* According to a report from Reuters, EA paid Twitch's top streamer Ninja around $1 million to promote Apex Legends during its launch day. Making things interesting is EA claims Ninja was upfront about being paid to play the game while some who watched his streams stated he didn't and exploited a loophole in Twitch's rules for sponsored content.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-e...-idUSKBN1QU2AC
https://www.destructoid.com/ea-repor...s-546281.phtml
* Apparently 343 Industries was hit with a pizza flood following the announcement of a PC port for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Took about 90 minutes after the announcement for the amount of pizza being sent as thank you gifts to become a serious issue for the studio.
https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/1105623644472897537
* Jade Raymond, former Assassin's Creed series producer and former EA Motive founder, announced she has recently joined Google as the new vice president of their gaming division.
https://twitter.com/ibjade/status/1105602638517669889
https://www.destructoid.com/jade-ray...e-546186.phtml