Episode 788: GamesCom 2026Episode 788: GamesCom 2026
It’s all GamesCom all the time. Some news, but mostly talking about the games of GamesCom 2026.
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Episode 787: Olly, Olly…Episode 787: Olly, Olly…
Gaming Flashback: Oxenfree
Quick News
- A cracked version of Marvel Tōkon is reigniting questions around DRM and its impact on PC games
- Paradox has been cooking up some Stellaris “summer experiments,” from megastructure upgrades to a full espionage rework
- Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 9 gives server owners more control, stops mushrooms clipping through foxes, and fixes a strange Endermen issue.
Game News
- Riot is ending development of its 2XKO fighting game
- Former EA manager doesn’t believe the next Mass Effect will survive Saudi takeover
Let us know what you think.
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Episode 786: Start Killing AIEpisode 786: Start Killing AI
Quick News
- Wada feels Persona 1 & Persona 2 remakes are something ‘we have to do’
- Supermassive Games announces layoffs impacting up to 75 employees
Game News
- Asha Sharma teases Elder Scrolls 6 Name
- Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony
- Saber Interactive denies replacing writer with ChatGPT
- Sean Murray suggests No Man’s Sky follow-up Light No Fire is quite far along
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Episode 785: Digital AbuseEpisode 785: Digital Abuse
This week’s Gaming Flashback is Halo 3.
- Monster Hunter Wilds’ latest patch makes online-only missions playable offline
- Bethesda yet again reassures fans that The Elder Scrolls 6’s roadmap is unaffected by recent Xbox layoffs
- Atari signs deal with Universal Pictures to develop movies – Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Yars’ Revenge
- PlayStation ‘blackout’ week is coming to protest Sony’s disc-Less future
- Dev: “Sony had the strictest social media guidelines they’ve ever seen issued”
- Xbox grants PC versions of select Ubisoft games to digital copy owners
Let us know what you think.
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Episode 784: MouthwashEpisode 784: Mouthwash
- Researchers studying ChatGPT conversations surprised to find one power user churning out thousands of Doki Doki Literature Club pregnancy fics
- Microsoft announces 3200 layoffs and four studio departures
- Sony kills physical PS5 games
- PlayStation is deleting 551 movies from customers’ accounts
- Nintendo has detailed rollout plans for Switch 2 product revisions
Let us know what you think.
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Episode 783: Steam and AIEpisode 783: Steam and AI
- Steam Machine price revealed
- Sony deletes mention of PC from annual strategy report
- Epic Games Store is getting a big redesign
- Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to play
- Rockstar quietly gives us probably our best look at GTA 6’s Vice City yet
- Ultima’s creator Richard Garriott is planning to win back the rights to his legendary RPG from EA with an 50-year-old copyright quirk
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Episode 782: Bond. James Bond.Episode 782: Bond. James Bond.
Gaming Flashback:
Shaken But Not Stirred
News:
- FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date
- Rayman Legends being remastered in full 3D
- PlayerUnknown’s survival game is shutting down 6 months after launch
- Streets of Rage movie hires Sonic screenwriters
- State of Play 2026
- PC Gaming Show 2026
- Xbox Games Showcase
- Future Games Show
- Nintendo’s finally developing replaceable batteries
- ROG Xbox Ally X20 announced with OLED display
Let us know what you think.
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Episode 781: No PC For SonyEpisode 781: No PC For Sony
News:
- Tom Kane dies aged 64
- Steam Controller reservations are coming through
- Sony reportedly confirms it’s ditching PC versions of its single-player PS5 games
- Forza Horizon 6 has already tripled the series’ peak player count on Steam
- Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers
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Episode 780: Mix UpEpisode 780: Mix Up
The guys discuss Path of Exile 2’s ‘biggest expansion ever’, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 coming this summer, and Sony recording a $766 million impairment loss against Bungie for the 2025 financial year. The Gaming Flashback is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
News includes:
- Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase
- PlayStation is partnering with Bandai Namco for a “collaborative initiative” focused on generative AI
- Atari announces it has acquired rights to the first five Wizardry games
- New Slay the Spire 2 update deletes its most controversial boss fight
Next podcast in two weeks.
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Episode 779: OvercookedEpisode 779: Overcooked
This week, Australia wants to know how Valve is combating ‘extreme-right communities’ on Steam and the Gaming Flashback is Overcooked.
The news includes:
- Slay the Spire 2 devs weren’t going to make a sequel
- Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99
- Two Point Museum Arty-Facts DLC brings artistic curation in May 2026
- New retro console smashes annual target after just 24 hours of pre-orders
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