Episode 683: Super Mega Podcast 4

This week we discuss Bungie lawsuits, the Street Fighter 6 World Tour, a Stardew Valley clone featuring serial killers, and Fortnite as an Olypmic esport.

The news of the week includes:

  • Nintendo seems to have fired back over the Tears of the Kingdom leak by DMCAing popular Switch emulation tools
  • Finnish newspaper uses Counter-Strike to provide accurate Russian reporting on Ukraine invasion
  • Apple Arcade adds 20 games
  • Marvel’s Midnight Suns landing on Xbox One and PS4 next week, Switch canceled
  • Super Mega Baseball 4 launches in June

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