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Looking for an overview of yesterday’s Stadia Connect? Wesley Yin-Poole at Eurogamer has got you covered. Google announced sixteen new games coming to Stadia, five of which are exclusives. One of the biggest announcements from the event was that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be making its way to Stadia this fall.
Sony will reportedly manufacture almost double the amount of PS5’s at launch than what they made for the PS4. The original plan was to produce roughly 5 million units, but with the pandemic raising the demand for gaming around the world, Sony will double that number to 10 million units being made this year. Even with a boost to manufacturing, Sony may still be unable to put enough units on store shelves in the coming year-end holiday season due to shipping constraints. This will all be something to keep an eye on moving forward. Takashi Mochizuki at Bloomberg has the full story.
OverActive Media, the parent company of the MAD Lions, Toronto Ultra and Toronto Defiant, are building an esports arena in downtown Toronto. The 7,000- to 10,000-seat esports arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto and will be next to BMO Field and Hotel X Toronto. It will serve as the home to the Toronto Defiant and Toronto Ultra. Jacob Wolf at ESPN has the full story.