Episode 610: Castlevania’s Gate

This week’s episode is full of rumors, which the crew try to parse.

The news includes:

  • Yakuza will remain a turn-based series going forward
  • Gears 6 won’t be announced “for some time”
  • Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 re-release “on the table”
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow studio is making a new game

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The news discussed includes:

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In addition to the news, there’s Listener feedback, and even better, a new contest to win an E3 Swag Bag – listen in to find out how to win (US listeners only, sorry.)