Episode 571: Good Old Galaxy

This week’s episode has no Gaming Flashback, but there is a lot of talk about how awesome the Good Old Games digital store is.

The week’s news items include:

  • GOG Galaxy 2.0 now includes your gaming subscriptions
  • Fallout 76 to add pets
  • Minecraft city was created by a team of professional builders
  • Xbox Series X design blends game console, speaker and projector into one

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The news includes:

  • PlayStation wants ads in its games, too
  • Bugsnax leads late April Xbox Game Pass line-up
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Let us know what you think.