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A lot is going on with Twitch, as the company continues to be terribly run. Microsoft is also making sure the Activison-Blizzard acquisition goes through, and Resident Evil 4 is fun.

The news includes:

• Life By You is coming for Sims 4, with early access confirmed for 2023
• Respawn opens third studio as it targets 10-15 year lifespan for Apex Legends
• Ghostwire: Tokyo is getting an expanded campaign, a roguelite mode, and a dodge button
• Microsoft confirms it won’t have a show floor presence at E3 2023

Let us know what you think.

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This week we check out Paradox Interactive’s showcase, as well as the following news:

• Cities: Skylines 2 achievements reveal hailstorms, rat infestations, and 150 map tiles in a single city
• Evidence is mounting for an upcoming Minecraft Bedrock world editor mode

Let us know what you think of Paradox’s lineup.

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Where’s episode 676? Completely unlistenable. Not to mention this episode had to be reuploaded due to file corruption.

The guys discuss Valve luring cheaters into a trap, Nvidia predicting AI models 1,000,000 times more powerful than ChatGPT within 10 years, Sons of the Forest being inexplicably popular, EA making Dead Space 2 and 3 remakes, and an absolutely adorable Tunic plushie.

The news includes:

• Next Civilization game officially announced by Firaxis
• Beyond Good & Evil 2 studio reportedly under investigation for “unprecedented” burnout and sick leave
• Sony’s State of Play 2023
• Blumhouse’s new gaming division will focus on “indie budget” games

Let us know what you think.

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Aside from a news blip taking about Final Fantasy 7 DLC coming to PowerWash Simulator, all of the news seems to talk about cancellations of one kind or another.

The items include:

• Epic kills Battle Royale game less than six months after release
• CRIMESIGHT to end service on May 1
• EA is shutting down Apex Legends Mobile and not giving refunds
• EA reportedly cancels new Titanfall single-player game
• Sony, Xbox and Nintendo are reportedly skipping E3 2023

Anything other games you wanted to play but can’t anymore? Let us know.

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The crew react to Microsoft’s show, which features the surprise hit Hi-Fi Rush.

Other news includes:

• The Day Before hit by 8-month delay over bizarre trademark dispute
• GoldenEye 007 comes to Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox Game Pass this Friday

Let us know what you think.

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This week’s episode gets all kinds of salty against crypto, NFT’s, Logan Paul and others. They also talk about Age of Wonders 4’s announcement, bad Callisto Protocol projected sales, and Returnal’s high PC specs.

Other news includes:

• Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games
• Final Fantasy maker Square Enix plans ‘aggressive’ NFT investment
• New single-player MechWarrior game in the works
• Suicide Squad’s leaked battle pass and in-game store triggers anger among fans
• Jagged Alliance 3 brings back original designer

Let us know what you’ve been playing.

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The first episode of 2023 discusses some of the events going on in the Ukraine, as well as the continued modding of Skyrim and new Game Pass games.

• ZeniMax employees vote to form the biggest videogame union in the US
• Cult of the Lamb’s first big update will bring new attacks for every weapon
• Payday 3 lands the first new game announcement of 2023
• System Shock remake’s March release locked in

Let us know what you think.

Go enjoy the holidays. We’ll be back in 2023 after all the holiday ham has been consumed.

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We have peaceniks in World of Warcraft, nude mods in Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and more Black Mesa, but the Game Awards overshadowed all that. Of course, no one cared about the winners — it was all about the commercials.

The news includes:

• Tekken 7 has sold over 10 million copies
• Indie dev suggests players “don’t buy” his game as the relationship with their publisher has “dissolved”

Let us know what you thought of the Game Awards.

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Jonah returns from PAX Unplugged 2022, while T.J. defends the maligned Castillo Protocol. Aside from the news, the Gaming Flashback is the Klei Entertainment’s stealth 2D platformer Mark of the Ninja.

The rest of the news includes:

• Smash Bros tournament organizer Panda boots out boss following fan allegations
• Harmonix rhythm game Fuser goes offline in two weeks
• Half-Life: Blue Shift gets Black Mesa treatment
• NVIDIA slashes GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 prices in Europe

Let us know what you think.