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Episode 790: Next Gen FlopsEpisode 790: Next Gen Flops

October 1, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

Gaming Flashback: Adventure

Quick News:

Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games
Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon “did not reach as many players as we had hoped”
Xbox’s version of PlayStation’s Platinum Trophy achievement seems to leak

Game News:

Xbox Helix tipped for 56 TFLOPS, PS6 for 40 TFLOPS
Xbox is reportedly paying a ‘fraction’ of the $400 million Kojima quoted Sony for Physint
Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 15 years, and it is riotously pink

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 789: No Seriously, Sony – WTH?Episode 789: No Seriously, Sony – WTH?

September 13, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

Gaming Flashback: Fallout 4

Game News:

Sony threatens to cut off customer support and pursue legal action over harassment
Sony loses Hideo Kojima to Xbox in its latest disaster
Consumer Rights group is tracking Sony’s ownership claims

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Episode 788: GamesCom 2026Episode 788: GamesCom 2026

September 2, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:05 am

It’s all GamesCom all the time. Some news, but mostly talking about the games of GamesCom 2026.

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Episode 786: Start Killing AIEpisode 786: Start Killing AI

August 15, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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 782: Bond. James Bond.Episode 782: Bond. James Bond.

June 10, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

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Episode 775: Shovel ‘Em In the HeadEpisode 775: Shovel ‘Em In the Head

March 6, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This week’s podcast covers Nioh 3 crossing 1 million units sold to become the series’ fastest-selling game, Resident Evil Requiem has surpassing 5m copies sold in less than a week, and Discord delaying its global age verification rollout and cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification vendor. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Shovel Knight.

The news includes:

Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down
PlayStation reportedly plans to stop releasing major PS5 games on PC
Steam Deck faces US stock issues as AI-driven RAM shortage hits gaming hardware
Slay the Spire 2 confirms online co-op
Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 774: Rampant AIEpisode 774: Rampant AI

February 17, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:38 pm

In this episode, Nioh 3 gets its first big post-launch patch on Steam and PlayStation 5, and XCOM 2 is the Gaming Flashback.

News items:

Every big announcement from PlayStation’s February State of Play
Bloomberg claims ‘rampant AI demand for memory’ is forcing Sony to consider pushing back the launch of its next-gen PlayStation as far back as 2029
More evidence of that Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake surfaces

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Episode 770: End of 2025Episode 770: End of 2025

December 24, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:18 pm

This is the final episode of 2025, and the guys discuss the games they played that was the best, the games they played that was their favorite, and the older games they’ve been replaying.

Also, the new Videogame Crash of the 2020’s.

Let us know what you think.

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Episode 765: Indy New GameEpisode 765: Indy New Game

October 10, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 6:36 pm

The guys talk about Skate Story is finally releasing in December, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a New Game+ mode and some new duds in a free update, Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, a Minecraft Movie sequel is coming in July 23, 2027, and Cities: Skylines 2‘s big Bridges and Ports expansion is finally almost here.

News includes:

Helldivers 2 developers blame HDDs for the PC version’s file size & delayed updates

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Episode 749: No Plan BEpisode 749: No Plan B

April 1, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:00 pm

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The news this week: Elon Musk’s estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: ‘He was a Bronze Torbjörn main. He was fucking dogshit’, Palworld decides it wasn’t April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, ‘dismember and eat’ some of its cast, Death Stranding has crossed 20 million players since launch, If the Switch 2 stumbles, Nintendo has no Plan B, Final Fantasy 9 Anniversary celebration begins, Star Wars XCOM game on the way?, and Shuhei Yoshida believes Nier: Automata was a turning point in modern Japanese games.

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