Scalpers of the Sony Playstation 5 have become such an issue that it’s been reported that they owned between ten and fifteen percent of all consoles in the United States.
I really don’t know how they fix this problem. Every system has its loopholes, right?

Overdrive, the chief platform for delivering ebooks to libraries and schools, is acquiring Kanopy, a video service for libraries. I believes libraries are national treasures and always send my titles to Overdrive for lending distribution, but this is the first I’ve heard of Kanopy. Curious to see where this goes.

Slocap released a new trailer for its upcoming kung-fu beat-em-up, Sifu. I’ve been following this since they announced it. One of the more interesting facets of this title is that every time you die, you age. It has a very Hong Kong Cinema-inspired style and feel to it. I plan to get it when it comes out.

The new live-action Netflix Resident Evil show has made a stellar casting announcement for one of the franchise’s chief antagonists. I am a huge fan of this guy and the plot is shaping up to take place over multiple timelines. I’m in.

Speaking of Resident Evil, the Bipolar Gamer talks about his love for the franchise even though he doesn’t care for horror games. There is a lot to love here. A quarter-century of lore, boss battles, maddening puzzles and jump scares.

Thanks for reading.

Avery K. Tingle is a scifi/fantasy author currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. Owned by two cats, he is passionate about social justice, Star Wars, and mental health. Connect to his award-winning writing and social media here.


2 responses to “Morning Reads June 15, 2021”

  1. Lashaan Balasingam @ Bookidote Avatar

    I found that Steam’s way to counter scalping by forcing pre-orders based on accounts that existed before a certain date was an interesting approach but for companies like Xbox and Playstation, it’s definitely way more complicated. They’ll have to produce more consoles to counter the demand…

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