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EA's Reddit-Driven Downfall and Overwatch League Unknowns (Ep. 64)

EA's Reddit-Driven Downfall and Overwatch League Unknowns (Ep. 64)

Update: 2017-12-01
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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion discuss the microtransaction controversy sweeping the industry and talk to the influential Reddit poster who helped start the backlash against 'Battlefront II' (8:40 ).They then bring on ESPN esports reporter Jacob Wolf to preview the advent of the innovative Overwatch League and address the questions that Blizzard still has to answer about 'Overwatch' as an esport and the big-buy-in league's long-term viability (39:40 ).


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EA's Reddit-Driven Downfall and Overwatch League Unknowns (Ep. 64)

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