{"video_id":"nwhM9UZCZ20","title":"Epic's just BUYING studios now?","channel":"TechLinked","show":"TechLinked","published_at":"2019-05-06T14:53:29Z","duration_s":367,"segments":[{"start_s":0.48,"end_s":7.68,"text":"bing bong wiggle wiggle dum dum rob schlob dobby and dingleheim","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":5.839,"end_s":10.88,"text":"that's what the script says so i have to read it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.88,"end_s":16.16,"text":"just when you thought the war between steam and the epic game store was maybe","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.84,"end_s":20.96,"text":"starting to cool down one of the biggest offensives yet has been launched epic","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":19.039,"end_s":25.92,"text":"has acquired psyonix the developer of popular esports game rocket league even","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":23.519,"end_s":28.72,"text":"worse epic left gamers to assume the worst about rocket league's fate 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it's under embargo until then you time traveling perverts","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"bing bong wiggle wiggle dum dum rob schlob dobby and dingleheim that's what the script says so i have to read it just when you thought the war between steam and the epic game store was maybe starting to cool down one of the biggest offensives yet has been launched epic has acquired psyonix the developer of popular esports game rocket league even worse epic left gamers to assume the worst about rocket league's fate on steam initially saying that the game would come to the epic game store in late 2019 and would continue to be supported on steam in the meantime but does that mean eventually support will stop for steam users psyonix themselves said players on steam can look forward to continued support while epic does give developers greater revenue share and their resources will no doubt support rocket league status as an esport it's these kind of uncertainties that make the whole epic versus steam fight so annoying like will steam users get all future updates will riley be forced to play using a controller instead of a mouse and keyboard never no one thing that is certain is respawns tolerance for cheaters it's zero after promising to crack down on cheating the apex legends developer announced that they've blocked 770 000 players 300 000 new accounts and 4 000 cheat sellers they've also made it easier to report cheats in game added new automatic cheat detecting features and they're working with cheating experts to enact a full-scale anti-cheat defense yeah you better freaking watch out yet cheaters says this is only the beginning of their anti-cheater campaign and they can't share more details now as that would give a heads up to the cheaters riley it seems like they already gave a bunch of details about it and what's TechLinked without a story about facebook being ridiculous we've already heard that facebook was developing a digital currency for use within whatsapp but now reports are emerging about a cryptocurrency meant for facebook itself the company is apparently trying to raise a billion dollars from financial institutions to help it develop the currency which would be a stable coin whose value is tethered to other conventional currencies like the dollar dealing with people's money would raise even more questions about personal privacy but at least facebook is asking the federal government for help with that in exchange for ending a federal probe into its privacy problems the company told the ftc it would submit to greater oversight of its data collection practices and i can't blame them from what i've heard probes can be pretty uncomfortable i'm getting double probe tonight now it's time for quick bits brought to you by the marlin screwdriver set from ifixit each fixed blade screwdriver features an ergonomic knurled rubberized handle with a swivel top plus a black oxide coated tip so it hangs onto tiny screws with a steel grip pretty much everyone here at lions media group uses an ifixit kit so you can trust us when we say you can trust them ifix's marlin screwdrivers are manufactured in germany and backed by ifixit's lifetime warranty so get yours for 24.99 at ifixit.com forward slash Linus or at the link in the video description the pixel 3a is rumored to be revealed on may 7th but a best buy in ohio doesn't respect the laws of men no nature the store put some pixel 3as on the shelf for anyone including the folks at Android police to see andrew police are here we got you it's ridiculous there have been a plethora of leaks about these devices already but we'll wait until next week to get the info straight from the source oh google i o that's some good source the overwatch league has been pretty successful with its city-based team system so activision blizzard is going to try the same thing with call of duty atlanta dallas new york paris and toronto will get their own teams each presumably receiving a dutiful call to represent their city and or sizable sums of money researchers at microsoft have revealed torque a controller prototype for virtual reality that would allow users to feel virtual objects by providing haptic feedback through a specially developed finger module it's apparently especially good at simulating squishy balls so if you've been stressed at work you can just go on home pop on the vr headset and and squeeze those anxieties away in virtual squish space vr squishy balls that's what i'm looking for i can't wait for vr bounty castle youtube is planning on taking its original content out from behind the youtube premium paywall and making it available finally to good old regular plebs like me i'm so cheap upcoming original shows will be ad supported and existing premium content will also be available for a limited time i guess youtube figured they're not netflix they figured it out netflix is netflix are they are they hulu they might be hulu and there's a potential path to peace in the never ending battle between pirated retro game emulators and game producers and stream which just got funded on kickstarter is a streaming service that would grant access to over 2 000 classic titles from the zx spectrum amiga commodore 64 sega genesis and the arcade the company's owners are sourcing licenses for the games and if they're successful andstream could serve to benefit game rights holders and retro enthusiasts alike it's just that would be win win there's no way nintendo's going to join there's also no way we're going to continue this episode because it's over thanks for watching everybody more tech news is on the way on monday in fact it might already be here depending on when you are but we can't talk about it until monday it's under embargo until then you time traveling perverts"}