Episode 543: Viva Pinatas

This week’s episode takes a look at this week’s Gaming Flashback, Viva Pinata.

The news includes:

  • No Man’s Sky‘s Sean Murray says devs should be quiet after a rough launch
  • Xbox Game Pass adds Play Later feature
  • Nintendo Switch 2 controller could redefine how people play games, company suggests

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