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Snoop Dogg Rages At Bill Gates & Microsoft After Xbox Live Servers Go Down

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Snoop Dogg Blasts Bill Gates, Microsoft & Xbox After Servers Go Down

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Don’t mess with the Snoop Dogg’s Madden matchups. Bill Gates and Microsoft learned that the hard way on Tuesday (Apr.14).

The Doggfather lost his cool he’s so famously known for when Xbox Live servers went down. The “Gin & Juice” rapper verbally abused Bill Gates, Microsoft, and EA Sports after his gaming was interrupted. Now to be fair to Gates, he stepped down as CEO of the tech giant, so he’s really not at fault here. Snoop hopped on his favorite medium to address what’s bothering him, Instagram, and in the post aired them all out while weirdly bringing up vaccines.

“EA Sports, y’all muthafuckin’ server is down! Get that shit back up, we trying to play. Bunch of muthafuckas at home that’s locked and loaded right now, FIX THIS SHIT! Bill Gates, Microsoft, whoever the fuck. All these muthafuckin’ bullshit ass vaccines y’all trying to give us… fix the muthafuckin’ video game. Now!”

 

After his rant, 30 minutes later, the servers were up running as usual. No word if Snoop calling them out had anything to do with that. We just hope Snoop is prepared to encounter this issue while we are still under lockdown due to the coronavirus shutdown as multiple states, including his home of California, are enforcing stay-at-home orders. Networks like Xbox Live, PSN, and more have seen a tremendous spike in usage due to folks being stuck at home, so outages and slowdowns of the service are to be expected to keep them running.

We feel your pain Snoop when it does happen unexpectedly.

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Gaming Services Take Steps To Handle Record Service Boom Due To Coronavirus Shutdown

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Sony & Microsoft Are Monitoring Services During Record Usage

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It’s no secret, due to be people being stuck in the crib, video games are helping them pass the time. But with so many people online now, that means a massive strain on the service, causing providers to take some steps to keep it running.

Microsoft and Sony are already promising players they are monitoring the situation closely to make sure service to Xbox Live and PlayStation Plus holds up while they both see record engagement.

In a blog post, Sony CEO, Jim Ryan said PlayStation will “address internet stability concerns,” but did point out that gamers in Europe “may experience somewhat slower or delayed game downloads but will still enjoy robust gameplay.” In a statement to Engadget, Xbox product services corporate vice president Dave McCarthy revealed that the company is “actively monitoring usage and making temporary adjustments as needed to ensure the smoothest possible experience for our gamers.”

Other companies like T-Mobile and Verizon have already been granted “temporary freedoms” to deal with the service surge. Streaming services like Netflix, Youtube, and Disney+ have scaled back its service to handle heavy usage.

To put into perspective just how many people are now playing video games online, two Spanish footballers decided to pick up the sticks and play their canceled La Liga match in EA’s FIFA 20. Their online game had 60,000 people watch on Twitch, basically a stadium-sized virtual audience.

Fox just announced its inaugural NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race on March 22nd drew a staggering 903,000 viewers on FS1, making it the highest-rated esports TV program to date. Fox has committed to picking up the remainder of the season and will start with a race at the simulated Texas Motor Speedway on March 29th at 1PM Eastern. You will be able to watch the races on FS1,  Fox broadcast network, and Fox Sports app.

Cheddar Esports, Erin Ashley Simon spoke Nascar’s Managing Director of Gaming, Scott Warfield, about the iRacing’s big boom.

We will be interested to see how things hold up as the coronavirus shutdown lasts for months. Until then, if you need suggestions for games to play, you can check out our list of ridiculously long games to help you pass the time.

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To Celebrate The New Season, ‘NBA 2K20’ Free-To-Play On Xbox Live & Game Pass Ultimate

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NBA 2K20 Free Play Days

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The NBA is back, and to celebrate the return of the association, Xbox is allowing gamers to play NBA 2K20 for free 99 for the weekend.

What better way to celebrate the NBA 2019-20 season than playing the No.1 basketball video game. Starting today, Oct.24 12:01 a.m. PDT and ending Sunday Oct.27, 11:59 p.m. PDT Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can indulge in some NBA 2K20. The game is the latest title to be a part of Xbox’s Free Play Days program on Xbox One.

Players will get to experience the full game, including all of the groundbreaking game modes, all 12 WNBA teams, plus the immersive open-world community The Neighborhood. When the trial ends, you can immediately purchase the game to continue playing.

This latest news comes on the heels of NBA 2K20 announcing its partnership with sportswear giant Nike introducing a new exclusive program that will allow players to earn limited sneakers in the game and real-life. The new program begins officially Oct.29 with the first kicks being an all purple pair of the LeBron XVII signature kicks dubbed the ‘Bron 2K.’

Why would you want to miss out on that opportunity?  Do yourself a favor enjoy NBA 2K20 free this weekend.

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