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Around the World:  00:16:25

• Epic v Apple continues - judge throws out both of Apple's initial counterclaims; trial (still) set for May 2021
• Devolver Digital acquires Serious Sam, Talos Principle developer Croteam
• Take Two buys Codemasters (known for racing series DiRT, F1), for $994M
• Rumours abound that Microsoft is looking to acquire Japan-based game developers; weakly denies rumors, som uncertainty still present
• Twitch becomes (even) worse at handling content licensing: massive wave of vague DMCA nnotices; not actually deleting content that creators delete; provides very littel ability to dispute, file counterclaim, or even see what triggers the notice - also, trying to detect ad blockers to throw up midrolls and lock playback quality - even for subscribers
• AMD's Zen 3 release instantly sells out
• AMD's RDNA 2 (Big Navi) compares favorably against nVidia 3000 series
• Tetris Effect: Connected released for PC, (new) Xbox(es); other platforms to see Connected update Summer 2021
• World of Warcraft Shadowlands delayed to 23 Nov; Classic Naxx to release 01 Dec
• Huge banwave rolls through World of Warcraft; Blizzard cites "guild mechanics abuse", "abuse of game terrain"; inconsistent reports and handling of disputes, unsuspensions
• Diablo III Season 22 to launch 20 Nov
• "DOSBox Pure", a RetroArch-compatible DOS emulation setup, to release Winter 2020
• Intel to sell its NAND division to Hynix for $9B

Bonus Level 1:  01:23:59

• RebeccaETripp, Nabeel Ansari - Transcendent Discovery - Final Fantasy XIII (OC ReMix)
• Mazedude - Toadwise - Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (OC ReMix)
• Darksim - Digital Illusions - Pinball Dreams (OC ReMix)

Personal Gaming:  01:36:08

• Spelunky 2 (PC; Quest for Semi-Glory, now in progress)
• 1943 (Arcade; Shmup Book Club, Nov 2020)
• Cho Ren Sha 68K (PC / freeware; Shmup Book Club, Oct - Dec 2020)
• DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu (PC; Shmup Book Club, Nov 2020 - Jan 2021)
• Hades (PC)
• Noita (PC)
• Overload (PC)
• Tetris: The Grand Master (Arcade)
• World of Warcraft: Classic (PC)
• Heretic (PC)
• Baba Yaga (tabletop)
• Forsaken (PC)
• Phantasie (C64)
• Celeste (Switch)
• Diablo III (PC)

Bonus Level 2:  02:19:09

• Minnie Moog, Reuben Spiers - Climd Into the Air and Close the Sky - Night in the Woods  (OC ReMix)
• Nutritious - Surgical Strike - Life Force (OC ReMix)
• timaeus222 - Serenity and Grace - Chrono Cross (OC ReMix)

Ad-hoc design: 02:36:21

• Stealth-based office worker simulator
• Stealth-based card game+bullet hell
• Stealth-based infiltration