when it launches in 2019.
Gears 5 Official Story Trailer - Gamescom 2019
Check out the gorgeous cinematics and story moments coming in Gears 5.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Gears 5 Horde Mode
Gears of War is the reason everyone knows what "horde mode" is, and so it's fitting that Gears 5 is placing a pretty heavy emphasis on it. This time around, though, horde mode is going to look a bit different, and we have a new trailer that explains a bit about what's changing for horde mode in the next Gears of War game.
Sequel To One Of 2016's Best Roguelike Games Announced At Gamescom 2019
During Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2019, Everspace 2 was announced via a new trailer. The sequel to the beloved space roguelike seemingly improves upon the original game in several ways, but don't expect to be able to play it anytime soon.
Kerbal Space Program 2 announced
Kerbal Space Program 2 has been announced with new features, new planets and, perhaps most surprisingly of all, a new developer. Star Theory Games—formerly Uber Entertainment—are taking the reins for the sequel, which will be released on Steam in spring 2020, and on consoles sometime after that.
Kerbal Space Program 2's new devs on adding interstellar flight, colonies and more to the PC's greatest space sim
Star Theory's creative director explains what's new in Kerbal Space Program's sequel.
Ghostrunner | Official Reveal Trailer 2019 | (PC, PS4, XBOX)
Ghostrunner is an action FPP video game developed by One More Level studio and published by All in! Games. High mobility of the main character, one-hit-one-kill, and bullet-time mechanics are the bases of the gameplay, which focuses on fast-paced, high-adrenaline combat. The game is set in a world which is a unique, grim blend of cyberpunk and post-apo genres. Coming to PC, XBOX, PS4.
Coffee Talk lets you make coffee for orcs and elves in an alternative Seattle
Indonesian indie studio Toge Productions are working on Coffee Talk, a game about being a barista in a version of Seattle where fantasy folk live alongside humans. It's a bit like Shadowrun and a bit like Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action only the drink mixing is less boring, and you can draw some coffee art in the foam.
Cyberpunk 2077 Behind the Scenes Deep Dive - Gamescom 2019
Get a sneak peek at Cyberpunk 2077 direct from the developers themselves.
Cyberpunk 2077's post-launch multiplayer still may not happen
"If it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit."
Bloodlines 2 RTX trailer teases sweet graphics and a mysterious woman in red
A new trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 demonstrates the game's very impressive (and very moody) visual styling when running on one of Nvidia's RTX-capable graphics cards. "Ray-traced lighting and reflections" might be an accidentally ironic angle to take on a game about vampires, but it sure is pretty—after all, you can't have quality shadows without quality lighting.
Battletoads Gamescom 2019 gameplay
The Battletoads are back! Rash, Zitz and Pimple are returning to steal the spotlight as they smash, stomp and drill their way through an all-new action-packed adventure of choreographed chaos. Couch co-op may never be the same again, as this new Battletoads provides an epic brawl through exciting challenges and hordes of enemies.
Upcoming Exploration RPG Greedfall Has My Attention
When I was first asked to preview Greedfall, an upcoming RPG by Spiders, I didn't really know what to expect. Its vast world, packed with ruins and frontier towns, captured a sense of discovery but also evoked a strange apprehension in me. Greedfall brims with potential and clever ideas, yet even after playing it, I can't tell if it will mark a powerful recreation of BioWare-esque storytelling or a half-measured romanticising of the all-too-violent Age of Exploration.
Little Nightmares 2 Official Reveal Trailer - Gamescom 2019
The gorgeous horror platformer will get a sequel soon.
Learn how to pilot a stolen alien vehicle in Nauticrawl
Nauticrawl jams you inside a weird alien vehicle that you don't know how to pilot and just lets you get on with figuring it out, or not figuring it out, dying and then trying a different approach. It's part sim, part roguelike and learning how to control your new vehicle is one big puzzle.
Empire of Sin Official Gameplay Trailer - Gamescom 2019
Conquer the streets as an old-timey gangster from the co-creator of Doom.
New Wasteland 3 gameplay video shows off combat
inXile has released a new gameplay trailer for Wasteland 3, this one focusing on combat.
Darksiders Genesis Gameplay Trailer - Gamescom 2019
Hack your way through the forces of hell in this new take on the beloved franchise.
Orcs Must Die 3: Official Reveal Trailer - Gamescom 2019
The orc-killing puzzle series is getting a brand new entry and it's going back to its roots.
Orcs Must Die! 3 - Official Dev Diary | Stadia Connect
Go behind the scenes and hear from Robot Entertainment as they talk about Orcs Must Die! 3 and what makes it so special coming to Stadia.
Blair Witch Official Story Trailer - Gamescom 2019
Dive deeper into Blair Witch's story with never-before-seen gameplay, flashbacks and eerie visions that plague Ellis as he ventures deeper into the Black Hills Forest, a glimpse at what awaits as Ellis discovers the infamous witch house, and more.
Blair Witch - Our First Impressions
We got our hands on the new Blair Witch video game, and dive into the mechanics of this new take on the iconic franchise by Bloober Games.
THQ Nordic reveals Saints Row's return, Dead Island handover and another Timesplitters tease
The Third Street Saints are coming back, but there's trouble brewing on Dead Island 2.
Iron Harvest draws from alt history and Warcraft 3's storytelling
In the foreground of the painting hanging on the office wall of Iron Harvest's creative director, Jan Theysen's, peasant women harvest hay under a baking summer sun. It's an evocative scene, reminiscent of work by famous English landscape painter John Constable. In the background of this pastoral idyll, however, half obscured by heat-haze and whisps of cloud, smoke billows from an enormous mech, its canon-like arms casting a threatening shadow over the fields beneath.
Comanche Official Reveal Trailer - Gamescom 2019
The classic franchise is coming back from developer THQ Nordic with a team-based competitive multiplayer.
Beyond a Steel Sky Is a Return to Cyberpunk Dystopia 25 Years in the Making
The barren, terrifying wastes of devastated Australia are the home for one of the most notable nostalgia-powered trips of recent history: 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. Picking up the legacy of a series thought finished decades ago, original director George Miller blended old-school physical filmmaking with modern techniques to create one of the decade's most memorable blockbusters.
How Burden Of Command Is Aiming To Be An Interactive Band Of Brothers
"You're not sending some pixels up that hill, you're sending your 'brother' Lieutenant Dearborn," writes Hughes. "And if he dies, he dies permanently, no reloads. Imagine, Dearborn, has served you loyally, intelligently, and courageously on and off the battlefield across three years of war. Now it's 1945 and the war is almost over, does Dearborn deserve one more hill?"
Streets of Rage 4's new character is a guitar-playing badass
Beat-'em-up confirmed for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One
Ghost Recon Breakpoint's PvP will have dedicated servers
"I'm extremely delighted to announce that Ghost War PvP in Breakpoint will have dedicated servers," said Ghost War's lead designer, Alexander Rice, at a press event last month. "It's probably been the most-requested community feature for a while." Rice also highlighted the advantages of dedicated servers not just for quality of life in general, but in particular when counteracting cheaters, hackers, and exploits.
Predator Hunting Grounds Official Gameplay Trailer - Gamescom 2019
See the brutal new gameplay from the upcoming 4-v-1 competitive multiplayer game.
Watch Dogs Legion - Official 'Welcome to the Resistance' Gameplay Trailer | Gamescom 2019
The fate of London lies with you! Recruit your resistance and fight back when Watch Dogs Legion arrives on Stadia.
Synced: Off-Planet: Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer - Gamescom 2019
The CG announcement trailer for Synced: Off-Planet, from NExT Studios.
Synced: Off Planet: Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer - Gamescom 2019
The first gameplay footage of Synced: Off Planet, from Gamescom 2019.
SUPERHOT PRESENTS
We set out on a mission to find cool, fun, unusual games that might need some help (funding) and support (still funding but also unsolicited advice and mentoring). We wanted to focus on developers in a similar time zone to help with communication, games that feel sort of like SUPERHOT (puzzles, shooters), and with a corresponding artstyle.
Darq Developer Reveals Why He Turned Down an Epic Exclusivity Deal
In a time where it seems more and more game developers are opting to sign lucrative exclusivity deals with the Epic Games Store (and thus angering a certain portion of gamers), the developer behind the indie horror adventure Darq has made the peculiar decision to turn Epic down. In a post to his Medium blog, developer Wlad Marhulets, the one-man team at Unfold Games, revealed what went into making his decision.
Metro Exodus DLC The Two Colonels Releases Tomorrow - Gamescom 2019
The DLC follows the story of Colonel Khlebnikov and provides more details about the fall of Novosibirsk. Taking place in the Novosibrisk Metro before the Aurora crew arrives, you'll help the Colonel make his way back to his son on New Year's Eve.
You can become a wizard in The Sims 4's next game pack, Realm of Magic
Harry Potter meets College of Winterhold meets Shadowglen.
Sony's Insomniac Acquisition is Its First Major Salvo in the PS5 Generation
A common refrain through the Xbox 360 era was that exclusives no longer really mattered. With the explosion of indies and reams of high-quality third-party games, conventional wisdom held that a large library filled with top third-party games could pack more of a punch than a handful of exclusives. But then the current generation hit, and the Xbox One was streamrolled by the PS4. Why? Well, a lot of reasons actually, but exclusives were definitely a major factor.
GameStop Lays Off Over 100 People, Including Nearly Half Of Game Informer's Staff
The struggling retail chain GameStop laid off over a hundred employees today, both at its corporate headquarters in Grapevine, Texas and at other offices including its subsidiary Game Informer magazine in Minnesota, where nearly half of the editorial staff lost their jobs in a surprise cut.
Ion Fury devs criticized for comments on transgender kids and feminism
The comments, compiled by ResetEra/GameRevolution and verified by GameRevolution, include Ion Fury developer 'terminx' discussing the SlutWalk, a protest that started as a result of a Toronto police officer saying that "women should avoid dressing like sluts" if they wanted to avoid sexual assault. Terminx explained that they didn't "understand" the concept of the protest, as there are people who complain when developers "portray women dressed the same way" in video games:
Ion Fury studio apologises for sexist and transphobic comments by staff
"We recognise these statements are insensitive, unacceptable, and counterproductive to causes of equality. We unequivocally apologise both for these comments and language as well as for any pain they have caused the gaming community, particularly women and members of the LGBTQ community. We take full responsibility for any damage that has been done to the relationships we've worked so hard to build.
"Moving forward, Voidpoint will institute a zero-tolerance policy for this type of language and all employees and contractors will undergo mandatory sensitivity training. As part of our efforts to contribute to the work that must be done to further support these communities, we are donating $10,000 from Ion Fury's release day proceeds to The Trevor Project. We are also patching Ion Fury ASAP to remove all unacceptable language."
Now Game Developers Have To Ask Fans Not To Harass Them Over The Epic Store
On its own, the message might read like any communiqué from a developer to fans eager for an update. But coupled with recent events, it feels like the next step in the slow breakdown in the relationship between the people who make games and the fans who interact with them online.
Respawn apologises for Apex Legends Iron Crown loot boxes, says "we broke our promise"
Respawn Entertainment has issued an apology for the way it set up the Iron Crown limited-time collection event in Apex Legends, which made loot boxes – Apex Packs – the only way to obtain certain exclusive items. Drew McCoy, Apex Legends' project lead, wrote a blog post acknowledging the company had "missed the mark" with the event and apologised for "breaking our promise."
Apex Legends Forum Becomes Heated as Developer Calls Toxic Community Members 'A**-hats'
It's been a tough week for Apex Legends, and an even tougher week for its development team, following strong player backlash during the game's Iron Crown special event. After making some significant changes to how players could earn the new (and prohibitively expensive) legendary skins included in the event, Respawn took a moment to apologize for how it structured the event. A part of that process of making good appears to be reaching out to the Apex Legends subreddit, where things quickly heated up into verbal sparring between at least one Respawn developer and players.
Epic opens a streaming-focused studio with the founders of Rogue Squadron dev Factor 5
Epic is opening up a new studio in Cologne, Germany, and the location will be manned by the founding members of Factor 5, the German studio probably best known for the classic action space shooter, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Epic Games Cologne will be focused on "emerging forms of interactive media and streaming technologies."
BioWare loses two producers on Anthem, Dragon Age
Anthem's lead producer, Ben Irving, and Dragon Age senior producer, Fernando Melo, have both decided to move on from the studio.
Developer Fumes About Keyseller G2A, But Admits He Was Wrong About $300,000 Complaint
G2A shot back at Cleveland's demand last night, saying they didn't even exist in 2013. In a blog post G2A posted a picture showing G2A.com as an unused domain around that time. "That's just slander, and we expect him [Cleveland] to at least edit his posts, if not straight up apologize," the post said of Cleveland's tweet. "However, if Charlie Cleveland would like us to hire a professional auditing company to check if the keys from before 2014 appeared on a non-existing marketplace, we encourage him to contact the G2A Direct team, as per the initial offer."
The Nintendo 2019 World Championships will work with Eleague to air on CBS
Nintendo announced today that it is partnering with Eleague to broadcast The Nintendo 2019 World Championships on CBS.
HOW FIGHTING GAME TOURNAMENTS ARE DEALING WITH TOXIC AND UNRULY PLAYERS
From its inception in 2010 as a little-known tournament attended mostly by Orlando locals, Community Effort Orlando — better known by its initials CEO — has become one of the premier events in the fighting game community (or FGC), with thousands of fans flooding in and dozens of games represented in competition. Hosted and organized by longtime FGC stalwart Alex Jebailey, CEO can get downright theatrical at times. Champions receive roaring Michael Buffer-esque introductions as they strut their way down the ramp to a wrestling ring where they battle it out in the final matches of the event.
Underneath The International's $33m prize pool, a flawed system in continuous need of repair
Dota 2 tournament analyst and former professor of economics weighs in on the Dota Pro Circuit and the inherent problems that Valve still needs to address in order to better take care of its players and tournament organizers.
EVO 2019: Women of the FGC by Combo Queens (ComboQueens) Panel
The Women of the FGC panel was produced by Cross Counter TV, powered by Twitch Student.
Content I found interesting this week (interviews, recommendations, think pieces, history, music, culture, design, art, documentaries, criticism, etc)
What goes right and wrong when games like Diablo 3 take a decade to make
What does a decade's worth of work look like? You can start and finish almost any form of education; establish a career; raise a child; build a thriving business. For many, a decade of work could represent a house, a page on a resume, the title on a business card, or something less tangible — a feeling, even.
The Uncertain Future of Video Game History
"I feel like physical retail releases are pretty safe," Lewin said. "There were a lot of people who were doing that already, but Frank was the first person I saw to be like, 'No, we need to save the press releases to save the context around it. We need to know what people's attitudes were around this, before and after the game's launch and during development.' That part has always been really interesting to me as a researcher. So that was like, good, someone gets that it's more than just saving the games themselves."
What It's Really Like to Be a QA Tester
QA is one of the most vital jobs in game development. For many workers, it's also the worst.
Remembering the Early Days of BioWare with Co-Founder Trent Oster
Beamdog and BioWare co-founder Trent Oster talks about the early days of the studio, before Electronic Arts.
The messy story behind the Hotline Miami mod that never was
When I first spoke to Spencer Yan, I wanted to tell the stories of modders who had poured themselves into passion projects that never saw the light of day. I'd been reading the recent RomChip, and several articles there had made the same, lucid argument: the history of games is also a history of the games that never made it. Not just the big studio failures where everyone, at the very least, ended up with a paycheck, but the hundreds of hours sacrificed by talented amateurs. I wanted to end this piece having told these stories, and maybe finish with some easy, conclusive quotables that might have helped anyone embarking on a creative work in the future. Spencer Yan's story doesn't have any of those, so if you're after a bow to wrap things up, maybe stop reading after this insight from Pi0h1.
Designing Communities for Kindness
How to better set up your (game) communities for kinder user experiences.
Video game corporate satire is really overdue an upgrade
Videogame "satires" of giant corporations have never rung that true for me, largely because some of the most prominent examples are developed by giant corporations. GTA aside, the field is led by Portal 2, a historical and architectural cross-section of a dysfunctional science company created by Valve, the owner of the world's largest PC game distribution platform. I don't think it's impossible to critique the upper echelons of the private sector while working for one of the Powers That Be - if I did, I wouldn't be writing this for a website owned by a million-dollar events business. But it's harder to laugh along to jokes about, say, brutal working practices or womanising CEOs when they come from those at the summit of an industry that worships crunch and has a lingering sexism problem.
In Narrative Adventure Games, Even False Choices Have a Real Impact
"What matters the most is when a player finishes one of our games, he knows himself better than at the beginning," said Cano.
The Origins of Awesome Games Done Quick
"We were supposed to have Classic Games Done Quick, the first [Games Done Quick] at MAGFest back in 2010, but they couldn't provide internet with a decent upload," Uyama told EGM. "We had to use the option with decent internet—my mother's house that was roughly a 10-minute drive away from the venue."
How one phone call saved a tiny new studio and gave the world System Shock 2
20 years later, Irrational Games co-founders Ken Levine and Jonathan Chey on the immersive sim's rollercoaster development.
There's A Latinx Void At The Heart Of Video Games
In the games industry's endless quest to appeal to everyone, to not turn away a single customer—hateful ones included—it hasn't really welcomed anyone. Called them by name and made them feel at home. If Disney, an entertainment company that is nothing if not ruthless in pursuing universal hits, can produce Coco, Black Panther, and Bao—each an authentic expression of specific cultures filtered through the lens of fiction—it's baffling that big-budget games have barely tried.
'We Know We're Not Taking It Far Enough': A Ubisoft VP Wrestles With Politics In Games
"I do see that we're being challenged on politics," he told me. "It hurts me, because we know there's a disconnect between where we want to take games years down the line and what we're doing on a day to day basis." Mending that disconnect is a goal, he said. Maybe it's his, maybe it's Ubisoft's. It was hard to say, but Francois does hold a position of influence at the company. He's the vice president of Editorial, the Paris-based team at Ubisoft that oversees, advises, and budgets all of the company's games. He works with the makers of the Assassin's Creeds, the Ghost Recons, The Divisions, and more. And in a rare interview, he at least opened up the discussion about political ideas in Ubisoft's games more than anyone in the company before him.
Abe's Oddysee, Ahead of Its Time
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"The Infinite Zeppelin," by Ed Smith
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To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Saturday, 29 September 1888.
Thank you very much for your letter and for the 50-franc note it contained. It's not a rosy prospect that the pains in your leg have come back — my God — it should have to be possible for you to live in the south as well, because I always think that what we need is sunshine and fine weather and blue air as the most dependable remedy. The weather's still fine here, and if it was always like that it would be better than the painters' paradise, it would be Japan altogether. How I think of you and of Gauguin and of Bernard, everywhere and at all times! It's so beautiful, and I'd so much like to see everyone over here.
Included herewith little croquis of a square no. 30 canvas — the starry sky at last, actually painted at night, under a gas-lamp. The sky is green-blue, the water is royal blue, the areas of land are mauve. The town is blue and violet. The gaslight is yellow, and its reflections are red gold and go right down to green bronze. Against the green-blue field of the sky the Great Bear has a green and pink sparkle whose discreet paleness contrasts with the harsh gold of the gaslight.
Likewise croquis of a square no. 30 canvas showing the house and its surroundings under a sulphur sun, under a pure cobalt sky. That's a really difficult subject! But I want to conquer it for that very reason. Because it's tremendous, these yellow houses in the sunlight and then the incomparable freshness of the blue.
Milliet finds it horrible, but I don't need to tell you that when he says he can't understand that someone can enjoy doing such an ordinary grocer's shop,6 and such stiff, square houses with no charm at all, I reflect that Zola did a certain boulevard at the beginning of L'assommoir7 and Flaubert a corner of quai de la Villette in the summer heat, at the beginning of Bouvard et Pécuchet,8 that aren't half bad. And it does me good to do what's difficult. That doesn't stop me having a tremendous need for, shall I say the word — for religion — so I go outside at night to paint the stars, and I always dream a painting like that, with a group of lively figures of the pals.
Certainly, his arrival would increase the importance of this venture of painting in the south by 100 per cent. And once here, I don't see him leaving soon, because I believe he would put down roots.
And I always say to myself that with his collaboration, what you do in private10 would eventually be a more considerable thing than my work on my own; you would have more satisfaction without an increase in expenses.
This Benedictine priest must have been very interesting. What, in his opinion, is the religion of the future likely to be? He'll probably say, still the same as the past. Victor Hugo says, God is a lighthouse whose beam flashes on and off,13 and so now, of course, we're passing through that darkness.
My only wish is that they could manage to prove something that would be calming to us, that would console us so that we'd cease to feel guilty or unhappy, and that just as we 1r:4 are we could proceed without getting lost in loneliness or nothingness, and without having at each step to fear or nervously calculate the harm which, without wishing to, we might cause others.
That odd fellow, Giotto, whose biography said that he was always unwell, and always full of ardour and ideas.14 Well, I'd like to be able to attain that self-confidence that makes a person happy, cheerful and lively at all times. That can happen much more easily in the country or a small town than in that Parisian furnace.
I wouldn't be surprised if you liked the starry night and the ploughed fields15 — they're calmer than some other canvases. If the work always went like that I'd have fewer worries about money, because people would come to it more easily if the technique continued to be more harmonious. But this bloody mistral is a real nuisance for doing brushstrokes that hold together and intertwine well, with feeling, like a piece of music played with emotion.
With this quiet weather, I let myself go and I have less need to struggle against impossibilities.
Tanguy's consignment has arrived and I thank you for it very, very much, because this way I hope to be able to do something during the autumn for the next exhibition. What's most urgent now is 5 or even 10 metres of canvas.16 I'll write to you again and will send you Gauguin's letter with the reply. Very interesting what you say about Maurin; at 40 francs his drawings are certainly not dear.17 More and more I believe that we must believe that true and fair dealing in paintings is to follow one's taste, one's education looking at the masters, one's faith, in a word. It is no easier, I'm convinced, to make a good painting than to find a diamond or a pearl; it requires effort, and you stake your life as a dealer or an artist on it. So once you have good stones, it's important not to lack faith in yourself either, but boldly keep things at a certain price.
And there's absolutely nothing dishonest about dealing in good stones. One can believe in oneself when the thing one's selling is good. Now if, though, people like paste, they're at liberty to do so, and since they ask for it, well, one may keep it in stock.
But that isn't enough to feel one is oneself – with good paintings, though, one can feel one is oneself and be firm, because it's a pure error to think that there are as many as one wishes. Perhaps I express myself badly, but I've thought about it a lot lately, and calm has come to me about the Gauguin business.
Good handshake and more soon, and thank you very much, and I hope your pains won't last. Have you seen a doctor again? Look after yourself, because physical pain is so annoying.
In letter 687 Vincent asked Theo if he could have his next allowance on Friday again. Assuming that his brother acceded to this request and that Vincent – as usual – thanked him for the money soon after receiving it (ll. 1*-2), we have dated this letter on or about Saturday, 29 September 1888.
We have placed the sheet that was previously regarded as the second sheet of this letter with letter 687. The original conclusion of the present letter is a sheet with the letter sketch The Yellow House ('The street')(F 1453 / JH 1590), letter text on the verso, and a signature. The letter sketch is the 'croquis' of 'the house and its surroundings' (l. 26). The confusion about the placement of this sheet must have arisen because the original second sheet became separated from the rest of the letter in the family estate and ended up in private hands. Cf. exhib. cat. New York 1984, p. 260.
1. The enclosed sketch Starry night over the Rhône (F 1515 / JH 1593), dimensions unknown, is after the painting of the same name F 474 / JH 1592 .
2. The letter sketch The Yellow House ('The street') (F 1453 / JH 1590) is after the painting of the same name F 464 / JH 1589 . See letter 700 for the drawing Van Gogh sent to Theo later.
3. This was Restaurant Vénissac in place Lamartine.
4. Since Roulin lived in rue de la Montagne des Cordes (on the right after the two bridges), Van Gogh must be referring to Roulin's place of work: the station's mail room was in the cul-de-sac Impasse Lamartine, on the left beside the Yellow House in the sketch. Cf. the map in exhib. cat. Chicago 2001, p. 109.
5. This was the Café de la Gare, where Van Gogh had painted The night café (F 463 / JH 1575 ). See letter 676.
6. Next door to Van Gogh's house, in the left-hand side of the premises at 2 place Lamartine, was the grocer's shop run by François Damase and Marguerite Crévoulin.
7. The description in chapter 1 of boulevard de la Chapelle and boulevard de Rochechouart in Paris, where the hôtel de la Villette was located in Zola's L'assommoir. See Zola 1960-1967, vol. 2, pp. 376ff, 1547.
8. The opening sentences of Flaubert's Bouvard et Pécuchet read: 'Since the temperature was 33 degrees, boulevard Bourdon was completely deserted. Lower down, the inky water of the Saint-Martin canal, closed between its two locks, lay spread out in a straight line' (Comme il faisait une chaleur de 33 degrés, le boulevard Bourdon se trouvait absolument désert. Plus bas, le canal Saint-Martin, fermé par les deux écluses, étalait en ligne droite son eau couleur d'encre). See Gustave Flaubert, Oeuvres. L'éducation sentimentale. Trois contes. Bouvard et Pécuchet. Ed. A. Thibaudet and R. Dumesnil. Paris 1952, p. 713.
Van Gogh's reference to the quai de la Villette (so that he locates the action considerably further to the north) was probably prompted by the fact that Flaubert also mentions the Saint Martin Canal. This canal is 6.6 km long and links the bassin de la Villette with the Seine, close to the scene of the action described by Flaubert. See Baedeker 1889-1, pp. 62, 190. Cf. Noll 1994, pp. 171-172.
9. The letter from Gauguin is 688; Van Gogh's reply to it is not known. In the surviving fragment of an unsent draft letter to Gauguin, Van Gogh responded to Gauguin's suggestion to reduce the prices of his work. See RM16 and Jansen et al. 2000.
10. Alongside his job at Boussod, Valadon & Cie, where he dealt in the work of established artists, Theo also supported modern artists by buying their work for his own collection and offering them accommodation (as he did Koning and De Haan, among others). See exhib. cat. Amsterdam 1999.
11. See letter 688, n. 7, for Laval's financial backer.
12. Van Gogh had written to Bernard about the cost of living in Arles in letter 684.
13. See letter 300, n. 10, for the saying 'God is like a lighthouse whose beam flashes on and off' (Dieu est comme un phare à éclipse), taken from Jules Michelet's La sorcière.
14. See letter 683, n. 18, for the description of Giotto as sickly, but a genius.
15. Ploughed fields ('The furrows') (F 574 / JH 1586 ), which Van Gogh had sketched in letter 687.
16. This consignment from Tanguy must have contained the coarsely ground paint that Van Gogh had asked for in letter 687. It emerges from that letter that he also wanted Theo to order the 5 or 10 metres of canvas from Tasset.
17. Theo must have written about his visit to Maurin; see letter 685.
18. Van Gogh made the same comparison between making paintings and mining diamonds in letters 651 and 696 to Bernard.
19. This is Paul Eugène Milliet ('The lover') (F 473 / JH 1588 ). Van Gogh drew a crescent moon and a star beside the text.


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The British & Irish Lions Tour On South African Soil
1 year ago Staff Reporter
The famous Grouse looks at the most memorable moments of the tour when it has been held here at home.
FILE PHOTO: British & Irish Lions player facing off with Bokkie star during the British & Irish Lions Tour at King's Park Stadium in Johannesburg. PICTURE: Supplied
JOHANNESBURG: Even in the context of Covid, this year's edition of the tour has been a memorable one, to say the least.
The first edition of the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa was held in 1891. It happened through an invitation by Western Province Union. Fast forward 130 years, and 13 series later, 2021 had to be the stage for the continuation of this age-old showdown. Even in the context of Covid, this year's edition of the tour has been a memorable one, to say the least.
For this cohort of Springboks, the stakes are as high as they have ever been because we as a country expect glory every time they step on the field. And it seems that the boys are well up to the task.
"I missed the tour in 2009, while I was playing for [the] province, so this is an unbelievable opportunity to play with the squad. It's an incredible privilege," says Rynhardt Elstadt , Springbok Rugby player.
On South African soil, the tour has brought wonderful moments, depending on which side you support of course. Below are some of the most memorable moments of the tour in South Africa, as brought to you by the official whisky sponsor of the tour, The Famous Grouse:
The host nation, South Africa, going against the Lions in the second test of the 2009 British & Irish Lions Tour.
FILE PHOTO: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – 24 July 2021, Springbok fullback Willie le Roux during the match between Springboks and the British & Irish Lions at the Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa. PICTURE: Supplied
All the physicality you can think of was on display in this game; from a red card given to Schalk Burger, to a scuffle between Victor Matfield and Brian O'Driscoll, the game was heated from start to finish. In the end the Springboks won 28 – 25, courtesy of a moment of brilliance by Morne Steyn.
Percy Montgomery scoring his first try in the third test of the 1997 edition of the tour.
As defending world cup champions, and the British and Irish Lions hosts, South Africa had everything to prove in front of a 51 000-capacity crowd at King's Park stadium.
This sentiment also rang true for a debutant, Percy Montgomery. And after having missed a conversion off the back of a Joost van der Westhuizen try, the moment came for jersey number 13 as he took a pass from van Schalkwyk in the 40th minute and scored his first-ever Bok try, on debut.
British & Irish Lions tour 2009, South Africa VS Lions, Third Test
This match might have ended with a loss to South Africa but seeing that the Lions were on a 7-test match losing streak, they were going for broke in a bid to change this.
Although not a great day for the Springboks, the British Lions shone that day because of a great combination between Ricky Flutey and Shane Williams, who ended up scoring two tries in that game – an Ugo Monye interception and try was also a moment worth watching.
British & Irish Lions tour 2021, 2nd test
In a tournament held behind closed doors because of Covid-19, one would have thought that this tour would have been something worth not even mentioning, but the Spirit of Rugby has been front and centre for all to witness— from a good starting performance of the series by the Lions to the passion for the game shown by Rassie Erasmus, the Springboks only had one thing to do in the second test… keep the hope alive, and they did exactly that by coming back from 9- 6 down at a half time, to wining the match 27 – 9, and by so doing, tying the series.
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Killer Characters: Do Bad Feelings Have A Name?
Do Bad Feelings Have A Name?
My human, Charlotte Bessette, has been very sad lately. Her cousin Matthew and his twin girls and my pal Rocket (the French Briard) moved out of the house after Matthew got married, and it's been very quiet here. Of course, Charlotte doesn't like to be idle and she refuses to be sad for long. She has tons of things she has to fix in the old Victorian home she owns, so she's started in on her to-do list.
She's turned the office upside down. She took away my nice soft carpet and covered my comfy chairs and all the floors with hard blankets. She calls them tarps. She moved the old desk into the garage, and big surprise, she found some paper in a secret drawer. She started crying the moment she found the paper. She calls them letters. She said if she spent too much time reading them, she wouldn't get anything done, so she stored them in a box that burps. She calls it Tupperware.
She lets me watch as she sands the table. I don't like the sound of the sander, but I like watching her when she's quietly buffing one of the legs of the desk. It was an ugly brown color. Painted with icky paint, she told me. It has to come off. Then she's going to make the desk pretty and natural, just like me.
She's also invited a woman to stay in the house. A friend of Matthew's. A sommelier, whatever that is. I think it has to do with wine. She's very nice. I met her. I really liked her boots. I nosed them and the woman said I was the cutest thing ever. However, I have a bad feeling about her coming to visit. I'm not sure what the feeling is. But it's something.
Do you ever get a bad feeling about something but you can't quite put a name to it?
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I always thought that everyone at some time or other has a bad feeling about something ---and, I do believe that you should listen to your instinct! Thanks for thinking of us!
Lynn, thanks for chiming in! Listen to your instinct. Yes, I agree.
Absolutely I get bad feelings! However, I think animals are more instinctive than people and we should pay more attention to their reactions than we do.
G-J, I like your style of thinking.
Yes, of course! It's like all my senses go on alert and I don't want to move.
Oh, but Karen, you have to move. To avoid danger.
I agree that most everyone has a bad feeling about something at one time. For me, it has been about person I knew I shouldn't date.
I agree that you should always go with your gut feelings. garczynski (at) aol (dot) com.
Hi, b-mom. Thanks for sharing.
Aw, Dianne B, so sorry. But maybe not going on the cruise was for the best. Who knows what else might have happened. Hope you got to read a good book at home.
I agree that animals are more intuitive, but I've had the bad feeling before too. My Granny had a real gift for it. She always knew when one of her kids was in trouble - no matter how far away there were.
Ooohhh, I wonder why Rags has a bad feeling! Uh oh! And yes, I have had that bad feeling that I couldn't explain before.
I woke up in the middle of the night last week and emailed my daughter to check on her...at 3:30 am. She was sleeping and safe and didn't respond until 5:30 am. I, however, didn't sleep well until after she responded. By the way, Rags, you are my FAVORITE breed of cat!! I have been trying for three years to persuade the male human in the house that we can't live without one of you. I am not giving up!
Patricia (typing one handed), my breed is a very wonderful breed. We are loving and devoted and we can drape across your shoulders to sleep. Charlotte finds that comforting.
Thanks. I hope you've met my new friend, Tigger, then. He's in The Cookbook Nook mysteries and he is adored by his human, Jenna.
Aw, Carol B, nicest words every. So glad you're loving my stories. Ooops, I mean, Charlotte's stories.
Thanks, Libby. He looks just like the Ragdoll of a friend of mine. A very handsome breed.
Your book sounds interesting! I'm new to this website (have lost my mystery connections since losing Google Reader:( I look forward to reading more!
Welcome, Ann! Hope you'll stop by every day. We have new authors, new characters daily! It's a ton of fun. Some of my best friends show up and share their concerns.
I think everyone has a bad feeling about something at least once.
Yes, and when I feel uneasy about something I don't do it.
PoCoKat, you don't take the risk? I wish you'd tell my human about that. She takes risks, but only when someone she loves is involved.
Everyone has bad, or rather, foreboding feelings at one time or another.
I love the itty bitty kitty, Tigger.
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Laura, thanks for giving a shootout to my pal, Tigger.
Rags, I get that bad feeling all the time. I call it a hangover. Take some catnip and call me in the morning. Best of luck!
Dorothy, ha-ha. Catnip. Will do. What's your number?
That has happened to me often. Sometimes I don't listen to my feelings when I should have. One time we were in a store and I wanted to leave. Something just didn't feel right to me but my husband wouldn't go. Then the store was robbed and his walled was taken!
Yipes, Carol, that sounds scary. I definitely wouldn't go to that store again.
Yes, I get bad feelings about things. Sometimes, it comes to pass - but, usually, nothing comes of it. I think I have a bit of a pessimistic nature and think the worst. And yet, at the same time, I know everything will turn out ok.
I will be interested in how the feeling Rags has turns out.
Donna, I don't like to think I'm pessimistic. How about optimistic with a good gut instinct? :) I'll let everyone know how this turns out, okay?
Yes, Rags, I do sometimes get bad feelings about things. I look forward to hearing more of your story-and Tiggers as well!!
Thanks, Kat! It seems we're all in this together, doesn't it?
Well I am a big fan of mystery books, especially cozy ones and yes I have experienced that feeling that something is not quite right. I have to confess when I am reading a book, and really getting into it sometimes I have said out loud "no, don't go in there!" My family laughs at me but hey, what do you except from an avid mystery reader?
Linda, I've done the same. Don't go in there. Turn on the light! Of course, humans don't seem to be able to hear me. Go figure.
Our barn cats always seem to be good judges of character - I am sure you are the same.
Susie, I like barn cats. I've met quite a few.
I have gotten bad feelings and sometimes they turn out right but mostly they are wrong.
Maureen, well, that's good to know. Maybe bad feelings are just that. Premonitions that don't come to pass. Here's hoping.
Yes, occasionally I get a sense of foreboding but in my case it's only a touch of paranoia. Rather than having to rely on my oblivious gut to preclude negative things from happening, I sometimes feel as though I'm being protected by an unseen force ... fate, if you will, making me a few minutes late by creating a run in a stocking so that I'm not the one who gets rear-ended on the freeway. On the other hand, I do get GOOD feelings about some things and trust those instincts (e.g., flying cross-country to visit a person with whom I'd only interacted via Internet/phone and being positive that I'd return safely home).
Katherine, wow, you did that? You met someone cross country? Wow! That would scare me to pieces. And yet, I did like Charlotte the moment I set eyes on her. Tigger felt the same way about Jenna.
Marie, don't feel paranoid. I think it is natural, based upon all the things I've read today.
My teens would call me lame but I LOVE a book with a cat in it.
Yep, and when I ignore that feeling, it invariably comes back to bite me.
I have learn to take notice when I get that feeling.
Oh I absolutely have had a bad feeling about certain situations. And often it's proved true.
I have gotten "a bad feeling" about situations or people before. I do believe in the sixth sense.
I have had bad feelings about certain situations in the past. This is probably because it just isn't a good idea and it's hard to change someone else's mind. Therefore, you go with it and hope for the best!


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The SFC Reprimands Responsible Officer And Manager-In-Charge For AML/CFT Management Failures
January 17 , 2022
By Timothy Loh and Sally Lau
The SFC reprimands a responsible officer of a licensed corporation and suspended his license for 8 months for management failures relating to anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance. In this article, we provide a summary of this SFC enforcement action and consider its wider implications for the senior management of licensed corporations, including responsible officers and managers-in-charge. If you have specific concerns about a potential or ongoing SFC investigation or SFC enforcement action or you wish to know more about AML/CFT requirements, please contact one of our SFC Investigations & Prosecution or anti-money laundering lawyers.
In December, 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") reprimanded a responsible officer ("RO") and suspended his license for 8 months on the basis of a management failure, amongst other things, to put in place an effective ongoing monitoring system to ensure compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance ("AMLO"), the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing ("AML Guideline") and the Code of Conduct of Persons Licensed by or Registered with the SFC ("Code of Conduct"). The reprimand and suspension takes place in conjunction with a reprimand and an HK$8 million fine of the licensed corporation, Grand International Futures Co., Limited ("GIFCL").
As there was no finding that the RO had actively participated in any wrongdoing, the reprimand and suspension of the RO underlines the responsibility of responsible officers to supervise the regulated activities of a licensed corporation. It represents an ongoing shift in the SFC's approach to place greater disciplinary focus on responsible officers for management failures.
Basis for SFC Reprimand of Responsible Officer
In taking disciplinary action against an individual responsible officer, the SFC found that GIFCL's breaches were attributable specifically to the RO's failure to discharge his supervisory duties as a responsible officer and a member of GIFCL's senior management, including the following:
General Principle 9 (GP 9) of the Code of Conduct – The RO failed to ensure the maintenance of appropriate standards of conduct and adherence to proper procedures by the firm.
Para. 14.1 of the Code of Conduct – The RO failed to properly manage the risks associated with GIFCL's business.
In this case, the RO was GIFCL's Manager-In-Charge ("MIC") for Overall Management Oversight, Operational Control and Review, Compliance and Information Technology functions and the Key Business Line function. It is unclear whether the SFC would have taken disciplinary action if the RO were simply an MIC rather than a responsible officer in addition to being an MIC.
AML/CFT Supervisory Failures
In determining that GIFCL breached regulatory requirements in respect of AML/CFT, the SFC made the following findings:
Failure to Conduct Due Diligence on CSSs – GIFCL had failed to conduct proper due diligence on customer supplied systems ("CSSs") that enabled clients to connect through an API to GIFCL's own systems to place trades. The CSSs enabled GIFCL clients to open sub-accounts for third parties without GIFCL conducting client onboarding procedures for those third parties.
Failure to Monitor Client Fund Movements – The SFC further found that clients using the CSSs had made deposits into their accounts with GIFCL that were inconsistent with the financial profile established with GIFCL and that GIFCL either had not conducted due diligence to monitor fund movements or had failed to keep adequate records of such due diligence.
In light of the foregoing, the SFC took the view that GIFCL's systems and controls were inadequate and ineffective. Amongst others, the SFC relied upon breaches of the following regulatory requirements in reaching its conclusion:
General Principles 2 and 3 of the Code of Conduct – require a licensed corporation to act with due skill, care and diligence and to have and employ effectively the resources and procedures which are needed for the proper performance of its business activities.
Para. 4.3 of the Code of Conduct – requires a licensed person to have internal control procedures and operational capabilities which can be reasonably expected to protect its operations and clients from financial loss.
Para. 5.1 of the Code of Conduct – requires a licensed corporation to take all reasonable steps to establish the true and full identity of each of its clients.
Schedule 2 of the AMLO and the AML Guidelines – require a licensed corporation to mitigate the risks of ML/TF, establish client due diligence and record keeping requirements and obligate a licensed corporation to monitor client activities and to identify transactions that are complex, large or unusual and that have no apparent economic or lawful purpose.
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Aphidinae : Macrosiphini : Aulacorthum ibotum
Aulacorthum ibotum
Brown-blotched privet aphid
On this page: Identification & Distribution Other aphids on the same host
Adult apterae of Aulacorthum ibotum are yellow to pale green with brown marginal markings, and no wax (cf. Aphis crinosa on Ligustrum in the Far East, which has thick white wax secretions). See picture below for yellow form (for green form see Mushinavi). Antennal segments I-IV are pale or dusky with dark bases and apices, segments V is dark with a dusky base and VI is dark, with 0-3 secondary rhinaria on segment III. The rostrum reaches nearly to the third coxae. The thoracic dorsum and abdominal dorsum are mottled with brown patches laterally and around the siphunculi (not visible in clarified mounts). The legs are yellowish except for dark brown apices to the femora and tibiae, and black tarsi. The siphunculi are uniformly black (cf. Myzus ligustri, which have the basal half of the siphunculi pale and distal half dark); they are less than twice the caudal length, and 0.22–0.26 times as long as the body. The cauda is pale (cf. Aphis spiraecola, which has a dark cauda). The body length of adult Aulacorthum ibotum apterae is 1.8-2.3 mm. Immatures are paler in color than the adults, with the wingpads dusky.
Image above by permission, copyright Akihide Koguchi, all rights reserved.
Alate Aulacorthum ibotum are pale green with mainly dark antennae. The terminal process is 8-9 times the length of the base of antennal segment VI. Antennal segment III bears 13-16 secondary rhinaria, which are circular, about the same size, and almost in a row. Sensoria on other segments are normal. The rostrum reaches nearly to the third coxae. The prothorax is yellowish, with the remainder of the thorax dark. The legs are yellow, with the distal ends of the femora and tibiae, and all of the tarsi black. The siphunculi are dark and imbricated throughout, about twice as long as the dark cauda.
Aulacorthum ibotum feeds on the undersides of leaves of privet (Ligustrum species). Their life cycle has not been fully investigated, but Takahashi (1960) reported that wingless oviparae and winged males were collected, presumably on privet, on November 29, 1919, near Tokyo. This strongly suggests that the species is monoecious holocyclic. It is found in Japan and Korea.
Aulacorthum ibotum has been recorded on 2 Privet species (Ligustrum ibota, Ligustrum obtusifolium).
Blackman & Eastop list 1 species of aphid as feeding on Japanese privet (Ligustrum ibota) worldwide, and provide formal identification keys (Show World list). Of those aphid species, Baker (2015) lists none as occurring in Britain (Show British list).
Blackman & Eastop list 5 species of aphid as feeding on Border privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium) worldwide, and provide formal identification keys (Show World list). Of those aphid species, Baker (2015) lists 1 as occurring in Britain (Show British list).
We are especially grateful to Akihide Koguchi for allowing us to reproduce the images of Aulacorthum ibotum from his blog page.
We have used the keys and species accounts from Essig & Kuwana (1918) and Takahashi (1923) along with information from Roger Blackman & Victor Eastop in Aphids on Worlds Plants. We fully acknowledge these authors as the source for the (summarized) taxonomic information we have presented. Any errors in identification or information are ours alone, and we would be very grateful for any corrections. For assistance on the terms used for aphid morphology we suggest the figure provided by Blackman & Eastop (2006).
Essig, E.O. & Kuwana, S.I. (1918). Some Japanese Aphididae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science Series 4 8 (3), 35-11. p 2. Full text
Takahashi, R. (1923). Aphids of Formosa. Part 2. Report of the Department of Agriculture Government Research Institute Formosa 4: p70. Full text


I would like to build on Pradeep's post about how the RSA show has changed through the years. Since its inception almost 20 years ago, the show has been growing exponentially – in both size, diversity and craziness! The one thing that has remained constant is that cybersecurity continues to morph, change and grow.
For every new product we know about, there are probably three more we don't, backed by someone in the venture capital community that is looking to invest and profit from the cybersecurity opportunity (in a market that is estimated to grow from $122 Billion in 2016 to $202 billion by 2021). There are so many needs and so many attack vectors to protect against, from the data center to the endpoint, from the cloud's infrastructure to SAAS solutions, that the opportunity appears to be endless.
But think of this: Last year there were 547 vendors at the expo; this year, there were 707 vendors on the exhibitor list. How long can this kind of growth be sustained? I think, in reality, the answer is as long as there are security issues that still need to be resolved.
With the explosive growth of Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) we are seeing even more targets to protect and more entry points to defend, not less. I think this makes it highly likely that we could see an additional 200 plus vendors in and around the show next year. That is unless we start to see the consolidation that has been predicted year after year.
We keep saying there will be a day of reckoning for cybersecurity, but unlike the Dot Bomb bubble of 2000 and the Great Recession from '08 to '12, I am not sure that day is on the horizon, just yet. So, what will force a change? What will create a contraction in the market? I think consolidation – of all the different security product market segments (DLP, UEBA, NGFW, CASB's, etc.) – is the most likely scenario.
Why? When? The simple answer is consolidation will occur when consumption of cybersecurity products/solutions changes. Think about it – you used to rely on your Exchange Server. You would have thought people were crazy if they told you in three short years you would retire it and, in its place, order and use Microsoft Office from a Cloud-based subscription service. Now, however, you probably don't think twice about your Office 365 Subscription, do you?
As more and more moves to the cloud, and consumption of products and services changes, we are going to see subsequent shifts in the cybersecurity market. However, this is not going to happen overnight, particularly given the serious security questions that need to be addressed with the cloud.
Vendors are going to need to come up with more holistic strategies that allow them to work well with others, so they can be a trusted provider that can consistently enforce policies and enact protections across environments. Organizations are going to need to be comfortable consuming a more dynamic defense-in-depth strategy that can morph to address the way attackers are targeting and compromising assets.
We are also going to need more investments in education and support tools and services to help everyone make the shift and stay up to speed on how best to architect, implement and optimize their cybersecurity infrastructure to better protect their operations and assets from the latest threats.
Selecting the right technologies and building the right trusted partnerships will be key to getting customers where they need to go. Along those lines, we, at Cloud Harmonics, with our holistic distribution model, are always here to help put the pieces together and facilitate the innovations and ecosystem that enable the maximum benefit from next-generation cybersecurity and cloud technologies.
Our guest blogger Seth Hammerman is a Senior Manager of Security Sales for Cloud Harmonics. You can reach him at 408-710-9117 or via email seth@cloudharmonics.com.
Carrin Welch - marketing and social media management for Cloud Harmonics.


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package org.neo4j.udc;

import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;

/**
 * An in-memory storage location for usage metadata.
 * Any component is allowed to publish it's usage date here, and it can be any object,
 * including mutable classes. It is up to the usage data publishing code to choose which items from this repository
 * to publish.
 *
 * This service is meant as a diagnostic and informational tool, notably used by UDC.
 */
public class UsageData
{
    private final ConcurrentHashMap<UsageDataKey, Object> store = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();

    public <T> void set( UsageDataKey<T> key, T value )
    {
        store.put( key, value );
    }

    public <T> T get( UsageDataKey<T> key )
    {
        Object o = store.get( key );
        if( o == null )
        {
            // When items are missing, if there is a default value, we do a get-or-create style operation
            // This allows outside actors to get-or-create rich objects and know they will get the same object out
            // that other threads would use, which is helpful when we store mutable objects
            T value = key.generateDefaultValue();
            if(value == null)
            {
                return null;
            }

            store.putIfAbsent( key, value );
            return get( key );
        }
        return (T) o;
    }

}

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We all know that it's easy to add collagen to our favourite beverages, like coffee, tea, or smoothies, but have you ever tried adding collagen to your food? Adding collagen to food that starts out as a batter, like muffins or pancakes, works particularly well. This is because it's easy to dissolve the collagen in with the liquid ingredients – ensuring you aren't left with any grittiness. With collagen being flavourless, such a great source of clean protein, plus having many preventive and healing benefits for the whole body, adding a few scoops to your pancake batter is a no-brainer.
Collagen can be added to any pancake recipe. We've created one below that will appeal particularly to people who are avoiding grains or living a keto lifestyle. With eggs, almonds and collagen, they are incredibly protein-rich and filling, so a few go a long way. Remember to save any uneaten pancakes from breakfast and take them with you on-the-go as a portable protein-packed snack!
In a large bowl combine together eggs, sparkling water, coconut oil, collagen, and vanilla and whisk very well until frothy.
Add the almond flour, baking soda/baking powder, and sea salt and whisk again, until very well combined.
Allow the batter to sit for 10 minutes to allow the baking soda to activate.
Heat a griddle pan over medium heat and grease it with coconut oil.
Once hot, drop 1/8 cup sized amounts of batter into the pan (we used a ¼ cup measuring cup filled halfway) spacing out each pancake.
Cook until the center of the pancakes has bubbled through and looks pretty much cooked, and the bottom is golden brown. If you notice the pan seems too hot, turn down the heat to between low and medium. Pancakes can be easier to burn.
Flip and cook the other side until it has browned.
To keep these keto, serve with a few blueberries and a big drizzle of melted nut or coconut butter or some salted grass-fed butter, or, if keto isn't your priority, top them with a good old glug of maple syrup.


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Go when called, be available when needed, your best pay is the appreciation. If you deserve it, you will enjoy it.
There is always room at the top – it's the middle that's crowded.
A person succeeds by hard work. I believe in a good work ethic. Get up early and manage your business with careful attention to detail. You have to keep a balance between quality and earnings. Either one without the other will lead to failure. You can't spend money you don't have and if you don't put money back to improve the services then the business will fail.
Based upon these and other maxims, the following statements of corporate policy constitute National HealthCare Corporation's Code of Conduct. It reaffirms NHC's corporate motto that "Care is Our Business" and requires that NHC and its partners conduct their business and operations in accordance with the law and the high standards of business ethics.
NHC requires its partners to conduct themselves in compliance with all laws and regulations to which NHC and they are subject. Furthermore, the partners are expected to maintain an understanding of the laws and regulations through a continuing learning process about those laws and regulations. When the application of a law and regulation is uncertain, the guidance and advice of NHC's General Counsel should be sought.
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