Episode 778: Half TimeEpisode 778: Half Time

This episode is only 30 minutes, as not much is going on. The guys react to CCP adding a non-PvP zone to EVE Online, Shuhei Yoshida saying Jim Ryan fired him because he didn’t listen to him, and the Slay the Spire 2 dev rejecting the concept of deadlines.

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Episode 777: 777 and 420Episode 777: 777 and 420

Gaming Flashback: The Binding of Isaac.

  • Palworld: More Than Just Pals is real
  • Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologises and seemingly rectifies life insurance situation of laid off worker with terminal brain cancer
  • State of Decay 3 opens up Alpha testing
  • Xbox Games Showcase 2026 promises “huge” game news and a dedicated Gears of War: E-Day segment

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Episode 776: Minecraft HistoryEpisode 776: Minecraft History

Reupload.

  • Microsoft Developer Direct
  • Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 ‘good’ games
  • EA Is Ending Support for Its Most Controversial Battlefield Game
  • Slay the Spire 2 has already earned more than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam, apparently
  • Sony announces major price hikes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Portal

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Episode 775: Shovel ‘Em In the HeadEpisode 775: Shovel ‘Em In the Head

This week’s podcast covers Nioh 3 crossing 1 million units sold to become the series’ fastest-selling game, Resident Evil Requiem has surpassing 5m copies sold in less than a week, and Discord delaying its global age verification rollout and cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification vendor. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Shovel Knight.

The news includes:

  • Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down
  • PlayStation reportedly plans to stop releasing major PS5 games on PC
  • Steam Deck faces US stock issues as AI-driven RAM shortage hits gaming hardware
  • Slay the Spire 2 confirms online co-op
  • Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US

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Episode 774: Rampant AIEpisode 774: Rampant AI

In this episode, Nioh 3 gets its first big post-launch patch on Steam and PlayStation 5, and XCOM 2 is the Gaming Flashback.

News items:

  • Every big announcement from PlayStation’s February State of Play
  • Bloomberg claims ‘rampant AI demand for memory’ is forcing Sony to consider pushing back the launch of its next-gen PlayStation as far back as 2029
  • More evidence of that Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake surfaces

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Episode 773: Nintendo DirectEpisode 773: Nintendo Direct

In this episode, Blizzard unveils a major Overwatch 2 revamp, Pokémon will kick off its 30th anniversary celebrations with Jigglypuff, 7 years after it was pulled from Steam Poker Night at the Inventory is coming back in March, and Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier will be out when it’s good and ready.

News includes:

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Episode 772: Just a FableEpisode 772: Just a Fable

Vampire Crawlers getting PC and Xbox demo on February 23, and the Gaming Flashback is Jonathan Blow’s The Witness. The guys also cover the Xbox Developer Direct.

The news includes:

  • Ubisoft closes two studios and cancelled six projects
  • Marathon soars to Steam’s Top Sellers after release date reveal
  • Nintendo president is ‘carefully considering the situation’ around memory prices as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike

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Episode 771: 2026 Is CrashingEpisode 771: 2026 Is Crashing

It’s the beginning of 2026, and the crew discusses their favorite and best games of 2026, and the Gaming Flashback is none other than Pokemon Go, which is still alive and well 10 years later.

Here is Episode 431: Pokemon No! for our discussion of some disturbing Pokemon stuff.

Episode 770: End of 2025Episode 770: End of 2025

This is the final episode of 2025, and the guys discuss the games they played that was the best, the games they played that was their favorite, and the older games they’ve been replaying.

Also, the new Videogame Crash of the 2020’s.

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Episode 769: Our UndertalesEpisode 769: Our Undertales

The guys talk about Dave the Diver finally arriving on Xbox Series X/S, Krafton CEO allegedly asking AI to “brainstorm ways to avoid paying” earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs and the Xbox Partner Preview.

The Gaming Flashback is the indie megahit Undertale.

More news:

  • Cities: Skylines development moves to Iceflake Studios (from Shacknews)
  • Marathon playtest is coming in December

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